Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-06
aMnExATlon.

Strength Of the CONNER
eial Union Sentiment
II In Canada.
Public Feeling 81 the sssieef-Nen
Whs are Known fhrsashsus the
II DsDinsss Ansssnee rhea-
selves fer Annexation.
II any one wishes TO see Q typical old
Terry tovn be should cone here. Fer
tensteiy, however, there 10 nee Am
terstbufR. Gradually . sprinkling Of
Americans eave been taking the piscs
OF the old u uduafks. 10 winter. fally
one ethtft Of tne male population IL
made cp OF United states cstizeos.
rney follow the lakes during the som
rner and reuds xvo1s ~ THE convenient
poft daring the winter. 0radcaily, too.
toe orthodox fofy,ssn has teen lesven'
! ed By enterpsssipR younx Canadian
blood and Amsriean ideaa As result
= canvass Of The pisos shows that this
former Tory stronghold 10 nos enttns,.
sssic fos commercial uniou with the
United Stsies, and, strange as 10 may
seem. old Tory AmherstbsFg has more
| anpexationists toau almost any place
along the border. TIE folsowira in
tesvisvs will shov the drifs Of feel na:
xHx HcS. y. q. BAIEuun. =. r.P.
The Hoo. William d. BAlfour 10 The
| uemker Of the Provincial Paeiiamsrs
| for this riding. With Reeve Aud be
ediss the Echo, which has not yes come
out q q footed for union, bas which 10
soon likely to do 90 vish tvo such ar
dent Uniouisss at the helm. Nj. Bal
four said:
The politicians have not taken Il up
a. yet, bus are letting the people dis
cuss the matter. AZ for myself, how
ever. am free to say that as 40 Abstract
question l am for commercial union. |
Ibere is one serious question 10 be met. |
however, aud that 10 a. TO the attitude |
OF the United etatts. Sups ose we make |
commercial union an issue and carry |
the country on tt, bat then. on sobmtt- |
ting IL TO the Uni;ei States, they say 10 /
us; who ashed yoo for commercial |
ulion? Il would Put ns in most fid,- |
culous light. Bat II ve had assurance |
that the other side would tske tie saue 1
vieW ~ Ne dad. would unhesitatinRiy |
recommend commercial union TO my |
c constituents snd urge II myself. As it
rs, il will undoubtedly be q ooming Is |
sue. TIE Conservatives, being the ex |
ponepts Of loyalty, for some reason or |
other, viil probably oppose II. aithou b |
several CONSERVATIVES have told me that |
they we're i1 favor o! commercial union. |
TIE idea that We should hrs, be loyal g.
ourselves ssetns to be taking the place
Of the old loyalty idess.'
"HoV Is the annexation ssutiment?"
II must say that am Surprised at Its
spread. Why. iast winter at the assem. |
tly Of PArilamsUt heard several Con-
servative es veil rs Liberal members |
proclaim themselves III favor OF annex
alton. Ihst would have been remark
sbls few years ago. and would not
have been whispered BY anyone Who
had any confederation for his future
political existence. We have pot ye'
mad our institute meeting here, but II |
will be called shortly, and resolutions
favnrinR cnmmereiai union will, think.
be passed
AvxLL KNOWN yABxTR.
Probably 10 gentleman farmer is bet |
ter known o. such in the Dominiop |
than J. II. Morgan. He Vas one Of the
two called before DR.. Orton's asrieuita
raj commission for their views, aud be
has been appointed By the government
- eneke IL q1iries rs to prairie tree cal-
~ In politics be has always besn q
I sch Conservative. bat this doSs no,
keep him from being an ardent com
mercial unionist.
"Is IL q snt ject OF peonIiarly vital In
ieYkss TO tbe farmeIs," Hsid be, "aod
they fully appreciate tuis, thipk, and
viii be united for union. suoh union
will be Of benefit to both sides for tnis
reason: The United States cannot have
free trade with Ea ooe, for there Is such
a Differences Ia the cost OF labor, a1d
the United States caunot compete with
the contipeutsl labor. Bot Canada and
the Cnited States have more of an idsu
tity OF interests in labor. There IL more
harmony between the cost Of labor here
and across the line, 90 that free trade
relations could readily be established
vitseus the dra~back that prevents
that relation between tbs United States
aud Europe. | feel that the unieD
uaesti q Is sore TO be coming issue.
there is little opposition 10 u about
here"
RANK INJUSTICE.
Hardly q letter i.lustrstion Of the
In 1stice of the present system could
be bad than that given BY Thomas b
White. MIR. White is q rank 1ofy, al
sx-vardeu. q brother OF Sol. White. ex
N. r., and Vas himself q candidate for
rariiaweut. lie evns an extensive
iimestspe quarry here iost abreast OF
the Iime kiin crossing on the river
which 10 actually going to waste because
the absurd custom duties prevent De
troiters from msking use Of this vaIu
shi@ natural pfodact.
MANY OF the best stone buildings 10
d trost we're tuiit from my quarry"
said Mr. Write. "shen tbey could Get
tue stone free Of dnty during the for
mer days Of reciprocity. fhe fort
street PRESBYTERIAN church vas one Of
,htse, and when IL vas partially burned
Il, sent bere and got mere stone 20 re-
build, paying the duty on Il. 70. too.
u,ary Woodward avenue stores are
built ot Ii, and SO vas the hrss sauit
STE. Marie Canal. Then reciprocity |
came TO an end and sas shut II from
sopply,pe the stone aed they from get
my II at low prices. My bid vss far
Ihs lowest for building The sauit canal,
eut when the government oided that
they uoold have 20 pay GUY on tusf
evn stone my bid Vas knocked oot
Tne contract amounted TO soDethipe
Ike uniiiion dollars. II " vasn't for
this artia sial barrier l coaid .eii bniid
,uR stone to Detsoit<rs for $40 q ton.
sntie !, rov costs them from tl2 totib.
See What q ssyine that vea,d be 10
bniidioe the nev fsil Isle bridge there.
II Detroi; eooid use my stone " s0oid
save the city about i've cests Yer cubic
foot. an5 that would be . osg amount.
a. the neatmeuts wiii contain some
here from bOCo to 10 Io square yards.
have env cnaniity Of this stone. ard
ia Ike to sell tbs1t . million yards
Bot tue dstses tie II up and make tb,s
natural rsotust almost worthless. The
desy IL SIS ton on hoiiding stone, al
To- ugh ssit IL for Is. OF IS st the
quarry. What do ] think OF npioI
.by, l think it would be q great thing
The country is safe 70 speak for rect
trscisy at the next election. and II sir
John doesu't take Il up be's q eoD<t."
aHos dces anssxstion suit your"
To an old Tory tbs Vas, Of e1ufss,
r.