Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-12-15
The Movement in Canada.

The Canadian press in terms that differ
only in intensity harshly answer President
Harrison'> suggestions concerning the mat
tiers in controversy between this country
and Canada. 1t wa, scarcely to be expect
ed. of course, that the Canadians would
find pleasure in the Presidents remarks.
They were said because they were true and
needed TO be said, aud we are confident
that they correctly express the views and
opinions of Americans generally. The
Canadian newspaper reply is in the form
of insulting references to the fact that
President Harrison is defeated candidate
The Conservative organs are especially
bitter Tie Toronto World regards what
was said in the message about Canadian
affairs as an exhibition Of spleen over his
defeat" and, observes, addressing the
President we have now to deal with
Your conquerors, not with defeated
and disgruntled party" The Empire, al
50, finds comfort in this idea, though IL
notes that there are "mutterngs" against
Canada in several Democratic newspapers
But the important fact revealed in ali the
Canadian press comments is that large
and powerful element Of the Canadian peo-
lie is American, not British, in sentiment,
and looks upon the conduct of Canada in
the fisheries matter. the BehrIng sea dis
pute, the canal tolls affair. and all The 9th
cr subjects that have created feeling here
and there as mistaken always and general
ly wrong. The vicious expressions Of Tory
papers are intended rather for these Amer.
lean minded Canadians than for Us.
The signs are daily multiplying that the
end of the present government system in
Canada Is not far distant. In the past the
light between those who desired conditions
!,
& change has been conducted on lines alto
gether remote from the ends really intend
ed to be attained. But both sides are now
growing frank. The Liberal claim. that
the whole question Of the future is open
for debate aud that no man Is TO be pr,j
udiced for the fearless expression OF his
opinion. The Tory claims that there is no
question as 10 the future, a claim which,
Of course, admits everything. Thus the
two parties are gradually getting down to
the real controversy. 1t Is no longer gen
orally pretended by Liberals that they
stand for nothing greater or more imp0s-
Ing than traffic arrangement. The con-
servative element among them, notwith-
standing Mr.. Oliver Mowat's reception Of
Dighthood-perhaps, indeed, to some
extent because of that circumstance-is
being oyerborue and the dominant element
is that which frankly admits that its aim
Is peaceful revolution.
The Americans will watch the issue with
profound interest Their irritation 81 the
official Canadian does not extend TO the
citizen. Unfortunately, 1t is OF and to the
official that they must generally speak, but
; they appreciate the difference and they
hope that the Canadian people realize that
they appreciate it. This all Americans say
freely-that they do not enjoy the domicilc
on these continents of any European flag
and that they perceive in European sover-
eighty nothing that accrues 10 the adyan-
tage of any American nation. BY no act
will they attempt to disturb existing polit-
ical conditions, but they will not tail 10
watch the processes Of evolution by which
Old World influences die out with salts
faction. They must die because there Is
nothing to sustain them, but the United
States will be as far from availing itself
of their death to extend American domin-
ion as they have always been from acts
calculated to cause colonial unrest. Amer
leans wish only that the people Of these
continents shall have TO their remotest
ends the same rights of self government
that are symbolized by the stars and
stripes.-N. \. Tribune.