St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-04
Reciprocity the One Great
Idea on the Commercial
Horizon.
Address of ErastuS Wiman Be-
fore the Louisville Com
mercial Club.
Mckinley Bill the Last Formal
Expression of Congress
Toward Canada.
International Investigation
Of Reciprocity Is Eagerly
Demanded.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Feb. 3.-The annual
banquet of the Louisville Commercial
club tonight drew together most of the
leading business men of the city. The
principal guests of the evening were
Gov. Buckner, Erastus Wiman. OF New
York; Hon. John w. Longley. attorney
general of Nova Scotia, and Eckstein
Norton, president of the Louisville d
Nashville road. These gentlemen were
entertained at a breakfast by President
Frank HartWell, of the Commercial
club. and have been driven to-day to
places of interest. Reciprocity was the
subject discussed tonight, and the prln-
cipal speeches were made by MI. Wiman.
Gov. Buckner, Mr.. Longley and Mr..
WatterSOn. Among other things Mr..
Wiman said:
1.-The conflict that impends in Canada
in the next thirty days decides the COM
mercial destiny of half a continent for
half century. The growth of senti-
ment in favor Of the most intimate re-
lationS with the United States has its
destiny in the terror of the Tory party
who dissolve parliament to anticipate
defeat at the regular period of election,
a year hence. The attempt also to
steal the thunder OF the Liberals and
make the pretense of procuring reel
proclty at this late date when their whole
career gives the lie to their sincerity
is indicative OF the changed conditions
toward the United States which pre-
walls in Canada. The Liberal party also
have adopted unrestricted reclprOc-
ity as the chief plank in
their platform and appeal to the
country for support on the ground
OF friendliness to the United States, and
the prospect of their success is remark
ably good. But the last formal ex-
preston of congress towards Canada is
that contained i'll the Mckinley bill,
shutting out products by prohibitory
duties, and shUIn of it's clauses which
offered to Southern nationalitieS a re-
ciprOcal relation. Before congress is
now a recommendation from the COM
mittee of foreign affairs instructing the
president when Canada will admit prod
uce and manufactures of the United
States without duty that he shall APP
point commissioners to meet commits
siOners from Canada for the purpose of
working out plan for submission again
to congress. 1t iSa very simple ten-line
resolution. but would be most effective
in promoting better relations. 1t would
beget national Investigation of the
subject when Canada was ready.
its passage at this juncture would
make Canada ready because it would
help to elect the Liberal party. and
would do more to help the friends of the
United States in that country than any
thing else. The moment is a critical
one. The Liberal party have been de-
feated three times; another defeat
would be fatal to them and perpetuate
a party in power whose whole policy
has been inimical to this country.
Therefore it is of the greatest impor
lance that every influence should be ex
erted toward securing the passage of
the resolution recommended i'll order
that the Liberal victory in Canada may
be assured. Mr.. Longley declared great
confidence that the Canacian people
would decide in favor of the only trade
policy which could establish per-
manently, satisfactory relations be-
tween the two countries. He was as
sured that in every part of the United
States this struggle would be viewed
with friendly interest, and it only
needed declaration from the American
congress to make the success of the
Liberal cause certain. Mr.. LOngley
leaves for home at once to take part in
thn elections