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The article chosen for this assignment is titled "Omaha Platform." It consists of a history of the origin of the Omaha Platform and a description of the goals the platform aimed to achieve. The Omaha Platform was a set populist political aspirations that called for the "plain" people to take action against the current government officials who they believed did not represent the values of the working class. In the Origin section of the article, there are excerpts from the platform's preamble that are accredited to one of the platforms's masterminds. This context is important, as it further defines the meaning of the Omaha Platform. However, the article lacks any description beyond a few statements from the platform's birth. The article fails to mention why the Omaha Platform got its name which leaves readers questioning the geographical origin of this particular set of political goals. It is not enough to assume readers have prior knowledge on a historical phenomenon, therefore, a section of an article titled "Origin" should consist of a description of every historical concept necessary to fully understand the historical meaning of the article's topic.
Despite the article's lack of sufficient historical context, there is a paragraph that outlines the state of the Populist Party in elected government offices. Although this part of the article does not directly relate to the topic, the content remains relevant in understanding the broader context of the Omaha Platform's role in the democratic process. Readers can quantitively assess the effect the Omaha Platform, and other Populist agendas, had on national politics by knowing how popular Populist candidates were at the time.
This article does not display any bias or opinionated language towards promoting or objecting to the policies of the Omaha Platform. It is strictly a description of the platforms's origin and goals. Past editors of this article kept it in an appropriate context so readers could get a objective description rather than an agenda-inspired article.
Additional resources and sources are listed under the article and provide readers with more information on the Omaha Platform and its historical context. Several links and sources involve the populist movement in the United States during the time period the Omaha Platform was established. One source includes are link to the full text of the platform while the article extracted a selection of the platform's most important statements. Other sources direct readers to web pages on populism that provide longer descriptions of what is summarized in the article.