the famous speech that William jennings Bryan gave at the democratic convention of 1896 became know as?
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William Jennings Bryan was a former Democratic congressman from Nebraska. In the year 1896, he ran unsuccessfully for the post of the President of the United States.
W.J. Bryan was a staunch supporter of bimetallism or "free silver", a solution for the economic turmoil caused by the Panic of 1893.
He gave a resounding speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 9, 1896. He concluded his speech with the words "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold".
Thus, this famous speech is known as "The Cross of Gold" speech.
W.J. Bryan was a staunch supporter of bimetallism or "free silver", a solution for the economic turmoil caused by the Panic of 1893.
He gave a resounding speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 9, 1896. He concluded his speech with the words "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold".
Thus, this famous speech is known as "The Cross of Gold" speech.
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The exact answer for your question is “the cross of Gold”.
The great political speech of America, “The Cross of Gold” was a speech that was given by William Jennings Bryan of United states during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago back in 1896. Bryan supported the Free Silver economic system through his speech. He believed that free Silver economic system would bring prosperity to the nation.
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