We dare challenge you to pronounce one word against our petition, which is not equally opposed to your own practice and the principle which guides your policy.
"Do you tell us, that if we gain by this protection, France will not gain, because the consumer must pay the price of it?
"We answer you: "You have no longer any right to cite the interest of the consumer.

For whenever this has been found to compete with that of the producer, you have invariably sacrificed the first.

You have done this to _encourage labor_, to _increase the demand for labor_.

The same reason should now induce you to act in the same manner.
"You have yourselves already answered the objection.

When you were told: The consumer is interested in the free introduction of iron, coal, corn, wheat, cloths, etc., your answer was: Yes, but the producer is interested in their exclusion.