On the record
I must add, however, that I do not believe the banking system would be sustained by popular opinion unless the great body of our currency was in the form of United States notes or certificates based upon coin.
Source
gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “I must add, however, that I do not believe the banking system would be sustained by popular opinion unless the great…”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman expresses skepticism about the sustainability of the banking system without a strong government currency.
Share
More from John Sherman
It was settled by this war that we have a country limited in its powers by the constitution of the United States fairly construed.
The Union already embraces discordant elements enough without adding others.
What I have written is no doubt clouded with partisanship, but I would not be honest if I did not express my attachment to my party.
If my life is prolonged I will do all I can to add to the strength and prosperity of the United States, but nothing to extend its limits or to add new dangers by acquisition of foreign territory.
Other voices in this conversation
