 | Wes D. Gehring - 2014 - 228 pages
...partner-friend Frank "Pre" Prevost, circa 1909. 22 conclusion of Bryan's famous "Cross of Gold" speech (1896): "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this...crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold" — as a "thrilling peroration."22 (Bryan felt going off the gold standard, coupled... | |
 | Elisabeth Israels Perry, Karen Manners Smith - 2006 - 433 pages
...more. Bryan made an impassioned speech in favor of Free Silver that ended with the stirring phrase, "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this...crown of thorns! You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!" The convention erupted, and Bryan became a hero. He received the Democratic nomination... | |
 | William D. Harpine - 2005 - 244 pages
...REACHING OUT, William Jennings Bryan thundered at the cheering crowd that filled the Chicago Coliseum: "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this...crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold." 1 Bryan's speech of July 9, 1896, which he gave during the platform debate at the Democratic... | |
 | Jerry F. Hough - 2006 - 642 pages
...will restore bimetallism, and then let England have bimetallism because the United States has it ... We will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them, 'You shall not press down ... etc." 10 Bryan was suspicious of England in his foreign policy and was to resign as Wilson's Secretary... | |
 | John Franch - 2006 - 386 pages
...restricted the money supply and thereby limited economic opportunity for "the plain people of this country." "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, " Bryan thundered in conclusion. "You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. " Bryan's speech... | |
 | William Letwin - 438 pages
...thing, we will fight them to the uttermost. Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests,...crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. 14 Pujo COMMITTEE Conclusions [Comm. on Banking and Currency, Investigation of Financial... | |
 | Donald R. Hickey, Susan A. Wunder, John R. Wunder - 2007 - 428 pages
...coining silver freely. "Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world," he said, "we will answer their demand for a gold standard by...crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold." It was an electrifying speech. The entire nation took note. The governor of Illinois... | |
 | Heather Cox Richardson - 2007 - 412 pages
...for an expanded currency, Bryan thundered the famous words that secured his presidential nomination: "We will answer their demand for a gold standard by...crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold." While Bryan put the aims of the silverites in lofty terms, Tillman, who had been a... | |
 | William L. Silber - 2007 - 242 pages
...president. Bryan electrified the convention with a speech that included his now-famous indictment of gold: "We will answer their demand for a gold standard by...this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold."383 William McKinley defeated Bryan in 1896 and installed gold as king by signing... | |
 | Dale Anderson - 2007 - 100 pages
...money. It ended with a stirring conclusion: We will answer their [the Republicans'] demand for the gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press...crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. In an 1870 political cartoon, Thomas Nast used the donkey to criticize Democrats for... | |
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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... 
