Grover Cleveland proposed a reduction of the tariff rates because
A) he thought that the government had no right to meddle in the economy.
B) he believed that lower tariffs would encourage the growth of industry in the United States.
C) the tariff was feeding a large and growing federal budget surplus.
D) the tariff worked to the disadvantage of small farmers.
E) the farm lobby had been a major contributor to his presidential campaign.
C
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