To prevent the further organization of banks is to put in jeopardy the whole system, by taking from it that feature which makes it, as it now is, a banking system free upon the same terms to all who wish to engage in it.
Sherman argues that restricting the organization of new banks jeopardizes the fairness of the banking system.
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