The Breakup of the Populist PartyStanford University, 1950 - 260 pages |
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Page 24
... platform , the delegates attempted to show why a new party was needed : We meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral , political and material ruin . Corruption dominates the ballot box , the legislatures , the Congress ...
... platform , the delegates attempted to show why a new party was needed : We meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral , political and material ruin . Corruption dominates the ballot box , the legislatures , the Congress ...
Page 25
... platform was socialistic and that the declaration on land was a " remarkable modifica- tion of the communistic idea . " McVey compared the Populist platform with that of the Socialist party and found that nine planks corresponded ...
... platform was socialistic and that the declaration on land was a " remarkable modifica- tion of the communistic idea . " McVey compared the Populist platform with that of the Socialist party and found that nine planks corresponded ...
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... platform .... The Populist platform presents several new issues to discuss which ... endanger the success of our cause . I am not willing to be placed in the attitude of securing help from other political or- ganizations by sacrificing ...
... platform .... The Populist platform presents several new issues to discuss which ... endanger the success of our cause . I am not willing to be placed in the attitude of securing help from other political or- ganizations by sacrificing ...
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