, 1880-06-19

ptetl Df tIl6 ACa3knGfhGy, W[lost WeitltN cotl"
Blsts IN tho Income frnm rented ln,lds.
FREE TRADE WITH CANADA.
j. II. perrnult, tho raltor Of the Canadian
Emancipation Rcvfclr, Il keeping up Ills
discussion with the Toronto, Glohe OIL tho
great bc,,c!ta which would uccrue to tllu
Dominion from commercial union with tho
| United States. and, III Il communication in
thai paper, which we print elsewhere, anakcs
strung staten'ent af these hclieffss, from Al,
| agricultural standpoint, rs the innst ini-
| purtant ut MI tue advantages which Canada
would derive from such union. IIo shows
TINT Canada, tho immediate nctghbOr of tic
Now Eugln,1d Stntes, Is III the bess possible
position to supply them with agrfcMlt.
urat products ut the highest market
price, having III her favor tho differ
cnco Ut freight from tho FIR West.
Under tie Oil Reciprocity Treaty NIL Caua-
tliah agricultural anil forest products found
| Il ready market III tho United States Mt the
highest priccs and Mn ncean frcfghts, insnr-
ltice, or duties were deducted from tho
| profits. At ono time CAnuttn exported IT.
Coz, GOO bushels OF barley n1one tu the United
StAtes at 81 al,tl S1.G0 per bnstlcl, and oats,
lay, cast1p, und poultry were exported IN tho
samc proportion Every fafiner," snys slr.
perrastlt, "k110ws tint with the repeal Ut
the Reciprocity Treaty We have been prac-
ttcally excluded from our best market. In
looking over our expectations to the United
States IN 1s'V, they amounted to over S3l,-
100000. out Of Which an average duty Of q
| lur cent has been paid, which Is dead loss
| 10 our farming community"
tits lncomprel,cns1b1e TINT there Is my
one in Catlnstn who cannot feel tile force 0f
Mr.. Pcrraules statements, especially with
the results Ut excessive tariffs all about fficn
In Tie sllapo Ut ruined farms and cm!grnting
farmers, All Canada IS suffering from agrl-
cnltural depression, the snrcst proof at
which Is to l,e fona III the rapid md COLI
stant 'cxollits Of the farming population 10
this country. Cattle, lorscs, sltccp, wslcnt.
barley, potutocs, vegetables, everything TINT
grows, Is heavily taxcd before It catl cnter
this country, which taxes como out Of profits.
If tile Canadian fnrlncrs had the rim Of our
markets they woull gct American prices,
or an atlsancc equal to the whole duty. STr.
Perras,lt IL right whon liz says that their
comparatively smafl exportatfons ca1lnot
a[fect our lntnelisu agricultural production.
Thu ntloslnt thoy catl ship here eali have III
effect upon our n,nrkcts. Tile products of
four millions OF people cannot hc expected
to Influence tho products of iIfty Millions of
people. Under tho old Reciprocity Treaty
CAnattn did not ln]nrc Us, and We helped her.
They Ind just III FREQ run OF olr markets
rs our Western States llaye In. thu Eastern
States. Tho treaty was materially helping
them and they were prosperous, but they re-
fused to renew 1t OIL terms that would ill.,
c1ns!e Cur manufactures. They Insisted OIL q
one-Si.lnl reciprocity. We Insisted on CON-
| pctc free tra,t8 for everything. But tho
Canadians replied that thoy would not tux
British manufactures aud lot In ours free at
/ duty. We replied, Very we'll, neither shall
We admit your products FREQ Ut duty aid tax
those OF England. Their sentimental nttact-
Ment TO the "mothor country" WIS lnale to
outweigh tholr own interests, and what Inns
been the result? Ever since tho termination
Of that treaty, CnnadD Ill Nr. PcrrulIlt says,
las bean sseadIly losing ground, a,ltt Il crisis
lsns now been reached III dangerous tint
thousands Of Canadians are fleeing across
the border to saye themselves from actual
ruin.
At the same time 1t Is Important that
Canadians should look ut Tits ,nnttor IN tts
proper llglAt. There can 10 no commercial
union with tltls country Tint Is not basetl ol,
complete free tr:.ie. II they arc 10 bring
nl1 their agricultural, forest, u,Nl fishery
products licrp, wo must bu allowed to send
nt kinds of American manufactures and every
other pyhluct Into tho Dominion free Of Tux
or inipedin,ent, auld tho same rate Of duties
must bq leylut OF British exports by botl,