LAD #24 Bryan's Cross of Gold Speech

Bryan opens up his speech by saying he could rival the talented politicians in order to gain the Democratic nomination. He also says that the race is a matter of principle and that he supports the humanitarians running. Bryan claims that every working man is a business man and the most successful businessmen who are pioneers belong to a group known as the Eastern Elite. He defends families against the "aggregated wealth" he supports the newly found unconstitutional income tax law and is against common Democratic beliefs. It is clear that he is confident that his party will win the election and finishes his speech by saying that the U.S. should switch to bimetallism before the other nations do and become ahead

of the whole world as a result.