It is strange, indeed, to see American newspapers eagerly maintaining the inviolability of the 'pound sterling,' when it has become entirely evident that the great monetary struggle of the future must lie between the British pound and the American dollar.
Sherman comments on the surprising support for the British pound in American media amidst a looming monetary competition.
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