ABSTRACT
In little more than two years, log-rolling had become part and parcel of the system in this country. Log-rolling has been part and parcel of the tariff system in every country. This chapter expresses that the new system is by no means free from the same deplorable characteristic. It also expresses that the British log-roller has very little to learn from the foreign Protectionist in the art of placing sectional interests above national interests and getting away with it under a cloak of false sentiment and sham patriotism. Liberal Members of Parliament, conscientious Free Traders who have in the past warned the public of the log-rolling danger, have themselves been compelled to call for Protection for their local trading interests. As Free Traders, they agree that the reduction or removal of the duties would benefit the community as a whole. As Free Traders, they hate log-rolling, but the system compels them to be log-rollers.
