New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-24
CANADA'S CRY FOR TRADE.
GOODWIN SMITH BEFORE THE COMMERCIAL
UNION CLUB
HOPEFUL OF RECIPROCITY WITH THE UNITEI
STATS DESPITE THE MKINLEY bILL~A
LETTER FROM SENATOR SHERMAN.

SAA4TS AHI ~ AA"H"A
LETTER FROM SENATOR SHERMAN
Toronto. Ont Sept e3-rhc Commercial Union Club
held Its annual meeting tonight. Goodwin smith,
president Of the club. In his address said
"Cur club holds It's annual meeting again under Its
old name. which, let me say once more. means just
What II says-cOmmercial. not POLITICAL union Mr.
smith referred to the present political and Commercial!
situation. The Mckinley bill. he said. Is u great
disaster, ard will be felt much more By Canadian
farmers than by those having nothing personally t"
lose by It, who can afford TO receive II with trumpet
notes Of patriotic defiance. OF course Canada Viii
survive though the industrial energy and fortitnde Of
her people will DC severely tried. England survived
under protection. but she a, trebed her wealth. under
free trade Tho Mckinley bill Is not ponhs against
Canada it is measure Of domestic. not or'gn. policy
In proof Of this Mr.. smith read letter written BY
senator sherman to Mr. Wiman. in consequence 1T
letter written to Mr. winan by Mr.. smith Following
i the letter:
>onat, Chanb'l. Washington. S'pt. -. 1890
Mr. Era,tIs Wrnan.
p,aI s.r Yon. o 'h- 18TH Inclc>inr from Mr..
GOODWIN Sll l. r.""i,,d Tn lrOvi,'n- a. tin Mrkin"y
bill no de- apply with severity to taHaa but
hill /, genera! in it, arrlia TO all conn'rr' 1t
~ no doubt high protection taIih and vii! t"'t the
| policy OF suth a law. 1t i not e'p~laly am"i a.
Canada. but /, general IN H. terms d" beheN" 'hst
with llttlr orbarince and MODERATION on boh Saee
OF the linz the fcrns will b. universal here that
.nt'red in;" "twcrn the two """ntt"-. mere = no
puiJo,' commercial Wal On the Dominion "
,nads WITH view to fore" snncHsfion Su'h thooFh"
.u,,.,.r never entered th. mind Of 4 member OF on
rl,s> II ,ns feeling her" for annexation u grows
- h..:f tt annexation would '' better 'or o'
peoplc Of hth conmttI> and not from w. T." a'\ or
onau.r ~ p.i.und" til" people OF Canada I" b''"h'
| pa; tir nitd stats.
intend At the first op"imne nion"nt, 10 oI'i -"
| y,,. ,a,. ,,,i, JOiIN SHERMAN.
| Mr. smith said tha. Mr.. 5hcrnan'S statements "'T
corroratcd b all that he could learn from other ""'r
| tor. The notion. he continued, tha' N"'I''"' -'
alway, fixing greedy eve, Canada and plo'tihT
| against her independence i one of wl'n 'anah'a''>
| NAV cIoar their Minds Whatever illireng there l,
on tho part ~ the United states l. against "re"'
| I,ritain not Canada. sir John MACEDONIAN saws 'r"H
that II was the dcmearor Of The BRUSH Torres " '"'
time II the civil War thai '"-i Canada ~" rc'pfV.
,rca,r "umr connection with i:r,tt>h T"rNi>n said
the Sneaker and the b"l"i that our Government Is an
ourpui Of II OIL this continent Will Ii" d"""' '"|' "
| committing rov When t'ai ada clcri> her own '"V
crnor General the fisheries question viii bc easily set
tied But Of course we cannot expert NAV Ah'r'"hi
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