Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-02
CANADA.
The Dominion Ripening for An.
nexation 10 the United States,
Cana dian Farmer in New York Herald

uexakfon TO the United States,
a Cana dian Farmer in New York Herald.
To the Editor of the Herald II SUP
pose you do not often receive a letter
frona 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.
minlon was formed, there was a popu-
lation OF 3 500, coo, with debt of $40.
600, 600; now there is 500, 600 popula-
ton, with debt of $3.50. 000, 600, and
there is no increase in the wealth of
the people at large. While in Enc
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, coo; now it is $50, 600. OO0
Within two years the government
debt has been increased $50, 900, 00O
which would be equal to an increase
of 81, 600, GOO, 600 in the United States.
What would you people think of that
in times Of peace2 and all this i'm
mense debt for poor country, Tor
almost all OF it is owed to a foreign
county ana the interest goes out Of
this country every year.
Now, how is this paid? Why, by
borrowing more every year. or
course this is not taken at once, but is
put in , useless public works, such as
expens We customhouses, postoffices
and unheard Of railway enterprises.
which all help to swell the revenue
for the present. Now, the public
works of the domain do not lay work
ing expenses, and there is 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 is that
they are national works.
Tilley, the finance minister, is in
England now trying to borrow $780,
600, 900 from English capitalists. If
these capitalists would remember,
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 went beautifully until
said capitalists began to shut down,
thinking they bad gone Ii debt
enough. Tben 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 bombardment of
Alexandria and the Soudan expeli-
ton are all of quite recent date, so
that these English capitalists should
remember them. Do they think tins
debt of Canada will ever be paid?
Why, the people here are now an
xlous for annexation to the United
States, or q large number of them are.
Notwithstanding what office holders
and newspapers may say to the con-
trary. l know what | say, as live
among them and am one of them, be-
ing Of loyalist descent. and my fore
fathers have been IN the country for
over 100 pears.
| know they will put up with a
good deal; but the present Canadian
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.