Letters to the editor Aug. 7

The whole story

Recently an acquaintance of mine told me about the tariffs that were implemented in 1890. I was told that in 1890 William Mckinley was a member of Congress and he was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. At that time the Republicans had majorities in the House and Senate and the president was a Republican. I was told that by 1891 the tariffs had raised lots of money for the U.S. Treasury. By then the U.S. balance sheet looked healthy.