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OTTAWA Sept 9s.-Thlrty-nins years aro Sir
David Macpherson. Sir Alexander T. Gait, Sir
John Rose, and the Hon. J.J. c. Abbott signed
with scores OF others a manifesto deolarinn
that the welfare OF Canada depended on q
political union with the United States. Mr.,
Abbott Is now q member OF the Dominion
Government, while Sir David and Sir Alexander
are members Of tho Privy Council. History
now repeats itself 40. although these pro-
claimed annexationists may not be taking any
active part In the agitation which is going on
In Canada at present for n political alliance
with the United States, the ground they took
In 1s49 for n separation with Great Britain has
been taken with equal force by those who are
now agltntlnR In favor Of annexa alton. Tho
Quebec Telegraph has been followed by lie
Cdnddien, another organ OF tho Dominion
Government and the personal organ OF Sir
Adolphe Caron, Minister OF Militia. ono OF the
most influential French Canadian organs OF
the Province Of Quebec, which comes out
squarely and warns the people Of Canada that
annexation is their destiny. There are many
who are annexationists at heart and love and
are loyal to tho British Crown at the Same time.
This may appear anomalous, yet It is a
fact. There arc thousands OF people
In Canada who look forward to there
being at some time union Of the Anglo Saxon
race and who believe that the causes OF dis
pute which frequently involve England in O
controversy with the United States would be
avcrted by political alliance between Canada
and tho republic. They believe, further, that
the bonds OF friendship between England and
the United States would be strongly cemented
together by such union, while in il Canada
would find an alliance which would develop
her natural resources 10 limit that It Ia al
Telegraph is following up tire question OF an
se nder az Of TSseR s
ADVANTAGES that must ACCRUE to Canada
ThS s9S 99Ss'egraD1 D9rpT M the years 1889
was Invested in commercial enterprises IN the
United Statns. That ie tho Englisnman's idea
Of loyalty" And. when We know, too, that over
20 900 acres Of land are owned by English
men in the same, country. We can put this and
that together and come to our own conclusions
almighty dollar the same as other people, and
they sst rosI their thy tn expect
row bones before them every hour in the
venture 10 Goiiove that live il we W we're re- Stale IN in
the Union we would have more, much moro.
Ing anGsh eaPt1l invgS'Sd here than we can
English capital follows American enterprise,
and American enterprise would search the
II
Colorado tho Gunnison country. New Mexico,
and California-and found Il; too. All our SUR
erals. but our people are too p1or to prosne@t T
for them. II we became n part of the United
States, American enterprise would do that
money In searching for ore. But by our laws We
keep American capital out and thelaws affect
capa IS ADd a as Il
would be with our mineral wealth. so would it
be in all eher bWns1s wda How
Qne5ecF How long would they be making up
y Hudson's Bay, once they were assured that
there was reasonable prospect of making 1t
Ha %"ud on sSe
Is Gaptai sts st p1 hesitate 10 ; wSrk tho SoId
would the NoPth1est Territcrlcs - be HM s'agnsnf n%
UntaH statrs sSpan SS It aWay Ea a. as tRe
please, but the brutal truth is that Canada is
almost tahoo.d as country, to emigrate to:
the lone and sinew Of Europe. So far as i'm
migration goes We are at a comparative stand
people OF Eprope believe that We have any
thing more lthnn a few arEents OF snow In
the country They nre on that point. almost
as they were when Voltnire made his ironrcal
remark, But we arc tod that anpexation
Quebsc Montreal. Toronto, merely annexes to
II that is so, how is it that Buffalo. Detroit
OF other towns almost similarly orcum-
stanced. aro nov moulderinG in decay And
of by an almost prohibtory tariff The prod
urc OF his farm is taxed enormously II he
wants a, market, and Sir John says, Look to
England That mcn,s that the farmers OF
Gafad@ s *. and d T
France; Already we know that this cannot be
done. There are some products OF the farm
farmers Of the European Continent. Living
here Is dearer than it Is In Europe. The peo-
pie ? lie there r are mere economtSal and tGoy have
farmers want is the American market That
is for him the, zen sesame II there Is one in
nexation would act as wand of Prosrero and
turn our barren soil into smiling harvests. but
we have % eSeEy reason f on to be ei"ye that It you'd
ican % capital, and il would give the farmers %
MARIE, from which they are now debarred.
Fl Today TG1q be the United
People" peopie could De tSfifei. Ge Thy %9ul4 have ave
their ne "a SHIRE m OF 1he consulsh1iips; M They would
or the navy, as they practically are to-day.
New fleldG Of entsrpElse would be open n to them
would become millionaires or statesnron al a !
bound; but large field Of commercial nctivi;
ty, political prefCrment social distinction, and |
Donors would be open. for their competition. |
Annexation would end all chances o. q posi-
try. And we know that this is the ambition Of |
the majority Of the people here, We hear it |
but we hear 1t from Montreal and Toronto.
And we know. too, that ii is the muttcring OF |
the storm that comes 10 US. a storm that Is not |
aimed at injuring England. but that is aimed
nj looking tu our own interests first OF all. |
That we believe to BE- the policy OF tho greater
they know that annrIation would end the po-
III cal uncertainty o. the country and make its |
people, citizens Of the mightiest republic the
world has ever seen"