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Iron News -Record
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,day. Fob. 20th. 1889
WL/,:ah: CANADIAN FARM
PRODUCTS 00 TO
I i, ,. boon well and truly said
tit •t to wilfully suppress the truth
is r u %%11 fully toll a lie. It is a bad
cause that will not bear the lwhole
taut h. Truth is the veritable rock
ot'.i•4tts Some truths are axiomatic,
as that the siim of 2 sod 2 is 4.
S„ at, truths are derived from other
tr,ite.y 1f 2 and 2 are four
th •,M it is necessarily true that 2
awl 3 cannot be 5. If we export
20 millions of dollars worth of Cele-
stite' surplus farm prod mat to Great.
B,ituiu and only 18 millions of
dollars worth to the United States
it is necessarily true that the
Americans do not buy two-thirds or
even uui.lialf of that su'•plus.
\Vo do send as uea1•ly as may bo
$21,000,000 worth of Canadian
farm produce to Great Britain
We send as nearly as may be only
$18,000,000 of Canadian farm pro
duce fo the United States:
Our town cutout in order to favor
Ito• hobby of cuuunercial uuion, if
not . political annexation, has en-
deavored to create the impression
that " two-thirds" of the surplus
producta of Canadian farms are
" purchased by Americans."
In order to strengthen tis. posi-
tion it wilfully suppresses the
truth.
The gross export surplus of Can-
adian faros produce is valued at
$39,000,000.
It is as clear as that 2 and 2' aro
4 that 18 is not two. thirds of 39,
and equally clear that whon our
colon), with the official reports be•
fore it showing that while we ex-
ported 21 millions to Britain we
shut only 18 Millions to the Unitod
Steles, is wilfully neglectful of the
truth, or father worm, tries t0 sup-
press it by sitting down upon it in a
wicked endeavor to smother it.
But truth is Blighty and will pre-
vail.
'1'hc, Inst attempt of our octant to
smother it is when it• publishes a
partial statement of whore " certain
• articles .of Canadian farui produce"
' go to, eeloctiug the lines ouly of.
1 which the Americaus aro the largest
purchasers. By doing so its object
is as apparout as though it bad said.
" Having made the statement that
tvo•thir(1s of the surplus of Canadi-
an farm. products aro pUtchaso1 by
the Americans, we must male rant
good by the ,suplrr:c,ssio ver! mode
of argument, and now we give a
statement showing that in certain
artiriles of 1210a,lian farm produce
the 1'uited States take more than
Great Britain."
All have heard of the ostrich
burying its head in the sand in its
endeavor to hide itself while its
bigger bodily bulk remained ex-
posed and could be seen of •all
passers by. Our cutout may hide a
portion of the truth in the sands of
tergiversation but the• overwhelm-
ing bulk of undisputable facts re-
main uncovered so that they may
be seen of all men. \Ve here present
tables showing where the whole of t/o
surplus, of Canadian farms went to
in '.888. In round numbers $21,-
000,000 to Great Britain ; $18,000,
000 to the United States-,besid,w
several millions to sister British
00100 ies.
AMERICAN FARMERS' IDEA
OF PROTECTION.
At a meeting of the Michigan
Shorthorn Breeders Association held
at Jackson last week, a novel idea
was eliminated. That is that while
Michigan is being flooded with
\Vosteru cattle and dressed meat,
there is no remedy for this, because
the United States forbids au inter-
state tariff, much as the breeders
would like to put a duty ou "lutup-
jawed" cattle and refrigerated dross -
ed beef from the prairies. But one
member pointed out how they might
protect themselves within the con-
stitutiou, and his idea was caught
r
ou to and embodied in a petition to
be forwarded to the State Legisla-
ture asking it to prohibit the impor-
tation of the class of animals and
beef referred to, as its sale alrected
the health find morals of the State.
