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History Matters: Senator David Bennett Hill Defends the Gold Standard

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Read this speech given by Senator David Bennet Hill of New York at the Democratic Convention in 1896. A key issue in that convention was whether the United States should go back on the gold standard. This speech clearly shows that Hill supported that idea.

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populism
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gold standard, supporters of the gold standard, 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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