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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1891-2-26, Page 4THE Xtteh by cat e. SANDERS & SWEET, Props. THURSDAY, .t'EB. 26th, 1891. ,F_1CTS FOR THE .PEOPLE! :l, Certain leaders of the Opposition try to persuade the people of Canada tthat our most natural market is in the -United States. What are the facts? In. 890 our fanners sold in the American market only thirteen million dollars worth, as against twenty-two million dollars worth in the markets of Great Britain. 2; Since the adoption by the present governmeut of a pvotectiye tariff ill 12579, our trade with Great Britain" has snereas,,d in ten years by .neatly twelve million dollars. >. The present government have, over since the rejection by the United $fates of the Reciprocity treaty m 1834, invariably expressed their readi- ness to renew that treaty; and have Lately opened up correspondence to negotiate freer trade relations with our American neighbors, without imperil- ling' British connection or discriminat- ing in the tariff against Great Britain. 4. The trade policy of; the Macdon- ald administration does net 'mean the giving up of our own control' of the tariff, It does not mean discrimination against the mother country. It does not mean direct taxation, nor the re- peal of the National policy. It does not mean giving to the United States a, monopoly of Canada's trade and commerce and manufactures. But the present government pledges itself to do all in its power to secure (after the 4th of March, when a new congress will be elected) a fair interchange of commod- ities that will be advantageous to both countries—in other words, a renewal of reciprocity with certain notifications suitedto the altered circumstances of the two countries. 5- The policy of the present governs anent implies as its standing t motto; "Canada for the Canadians." It is ad naitted :on all hands that our country is prosperous, and aur people contented and happy. The credit of Canada as a nation standshigherto-day in the British inarket than it ever has done before. Why then give up a present certainty for au uncertainty? 6: The expenditure for the.Dominion saf Canada was last year one million dollars less than the year previous; and yet, after having expended such yast sums in our public works, in rail- ways, canals, etc., we have a surplus In the treasury of nearly four million dollars! T. So far from Canada's trade dimin- ishing, as has been publicly asserted by Sir Richard Cartwright, it reached fast year the magnificent sum of $218,- 090,000-as 218,-080 000 -as against $150,000,000' when Cartwright left office. 8, As an evidence of Canada's pros. perity:, themoney in circulation last year was two million dollars in ad s.ranee of the year previous. And the amount of the peop'e' say_ Rigs or earnings deposited in the banks or otherwise reached last year the handsome sum, according to the statis- tical returns, of $199,000,000! J. The opposition leaders promise unrestricted reciprocity, if, they are only returned to power; but on what a7:r.eority and on what conditions? Mr.' BIl;ine is the only member" of the U. S. Cabinet who has spoken on the subject; and he has stated'. explicitly that <Can- ada must come under the Stars and Stripes and be annexed, if she is ever ?;e get unrestricted reciprocity. Are our people thus prepared to sell their birthright? 10. Under, the present regime much has been done to benefit and encourage carr farmers, and to develop the agn cultural interests of the Dominion: anal as by the establishment of model and experimental farms, the opening xnpof new markets, the appointment of aitbiiry Commissioner, extended rail rif.y facilities into the interior, the im jxnrts,tlons of new kinds of cereals, and the protection of the home market, 11. The United States are our com- petitors in . almost' every thing, and tlhercfor•e cannot be our natural mar ;Vit. Last year Great Britain import- ^.. rexT.; from Canada in cheese, alone 9t9; i'iO0,,000 worth ;--much more than all b tt was imported of the same article ffaom 11iP U. S with its sixty millions of people. IQ, The statement was lately tn<tde, Toy .:fcanister,i of the Crown at Toronto, Wit our farmers are moreprosP perous p s:nd contented than the farmers of the :.ins..' i rn rrn+i"z;",libonllr„ Republic. And thisstate- meat is cndy z, porsed-h leading p nodi elr.las in the 'United States, stick es the Vow Vork Times ttncl the Chicago ,r1'wi s; the former of which has said: "The fanners of the United States are staggering under a burden of mort- gage indebtedness approximating to nine thousand mallow of dollars!" The latter periodical says: "Farm mort- gages are swallowing up millions of acres of land in the Southern and Western States alio territories!" 