Congress has the exclusive right to
regulate commerce between the
States, but the State has the right
to enact a law of the nature indi-
cated as it conics within the scope
of pclico regulations, the power to
deal with whish is reserved to the
States. Au excellent ypaner that,
watt read concluded with :
"The time has arrived when it be-
hooves the farmer and stock grower,
aye, even the consumer, of Michigan
to demand such legislation as will
be more to the health, comfort,
safety and general welfare of the
people of the State, even though it
drives Western' drestled meat out of
the markets and substitutes in place
the wholesome meats from the
healthy, home -fed cattle of Michi-
gan."
There can be no oppressively
great desire among, Michigan farm-
ers to admit Canadian farm produce
free of duty when they are anxious
to resort to such a subterfuge as the
above to protect themselves from
tho producers of other portions of
their own country.
Great United
Britain. States.
Bran '9 31,163 $ 10,548
Flax 80,207
Apples, green.... 520,754 284,252
All other . 5,282 39,387
Barley 700 6,488,317
Beans 124,214
Oats I 49,835 9,019
Peas 1,131,041 351,305
Wheat 1,244,757 633,438
Other 1,74;1 10,909
Flour. 1,068,139 20,172
Oatmeal 45,465 1,810
Meal, other. 20,287 28,340
Hay .I 64,781 800,622
Hops 1,596; 4,300
Malt • 154,145
• Maple Sugar 70 18,495
Potatoes 973 957,570
Seeds, other 104,769' 54,489
Straw 1 14,414
2591
93,102
'
36,7501 2,402,37.1:
4,125,873 648,178
3,842
211,881 1,027,410
1,962 122,222
614,214 13,468
8,834,997 83,153
262 2,119,582
25,634 51r
6,47 59
fit,. 9
Vegetables .
Other articles....
Horses .
Horned Cattle...
Swine
Sheep
Poultry.
Butter
Cheese ,
Eggs .
hides, etc
Lard .
Bacon
Beef
Items
Mutton
Pork
Meats, canned...•
Meets,, other '
Sheep Pelts
Wool
1,026 1118 ,328
2
,975
29,063
320
188
124,575
97,721
illurne the human soul can there be
found duplicates. Anti I3 icuu
gives his plea for unity in religion
away whon he refers to its existence
among heatheus. The heathen
have the form only of religion.
Christian religion means the exer-
cise of the God-given olemeut in
man and that element is respon-
sive to the human will. But while
there cannot by any conceivable
possibility of unity in religious
belief, there can be unity in that
portion of every man's religion
which tendeth to the glory of God.
For notwithstanding contradictiona
all aim at the same end, The hair
splittiug among religious sects
about the real presence, immersion
or sprinkling, liturgy or no liturgy,
bishops or elders, purgatory or no
purgatory, vocal or instrumental
praise. stirpl ice or gown and the
many other fustian follies go far to
show that the teachings of the
fuuudel of C1 istianty ars. largely
misunderstood, whon people allow
their angry passions to be aroused
over these non -essentials. ""rhe
wrath of man worketh not the
righteousness of God." When
mon' .gest. angry over _-religious
matters there is more bigotry,
dollars or politics than Christianity
or liberty in their religion. How
many people are" Episcopalians,
Presbyterians or Methodists just
for the trade or. political support
they hope to obtain 1 Lot us bo
charitable and hope there are not
many.
UNITY IN RELIGION.
No code has ever been presented
for the ednsideratiol of the human
rico that equals that t'oi ululated on
the Bible., There is something in
the good book to sleet the require•
idents of every phase of the human
Mind. The basis of it all is to love
God with all tho heart and to do to
our.fellows as we would like them
to do to us. Religion honestly
based upon the' Bible will do
to live by and to dio by. Such
religion is the best armor but the
worst cloak a man can have. As an
armor it is not necessary that it he
uniform i'n all respects. There
must be : In essentials, unity ; in
non -essentials, liberty ; in ally things
charity. It is amusing therefore,
in a country • where all are pro-
fessedly Christians to hear it asked
about Brown, Jones or Robinson,
what his religion is. What sect he
belongs to, is what is meant. A
rnau may belong to any sect or
denomination and not have religion;
or he may not so belong and have
religion. And a man may be re-
ligious without being Christianly so.
One often hears talk of unity in
religion. This would be as impossi-
ble to find as uniformity in persons.
