William Jennings Bryan, a former United States Representative from Nebraska, arguable made the most impressive political speech in history. At the National Convention in Chicago on July 9, 1896, he adequately impressed the masses about his thoughts on bimetallism or some may refer this as free silver. He was a man who supported free silver, and while at the same time publicly criticized the gold standard. WJ Bryan’s chief constituency was tailored made for the Democratic voters. However, over the past four years, the Democrat’s was the blame for the severe economic depression of 1893. As a result, sitting President Grover Cleveland frowned upon Bryan’s political view of bimetallism. Which would cause some Democrat’s to form the party Gold
