Comparison Between William Jennings Bryan And William Mckinley

The 1896 presidential election between William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley was a fairly tough race. Both candidates had equally good reasons why they should be voted into office. On the other hand, they each have a reasonable amount of reasons why they should not become the next president. Voting in general is important decision especially if it’s for the president. There are plenty of things that must be considered when choosing a candidate to vote for. The citizens of America during this time must have used these reasons to select their next president. Some of these reasons include what things they are advocating for, their political party, and reasons why they are/are not fit to be president. The most important issue that the next president had to deal with during his tenure in office was the gold vs. silver problem. To sum it up, the Crime of 1973 destroyed the money circulation by …show more content…
This would make him a great president given that he will have to communicate with numerous people like US citizens and other leaders of countries. Bryan was also gave the Cross of Gold speech which rocked the nation with its infamous ending, “You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold”. He toured the country by railroad giving speeches; this is something that McKinley had lacked during his campaign. As for reasons why Bryan was not fit to be president there really are not any besides the fact that he ran for three different political parties. On the other hand, McKinley would be fit for president because he had an amazing campaign manager, Mark Hanna. He had five times as much campaigning than Bryan did. One reason why McKinley should not become president was because he gave speeches from the front porch of his house; instead of traveling around the nation like Bryan, he stayed at his home. Bryan spoke to many more people than McKinley