free silver
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of free silver
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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These explanations make free silver look like a compelling cause in comparison.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2018
But free silver, as articulated in the perfervid “Cross of Gold” speech, had been the making of Bryan as a national politician, and he couldn’t bear to let it go.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2017
Bryan opposed the continued occupation, and it was widely thought that the only thing blocking his path to the White House was free silver.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2017
Although the mint dips into the free silver stocks for some 40 million oz. for new coins each year, the Treasury can always stop selling silver if its stocks drop dangerously low.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were overshadowed in 1896 by the paramount issue of free silver, and were deferred in their fulfilment for a decade by accidents which drove them from the public mind.
From The New Nation by William E. Dodd
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