Mon. Jun 8th, 2026
“You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor
of the gold standard. I tell you that the great cities rest upon
these 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 in the country.” (William Jennings Bryan — aka, The Cowardly
Lion, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, July 9,
1896.) The crowd went wild, and Mr. Bryan was nominated the next
day. This speech…

“You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor
of the gold standard. I tell you that the great cities rest upon
these 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 in the country.” (William Jennings Bryan — aka, The Cowardly
Lion, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, July 9,
1896.) The crowd went wild, and Mr. Bryan was nominated the next
day. This speech…

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