During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the growing
popularity of reform-minded third parties (such as the Populist Party) forced
the two major parties to adopt some of the third-parties' policies.
Reform-minded third parties are parties that favor or
promote reform through government actions. One of these parties is the Populist
Party. The People's party, more commonly known as the Populist party, was
organized in St. Louis in 1892.
