Question

Corroboration: what were two similarities between bryan’s Speech and lease’s

Answer 1

Answer:

• The first similarity between both speeches is that they addressed the same concern towards farmer's conditions.

• The second similarity is that they both disagreed with the wealthy class taking over the country.

Explanation:

William Jennings Bryan was a Democratic and Populist leader who ran for the U.S. presidency three times. He is famous for the Cross of Gold speech he delivered at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. "You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold".

Mary Elizabeth Lease was a speaker for the Populist party in the 1890´s. She encouraged farmers to speak about their disagreement with the economic situation. "It is no longer a government of the people, by the people, and for the people".

Bryan and Lease both spoke on behalf of poor people, mostly farmers who were working nonstop and receiving little in exchange at a time where industry was in constant development and where the government was more focused on making money than on the poor conditions farmers lived by.