New-York tribune., 1888-08-29
TUPPER'S BRAGGADOCIO.
CANADIAN MOTIVES LAID BARE BY THE LIB
ERAL LEADER
THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT ARRAIGNED BY
Mr.. LAURIER-A PLEA FOR FRIENDLY
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE
TWO COUNTR1ES.

TWO COUNTRIES.
Toronto, Ont, Aug. os.-The Hon. Mr.. Laurler,
leader OF the Opposition In the Dominion Parliament
closed series OF addresses to the electors Of Ontario
at ST. Thomas last night. Referring 10 President
Clevelard's retaliation message, go said
President Cevciand asks power TO ieslste hy suspend
ing the bonding system. This would be very serious
event which. II H. came, would strike ths city OF s&
Thomas perhap. than sny other portion Of the DO
mnion IA IL made what IL largely by the lines
OF railway which come here from United States
But and British We shall not whnc
the American people deem IL advisable, 90 not
say their duty, 10 take such an unfrterdy course NO
doubt some parties will Csnada hut like British
II Is duty nnd elsewhere what we would lose
II we are met With this state things With which VIC
threatened is due the vicious policy OF the Can
adan Government IN the administration Of the rights &C.
cured by the Treaty 1915. II the Canadian Govern
hal followed a more friendly course there would NOT
have been any un,iendy feeling today Time and again
year 1885 American fishermen were arrested Tor
trivial offences Nothing could be more offensive to th"'e
people they British port and found them
selves arrested and their vessels detained for simple
the laws which In all liability they
did not know. It that their hearts were
blttcr and that they made complaint a, Washington H.
tho contrary. the Canadian Government had sdnhnis
tered our they conceived them under the treaty
In friendly manner. there could not havc taken pace
what has taken place threatened with the posi-
blty losing carrying trade II tho carrying tTads
IS such the country is not that the most potent
argument that the most unrestricted feciWocy OF Id"
would be Of very great advantage 20 the country :
It is high time should reverse the policy we have
been following toward the United States for Inc past
twenty-five years For the past twenty-five years II
has not altogether hostile to the United States put
70 has never locn altogether friendly.
After referring to the war between the North ana
the South and the unflendncss shown by Canada
to the North during that great struggle, Mr. Lsurier
said:
Is n any wonder then, when This is all the sympathy
they met with victories Of the South were
reported there was sympathy throughout the country
and even as am told In the Legislature Of Canada-
is 10 any wonder mems hearts were emblttee
and when they came this treaty they said: We VIII
no longer have those trade relations
remind you that again the days Of 1873 we adopted
another policy. the braggadocio policy We were toIa
by Sir Charles Tuppsr the Government would nnd
way to compel the Yankees 10 grant reciprocity What
did Sir Charles Tupper in Nova Scotia and New
Br, nswicls in tho House OF Commcnsf lie said We
uo ID compel United Satss to give US reciprocity
Canada the land OF heart and II is enough FOR me-
but H. Is not equal the United States in extent IL
has not even Ave millions and the Americans have u
population OF sixty millions and 10 say as was said by
the Conservative leaders that time that coud compel
that great Nation 10 their knees and could
force them give what they have not been willing TO
give far. simply the greatest brsggadoco tnst
has been enacted within my lifetime Let remain as we
are politically but let agree that would Le for Their
benefit ard for our that there should Be no Gus
toms laws should exchange products from
one the line 10 the other This Is the policy OF the
Liberal party.