One party that advocated this cause elected Reinhold Sadler as governor of Nevada. Cuba-related amen
One party that advocated this cause elected Reinhold Sadler as governor of Nevada. Cuba-related amendment namesake Henry Moore Teller founded a political party named for this cause, which also included a senator from Idaho who was obsessed with disenfranchising Mormons, named Fred Dubois. Supporters of this cause attempted to force the passage of the Matthews resolution. One statement in favor of this cause stated that the controversy over it was "the issue of 1776 all over again". Proponents of this cause advocated a (*) certain 16 to 1 ratio. This cause, which was heavily favored by indebted farmers and galvanized by the "Crime of '73", was advanced by the Bland-Allison act and a law named for Sherman. For 10 points, name this cause advanced by William Jennings Bryan in the "Cross of Gold" speech, calling for the use of a certain metal in coinage.
One party that advocated this cause elected Reinhold Sadler as governor of Nevada.