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Free Coinage of Silver Stirs 19th Century Debate
The speaker rails against currency contraction and debt, endorsing free silver to aid farmers and laborers. He attacks Republican money policy, argues for income tax, senate reform by popular vote, and stronger soldier pensions while criticizing civil service and elite influence.
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