Selected American Speeches on Basic Issues, 1850-1950Carl G. Brandt, Edward Merl Shafter Essay precedes each speech. |
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Page 187
... gold standard has slain its tens of thousands . If they ask us why we do not embody in our platform all the things ... gold standard would frame our platform and nominate our candidate , even the advocates of the gold standard did not ...
... gold standard has slain its tens of thousands . If they ask us why we do not embody in our platform all the things ... gold standard would frame our platform and nominate our candidate , even the advocates of the gold standard did not ...
Page 188
... gold standard is a good thing , why try to get rid of it ? I call your attention to the fact that some of the very ... gold standard is wrong and that the principle of bimetalism is bet- ter- these very people four months ago were open ...
... gold standard is a good thing , why try to get rid of it ? I call your attention to the fact that some of the very ... gold standard is wrong and that the principle of bimetalism is bet- ter- these very people four months ago were open ...
Page 189
... gold standard because England has , we will restore bimetalism , and then let England have bimetalism because the United States has it . If they dare to come out in the open field and defend the gold standard as a good thing , we will ...
... gold standard because England has , we will restore bimetalism , and then let England have bimetalism because the United States has it . If they dare to come out in the open field and defend the gold standard as a good thing , we will ...
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