Repudiation Claim Arises Over Silver and Debt Valuation
The speaker argues against depictions of value depreciation, warning that endorsing scaling of contracts to match depreciated resources would imply repudiation. He contends gold standard and legal tender silver impact wages and bonds, asserting universal harms if values fall to ninety-two cents per dollar. He battles demagogic rhetoric tied to Blaine’s political faction and warns workers would suffer alongside capital.
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