What reforms supported by the populist party?

Answer 1

Platform issues: -Free coinage of silver and issuance of large amounts of paper currency to help debt ridden farmers

-Abolition of the national banking system

-Nationalization of railroads

-Graduated income tax

-Direct election of senators

-referendums, initiatives, and recalls

-Government ownership of the telephone and telegraph

-New federal subtreasury for farmers Supplementary issues (not regarded as platform): -Australian ballot

-Further restriction of Immigration and contract labor

-Rigid enforcement of the 8 hour law

-Abolition of the Pinkerton detective system

-An end to subsidies

-Cuban independence (?)

Answer 2

For Farmers to have to pay less price for the railroads to transport their crops,etc.

Answer 3

to get votes

Answer 4

place controls on monopolistic businesses