Alliance, OH Speech, 1896-08-10

Speech by William Jennings Bryan.

Speech by William Jennings Bryan
Monday, August 10
Depot, Alliance, OH

Source: The First Battle: A Story of the Campaign of 1896, 1896

"The employer and the employee have a right to differ in politics. Remember that we live in a nation where the salary which a man receives does not purchase his citizenship. The dollars which are paid for the labor of the hand or mind are paid for labor and not for votes."

About this Document

  • Source: The First Battle: A Story of the Campaign of 1896
  • Author: William Jennings Bryan
  • Publisher: W.B. Conkey Company
  • Published: Chicago, Illinois
  • Citation: 305-306
  • Date: August 10, 1896