No two men are physically alike,
No two mon aro ethically or intel-
lectually alike. Bacon, in a plea
fur unity is religion, says : "Re-
ligion being the chief band of human
society, it is a happy thing when
itself is well contained in the true
hand of unity. The quarrels about
religion were evils unknown to the
heathen, fur the reason that their
religion' consisted rather in rites
and ceremonies than in any constant
belief."
Tho reason that there has been
unity •of belief among heathen .in
religious matters is that they did
not think. It was machine run
religion. The Christian religion
must bo mind made, and there will
be just as many forms of Christian
religion and belief as there are live
inquiring minds. Soh a thing as
unity of religious belief among
Christians is au impossibility.
There is a cardinal unity of relig-
ous principles to be found in the
revealed word of God. As to tho
interpretation of that word every
human being must bo a law unto
himself. But as for unity of belief
one might as well hope. to find'
uniformity in the shades of the
apples grown in . au orchaltd of
'assorted trees as to find "it in the
minds of men. Nature duplicates
nothing. Not in tho works of the
physical World nor in the sparks
of the Almighty mind which
2,670
85
25,642'
417
2,303
36,324
20,776
233,125
EXPORTS TO SISTER COLO-
NIES.
preserves Canada for Canadians, it
calk them "35 per cent loyalists."
,The Globe is palpably dislwuet.
Anyone who will Like the figures
given above will find that the ager•
age duty on all inlpurLations into
Canada is a fraction less than 22 pur
cent. It' the Globe will be smart let
it be truthful and day "22 per cent
loyalists."
Besides Canada doing a larger
trade with Great Britain proper titan
with the United States, our export
trade is greatly augmented by ex-
ports of the produce of Canada to
sister colonies. A very large pro-
portion of this produce, is the pro-
duct of Canadian farms. To Now-
foundland in 1888 we sent horses
in value amounting to $10,515,
horned cattle $128,814, sheep $21,-
140, butter$144,952, cheese $9,000,
hides etc. $11,529, beof $17,067,
pork $17,203, green apples $7,232,
oats $39,129, peas $10,631', flour
$475,105, hay $23,863, potatoes
$22,746. In 1888 mixed produce
of Canada, valued as below, was
respective colonies
sant to the
named :
British West Indies
British Guiana
Australia •
Newfoundland
British Africa
$1,465,423
206,475
415,849
1,122,802
26,407
which with minor amounts to other
colonies foot up to over $5,500,-
000. And with the completion of
fast steam lines that are , proposed
to he put on both Pacific and Atlaus
tic oceans by the C. P. R,, this in-
tercolonial trade can be increased
to an :almost indefinite amount, for
those colonies cannot produce what
we can and we cannot produce what
they can.
EDITORIAL NOTE.
The duties ou American products
that crone jute Gonads list year for
consumption awuunted to some-
thing over seven millions of dollars.
If the commorciil unionist's theory
that the expurter ur pruduc•er
pays the duty be correct, the
above neeucd sum is a very
nice little eontlibutien front
American producers puokets. Aud
its besides the 27 million dolltus
worth of gouds i JIJlurted from the
States ou which duty; was charged,
they scut us 21 million dollars worth
of goals on whi•'h no duty was
charged, wunld it pot be a good
ilea to put all goods coming from
the United States on the dutiable
het and snake the "blawsted yaukcee"
cutittibute ::n addiliuns! 5.12 trillions
of dollars to our leveuue.
Corn is worth 35 cants a 'bushel
in Detroit. The Michigan Farmer
says "farmers declare this is less than
they can afford to raise it for."
And our friends the enemies of the
Canadian farmer in the ranks of the
„Opposition are anxious to have the
Canadian market thrown open to
this corn 80 tnat the Americans
could get a better price for it at the
expense of tho Canadian grower of
it and of other coarse grains.
The Montreal Witness referring
to rho export duty on pine and
spruce logs admite that the duty
will best protect our forests, the tins•
ber of which is worth more to keep
than to sell to bo manufactured on
foreign soil, and wants to know if
these logs could not be mauufactua-
od in Canada by making this a cheap
country to live in. The Witness
has favored commercial union under
which we would have a 40 por cont
tariff instead of a 25 per cent one as at
present. That journal's free trade
cheap living ill assorts with its higlier
tariff and cheap living proposition.
