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To protect the national honor, every dollar of Government indebtedness should be paid in gold, unless otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. . . .
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Boutwell advocates for paying government debts in gold to maintain national honor.
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On the other hand, I claimed that all thought of the further use of silver should be postponed until the attempt to secure the co-operation of other countries had been tried faithfully.
He was so great that it was not a humiliation to acknowledge a change in opinion, or to admit an error in policy or purpose.
The speculative advance in gold has brought legitimate business almost to a standstill, owing to the apprehension of a corner, which from appearances may appear at any moment.
Does anybody contemplate such a qualification to the elective franchise, in the case of black people or white?
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