Question

What did the Populist Party initially seek? A. the gold standard B. women's right to vote C. an eight-hour work day D. regulation of railroad rates

Answer 1

Populist Party, whose goals were the free coinage of silver and other reforms, like a graduated income tax and direct election of senators. James Weaver, the Populist candidate in the 1892 presidential election, won more than 8% of the vote, bringing the Party's agenda into the national spotlight.

D:The regulation of Railroad was what the Populist Party initially seeked.

Answer 2

Populist Party which is also commonly known as People's Party in other areas initially seek for the regulation of railroad rates. Thus, the answer is letter D. Aside from that, they also agitated for unlimited coinage of silver, and the tax reform.