, 1880-06-24

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:. have sail tirat SIR Francis ulncks Is Of
thu number Of ulosc whom
TIE l1sEsESr ASPECT OF CANADIAN FL
NANCE
!lisuulots, II To .say ngltattng things Is to
10 an agltator, III wifi har,ily escape THO
,lar,c. Iii n. recent article III Ills Montreal
SoGt ,99.,,a% Of G9mc1ce Ha beyeTs a1a ns
"pilIng np annually IL, gigantic deli" ~
"drifttng {ntn bankruptcy" ~ being hnr-
rsct( ITO day of recknilliE" WHICH as-
sgsy s;s ys so staton n9i Y o r HFs IL daseo
.rhe main cause Of ali TITS, l.u distinctly
lntimntel, was tho expenditure on public
fary railways, Tho IMtrrcolouinl and the
Canadian 1'acltlc, US well rs ~! canals. t!lO
co1lstructlpn Of y %hc. Is purity st. d!staacd Gy
sttas! OF the System Of an'ieal,ie pirtlorsh!p. !
applied to railways. canals, aud cnfll,nerGiaa
relntions, generally, Is IN fMct tfe pr!tcimE
sources Of the evil, mid The admission IL hesE
iiincks, who, as 4 Canndial rory. Minister,
has beellpersOilnlly responsible for tho course
which Inns been pursued.
Tho Canadian people. apart, from any !
Wls ;y for pU',ifha ha S SS @ le clss,S "
1. tN}iuy wilic1. adds the r,lino,ls expenditure
Of u chln,erlcal imperialism to tho conlner.
cial atrophy caused by ulu severance OF
nalurnl ninrkcts. III 1873 they yotea out tho
siGrit" Government, Ut. Which tho head
WINS Dir. AfnekeMzte, BECAUSE H. DC
clarcd tts Inability 10 40 anything ior lie 4
allt they voted III Sir john AfNcdunald. who |
undertook to make I'LL attempt.
THE "NAr1oNAL toLlcY"
. had been pressed ul,ol, thom by protection 4
lists ns paiiacea, ai,d, without knowing yery'I
give It n trini Thls was the real meaning
Of ta,e election Of September, 1878, 50 far as
tho popular feeling WINS Eoncer..etl.
ley" pnsse, % Into I thd lln'His i the poitislas,
in, they guve II thu mold OF their own pollt7
ical sentiments, wlIgi .nre 1npetrinllst, niid
sent 10 England Us nnti-A1cricnn, tlla,,sl It
1T TIA, same tfn.c iicrrnsts tllu duties 0lt
british goods. lsnt nlreaty thy peoLtg nio
dsstie H. tlo saSte !, 5Giyil,ees il ,at,; ut saSi
| that, II u general election wcra now u, bn
held, tile RESULT Ut tho lust would bc reversed.
! a policy frz.llsc1 on the prlncipic OF sever.
a,Te tnns s ths Sys wSs a f. s tol,e ns ths rca I
| seArEce VI tile evil.
MsfaiIure does not lessen tho signitacnnce
| Of the vote of September, 1878. oll that ocea-
siou;ropc IN aeconlttry where poilts1 ies! ~.
sMtanstssi M 81 tliclr party, ,u'f brokY through
The lxlrty lines under tho cover .uf tho baEl1t:
to vote Tor that wileil they hol,ed W9ut!t
oas aat'aa resems Gei tse IN ad 1 tuy
Will dothe :ss,ne thing 9g:iln. ,,,.n,.,.,onu ~
Dissatisfaction with the present state Ut
things otl4,oth sl!cs. 1t may BE- safely pre-
! men ...... ......-..
| w1I1eAooN BE IN CONFERENCE
upon tro ynlylcct of commercial relations;
perhaps the, tIslnries DISPUTE. which, ~ ",
question also t. q lcald. Two nia',s viii pre-.
