The political party that supported government ownership of railroads and telephone and telegraph systems was the a. Democratic Party. c. Populist Party. b. Republican Party. d. Greenback Party.

The Populist Party supported government ownership of public services like railroads and telephones because theses were "monopolies", meaning they were big companies with no competition. This means these companies could make prices however high they wanted, and people could either pay them or go without the service.