Question

The populist party was created in the late 1800s because

Answer 1

The Populist Party, also known as the People's Party, was created initially as a farmer organization to discuss about the economic problems the government has caused for farmers. Later, they turned political as they discovered that they had more needs such as a secret ballot, income tax, etc. However in 1896, they didn't have enough money to run again, and thus, the party slowly diminished.