! sent thumselyt.s for consideratlon,-co. -co.lHner
slal union anu \ partial reciprocity tIsn;tS Z;
lkp tug lust Ilo ap!ectily ;i rg4 70 ,i, paftih KIM
it wo,iltl not rid MS Of tho CUSTOMS llne; n
tho second pluee, tint H. would be extremely
difficult to rgnuer talo t;cllgine fAtr To III lllnI
es,y; thir ce t ranat II %1!t for E,,r faS
contraIalul, and thus1p giyo fase 10 a'spu9lass 9ts
which would .le fatal to Its own exist w.
once; ii, tic fourth pance, that as lht
tic1tinr iiatIonal mood, it would be always Il
1nnger, through Il 1oss Of f;power By the party
or citanEu Ut the nAtitnnf lneod, nf being
oycrthruwn as tho lust was, with nli tne ~
lustries built upon It. a eoilnnerclhl union e,
would be permanent, nnd would tn nAuatlnl
To Its other advantages sise !sllecaily iEee lta
circulation to eaplta ad ss;enif saoitfinta. nas. 'l
II would involve NIL equalization Ct h.ri'ls
! but the difference between tl!e Nlrtns las a.
|. ready been Erently reduced, ttlsO' ~ hOpct
ti.at con.ncrclni uillon VIII receMte uH hrs r.
3, consideration; II It proves lMpfAc teaUle, W
7nust full buck on Il reciprocity tro'hty, Waicf
fn Itself would bu u ga!n. d,
l2nvulutlons arc sometimes necessary,
hut THEY ALE ALWAYS EVILS
No revolution could be more neces M
New World from bondage to tho lesitisl
arlstooracy, and set II ut liberty u work ou
iis oval dcslinles. Yet Is blessings wert
tlearly purchased. on Englnnd It Dronssll s
loss, shame. md cstranger,!ent from larg,
portlpn<,f her race: Oh the FRENCH ilonaxshl
1t bros,ght bankruptcy. which, II peace h.lt
cuut!lnit4l, 'flrgots policy might lRve aveEt
nc most friglitfnl catastrophe. ~ history; MOI
lid the, people OF tho United St,ues, though
victorltsus, c9no forth nnscatiicd. Ii!e .y..a al;
e,ISets e cy Whr srG pfpdGScM 9ii Ha,
fuuncleI with n revolutionary biIs tic op
posIt Of swiilcl, was To bo desired, ntd II per
; mauont asce,dency was given " a reyol.l
tonary whlrt qbeloo III coas' ~ n.
did not like. had been often forln9latet
az asy S Of lie 'itoSoiation H. tic relations Is
tween Can1kla md tie United Suites. Il
ordinary casey The synnQuisllel pnrty III
royolntion r9lMlns n Tue country. n'.d, M'ie1
blends aKaln with the yletors. III tho cas-
+ OF tho American Renolutlon tho yn1gluishet
party WIS driven into exile by acts Gf Attu1l,
der and centlscatlon. II c0loMlxcd Drltlsl
:" Canada.
AND Tl1EIlE, pEurETUATED,
: In tho fOrn, Of q. separate group uf settle
nlellts, dividing the nOrtherll section of til
continent from tic rest. the .antng0nlsm o
! tho civil war. Ilutl tie English Revolution
: lists OF 1858 coniiscntcu the estates Of tllel
| opponents, and driven M the Jne0bites Int
ScotluMl tiisy would h,a4e done their lsla,t ~
!, tlla sa,l,s mischief which was done t0 TIL
: continent by tic treatment Of tho deteate
! Tories utter tto Revolution.
t Enthusiastic attachment tu tile Crown ia
0 which they Ind suffered, md which had give
: them their now abode, w,ts II nntul,l nli
: t,llurabe sentiment .oll tho pGrt OF tlio 70,
] feeling Of autugon!sn to tho ,Alnerlcan la
r public, which Was increased by the cllan1!
+ tous war OF 1872. Scarcely liad thu olisnlt
+ begun to slumtHr,. when " YVES revive.! h
tl0 events Of isf. tl!ongl. te l'tty " ;t e.,
y Suites And Displayed THUR syM.patlly, I'LL
p which consisted mainly Of. later sei Of y!