LAD#19

Populists Party Platform:
The Populist Party was founded on the princible of reform for unjust business practices. At a time when laissez faire ruled the land, it is reasonable for these workers to assume the big businessmen of our country are actually running the country. And being so powerful, these men were able to take advantage of the "lowly" worker if they felt it necessary. So in order to prevent these actions and assure their security, this party was founded. Firstly, they want a permanent union of laborers in the United States. Next they wanted to insure that the people would earn the money that is rightfully theirs. And this would be insured by making any money illegally taken from the workers, called a robbery. Finally, they wanted the government to intervene on who owned the railroads. For the most part the latter idea was because it would cut down significantly the net power of the big businessmen in the country. Overall by seeking for the improvement of working conditions, these party members were able to alert the nations people of the corrupt business measures.