Canada imported last year $102,-
837,100 worth of foreign goods, on
which a duty of $22,187,869 was
collected. The Globe's arithmetic
needs reconstructing as well as that
of our town cotom. When the
Globe desires to say a severe thing
of those who are loyal to Canada's
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
11' wish it tai Le disd,,ctly Understood that for do
nut hold utt..,,to.e responsible for the opinions
zprersed by cuerespondente.- Eu. 13ews•Br.•
0051).
ROBERTSON
has just received a large shipment of
Gorsets:. Dorsets
comprising the LEADING MAKES in all sizes, Try
the "B. & (,'.", they are
P orfoetFitting & Gaarantood
>i NOT TO BREAK OR ROLL UP WTI ONE
YEAR'S WEAR ; if they do the money paid for them
will be refunded.
THE " E A FS Y "
is the newest thing in a BUSTLE, anct is just the style
the ladies want. Give us a call when you need the
necessaries.
\'1NDIC1'1V.ENESS A BAD PO LICV.-
Editue
1 DPOL[CY.-
lsdilu,' H'un's-1feeurd.
Sia, -1 was quite astonished at the
remarks of "Onlooker" in the Era
last week, charging respectable citi-
zens, who were last week prosecuted
before the mayor for furious driving,
with dishonesty. That writer ap•
pears to have guiged other peoples's
conduct by Ills own. '!'here was no
dishonesty in the defendants seeking
to have the charge proved. The
law holds every man innocent until
proved guilty. The public thinks
that the dishonesty came in when
witnesses volunteered the testimony
that the driving was at the rate of
15 miles an hour. Under the unfav-
orable conditions of snow roads, the
balling up the horse's feet and with•
out any attempt to urge the animals
to their utmost speed, the testis
wony that they were going at a four
minute gait was manifestly untrue,
and any one who would swear to
such speed being attained under the
circumstances is either a very rrinno•
cent horseman" -ora most dishonest
citizen- probably both. '1'he worthy
mayor is placed in rather an awk-
ward tight by his being credited with
vindictiveness which should not and
we believe does not form part of his
judicial character. That he would
have fined them only $1 and costs if
they had pleaded guilty in the first
place instead. of $3 as he did after -,a
ward isimputing to hiswoi'ship very
discreditable ideas of justice, which
will require more than the ipse dixit
of ''Onlooker" to make the public be,
lieve. Their offence was in no way tag -
grated by their not in She first place
pleading guilty. If they deserved to
be fined t5 and costs in the last itu-
stance they also would have deserved
it had the case been decided when
the case was first called. Vindict-
iveness is no part of justice.
Yours
ANO'1'n 611 ONI.001: ral
Robertson's Great Cash Store
.PARLIAME.N'.C.A.i.Y..NUTI': , .
In referring to the bunkum resolu-
tion of the Opposition to admit
artificial fertilizers into Canada free,
Mr. PORTER said the Opposition
had dragged almost every subject
into this discussion in their onslaught
on the National Policy. The Op-
position had called themselves the
champions of the farmers of Canada.
What right had they to do this
He (Mr. Porter) claimed that he
and his friends on his side of the
House had the interests of the farui,
ere of Canada at heart. \Viten the
hon. gentleman from South Oxford
spoke of the decrease in the value of
pools in Canada, as 511 honest
pulitieiau, why did he not refer to
the decrease of bin& the world over 1
Take England, Ireland and Scotland
for instance, the great free trade
country, where grinds had decreased
in value. It was only fair that the
hon. gentleman should have 11011•
Bois I that fact, The position of
tho Opposition as champions of the
farmer was simply ridiculous. ' The
member for South Oxford 115(1 spok
en of the reliability of bit. Blue's
reports as to the decrease in value
of these lands. He lied himself ad-
mitted that they were not 'altogether
relialsle. (Hear, hear.) :If artificial
m,dure was required, tire' best pos.
sible•manure to be got .should be
placed in the hands of the farmers.
