Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the tips simon jessurun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Reid" <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 5:51 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Free Silver? > If you guys are going to make fun of the phrase "Free Silver" you should at least learn enough U.S. History to know where it comes from. > > Having watched the US Presidential debates last night, I long for the era of riveting public speakers. One of the most mesmerizing speakers in U.S. history was William Jennings Bryan, a fervent populist. He gave this speech to the 1896 Democratic National Convention, during which "free silver" was THE issue of contention. > > http://douglassarchives.org/brya_a26.htm > > The history books say that Bryan got 30 minutes of standing ovation after giving that speech. Here is a good watercolor of the era, including a photograph of him speaking, in this page maintained by the historical society of his home state of Nebraska: > > http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0600/stories/0601_0304.html > > > If you go to this website and select the 1896 Democratic Party platform: > http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/platforms.php > you'll be able to divine what the "free silver" issue was all about. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information