St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-19
Rev. j. B. Freeman Speaks Of
His Wanderings Across
the Boundary.
Canadian Politicians Doodle
ize Deeper Than Their
American Brethren.
The Average Citizen, How
ever, Declared to Be Bet
ter Than We Are.
Reciprocity in the Air and
Annexation a Question
Of Time.

Key. James Is. freeman, pastor OF the
Arlington Hills Presbyterian church,
has been away for several weeks on a
trip to Canada. Last evening he occu-
pied his pulpit again. and gave the re-
suits of his observations upon various
topics of interest. In the course of his
remarks, he said:
One of the healuhiest and most enjoy
able summer trips that can be obtained
near at hand and at q very moderate
cost, is that from Duluth down the lakes
and return. While in Duluth we heard
good joke on Rev. A. w. Ringland and
his congregation. Passing costly cor
her. on which was being erected a mag
nifcent brown stone structure, we in
quired OF couple of gentlemen what
building that was. THAT. Sir" said
one of them, lis an asylum" But,
thinking it strange that there should be
an asylum in the midst of city, we in
quired again of meek-ooking woman,
and she replied: ''Oh, that's the First
Presbyterian church." The only inter
probation we could put upon the remark
OF the gentleman was the same people
think that those who occupy such cost
~ structures must be crazy to SO load
them down with debt that they cannot
do any aggressive Christian work for
years to come.
The sail down the lakes was most de-
lightful. Everything WAS SO quiet and
clean. One incident only need be men,
toned. as it serves TO confirm our opin-
ion on the round and promiScuOus dance.
On the boat were two college girls from
Ann ArbOr, Mich. who were going
abroad next year to complete their edu-
cation. ana two young gentlemen from
a Canadian town. One evening round
dance was engaged in, and the two
young men became the partners of the
two young women. When we get
down in Canada we CHANGED to meet a
young lady from this town and asked
her if she knew Mr.. S. and Mr. NJ. "Oh,
yes" SAID she. ''quite we'll" What is
their reputation" we asked. and she
said, MI. ). is a very fast young man.
spending his fathers money, and utter
ly worthless, and Mr.. NJ. is just out of
jail" And these were the young men
into whose embraces the young ladies
who were goiug abroad to complete
their accomplishments committed them
selves in the round dance.
III regard to the temperance question.
the Canadians have got through with
low license and local option, and are
ROW after
National Prohibition.
The question was forced upon the last
Conservative parliament by its conStit-
uents. and it very shrewdly shifted it
of upon royal commission. So we may
suppose it is effectually shelved for
some years to come. This royal cont
mission takes us back to the good. old
days of King Charles l.; thank God we
have no royal commissions in this eoun-
try.
In regard to the Catholic question. we
would say that the circumstances are
unique. The balance of power is easily
preserved by the two provinces of Onta-
rio and Quebec. The former is Prot
estant and the latter Catholic. The
separate schools of Ontario are
Catholic. The separate schools of Que
bee are Protestant. Remember that,my
Protestant friends. 1t makes all the
difference in the world whose OK Is
gered." Let us put ourselves in our
Catholic bIethren's place when we are
inclined to deal harshly with the sep
arate schools, and remember our own
separate schools in Quebec. If the Or
angemen of Ontario Cypress the Cath
Olics of Ontario, the Catholics OF Quebec
return the compliment upon the Prot
eStants of Quebec. And the Dominion
vincial rights work out the problem.
The question of interference has been
| judlciouSly avoided, and it is not likely
it VIII ever be settled by parliament.
but by the intrinsic merit or each syS-
| TEN. So let it he. Let us give up the
| old agitation and live together i'll peace.
1t is said the Canadian people are the
most highly ChrIstianZed people in the
world, and we believe it. We believe
| that on the whole they are the best the
world has yet produced. But it Is not
/ of their own merit. Is is goodness of
| circumstances. Subject Canada To the
| conditions of the United States and she
| will be as bad as we are. Human
| nature is about the same everywhere.
| The Canadians politicians are worse,
! according to their surroundings, than
the Americans are. But the people are
better. Women are out upon dark streets
| from s till IL o'clock in the evening
| unattended. They are as safe as they are
at their own fifeSdeS. But put in this
street all the emigrantS from Southern
| Europe that we have, ard how would
it be?
In regard to politics, reciprocity seems
TO be the popular idea, and there is lit
| tie doubt but that issue will WIN at the
| next election. 1t might have done so at
the last but for the hesitation of Hon.
Edward Blake. The disgraceful revela-
tons of the late Investigations have
caused CONSERVATION among the Tories.
| and the deploraple condition of the liza
tional finances hurries on the issue.
Reciprocity will win, but none of us
| will live to see annexation. The Cana
dian people think too much of their
morals and religion, especially the
| sanctity of their Sabbath. The Cana
J dian farmer is far better off as rule
than the American. The poor and the
homeless have emigrated to this coun-
try, and the sleek, fat and well-fed re-
main at home, and are steadily laying
up their treasures. But if they can get
the material advantages of the United
States without the moral disadvantages,
| they Will not be slow to secure them.
BEGINNING early Monday morning we