After giving the subject careful consideration, I have been forced to the conclusion that unless both the coinage of silver dollars and the issue of silver certificates are suspended, there is danger that silver, and not gold, may become our metallic standard.
Sherman warns that the continued coinage of silver dollars and issuance of silver certificates could lead to silver becoming the primary metallic standard.
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