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Show I CITIZENSHIP FORUM THINGS WOMEN WANT TO KNOW I Knch day Ls given, with lis correct answer, one question jinked the students stu-dents at the Chicago School of Political Politi-cal Iulucatlou for Women. 12. What was the Populist party? When was It started? . The Populist party was an organization organ-ization which grew out of the movements move-ments previously started by the Grangers Gran-gers and tho Farmers' Alliance. Its aim was the general social development devel-opment of country people. The party par-ty was organized at Cincinnati in May, 1891. Its platform included a demand for free coinage of silver, abolition of national banking system, national ownership of public communication com-munication and transportation means, popular election of United Slates senators, adoption of initiative and referendum, and prohibition of alien ownership of land. oo |