The "Cross of Gold" speech was delivered by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 Democratic National Convention on July 9, 1896 at the Chicago Coliseum in Chicago, Illinois. In this speech it is evident that he wishes to have bimetallism. The Democratic Party stood for standardizing the value of the United States dollar to silver and in opposition to the proposed pegging of the value of the dollar to gold. Bryan had once said before "make the dollar so stable in its purchasing power that it will defraud neither debtor nor creditor." the ones who supported inflation had looked to two different sources for addictional circulating currency, like the Greenbackers.The inflation that would result from the silver standard would make it easier for poor farmers to pay off their farm debts by increasing their revenue dollars. The deflation that would result from the gold standard backed by the Republicans would benefit banks by making it harder for their debtors to pay back their loans. The speech became famous and gets its name from its triumphant ending: William Jennings Bryan, 1907 William Jennings Bryan, (March 19, 1860–July 26, 1925) born in Salem, Illinois, was a gifted orator and three-time United States Democratic nominee for President. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Chicago Coliseum was a large building in Chicago, Illinois that served as a sports arena, convention center, and exhibition hall over the course of its history. ... ... In economics, bimetallism is a monetary standard in which the value of the monetary unit can be expressed either with a certain amount of gold or with a certain amount of silver: the ratio between the two metals is fixed by law. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... 1922 U.S. gold certificate The gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of gold and currency issuers guarantee, under specified rules, to redeem notes in that amount of gold. ... The silver standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of silver. ... In economics, deflation is a decrease in the general price level, or a rise in the purchasing power of money with respect to a large class of consumption goods or services, over a period of time. ... 1922 U.S. gold certificate The gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of gold and currency issuers guarantee, under specified rules, to redeem notes in that amount of gold. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... One might be looking for the academic discipline of communications. ...

Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.

This speech was polled by 277 professors of American history. It ranked as one of the fifty most magnificant American documents. Antonio da Correggios Ecce Homo depicts Jesus wearing the Crown of Thorns. ...

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