The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-15
CANADA'S COMPLIMENT.
How the Dominion Would Look on
Free Coinage.

tel FRANCOIS last lhurSQay. MI.
Snider represented the North Water
loo district in the provincial legisla-
ture from 1881 to 1894, and at that
time retired from the legislature in
order to run for the House of Com
mons or parliament. He was reject
ed by little over 800 votes for the
latter place, all owing to the Catholic
school question in connection with the
province of Manitoba.
Mr.. Snider is an extensive owner of
lands in this section of the United
States, owning several tracts in Red
wood county, as we'll as adjoining
counties, and several tracts in Iowa,
where brother of his is residing at
the present time.
A reporter of The GAZETTE had a
pleasant chat with Mr.. Snider in the
land office of w. P. Huntington last
Thursday morning. In the first place
it might be we'll to state that Canada
is gold standard country and never
has been anything else.
What is the sentiment in Canada
on the money question in the United
States?" was asked of Mr.. Snyder.
ITS all one way-every person and
both political parties are united on
the gold basis, and there is not even
the first hint of a change. There
never will be change. The question
isn't even mentioned"
"Mr. Snider how would you and
your people regard the silver ques-
ton in case it succeeded in this coun-
try?"
81 don't believe your people are so
foolish as to vote for free silver. Our
people don't want it on account of it's
bulkiness. Just let good, prosperous
times return to your people, and they
would not have silver, because it is too
bulky in the first place and they
would not want to take it for their
produce or in exchange. They couldn't
handle it..
"Well, just how would you look up
on the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver in the United States?"
ave would look upon it just as
your people look upon the Mexican
coinage at the present time. For a
dollar of Mexican money l believe
that you are paying AZ cents for at the
present time. That is just about
what Canada would pay for an Amer.
lean dollar in case you had free and
unlimited coinage of silver in this
country"
The conversation required to the
Manitoba school question. This ques
ton has been bitter one for the rea
son that the Manitoba government has
refused to contribute to the Catholic
"parochial schools, in accordance with
the pledges of the Dominion govern
ment. The action Of Manitoba gave
the question National tinge and the
issue of the last campaign in the Do
minion was practically as to whether
Manitoba was to be coerced into Civ
ing support to the parochial schools
The reform party, which was opposed
to coercion, was headed by Catholic
who was opposed to coercion. AS {
result of the election the Reform par
ty and Manitoba will not be coerced
although some measures will be passet
for the relief of the parochial schools
in Manitoba. 1t was this question
that cost Mr.. Snider an election t,
parliament, the district from which h.
sought to be elected being YER,
strongly Catholic.
On the question of tariff relation
with the United States Mr.. Snide
stated that the Reform party, now il
power, was in favor of reciprocal rela
tons with the United States, although
he was of the opinion that those rela
tons could not be very extensive O.
account of the interests being almos
identical and the bar being on simila
goods. On the question of annexatio
to the United States Mr.. Snider state
that there was very little sentiment
Canada in favor of annexation an
that the day for annexation was ia
distant.
Canada is practically an indepenc
ent country at the present time," cor
tinued Mr.. Snider. "She pays n
tribute to the Queen, except to pa
the salary of the Governor-Genera
She is not assessed for any war g,
penses of the British throne and levie