A close battle between Democrat William Jennings Bryan and Republican William McKinley sparks a desperate need of votes from all states. The Panic of 1893 has left us in economic turmoil. We need a strong dependable helping hand to mend the economy and make it possible for farmers and common people to pay their debts. Our previous methods has brought us into a great depression with the rule of a corrupt government and greedy aristocrats, it's time for a change. William Jennings Bryan has shown these radical ideas with no fear of the future outcome. With his guidance, we can steer our spiraling nation back on track with assurance of success from a supportive president.
Bryan is a nominee of the democrat party, the Populist Part, and the Silver Republicans. He has already been victorious when rivaled with other candidates like Richard P. Bland, Robert E. Pattison, Horace Boies, Joseph C.S. Blackburn, and John Roll McLean. His will to help the people motivates him to succeed and that motivation can help us reach that sort of future.
Many people are already leaning to his side due to his speeches about the problems in economics. As we know, many small business owners and working farmers hardly have a say in the economy. With small claims on currency due to the gold standard, it has become difficult for them to have a large influential part. Who does that leave the responsibility of the economies downfall to? Rich aristocrats, several being greedy and paying hard working railroad workers only a dollar a day. If McKinley is elected, he would favor rich business owners and wealthy people. Bryan already has good ties with the South, rural midwest, and the Rocky Mountain states and it continues to spread with his promise to grant all unheard citizens a voice.
Bryan is traveling by train giving passionate and motivating speeches to common people, giving hope that even if he is not elected, he will fight for their rights. In just 100 days, he reached 27 different states and was heard by millions of people, while McKinley only offers to go out on his porch and make speeches to the people who were able to audience there. Bryan is the first presidential candidate in history that has ever traveled across the nation to give speeches and meet with voters. His actions display his confident speaking skills and his strive to establish a connection between politics and people.
Bryan plans on replacing the Gold Standard with the Free Silver Movement, providing easy money to farmers in poverty baling them pay off debts and bills. With more money circulating in the economy, the depression caused in 1893 would mend itself.
"Bryan is too radical! Too extreme!" Republicans have printed fake dollar bills with Bryan's face plastered all over them saying, "IN GOD WE TRUST...FOR THE OTHER 53 CENTS" since the Free Silver Movement would decrease the value of a dollar from 100 cents to 47 cents. We've had this system for years and it hasn't helped in favor of the poorer class. We then come to the question, "Why wouldn't aristocrats want to help us pay off loans and debts?" A probable reason why richer people would oppose this idea is because they are afraid that inflation would ruin their holds on wealth. The lower class has suffered from this selfishness for too long.
Bryan will keep fighting for the rights of common people and strive to balance the economy with his new currency plans. His dedication goes out to fairness and he is committed to the good of the people. With him as our new president, our country can fight for freedom from the problems of 1893 and hardworking citizens would be granted what they deserve.
Our nation cannot afford more problems, we are in dire need of a direction. Our attempt at fixing the economy by making the richer even richer has failed us. Choices on how the nation is ran should no longer be held in the same hands that holds money taken by greed.
Citations:
1. Zinn, Howard. "The Empire and the People by Howard Zinn." History Is A Weapon. 24 Oct. 2009
2. Gerstle, Gary, Paul E. Johnson, James M. Mcpherson, John M. Murrin, Emily S. Rosenberg, and Norman L. Rosenberg. Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People: Study Guide Vol 2. New York: International Thomson Publishing, 2001.
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