Speeches of William Jennings Bryan, Volume 1Funk & Wagnalls, 1913 |
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Page xxxii
... Sherman law ( printed in this volume ) brought out even more hearty commendation than his first tariff speech . Of this effort , it may be said that it con- tained the results of three years of study upon the money question . While in ...
... Sherman law ( printed in this volume ) brought out even more hearty commendation than his first tariff speech . Of this effort , it may be said that it con- tained the results of three years of study upon the money question . While in ...
Page 79
... Sherman law as the only means of securing immediate re- lief . Some outside of this hall have insisted that the President's recommendation imposes upon Demo- cratic members an obligation , as it were , to carry out his wishes , and over ...
... Sherman law as the only means of securing immediate re- lief . Some outside of this hall have insisted that the President's recommendation imposes upon Demo- cratic members an obligation , as it were , to carry out his wishes , and over ...
Page 94
... law recog nized as quite independent of its own existence . No power was conferred on Congress to declare either ... Sherman said , in 1869 : " The contraction of the currency is a far more distressing operation than Senators suppose ...
... law recog nized as quite independent of its own existence . No power was conferred on Congress to declare either ... Sherman said , in 1869 : " The contraction of the currency is a far more distressing operation than Senators suppose ...
Page 105
... Sherman law and adjourn , England will make proposals to this country to come into a monetary conference and see what can be done for the sake of her ward India . " Less than five minutes before he had pierced the veil of the future ...
... Sherman law and adjourn , England will make proposals to this country to come into a monetary conference and see what can be done for the sake of her ward India . " Less than five minutes before he had pierced the veil of the future ...
Page 111
... Sherman law repealed in order to borrow foreign gold and retire clearing house certificates ? There is a class of people whose interest in financial legislation is too often overlooked . The money - loaner has just as much interest in ...
... Sherman law repealed in order to borrow foreign gold and retire clearing house certificates ? There is a class of people whose interest in financial legislation is too often overlooked . The money - loaner has just as much interest in ...
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