The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-13

And yet the Times fills a large space in its
columns with assertions and inuendOes that they
support The treaty.
The charge OF the Times that certain Journals
have not considered the treaty from the stand
point of American interests, is so vaguely urged
that 1t would be affectatOn in us to consider it
as having any application to ourselves Our
readers know very well that nothing to Justify
such charge has ever appeared in our columns.
But we nave never ceased to show that the in
terests OF the United States and ol the Provinces
were not in reality so diverse as to superficial
observers they appear TO be- and we have en-
deavored TO demonstrate this unity of real in
terest by truthful and impartial statements of
facts derived from the authentic sources of the
Treasury Department and by other considera-
tions. 1t s not our fault If those who wish TO
make political capital by opposing us do not
understand them.
The Times rings changes on the word ''reci-
procity," using it sometimes to denote the pre-
sent sy stem, which we condemn and is called by
that name; and at other times meaning full
and perfect system OF actual reciprocity. By
Contounding the two signidcations, and because
we are in favor of the reality it heaps abuse and
misrepresentation upon us for the defects we
were among the first, and are yet ameng the
most perseyering, TO point out in the existing
system. We have always believed the present
treaty should be terminated. But the relative
position OF the United States aud the provinces
countries separated at most by lakes and
rivers which, however magnificent in them,
selves, are weak and insufficient as national and
commercial barriers, and indeed tend in many
respects rather to unite than to separate the two
countries already bound together by bands of
iron, which run over bridges crossing fro m
shore to shore, or over those invisible lines
which for thousands of miles are the only boun-
daries-requlTe for mutual interests, a CONNER
Clal and political system differing from that
which prevails between us and the people on
the other sides of the oceans.
We have never before known the leaders of
the commercial policy of the Republican party
speak with appreciation Of "a new compact wi III
the Provinces" or assert Nobody doubts that
genuine reciprocity is good thing" If the
Times has weighed well its words in using these
expressions, there Is no essential difference
between our aims. We differ only as to the best
method of attaining them. The traveller did not
yield SO readily to the cutting north wind as TO
more genial arguments. We would neither, pro-
Tossing fear of disease which has no existence
in the Provinces, prevent the importation of ar
admit free of duty, nor add to charges which
are without substantial foundation and have no
weight.
In the main point our contemporary fully
agrees with us; and this being the case, we have
no inclination TO burden the public mind by
pursuing side-issues or irrelevant questions, art
fully elaborated through thickets OF crafty
sophistry. "0ur most distinguished statesmen"
says the Times, and in this respect it speaks cor
rectly, "have long ago pronounced In favor of a
genuine reciprocity; and reference to our
columns will afford sufficient evidence that we,
with them, are advocates of continental COM
mercial policy" We have heretofore given some
OF our reasons for believing that nothing less
than such policy will fulfil the requirements
Of the case and either satisfy our people or ade-
quately develop the resources and consult the
interests of the Provincials; and we hope to hear
from the Times, at greater length, its own rea-
sons in favor OF such an arrangement.