St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-30


the United States, which hsa been lin
force for more than generation, is not
going to be upset in day nor violently
and suddenly disturbed by the result of
a simple quadrennial election for preSl-
dent We must wait and see. Mean
time Canada will eagerly wait and
watch the course of events across the
border"
E1r. Viman Is Conservative.
Erastus Wiman, another Canadian
publicist who for years has labOred for
the betterment of the Industrial con-
dition of the Canadians, is likewise
looking askant upon the proposition
that would seem to involve change
of flags. Mr. Wiman has rather sur
prised his friends and admirers Ill
Ontario and has even shocked his
old friend Goodwin Smith by his atti-
tude. Mr.. Wiman is now resident OF
New York, but affects to preserve his
affection for and interest in Canada. and
especially in the maritime provinces.
But being addressed the other day by
Il. NJ. White, secretary of the CONT
mental Union BAssoclatiOn of Canada,
and asked for some kind of moral sup
port, or at least an expression OF SYM
patty with the cause, replied as fol
lows:
3l4 BROADWAY. New YORK, Dec. Is, 1892
T. NJ. White, Esq. Toronto, Canada: have
your interesting letter. 4 | am not
believer in tn policy of political union, nor
do think it possible for long time to come,
but | quite agree with you that we can all
work together to present the whole Canadian
question under the best auspices. really
think the operations of your association are.
likely to be most hurtful and likely to
retard any arrangement between the two
countries An arrangement Of some KIND
seems more than ever possible, as within the
last forty-eight hours there have been con
situations of leading economists i'll this
country on this point, their views being more
or less influenced by the fact that the annex
alton agitation is being so pushed at this mo-
ment. | cannot but think that the prospect
for a better relation between the two coun-
tries is being seriously injured by this aglta-
ton. am, faithfully yours,
ERAsTUs W1MAN.
What Mr.. Wiman means, Of course, by
"better relation is reciprocity and all
that kind of business. BY the way. it is
now more than a month since Mr.. Wi
mans leading economists IN this coun
trv," meaning, of course, the United
States, ''met in consultation" What
was the result? Nobody ever heard OF
any such meeting.
"The truth is" said t. M. White,
secretary of the Union association, "we
are not sublime in our faith in EraStuS
Wiman. First place. we don't like his
going over to New York to live. Next
place, he is pretty close to certain tishy
things connected with affairs in the
maritime provinces. We are little
suspicious of our Uncle RaStus' on gen
eraI principles. There is a story, l
don't know how true it is, that Uncle
hic nt
for sir, which the new Sir Johnny has
limited at as possibility. Sir Erastus
Wiman' would be delicious mouth
filler, and would go canterlng down the
corridors of time for untold ages. 1t is
an awful bride.
A Potent Bride.
"People who don't live in Canada"
said Mr.. White, "can form no cOncep-
ton Of the potency of that little sir 1t
is the most dangerous form Of bribery
that the people have to fear and en-
counter. The most gifted leader. the
most successful politician, the Wisest
and most sagaciOuS statesman, trembleS
when he sees it approaching. Capada
is full of examples where the whole
current of mems thoughts, the
trend of their ambition, the bent
of their patriotism, even the scope of
their genius has been warped and
twisted by that little sir Men who
could not be influenced at all by polit-
ical favor, and to whom the most daring
could not offer money, tremble and
sweat and sweat and tremble at the
hint of knighthood. | am not talking
now about our Sir divers or Sir
Rolands," said Mr.. White. 81 talk of
those who would like to succeed them.
All are ready for the mystic sign.
THAT will be one thing that will al
ways initiate against any Immediate
hope of union with the United States.
Our public men all have that itch. In
your country the supposed ambition
next to the presidency is to get to the
senate. In our country it is to serve in
parliament, no matter on which side,
and then, by distinct aggreSsiveness,
distinct something, without distinct &C
complishment, become sir knight and,
wear a sash. The British crown build
ed wisely when it builded the cheap
ladder to colonial knighthood. No
cheaper or more potent or more respect
able form of cajolery or bribery could
be devised to placate malcontent or re-
ward a convert, and all so magnificentlY
respectable"
'Egae Time for Union Past.
Speaking of political union-that is
annexation Mr.. White contends that it
is the only possible hope. You may
talk of reciprocity, and treaties, and all
that till you are blind: we will never
get any of them. Even my wise friend
and hope, but the cold ear Of
tb0 I1nitA1 Stntnc CUi1
turn our way. We cajoled them
once; have tried to coerce them
dozens of times, but that day is passed.
What do you people care for us? You
are getting the best of us anyhow by
immigration Gf l was only little
younger I'd go MYSELF. You don't
want anything that we raise any more
except our young men (Oh,yes; few of
our young women). Our horses you
don't care for; our fat cattle you never
did want except in war time. aud when
l sometimes go to market here.
or get a steak at Toronto
hotel, l don't blame you. l
would myself much rather have any
thing else. Sir John Thompson said
the other night at the banquet that the
fat cattle of Canada were all going to
England Thank heaven for that. l
wouldn't like them to go to the United
States, even duty free, for that might
breed war, and l am quite certain L
don't want them to stay at home.
That would be unpatriOtic.. Happily
the British teeth, the British stom-
ach and the British digestion can
handle our fat cattle' You don't want
our butler-that is to say, you put pro-
hibitory tariff on it. Well, L don't much
blame you. Some of it is very bad. but
it is no worse, nor even as bad, as
your butterine and oleomargarine which
comes in. We send our very bad
butter away to dear old England and
Gladstone, and we take in your meat-tat
stuff, duty and all. and we are glad tt
get it. That is the kind of people we
are.
Canadian Finances.