Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-14
CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
The Proposed Customs Unson-Go,d,ri,.
SMitl.,s Opissio,s.

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Smiths Opinion.
Prof. Goodwin Smith has written the fol-
lowing letter to the New York Nation.
SIR: From the language OF your Journals it
appears that the political revolution in Can ida
is viewed with not unnatural suspicion by the
people of the United States as threatening to
lead to tariff war between the two countries.
"A change of government here had become
necessary on grounds connected with the ger
eral state OF the administration, which deter
mined my vote and that Of many Others, ire
spectlve of the tariff question. But even with
regard to the tariff question am inclined tn
hope that, whatever the result may be, the I'LL
inmate result will be favorable to the views of
those who desire to see the two countries COM
merclally drawn closer to each other.
Canada has been rendered thoroughly sem
slbie by this controversy of the dis
ADVANTAGES OF the present situation As
TO the direction in which she may be
led at first to seek for a remedy. there is. no
doubt, some reason for misgiving. Bat she
can hardly fail to be led ultimately to the con-
cluslon that the only policy from which she
can hope to derive a large increase of prosperity
Is one which viii give her free Access to the
markets and other commercial advantages of
the continent to which she belongs.
Only let the eopie of the United States do
their part by showing themselves always ready
to grant, not partial and precarious measure
OF reciprocity, such as has already broken
down. put a full and permanent measure of
commercial union. In face of such an offer /
doubt whether it would be possible for Cana
DIAN Legislators even to enter ON the less de-
slrable course. Yours, faithfully,
GOODWIN SMITH.
Montreal, Sept. 27.''
Commenting on the above, the Toronto
Globe says: "If Canada would have accepted
Iollverein,' or commercial union, she
could have had it long ago. 1t is no new
idea or proposal. But Canada has always
refused to be bribed by the offer of the Unite
States markets into any act tending to loosen
the bond between herself and the mother
country 1t is Mr. Goodwin Smith who now
proclalms that her loyalty is open to pur-
chase, and that in the most offensive way.
Ii ne spoke only for his tory confederates he
might be less open to rebuke But to fasten
upon the whole people policy they have
always Indignantly disowned when squarely
presented to them is, to say the least,
exceedingly presumptuous. However
with Sir John, busy, possibly, helping
him to put into shape the nebulous proper
tons OF the national policy; the idea of
solving all questions of detail, 80 very per-
picking as they must be. by simply accept
ing the American idea of commercial
union would come naturally enough. Mr..
Goodwin Smith has only been a little too
hasty, little too eager to show his superior
knowledge; little too ready to let the
cloven foot be seen. Sir John will, we dare
say, not thank him, but after all he NAV, by
his verJ rashness, have done the country
better service than he intended. If we were
to be sold it was we'll we should have timely
warning from one of the chief conspirators.'