Word: frees
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...issues between parties on foreign policy and tariff.- (a) Money question is not a partisan issue.- (1) The Democrats are now committed against free silver.- (x) Attitude of their leaders: Cleveland, Wilson, Carlisle, Smith, Morton, Hill, Brice.- (y) State platform of 1895: Kent., Md., Ohio, Io., N. J., N. Y., Pa., Mass.- (2) The Republicans have recently been favorable to silver.- (x) Passage of Sherman Act.- (y) Platforms of 1894: 0., Ind., Me., Del., Mich., Kan., Pa., Geo., Cal.: Tribune Almanac...
...High protective duties are bad economically.- (a) Waste capital and labor: Cairnes, Leading Principles, Pt. III, ch. 4, pp. 394 sq.- (1) Prevent best utilization of natural resources.- (b) Hurt manufacturers by raising the price of raw materials: Ibid. p. 402; Petition of Iron and Steel Industries for free iron ore and free coal; N. Am. Rev. Vol. 159. pp. 650, 651.- (c) Injure the 'morale of industry': Cairnes, pp. 402, 403, Pol. Sci. Q. VI. pp. 611, 612.- (1) "Cause manufacturers to rely on legislation more than on their own economy and skill."- (d) Foster trusts and monopolies...
Best general references: H. M. Hoyt Protection Versus Free Trade 402-414; H. C. Lodge in Forum XIX 12 ff. and in North American Review vol. 159 p. 275 ff.; North American Review 160 p. 385 ff.; Forum IX 659; Political Science Quarterly, VII, 520; Public Opinion XVII...
...Republican party is firmer on the tariff question-(a) Protection is advantageous H. M. Hoyt Protection versus Free Trade 402-414-(b) The policy of the democratic party is unsatisfactory inasmuch as their tariff still stands for no principle.- (1) It is contrary to the declarations of their platform, North American Review, Vol. 159, p. 396; Nation, Aug. 23, 1894, p. 129.- (2) It contains many concessions to protection: Political Science Quarterly IX p. 606.- (3) It contains concessions to private interests: North American Review, Vol. 159, p. 275.- (c) Their tariff bill is unstable.- (1) It satisfies...
...Republican party has a more satisfactory financial policy.- (a) It is more strongly against free silver as shown by-(1) The vote on the repeal of the Sherman silver act: Forum, May, 1894; Public Opinion, Nov. 16, 1893.- (2) The Democratic silver convention: Public Opinion, Aug. 22, 1895.- (3) The withdrawal of Senator Jones from the Republican party: Public Opinion 17, p. 563.- (b) Democratic financial management is incompetent.- (1) They have failed to keep up the gold reserve in spite of their bond issues, Forum 19, p. 659-(2) On account of its leaning to free silver Congress...