jul 4, 1892 - Populist Party

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Morphed from the Farmers' Alliance
Wanted the unlimited coinage of silver, a graduated income tax, public ownership of railroads, telegraphs, and telephones, government subsidies to assist in stabilizing agricultural prices, eight hour work days, direct election of US senators, and increased voter power (using rinitiateve, referendum, and recall)

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