Front:
FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM
JENNINGS
BRYAN
JOHN
W.
KERN
Bryan
$2
Trhe Issue --1900
LOBERTY:
JUSTICE
HUMANITY
SALE
19
1986
62881
W.J.BRYAN
SPECIAL
TO HONE.
EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL
PRIVILESES
Chis Lalle
William Jennings!
Back:
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
First Day of Issue: March 19, 1986
First Issue Location: Salem, Illinois
Known as the "Great Commoner," William Jennings
Bryan was an active force in American politics for thirty
years ... and emerged as the first spokesman for those
disregarded by the industrialization of the United States
in the late 1800s and early 1900s. With the backing of
the common man, Bryan took up the presidential cam-
paign against President McKinley and the “money men
of the East.” Byran lost the 1896 election, but remained
the Democratic Party leader. He ran for the Presidency
in 1900, again losing to McKinley ... and in 1908 he
lost the presidential election to William Howard Taft.
Despite these three defeats, Bryan never lost his passion
for politics. He continued to work with Democratic
leaders and helped pave the way for such important
reforms as women's suffrage and equitable income tax
laws. When President Woodrow Wilson was elected,
he appointed Bryan as Secretary of State. Bryan con-
tinued to serve his country in this post, and later as a
political lecturer until his death in 1925.
No. 86-11
©1986 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Chris Calle
