"Monometallism" Quotes from Famous Books
... third day of the convention the platform, devoted largely to the money question, was the subject of bitter debate. "We are unalterably opposed to monometallism, which has locked fast the prosperity of an industrial people in the paralysis of hard times," proclaimed the report of the committee on resolutions. "Gold monometallism is a British policy, and its adoption has brought other nations into financial servitude to London.... We demand the ... — The Agrarian Crusade - A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics • Solon J. Buck |