Populist Party: Omaha Platform

( 1892 ) Commentary by Tom Lansford, University of Southern Mississippi

1. What were some of the main problems of U.S. politics at the time, according to the Omaha Platform?
2. Who does the Omaha Platform argue should own the railroads? Why?
3. How many terms should a president serve under the proposal listed in the Omaha Platform? At the time, how many terms could a president serve? What was the aim of enacting a term limit?
4. What were the most significant issues or challenges for the currency system at the time? How did the Omaha Platform envision solving these problems?

Populist Party presidential candidate James Weaver (Library of Congress)

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