The Greatest Tariff Speech in Congressional History | The Libertarian Institute
James Bovard writes on Frank Hurd's historic 1994 speech's lessons for today.
"On April 29, 1884, Rep. Frank Hurd, a Democrat who served three non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, took to the floor for an hour to pound protectionists to smithereens. A New York Times headline hailed, “A Great Tariff Speech; Representative Hurd of Ohio Electrifies the House. A Brilliant Argument in Favor of the Morrison Bill, Tariff Reform, and Reduced Taxation.”
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