He then took his stand as the foe of irredeemable paper, whether in war or peace, and of wild, unrestrained banking, a position from which he never wavered, and in support of which he rendered to the country some of his best service as a public man.
Lodge emphasizes the importance of sound financial principles and his unwavering stance against irredeemable paper currency.
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