Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-02
CANADA.
The Dominion RIpenfng for An
nexatiOn to the United States.

nexatiOn to the United States.
A Canadian Farmer in New York Herald.
To the Editor of the Herald Il sup.
pose you do not often receive letter
FROM a Canadian, and especially a
New Brunswick Canadian farmer:
but such [ am nevertheless, and
would like to present few facts to
your numerous readers about the Do
minion and the present state Of its
government and finances
Eighteen years ago, when this do
minion was formed, there was a popu-
lation of 3, $780, 600, with debt of So
600. 900; now there is 4 500, 900 popula~
ton, with debt of $3.50, 600, 600, and
there is no increase In the wealth of
the people at large While in Eng
land and the United States they reck-
on an average of over $1,000 per
head of population, We have only $500
per head In this country.
In 1867 the yearly expenditure for
the government of the dominion was
$12, 500, 600; now it is $50, 1000. 900.
Within two years the government
debt has been increased $50, 900, 900,
which would be equal to an increase
of 81, 900, 600, 900 in the United States.
What would you people think of that
in times Of peace? And all this i'm
m0ns0 debt for O. poor country. for
almost all Of it is owed to a foreign
county and the interest goes out of
this country every year.
Now, how is this paid9 WHY. bv
borrowing more every year. OF
course this is not taken at once. but is
put into useless public works, such as
expensive customhouses, postefices
and unheard Of railway enterprises,
which all help to swell the revenue
for the present. Now, the public
works of the domain do not pay work
ing expenses, and there IS q large
deficit every year besides the interest
on construction, and the excuse the
party In power have for such wild ard
reckless expenditure of money il that
they are national works.
Tilley, the finance minister, is in
England now trying to borrow $50
600, 900 from English capitalists. If
these capitalists would remember, a
few years ago Egypt was borrowing
just as Canada is to day, and seemed
able to meet the yearly expenditure,
and was able to build railways and
palaces, bring the Soudan under
tribute, and all weat beautifully until
said capitalists began to shut down,
thinking they had gone in debt
enough. Then the people began to
feel the taxes, and said: We will not
pay these foreigners; so the English
and French sent controllers to take
charge of the finances. The rebellion
under Arab, the bombardaent of
Alexandria and the Soudan expeai-
ton are all of quite recent date, so
that these English capitalists should
remember them. Do they think this
debt of Canada will ever be paid?
Why, the people here are now an
xious for annexation to the United
States, or large number of them are,
Notwithstanding what office holders
and newspapers may say to the con-
trary. [ know what I say, as I live
among thena and am one of them, be-
ing Of loyalist descent. and my fore
fathers have been II the country for
over 100 pears.
[ know they will pat up with
good deal; but the present Canadian
government have done all they could
to make the people here disloyal to
that government. All our trade and
interests naturally lie with our neigh
bors to the south of us. Though the
doings of government may stop this
for while, yet the higher laws of the
great Creator who formed the CONT
nents must prevail and the natural
course of trade be opened.
The English government has al
ways of late been all we could wish,
but it is our own Canadian govern
ment that is making all the trouble.
ALASKA.