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THE OMAHA PLATFORM — Preamble After preliminary meetings between leaders of farm and labor organizations , a call was issued in the spring of 1892 for a national convention of the newly founded People's party to meet in Omaha , Nebraska ...
THE OMAHA PLATFORM — Preamble After preliminary meetings between leaders of farm and labor organizations , a call was issued in the spring of 1892 for a national convention of the newly founded People's party to meet in Omaha , Nebraska ...
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We pledge ourselves that , if given power , we will labor to correct these evils by wise and reasonable legislation in accordance with the terms of our platform . We believe that the powers of government — in other words , , of the ...
We pledge ourselves that , if given power , we will labor to correct these evils by wise and reasonable legislation in accordance with the terms of our platform . We believe that the powers of government — in other words , , of the ...
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Two ATTACKS ON THE OMAHA PLATFORM Minnesota was the home state of Ignatius Donnelly , the author of the preamble of the Omaha Platform . Donnelly was very active in reform politics in Minnesota , and his oratorical ability attracted ...
Two ATTACKS ON THE OMAHA PLATFORM Minnesota was the home state of Ignatius Donnelly , the author of the preamble of the Omaha Platform . Donnelly was very active in reform politics in Minnesota , and his oratorical ability attracted ...
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Populist Ideology | 7 |
A Cross of Gold | 23 |
Utopian Conceptions | 29 |
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