American negotiators soon concluded a reciprocity treaty with France, and the two nations approached Britain to gauge British enthusiasm for bimetallism.
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During the civil war, to finance the war the U . S . switched from bimetallism to a flat greenback currency.
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Harvey also appeared in public debates, assuming a leading place as public advocate for the idea of a return to bimetallism.
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The Democrats nominated former Nebraska Congressman William Jennings Bryan, who ran on a bimetallism, or " Free Silver ", platform.
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He practised law in Cincinnati, and then in Pomeroy until 1885, when he gave up law for the advancement of bimetallism.
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The latest panic restarted a heated debate on the merits of bimetallism and the role of the Fourth Coinage Act on the panics.
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Barrows wrote on many subjects for the local press, and especially on financial questions, including resumption of specie payment and bimetallism.
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The candidate went after Bryan's strongest issue, silver, arguing that bimetallism would harm Americans and hit the working class hardest.
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Walker argued in support of bimetallism and although he was an opponent of the nascent 1896 presidential election campaign in which economic issues were prominent.
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Many Americans, however, believed that bimetallism ( making both gold and silver legal tender ) was necessary for the nation's economic health.
