LAD # 25

The Daws act was a law passed that allowed for the president to break up reservation land that was given to the Indians. Then to pass the land out to individuals. Each family was given part of this broken up land to compesate. There were however specific groups of people exempted from this law.

LAD # 24

William Jennings Bryan delivered the 'cross of gold' speech concerning what to do about the silver or gold debate. It was about bimetallism, or to increase the base of silver for the money standard which would help the poor and farmers who had surplus, and hopefully reverse deflation. Bryan's talks about how they are not looking for war just an answer. For their petitions were ignored and scorned same with their entreaties. He states that another Andrew Jackson is needed to upset the power of the wealthy. Bryan's is also in favor of the income tax which some decreed as unconstitutional. The ending however is what is most famous and where the name of this speech comes from, cross of gold, or what Bryan's says not crucifying man upon the cross of gold.

LAD # 23

The populous party emerged from farmers forming Grange's. Later they organized and formed the Populous party that competed with the democratic party for votes. This platform states that the rich steal from the labor of the poor creating a huge rift of tramps and millionaires. Continuing on about how silver the currency since the dawn of time, is now being used to enrich the gold holders. The wealth of a person stays with the man who created it and it will not be taken away by industry. The populous party continues with how the government would and should get involved with the railroads, to regulate them. Moving on to finance they want safe, sound currency dependable by the government. Interestingly the populous party wants to take land away from aliens... i wonder why... Then the ending is with sentiments of the resolved or recognized parteis.

LAD # 22

Many people wanted to go to war in Cuba who desperately wanted freedom Spain. The yellow journalists would make up headlines whether they were true or not to play up sympathy. One such occasion that caused much havoc was the blame on the sinking of the USS Maine. Basically McKinley goes on about how he supports the war and that it had been dragging out for three years. The atrocities that they found in Cuba were inconceivable. Because of this it was directly affecting American citizens and the baseline, the economy. McKinley urges that we should either become neutral or commit fully to the war with more troops. He ends with the intolerable act of the Maine being blown up, just another reason to stop the madness.