An argument much relied upon and strongly presented by the advocates of free-trade is the alleged tendency to over-production of protected articles, followed uniformly by seasons of depression and at certain intervals by financial panic and wide-spread distress.
Blaine addresses the argument that protectionism leads to overproduction and economic distress, a common claim by free-trade advocates.
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