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
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
Here are more of the words from William Jennings bryan from his famous cross of gold speech. They tell us the great cities are in favor of the Gold Standard. We reply great cities rest on our broad and fertile prairies, burn down your cities and leave our farms and your cities will spring up again as if by magic. But destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city of the country. They say environmentalism is good, but we cannot have it we have a Gold Standard because england has we will restore. And then new england has because the United States has. If they dare to come out in the open fields and attend the Gold Standard, the good thing, we will fight them to the utter most, standing behind us, producing masses of this nation and the world supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests, and the toilers everywhere, we will answer the demand for Gold Standard by saying to them, you shall not press down upon the bow of labor this crown of thorns. You
Nations highest office. We have got to elect Hillary Clinton and tim kaine. [ crowd booing ] a rocky start to the Democratic Convention, where Bernie Sanders supporters booed Hillary Clinton. Democrats, though, appear to unify, eventually, behind mrs. Clinton. The hope of democrats that enthusiastic sanders supporters will, in the end, vote for the former secretary of state. [ cheering ] and she appeared onstage later after his impassioned speech, making the case for clinton to be his successor. And then on the final night, the former first lady making her own case for why she should now be the first woman to be elected president of the United States. And in the end, it comes down to what donald trump doesnt get america is Great Nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, donald trump no stranger to staying in the news. Indeed, stayed in the news during the Democratic Convention, making campaign stops, talking about russians hacking public officials, and blasting ms. Clinton. Russia, if youre listenin
Apartment buildings. Lets go live to Trish Hartman. Good morning. Trish. Reporter good morning, eva and nydia, that officer is in stable condition officer mark handily from the Ridley Park Police department. We take a look at video from overnight. Officers from norwood, ridley and trainer and Prospect Park responded to the mohawk mannor apartment for report of a suicidal man. Officers were speaking to the man through the door, he fired a gun hitting the officer in the chest and the leg. The officer was wearing a bullet proof vest and was rushed to crozerchester Medical Center in stable condition. A standoff took place for two hours according to police, we have video officers in swat gear, the Apartment Building was evacuated as police tried to take the suspect into custody. The residents were allowed back into their homes. Back here live, the suspect who police say is in his 40s is in custody was shot in the elbow and taken to the hospital for treatment and psychiatric valuation. He is