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Great Silver Speech on Currency and Circulation Policy
In a Senate address dated December 31, the speaker argues against hoarding gold and withholding currency. He denounces bank profits from circulation, warns that shifting to gold standards would worsen the economy, and calls for paying bondholders with silver and gold alike. He cautions Congress to resist bank control, maintain lawful tender, and keep public coin in circulation to sustain business and wages. He cites Treasury reports on gold certificates and silver certificates, criticizing vault hoarding and overvalued bank notes. He urges restoring a stable, government-backed currency through equal treatment of silver and gold in payments for customs and public debts.
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