William Jennings Bryan delivered his well known "Cross of Gold" speech on July 9th, 1896. This speech consisted of economic purposes. One reason was mainly to the purpose of using the gold and silver coinage system. This system abused the lower class for too long and change was needed for them. He states that the people need a man like Andrew Jackson where the elite did not have as much power, but it was mainly in the hands of the people. His persuasion of this speech by using strong language would lead Jennings to become a leading candidate for the presidential race.
Monday, January 7, 2013
LAD #24: Cross of Gold Speech
William Jennings Bryan delivered his well known "Cross of Gold" speech on July 9th, 1896. This speech consisted of economic purposes. One reason was mainly to the purpose of using the gold and silver coinage system. This system abused the lower class for too long and change was needed for them. He states that the people need a man like Andrew Jackson where the elite did not have as much power, but it was mainly in the hands of the people. His persuasion of this speech by using strong language would lead Jennings to become a leading candidate for the presidential race.
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