Speech #710017395

I am opposed to a protective tariff above the actual necessities to protect our industries and labor from foreign competition. When our money is expended for American produced goods and for American labor. and it does not go away to foreign countries. never to return. then our circulating medium is built up to a high per capita. This high per capita circulating medium not only Is built up. but it is maintained by the tariff. but also by restricted immigration laws which prevent there being too many employees for each job. and which keeps our American money at home and actually actively circulating. This state of affairs both brings and maintains general prosperity among our people. Whenever the United States can easily produce nearly all of the articles needed.