Asked by marisol

Look at the campaign poster from 1904. Then answer the question that follows.

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A leading figure in the People's Party, also known as the Populist Party, Tom Watson was chosen as the party's 1904 presidential candidate. Based on your knowledge of Watson and the Populists, which of the cause would Watson have MOST LIKELY supported?

A.
reducing government regulation

B.
lowering taxes to help poor farmers

C.
eliminating restrictions on immigration

D.
raising taxes to finance industrial expansion

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B. lowering taxes to help poor farmers

Tom Watson and the Populists favored policies to relieve indebted farmers (government action to curb railroads, monetary reform, a graduated income tax and other measures to shift burdens off small farmers), not less regulation, open immigration, or promoting industrial expansion.