Defense attorney Clarence Darrow, standing, interrogates prosecution attorney William Jennings Bryan, seated at left ... Townspeople strung banners across the courthouse and the outdoor toilets ...

William Jennings Bryan stepped off the train at Dayton in July of 1925, ready to fight for a "righteous cause." For thirty years the Great Commoner had been a progressive force in the Democratic ...

Before Woodrow Wilson became the standard bearer for the Democratic Party, that honor belonged to William Jennings Bryan, known both as "the Great Commoner" and the "Boy Orator of the Platte." ...