The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-08-30

/ Ing auQ Win al que respect 70 tile
chief executive OF the nation, ]
must say, that considering all cir
cumstances, il is the most extraOr-
binary document that ever was sent
from the White House to the capitol.
Here are the main facts OF the issue
between Canada and the United
States, perhaps between Great
! Britain and the United States. In
respect to the fisheries il was our
belief aud still II, that after the ar
ticles OF the treaty Of Washington
relating to the fisheries had expired,
the Canadian government behaved
in an unneighbOrly, unseemly and
unjust manner towards our fisher
men in denying them righths which
they had enjoyed by long preserip-
ton. In order to bring the govern
ment Of the dominion TO q Just ap-
probation Of the subject, congress
authorized the president In the
spring OF 1857 10 adopt az his disene-
ton a policy Of suitable retaliation,
directing among other things, that
whenever and a. long as American
vessels were deprived Of commercial
privileges i'm the ports OF Canada,
Canadian vessels should be deprived
Of like privileges i'm the ports Of the
United States. This, il ] may iu-
dulge in an appropriate stand, was \
genuine titfOr tat policy in which the
punishment was admirably fitted
to the crime. President Cleveland
declined TO enforce the policy and
allowed outrage upon our fishing
vessles 10 20 unredressed. He was
bent upon some from of negotiation
with England, even against the eX-
pressed wish Of the United States
senate and i'm defiance Of the large
share in the treaty making power
which tine constitution assigns To the
senate. Then finally, without the
consent Of the senate and practically
against its protest, the president
organized a commission TO frame n
treaty that should settle all points
Of disute. He then gave what wac
never intended by the constitution,
a partisan side to an international
discussion. IL was never designed
by the founders Of our government
that intercourse with foreign nations
should be conducted by republicans,
or by democrats, or by wings, or by
federalists. 10 should only be by
nation n a whole. Why should the
railways Of the United States, that
annually transport $50,OOO worth OF
Canadian goods in transit, be de-
prived of their business and endure
4 large loss on account Of n sudden
whim Of the president? Why
should the transit from Detroit To
Buffalo and New York over both
American aud Canadian lines of
railroad be suspended when il LAS
no relation whatever to the fishery
question? Why should the large
traffic between Quebec aud Mon
teral on the one hand, and Port
land on the other, by which Port
land becomes the winter port Of
Canada be summarily stopped at the
caprice of the President?
Is il the design of the president Ia
make the fishing question an excuse
for embarrassing commercial Tela-
tons and commercial exchange
among 1000 miles of frontier and TO
inflict upon American communities
a needless, veXatiOus and perilOus
confusion Oflrade? IL congress will
give him the enactments which he
asks he will give them retaliation
until they cry "hOld, enough" and
allow him To settle the fisheries
question i'm the precise manner
which they now eontempluOusly
treat US.
After all, fellow citizens, j. not the !
presidents position a merely pOliti- |
cal device. To divert the attention
Of the American people from his |
free trade message, and from tile |
Mills tariff bill? l. IL not buster |
on the fisheries, to the plan Of cam
paign for the democratic party? |
Are not permits for bravadoriO to |
Ice ISSUED by the political agents of |
the administration, marked ON the |
back good till after the first Tues
day Of November"
We have our partisan differences /
at home and settle them on our own
soil, in our own way, but towards
all foreign powers on the globe we
should present on united, indies.
soluble American republic. But /
this was not done. The treaty was
launched a. "A democratic partisan
rather than a patriotic
4 meTicau measure, and the London
papers have been following their
usual vocation of eulOgizing the
and abusing the republi-
cans with greatly increased vitupera-
ton against the republican party,
ever since 10 was found that the
senate was bent on maintaining the
national dignity.
lt is plainly apparent from the
text OF the constitution itself, that
the wise men who framed IL inten-
led that the ordinary legislative
power should be committed 20 the
majority, however small, but that
no treaty could Ice framed without
lac overwhelming support Of public
opinion. They provided, therefore.
hat IL should require in all cases
Of the senate to ratify a
! treaty, but despite this the nation
II administration went ahead, re-
yardless OF results, and negotiated a
reaty so repugnant to the American
instinct OF national self-respect that
instead Of securing a ratification by
of the senate, il was alb
rejected by a majority vote.
What then? AT the first rebound
he president had leaned so far over
IN the other side, that he asks auth
'rity to cripple all our clmmercialIe
atiOns with Canada, from Passalna-
luOddy Bay to Van COuvers Island.
Having for three years Offered to
valve the rights OF the fishermen |
md the national dignity at the same
ime, the president desires now TO
ross over To the other side Of the |
question. He seems eager today to
discharge a whole battery of KTupp
'uns ON the question, when last
ear a blank cartridge from a pocket
'istOl would have settled the whole
flair. After subiecting the country,
month after month, TO an unpreee-
ented surrender, the presidents
Importers with the zeal OF new con-
erts, rather with the extravagant
Enthusiasm Of pretenders, are not
such renewed and deep
nd keen sense Of the WRONGS we
ave experienced from Great Brit
IN IN CanaCa, i'm the matter Of fish
ries, that they second the presi-
ent's extraordinary sOmersault and ]
a the democratic heelers. The !
papers were but a short
me ago telling Massachusetts, and
laine that they contemplate a let {
e question over a few Goldfish on | !
le banks Of New FOundland that ! {
as not worth consideration in the l Z
atiOnal congress, and that II they
eep annoying the country about Il,
ley would in the end drive con-
ress into giving the full markets !
the United States to all fishermen
the dominion.
In conclusion Mr.. Blaine said that :
STORY repeated itself between the :
'urse OF President Cleveland and
resident Iohuanm aff.r Ia r..f-rrt,.T | ,