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Editorial
November 7, 1891
The New Dominion
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Satirical editorial from N.Y. World critiquing U.S. protectionist policies' inconsistencies: advocating lower foreign duties for American goods while maintaining high domestic tariffs, and claiming taxes reduce prices.
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Protection Paradoxes.
The Protectionists of this country are just now endeavoring through diplomacy to persuade the protection countries of Germany and France to lower their duties on certain American products.
The logic of this request is that high duties are very good for this country but very bad for foreign nations.
Our Administration boasts of reciprocity treaties which have secured free admission or greatly reduced duties on many American products going into foreign lands, without abating in return any tax upon imports into this country.
The logic of this policy is that it is highly praiseworthy to untax necessaries for foreign peoples, but that it is a patriotic duty to heap still higher the taxes on the necessaries of our own people.
The Republican stumpers point with pride to cheaper sugar as the result of untaxing it, and then claim that five hundred other articles have been or will be made cheaper by taxing them.
The logic of this claim is that increasing a burden generally makes the load lighter.
Great are the paradoxes of Protection.-N. Y. World
The Protectionists of this country are just now endeavoring through diplomacy to persuade the protection countries of Germany and France to lower their duties on certain American products.
The logic of this request is that high duties are very good for this country but very bad for foreign nations.
Our Administration boasts of reciprocity treaties which have secured free admission or greatly reduced duties on many American products going into foreign lands, without abating in return any tax upon imports into this country.
The logic of this policy is that it is highly praiseworthy to untax necessaries for foreign peoples, but that it is a patriotic duty to heap still higher the taxes on the necessaries of our own people.
The Republican stumpers point with pride to cheaper sugar as the result of untaxing it, and then claim that five hundred other articles have been or will be made cheaper by taxing them.
The logic of this claim is that increasing a burden generally makes the load lighter.
Great are the paradoxes of Protection.-N. Y. World
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic Policy
Trade Or Commerce
What keywords are associated?
Protectionism
Tariffs
Reciprocity Treaties
Trade Paradoxes
Duties On Imports
What entities or persons were involved?
Protectionists
Republican Stumpers
Administration
Germany
France
N. Y. World
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Paradoxes Of Protectionist Trade Policies
Stance / Tone
Satirical Criticism
Key Figures
Protectionists
Republican Stumpers
Administration
Germany
France
N. Y. World
Key Arguments
High Duties Good For U.S. But Bad For Foreign Nations
Reciprocity Treaties Reduce Foreign Duties Without Lowering U.S. Import Taxes
Untaxing Necessaries For Foreigners Praiseworthy But Taxing Own People's Necessaries Patriotic
Cheaper Sugar From Untaxing, But Taxing Other Articles Claimed To Make Them Cheaper
Increasing Burdens Makes Loads Lighter