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Protection Against Free Trade: Speech Of Hon. Wm. P. Frye, Of Maine, On The President'S Message, In The Senate Of The United States, January 23, 1888

Protection Against Free Trade: Speech Of Hon. Wm. P. Frye, Of Maine, On The President'S Message, In The Senate Of The United States, January 23, 1888

P. Frye, William

Paperback

General Reference20th Century United States HistoryUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 9354485391
ISBN13: 9789354485398
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 26
Weight: 0.12
Height: 0.06 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In January 1888, the United States Senate became a battleground over the nation's economic soul. History speaks in this chamber. In this historic congressional speech, Senator William P. Frye of Maine answers the Grover Cleveland tariff message with a full-throated defence of industrial protection, capturing the drama of protectionism vs free trade at the high tide of Gilded Age US politics. Presented as the complete 1888 senate speech, it stands as a vivid specimen of 19th century senate oratory and an essential window onto US tariff policy history and the late 1800s American economy. As a primary source document edition, Frye's argument lays bare the republican protectionist arguments that shaped the industrial tariff protection debate and the broader contours of party ideology, regional interests, and business power. Accessible yet eloquent, it serves equally well as an engaging read for general history lovers and as a focused economic history classroom text, giving students and researchers unfiltered access to the political rhetoric of the era. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, it offers scholars, collectors and curious readers a compact, authoritative glimpse into policymaking at a turning-point moment in American public life.

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