The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-22

BonatOr Higgins On the Relations Be
tween Canada and America

OeDKNsBURe, n. Y, Sept. 81
United States Senator Higgins de-
livered a notable address yeste rday
before large audience at the Ogdens-
burg fair. He said: IT have accepted
your invitation here to discuss the
subject of our relations with our
neigh bors in Canada. The American
farmer is subjected to a direct and
sharp compe tition in the American
market with the farmer of Canada
who with wages % per cent lower
than are paid by farmers of New
York and with land more fertile in
quality and So per cent cheaper in
price than land in New York can
grow his product at a cost of A per
cent less than the farmer of New
Y FORK.
Q'.Whatever may be your loss GER
tainly to them will be a vast gain
Every cent Of duty now removed is a
present from the treasury of the
United States to the Canadian farmer
of that much money on all he may
sell in the American market. OF
course this is not true Of wheat or ar
ticles SO internationally dealt in that
prices are fixed abroad. But it is true
of all products that can only be con-
sumed near the place of prod uction,
and therefore in the American mar
ket- For this reason, and because
she is subject to the conditions incl
dent to her as a part of this cOnd L
ton, Canada can not thrive divorced
from the American market.
The idea of a policy, even temper
airy, of reciprocity between the two
countries, based upon treaty, will
prove to be illusionary- The Obsta-
cles to it are structural and funda-
mental In 1892 the Canadian gov
eminent sent represen natives to
Washington TO confer about such a
treaty. their offer Tor iprOciuy in
natural products alone was declined
by Mr.. Blaine.
mo people can be assured the sta
bility of a prosperity that rests on the
vicissitudes of the legislation of
foreign government, and Canada ca n
have no assurance that the A merica n
1egisla ton of 1894 Will stand more
than four years longer. In fact, only
IN continental unity, in the union OF
the people of Canada with the United
States as equal states under our fed
eral constitution, can Canada be as
sured the right to fully share in our
markets. and only by continental
unity can all the outstanding differ
arise inc vita bly, out of the continent
being divided as it now is. BY this
means only can each government be
secured in it's revenue against snug
CLING from the other. Only by unity
can the continent be secured against
THE Canadian Pacific, by its con-
Meeting line of steamers from Van
couver to Portland and San Francisco;
by its connecting lines of American
railways to St. Paul, Chicago, Cincin-
natl St. Louis, Denver Boston and
New York, is absorbing a colossal
share of the commerce of the cont
nent. Not able to earn its axle grease
by Canadian traffic, it can afford al
ways to underbid its American com
petitors, for, however low may be
the rate it has to make to secure the
business, it is that much better than
nothing for their railroad
The American railways, especially
those going to the Pacific, under h q
relentless com petition, while held as
in a wise by the long and short haul
and anti-pooling clauses of the inter
state commerce act, are fast becOm-
ing bankrupt, and American invest
ments are being destroyed
-Four years of war. 500. 600 of pre-
cious lives. 2. 1000, 600 of lives MANNED by
wounds and by disease and IS, 900. 600
was the price we paid, and freely
paid, that strong power, both mill
tary and civil. should not be establish
ed the south of the American
union. Such power cannot grow
up on our north and not ultimately
bring war and not proximately bring
preparations for war
For Canada, as nation of 5. OOO,-
600 of people, we have a feeling of
anna bility and indifference. For
Canada, as a nation of 20, 900, 600 or
so, 600, 600, backed by the power of
and interlaced interest with the Brit
ish empire, we have, to say the least.
a very different feeling.
1.-The deceitful illusions held out by
the lowered duties of the recent tariff
act will not betray Canadians into the
hope that, while remaining separate |
people, they viii have free access to !
our markets, whether for field, forest |
or mine Both peoples should realize
that all chickering's between them
should cease, and that the great
schisru in feeling between the two
branches of the English speaking /
race viii be healed when they shall /
be left to work out their destiny upon /
the continent, free from entangle- !
ment with the interests, the inhu- /
ences or the conflicts of Europe. /
Then, however war may rage else /
W here, this continent, Canada and /
America alike, may forever enjoy the /
of prosperity and peace"
British Ship Lost.
IT'D SAINT % The biN !