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classes are actuated simply and solely by 

 " bread and butter " considerations. Where 

 the sincere Free Trader parts company from 

 the equally sincere Tariff Reformer is in his 

 conviction that the enhanced prosperity from 

 Protective duties of the few thousands who 

 own and farm the rural land of England is 

 manifestly inconsistent with the welfare of the 

 many millions in town and country who are 

 consumers and not producers of corn and 

 meat. 



It is believed by the great majority of 

 British farmers that import duties on corn, 

 meat and dairy produce will, by raising the 

 price of these goods, increase their own 

 incomes. In short, the words " Tariff Reform 

 will benefit agriculture," mean that the 

 position of both landowners and farmers will 

 be bettered by the new system. There 

 cannot under normal conditions be two 

 widely divergent prices for the same article 

 in the same market, and the price of all 

 farm produce consumed by the population 

 will be more or less appreciably raised. 

 " Wheat," we are told, " cannot be grown 

 profitably at present prices ; give us Tariff 

 Reform and there will be no more conversion 

 of arable into grass land." It is therefore 

 disingenuous on the part of any contro- 



