What are some reasons that the populist party appealed so many people?

The reason why the populist party appealed to so many people is because this part sought to further the goals of the "common man" as opposed to the welthy elite class in America. 

Ifound this on google “simply, the working conditions were terrible during the industrial revolution. as factories were being built, businesses were in need of workers. with a long line of people willing to work, employers could set wages as low as they wanted because people were willing to do work as long as they got paid.” i hope this you for what your looking for.

the following best describes postwar era writers in their works:

progressive

many writers,authors,novelists,poets concentrated more on social art and social writing and stayed away from political writings.