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The unreasonable demand for the free coinage of silver has nothing to do with the reasonable demand for the increase of the volume of money required by the increase of business and population of the United States.
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Editor's note · Context
Sherman distinguishes between the demand for free silver coinage and the legitimate need for increased money supply.
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