National Democratic Party (United States)
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The National Democratic Party, also known as Gold Democrats, was a short-lived political party of Bourbon Democrats who opposed the regular party nominee William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 presidential election. The party was then a "liberal" party in the context of the times, which is more of a fiscal-conservative or classical-liberal in the political context of the United States today.
National Democratic Party | |
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Leaders | John M. Palmer William F. Vilas Grover Cleveland Simon B. Buckner Henry K. Douglas |
Founded | 1896; 128 years ago (1896) |
Dissolved | 1900; 124 years ago (1900) |
Split from | Democratic Party |
Preceded by | Bourbon faction of the Democratic Party |
Merged into | Democratic Party |
Ideology | Liberalism (American) Classical liberalism Anti-imperialism Pro-gold standard |
Political position | Center-right[1][2][3] |
National affiliation | Democratic Party |
Colors | Gold |
Most members were admirers of Grover Cleveland as they considered Bryan a dangerous man and charged that his "free silver" proposals would devastate the economy. They nominated the Democratic politicians John M. Palmer, a former Republican governor of Illinois and Union general; and Simon Bolivar Buckner, a former governor of Kentucky and Confederate general, for president and vice president, respectively.[4]
They also ran a few candidates for Congress and other offices, including William Campbell Preston Breckinridge in Kentucky.