Grover Cleveland1 November 1893
Cleveland secures repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act to reduce pressure on Treasury gold reserves and defend the dollar's gold value.
United States of America · Government / Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Cleveland secures repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act to reduce pressure on Treasury gold reserves and defend the dollar's gold value.
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