Republican vs Democracy: Debating Money and Trade Policy
A historian’s summary of 1890s financial debates cites silver bullion demand, bank capital shifts, and rising banknotes, arguing gold standard trade with Britain, tariff policy, and party changes hurt manufacturing, immigration, and public debt under Cleveland and Harrison. It warns Bryan would worsen the downturn with free silver rhetoric.
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