LAD #24

In 1896 William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous Cross of Gold Speech on the issue of whether or not silver should be coined and circulated with gold.  Jennings was in favor of coining silver and said that it was the duty and the job of the government to circulate money.  He said that America needed another Andrew Jackson to minimize the gap between the rich and poor and increase the standard of living for many people.  He says that a majority of Americans favored it, and from many different environments.  He said that by circulating silver it would lead to a wealthier nation and make almost everybody better off.  This speech would eventually catapult him into becoming the next Presidential Candidate for the Democrats