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Council Bluffs, IA Speech 2, 1896-10-31

Speech by William Jennings Bryan.

Speech by William Jennings Bryan
Saturday, October 31, 1896 at 8:30pm
Tent at 7th St. and 1st Ave., Council Bluffs, IA

Source: UNDER THE CANVAS., Silver Candidate Addresses Another Audience of 8,000 People., Omaha World-Herald (Sunday Edition), Sunday, November 1, 1896

Mr. Bryan...closed by urging the voters not to forget that they should vote not only for a president who would favor the free coinage of silver, but for congressmen who would make it possible for a free silver bill to come into his hands to be signed.

About this Document

  • Source: Omaha World-Herald (Sunday Edition)
  • Published: Omaha, NE
  • Citation: 2
  • Date: October 31, 1896