Fordney

Both Joseph Fordney and Porter McCumber were from border states and seemed to want to penalize Canada.

Fordney-McCumber Set a Very Bad Tone 2011

In 1922, Congress passed the Fordney-McCumber Tariff, which Republican Rep. Joseph W. Fordney believed would help American farmers and provide more jobs for returning American servicemen.

Goodbye, Free Trade? Douglas A. Irwin 2010

Passage of the Republican-sponsored Fordney- McCumber tariff of 1922, which had lifted the average tariff rate by 64%, had approximately coincided with the start of the gorgeous prosperity of the 1920s.

Heavy Duty James Grant 2011

She has never felt confident with big numbers, so Kip Fordney brings along a college math major to count the money sure to pile up.

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: June 17, 2009 2009

In 1922, Congress passed the Fordney-McCumber Tariff, which Republican Rep. Joseph W. Fordney believed would help American farmers and provide more jobs for returning American servicemen.

Episodes of Protectionism in U.S. History 2010

Fordney, the head of Shippensburg's parks and recreation department, walks through downtown carrying a one-pound deli container turned into a collection cup and stops at each storefront to deliver a rehearsed pitch.

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: June 17, 2009 2009

An equalization of effective worldwide labor rates was, in fact, a major feature of the Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act. The manufacturing advantage enjoyed by current low-wage countries would be eliminated as the leaders of these countries realized that they were contributing funds to foreign governments (in the form of duties) which would not be necessary if they arranged equitable wages and benefits for their own workers.

Globalization and its Contribution to America's Economic Catastrophe 2008

Starting with the Fordney-McCumber Act of 1922 and ending with the Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930, the United States increased many tariffs by 100% or more.

USA's Economic Disaster Tsunami Is Under Way. Ordinary Solutions Won't Work to Save Us 2008

In a moment Fordney appeared, a brawny man with great square shoulders and features to match.

Centennial Michener, James 1974

Many good people are outraged, but the courts in Lancaster often seem to do the work of the devil Since Fordney is dead, I am applying your $12 against the value of the two horses you stole from me.

Centennial Michener, James 1974