The error of Fisk and Gould and their associates, from the beginning to the end of the contest, was in the supposition that the President was taking any part in the operations of the Treasury concerning the price of gold.
Boutwell critiques the misconceptions held by Fisk and Gould regarding presidential involvement in Treasury operations.
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