tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146215066182995239.post4064963641443320304..comments2024-03-27T22:25:44.006-05:00Comments on Ennyman's Territory: Famous TrialsEd Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12703797864648081829noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146215066182995239.post-7409999855803273122009-11-27T15:25:11.978-06:002009-11-27T15:25:11.978-06:00Interesting details... and there is much more I am...Interesting details... and there is much more I am sure. Thanks for sharing.<br />e.Ed Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12703797864648081829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146215066182995239.post-27855053662849296052009-11-27T11:28:30.520-06:002009-11-27T11:28:30.520-06:00What's rarely remembered is that William Jenni...What's rarely remembered is that William Jennings Bryan, the opponent of Darwinism and also a prohibitionist and a populist politician, considered by some to be responsible for the populist vein of the Democratic party. When he was at the helm of the party he was defeated twice by William McKinley in the presidential elections of 1896 and 1900. He was also a leader of the Free Silver economic movement, meaning that the US would have had an inflationary monetary policy under his presidency, in contrast with the "sound money" gold-based policy of McKinley.<br /><br />I can only wonder what would have happened if the US had elected a highly populist politician for President during such a critical period of US history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com