Political Quotes

William McKinley: I earnestly recommend, as soon as the receipts of the Government are quite sufficient to pay all the expenses of the…

On the record
I earnestly recommend, as soon as the receipts of the Government are quite sufficient to pay all the expenses of the Government, that when any of the United States notes are presented for redemption in gold and are redeemed in gold, such notes shall be kept and set apart, and only paid out in exchange for gold.
Said by
William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

McKinley advocates for a system where redeemed notes are reserved for gold exchanges only.

Share

More from William McKinley

Mar 3, 1901

It is the constitutional method of ascertaining the public will.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 2, 1901

That the lands hereby restored to the public domain shall be open to settlement from date hereof, but shall not be subject to entry, filing or selection until after ninety days' notice by such publication as the Secretary of the Interior…

presidency.ucsb.edu

Other voices in this conversation