The group that wanted to lower taxes and cut social programs in the south in the late 1800s was the Democratic Party.
Explanation:
The philosophy of the Democrats was, in the late-1800s, of social conservatism and economic liberalism, with populism as its main characteristic in the rural areas of the southern United States. There, at the end of the Civil War, the Democratic Party established a large voter base, through claims of tax reduction (which, according to the Democrats of the time, only benefited the northern states) and the reduction of social programs.
According to the graph given above, the most suitable option is the second one: <span>The income gap between the wealthiest fifth and the rest of the population increased.</span>
