The morning call., 1891-08-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EX-Speaker Reed in his recent address at Port
land declared the Republican party had always
been DESTROYS of doing TWO things: First, 10
distribute among all citizens, upon a fair basis
so far as consistent with The organIza ion of So
cleiy, those wonderful gifts OF God which con-
stiinte The wealth OF the nation. In no nation
upon ;he face of the earth has there been such
distribution of the advantages of nature and OF
The riches OF The county. In no other nation
upon the lace of the earth is The average of COM
Tort and happiness so high as II is in the United
States. To his notion that distribution OF wealth
Is made by the system called protection 10
American Industries, system by which we
had been victorious in the battles for wealth and
for the development of this great country. There
is one other cardinal principle upon which the
party has rested in tie past and upon which it
must rest in tile future and that is the cardinal
principle of the rights OF man. Give TO every
one the comforts which they need 10 make life
agreeable and thus distribute the greatest
amount Of happiness, and then give 10 every man
his fair equality before the law his right 10 make
out OF himself all that he can, and above all
things the right never TO be governed without
his own consent
Canadians look with distrust on the new Span
ish reciprocity treaty with this country Havana
officials have notified Canadian exporters that
after September LIST, while American products
VIII be admitted free, the usual duties VIII b.
!eN!ed on Canadian imports. his would OF
course handicap trade with The Dominion, the
Government OF which has been urged to bring
the matter before The imperial authorities with
request that Lord salisbury secure the main
tenance Of Tuppei's treaty OF 1856, by which
Canadian products were admitted into the Span
ish West Indies under the most-iayort nation
clause. Ii is, however improbable that Canada
VIII secure the advantages OF reciprocity without
Offering some adequate return for the privilege
If Spain had not granted concessions 10 this
country Cuban sugar aud other products would
have been handicapped by the provisions of the
Mckinley bill.
Balfour's proposed Local Government Bill, so
far as its provisions have been definitely re-
vealed, proves far from satisfactory 10 the Irish
party. Healy declares that no measure which
merely gives Ireland county councils Will be ac-
cepted. The concessions that are manifestly
most desired comprise cont o! Of The police con-
trol Of internal taxation and control of the Gus
toms, with 81. Stephens Green Parliament.
The failure 10 acquire Mole ST. Nicholas from
Haytl for a coaling station has diverted atten-
ton TO the island OF ST. Thomas, belonging to
Denmark. Tie harbOr is large and deep and
capable of being made impregnable against at
tack. Lincoln is credited with having been
among those who favored the purchase OF the
colony from Its Danish possessors.
The squadron which is conveying the cruising
Senators along The New England coast is pro-
nounced tie most formidable array OF war yes
sells ever assembled under the American flag
The disorders in Crete may soon assume such
proportions as to compel the powers to take
notice OF the evils OF Turkish misrule on that
unhappy Isle