. America is the place where everything starts, where things are invented for the first time. The main thing that comes in mind when you first think of America is diversity, the need for change, different kind of people that want to bring something new. This desire to develop the country belongs also to an era that was progressive in America. From 1877 to 1900 this period means a lot to Americans. On that time situation for the state was experiencing some fluctuation referring to politics and movements. On one hand was the rural Populist movement, and on the other hand was the middle-class Progressive movement. Both movements were vital for the American development but personally I would choose to be more on the side of the Progressive
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The two movements had different platforms. The Populist Party Platform was e need for improving moral issues. This platform had the tendency to go against monopolism and corruption. Also they thought the nation had the necessity to nationalize the railroads and telegraph. They graduated income tax and they directly elected Senate. Also they thought people need a shorter workday and also need money supply, that’s why they expanded them based on silver. Unlike the Populist movement, the Progressive platform and reforms had more influence on people. Progressive reformers generally occupied the ideological spectrum. They advocated referendum and unlike the other movement they though an elected senate would function more in an efficient way. They urged adoption of initiative, which permitted voters to propose new laws. They entered referendum which enabled voters to accept or reject a law. Also one reform consisted on the recall, which allowed voters to remove offending officials and judges from office. These were the differences between the movements, referring to their platforms. Their reforms show a reflection of achievements to the development of the country. Personally I support more the Progressive reforms because their goals were both idealistic and
The two movements had different platforms. The Populist Party Platform was e need for improving moral issues. This platform had the tendency to go against monopolism and corruption. Also they thought the nation had the necessity to nationalize the railroads and telegraph. They graduated income tax and they directly elected Senate. Also they thought people need a shorter workday and also need money supply, that’s why they expanded them based on silver. Unlike the Populist movement, the Progressive platform and reforms had more influence on people. Progressive reformers generally occupied the ideological spectrum. They advocated referendum and unlike the other movement they though an elected senate would function more in an efficient way. They urged adoption of initiative, which permitted voters to propose new laws. They entered referendum which enabled voters to accept or reject a law. Also one reform consisted on the recall, which allowed voters to remove offending officials and judges from office. These were the differences between the movements, referring to their platforms. Their reforms show a reflection of achievements to the development of the country. Personally I support more the Progressive reforms because their goals were both idealistic and