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"…There are two ideas of government.There are those who believe that,if you will only legislate to make the well-to-do prosperous,their prosperity will leak through on those below.The Democratic idea,however,has been that if you legislate to make the masses prosperous,their prosperity will find its way up through every class which rests upon them…Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world,supported by the commercial interests,the laboring interests,and the toilers everywhere we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns;you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."
William Jennings Bryan,1896
-This excerpt would be most useful to historians as a source of information about which of the following?

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The excerpt discusses the debate over the gold standard and argues against it, stating that it would be pressing down upon the brow of labor and crucifying mankind upon a cross of gold. This indicates that currency instability was a concern during this time period. The excerpt does not provide information about immigrant reasons for immigrating, suppression of labor rights, or government support of commercial and trade interests.

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