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On the recordJanuary 27, 1895
An adequate gold reserve is in all circumstances absolutely essential to the upholding of our public credit and to the maintenance of our high national character.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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Message to Congress on the Need for Action to Restore Confidence in Financial Soundness

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