Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-02
OF ONE BLOOD.
BRETHREN WHO JOIN HANDS
Across the Canadian Border-The Anne1a-
ton Scheme.
SHERMAN Oh POLITICAL UNION
he Sees in It the Ultimate Destiny Of the Two
Nations.

NEW YORK, Decembsr 1.-The Wa:h-
ington correspondent of the Sun sands the
following to his paper: The Northwest is
deeply interested in the project of political
consolidation with the Dominion and il
discussir g it eagerly. send herewith the
opinions of Senator Sherman. Their prs
ent interest lies in the current assumption
that Mr.. Sherman will be President Ha;-
ris1n's Secretary of State.
"My belief in the future common des-
tiny af the two English speaking nations
of America has n.ver wavered. I was
led to f1rm it by my failure to find q lsss
radical remedy for the perennial occasions
OF serious dispute between the two couD-
tries. The fisheries dispute and the q ues-
ton cf the right of free transit Of Ameri-
can goods over Canadian roads are a typs
of disputes that have vexed the two ma
tions for century and will continue to
disturb them so long as the present cordi-
tious exist. To get rid Of these questions
We must get rid of the frontier.
Il studied the proposal for commercial
reciprocity only TO be convinced that it
was illusory and impraeticable. Political
union is another thing. The advantages
it offers sre more tqlal. Cansda would
gain all the advantages reciprocity pro
misses her. The advantages of political
COL so!idation with Csna3a to the United
States are 70 less palpable and obvious.
THE commercial and social tics he
tween tha two countries are very close and
growing more intimate every year. Two
important POINTS Of contact are the invest
ment Of American capital in Clra9a and
the immigration of native Canadians in
the United States. 1t is claimed thss at
least $100, 600, 000 Of American money is
locked up in Canadian railroads, mines and
industrial and commercial enterprises of
various kinds. On the other hand the
census shows that a million perso1s born
in Canada are now living in the United
States; this does not, of courte, take into
account the Thousands OF European emf
grants who come here after briefand un-
profitable sciaurn in the Dominion.
This exchange of capital and labor,
of men for money, is going on constantly,
and knitting closer every year tie
ties of common interest and social kiaship.
The truth cf this is revealed in the actual
state of feelirg in Canada. l know some.
thing about that as have lately trsversed
the Dominion from Montreal to Victoria.
There is growing conviction among
thinking people there that the future
destiny of Canada ia abjorption in the
American republic, strengthening as one
goes westward until it amounts IN Mani
tiba 70 clamorous and hardly to be de.
MED aspiration. The strongest, best
grounded ard most lasting opposition will
come from the French Catholic Church In
the province Of Quebec, which enjoys yalu-
oblo p-iviles e5 under the Dominion Gov
ernment, Incompatible with tho American
political system"
Senator Sherman further said that he
believed that the people of the United
States generally favored annexation, or
would favor it when the question was
orce brought home to them.