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Excerpt #2 Populist Party Platform
(note – words that are
bolded and in italics
are defined below the reading)
We declare, therefore:
First.—
That the union of the labor forces of the United States this day … shall be permanent and
perpetual
Second.—
Wealth belongs to him who creates it, and every dollar taken from industry without an equivalent is robbery. “If any will not work, neither shall he eat.” The interests of rural and civic labor are the same; their enemies are identical.
Third.—
We believe that the time has come when the railroad corporations will either own the people or the people must own the railroads, and should the government enter upon the work of owning and managing all railroads, we should favor an amendment to the Constitution by which all persons engaged in the government service shall be placed under a civil-service regulation of the most rigid character, so as to prevent the increase of the power of the national administration by the use of such additional government employees.
FINANCE.—We demand a national
currency
, safe, sound, and flexible, issued by the general government only, a
full legal tender
for all debts, public and private, and that without the use of banking corporations, a just, equitable, and efficient means of distribution direct to the people…
We demand a
graduated
income tax.
We believe that the money of the country should be kept as much as possible in the hands of the people, and hence we demand that all State and national
revenues
shall be limited to the necessary expenses of the government, economically and honestly administered.
We demand that postal savings banks be established by the government for the safe deposit of the earnings of the people and to facilitate exchange.
TRANSPORTATION—Transportation being a means of exchange and a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the interest of the people. The telegraph, telephone, like the post-office system, being a necessity for the transmission of news, should be owned and operated by the government in the interest of the people, not in the interests of capitalists.
LAND.—The land, including all the natural sources of wealth, is the heritage of the people, and should not be monopolized for
speculative
purposes, and alien [immigrant] ownership of land should be prohibited. All land now held by railroads and other corporations in excess of their actual needs, and all lands now owned by aliens [immigrants] should be reclaimed by the government and held for actual settlers only.
Analysis Questions:
Analysis:
Do you think the Populists are supporters of capitalists (also known as captains of industry and/or robber barons) or do they think the government should have a strong hand in the economy and share the wealth? Cite at least two examples from the platform to support your claim.
2.Close Reading:
Why do the Populists feel that transportation, the telegraph, and the telephone should be owned and operated by the people/government?
3.Analysis:
The Populist Party platform called for a graduated income tax – meaning that the more you earned, the more you paid, and the less you earned, the less you paid. The robber barons and industrialists were against this policy proposal.
a)Why do you think the Populists supported this idea?
b)Why do you think the wealthy industrialists opposed this idea?
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