dec 1, 1890 - Ocala Platform

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The Ocala Platform, adopted in 1890 by the National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union in Ocala, Florida, articulated the economic grievances of rural Americans, particularly Southern and Midwestern farmers. The platform called for the regulation of railroad rates, the establishment of a sub-treasury system to aid farmers with loans, the end of national banks, the direct election of Senators, and the coinage of silver to increase the money supply, reflecting widespread agrarian discontent with the federal economic policies.

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