The excerpt below comes from a speech given by william jennings bryan in 1896:
"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."

which statement explains bryan's reason for giving this speech?

a. to convince non-union workers to join the socialist party
b. to convince congress to pass a minimum wage law
c. to convince american businessmen to consider human rights as well as profits
d. to convince americans to support the expansion of the money supply