To crucify gold would be, of course, connected to Pontius Pilate crucifying christ. In the same way, bryan and populists and populist minded democrats and republicans, too, thought that the American Economy was being run for the interest of those who already had property or those who already had money, those who already had banks and big industries, so theres a class divide in american politics at that time. Now we have a lot of anger about the economy. The anger wasnt focused on money the same way it was then. After all, remember then, every dollar people had in their pockets could be redeemed for a dollar in the federal treasury, first with gold. Bryan wanted that to be redeemed in silver as well, the means a lot more dollars could have been minted and coined because there was more silver in circulation than there was gold. Really a call for cheaper money, lower Interest Rates, and greater Economic Opportunity for a Small Business person, a farmer, a worker who wanted to be a Small B
After and it was published. We thank you. Our thanks to the staffs here at the William Jennings bryan home who opened their doors and their staffs and administration and the Medical Center which makes up the campus that we are at with part of the bryans home. We continue to look at his life and career. You can check out online on cspan. Org. What made an ideal republic . Here is what he had to say. Resting securely on the foundation stowed. And from t a republic proclaiming to the world. Self evidence, propositions that all men are created equal that theyre in doubt, government are instituted among men and the government derive their powers, be hold there is public in which civil and religious liberties endeavored and which the laws uplifted for a neighbors injury. Every citizen is a sovereignty but in which no one cares to wear a crown. On saturday, cspan looks at police and Race Relations. Well show you president obama at the Memorial Service for Police Officers killed in dallas and
Always have cspan on the go. Cspan is touring cities across the country exploring American History. Next, a look at our visit to William Jennings bryans house in lincoln, nebraska. Youre watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. I can conceive of a National Destiny which meets the responsibilities of the days and measures up to the possibilities of tomorrow. Behold a republic resting securely upon the mountain of eternal truth, a republic khloe proclaiming to the world the selfevident proposition that all men are created equal that, they are endowed with inalienable rights, that government are instituted among men to secure these rights, and that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. William Jennings Bryan is one of nebraskas most famous and prominent politicians. Hes probably most famous for the fact that he was nominated three times by a major party, the Democratic Party, but he lost the election all three times. They moved
Our profile of president ial candidates continues thursday night on American History tv with a look at labor leader and socialist Party President ial candidate eugene debs. He ran for office five times in the early 20th century. Thats at 8 00 p. M. Eastern time here on cspan3. Coming up this weekend on American History tv on cspan3, the life and legacy of alexander hamilton. Hamiltons argument was that the war had been a common struggle. All the states were fighting together for the liberty of all, for the whole country. So he assumed the debts of the 13 states along with the federal debt. They would all be treated as one debt. They would be paid off at the same time. Saturday evening, a little after 7 00 eastern. Author and National Review Senior Editor Richard Brookhiser on the economic achievements of alexander hamilton. And then at 10 00 on real america, the 1945 War Department film the last bomb documents the final months of the b29 super fortress air campaign against japan, inclu
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