The Minneapolis journal., 1904-11-26
GOODWIN NTH
IS SIMISIlC ( Il
Sees Menace to United States in
Race Problem and Ex-
pansion.
ce |, Of The, journal,

CorresSondence Of The Journal.
& Ottawa, Nov. 26.---sEhe members Of
the Canadian club Sof Ottawa have
to what DR.. Goodwin Smith
says in his last public address. The
venerable historian az and essayist is now
n n his eighty .hftn IS As, AKsar, and seldom
:, Canadians have: notf ALWAYS listened
patiently to the somewhat pessimistic
Of gDr. Smith, and they en-
tirely reject the destiny which he has
mapped out for; the Dominion. Of alb
sorption in the United States; but at the
same time they are proud Of the ven
cradle philosophers who has made his
home among themf or sa life etime.
Gladstone and the Civil war.
!. Or. Smith 2 too: !: occasion to throw
talked-of Gladstone letter, published
for the first time in his g Memoirs Of
Gladstone 49, He said.
4 You may havesnoted the episode Of
the Gladstone letter ss Gladstone at the
time when victory seemed declaring for
the south. said hatSJeH Davis had made
a nation. He might rather have. said
that Jeff Davis had found a nation,
for the, confederacy was from the first
a nation in all respects, tho bern of a
Il
was afterward sorry for what he had
said. It offended the north; it grieved
the friends of the north in England.
Gladstone in letter to me suggested
that if the north chose to let the south
20, thus getting rid Of slavery, there
might thereafter be union Of Canada
with the northern states.
t.I was probably intended, but was
not so instructed, to make the contents
of the letter known to our friends. I
Judged it better not to do this, seeing
the desired effects and might there
after have proved embarrassing to the
writer. therefore kept it to myself
and it was destroyed with the rest Of
my private correspondence before l left
England. But I have a clear recollec-
ton of it's contents. Mr.. Gladstone Of
course took it for granted that the
union, the possibility of which he sug-
gested, would be free. No other
thought could possibly have crossed his
mind.' ri.
Pessimist1c as to the United States.
"The event Of which Gladstone
speculated did not take place. The
free north, if it is rid of slavery, is not
rid Of the race question or of lynching.
The horizon altogether in that quarter
is dark. At present jingoism reigns
with its strenuous 1ife,' it's 'big
stick it's staggering, boastful. az
gressiveness, its contempt Of right
Suppose expansion takes a southern
course and extends to the line of the
population, there may be another dis
ruption; there can hardly faS ~ be 8
change of institutions. If you have ar
empire you must have an emperor.
The Destiny Of Canada.
GAS to our external relations all W.
can say is, nature will have her way
She will have her way, strive to thwar1
her as you will. The action Of the great
forces is often suspended by that Of
secondary forces, but the great forcei
on which we are told to keep botl
hands lis a symbol. It took long tt
blend those crosses, but they were
blended at last. S s. .3# = 80
Gone thing is certain, . gentlemen
Whatever your external relations may
be and however dear may be the tie tt
the mother country, on this continent
your. destiny is cast. Here is the felc
Of your dut ~ and offyour aspirations
Here, not in Europe, or Africa, o.
in the fulfllment ofEthe hopes held our
to- man by the. discovery Of the new
world, the hopes Of q happier state OF
society, lessening of the terrible in
equaIities Of the human lot, a govern
ment not of force, but Of reason, an
swering to the conception of Pym wht
said = that is the best form Of govern
ment which does actuate and inspire
every part and member of a state t.
8 the common good. Those words, gen
tlemen, are my political philosophy.
"" Democracy on Trial.
"You have interesting times befor
you. Democracy is on its trial. It ha
pretty we'll performed the DESTRUCTIVE
part of it's task; the constructive par
remains to be performed. Meantime tn
passions Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT and wa
which slumbered for time have re
awakened. Jingoism tramples o.
righteousness and humanity. Religion
belief is being shaken by science an
criticism and the authority Of con
science as it rested on religious belle
seems in danger of being impaired; Wa
is raging between capital and labor
Society is threatenedswith tyranny 0
accumulated wealth. If you mean t.
take an interest in public affairs, as i
is the duty of every citizen Of fre
commonwealth to do, you will hav
plenty to occupy your minds. wish
see how you are getting on. -
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