 ... currency of the civilized world. This begot a spirit of speculation involving an extravagance and luxury not required for the happiness or prosperity of a people, and involving, both directly and indirectly, foreign indebtedness. The currency being...  Congressional Serial Set - Page 31874Full view - About this book
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1875 - 894 pages
...indirectly, foreign indebtedness. The currency being of fluctuating value, and therefore unsafe to hold for legitimate transactions requiring money, became a...disgrace. But our commerce should be encouraged ; American ship-building and carrying capacity increased ; foreign markets sought for products of the soil and... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1875 - 1342 pages
...indirectly, foreign indebted lA-se. The currency being of fluctuating value, and therefore unsafe to hold for legitimate transactions requiring money, became a...violated toward creditors without national disgrace. Eut our commerce should be encouraged ; American ship-building and carrying capacity increased ; foreign... | |
 | History, Modern - 1875 - 794 pages
...to hold for legitimate transactions requiring money, became a subject of speculation in itself. The two causes however have involved us in a foreign indebtedness,...the bond agreed upon when the debt was contracted in gold or its equivalent. The good faith of the government cannot be violated towards creditors without... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1872
...therefore unsafe to hold for legitimate transactions requiring money, became a subject of speculation in itself. These two causes, however, have involved us...according to the bond agreed upon when the debt was contracted-—gold or its equivalent. The good faith of the Government cannot be violated toward creditors... | |
 | Democratic National Committee (U.S.) - Campaign literature - 1896 - 240 pages
...gold, and, if possible, to a par with it. President GRANT, Message to Congress, 1874 : These two causes have involved us in a foreign indebtedness, contracted...violated toward creditors without national disgrace. BENJAMIN H. BRISTOW, Secretary of the Treasury, 1875 : It is among the first and most important functions... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1897 - 672 pages
...indirectly, foreign indebtedness. The currency, being of fluctuating value, and therefore unsafe to hold for legitimate transactions requiring money, became a...or its equivalent. The good faith of the Government can not be violated toward creditors without national disgrace. But our commerce should be encouraged;... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1897 - 818 pages
...indirectly, foreign indebtedness. The currency, being of fluctuating value, and therefore unsafe to hold for legitimate transactions requiring money, became a...or its equivalent. The good faith of the Government can not be violated toward creditors without national disgrace. But our commerce should be encouraged;... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1897 - 588 pages
...indirectly, foreign indebtedness. The currency, being of fluctuating value, and therefore unsafe to hold for legitimate transactions requiring money, became a...according to the bond agreed upon when the debt was contracted—gold or its equivalent. The good faith of the Government can not be violated toward creditors... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - United States - 1897 - 672 pages
...indirectly, foreign indebtedness. The currency, being of fluctuating value, and therefore unsafe to hold for legitimate transactions requiring money, became a...according to the bond agreed upon when the debt was contracted—gold or its equivalent. The good faith of the Government can not be violated toward creditors... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - United States - 1907 - 680 pages
...indirectly, foreign indebtedness. The currency, being of fluctuating value, and therefore unsafe to hold for legitimate transactions requiring money, became a...or its equivalent. The good faith of the Government can not be violated toward creditors without national disgrace. But our commerce should be encouraged;... | |
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