Silver and gold should be used and maintained as current money, but only on a par with each other, and this can only be done by treating the cheaper metal as subsidiary and coining it only as demanded for the use of the people.
Sherman advocates for the equal treatment of silver and gold in currency, suggesting a balanced monetary policy.
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