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Excerpt from Relation Tariff of the Wages: A Simple Catechism for Those Who Desire to Understand This Matter "Were it possible for every voter of the Republic to see for himself the condition and recompense of labor in Europe, the party of free trade in the United States would not receive the support of one wage-worker between the two oceans." - Paris Letter of James G. Blaine, May, 1888. This means, according to Mr. Blaine: (1) That if the United States was in all respects like Europe, "the condition and recompense of labor" in the United States would be the same as "the condition and recompense of labor" in Europe. But as nobody pretends that the condition of the United States is in any degree similar to that of Europe, or is likely to become so, there can be no sense in making any such assumption. (2) It implies that if it was not for our existing high-tariff policy, "the condition and recompense of labor" in the United States would be the same as "the condition and recompense of labor" in Europe, which assumption is not only not true, but has not the slightest foundation in truth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Relation Tariff of the Wages: A Simple Catechism for Those Who Desire to Understand This Matter Q. In What other marked respect is the economic condition of Europe unlike that of the United States? A. The number of men in active service in the armies and navies of Europe for the year 1886 was reported to be or 1 to every 15 of all the men of arms-bearing age. The number of men in reserve who are armed, subject to drill, and held ready for service at any moment, was in addition. Including the reserves, the present standing armies and navies of Europe require the services of 1 in every 5 of the men of arms-bearing age, or 1 in every 24 of the. Whole population. Q. How does the number of men in the armies and navies of Europe compare with the number of men in the army and navy of the United States? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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