OUR ROOTSThe roots of the party go as far back as the Populist movements that sparked in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. One of the major influences was the Peoples Party, which was a political party that advocated for Populism and Workers rights, Another being the Progressive Party, a party founded by Theodore Roosevelt with the goal of economic progressivism, social conservatism, and called for a rise of patriotism. Some of our early inspirations where politicians such as Huey Long, a governor of Louisiana who helped the state of Louisiana during the great depression with his "Share The Wealth" style of Distributism and Theodore Roosevelt who believed in putting our nation and its people first.
The People's National Party itself was founded on July 4th, 2020. Its members consisted of a mixture of former Democrats and Republicans who were angered with the Republican and Democratic establishment because they would not fulfill the needs of the people. |
"THEY'VE GOT A SET OF REPUBLICAN WAITERS ON ONE SIDE AND A SET OF DEMOCRATIC WAITERS ON THE OTHER SIDE, BUT NO MATTER WHICH SET OF WAITERS BRINGS YOU THE DISH, THE LEGISLATIVE GRUB IS ALL PREPARED IN THE SAME WALL STREET KITCHEN."
- HUEY LONG
OUR INSPIRATIONS
THEODORE ROOSEVELT JR.Theodore Roosevelt was not an ordinary politician. He was a war hero in the Spanish-American War, and nearly every American loved him. he combatted industrial monopolies, like Standard Oil and U.S. Steel which controlled nearly the entire market share of their respective industries. He started regulating the monopolies and attempted to find a balance between the interest of labor movements and the men who owned the companies.
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HUEY PIERCE LONGHuey Pierce Long was a young and energetic man, Without the backing of the political establishment or business interests, he took his case straight to the people, blanketing the state of Louisiana with printed circulars attacking the corporate monopolies and delivering speeches in every town and crossroads in his district. He became governor, Senator, and was even preparing for a presidential run until his unfortunate assasination on September 8, 1935. |
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANWilliam Jennings Bryan was a devoutly religious man who adopted agrarian populism with the same degree of fervor he embraced his fundamentalist Christianity. He is one of the original American populists who's remembered for opposing big city politics, and fighting for the common farmer. Bryan’s legacy lives on in some of the policies he embraced in his political career, including the 8-hour workday, the direct election of United States senators, and the graduated income tax.
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JAMES ELISHA FOLSOM SR.Commonly known as Jim Folsom or Big Jim Folsom was elected governor for the first time in 1946 on a populist platform attacking corporate interests and the wealthy. He waged a colorful campaign with a hillbilly band, brandishing a mop and bucket that he said would "clean out" the Capitol. Folsom was 6'8" and employed the slogan "the little man's big friend."
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