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 20 "It was demonetized secretly, and since then a powerful money trust has used deception and misrepresentations that have led tens of thousands of honest minds astray."

William Henry Smith, Jr., of the Associated Press, wanted to know if the size of the gold dollar was ever changed more than the one time mentioned by viz., in 1834.

"Yes," said "In 1837 it was changed from 23.2 to 23.22. This change of $2⁄100$ths was for convenience in calculation, but the change was made in the gold coin—never in the silver dollar (the unit) till 1873.

Adjourned.