The Executive Committee of the League for a Protective Tariff have offered three prizes for the best essays written by seniors of American colleges on the necessity for a protective tariff. This plan will undoubtedly induce many men to study the subject, insomuch as the prizes are of an amount that will repay the successful contestants for their labor. In view of the present condition of the tariff, it is well that such study should be given it. The competition without doubt will be very extended, and the successful papers will be well worth the publication which is designed for them.