Populist+Party+Achievements

__﻿Achievements Of The Populist Party __ ﻿In 1890, populist won control over Kansas state legislature, and Kansan William Peffer became the Party's first U.S. Senator. The ﻿Populist Presidential candidate, James B Weaver, won over one million votes. They introduced the ideas of initiative. They called for the abolition of national banks and the government ownerships of railroads and the telegraph(socialistic ideas). They advocated a postal savings system so that ordinary people might avoid depositing their money in privately owned banks, and for a graduated income tax. __Back to Populist Party a.k.a. The People's Party__