As to whether Congress or the people would ever undertake to pay either principal or interest of the bonded debt, and especially the bonds sold since 1873, in silver, I have a firm conviction that the question will never seriously be raised.
Sherman shares his conviction regarding the repayment of the bonded debt in gold rather than silver.
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