The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-02
ANNEXATION.
Senator Sherman in Favor Of Uniting
The United States With tho Do
minion of Canada.
Gen. Wilson Thinks tho Time Is
Ripe for Such a Move.
The Interests of the Two Govern
ments Are Common.
The Political Advantages OF tho Union
Emphasized by the Present Troubles
of tho Fisheries Question
Othsr AdynntnRna

NEW YoRE, Dec. 1.-The Washington
correspondent of the SUu sends the follow
ing TO his paper The Northwest ncighbor
10 rebellious Manitoba and in the line OF
railroad connection between the Eastern
and Western Provinces Of Canada, is
deeply interested in the project OF poliui.
cal consolidation with the Dominion, and
is discussing IL eagerly. send herewith
the opinions OF Senator Sherman. Their
present interest lies In the current as
sumption that Mr.. sherman will be Presi.
dent llarrison's Secretary OF State.
The interview with Gen. Wilson in the
Sun OF last Sunday ends with the signiR-
cant sentence:
"The student Of politics and public qucs-
tons will observe that the time is ripe in
America for disappearance Of Bismarck
ianpolicy. That ia TO say for disappearance
of statesman keen enough TO foresce the
ripening tendency OF kindred nations
toward consolidation upon an imperial
scale. bold enough TO declare his faith in
the destiny made manifest to his fore.
sight and strong enough TO mold and
direct vague desires, bind movements OF
aspiration and icfinenting tendencies To-.
ward union into complete achievement
and accomplished fact. | don't want TO
play the part OF voice crying in the will
dcrEoss, and hail the appearance of such u
man with undue precipitation. But the
Significance OF this fact can escape nobody,
that by far the NEST capable, experienced
and trusted political leader left in the
United States by the retirement from pub
lie life Of Mr.. Blaine stands in the very
fore front of the movement to unite the
political dcstinics of Canada land the United
states. Senator Sherman was tho fnt
American prominent IN public life 10
adopt and declare the belief that the
ultimate destiny Of the two nations are
common and that no other solution can
be- found for the questions constantly
arising between them. la the course OF
an hours talk with senator sherman,
whose general driu aud bearing | have
his iu.l authority 10 convey to you, |
learned that his views 1n this subject have
only gained strength ani dchnitOncss with
the lapse Of time. q 2 he. "My belief
In the future common destiny OF the two
English speaking nations OF America has
never waycrcd. | wis led to form il by
my failure To find a ICES radical remedy
for the perennial occasions of serious dis
puto between the two countries. The
fisheries dispute aud the question Of the
fight OF free transit Of American goods
over Canadian railroads ar type Of dis.
putcs that have ycxcd thc two nations Tor
century aud will continue to disturb
them NJ long as the pfczcut conditions ex-
ist. To get rid Of these qucstionsc We
must got rid Of the frontier
81 stabbed the proposal Tor commercial
reciprocity, only 10 bc convinced that il
was illus0ry and impractic,blc. Political
union Is smother thing Tho advantages
IL oilers are more equal. Canada would
gain all the advantage, reciprocity prom
iscs her. The advantages OF political con-
s0lidalion with Canada TO the United
states are no less palpahle aud obvious. II
less immediate, they will bc greater In the
long run. The political advantages Of tho
union are emphasized by the present
troubles over tile fisheries, milruad transit
aud canal tolls. These and other occasions
Ui border issues would be- removed aud
the most grave provocative Of dispute and
irritation taken out ofour domestic relations
''1hc commercial and -ociallics between
tho two countries are very close aud grow
ing mOrc intimate every year. Two i'm.
pOrtant points Of contact are the invest
iucnt Of American capital in Canada aud
the immigration oi native Canadians into
the United states. /, Is estimated VI least
slOO,OOO,O1O ol American money " locked
mp In Canadian railroads. mines and In.
lustral aud commercial enterprises Of
nrious kinds. On The other hand the
census shows that LOO 900 pcnons born
In Canada are now living In tho United
States and does not, Of course, take into
account the thousands Of European emf.
grants Who are here after q brief aud nm.
profitable sOIDurn In The dominion. This
exchange Of capital f0r labor, Oi men Tor
money, Is going on constantly, aud knit.
ting closer every year tho tics 81 common
interest and social kindship. The truth Of
this h revealed In The actual state Of
feeling In Canada. know something
about that, ns | have lately traycn-cd the
Dominion from Montreal 10 Victoria.
There il growing conviction among
people there That the future DIES.
tiny oi Canada IL absorption In the Amer.
ran Republic, Strengthening gs ono goes
westward, until II amount. iu Manitoba a.
d ciamor aud hardly o. Doc denied a4pIm.
ton. The strongest, lrsi grounded and
most lasting opposition WI.i come from the
French Catholic Church iu the Province
u Quebec, which ENJOYS valuable phyi.
lcgCs under tho Dominion Government
with the American political
system.
81 have observed and studied the state
II feeling on this side oi the line m caro-.
fully us that on The other and with re-
suits quito rs satisfactory The United
States i- ns ready Tor tie serious and fruit
IN. discussion u this question a. Canada.
The most hopeful d{n Is that the issue
does not promise 10 become either q party
VI sectional one Ths Yves, Is 80 ready
10 admit tbc Canadian provinces ~ Slaioa,
d. d % b. tHO West that h gOiug t0 control
The future dcslinics VI this country. By
The West | mean Ohio aud everything
b. the westward. Tho idea Oi political
un on ~ making rnpid growth in the com.
mcfcinl cities ~ tho East even those Of
the New England StsbH. from which the
strongest opposition il 20 be- expected.
jealousy u their CnnaIian ucghbOrs i8
In the pcoplu Of rural aud mari.
time New England. Outside u Boston
aud Portland, which woul gain CONNER
cially 10y union with Canada, and the con-
sequont removal of artificial barriers 10
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