this country now
- Explain the arguments for and against the policy of maintaining a surplus for the purpose of redeeming a national debt.
- In estimating the ability of the United States to pay its public debts, it is usual to include among the data of the question the increased productiveness of industry in that country. How far is this a pertinent consideration?
Protection.
- Mention some of the principal arguments brought forward in favor of protective tariffs.
- Connect the principle of the division of employments (or labor) with the policy of free trade and the functions of government.
- Sketch the effects of discriminating duties, including the operation of the