Republican leadership of the late 1800s
Christian Parsons Period 2 AP United States History 20 February 2011 Workers of the World, Unite! ?In God we trust, with Bryan we bust.? This republican sneer penetrated the ears of the farmers under the leadership of Williams Jennings Bryan. During the Period of 1865 to 1896, the discontented farmers of America made a far reaching political impact. Some of the achievements they made were the inflation of paper currency, the monetizing of silver, and the regulation of railroads.