In this piece, the enthusiasm of supporters is likened to that of the Crusaders under Peter the Hermit, and fears of the emergence of another Robespierre expressed by William Vilas are dismissed. Stat
In this piece, the enthusiasm of supporters is likened to that of the Crusaders under Peter the Hermit, and fears of the emergence of another Robespierre expressed by William Vilas are dismissed. Statements by former Massachusetts Governor William Russell and Senator David Hill of New York are also addressed in this piece, which alludes to Thomas Hart Benton's characterization of Andrew Jackson as a modern-day Cicero that exposed the Cataline-esque conspiracy of the national bank. Quoting John Carlisle's claim of a dichotomy between "‘the struggling masses'" and "‘the idle holders of capital,'" it decried an act passed in 1873 and was delivered in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention. FTP, identify this address that warned against "press[ing] down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns," a free silver advocacy speech delivered by William Jennings Bryan.
In this piece, the enthusiasm of supporters is likened to that of the Crusaders under Peter the Hermit, and fears of the emergence of another Robespierre expressed by William Vilas are dismissed.
“{Cross of Gold}” speech (if someone buzzes early and says that it was Bryan’s 1896 DNC speech or something to that effect, accept that)