Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-08-30

g our intercourse and relations with tb,
: Dominion Of Canada furnish no bette
: opportunity for its application than /
b suggested by the conditions herein nre
4 sentedi and that it could not be NOR,
r effectively inaugurated than under th,
power OF suspension recommended.
While l have expressed my clear
CONVECTION upon the question of the
continuance of section 30 of the treaty
OF l6Ii,l, or course, fully eoncede the
power and the duty of Congress In con.
templating legislative action to con.
strue the terms of any treaty stipula-
ton which might upon any possible
consideration of good faith limit such
action, and likewise the peculiar pro.
priety In thecase here presented Of its
: Interpretation of its own language as
contained In the laws of 1873, putting
in operation said treaty, and of 1888,
directing the termination thereof; and
If In the deliberate judgment of Con-
gress any restraint to the proposed
legislation exists, 1t is to be hoped that
1 the expediency of its early removal
will be recognized. p - .'. .ai l,s. +
desire also to call the attention of
the Congress to another subject involv-
ing such wrongs and unfair treatment
to our citizens as in my opinion re-
quire prompt action. The navigation
of the great lakes and immense bust
ness and carrying trade growing out of
the same have been treated broadly
and literally by the United States
government and made free to all man
kind, while Canadian railroads and
navigation companies share in our
country's transportation upon terms
as favorable as are accorded to our own
citizens. The canals and other public
works built and maintained by the
government along the line of the lakes
are made free to all.a lii contrast To
this condition, and evincing a narrow
and ungenerous commercial spirit,
every lock and canal which is public
work of the Dominion of Canada is
subject to tolls and charges.
BY article q of the treaty of 1871
provision was made to secure to the
citizens of the United States the use of
the Welland, ST. Lawrence and other
canals In the Dominion of Canada, on
terms ofequality with the inhabitants
of the Dominion and to also secure to
the subjects of Great Britain the use of
the st. Clair Flats canal on terms of |
equality with the inhabitants of the
United States. The equality with the
inhabitants of the Dominion which we
were promised in the use of the canals |
of Canada did not secure tous freedom |
from tolls in their navigation, but we
had right to expect that We, being |
Americans and interested in American
commerce, would be no more burdened |
in regard to the same than Canadians |
engaged in their own trade; and the |
whole spirit of the concession made |
was, or should have been, that mer- |
chandiEe and property transported to |
an American market through these |
canals should not be enhanced In its |
cossib by tolls many times higher than |
such as were carried to an adjoining
Canadian market. All our citizens,
producers aud consumers as welF as |
vessel owners were to enjoy the equalf- /
ty promised. @8 @ I'E7a
|. And yet, evidence has for some time I
been before the Congress, furnished by /
the Secretary Of the treasury, showing |
that while the tolls charged in the first |
Instance are the same to all, such yes |
sells and cargoes as are destined to cer- i
tain Canadian ports are allowed q rd- |
fund of, nearly the entire tolls, while |
those bound for American ports are not [
allowed any such advantage. To /
promise equality and then, In, practice |
make 1t conditional upon our vessels /
doing Canadian business instead Aof /
theirown is'to fulfil a promise with |
tile shadow Of performance. t@a'.4 |
i recommend that such legislation be /
had, as win give Canadian vessels rlavi- |
eating. our canals and. their cargoes }
precisely the advantages granted our !
vessels and cargoes on Canadian canals /
and that the same be measured ,bYee4- F
,actly the same rule of discrimination. T
The course which Il have outlined ?
and sthearecommendations Enada, relate /
to the honor and dignity of our coun-
try and the protection and perserva-
tion of the rights and interests Of all I
our speuple. .naAngov but |
half its duty when 1t protectss it's citl- I
'zens ct hoiiie aip1 rparntits nthem to be |
imposed deuponA AFd huia1iliateG by the /
unfair and over-reacfiing disposi6ions /
Of other nationsgoIf Weiinvite' our peo- I
pie to- rely upon arrangements made 4
for their benefit allJrDad wei should ssee |
TO 1t that they are not deceived, and If |
I'VE are generous and liberal TO a neigh i
boring country our peopleEshould reap /
tire advantage or tby a return of FIBER
ality stid generosity. :e'7oT fTgra ra1 |
These are subjects which partisan T
ship should not disturb or confuse.
bet tis survey the ground calmly md
moderately, and, having put aside |
other means of settiement, II we enter 4
upon the policy of retaliation, let us. /
pursue 1t firmly with D determination