For the average voter to-day the tariff question is a complicated medley of infinite detail, schedules of rates specific and ad valorem on countless things, many of which he does not recognize by name, and with respect to which he can form no judgment.
Dewey highlights the complexity of modern political issues that confuse the average voter.
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