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The difference is due in large degree to the wages paid to labor, and thus the question of reducing the tariff carries with it the very serious problem of a reduction in the pay of the artisan and the operative.
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Blaine warns that reducing tariffs could lead to lower wages for American workers, raising significant concerns.
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