Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-12
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Sir john McDonald'S Manifesto to
the Canadians.
He Urges Them to Be Loyal to Their
Queen-He Calls Unrestricted Rec
iprocity Walled Treason"
SIR JOHNS APPEAL.

SIR JOHNS APPEAL.
! Toronto. Ont, Feb 11-Sir John
/ Macdonald has published an address to
/ the electors of Canada on the question
/ Of reciprocity with the United States,
/ the great question before the country
at the approaching elections. He be-
/ gins his appeal as follows:
''As in 1882 ard again in lSS7. so in 1891 do
! questions relating to the trade and commerce
Of the country occupy the foremost place in
/ the public mind. Our policy in respect
/ thereto is to-day what il has been for
/ the last thirteen years, and it is oil
/ rected by a firm determination TO foster
i and develop the resources Of the Dominion
by every means in our power consistent
with Canadas position an integral portion
of the British Empire. To that end we have
labOred in the past. and we propose to continue
! in the work To which we have applied ourselves
OF building up on this continent under the flag
Of England great and powerful nation"
Sir John then refers to the growth
and prosperity of Canada under the
National policy and takes credit to his
Government for building the Canadian
Pacific railway. Dealing with the pol
icy of the opposition, he says:
| Disappointed by the failure of all their pre-
| dictions and convinced that nothing is TO be
gained by further opposition on the old lines,
| the reform party has taken a new departure
| and has announced its policy to be unrestricted
| reciprocity, that is tas defined by its author,
| Mr.. Wiman, in the North American Review, a
few days ago., free trade with the United
| States and common tariff with the United
| States against the rest Of the world. The adOp-
ton of this policy would involve, among other
grave evils, discrimination against the
mother country This fact is admitted
| by no less a parsonage than Sir Richard
Cartwright, who in his speech at Penn
broke October q, 1890, is reported 70
| have said: Some men whose opinions / respe2
| entertain objections To this unrestricted reci-
| proctyl proposition They argue and argue
with force, that it win be necessary for us if
we enter into such an agreement to admit
goods of the United States on more favorable
terms than those Of the mother country. Nor
do ! deny that this is an objection
ut would in my opinion, inevitably result in
annexation of this Dominion to the United
States. The advocates of unrestricted reci-
| procity on this side OF the line deny that it
| would have any such effect, though its friends
in the United States urge the chief reason
for its adoption that unrestricted reciprocity
would be the first step in the direction OF poit-
ical union.
Sir John continues:
II have pointed out to you a few of the ma
terial objections to this scheme of unrestricted
reciprocity to whice Mr.. Laurier and Sir Rich.
ard Cartwright have committed the Liberal
party, but they are not the only objections nor,
in my opinion, are they the most vital Fora
| century and half this country has grown and
fourished under the protecting agis of the
British crown. The gallant race who first
brought here TO our shores the blessings of
| civilization passed by an easy transition from
| French to English rule and now forms one of
the most law-abiding portions of the com
| munity. These pioneers were speedily re-
cruited by the advent of a loyal band of British
| subjects, who gave up every thing that men
most prize and were content to begin life
| anew in the wilderness rather than forego allie
| glance TO their sovereign.
ITO the descendants of these men and of the
multitude of Englshmen, Irishmen and Scotch
men who emigrated to Canada that they might
| build up new homes without ceasIng to be Brit
ish subjects-to you, Canadians-I appeal, and
ask you, what have you to gain by surrender
| ing that which your fathers held most dear?
Under the broad folds of the union jack we en-.
JOY the most ample liberty to govern ourselves
| as we please and at the same time we partici-
pate in the advantages which flow from asso-
citation with the mightiest empire the world
has ever seen. Not only are we free to manage
our domestic concerns but practi.
cally we possess the privilege of making our
own treaties with foreign countries. And in
our relations with the outside wOrldwe enjoy
| the prestige inspired by con.
seriousness of the fact that behind US towers
| the majesty of England The great question
| which you will shortly be called upon to deter
mine resolves itself into this: Shall we en-
danger our possession of the great heritage be
| queathed TO us by our fathers and submit our
| selves TO direct taxation for the privilege OF
having our tariff fixed at Washington, with the
prospect of ultimately becoming portion of
| the American Union?
~,
| ton and to the judgment of the whole people of
Canada with an unelouded confidence that you
| will proclaim to the world your resolve to
| show yourselves not unworthy of the
proud distinction you enjoy of being
| numbered among the most dutiful and
| loyal subjects Of beloved Queen. AS
| for myself my course is clear A British
| subject / was born a British subject will die
With my utmost strength, with my latest
| breath will l oppose the vailed treason
which attempts by sordid means and mer-
| cenary profers to lure people from
their allegiance. During my long pub.
lie service of nearly half a century / have
been true to my country and its best inter
ests. and l appeal with equal confidence to
| the men who have intrusted me in the past and
| to the young hope of the country, with whom
| rest its destnies for the future to give me
| their united and strenuous aid in this my last
| effort for the unity of the empire and the
| preservation of our commercial and political
freedom"
| TORONTO, Ont, Feb 11.-An Ottawa
| dispatch says that within the next few
days the country will be startled by ar
rests on the charge Of treason of men
now prominent in political affairs The
| Government, it is said, is only await
ing minor moves before putting the
| law in motion. \ story has been in
circulation that American greenbacks
will be freely distributed in the inter-
ests of the reform party, especially in
| Quebec Sir John friends have been
! warned to be on the lookout for such
an attack
Representative Phelan's Remains.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE body of
| thu ate Representative Phelan. Of Ten