This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...her schedule but would endeavour to induce other countries not to increase their duties. In fact, the German tariff stands to-day substantially where it did in 1892, for once a policy is established it is extremely hard to dislodge it, as those persons in England who call themselves Tariff Reformers are finding out. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...her schedule but would endeavour to induce other countries not to increase their duties. In fact, the German tariff stands to-day substantially where it did in 1892, for once a policy is established it is extremely hard to dislodge it, as those persons in England who call themselves Tariff Reformers are finding out. However, if they do not succeed in imposing duties in their own country, they have by their talk alone put an effective stop to the further imposition of duties against their goods in other countries. In the United States to-day the extremest Protectionist is satisfied if he is allowed to "stand pat." More talk in England for foreign consumption would do good. At the present moment in the United States--and in Canada also--the "stand patters" would do well to recite the liturgy of their arguments. A protective system makes for stability of government, or rather, for the stability of a party. The relations of political affairs have grown so complicated in all democratic communities that they are adjusted by an expedient known as a "machine," and free men appear to be unable to conduct those affairs in any other way. The first duty of the managers of the machine is to keep in sympathy with the protected interests. The first law of business is to get into relation with the machine. An increase of 1 per cent. in the duty upon an article would, in the case of a manufacturer producing a million dollars' worth a year, amount to a considerable sum; and yet it "would not be felt" by the consumer. The mere suggestion of a diminution of 5 per cent. in the duty, which "would be much appreciated by the consumer," would bring all but the most recalcitrant manufacturer to a realisation of the advantages of the ...
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