The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-09
TDE CONDITION or CANADA.
Letter from q Csnadisn-A Conservative
Mine GRITTY Contreiiins the Deminien -f
federation = taiiur"-. ...eedins Ontario
C"-..y aud UseIsss Railroad Building
why Youus Or usdtaua Emfarate.

NJ - ~ A.
C"-...y aud Uselsss Railroad Building
why Yeuns Crusdiaus Emisrstc.
Tokcxro, CANADA, Sept. 1.-During the last
few weeks, . number Of letters from Canadian cor
respondents have been published In the New York
ard other American papers, but with one or two ey-
ceptions these gentlemen have misreprveented the
political situston Of the Dominion. They spssk Of
the country either bong rlpe for snnexston, or
90 Intensely loyai that the people hero would prefer
anything TO separation from the mother country.
The act Is that both these views are incorrect We
are In q transition state, with decided tendency
towards annexation. There Ia no doubt that large
and Influential portion OF our population Ia aver,e
to any change which would tend to sever our con-
nsetion with 0rcst Britain. These are the
rossI CONSERVATIVE,
who exist IN greater or less numbers In every
country, but who in Canada unfortunately possess
more political power than any other class.
They are the people who first settled in the country,
and who by industry and good management have
grown we ,lthy with ils development. They are the
landed p-oprc,ors, npd consequently tho principal
electors and It Is not to be wondered at that they
clung 10 system which, to large eItent excludes
tho young and moro progressive generation from
participation ln the control OF public affairs. Our nan
ch,se act, being based on property quahcaton.prs
ticslly debais young Canadians from voting though
" doe. not exempt them from taxation. Ever since
tho establishment OF confederation, the Reform par
~ has boon endoavorlng to corrcc, this anom,ly,
aud to awe all citizens who pey taxes hzbt to vote
II Is one OF the hopeful 81 ms OF the times that this
movcmen, Is becoming more popular. Each session
the Income Franchise set Is brought up In the o.
t,rio Legislature. and, though voted down by the
Conservative, finds more frien Is and fewer oppo-
nenk each succeeding year the annexation move.
nent is growing more populsr, and the passage OF
tho Income Franchise act Iuld give the nstve-born
Canadians who the friends OF the movement
an opportunity TO express tnelr views. Az present
or Dominion Lekslatufos TIE Conservatives are
In po ver, and what little progress the country makes
il c1ned In spite OF their enots to keeo II back.
Tne party however. IA very unpopular In this prov
ince, and the coming elections ill no doubt result
in their overthrow, and tile success OF party less
nlmical TO progress. In the time, the annoxs.
ton sentiment Ia silently working In onlario, and
independence movement wha,evsr Canadian pa
pers may say.
cosrEorRAroS IS A rAIauRH.
Dissatisfaction exists in every part OF the Domin-
ion and the fabric would have tumbled to pieces
ere row. but for tho necessity OF uniting to repci
the inronds OF the FenIan.. The troubles for which
have assumed, IL possible wosse 'orm than before.
Quebec In spite of the numerical inferiority OF her
popuntion, etil rules OHtario Ia Tho Dominion Par
lament. ihe French msmhers are as naturally on
posed TO reform the owl is TO daylight, aud on
al inportint measures vote en- misse' susa soIid
phaianr. aided by the indictments OF the Lower
Provinces and the Conservatives from Ontario,
crush all attempts AT Improvement oatarto. being
the harvest and by far the Neahest province In the
Dominion, SCENE to he tue natursl prey the sister
provinces. and they are oLlY rn,ted n one OBJECT
t. secure as muca from her as possible.
ONTARIO Is nEsriyE
under this constant bleeding, and awaits with
imp,tience tie time. which according to her
present RAPID incre Sc la population cannot be far
distant whom Ter representatives can outnumber
those from the Lower Provinces The hope, how.
ever, Is 4 vain one. Tpe new provi!ce OF Manitoba
In the northwest, which Is properly styled Z" the
Eran Pre- We "
IN popuiation 90 ifntal the French msjonty In
ses , p91,,,Sn MSase Ss.9snasna S 2, ~" too only
TsTstc s o. T. M 90 S9us len1 sst M
provinces have done-or in plain words, cooperate
In the prolta5.s work OF bleeding this unfortunate
province. II Is Lo wonder then that undor these
gro sing more popular every day. That It will be-
come more powerful IA the fuiute. TIL 1t result la
the Tup uto Of the Union,there can be little doubt
TnE PUBLIC Debt.
already large will soon become enoimous and, for
our population much more burdcnsome than the
United States debt to your people. Toe long dirl.
along the shore OF the ~ Lawrence river, In
snmmer 1t VAL be urt cctASsry and Ia winter I'm
paasatle will involve US In debt OF no small mag
nitude. The route chosen Is through The most bar
ron and rugged PORTION o' Canada and the line, if
ever eompelel viii never pay rannins expenses.
prise were not enough, our sspicnt legislators
discussing a prcIse OF Constructing Canadian r..
so far developed, that Il is made one Of
| the conditions on which British Columbia
| and Vancouyet's Island yil enter the Con
| federation, that the road siar be constructed
| within ave years. Gigantic the enter rise may
seem for nation wnich, II united, could not count
an entire population Of Iour AMI half millions, 1t 10
| by lar a more feasible one than the lntercoonla
line. Both be regarded as political rather than
| commercial necessitios; but While Canada could
| very well dispense with an lntorcoioniai, united
| British Nortn America could hardly remain one
| without a Pacific Railroad. The enc will always be
source of expense tue other might In time bocoIle
pecunariy OF ontsbls Notwithstanding the faet that
SO many Pacific RAILWAYS are already projected. or
| are at present In course OF construction, In the
United States The eyistinE debt, toeether with tho
| prosoective debts from which We cannot very well
escape and tne costly system OF government wsich
gives seven leSisiative bodies 70 population ol
about four millions, already begins 10 psraiyss this
| new Dominion. You cannot wonder, therefore, that
numbers OF young Canadians, tired OF being taxed
without having the risht Of tie elective FRANCHISE
sshamed OF rulers wlo will submit TO ony insuii
| from the Home Government rather tAan seyer the
connecton with Great Britain, and dospsring OF the
| future Of coantry which In slowly sinking under
debt In tin OF peace without one sign OF reeupera
tive energy, should bend their steps to your coun
try, where every respeetzble citizen may exercise
| The right VI freeman to say who shsli represent
| him In the Legislature and which has sufcient en-
ergy not only 10 keep out OF debt In time OF peace
but also 10 Iecover speedily fion tho disastrous et
| iects OF a protracted civil war. CANADIAN.
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