13. Leading men who were formerly Liberals in politics denounce the new fad of "unrestricted reciprocity" or commercial uui.on;" and they are go: ing to support the present adininistra- tion at the polls. The Hon. Edward Blake has retired from public life in disgust, and refuses to follow with the Reformers. The Hon. Alex, Macken- zie declines to :endorse a trade policy• which discriminates against Great Britian. The Hon. Win. McDougall has denounced in unmeasured terms the Cartwright Wiman policy. Mr, Gordon Brown, and other leading niers formerly in opposition, are gaing to support the Conservative Government .at the forthcoming election. The form.. er opponent of the Hon, Mr Foster, Minister of Finance, is now canvassing in his favor. And so the ball rolls a- long! MORAL. Let well enough alone. Be content with such things as ye have. And re- member the old fable of"The dog and the shadow". TREASON UNMASKED. this. time to see the •necessity of Si'' Jelin Macdonald's crying '"halt", and, dissolving Parliament, and nipping treason' in the bnd,-auid putting it be fore the intelligence of the electorate to say whether they wish ' to • preserve British connection or to come under the Stars and Stupes, then we have greatly mistaken the good common sense as well as the loyalty of Canad- ians. We are glad to learn from re- cent developments that such a feeling of indignation has beck • aroused over. all Canada, in respect to the secret con• respoudenee of a traitorous charaeter going on ,for months between a few disappeinted politicians and the author- ities at Washington, that, not only con- servatives en anasse but many loyal Reformers are prepared to condemn this conspiracy andto return to.power the men who have shown by their pol- ley a deterurination to maintain intact our integrity to the Empire, and to preserve "Canada far the Canadians", TWELVE .REASONS FOR SUS- T. l NINTG THE MCDO A41A. ADMINISTRATION. Itis not often that history is : called upon to record such a yillianous and treasonable plot as was lately attempt- ed by Mr. Fairer, one of the editors of the Globe, and which, was brought to light by the scathing exposure of Sir John Macdonald, in his famous speech at Toronto, For a length of time, ever since the last session of Parliament, secret correspondence has been carried on with Washington by certain lead- ing politicians of Canada, with the os- tensible object as now appears of coer- cing this country into annexation. Personal yisits have been made to the capital of the United States by Sir Richard Cartwright, Mr:: Farren of the. Globe, Mr. Lengley from Nova Scotia, and Mr. Charlton. It now transpires that these visits were of a clandestine character, and the parties who figure in the& have been in secret treaty of conspiracy with prominent Congress- men of the United States, to so shape the fiscal poliey of that country as to discriminate against Great Britian, and to ceorce Canada into a political union with the neighboring Republie, One of the plotters inthis disloyal and treasonable business is no less a person than the editor of the Toronto Globe, who has been compelled to admit the authorship of apamphlet published in Toronto, whose object is to show to for- eigners how most effectually to coerce Canada into Annexation, under the in_ spiration of Mr Erastus Wiman, whose policy is that for which Sir Richard Cartwright has for months past been stumping the country on his own au tliority, this published pamphlet of Mr Ferrer, editor of the Globe, deftly sug- gests the ways and means of bringing about a union of Canada with the United States. The plotters in this treasonable scheme do not in so many words preach Annexation;, that would not go down with the more intelligent people, of; Canada; but, to use the -words of Mr Farrer's treasonable pamphlet, they propose to the fillibustering pol- iticians of the United States, so to shape the tariff and their general fiscal policy as to cripple our trade and drive our people into Annexation. Here are their methods: "to impose a tonnage tax on all Novia Scotia vessels", "to suspend the bonding privilege'', "to cut of all connection of the C. P. R. with U. S. territory it: Sault Ste.Marie", "to compel Britian to withdraw her countenance and support from`'Canad ian contention" and "to initiate such a fiscal policy- as would compel Canada to discriminate against Great Britian, such is a bare outline of the traitorous scheme hatched by Mr. Wiman, who is i yankee, and fathered' by Sir icharcl Cartwright, a British subject and a renegade Tory, and cunningly,, advo- cated by Mr, Ferrer, an Irishman and one of the G7 obe'8 editors, in a pamph let marked "Confidential", only a dol en copies of which were published for the special benefit of the faithful, Mr. Farrer has the unblushing effrontery to declare in that pamphlet that "An nexation is the manifest destiny of Canada", and that "in fulness of time we should see it 'brought about", and that "a leader would be forthcoming b when the hour arrives", meaning of course, that Sir Richard Cartwright W(1.8 to bO. the coming man! 1f then eo= ple of Canada, froth Halifax to Van- couver, have not their eyes opened by 1. During thirteen years of good gov- ernment Canada has progressed mars, vellousiy, and her credit now stands higher among the nations than at any previous period. 2, The present government conceiv- ed and carried out successfully our great national highway, the C. P. P. by which the Atlantic and Pacific sea- boards have been connected; forming the readiest overland route between the old :and new worlds, and giving. direct communication with China and the East access British territorv\ 3. By the opening up of the "grrsiat North West territory and the region beyond the Rockies, an illimitable stretch of fertile territory and inexhaustible, natural resources is now ready to ac comodate millions of the world's popu- lation. 4 A largely increased inter-provin• cial trade has been established between the maritine Provinces and Western' Canada. 