The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-07
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To rHE EDtroR OF THE SuS-Gr My usually
we'll informed and dearly beloved Canadian
Cousin John Cameron. editor aud publisher Of
the London Ont ddruiise,, delivers himself
in short editorial in bis issue OF the 20th inst.
trypcr % prrr Asotr'ov.
So soon - sugar vas rut on the free !ist Wy the
United states House OF Pefreseuares down went the
price 81 tEat commodity aui that though IL known
that TIE measure has the gauntlet OF the Sen
ATE That the jesuit VI lee easing iAri taxes always,
no matter how the benencarss NAV argue u you want
to make dogs scarce. YOU tax them Il you want to
make goods sca-cc. tax them. when arte,e Ia
scarce It does no; become cheap.
Cousin John il u simon -puro thorough bred.
double-riveted. copper bottomed revenue re-
former. lie never ninches lie is always ready
to do or die for his party love him for his
loyalty TO his PARTY in adversely. sixteen
years upon the opposition benches is n long
period through which TO defend the mistakes
and plumbers 81 a party. but Cousin John
has always been true.
Tho Liberal party las only one arrow left
in It's qniver. viz revenue reform. and thcro-
fore must win with that one or emigrate to the
valley Of tho Mckenzie River.
Impending revenue reform IL raising the
very ID in this country, and our good
cousins should not. MS they say in the West,
! tie to H." AS boy learned that there were
objections o rckinE n hornets nest even with
a very long pole.
Impending revenue reform has already cost
us in ten months $1,000, 600 900 or at tho rate
OF $4,000 000.U 900 per annum.
II our good cousins can afford TO waste
$500, 100000 year they can afford to fool with
revenue reform. II not. they can't
Having had thirty-two years Of American
policy we shall not feel the loss OF $4,000, 900
as we should havo done had revenue reform
ors been in control OF the ship.
The reduction In the price Of refined sugar
lie caused by the reduction in the cost OF raw
sugar. which Is upon the free ist.
The crop Of beet sugar in Europe and cane
sugar In the West Indies 10 more than IOo.OuO
gross tons Il 900. OOO. 900 poundsj in excess Of
1872, or nearly eight times the total annual
consumption in Canada. Raw sugar never
was SO low in price before. therefore the low
A motion to place refined sugar upon the
free list in Committee OF the Whole in the
is only one halt cent per pound With the
the ability Of the masses to consume II reduced
by Impending revenue reform. we have a
upon record, The American artisan out OF
employment cannot buy his usual supply Of
sugar even at four cents pcr pound for best
granulated: Cousin John should find a better
defence torthe revenue reform fraud In Canada.
He should not forget that raw sugar was placed
upon the free liat In the United states and in
Canada and the duty upon refined sugar re-
duced to minimum from three and one half
cents per pound to one-half cent by protec-
tionists with no thanks to revenue reform ers
Revenue reformers have kept Sir Oliver Mowat
IN power In ontario To- manage h their local affairs
In keeping protectionists in power at ottawa
for twenty-seyen years. with the exception OF
one torn OF five years. In this country four
years Of revenue reformers In power in thirty
six will be quite enough. and from present In
in the Congressional elections in 1894. No
doubt ri two years Of impsnnding revenue reform
no desire to see the assets Of Canada wasted.
have only the most kindly feelings toward
our good cousins therefore. unless Messrs.
l.aurier and Cartwright can offer better
issue than revenue reform. they should be
kept upon the goats side Of the Commons
il Is not desIrs bic that the breed should be:
come extinct; IL So the world might come to
selves. the, Tories would steal the whole Do
minion and mortgage It and cash the bonds.
Tho question for our good cousins to decide
Is this. which is the most dangerous: a party
not closely watched, or party that will only
raise a moderate, crop and then start a great
tunityf The experience OF mankind in civil.
ICED countries Is that moro property Is burned
4 word to the wise is sufficient.
, AS long as Canada remains an appendage to
inc DflIIbn crown ana the Ory party IL IN con-
troll q small force OF well armed Liberals
should be kept near the Treasury.
MIR. Blake. when leader of the Liberal party
of Canada in his Malvern speech during the
general election OF 1887 clearly indicated that
he saw too late that the great mistake OF his
leadership was pressing revenue reform. But
for that he would have won the contest OF
1882 and emained in power to this day and
Canada would have been saved 500 600. 900
at least. Revenue reform as proposed By Presi-
dent Cleveland aud Mr.: Iaurier, so far as North
America is concerned. Is fraud upon the
financial. commercial. agricultural. mineral.
industrial and shipping interests of the con-
tinent
Canada has tested revenue reform for 12o
years. and. according to Cousin Erastus WI
man, the result is retardation. slow develop
mont declining values exodus OF population.
increasing Indebtedness, ami decreased power
of payment" Mr.. Blake adds "dIsintegra-
ton" to Mr.. Wiman's striking list with q ten
dency to annexation" to a country cursed wish
the war tariff.
How long. oh lord. how long" docs It re-
quire to open the eyes OF the blind? Mr..
Cleveland will be defeated in his attempt TO
AngllciZe and CobdeniZs our national policy
and institutions. and SO will Mr.. Iaurier be Ia
Canada. Both parties well deserve defeat
The more overwhelming the better for both
countries FRANCIS WAYLAND GLEN,
BROOKLYN. Jan. %.
seheme TO Insure Agaiast Marriage