New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-27
SIR JOHN AND RECIPROCITY.
OFFERING, LAST JULY, TO REMOVE THE
CUSTOMS DUTY on COAL ORES
AND LUMBER.
TELL WHERE HE GOT THE LETTERS
WRITTEN TO MIR. WIMAN.


Toronto. Feb o6.-"The Globe today has an ar
ticlc "The Veracity OF Minister'S In WHICH i'
says:
In Nova Scotia a few DAYS ago Sir Charles Tupper
saked his personal veracity that Sir John Macdonald
had sought obtain from the American congress
reciprocity I'm b,uninous coal. Young Mr.. Tupper mas
followed suit and declared that the story was false
The facts that Sir John Macdonald wrote an autoG aph
letter friend Of his. Offering free GOALS ana other
articles. which letter intended to be shown. ana
shown to members Of the Senate Finance Oohmiteo
at Washington during discussion the Mckinley bill
summer and Other members Of Congress- as Wen
a. TO members Of the Administration. The friend as VIII
seen. specifically authorized to show IT, IL was
in no private letter. After having been passed
from hand ohand it placed on file among the records
Of the Finance Committee where 1t remains to this day
The following Is the full text:
Los Ro.hcr, St. Patrick Rvlere du Loup July 80 1890
Nv Dear Sir: TO your esteemed note o this
day ! desire IN say that am fully assured tha' "c
Parliament Canada will be ready 10 take OF all customs
duty on coal ores and lumber imported from the 'hiteu
S,,os whenever Congress makes those articles free OF
duty The Government has already authorized Sir Julian
Pauncefot the American Government that the9
will te prepared 10 OF the export duty on logs "ht'
oyer Canadian lumber admitted into the tnitd state
market at the reduced Of Fl so per 1000 boaro
measure You are at liberty to show this IA such mem
bers OF Congress- the Government as you pleae' ~
should not for obvious reasons. be published III u''
press or Guotd in Congress. In the Cnlted nc'0t'
mentioned articles free whenever they are so. ana a'
soon a. they are made free the Canadian Parliament
[ remain my dear sir, faithfully yours,
JOHN A. MACDONALD.
"Thc Mall to-day contains a strong article on The
Madness Of Faction II says, In part
Nothing could mark nalienant Madness OF faction more
gnally or more shamcfuy the means which IN ths
contest have TAKEN when arguments rave faec 10
blacken the character OF opponents Let us ask any
banker Who nndcr tJe binding influence OF party may
have been apnaudnC revelations Of Sir Charles Iup
por how he would ike lcrk his bank to play, during
commercial crisis trick which was played by tho
nan in the printing o Hunter, Rose & Co. Inc ao
racon Of private correspondence tn which SIR ohaes
Iuppcr has made himself party touches US all sulI
more nearly. II this Is witnn the pale OF honor,
what secrets may not be stolen ana 1olo :
Tho Mall" has not always been able to agree with MI
viuan', views or 10 second him in his method OF pro-
Noting them nor has he occupied large space IN our
columns Eut there can be no doubt that he is true
friend To the Canadians. Mr. Wiman> Office we believe
: full Of young Canadians. whom. Till Sir Chares
pp- explains his possession OF the letter. the shadow oi
.r.pc.oa may rost. and TO whose character II u''
suspicion Is unjust prompt explanation = que
They are boasting tod, at tho Conservative
headquarterS that they have number ot letters sun III
store II they have this strengthens the suspicion OF
raid on Mr. Wlnan's papers But let Sir Charles upper
explain.