10 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY [January, 



I am decidedly in favor of tariff'. It has brought manufactures 

 to our door. — F. O. Y. 



I am a protectionist. Don't think we need fear foreign goods — 

 prefer American. — T. D. G. 



I think some American microscopes as good as foreign. I am 

 a protectionist. — C. M. 



I favor it. America is " in it" with any country across the 

 water. — H. G. G. 



Protect American industries every time. If our manufacturers 

 are not up to foreign makers, let them hurry up ! — J. G. D. 



See no reason why slides or instruments should come in free, 

 considering the excellence of those made by our best makers in 

 what is yet an infant industry. — H. H. 



Yes, when it brings American brasswork up to the continental 

 standard ; otherwise, No. — J. D. K. 



I favor a tariff just sufficient to protect wage-workers engaged 

 in manufacturing optical goods. — G. A. L. 



I have not studied the question. Believe in protective tariff' in 

 general. — G. G. D. 



Not posted on the question, but should think yes. — A. E. H. 



I am in favor of a tariff'on slides but not on instruments. It is 

 absolutely wrong to have high tariff' on brass, etc., and not on 

 finished work. — P. T. 



I am in favor of tariff' on instruments, opposed to it on slides. — 

 T. B. R. 



I favor tariff' on instruments. Slides might come in free. — G. 

 C. F. H. 



In addition to the above (33), we have received 49 replies in 

 which the writers simply answer affirmatively, making a total of 

 82 in favor of the present tariff'. 



OPPOSED TO THE TARIFF. 



The following interesting statements of position on the question 

 are likewise in the writers' own words : 

 Opposed to ALL tariff's. — H. M. F. 

 Opposed always. — G. M. S. 

 Opposed all the time. — C E. B. 

 Opposed to any tariff'. — C. C. H. 

 Opposed to all tariff' in general. — H. S. 

 Opposed to protective tariff'of any kind. — W. B. S. 

 Very much opposed to it. — H. B. W. 

 Opposed first, last, and for all time. — G. W. P 

 Decidedly opposed to it. — D. F. 

 Opposed to all tariff'.— E. N. B. 

 Opposed heartily. — J. E. 

 Unmitigatedly opposed. — W. N. B. 

 Am flatly opposed to the tariff. — F. L. S. 

 Opposed decidedly. — E. PI. 



