Cynical observers might find, indeed, a gentle amusement in noting how in the name of humanity the blessings of free trade were invoked by means of the demand for an immediate application of the highest protective tariff known to the history of economics!
Reid highlights the irony of invoking free trade while advocating for a high protective tariff.
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