Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-25
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Is, 1885,

OF the United States to British and Cana
dian fishermen without duty and wltnout
securing to American fishermen the right
to tish in British and Canadian waters.
Ihls Is an act OF a .sn
unaccountable rancorous hostility TO the
fishery interests Of New England that IL
is difficult even TO comprehend It's mo-
tives. Do Northern Democrats feel sucn
| hostility to the fishermen OF New Eng
land that they would sacrifice great ma
tional interest In order to infict dow
upon them.
wEBsTER's WORDS.
1t would certainly be refreshing If we
could hear Wobster's words repeated
from official sources to-day. 1t would De
refreshing if it could once more be as
serted "that the United States Will not
submit their rights to be adjudl-
Gated in petty tribunal OF tne
Provinces;" that american fishermen
shall be protected in all their rights
of property and in all their rights OF oc-
cupation." Webster did not expect and
did not intend that his position would
lead to war. He simply expected that
firm, decided tone would bring the Eng
lish officials to their senses, and feel the
responsibility of touching or transgress-
ing on powerful people.
THE CUTTING CASE.
Touching our relations with Mexico
Mr.. Blaine says: "Another international
trouble has increased our sense OF chagrln
and humiliation. In contrast with our
patient endurance of the Canadian out
rage towards American fishermen, we
have made an unnecessary and undlgnl-
fed display of insolence and bravado to-
ward Mexico. There IL no adequate cause
tor the demonstration. | do not stop at
this point to narrate the precise facts at
tending the imprisonment of Cutting. l.
do say we cannot without loss OF charac-
ter for honor and chivalry begin our negO-
tiations with threats OF war. L MAINTAIN
that when the United States agree to &C
cept arbitration as means OF adjusting
our grave difficulties with England we
come under bonds with public opinion to
offer the same to other weaker nations.
DIsREPUTABLE ATTITUDE.
five are not willing to accept that con-
cluslon we place ourselves in the disrepu-
table attitude OF accepting arbitration
with a strong power and resorting to
force with weak power. | am sure no
American citizen of self-respect
desired to see his country
subjected to that degradation.
There could not, fellow citizens, in my
Judgment, be a more deplorable event
than that was between the United
STATES and any other republic OF America.
The United States must be regarded as
the elder sister in that family of common
wealths. Even In the day of our weakness
we gave aid and comfort to them In their
struggle for independence, and let us not
fail now to cultivate friendly relations
with them.
OPPOSED TO WAR ON THIS CONTINENT.
Refraining from war ourselves we shall
gain influence that will enable us to pre-
vent war among them. If l recall any
part of my own participation in public
affairs with special satisfaction 1t is that
| endeavOred and almost succeeded in
having the American republics meet in a
peace congress in order that war between
the nations on this continent should be
made impossible. War in any direction
would prove a great calamity to the
United States, but war forced on Mexico
would be crime marked in an especial
degree by cruelty.
The prohibition question Mr.. Blaine
treated in the light of it's relation to State
politics only. Prehibitionists are set
down as members of third party, whose
special mission is to cripple the Republi-
can and strengthen the Democratic party.