Grover cleveland was awesome. Not only did he win 2 non consecutive terms and the popular vote 3 times, it seems he won a presidential election in 1882, when there was no election

You are the best, I really could understand what happened in the 1896 elections. .

Very enjoyable episode. Thanks for making these.

EXCELLENT! Love how you explain the William Jennings Bryan-Democratic realignment...

"Living in a van down by the River" Too classic Keith, now I know for sure we think alike/very similarly. Thank you for the education and the wit. it's Gr8 that each time I leave here it's with a smile and an additional point on my intelligence quotient. Thanks again for the post, James, San Diego, Ca.

Point is: the rich controlled the gold. That is why the founders instituted two metals, unlikely they could control it all. Bootom line is there is no problem with Fiat currency such as the tally stick. It is only interest barring Fiat that incurs debt such as we have today.

6 years later. Hi lol funny story, I was reaching for something in the microwave with airpods on, just as I was about to grab the bowl of queso the first zap of electricity from the video went off in my auditory receivers and I instantly froze lol thanks for the heart attack Hip Hughes. This Campaign of 1896 gave me a buzz 😂

Extremely interesting!

thanks Keith. your a friend. I. can't do it alone. your books for dummies, inspired me to teach others. precious friend. please keep teaching?

Follow the yellow brick road.the gold standard.

So basically if we accept the idea that The Wizard of Oz is a representation of McKinley, does it also mean that McKinley was a fraud?

Sweet. This really helped me clear up the confusion of the two Williams. Gonna subscribe now.

Keith Hughes why did you put Dorothy Gale on the thumbnail instead of William Jennings Bryan or William McKinley ? Was Dorothy the secret candidate of 1896 ?

And who got the last laugh? The anarchist who shot McKinley to death.

this is my favorite election.

William McKinley won 51 percent of the popular vote, the first candidate to win a popular majority since 1876, and the first winning candidate and first Republican to get a popular majority since 1872.

Perfect timing! Men Who Built America was on last night!

What is interesting is that the modern day Republican Party isn't mostly about manufacturing nor tariffs nor protectionism. I know there are some, but the vast majority are pro-trade, anti-tariffs, and pro-outsourcing (if big gov interferes with manufacturing). Those issues isolationist/manufacturing ideals have gone into the Democratic Party.

FREE SILVER!

I get it.but what about the cocky midgets and the flying monkeys?great work guys.

Thanks for the razor sound to focus my attention, I was being distracted by some cute girl sitting in front of me.

Mr. Hughes, why did'nt Cleveland run again against Bryan in 1896 to try to face McKinley for a third presidential term ?

5:01 The Demonym for a person from Nebraska is Nebraskan.

So back then being a populist meant being pro free trade. Funny how things change.

The new wizard of Oz was done with JFK ...

Why was the election of 1896 considered a watershed in American politics?

Keith looks like Al Franken

Hi, I am sorry but no, bimetallism is not inflationary, as was the argument of 19th century monetary monomaniacs/closet fiat-promoters, and is repeated over and over by traditional economists today: silver was the original money, and was with gold ; on the contrary, and much more importantly, the effect of taking a currency off the silver standard after thousands of years _was deflationary._ It is not the same to say : adding silver is inflationary (silver is not inflationary, it kept prices rather stable). Adding silver is inflationary in so much as money will return to a previous price stability which was suppressed by the elimination of silver as money. Alleged silver inflation is taken out of context : the action of metal suppression affects prices and it is the action which is inflationary or deflationary, not 'the thing,' silver. Taking half the money (silver) out of circulation while debts remained the same literally meant the owners of wealth and credit (who owned most of the gold) suddenly owned the debtors and working classes (who owned most of the silver) with a stroke of a pen. It is the wealthy (individuals or nations) declaring they own all the money over the poor (individuals or nations). Once State institutions and Western governments held all the gold, a process which only lasted a few decades (1870s to 1933), and populations became accustomed to a specie-less world (gold is only used for large commercial transactions and international commerce), the evolution to complete fiat, considering interests involved and the control of the banking industry over State governments, became inevitable.

Excellent as usual Mr. Hughes. Do you think that --assuming the Democrats prevail-- the Republican party will go through a realignment of their own with the libertarians playing the role of the outsiders who want more action, affecting the platform?

Rather than a yada..yada on the election of 1896 you need to go back, study and learn about the election. You can start with the basics. Hannah wasn’t McKinley’s campaign manager. Study Charles G. Dawes and to make it interesting you could introduce what Bob Dylan and Charles Dawes have in common. Then instead of popping in and out of the screen shot learn about the importance of Thomasville. That would be a start.

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Orator.

Garret Hobart, McKinley's first term VP, refused to step aside then died in Nov. 1899, age 55. TR and McKinley elected to office November, 1900. Inaugurated March, 1901. McKinley shot September 6, 1901. Died September14, 1901. TR became president. McKinley's campaign manager, Sen. Mark Hanna, wanted to challenge TR in GOP presidential primary in 1904. Hanna died February1904. TR won reelection November, 1904.

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People from Nebraska=Nebraskan!

You're "explaining" the 1896 election and you can't even place the president who was presiding over the office DURING the 1896 election? Grover Cleveland was president in 1896- NOT in 1882 as you casually mention in the first 2 minutes of your video. Really kinda dampens any and all credibility you have here as a historian. What kinda research are you really doing?