Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-04
waterway in streams into the United
States through Columbia.

Wdtti way III STREAMS lQJO the OQlt6O
States through Columbia.
MORTON SHOULD PURGE HIMSELF.
German read table OF distances show
ing that the route from Yokohama to
Liverpool, via the Canadian Pacific and
the new lines now in process of building
through the United States, will be over
HOO miles shorter than by the American
lines. The temptation offered by these
subsidies have been too great for our
American citizens. In Poor's manual
would be found the names of Americans
loudly proclaimed who associated them
selves in this enterprise, as of course
they had perfect right to do. Some of
the most distinguished men in the
United States, some of whom are candi-
dates for high offices, even the second Of
fice In the Government, might be found
directors of the Canadian Pacific. Cor
man here read list OF the officers and
directors of the road. Among the direc-
tors appeared the names of Levi P. Nor
ton and William L. Scott.
Mitchell, interrupting, said il the Sem
| ator from Maryland had taken the trou'
| BILE to read the names of the directors Of
western road which had lately fallen
into the hands of the Canadian Pacific,
he would have found the name of the
Chairman of the Democratic National
Executive Committee.
Gorman said he had no doubt OF it,
but that gentleman was not a candidate
for office. He did not believe there
ought to be any partzanship on this
question, but as the Senator from Oregon
brought it cut so pointedly he desired to
express the belief that no man who is a
candidate for high office, whether he be
| Democrat or Republican, who if elected
might become President of the United
States, could properly accept the Office
until he purged himself of every interest
in British enterprise. 1t was no ques.
tion OF politics, and he had not brought
it in for political purposes.
POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
i lengthy discussion, principally OF a
political nature, then ensued between
German and Edmuuds. During its con-
tinuance Edmunds said there was one
thing that might be taken as true on
both sides OF the chamber, and that was
that the physical geography OF the globe
would not be changed either by the St.
Louis or Chicago platform, or by Presi-
dent Cleveland or by his successor,
President Harrison. Ii goods could
be carried cheaper between Liverpool
and Hong Kong across Canada, COM
merce would seek that route but besides
the physical facts of geography, the
physical condition Of climate played its
part, and no government could change
1t. He believed. therefore, that his hon
orable friend (Gorman) was immensely
wrong in saying that the Canadian Pacific
Line, whether going through Maine Oh
not, could ever compete with the Amer.
lcaH Pacific lines without going to ruin
or unless sustained by its Government
There were seven months in the yeai
when the transportation of a million
chests OF tea or million boxes of silks
would not cost half as much by the
American lines as by the Canadian
line, and when to that was added
the fact that the American lines
were capable Of doing and were doing
an immense local business, any Ameri.
can citizen who lashed himself into a
great fever on the subject of competition
for the Asiatic trade, was falling into an
immense delusion. 1t was true that Sc
long as money could be found to run the
Canadian line at loss, and to carry
goods at half cost, it might be done, and
the United States could not help it. II
had to be said, however, that the con-
trast between the Governments oi
the United States and Great Britain, in
regard to encouraging trade, commerce
and manufactures was very great. The
British Government subsidized railways
and steamships and established colonies
and consulates, and demanded sny in
slant reparation for wrongs to its sub
jects. The Government of the United
States, as at present constituted, did not
do that.
Cullom closed the discussion by declar-
ing that if it were necessary that the
flag OF the American nation should float
over Canada lin order to protect Ameri-
can people, he should be in favor of it
before the subject was got through with.
The resolution was then adopted with
out division.
The resolution of yesterday, fixing the
hour OF daily meeting at IL A. II. was
adopted; yeas "a, nays 20; and the reso-
luton offered by Gray that when the
Senate adjourns to-day it be till Monday,
was also adopted.
| THE FISHERIES TAKEN UP.
The Senate then proceeded to consider
the Fisheries treaty in open executive
session. and was addressed by Teller in
opposition to it's ratification. He said
that in all the annals of history no nation
had been so regardless of the rights OF
others as the English nation. He did
not know that he agreed with the state
ment OF the Senator from. Virginia rid
dleberger) that this would never be a
free nation until she had whipped Eng
land for third time, but he did know
the United States would never be free
nation unless it asserted that which be
longed to it, and unless it was ready and
willing to stand up for that which the
treaty of 1888 recognized in it, whether
that were it's boundaries or it's in
dependence. The history of England
justifes the declaration of JEFF
ferson that she would destroy
the liberties OF the world that she might
sell bale of fur. She was to-day legis-
lating for the purpose of putting subjects
lof hers on trial in court unknown to
Law, and was sending her brightest and
best men to jail for simply appearing at
public meetings to protest against wrongs
suffered at the hands of the consolidated
power of their great nation. The people
of the United States would get their
rights peaceably if they could, forcibly if
they must. The fear Of war or fear that
England could destroy $500, 900. 900 worth
of property on the sea coast and lakes,
would not deter the American people
| from demanding what was thairs and