120 years ago today, William McKinley won the United States presidential election by more than 100 electoral votes. He did this despite refusing to deal with party bosses and campaigning from his home in Ohio rather than traveling around the country. The most important
120 years ago today, William McKinley won the United States presidential election by more than 100 electoral votes. He did this despite refusing to deal with party bosses and campaigning from his home in Ohio rather than traveling around the country. The most important issue that year is an obscure one today: metallism, and in particular free silver, a monetary policy championed by McKinley’s opponent, William Jennings Bryan.
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