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During the war vast expenditures compelled us to use paper money; the return of peace and the excess of revenue over expenditures should have been promptly followed by coin payments or notes payable in coin.
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Sherman emphasizes the importance of returning to coin payments after the Civil War to stabilize the economy.
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