Answer: The party adopted a platform calling for free coinage of silver, abolition of national banks, a sub treasury scheme or some similar system, a graduated income tax, plenty of paper money, government ownership of all forms of transportation and communication, election of Senators by direct vote of the people, non ownership.
Explanation: One goal of the populist party was to lower the amount of immigrants allowed into the United States. They demanded the further restriction of undesirable immigration.