, 1890-11-19
Lord Stanley ON the trade Cues
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Our readers have no doubt seen in the
kilograms from the east illusions to a speech
which Lord Stanley delivered at the opening
OF the Central Canada exhibition in Ottawa.
In that speech His Excellency alluded to
the trade question in which Canadians just
now are SO generally interested. The ques-
ton Is economic. rather than political, n
no one but an unreasoning partisan will con-
slider that LORD Stanley committed the sllgh-
test official improperly in abiding to a mat
ter which so closely concerns the welfare of
the Dominion.
The Governor General said
We all know at home hat Her Majesty Is
a competitor, and q very serious competitor
in many prizes which are carried off at our
agricultural shows. Both she and her family
have shown the importance which they
attach to that which must be the standard
industry of all countries, and especially here,
where we feel that the agricultural portion
of the country is one on which so deeply de-
pends all our prosperity, does II become OF
importance to the person representing, al
though at a distance, the head OF the state,
to evince a deep and lasting interest IN that
which concerns the agricultural prosperity OF
the country. It is more necessary perhaps
at this moment than at any other tune. l am
not going to wander into political illusions
or comment more than very briefly upon the
uncertainty of passing events, and although
we know that rivalry-the word jealousy
had almost slipped out-exists sometimes
between those most nearly related, and also
those most fond of one another. / am not
going to quarrel in the slightest degree with
the action Of our great n%eighbors to the
south of the line, nor, indeed. could l find 1t
in my heart to do so as long as they send so
able and charming a representative as the
American consul here. tfpplause) RrcOg-
nizing. therefore, the entire right to the &C
ton which they have thought it necessary
to adopt, viewing with carefulness, though
not with alarm, the effect of that action upon
our resources, / venture, gentlemen, IN a few
words to take stock of the position and to-
show you that it becomes us IN this country
to put ourselves more upon our meitle, and
to induce uS to develope our resources, as
our friends south of the" line have done IN
times past. (Appladse.) | do not want IN
any way to minimize the Importance OF the
great measure which has just passed. Its
effect upon our trade to some extent is I'M
doubted, but it is not the Immediate effect
we are to look to, but rather what is the
ultimate effect which such measures produce,
when we are thrown back, as it were, upon
our wi resources when certain markets,
previously open to US in 8 great measure are
closed to US, and when trade must, as some
outlets are closed to us, have to seek for =
fresh and a new channel. For my W part,
from what / have seen, both of the Dominion
collectively and the citizens personally, |
believe that there is ample enterprise and
ability in this country to seek out new mode
of trades. At present, there must always
be, til trade has settled down in new roads,
q certain amount of disturbance, but | have
not seen as yet any s nse Of general alarm |
have not seen any records of failures, actual
or anticipated [ have not seen that securl-
ties have fallen. and | have not seen, except
in specific articles, perhaps, that trade has
declined. The general conclusion, therefore,
which I, as an outsider, share is this :. That
the inhabitants OF the Dominion mean to
work out their own prosperity themselves.
(Applause.) They do not for a moment put
aside the wish TO be on equal and cordial
terms with our great ~neighbor, but they are
determined to work out their own. trade on
lines in which they, through their statesmen,
have determined to be best for the advantage
of the country Victoria Cosoasst, 3 Octo-