William Jennings Bryan was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. William Jennings Bryan opposed the idea that ONLY gold should be used as a basis for currency and supported bimetallism which means He believed in a more inflationary policy which would use both gold and silver because he stood against the idea of a fixed value for gold while supporting the concept of a currency based on two metals as more stable. He believed that this would bring peace and prosperity in the country<span>.</span>
It was a practice that directly affected the U.S. and was even one of the causes of the War of 1812. The British navy consistently suffered manpower shortages due to the low pay and a lack of qualified seamen. During wartime the navy forced unwilling individuals into service.
