McKinley, Bryan, and the People

By Paul W. Glad

Subjects: Presidents, Politics and government, Bryan, william jennings, 1860-1925, Mckinley, william, 1843-1901, Mckinley, William, 1843-1901, Election, Élection, Présidents, United States

Description: In 1896 William Jennings Bryan represented free-silver and the farm tradition of the Jeffersonian Democrats; McKinley represented, as a Republican, big business and industry. Professor Glad analyzes the campaign and the implications of McKinley's triumph.