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This manual written by William Alfred Peffer is described as a "statement of facts and figures showing the origin, history, use, object, and effect of tariff legislation in the United States, together, with much statistical information useful in tariff discussions." This pamphlet contains a great deal of statistical information about the impact of the tariff in the U.S. Peffer and other populists believed that tariffs were hurting farmers and workers. Peffer served as a U. S. Senator from Kansas representing the Populist Party.
Creator: Peffer, William Alfred, 1831-1912
Date: 1888
Item Number: 207822
Call Number: K 329.84 P39 Pam. v. 2 no.5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 207822
Business and Industry
Collections - Library
Date - 1880s - 1888
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Populist
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Populism
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Booklet
People - Notable Kansans - Peffer, William Alfred, 1831-1912
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917 - Populism, 1890 - 1900
Type of Material - Printed materials - Pamphlets
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