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John Sherman: “It will encourage business men to continue old, and embark in new, enterprises, when they are assured that no change…”

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It will encourage business men to continue old, and embark in new, enterprises, when they are assured that no change will be made in the measure of value without the open and deliberate consent of their representatives.
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John Sherman
Ohio

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Sherman believes that business confidence will grow if changes in currency value require congressional consent.

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