Speech #830000239

Of course. the rest of the story is history. That evening William Jennings Bryan got the floor and through the power of his oratory and his voice he made his famous Cross of Gold and Crown of Thorns Speech. Bryan became the nominee in 1896 after one of the greatest demonstrations following his great speech in convention history. The young immigrant. ADOLPH SABATH. thought that was one of the greatest demonstrations of free democracy in action that could come to any nation in the world. At that time. he said. he .decided to make public life his career. He came to Congress in 1907 during Theodore Roosevelts administration and has served continuously until his death a few weeks ago.