William McKinley Presidential Campaign
Title
William McKinley Presidential Campaign
Subject
Description
"Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be." - Sydney J. Harris
In the 1896 presidential election, McKinley's opponent was William Jennings Bryan, who ran on a single issue of "free silver" and money policy....McKinley promised that he would promote industry and banking, and guarantee prosperity for every group in a pluralistic nation. A Democratic cartoon ridiculed the promise, saying it would rock the boat. McKinley replied that the protective tariff would bring prosperity to all groups, city and country alike, while Bryan's free silver would create inflation but no new jobs, would bankrupt railroads, and would permanently damage the economy. [McKinely] defeated Bryan by a large margin. His appeal to all classes is thought by many to have marked a realignment of American politics and initiated the progressive era. His success in industrial cities gave the Republican party a grip on the North comparable to that of the Democrats in the South.
In the 1896 presidential election, McKinley's opponent was William Jennings Bryan, who ran on a single issue of "free silver" and money policy....McKinley promised that he would promote industry and banking, and guarantee prosperity for every group in a pluralistic nation. A Democratic cartoon ridiculed the promise, saying it would rock the boat. McKinley replied that the protective tariff would bring prosperity to all groups, city and country alike, while Bryan's free silver would create inflation but no new jobs, would bankrupt railroads, and would permanently damage the economy. [McKinely] defeated Bryan by a large margin. His appeal to all classes is thought by many to have marked a realignment of American politics and initiated the progressive era. His success in industrial cities gave the Republican party a grip on the North comparable to that of the Democrats in the South.
Creator
McKinley Presidential Campaign
Date
1895-1900
Source
Source William McKinley. (2012, October 1). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 4, 2012, from http://bit.ly/Pfkce4
Relation
For Further Exploration Please Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley
Rights
Library of Congress
Publisher
Library of Congress
Contributor
McKinley Presidential Campaign
Format
Medium: Color Lithograph
Language
English
Type
Poster
Identifier
Elected Office
Coverage
Historic
Files
Collection
Reference
McKinley Presidential Campaign, William McKinley Presidential Campaign, Library of Congress, 1895-1900
Cite As
McKinley Presidential Campaign, “William McKinley Presidential Campaign,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 18, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/96.