The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-26
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CANADIAN POLITICS.

OTTAWA Ont Feb 25.-Thr election of
Gibson, provincial secretary OF the Ontario
government, yesterday. is the worst blow
the Macdonald government has received
since the commencement OF the present
campaign The result is significant from
the fact that at the time of the Ontario
provincial election, some MN months ago,
Mr.. Gibson WIS defeated 10y the COnserva-
tive cand date, while now he has today
been returned by a majority OF over 700 IN
the Conservative city of Hamilton, which
in the asst parliament sent two supporters
of Macdonald to the Dominion house of
commons 1t forcibly illustra es the great
reaction in Ontario in favor of the Liberal
party, and its policy of unrestricted re-
ciprocity as in the present campaign
provincial and federal party lines have be-
come more strongly identified than ever
before From all points OF tie Dominion
come most encouraging reports of the
cert success of The Liberal party In de-
featipg the government on the 5th OF
March.
Sir Charles Tupper in an address before
the electors of Windsor, Ont read two
letters addressed to Erastus Wiman, of
New York one of which was signed by u.
Edward Farrar, of Toronto, and the other
by r. r. Hit, of the house of representa-
tives Washington
MIR F rrar, in his letter. which is dated
Toronto April p, 1889, says: ''At present
the commercial union movement Is at a
standstilI First of all, the Jesuit asgita-
tion, which is here to stay, has, to some
extent, supplanted it. Secondly, the gen
eral belief is that that the Republicans
would not listen to any such scheme
Thirdly. a very large number of people are
inclined to think that we had better make
for annexation at once instead of making
two bites of cherry. Lastly. the old par
ties here are rapidly breaking up, and
when Sir John goes we shall be adrift
without por' in sight, save annexation.
Moreover, although the Liberals have
taken up commercial union. they are not
pushing it with any vigor. | saw Mr..
Hoar while at Washington and told him
Just what he says did, namely, that the
smaller forces favor annexation. and will
favor it all the more if commercial union
be withheld. 1t seems to me- and | have
talked the thing over lately with maritime
members rs well as with those from Mani
toba, that commercial uHlon would only
delay the coming of the event that these
people most desire. Hence, in the province
referred to, commercial union does not
take hold, whereas annexation will always
demand a hearing In Ontario the Jesuit
campaign has brought that aspect of things
home 10 thousands who would not look at
commercial union The littleness and
hali-heartedness of the Liberals is also
very dishearteging. Then, again, the
truth is that every man who breaches COM
merCial union would prefer annexation, so
that the party is virtually wearing mask. "
Mr.. Hit, in his letter. which is dated
Washington, April 25, 1889 says in part:
"I am greatly Obliged TO you for sending
me the proof slips of the No til American
article, and have been much interested also
in Mr. Farrar's letter. which surprised me
somewhat, as / did not think from his con-
verSatiOn, whicn gave me a very favorable
impression. that he would be so easily
discouraged. TED Jesuit agitation which
has taken the place of commercial union
in his mind is largely sentimental and
will probably not last long. The other.
commercial union, is a business question
which concerns each citizen. and in way
which he does not understand at first. but
sees more and more clearly the more he
talks inle ligently about it. There is some
logic in what Farrar says OF not taking
two bites 81 4 cherry, but make for annex
alton at once, but think he is mistaken or
that point in Il wav that often occurs
Wherea man is thinking much on point
and discussing ii he l. liable 10 narrow
his horizon to those within his reach anc
his own mind and perhaps those ht
meets, having passed on by the discussion
10 the distant results. he takes it foi
granted that the wide world, which is SO
wonderfully SLOW, has kept up with him,
amp : the same results in sight We
must be very patient with the slowmov.
ing popular idea. IL the Canadian public
OF farmers. artisans lumhtrmen. miners
and fisherman can he IN three wears argued
up 10 the point o. voting for commercial
union, and giving sanction TO the move
menJ in parliament. il viii he graf prog
ress. Slow as such movements sre tht
comforting thing j. that they never 20
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arilcie VIII nave power IL tendency e
keep oar public geu from scattering away
on annexation next winter. aud hope We
can get the offer oi commercial UNION
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