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John Sherman: “Not a year rolled around until this resumption came, and these Wall street desperadoes and these money kings of Europe…”

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Not a year rolled around until this resumption came, and these Wall street desperadoes and these money kings of Europe, instead of coming and demanding our gold in exchange for greenbacks, now bring their gold to us and want greenbacks for it.
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John Sherman
Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Sherman describes a shift in the demand for gold and greenbacks after resumption.

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