The propositions of the supporters of bimetallism cannot bear examination. The inference that we must restore the free coinage of silver to escape this strangulation of prosperity falls to the ground.
William Graham Sumner
William Graham Sumner was one of the founding fathers of American sociology. Although he trained as an Episcopalian clergyman, Sumner went on to teach at Yale University, where he wrote his most influential works. His interests included money and tariff policy, and critiques of socialism, social classes, and imperialism.
