1900's Business and the Economy | "A Protective vs. a Competitive Tariff"

Essay

By: Home Market Club

Date: 1909?

Source: Home Market Club. "A Protective vs. a Competitive Tariff." 1909? Reproduced in Pamphlets in American History, T1315. Microform. Microfilming Corp. of America.

About the Author: The Home Market Club, organized in Boston in the 1880s, was a leading advocate for protective tariffs. It published a monthly magazine The Protectionist, from 1899 to 1942. The club frequently hosted prominent figures for major addresses, including President William McKinley (served 1897–1901) and President Warren G. Harding (served 1921–1923), who in 1920 coined his famous phrase calling for a "return to normalcy." This referred to a return to high protective tariffs and a reduction in taxes following the administration of Woodrow Wilson (served 1913–1921).

Introduction

The debate over tariffs is as old as the Republic...