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Mexico wages and silver coinage critique in 1893
An American Democrat letter from Mexico analyzes wages, living costs, and the impact of silver coinage. It argues that despite silver advocates promises, wages in Mexican labor, clerical work, and plantations remain low and buying power declines, while rents rise and prices stay high for workers.
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