Changes

===McKinley and Bryan===

===McKinley and Bryan===

The rise of labor unions in the late the nineteenth century led to renewed ideological struggle. With the Pullman strike of 1894, the nation was again split into liberal and conservative camps. In the 1896 presidential election, "populist" William Jennings Bryan ousted President [[Grover Cleveland]], a conservative icon, as the Democratic Party's nominee. Cleveland's supporters fled to the Republican Party to support William McKinley, who won the general election. In this way, the Republicans became a conservative pro-business party, the party of "sound money and protection." The 1896 election was the first time a major party presidential candidates who were liberal and conservative in the modern sense faced off against each other.

The rise of labor unions in the late the nineteenth century led to renewed ideological struggle. The Populist Party, founded in 1891, marks the beginning of modern liberalism. The Pullman strike of 1894 split the nation into liberal and conservative camps. In the 1896 presidential election, the populists gained control of the Democratic Party and nominated William Jennings Bryan for president. Those Democrats who supported President [[Grover Cleveland]], a conservative icon, fled to the Republican Party. William McKinley, the Republican nominee, won the general election. In this way, the Republican Party became a conservative pro-business party, the party of "sound money and protection." The 1896 election was the first time a major party presidential candidates who were liberal and conservative in the modern sense faced off against each other.

===The 1920s: Conservative high tide===

===The 1920s: Conservative high tide===