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The measure was soon followed by the depreciation of silver and coincident with that change came the attacks upon the Mint Bill, and the denunciation of the "Crime of 1873.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “The measure was soon followed by the depreciation of silver and coincident with that change came the attacks upon the…”
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Boutwell connects the depreciation of silver to the subsequent criticism of the Mint Bill and the 'Crime of 1873.'
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