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Hace 1 día · Before Woodrow Wilson became the standard bearer for the Democratic Party, that honor belonged to William Jennings Bryan, known both as "the Great Commoner" and the "Boy Orator of the Platte ...
The Cross of Gold speech was delivered by William Jennings Bryan, a former United States Representative from Nebraska, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 9, 1896. In his address, Bryan supported "free silver" (i.e. bimetallism ), which he believed would bring the nation prosperity. He decried the gold standard, concluding ...
14 de oct. de 2008 · William Jennings Bryan delivers a campaign speech, circa 1910. Bryan put himself on the map as one of America's best orators with his "Cross of Gold" speech in 1896.
Cross of Gold speech, classic of American political oratory delivered on July 8, 1896, by William Jennings Bryan in closing the debate on the party platform at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago during the campaign for the presidential election of 1896. The Republican Party platform for the election, formulated at its convention in ...
William Jennings Bryan. Mrs. William J. Bryan (née Mary Elizabeth Baird), 1897. Courtesy Northern Illinois University Libraries. William Jennings Bryan fused Populist rhetoric and policies with a new Democratic coalition. In the process became one of Nebraska’s — and the nation’s — favorite sons. But, like many early Nebraskans, he was ...
Mrs. William J. Bryan (née Mary Elizabeth Baird), 1897. Courtesy Northern Illinois University Libraries. William Jennings Bryan fused Populist rhetoric and policies with a new Democratic coalition. In the process became one of Nebraska’s — and the nation’s — favorite sons. But, like many early Nebraskans, he was born somewhere else ...
William Jennings Bryan, gifted orator and three-time presidential candidate was born on March 19, 1860, in Salem, Illinois. Trained as a lawyer, Bryan represented the state of Nebraska in the United States Congress, 1891-95. He was known for his deeply held religious beliefs and his popular touch, which earned him the moniker “the Great ...
