If, in 1876, I had anticipated the immense increase in the product of silver, I might have hesitated, but in the view that I was then able to command I had great confidence that a bimetallic arrangement might be secured.
Boutwell reflects on his confidence in securing a bimetallic arrangement had he anticipated the rise in silver production.
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