The Populist (People's) Party of the 1890s
- A
Was an anti-democratic movement opposing voting rights and direct election of public officials
- B
Represented urban industrial elites; demanded the gold standard, high tariffs, and pro-business policies
- C
Promoted the reinstatement of slavery and the restoration of plantation labor in the Deep South
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Represented farmers and workers; demanded free silver, government ownership of railroads, graduated income tax, and direct election of senators
Explanation
Many of their proposals were eventually adopted; absorbed into the Democratic Party in 1896.