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the American preople^by the then dominant party, pro- 

 posed to reduce the *•© per cent, protection to 35 per 

 cent. The manufacturers, of whom a large proportion 

 were supporters of the party proposing the reduction, 

 made such an outcry that the movement was abandoned. 

 They declared, that with a protection of only 35 per 

 cent, the business would be ruined ! What was this but 

 an admission from the manufacturers, either that the 

 manufacturers are taking more than 35 per cent, of its 

 protection from consumers, or that screws may be pro- 

 cured from other countries at 35 per cent, less than in 

 the United States ? 



The window- glass industries of the United States have 

 a protection of 70 per cent. Even with this, the manu- 

 facturers of these goods are not satisfied, and some of 

 them have proposed moving to Belgium for the purpose 

 of manufacturing and shipping to this country in the 

 face of a 70 per cent. duty. Does this not indicate a 

 friction somewhere, and a serious impediment to the 

 production or procuring of these goods ? 



The tack-makers of Canada have a protection equiva- 

 lent to 60 per cent., but these goods are coming in from 

 the United States at regular prices plus this 60 per 

 cent.; but the Canadian tack-makers, rather than lower 

 their prices to the price of the foreign article plus the 

 duty, desire more protection. This is an industry which 

 was established and prosperous before the high-tariff era 

 in Canada, and it cannot be claimed that such favors are 

 necessary merely " to put them on their feet." 



But here we have a very telling confession from a 

 manufacturer himself, in a circular addressed to the 

 capitalists of the United States, a copy of which will be 

 found by referring to the Iron Age of New York, of 



