▁origin ated ▁from ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁against ▁the ▁tar iffs ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁cattle ▁imports ▁from ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Buenos ▁Aires - M endo za ▁rail road ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁ended ▁the ▁length y ▁and ▁cost ly ▁trade ▁with ▁c arts ▁that ▁connected ▁these ▁two ▁regions ▁of ▁Argentina ▁and ▁facil itated ▁cattle ▁exports ▁from ▁the ▁p amp as ▁to ▁Chile , ▁al beit ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁route ▁the ▁cattle ▁had ▁to ▁walk ▁over ▁the ▁high ▁mountain ▁passes ▁of ▁the ▁And es . ▁These ▁imports ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁lower ing ▁of ▁meat ▁prices ▁in ▁Chile . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁Soci edad ▁Nacional ▁de ▁la ▁Agricult ura ▁( National ▁Agricult ure ▁Society ), ▁a ▁land own ers ▁organization , ▁proposed ▁to ▁put ▁a ▁tar iff ▁on ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁cattle ▁that ▁Chile ▁was ▁importing ▁from ▁Argentina . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁the ▁attempt ▁to ▁pass ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁law ▁in ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁was ▁fr ustr ated ▁by ▁several ▁urban ▁workers ▁social ▁organizations , ▁the ▁Dem ocrat ▁Party , ▁and ▁mine ▁own ers ▁that ▁protest ed ▁against ▁it . ▁ ▁Soci edad ▁Nacional ▁de ▁la ▁Agricult ura ▁continued ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁a ▁tar iff ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁it ▁was ▁passed ▁as ▁a ▁law ▁in ▁con gress , ▁princip ally ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁protection ist ▁law ▁package . ▁The ▁package ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Dem ocrat ▁Party , ▁but ▁in