Question #7 refers to the excerpt below. “We demand a grad…
Question #7 refers to the excerpt below. “We demand a graduated income tax … Transportation being a means of exchange and a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads … The land, including all the natural sources of wealth, is the heritage of the people, and should not be monopolized for speculative purposes, and alien ownership of land should be prohibited … We demand a free ballot and a fair count … to every legal voter … We favor a constitutional provision limiting the office of President and Vice-President to one term, and providing for the election of Senators of the United States by a direct vote of the people.” People’s (Populist)Party platform, 1892 Activists formed the Populist Party most directly in response to the