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==Timeline==
==Timeline==
Following the new admission of six western states into the Union during 1889–90, the increased influence and power of pro-silver politicians contributed to the passage of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act.<ref name=greatplainsencyclopedia/> It was repealed several years later under the presidency of [[Grover Cleveland]] as Republicans and [[Bourbon Democrats]] voted to rid it.
The [[Republican Party]] platform of 1896 stated:<ref>June 18, 1896. [https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/republican-party-platform-1896 Republican Party Platform of 1896]. ''The American Presidency Project''. Retrieved October 3, 2021.</ref>
The [[Republican Party]] platform of 1896 stated:<ref>June 18, 1896. [https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/republican-party-platform-1896 Republican Party Platform of 1896]. ''The American Presidency Project''. Retrieved October 3, 2021.</ref>
{{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.}}