Discussions by Thomas Ewing, 1829-1896

Résumé du livre

The volume includes various newspaper clippings and pamphlets recounting the speeches of Thomas Ewing, Junior supporting the Greenback movement. He encourages the federal government to continue printing the greenback currency that it created during the Civil War, rather than returning to specie currency backed by the nation’s variable gold supply. He argues that the gold standard favors the concentration of wealth with those who own capital, the industrialists backing the Republican Party, and disadvantages the farmers and laborers of the Democratic party. The volume also includes a House Resolution and transcripts of testimony before the House Committee on Banking and Currency.