{"product_id":"the-tariff-in-the-days-william-mckinley-9781966777069","title":"The Tariff in the Days of Henry Clay and Since: An Exhaustive Review of our Tariff Legislation from 1812 to 1896","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tariff in the Days of Henry Clay and Since: An Exhaustive Review of our Tariff Legislation from 1812 to 1896 was published in 1896, the year William McKinley would run for, and win, the Presidency. Besides being a history of tariffs, it is also a very sharp synopsis of American political history. He describes every Congressional election from 1812 to 1894. He describes a Congress very different from the Congress we see today, one that is quick acting and waist deep in the details of legislation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's an expert distillation of 80 years of Congressional history on the subject of tariffs. President McKinley, who served first as a Congressman, and then as Governor of Ohio, demonstrates his expertise on the importance of tariff protection for American industry. While he clearly has a partisan leaning, as a Republican, he offers many facts and figures that demonstrate that protectionism and tariffs have been instrumental in building up the United States into an industrial powerhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe gives a great deal of evidence for how tariffs increased wages and growth. He cites President Harrison, who said: \"The total wealth of the country in 1860,\" he [Harrison] continued, \"was $16,159,616,068. In 1890 it amounted to $62,610,000,000, an increase of 287 percent.\" And, on wages, he cites Harrison again: In 1880 the number of employees was 1,301,388. In 1890 the number of employees was 2,251,134. In 1880 the wages earned were $501,965,778. In 1890 the wages earned were $1,221,170,454. ... The wage earnings not only show an increased aggregate, but an increase per capita from $386 in 1880 to $547 in 1890, or 41.71 percent.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith tariffs back in the headlines, this book will be invaluable for those who want to understand the importance of protection, and the policies helped America become an industrial superpower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a new edition of the public domain book that was originally published in 18960.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new Foreword written by the publisher.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral footnotes giving context to the remarks made by the author.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew format, layout, and typesetting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBulkington Book's mission is to build a bridge into the past, before film, television, copyright, and internet swallowed up the world. We found this story worthy of revival, and we hope you find it worth your while.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William McKinley,Bulkington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 196677706X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966777069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bulkington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d","brand":"William McKinley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742936936703,"sku":"9781966777069","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tariff-in-the-days-william-mckinley-9781966777069","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}