In 1896 the Populist Party was in a desperate fight for silver backed money. The United States of America wanted to make the conversion to all gold backed money, but for farmers and others in poverty who did not have gold this would be the kiss of death. William Jennings Bryan refused to see his fellow Populists go even more into financial crisis, so he decided to stand up and fight for the silver. He delivered the most historic speech “Cross of Gold”. He described every man having a cross of gold that they have to carry through life. That with silver backed money the cross of gold would become a little easier to burden. About three decades later in 1925, long after Bryan lost his battle, The Great Gatsby was published. The author F. Scott
