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It is easy now to perceive that a conservative use of United States notes, convertible into four per cent. bonds, would have steadily advanced both notes and bonds to par in coin.
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John Sherman
Ohio

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Sherman argues that a conservative approach to using United States notes could have stabilized their value alongside bonds.

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