Question

read the quotation from william jennings bryans \cross of gold\ speech.\you shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon across of gold.\which of the following best describes bryans opinion about currency?working people do not make as much gold as the wealthy. free silver would ruin the economy of the united states. the gold standard hurts every worker in the united states. workers would prefer to earn gold coins instead of silver.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The quote is not about the amount of gold workers vs. wealthy make, so eliminate.
• Option 2: Bryan was for free silver (opposed gold standard), so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: The quote uses "crown of thorns" and "crucify mankind" to show the gold standard (cross of gold) harms workers (labor), so this matches.
• Option 4: The quote is critical of gold standard, not about workers preferring gold over silver, so eliminate.

Answer:

C. The gold standard hurts every worker in the United States.