Question

question 34
use the campaign poster from 1904 to answer the question that follows:
peoples party
vote for the liberty bell
thomas e. watson
a leading figure in the peoples party, also known as the populist party, tom watson was chosen as the partys 1904 presidential candidate. based on your knowledge of watson and the populists, which issue would watson most likely supported?
a. raising taxes to finance industrial expansion
b. introducing poll taxes to restrict voting
c. lowering taxes to help poor farmers
d. centralizing political power in urban centers

Explanation:

The People's (Populist) Party, with Thomas E. Watson as a leader, advocated for the interests of farmers, especially poor ones. Option A: Raising taxes for industrial expansion goes against their support for agrarian interests. Option B: Poll taxes restricted voting (harming farmers, many of whom were poor and could be disenfranchised), so Watson wouldn't support this. Option D: Centralizing power in urban centers (where industrialists were dominant) opposed their rural, agrarian focus. Option C: Lowering taxes to help poor farmers aligns with their goals of aiding agrarian communities.

Answer:

C. lowering taxes to help poor farmers