William Jennings Bryan "Cross of Gold" Speech (1896 / 1921) [AUDIO RESTORED] 

This is a speech from Democratic Candidate William Jennings Bryan, which he originally delivered in 1896. Unfortunately, no recordings exist of his original speech from 1896. Thankfully, Bryan recorded himself reading the speech 25 years later in 1921 so we have a good idea of what it sounded like. As always, I have remastered this version quite a bit to remove static and give it a bit of a boost. The speech is about the issue of whether to endorse the free coinage of silver at a ratio of silver to gold of 16 to 1.
Fun Fact: William Jennings Bryan was an attorney in the Scopes Trial and argued for the prosecution. He strongly opposed evolution in the classroom and fought for creationism against Clarence Darrow and Mr. Scopes.
For historical authenticity, here is the original:
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