July 1976 Issue [Article] Why should the majority rule? Download PDF Adjust Share by Walter Lippmann, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Democracy Majorities United States William Jennings Bryan More from Walter Lippmann Fifty-One Percent During the Dayton trial there was much discussion about what had happened to William Jennings Bryan. How had a progressive democrat become so illiberal? How did it happen that the… Why should the majority rule? Plus ça change . . . Adjust Share