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{{cquote|We are unalterably opposed to every measure calculated to debase our currency or impair the credit of our country. We are therefore opposed to the free coinage of silver, except by international agreement with the leading commercial nations of the earth, which agreement we pledge ourselves to promote, and until such agreement can be obtained the existing gold standard must be maintained.}}
 
{{cquote|We are unalterably opposed to every measure calculated to debase our currency or impair the credit of our country. We are therefore opposed to the free coinage of silver, except by international agreement with the leading commercial nations of the earth, which agreement we pledge ourselves to promote, and until such agreement can be obtained the existing gold standard must be maintained.}}
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As a result, the pro-silver wing of the GOP bolted from the party convention that year and formed the Silver Republican Party, which issued an official endorsement of [[Democrat]] nominee [[William Jennings Bryan]].<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/silver-republican-party Silver Republican Party]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved October 3, 2021.</ref>
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As a result, the pro-free silver wing of the GOP bolted from the party convention that year and formed the Silver Republican Party, which issued an official endorsement of [[Democrat]] nominee [[William Jennings Bryan]].<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/silver-republican-party Silver Republican Party]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved October 3, 2021.</ref>
    
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