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Teddy Roosevelt: “That whenever the need arises there should be a readjustment of the tariff schedules is undoubted; but such changes can…”

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That whenever the need arises there should be a readjustment of the tariff schedules is undoubted; but such changes can with safety be made only by those whose devotion to the principle of a protective tariff is beyond question; for otherwise the changes would amount not to readjustment, but to repeal.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes the need for careful adjustments to tariff schedules to protect American industries.

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