Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-18

question Of monOpOlies, the greater
problems Of municipal government, snd
America has enough 90 90 without dip
ping Der spoon Ia the Dominion soup
plate Besides we might md the broth
very hot, and seasoned very high.
Canada has not the slightest thought
of annexation, even with a small "a,
Such a sentiment, III 10 ever existed be-
fore the Canadian union, is deader than
the tabled door nail,
Canada resembles a chain Of sausages,
stretched across the continent divided
into four sections. Ontario forms the
cul de sac that hangs down between the
lakes Ontario, Erie and Huron, aud Is
the section in which most naturally,
this annexation sentiment would be
found, and aver, that so far as Canada
is concerned it does not exist BY dill
gent search 10 cannot be found, and TO
has no existence as a political power
Those people who imagine that
bv some hocus pOcus, the Canadian
orange is TO be transferred under
the American bat, slyiy, have a
conception of political jugglary that
would do credit % old Ransom Payne.
A crazy head. be presented himself az a
newspaper Office. and wished five copies
of a circular printed, announcing him
self as candidate for President Of the
United States. The editor aStOnished
az such lavish display Of printers ink,
asked him If 10 would nos be better TO
have his candidacy announced To- the
newspapers, and so create a boon. -
mo, " said the old fellow, "you don't
understand this; we want 90 keep quiet
about 10 and these i've circulars will be
put in the hands Of tried friends, who
so the proper time will show them TO
the public, aud triumphantlY sweep me
in."
In the first place, there is nothing 10
Canada that we want We have terri
tory enough now, we have people
enough coming, without attempting TO
steal any, we have trouble enough now,
with our present complication OF var
ious uationalties. In the next place,
we have nothing 20 offer them beyond 8
larger aud better market than they now
have In many points they are ahead OF
Us and ia is no idle remark when We say
that we have nothing 20 offer
them. Perhaps we could introduce
AaAlltIaNI ~ NAclAf Wu NNale NV
them lessons In coal combinations, mu-
nicipa elections. GrayeSend politics and
New Jersey hOrse-racing. We could
hold up our Indian policy, our Hawaiian
projects, our trusts, our sensational
journalism and our societies organized
20 punch up with a sharp stick, those
VINO are elected 20 do things, but do Dot
DO them. Our societies Tor the proven
tion Of officers lodging the duty they
were elected TO perform, and paid for,
would be quite an inducement In a
q country where the laws are better
fobeyed than az home.
Two projects looking toward change
Of relations between the United States
and Canada have been considered, but
sooth % say only one of them has any
considerable body of adherents. First,
the Federation or commercial union,
which is nothing more than reciprocity
carried out Secondly. political union.
Goodwin Smith has caused this idea 20
be we'll known. There are but two
Englishmen, who can be said 90 be
known TO Americans, that is TO the peo-
pie Of America, as distinct from a few
Journalists, statesmen and students,
and these TWO are Gladstone and
Goodwin smith. The latter gentleman,
who was formerly lecturer on histor-
zeal and political science, at Cornell
\ ,~iversity, and q contributor 90 our