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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}[[File:The political Barbara Frietchie - J.S. Pughe. LCCN2011645678.jpg|thumb|Illustration showing a troop of senators as Confederate soldiers, led by an officer on horseback labeled "Trusts", marching down a street past the house with "[[Barbara Fritchie]]" labeled "Dingley Tariff" leaning out the window, waving a flag labeled "High Protection", ''Puck'', February 1905]]
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The Dingley Act was designed to protect American industries from foreign competition, which led to increased domestic steel prices and higher costs for downstream industries like construction and railroads.<ref name="indeavor">[The Impact of Tariffs on Manufacturing](https://www.indeavor.com/blog/the-impact-of-tariffs-on-manufacturing/)</ref> While it benefited certain domestic producers, it also contributed to inflationary pressures and raised consumer prices, leading to criticism from Democrats who argued it favored large corporations over consumers.<ref name="encyclopedia">[Dingley Tariff](https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/dingley-tariff)</ref>

Following the [[1896 United States presidential election|election of 1896]], McKinley followed through with his promises for protectionism. Congress imposed duties on wool and hides which had been duty-free since 1872. Rates were increased on [[wool]]lens, [[linen]]s, [[silk]]s, [[porcelain|china]], and [[sugar]] (the tax rates for which doubled).  The Dingley Tariff remained in effect for twelve years, making it the longest-lasting tariff in U.S. history. It was also the highest in US history, averaging about 52% in its first year of operation. Over the life of the tariff, the rate averaged at around 47%.<ref>Frank A. Fetter, "[http://chestofbooks.com/finance/economics/Economics2-Modern-Economic-Problems/American-Tariff-History-Part-4.html American Tariff History. Part 4]," ''Economics In Two Volumes'', volume II (New York: The Century Co., 1922).</ref>

The Dingley Act remained in effect until the [[Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act]] of 1909.

==See also==
* [[McKinley Tariff]]
==Notes==
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==Further reading==
* F. W. Taussig. "The Tariff Act of 1897" ''Quarterly Journal of Economics'' Vol. 12, No. 1 (Oct., 1897), pp.&nbsp;42–69  [https://www.jstor.org/stable/1882308 in JSTOR]
* Taussig, Frank. ''Tariff History of the United States'' (1910) [https://www.mises.org/etexts/taussig.pdf online]

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