New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-09-09
MR.. LIND ON ANNEXATION.
Congressman Lind Returns Prom a
Canadian Trip and Talks on Politics in
the Dominion.

the Dominion.
Regarding Politics at Home he Has Little
to Say, Except That He is Going to
Drop Out.
Congressman Lind arrived home from
his western trip Sunday morning. In
ST. Paul he was interviewed by the re-
| porters and the Pioneer Press of Sun
day had the following regarding his
views on Canada and commercial union:
Congressman John Lind of New Ulm
returned yesterday from months visit
on the Pacific coast. He was accom-.
panied by Congressman G. NJ. Perkins
of Kansas. The return trip was made
by way of the Canadian Pacific, and the
congressman had ample opportunity to
study the political situation in Canada
and compare the prosperity of the Do
minion with that of the United States.
Congressman Lind found that the Cana
dians were wide awake to the advan-
tages of commercial union, and were
strongly in favor of it, although the
number was smaller that woald advo.
cate annexation. The people, he found,
were more like the residents of the
Northern States than the latter we're
like the citizens of Virginia and other
Southern States, and he could find no
reason why there should not at least be
commercial union. Many of the Cana
diaus admitted to him that the English
population of Canada would be much
better situated were their provinces
states in the Union instead of provinces
under the control of the Canadian gov
ernment. They feel that the greatest
menace to the cause of freedom in Can
ada are the many differences that are
constantly arising between the French
of the province of Quebec aud the Eng
lish speaking people of the gulf provin.
ces and those to the west of Quebec.
These troubles, they believe, would end
in annexation, for Quebec, as state in
the union, would not be powerful enough
to create any disturbance.
In speaking of the country he said
that he had not found the same pros
perity as there was in this cruntry,
which fact he attributed largely to the
lack of population in Canada. He actri-
buted this also to a lack of enterprise on
the part of the people, and this was par
ticularly noticeable in the mining dis
tricts. In visiting the Kootenai mining
districts he found that many of the
mines have closed since the passage of
the Mckinley bill. which places a duty
on lead. The fact that they did not
push their enterprise, he believed, might
be due to lack of capital and the fact
that one railroad company has control
of all the transportation facilities. VIC
toria he found to be thoroughly Eng
lish town, and it was growing faster
than any other town on the coast.
In speaking of home affairs the con.
gresham said:
[ know very little concerning politics
but am not candidate for reelection
| or for any other office. I think it is
much easier to get out of politics than
to get in, and I am going out at the ex-
piration of my term. If was to accept
any Office [ would rather represent the
Second district in congress than take
any other position, but I am through
with congress AID have not any idea
who will be chosen to fill my seat. AS
to the senatorial situation believe that
c. K. Davis will be reelected. There
is no question about it if the next legis-
lature has Republican majority. And
I would as soon see Democrat get the
Office as to see another Republican de-
feat Senator Davis. He will receive the
undivided support Of the Republicans.
Gov. Merriam has received letter
from Judge F. S. Brown, who was the
attorney for Rose, condemned for the
murder of Moses Lufkin at Redwood
Falls. In it the Judge begs in the most
earnest manner that the death sentence