The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-31
A BANQUET AT BOSTON.
SIR CARTWRIGHT ON OUR RELA-
TIONS WITH CANADA

reciprocal Ird0e tEetWeeu the 4 We
Countries Declared Equally Advan-
tageous-Canada One of Our Best
Customers-The Great Possibilities Of
the Future Pointed Out
BosroN, MASS, Jan. 30.-The annual
banquet OF the Boston Merchants Associa-
ton at the Vendome hotel was only second
in brilliancy to that of last year. when ex-
President Cleveland and the late Henry w.
Grady were the principal speakers. Over
200 members and guests were present,
among the latter being Sir Richard l. Cart
wright, opposition leader of the Canadian
parliament; Rufus B. Bullock, president
Of the Atlanta (Ga.) chamber of commerce
s. A Whitfield, first assistant postmaster
general, and ]. W. Longley, attorney gen.
eral of Nova Scotia; ex-Govs Ames and
Bracket, Attorney General PiIlsbury, Col
lector A. W. Board, President John H In
man Of the Richmond and Danvills rail-
road, President Norton of the Louisville
and Nashville, James Swami, of Inman,
Swarm s. Co, New York; John c. Calhoun
of the Central Railroad and Banking Com
pany of Georgia.
THE DECORATIONS.
The decorations were elaborate but taste
| full, and included graceful groupings of
United States and English flags. AT Sis
| O'Clock President Johnathan A. Lane called
the assembly TO order, and, after referring
| briefly to last evenings sad event in
| New York and co last years famous ban
| quet, said that political animosities were
vanished from these gatherings where none
| but broadest themes commanded attention.
LETTERS OF REGRET.
j. R. Lesson, chairman of the executive
committee, then read letters of regret from
Secretary Of State Blaine, Gov. Russell,
| Gov. Campbell Of Ohio. ex-Gov. n. 7.
Banks Of this state and Goodwin Smith of
Toronto, and a telegram of regret
| from the Atlanta chamber Of commerce.
| Hon. Henry s. Sprague, president of the
state Senate then spoke briefly, represent
| ing the commonwealth in the governors
absence. and was followed by Alderman
| Carruth for the city. Both expressed de-
| sire for closer commercial intercourse and
| freer trade relations between Canada and
| the United States
| SIR CARTWRIGHT INTRODUCED.
Sir Richard ]. Cartwright was intro
| duced in a brief speech by President Lane
as one who had studied reciprocity for
| years and was the best Canadian authority
| on the subject The Canadian leader was
| crested With cheers and waving Of hand
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attention and his arguments for reciprocity
were vigorously punctuated with applause.
| He said
The trade Of the United States is certainly
worth more to us collectively than ours is TO
| them. But free trade with Canada will benefit
| quite as many of the people of the United States
as Of the people OF Canada, and to quite as large
| an extent.
| EQUAL GAMERS.
Man for man, you will gain quite as much as
| Wa will RacfDrocitv will for the adj
| dition of half of the continent for commercial
purposes and the completion of new tier of
northern states With an ENORMOUS itS area
| great mineral resources with present popula-
| ton Of some 8, 100. 900. but with a capacity Of
maintaining fully 100000, and certainty dn
| such contingency OF very rapid increase. Per
| head you sell more goods to Canada than TO any
| other country. Absolutely we buy as much
| from you as France, and more than any other
| country except Great Britain and Germany. l
| think, in fact, we stand third on the list or
countries to which you export your productions,
and we alone, 5000, 600 as we are, buy from you
4 much as the 80, 900, 600 OF Mexicans and South
Americans do all put together.
| eREAT POSSIBILITIES.
Surely IL we do this in the teeth of two hostile
| tariffs, 1t is no idle word of mine to say that
| you caunot measure or bound the possibilities
which lie before both countries if only these
artificial walls were thrown down. Ours Ia a
| very peculiar position. We are free to do as we
| see ht. and no British statesman at this time of
| the day would ever dream of attempting
| to coerce US We stand, in a fashion,
midway between two great English nationsi
both as well. We entertain idle visions Of
political re- union of a vast Anglo Saxon
empire, but we do think that on certain condi-
tons and for certain common objects;
firm and cordial alliance might well
be created between the several nations which
speak the English language, which should,
humanity speaking, make It impossible that they
should ever again come into hostile conflict
and we have further venture TO hope that the
peculiar position of Canada, especially If close
trade relations were established between her
and you might enable her to play some part in
bringing about TINS contamination.
TWO IMPORTANT OBJECTS
| Ihave long felt that England needs above all
things to secure these two objects-frst, to re-
gain the good will of the United States and
second to conciiiate the people of Ireland, and
that these two most desirable ends can hardly
| be attained in either case without the other
In spite Of all mischievous legislation can do to
| the mere fact OF our geographical osition are
daily and hourly forcing us into ever closer
communication, even In spite of o urs elves.
Ex-Gov BULLOCK ON SILVER.
President Lane introduced President
Rufus B. Bullock, of the Atlanta chamber
of commerce. Abiding to the silver ques-
ton ex-Gov. Bullock said:
~ am not against free coinage, provided
the print Of our people is placed on a dollars
| worth Of silver. Tho pious announcement
now printed on our dollar will not be ac-
copied by the people as security for the
missing silver"
Hon. J. W. Longey. attorney general
of Nova Scotia. the last speaker, spoke
briefly on reciprocity. The Canadian lbs
eral party has adopted unrestricted reciproc-
ity with the United States as the chief
plank in its platform. That means an end
to the fishery problem and the great natural
resources of Canada would be available for
the great industries of this country. The
ultra protectionist merely wishes to protect
Americans from the composition of coun-
tries in which labor is not upon an equality
with chat of the United States, but between
the United States and Canada the oondi-
tions are equal. / have spoken of better
relations, not union, but comfy; not ANAL
gamation, but unity.