New-York tribune., 1891-03-01
THE STRUGGLE ~ CANADA.
ERASTUS WIMAN'S ADDRESS AT PROVI
DENCE
PLEA FOR SYMPATHY FROM CONGRESS FOR
. THE LIBERAL PATTY IN CANADA-SQUALLf
OUTLOOK FOR THE TORIES.

THE LIBERAL PAI;TY IN CANADA-sQCALLh
OUTLOOK FOR TIE TORIES
Providence. Il. l., Feb. .-.-in fulGlmcnt OF an Ell,
gaccment made some months ago T. the 'olhHlc'.'"'
Club OF this city, Erastus Wiman was thc chiei speaker
this evening at the usual banquet OF the cluD' HiS
subject "The Struggle in Canada An unusuaiiy
large audience Of manufactures, bankers ana rer-
chants indicated the interest taken the conflict i'm
pending in the Dominion. Among other things Mr..
Wiman said:
The election which viii be held on Thursday next
hNugbout the British possessions in North America
Is a struggle more important TO the United
states than any contest that has ever taken place
outside its own bo dcS Ii is important because the
question at issue, for the first time IN the history Of
tie greater half of tine continent Is What shall mere
after be Inc relations that Shall exist between That vast
region and the United states? For the last fifteen
years the policy which has actuacd the Canadian GOV
ernmcnt. In possession OF the Tories ha7 been one OF
commercial bcligcrency toward the ntc1 State.
Not only has an almost prohlblt0!y taii shut Out
American goods from their natural ANA nearby market
but harsh and antquatcd interpretations OF ancient
rcaes, discrimination IN canals. railroad gucria var
farc and a general pohcy/of hostility have animated
the party in power. This has had serious result
uIOn the general well being Of the whole D0miAol, cN
cep TO the few classes for whose benefit taxation was
specially enforced. The result has been the creation
OF 4 strong desire on the part Of a majority OF tho
people for coml lete change OF the policy 70 be pnF
sued toward the United states, and The outcome has
been the adoption By the Liberal party Of policy
diamctncally opposed % thai Of the Torie,
The Liberals nave inscribed upon their banners tho
great principle OF Unrestricted Reciprocity with tho
United STATES. The effect Of the adoption of lis
ate trade relation between tie two halves Of tie
continent similar 10 that which now exists between
the states of the Union. The development which has
taken place In the states. both south and North.
is but an illustration Of what would take place in
the vast regions Included within the British pos
sessions.
II the barrier between the two countries were broken
down BY the OF the Liberal party, an area
would be opened up far greater than Africa i2s
more important than all the southern natlonalues
put together for American enterprise resulting IN an
extension OF trade enlarged markets and an aDunuat
supply OF free material The issue ~ between 1n
Tories and the Liberals Is clear and distinct ana on lls
ucclslon rests 10 greater extent than ever pcI'p
involved m any outside contest the future lhlcIVhlS
Vi Ie United states the continent OF NOrh AlHcII.i.
notwithstanding the fact that the election ds 10,
sPIuhG upon the Liberals with only thirty f uH
notoe and year I'm advance OF the legal cApiiatIoId
W ot raranent the prospect is that they WIZ SUI Suooo ~
~ oOialnng majority In Parliament placing 'ic m W.
control OF the Government. II this should De i u,
sase the achievement would almost equal any eYei'
&C teiore occurring IN the history OF the cohuncr
u LeAt 10 the I1cceSsful struggle Of the AmeIl'a
,oW.ilsis, who revOlted one hundred years ago io
peh po and fiscal freedom, the triumph or the LlucI
poftanee.
u.rer Their would open regions for develop.
yhn.. ash,. and effect greater change than c0uld DO
EnvVea n by political event the world over. Even
N % lOres successful the campaign VIII be Oho
ana Nuuestion and II will not be long before the hnal
ba,s favorable result will be achieved, by which tDo
wue fence that now runs athwart the continent