Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-06-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Relations Between the United States
and Canada.
Opposition to Cleveland and the Chicago
Platform.
From our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, d. c., June "a, '92.
The State paper sent by the President
to the Senate at the beginning of this
week, in answer to the request of that
body for information regarding the rec.
iprocity negotiations with Canada, is a
careful statement giving the history,
character, and scope Of the conferences
held at the State Department. At an
early stage in these proceedings the
fact was developed that there was no
sufficient basis on which negotiations
looking toward satisfactory plan of
reciprocal trade between the two coun-
tries could proceed, and that the offers
of the Canadian ministers were 'irrele-
want and illusory. But though this Gov
ernment found that there was no salts
factory basis for reciprocity treaty
with Canada, the Secretary of State
seized upon the occasion to press on the
attention of the representative of the
Canadian Government the fact that ca
nal tolls discriminating against Ameri-
can commerce had been and were being
levied by that Government in violation
of the treaty of 1871. The attention of
the Canadian Government has been re-
peatedy called to the matter, but with
out effect. Last year the Canadian
representatives promised to have the
system of rebates withdrawn. This
year an order was issued imposing them
as usual without any notice to this
Government, and now they justify the
whole system. The truth is that the
matter has reached a point where for
bearance ceases to be a virtue. The
observance of Canada's treaty obliga-
tions toward the United States has never
been quite satisfactory, and has always
been more or less irritating. The Presi-
dent is evidently ready to stop the in
justice, and it only remains for Congress
to say what he may do. .s.. ...I
Probably as much of the opposition
to Cleveland prior to the nomination as
could be found anywhere was centered
among the Democratic members of the
House. Among the members present
yesterday there was decided feeling
of opposition to the. platform, which
was denounced in variegated number
of adjectives. The opponents of Mr..
Cleveland's nomination as a general
rule, were inclined to accept the result
if not with enthusiasm at least with
cheerfulness. AS one cleveland
man putit: The situation reminds me
of hunting trip once went on, where
the rule prevailed that the man who
grumbled at the food should do the
cooking the next day. One of the party
by his cheerful acceptance of everything
without murmer had escaped the task
during the entire trip and it was de.
cided to put up job on him. Some
biscuits were made in which about a
bag of salt was emptied. Our friend
at breakfast bit into one of these saline
creations and hisface assumed ghastly
look. Thunder, he calculated, these
biscuits are salt, but, and he made sew.
eral efforts to swallow, / like them that
way" Some of the ants, however,
are still more or less unreconciled.
There is opposition to the platform, al
though most members of the Democratic
persuasion are coy about expressing
their views.
Whitelaw Ried, of New York, Repub-
lican candidate for Vice President of
the United States, was in Washington
yesterday He spent the forenoon. Wis
iting friends in the Senate and other de-
partments of the Government. He had
a long chat with Secretary Elkins at
the War Department The entire after
noon was spent at the White House.
He accepted the Presidents invitation
to Join him at luncheon at / 80 O CLOCK,
and the two representative Republicans
remained together for hours after the
meal discussing the political situation.
One of the principal questions consid
cred was the Craftsmanship of the ma
tional committee, and the selection is
said to lie between Gen. Horace Porter,
of New York, who was the Presidents
guest at dinner last evening, and Com
missioner Carter, who did such affec-
tive work for the President at the Min
neapolis convention. Mr.. Reid unex-
pectedly appeared at the Capitol, and
was the recipient of much attention on
the part of Senators whom he met in
the room of the Vice. President, where
he held quite a reception for some time.
Mr.. Reid was accompanied to the Capt.
tol by Russell Harrison and came to
Washington to pay his respects to Vice
President Morton, in accordance with
the usual custom, but as Mr.. Morton
was not in the city the duty of receiv-
ing Mr.. Reid developed upon Senator
Manderson, the President protein. of
the Senate, who introduced Mr.. Reid
to those Senators with whom he was
not acquainted. Senators Sherman and
Allison were the first Seua ators to hear
of Reids presence at the Capitol and
they Immediately went to the Vice
Presidents room and greeted him cor.
daily. They were followed by many
other Senators and after chatting for
some minutes with them Mr.. Reid left
the Capitol with Senator Cullom and
Mr.. Harrison.