The Osceola times., 1888-09-01
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ioesire, also. TO call the attention OF the Coo
eress 70 another subject involving such wrong,
ana unfair treatment 10 our citizens, az In m,
opinion, requires prompt action.
The navigation OF the great lakes ana this
immense business and car, sing trade growing
out OF the same, have been treated broadly and
literally by the United States Government and
made free TO all mankind. while Canadian rail.
roads and navigation companies share in our
country's transportation upon terms as fayora.
ble as are accorded TO our own citizens. The
canals and other public works built and main.
tanned by the Government along the great
lakes are made free to all. In contrast to this
condition, and evincing narrow and ungener.
Gus commercial spirit, every lock and canal
which is public work OF the Dominion OF Can.
ada is subjected TO tolls and charges.
by Article 2s 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 OF equality with the inhabi.
tants OF the Dominion. and TO also secure 10 tho
subjects OF Great Britain the use OF tho st.
Clair Flats canal on terms OF equality with the
Inhabitants Of the United States.
The equality with the inhabitants OF the Do
minion which we were promised IN the use OF
the canals of Canada did not secure TO us free
II
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 merchandise
and property should not be enhanced in its
cost by tolls many times higher than such as
were carried TO an adjoining Canadian market
All our citizens, producers and consumers, as
well as vessel owners, were to enjoy the
equality promised; and yet evidence has for
some time been before the Congress, furnished
by the Secretary Of the Treasury, showing
that while the tolls charged in the first in
stance are the same to all, such vessels and car.
goes as are destined to certain Canadian ports
are allowed refund 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 II condi.
tional upon our vessels doing Canadian busi-
ness instead OF their own business, is to fulhl
promise with the shadow OF performance.
recommend that such legislative action be
taken as will give Canadian vessels navigating
our canals, and their cargoes precisely tho ad'
vantages granted TO our vessels and cargoes
upon Canadian canals, and that the same be
measured by exactly the same rule OF discrimi.
nation.
The course which have outlined, and the
recommendations made, relate to the honor
and dignity OF our country and the protection
and preservation OF the rights and interests OF
all our peops. government does but half Its
dut, when IL protects its citizens at home and
permits them TO be imposed upon and,humilia-
ted by the unfair and overreachlng disposition
OF other Nations. II we invite our people TO
rely upon arrangements made for their benefit
abroad we should see To IL that they are not
deceived and II We are generous and liberal 70
neighborng country our people should
reap the advantage of It by return
OF liberalitv and generosity. These are sub
1ects which partisanship should not disturb oil
confuse. Let us survey the ground calmly and
moderately, and having put aside other means
Of settlement, II we enter upon the policy oi
retaliation, let us pursue 1t firmly, with de
termination only TO subserve the interests oi
our people and maintain the high standard and
becoming pride OF American citizenship.
[Signed1 GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Aug. %, 1888.