The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Silverite — The Silverites were a political group in the United States in the mid 19th century that advocated that silver should continue to be a monetary standard along with gold. The Silverite coalition s famous slogan was 16 to 1 – that is, the ratio of… … Wikipedia
silverite — sil·ver·ite … English syllables
silverite — ˈsilvəˌrīt noun ( s) Etymology: silver (I) + ite : one favoring use or establishment of silver as a monetary standard … Useful english dictionary
Grover Cleveland — 22nd and 24th President of the United States … Wikipedia
Ouray County Plaindealer — The Ouray County Plaindealer Type Weekly newspaper Format Tabloid Owner Ouray County Newspapers Publisher David Mullings Editor Patrick Davarn Founded … Wikipedia
William Jennings Bryan — For other persons of the same name, see William Bryan and William Jennings. Infobox Congressman name=William Jennings Bryan office=United States Secretary of State order= 41st term start=March 5, 1913 term end=June 9, 1915 president=Woodrow… … Wikipedia
Coinage Act of 1873 — Caricature from Puck magazine, 1900. The Fourth Coinage Act was enacted by the United States Congress in 1873 and embraced the gold standard and demonetized silver. Western mining interests and others who wanted silver in circulation years later… … Wikipedia
United States House of Representatives elections, 1894 — The U.S. House election, 1894 was a realigning election a major Republican landslide that set the stage for the decisive Election of 1896. The elections of members of the United States House of Representatives in 1894 came in the middle of… … Wikipedia
Free Silver — was an important political issue in the late 19th century United States. To understand exactly what is meant by free coinage of silver , it is necessary to understand the way mints operated in the days of the gold standard. Essentially, anyone… … Wikipedia
Silver standard — The silver standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of silver. The silver standard was widespread until the 19th century, when it was replaced in most countries by the gold standard.Ancient… … Wikipedia
