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Henry Chaplin on Bimetallism and Agricultural Depression
A Edinburgh speech by Henry Chaplin argues that falling prices since 1873 stem from silver demonetization and diverging metal values. He urges a pre-1873 monetary system or an international conference to restore bimetallism, claiming both metals would function equally and aid debtor nations.
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