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History Matters:"pitchfork Ben" Tillman Addresses the 1896 Democratic Convention

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Ben Tillman, senator from South Carolina, gave a speech at the Democratic Convention in 1896, advocating for the free coinage of silver, the same issue addressed in a later speech by William Jennings Bryan. Read Tillman's speech here, which was not received as enthusiastically as Bryan's was.

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populism, william jennings bryan
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free coinage of silver, gold standard, ben tillman, campaign and election of 1896, democratic party, democratic party platform
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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