The Commoner

Following two unsuccessful runs for the presidency Bryan returned to his roots in publishing and founded the paper in order to support the rights and liberties of American citizens.

Charlie worked as both the managing and general editor of the newspaper and oversaw most of the content creation and production while Jennings Bryan toured and spoke across the country.

While The Commoner would continue to gain substantial subscriptions the work of running a newspaper became too much for William Jennings Bryan and, when Woodrow Wilson appointed him his years as Secretary of State in 1913,[1] the paper moved from being a weekly publication to a monthly.

Due to his beliefs Bryan was politically ostracized by other Democrats and retreated to The Commoner where he promoted policies like the Nebraska statewide referendum on woman suffrage[3] .

[4] William Jennings Bryan was the Commoner and the opinions and discourse of his paper mattered to many citizens and informed voters on policies for over two decades.