 In all tariff legislation the true principle of protection Is best maintained by the imposition of such duties as will equal the difference between the cost of production at home and abroad, together with a reasonable profit to American industries.  Speeches of William Jennings Bryan - Page 295by William Jennings Bryan - 1909Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1909 - 676 pages
...unequivocally for a revision by a special session of Congress immediately following the inauguration. " In all tariff legislation the true principle of Protection...together with a reasonable profit to American industries. We favour the establishment of maximum and minimum rates to be administered by the President under... | |
 | 1908 - 1066 pages
...maintenance of a protective system. This system is defined as one by which duties would be imposed such as " will equal the difference between the cost of...with a reasonable profit to American industries." This last clause does not involve any increase : it is only a more accurate definition of the old system,... | |
 | 1911 - 442 pages
...downward, expanded the doctrine thus : In all Tariff legislation the true principle of Protection is * * * such duties as will EQUAL THE DIFFERENCE between the...TOGETHER WITH A REASONABLE PROFIT TO AMERICAN INDUSTRIES. The last phrase is noteworthy as a distinct addition to the Republican creed. It gives a virtual guaranty... | |
 | 1908 - 446 pages
...next Congress, insuring the maintenance of the true principle of Protection by Imposing such customs duties as will equal the difference between the cost...and abroad, together with a reasonable profit, to the end that, without excessive duties, American manufacturers, farmers, producers and wage earners... | |
 | 1912 - 846 pages
...is the elimination of that hopeless scheme of basing tariff rates on an ascertained "difference in cost of production at home and abroad, together with a reasonable profit to American industries." There appear to be some who still believe in the possibility of the scheme, and for a time there was... | |
 | Davis Rich Dewey - 1902 - 642 pages
...the nomination of a President recognized this sentiment, and although its platform declared in favor of such duties "as will equal the difference between...with a reasonable profit to American industries," it was generally understood that if successful in the election, the party would promptly make a reduction... | |
 | Albert Shaw - 1912 - 1130 pages
...impossible task. Its work was set forth in a plank in the party platform of 1908, in a declaration that "in all tariff legislation the true principle of protection...with a reasonable profit to American industries." To the Tariff Board was assigned the work of ascertaining costs of production in this and in other... | |
 | Everit Brown, Albert Strauss - 1907 - 692 pages
...committees of Congress which are now investigating the operation and effect of existing schedules. In all tariff legislation the true principle of protection...together with a reasonable profit to American Industries. We favor the establishment of maximum and minimum rates to he administered by the President under limitations... | |
 | Democratic Party (U.S.), Democratic National Committee (U.S.) - 1908 - 332 pages
...appropriate committees of Congress which are now investigating the operation and effect of schedules. In all tariff legislation the true principle of protection...with a reasonable profit 'to American industries. We favor the establishment of maximum and minimum rates to be administered by the President under limitations... | |
 | 1908 - 326 pages
...committees of Congress, which are now investigating the operation and effect of existing schedules. In all tariff legislation the true principle of protection...together with a reasonable profit to American industries. We favor the establishment of maximum and minimum rates to be administered by the President under limitations... | |
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