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He described with great force the weakness of the state banking system, and the repeated losses by the people of the United States on account of the failure of such banks.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “He described with great force the weakness of the state banking system, and the repeated losses by the people of the…”
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Sherman critiques the state banking system and its impact on the American people.
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