Payne aldrich tariff progressive era

U.S. law increasing tariffs on certain imports

The Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act of (ch.

Payne aldrich tariff progressive era definition

6, 36 Stat. 11), named for Representative Sereno E. Payne (R–NY) and Senator Nelson W. Aldrich (R–RI), began in the United States House of Representatives as a bill raising certain tariffs on goods entering the United States.^[1][2][3][4] The high rates angered Republican "progressive" faction, and led to a deep split in the Republican Party.

History

Protectionism was the ideological cement holding the Republican coalition together. High tariffs were used by Republicans to promise higher sales to business, higher wages to industrial workers, and higher demand for farm products.

Payne aldrich tariff progressive era

Progressive insurgents said it promoted monopoly. Democrats said it was a tax on the little man. It had greatest support in the Northeast, and greatest opposition in the South and West. The Midwest was the battle ground.^[5]

One provision of