St. Paul daily globe., 1891-10-23
OVER THE BORDER.

The Tory and anti-United States Or
ganS in Canada have a task much like
that of the McklnleyiteS in this country.
The latter are compelled to find thatthe
high duties of the new tariff are max
ing new industries spring up and Civ
ing new life 10 the old ones all over the
land. The wage-earner has cheaper
clothing and fewer burdens in life
Slfted down, the only material fact en-
bodied in the beneticent tariff regime is
nntaXed sugar. In Canada the organs
of the party that looks to England
rather than TO its neighbor IS forced
TO find that the Dominion is BOOM
ing along toward greatness and
prosperity, and has no occasion
TO lock at all wistfuliy in this
direction. No freer commercial and
business relations are needed. The
Toronto organ OF this element. in one
of its latest issues, elaborately develops
the theory thatan extensive and grow
ing migration has set in from this side
OF the international line. more eSDe-
cially to Manitoba and the Northwest ter
rlt0ry. lfit is accurate in Its statements
the Dakotas are in danger of sbeing
at least partially depopulated. 1t APP
pears that agents of the Canadian gov
ernment have been employed to pre-
sent to misguided farmers on the United
States side the glowing fact that the land
which really flows with milk and honey
is to the north. Those agents are al
legged oliave reported that during Sep
tember the large volume of emigration
started and is growing to a mighty
Hood. One of the impelling causes of
fhe movement was all alluring exhibit
Of Canadian agricultural products at the
fair at Aberdeen. As sample of the
Dakota condition, the report is said to
show that in five cOuHtieS about Aber-
deen the wheat averaged less than
six bushels per acre this year,
and other crops were still poorer, while
the prices of live stock are very low.
The summary, then, is that ''these Da-
kOta farmers are poor, burdened with
mortgages and paying interest as high
Rs % per cent" Still, as they flock to
the Canadian Canaan ''they bring with
them large quantity OF cattle, horses
and agricultural implements, which
will enable them to make a good start"
A circular has been signed by thirty
six heads of families who have migrated
from South Dakota, asserting that the
agents do not color the picture of happy
Canadian life particle. This is printed
by the Canadian authorities and diff
fused by emssaries in the Dakotas.
But the people in Canada who are not
paid TO know that they are prosperous
and emigration flocking to the land do
not know it. They remember that the
late census shows that there was al
most no increase in population, ard the
only progress made is in ruinous addi-
ions to the debts. They see the United
States. like big magnet, drawing the
good things away from them, and the
only relief they can see is in knocking
out that imaginary line of separation
or forming commercial relations that
will give common interests 10 the two
sections. Since the death of the great
Tory leader, Sir JOHN MACDONALD,
there has been surprising growth of
the annexation sentiment. Some even
insist that it is the only alternative to
bankruptcy. There are good many
elections to parliament to be had in the
next six months. and the issue will be
clearly made as to political union with
the United States. 1t is not q situation
TO be viewed with much solicitude on
this side.