Silver And Gold And Their Relation To The Problem Of Resumption

"Appendix. A partial list of works treating of the questions discussed in this essay": pages 188-193.

Excerpt from Silver and Gold: And Their Relation to the Problem of Resumption It has been asserted upon this floor, with the utmost apparent sincerity, that this is a measure, not of choice, but of necessity..... But, Mr. Chairman, that assertion is only reiterated, not proved. Where is the proof that it is a matter of necessity? [It has] not been made apparent so far as I have been able to discover. I have failed to hear any argument that it is necessary. I know perfectly well that the Secretary of the Treasury thinks that it is necessary, and I have the utmost confidence in his ability and zeal. I think he is mistaken. At any rate, whether he is mistaken or not, he has not furnished us with proof of the correctness of his opinion... There is no necessity for us to blight the fair fame of the Government, to impair the public morals, to set afloat the Ship of State, in a fog, on a sea of bubbles, where no human skill can direct or control it, and where ruin is as inevitable as cause is sure to precede effect... About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.