Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-19

clude Canadian produces unu CRnndthn
ahor will fetch the Canadians to their senaee,
and compel England to maize such terms
with tho United States rs wilt eventually L
result In Canada hacuming part and parcel
OF this great republic. The gentlemen who
tell You this do not know the spirit of
Canada; thsy do not know how literally
and justly, nay, kindly, has Canada been
treatNd by the mGthar country, aad how
little Justification there ts In any attempt TO \
throw off the tie that blinds the mother and
the daughter together.
The severance can only come, II 1t ever
does come, by the prsss'ire of commercial .
forces, by q generous,end liberal policy, and !
not by antagoGistic or hclicerent ones.
The nlan by which ii la proposed 10 ex- !
tend the trade of the United States to as
far north as human life extsss on the one
hand and TO permit free supply OF raw |
material from Canada on the othor, Is TO
create a practical commercial union be- |
tween the tWo ooGattios. Il ls proposed
that the tariff line which now runs athw4rt
the continent should be lifted up. and being
mada OF uniform height placed entirely
around the continent. That the duties
colleoted In Montreal and Qleoec shal! bD
precisely the snmS ns thca' collected ht
New YORK and Boston; that the political
separation will hp just as complate as 1t is
now, but that, commercially, the two coun-
tries shalt be one.
OF course there are difficulties IN the
way, but surely the resources Of civilization
are not all exhausted by which two coun-
tries, two great governments, may agrea
upon some plan OF adjusting these dttfcul-
| ties, II both people are intent upon IN
arrangement. II 1t could ba pgreAd, FOR
instance, that the tariff OF Oenaua should
| never be lower than that Of the United
States; that Ia fact the tariff OF the CONT.
nent should be regulated at Washington as
10 Its height; that 1t should oe administered
,i,.,, nh
the United States should have large pre-.
4 pondsrAnre; rhst the total receipts should
4 be pooled In one purse and tht the
amount should bs divided according to
| populations.
The advantages OF commercial union
4 with Canada tpst without the expenditure
\ OF dollar or OF the shedding
I OF drop of blood the area Of
the United States commerce would
Ia doubled. The industries ot Nav
Englnnd, now depressed and iaNguishing
could be revivifled by au uniiinitel supply
Of chenp iron, coal and 1000 ifcM me mar
time provinces; that the mAryelous ra-
sources OF Qlebec, with an aren i've times
as great as that OF the grea' state of N1W
York, could be made contribltnrY TO the
growth OF that commonwealth; while the
mills OF Minnesota the transportation fa-
cillt,es Of the great northwest, and the
growing n1uufa turing industries OF thet
region. could have II field Tor operations far
beyond the dreams of thoss who founded
these erlpires, The advantages to tho
states and cities on the Pacific coast OF q
free and unrestricted access to British
Columbia have most inadequately been es-
timRted. The coast line OF British Columbia
is 5000 miles long-a distance as great rs
from Florida Keys to the northern limit oil
Maine, into which empty numerous rivers
filled with fish OF all kinds.
The United States has already snil1cient
territory to tax tho governing capacity OF
Congress; $4,000 bills In a single session
are quite as many as human nature can
, sand. and to double the territory and Ia.
, troduee new elements into our political
system, would tax our asslmllatipg powers
to a great extent.
Coming down to practical details Mr..
Wlman said that up to this time England
! had given Canada perfect liberty OF action
] In her fiscal affairs. She regulated heE
, own tariff, and the same amount OF duty
was exacted from English goods as from
American. II was now proposed thal
/ American goods should be admitted free
while EnRllsh goods should continue to be
i taxed. This was practical discrimination
| OF one part Of the British empire ageiasl
/ the goods produced In smother part o. tha,
empire. This was a step which, tiye years
4 ago, few people III Unnain would consent
to, or the English government agreed to
a But great change has taken place In tht
/. sity OF a commercial alliance with thii
2 country, and at the forthcoming genera
o election, within Is months, the main ques
4 tIon before the voters OF Canada wGnld bt
i whether or not commercial partnership
n with the United States was desirable,
d II In the meantime Congress should pass
a resolution instructtng the Pre5id6nf q
ID appoint commissioners to report upon somt
a plan looking to wards d commercial arrange
a Inent, the speaker believed the result woult
!. b9 that parliament favortng this move
I meNt would be elected. The governmen
It which this new parliament would Great
n would havs an entirely dttforeut polio
4 from that of tho existing Tory government
/. The latter believed In ISOLATION, restriction
v ia tbs building up OF their own affairs, AM
,c so long MS they continued In power ther
ID would be no liberal arrangements witt
Il Canada. But az the forthcoming genera
"a election n change would take placA, II onl
"a encouragement were Afforded from thi
,, side to confirm thH hrllei that an arrange
n ment between tho countries was possible
"a All that was necessary 70 DO was 70 aspras
o a desiro by the matchants, Manufacturer
n and public men OI tltA country, U en-
ii courage movement IN CANADA Thlci
a should have for Ks ntjett and eventual re
II suit the breaking 6bTn Of the barrier tina
D. now runs across tho continent.
Ia referring to ths proc 'eiings Of the Pan
Ia American congress- the speaker said TIM
IN the 5O, 900 900 OF Americans on the eentra
ID AID southern part Of this continent wer
NJ row absorbing Am ttsil goods only to tn
it extent Of 800, ,OOJHtIG per annum. On tn
r. north, almost WitA!n sight, tnora wer
" 5000, ,OGO Canadians who We're nbserD!n
lg American goods TO the extent OF @51 QUO W
a per annum. So that while every scout
id American was now worth TO tho unite
OF States only 81 0perannum, every Canada
J.. was worth $40, SO far as concorns tho
or pbs0gptton Of American mauutacture
ia WITH ms barrier betEeen thR Unted STATE
M and Canada ob!iterated, Ent;lish goods dl
10 crirntnatei against, and an open aud n ire
ID market for the development ur natural =
n. soureea within Canada, eyrrY Canada
would be worth 300, tHyteaG OF $40, as
le customer Of thO United States.
Of THE POLITICAL UNION QUESTION.
~ As to political union, ATr. Wilma
no affirmed that 1t was unnecessary, und
"a, sIrable, and ut present impossible, Y v!
~ unnecessary. because all that could
"a achieved by union OF that character, {
nj far as trnde and commeree was concerne'
m would be accomplished by concurrent legl
II lation on the part of the two eountrle
-, sunplemented BY treaties between tn
IN IN country AL England. The latter YOU
ed certainly be compelled to ngree to {
mr. arrangement which gave to Canada psrfe
o. s, freedom ia her fiscal AFFAIRS. II at the he
,sr general election a parliament we're elect
~ which should have for It's policy the frt 9
H. ,es trade relations NTH the United Statcs, ar
a. a discrimination against English goods
III was true that England might object; b
,as that objection she would hardly dare
~ matntaln. The dilemma cf the tmperi
he government would be extreme, II It ne
4 tatea TO consent to Canada ioing as Z;
~ caoss With neg own. II on the ono hand
.i,e refused TO lat her trade with her neart
~ neighbor on terms OF pertejt equality viii