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Charles Sumner: “Obviously, to induce the voluntary relinquishment of bonds at a high rate of interest for other bonds at a less rate…”

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Obviously, to induce the voluntary relinquishment of bonds at a high rate of interest for other bonds at a less rate, the holders must be offered something preferable to the coin tendered as an alternative.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner discusses the necessity of offering incentives to bondholders for relinquishing high-interest bonds.

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