how did the populists seek to rethink the relationship between freedom and government to address the crisis of the 1890s? why was their platform considered radical? how did their platform seek to guarantee freedom

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Logan Wu

26 August, 19:56

how did the populists seek to rethink the relationship between freedom and government to address the crisis of the 1890s? why was their platform considered radical? how did their platform seek to guarantee freedom

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Lorena Lin · Answer 1

They thought the government should own railroads and telegraph lines, instead of private businesses. They also wanted a free silver currency, instead of the gold based currency that was used then.