New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-25
MORE CRIES OF TREASON.
ryCITED BY THE READING OF TWO OLD
LETTERS
TIE VIEWS OF FAHRER AND CoNGREssMAN
HIT AS GIVEN TO ERAsTUs wIMAN IN
APRIL, 1882 PARADED BEFoRE A
CANADIAN AUDIENCE.

CANADIAN AODILNOE"
Toronto, Feb. 24.-Sir Charles Upper, in an
address before the electors of Windsor, Ont, reaH
two letters addressed TO Erastus Wiman, of New
York, one of which was signed by Il. EDWARD
Forrer of Toronto and the other by r. r. HIT
of the House Of Representatives. Washington
Mr. Farrer, in his letter, which is dated Toronto
April %, 1889, says:
A. present the commercial movement is at stanos'i
FIRST of ALL the Jesue agitation which Is here to stay mas
70 some extent suppanted IT, secondly the genera D
IS that the Republicans would not listen 10 al!
scheme Thirdly, very large number OF people are Ia
elined TO think had better make for anheNa'
once instead OF making two bites Of cherry Lds"''
the old parties here rapidly breaking up an" ,
Sir Lohn goes we shall be adrift without port III %
save annexation. Moreover, although the Liberals na %
taken up commercial union they are not push"s ~ nd
anv vigor ! saw Mr.. Hoar while at Washington ', %
told him Just says did, namely tha' .No .,
forces favor annexation and will favor II all ui' 49,.
commercial union withheld. 1t seems TO me- anu a
talked the thing over lately with the maritime
well as with those from Manitoba. that comner''' ~ ~
would only delay the coming OF tho event uld' "" ~
most desire. Hence in the Provinces feier''u ", ,u
rncrcia union does not take whereas annexation ~
always demand hearing. In ontario inc 'cs' rso
has brought that aspect OF things home 10 Mousa"us w
would look commercial union Inc h'le". ~ w
hslfhearechess Liberals Is also very
Then again, the truth is that every man "no p
commercial union would prefer annexauoh' 50 u"' ~
party virtually wearing mask .
Mr. Hftt in his letter, which is dated Washing-
ton, April %, 1882 says in part
liam greatly Obliged to you for syding me the PROOF
Sims Of .,he North American article and have been
much interested Mr. FsrTcrs letter which surprised
ME somewhat as 1 think from his conversation
which favorable IMPRESSION thaV ne "ouu
be so easily discouraged The Jesuit agitation when ha7
taken the lace Of commercial union in his mind Is largely
sentimental and will probably last long. The Other
commercial union, business question which concerns
each citizen and in which he,doos not understand
a, first but and clearly the more he talks
nteligently abou: IT, There IS logic in what farrer
saws of not making two bites Of cherry but going foF
annexation but think he is misled tnat pont
in a way often debars. Where man is thinking
much on that point. ana discussing Il. he is liable TO
narrow those within his reach and his own
mind and perhaps those he meets, having passed on BY
discussion tie distant lesuls, be takes it for
granted that wide world, which j. v0nd rfuly
SLOW ha, kept UP with him and has the results in
sight. We must be very patient with the slow moving
popular mind If the Canadian public Of farmers. art
sans lun.bcmen, miners and fishermen can BE in three
years argued up point OF FOR commercial union
and giving sanction the movement in Parliament, 1t VIII
be great progress.
Slow sc movements the comforting thing Is that
they never backward. 10 YOU personally 1t ought to
be- in your rejection consolation that long
hereafter, when this tdH which set rolling has gone on
and finished every may then LOOK back
and appreciate the service done mankind by the
hand that no:on shall look with interest for
vh you say The North American Review
article VIII have QONcrul tendency 70 keep our LuOuC
scattering away annexation next winter ard
hope the offer Of al union formulated
into law.
The Empire in article headed More
Startling Reyeiations.' says in part
That deadly plot this Dominion into annexa
ton has been on foo. for time and that the
sprators were band OF unprncipcd scoundrels, no,
ashamed to ty compass the ruin Of Independent
country beyond question by the revelations
Of Sir John Macdonald Toronto the other day Astonish
ing scosures Sir Charles Tupper in his speech at
Windsor corpete chain OF evidence and II the people
Of Canada startled by the first proof Of vlany they
will be once acan shocked and indignant beyond measure
dastaidy plans laid bare the correspondence read
bv Sir Charles Tuppr In letter sent to Erastus Wman
OF Ork by Edward Farer, the latter sets out a,
length his llbors and wishes for annexation indicates
crafty schemes which he and the United states aies
Of the Canadian view. and with refreshing
force by preventing measure OF reci'
procity good bad. being favored by Congress
There has 10 light also a letter from Mr. Hit
chairman Foreign Rctons Commi.te 0; the House
OF Representatives. valuable the light 1t throws OIL
designs operations the CsnaG,n cOnsprators
operation Washington politicians with our
domestic traitors cNIressag the pleasure which
en,erprisinr American citizen naturally feels when he
the rich domain almost within the grasp OF hi,
county. uican-~p fitc1 tools ready and willing 10
trnc about thc acquisition, aht not even stpulatn2
price should Be pad fer their national inheritance
We l"aye these fac;, to the JUDGMENT and patriotism
Q. tic Canadians them 10 dotcymnc what j. the meas
u.e Of guilt wi:. the punishment which leaders Of
the Opposition must expect have awarded them.