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Our debased currency must be retired or raised to the par of specie, or cease to be lawful money, before substantial progress can be made with other reforms.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “Our debased currency must be retired or raised to the par of specie, or cease to be lawful money, before substantial…”
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Sherman insists that a debased currency must be corrected before other reforms can succeed.
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