Bryan's "Cross of Gold"
Summary: William Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech was an attempt to convince people to support the free silver coinage at a 16-1 ratio. Bryan argued that a pure gold standard was unfair to regular people and only benefited the elite, and that by adopting a silver-gold standard, the US could protect the interests of farmers and country folk. It is these interests that Bryan says the nation would starve without, and cannot be allowed to be crucified "on a cross of gold."
(Since 1971, the US Dollar has actually not been backed by anything other than the "promise of the US Government.")
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