In the opinion of the majority, the one imperative duty was that the government should take control of the currency, issue its own paper as a circulating medium, and make it equal and alike to all, by declaring it to be a legal-tender in the payment of debts.
Blaine advocates for government control of currency to ensure equal and legal tender for all debts.
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