5 While the public works of Canada have been vastly improved and ex- tended by the construction of new lines of railway and the opening up or enlargement of our canals, there is now a surplus revenue in the Treasur of nearly four million doli;i-s's 6 New markets have been opened' up, under the fostering encouragement of the present administration, for our manufacturers and agricultural,. pro- ducts. 7 The present government has re- peatedly made overtures to the author- ities at Washington for the renewal of. the Reciprocity. Treaty of 1854, al though in the altered circumstances of the two countries a great modification. of the former treaty is now required. 8 Steps have already have been tak- en to negotiatefor more extended trade relations with the United States, and correspondence on this subject have passed between the Imperial and Can adian government and the Washing ton authorities. • 9 The National Policy of the present administration has proved most benl- ficial to Canada, and it has bean en- dorsed by the people at every general election since its adoption:, and at al- most every bye electionsince the over- throw of the MacKenzie government in 1878, 10 Sir John Macdonald's proposal for reciprocity differs from that advocated by the Liberals, in not discriminating against Great 'Britain which has be- come Canada's best market for cereals dairy prodnce, and other farm pro- ductions. 11 The policy of certain Liberals, in advocating free and unrestricted trade with the'United States, implies direct taxation for revenue purposes and ul- timately annexation, and this would hand over, the entire control of our. revenues to a Board at Washington where Canada would be only as one to ten. 12 The policy of the present Conserv- ative adminstration, while advoeating freer trade relations with the United States consistent with Canadian inter- ests, is to conserve British connection and maintain intact the rights of self- governmcnt. Such are the principal issues to be Submitted the electorate by Sir John Macdolrald's inanifesto,with full confidence in the people's intelli. be e sustain m nc to s sa in thepresent adminis- tration by an increased majority! QUERIES FOR ELECTION! Who inaugurated Confederation? Ans: Sir John A. Macdonald: Who initiated the National Policy? Ans: Sir John A. Who conceived andcarried out the idea of, a Cana,la Pacific Railway? Ans: Sir John A. Who has encouraged the agrieultur- 'THRESHERS ERS ARMERS ETC., ists by establishing experimental farms in the several Provinces? Aus: sir Dont fail to get a supply of the famous John A. to red he iron industr9 T . C l tL.AR E 1 11I,J Who has developed of Canadaby a nauslon of the tariff? Ans: Sir John A. 'Who has proved to be the working man's friend by giving employment to artisans, mechanics and laborers, and by making living cheap for the work- ing classes? Ans, Sir John A. Who settled the vexed question of the fisheries and preserved to Canada hon rights on the nutritine .oasts? Ans: Sir John A. Who has invariably negotiated with Washington for a renewal of reciprocal trade on fair and honorable terms to Canada? Ards: Sir John A. Who has reclueed the public expend- iture and given to Canada a surplus of nearly four millions in the treasury? Alis: Sir John A. Who has opined up new markets for Our farm produce' with Great Britain and the \Vest Indies, and helped to make Canadians More independent of the United States? Ans: Sir John A. Who established a bureau of labor in 1890, and thus encouraged the working classes? Ans: Sir John A. Who has opened up negotiations with Washington for freer trade 1e',at- ions between the two countries, with out compromising our national inde- pendence br discriminating against the mother country? Ails: Sir John A SIR JOHN AY ST. MARY'S. The hheiftain C#iven a Hearty Reception. A Great Meeting in the Opera House —South Perth will bC Redeemed. St. Mary's, Ont., Feb. 21,—Great was the czowd and great the enthusiasm along our principal streets to day on the arrival of the Right Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald, He was greeted with cheer after cheer as he drove along the street behind four bouncing greys. Al- though' this town has been considered a Grit stronghold a stranger coming into town to day would form a very different opinion, and conclude he had dropped into one of Mowat's Tory hives. The large Opera House was packed like salt in a barrel, and fully 0 people listened to it John's tell- ingpope �. ing speech as he contrasted the condit- ion of the country during the five years obi iT 1nnsiuie With the` present pros- perous condition of tradesmen, farmers, workmen and business men generally. Point after point was made during his hour and a half speech, and he seemed to speak' with the greatest ease, and was followed by deep and earnest at- tention ttention by the large and intelligent audience. At the close of his speech he was greeted by :round after round of applause. Arrangements were immediately made for him to receive the large num- ber of ladies and gentlemen who wish- ed to take the Grand Old Man by the hand and wish him God •speed in his endeavor to sage this grand inheri tante of ours from those who would sell it to the plotting politicians at Washington. Sir John's grand talk to the people there to day will swell, the majority of Mr. Sharp up among the hundreds. It is now a certainty that South. 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