New-York tribune., 1890-03-22
ANOTHER SAYS THAT ANXrxAr1oy Is IN
AND TuNT SCARE


AND TINT SCARE NYoNE ~ CANADA
O)ULD d. INDUCED To ,cEIr IT, IT.
TO the Ediior Of The TrIbunc
sir. Every who come, INTO contact with
Canadian. dnly who questions them on the subject
q annexation 10 the tnlt.d state and who listens
'af'nlly and records accurately. VIII bc both amused
ana amazed hy Tie ,outr rbntlon. of Nr..r.. Glen.
NIman and other og the .nblcct in the column. Of
four great Journal. should you 20 into Canada {,
da} you would be- surprised - discover that All the
ta. Of anuc,ns Canada 20 the I nici state, + the
m-rct moon-hnc fr %, the sentiment Of Canadian.
T. concerned Question the voter. Average farmers.
mechanic. railroad cnplOyc. sruccr- merchant, Ia
general. and Won wouM ma the oni,t, 80
rare. fcw and far bctwccn that YOU would wonder
that there j, any talk anywhcr. Of .ufh - ;hug as
annexation. tonvel- cation with the avcfnrx 'anadn
with the men who read and nho know what is going
on q, home and abroad. VIII soon convince one who
is looking for informalon. and not for confirmation
Of theory or support for lad. that the Canadian
eminent concerning thcmsclvc, and their Yankee
nclshbors or, ,iaIzc, into about the following con
cm-ion: /. Canada is a superior conntry tho
United state. II is better be- powerful pio,
oi the powerful British Empire than o be- compare
lively insignificant state, in the great Republic
3. Canadians are superior In intelligence. t,bility
character morality and everything else 10 Americans
4. Canadian laws better. stronger clearer. aud
more carefully and cquahly administered than
American laws. b. Canada /, deeply religion,
conntrs. while the Unit states j, country Of
inndcl.. atheists and other dccstnLlc persons. g.
Canada has 10 lose than IA gain by annexation.
:. Canadian pride j. insurmountahlc barrier in
the way Of annexation. = Canadian, in general
di.approve American in,ttL ions, cn toms. rcgull-
tiOns and Inanncr- in general. g. The Canadian
contempt for American thing, all American thing,
save the American market j. deep seated. deep
rooted. incrdicablc 10. Canadians consider American
politics absolutely and irrcm0lably rotten and corrupt
These are almost verbatim statements made By
ten Canadians In succession. who recently auc,
toned by who attempting 10 discover. IN the
province Of Ontario where the anncNationists live.
Noi Canadian among al those questioned had Il
word to say IN favor Of annexation. Not one would
was possible probable desirable. The sentiment
In Canada may be Judged accurately from such in
formation gathered along the frontier. Canadians
to day are bcwallng the the free trade party
in the United statc-, because they fondly hoped and
believed that free trade with the United state, would
be "A good thing financially and commercially for
Canada. They their national debt growing about
as rapidly a. the American debt /, decreasing. they
the and religious troubles growing In bitter
ness ana intensity. they the flower Of their people
cmigrng 10 the Statcs. they the Dominion stand
ing absolutely sill going relatively backward. and
yet the Canadians who remain in Canada Royalst
to the marrow antiAmcrican aud anti annexationst
10 the core. They dislike Americans. while cnvNing
their progress and pining FOR admission 10 American
markets. Any pcttnc,s displayed by Canada toward
the United state is in their eyes LOYALTY and devotion
10 the British Crown. and the highest possible STATES
manship and the purcst PATRIOTISM whilc the meek,
long suffering aud patient endurance Of the states TO-
ward Canada 10 them mean only Yankee cowarfice.
Yankee fear Of the British Lion, Yankee pusanmity.