HIST 1311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: William Jennings Bryan, Mckinley Tariff, Gold Standard Act
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The populists as a third party were not in a position to win the election but they won seats in local stuff. William jennings bryan (democratic nominee) o o o. You shall not crucify man on a cross of gold (gold standard) o. Populist party decided to back bryan since he had their ideals and they couldn"t win on their own but selected their own vp candidate. William mckinley won and signed the gold standard act in 1921. Populist part died by 1900 but the us had actually adopted much of their platform already. The wizard of oz actually aligns a ton with the populist party o o o o. Silver slippers liberate dorothy from gold (yellow brick road) After the civil war americans were concerned with westward immigration. By 1893 america had stretched from coast to coast o. Political and business leaders began to argue that the us would have to expand abroad for work and access to materials.
