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Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1909 in response to a call from Republican Pres. William Howard Taft for lower tariffs. His acceptance of a bill that failed to significantly decrease rates caused him to lose the support of the progressive wing of his party.
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The Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909 (ch. 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.
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Aldrich baited them. Did the insurgents want lower tariffs? His wickedly clever Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909 lowered the protection on Midwestern farm products, while raising rates favorable to his Northeast. By 1913 with the new income tax generating revenue, the Democrats in Congress were able to reduce rates with the Underwood Tariff ...
Jul 1, 2014 · Summary and Definition: The Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act was essentially a compromise between the proposals of New York Representative Sereno E. Payne and Rhode Island Senator Nelson W. Aldrich. The Payne proposal, supported by President Taft and the Progressives, was designed to lower tariff rates.
Nov 21, 2023 · The Payne-Aldrich Tariff was a compromise over tariff rates between New York Representative Sereno Payne and Rhode Island Senator Nelson Aldrich. A tariff is...
Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, 1909, passed by the U.S. Congress. It was the first change in tariff laws since the Dingley Act of 1897; the issue had been ignored by President Theodore Roosevelt.
His obvious obesity helped change American attitudes toward fitness. The defining moment came with the Payne-Aldrich Tariff. Progressives hated the measure, which raised rates, and conservatives lauded it. Taft signed the bill, and his progressive supporters were furious.