The duty on artificial fertilizers
would ensure 1the reliable article.
The gentlemen opposite seemed to
Have a llidde'n dagger with which
they stuck the manufacturer on every
possible occasion. This lvas wrong,
because Oise -Atlanta facturers were a
needed portion of the community.
By running down the manufacturer
the Opposition were injuring the
country and consequently injuring
the farmer. (Hear, hoar.)
Sir RIC EIA 131) CA 11TWRIGI{T,
in referring to the appointurii,t of
fishery inspectors, took occasion to
say that Hun. Mr. Tupper had
probably been appointed Minister
not on account of Ilia merits so much
as the fact that he was hie father's
sou.
Miter News -Record..
The Editor of the Xew Era seeks
to find shelter for his questionable
tactics, behind a letter appearing in
the Moll, relative to laymen on the
Stationing Committee, and states
that he was taken to task for advoca.
ting the same. If I remember right•
ly, no ono censured him. nor cared
they for his advocating any legitimate
measure, civil or ecclesiastic, provi-
ding it was done in a gentlemanly
and Christian manner. By such
advocacy most reforms are brought
about, but the "bumptious editor"
of that paper charged the Stationing
Committee with "wire pulling, ring.
ism," etc. and now congratulates him-
self because one signing himself a
"Methodist Minister" makes use of
the same term. It is generally
understood that the author of that
letter in the Mail, was laid aside
last Conference, with the deep
regret of his ministerial and lay,
brethren, tor mental dw'angemiit.
The Editor of the Era will surely
feel complimented in finding him-
self ening on that staff. He says
his views are shared by "others" as
proved by a single letter in the
Mai/. If the Era-- et'urtSs that a
Committee of Ministers, (all of
whom are appointed each year by
the ballot of ministers, and laymen,
and aro frequently changed) are
"wire pullers etc, etc," he certainly
ought to name the persons, for some
at least whom he must know to be
thoroughly reliable, aro frequently
found on that committee. If you
think a reform is needed, go on Mr.
Era, but don't call bad names to
men who are unquestionably your
equals, lest you may be classed
rjmong the rnentnlly deranged also.
A RBA DER,
Clinton Feby '89
-A Colorado farmer at a °inference
meeting, after being importuned by
the presiding elder several times to
rise:and give in just one word of
testimony for the Lord, finally got
up and said : "I3rethoring, I have
boon in this section' ricin' thirty
years now, and it has boon my habit
never to owe a man anything -not
welfare by supporting oven agrudge--without paying hsupporting a protective Pray for mo that I may remain
policy which in a largo measure 1 steadfast."
fished at Mr. Fisher's advocacy of
putting corn upon the free list, be.
cause ninceteuths of the duty now
paid was paid by distillers, and the
effect of the removal of the duty
would be to cheapen whiskey and
increase itscomsuu1ption, something
which it is surprising to find a pro•
hibitionist like Mr. Fisher ad,oea•
ting. Ile was 1101 sorry that the
whole syeteul of the National Policy
had been attacked in the debate, be-
cause it showed 10 the country at
large what the true policy Of the
opposition is.
A division was then taken on the
main motion, which was lost -Yeas
71; nays 111.,
Patin IL'1TION•
51r. Jamieson moved that in the
opinion of the House it is expedient
to prohibit the manufacture, impor-
tation and sale of intoxicating li-
quors, except fur sacramental, med-
icinal and scientific purposes, and
that the enforcement of such
prohibition and such maiufao-
ture, importation and sale as may
be allowed shall be by the Dentin,
ion government through specially ap-
pointed officers. The mover spoke
in support of his resolution, and
so also did 111r. Fisher.
Mr. Wood (Brockville)moveil in -
amendment, seconded by .Dr. Dickey
that all the words after purposes be
struck out and the following substi'.
Luted: "When the public sentiment
of the country is ripe for the re-
ception and enforcement of such a
provision."
Mr. Taylor 'Moved, seconded by
Dr. ltoowe, in amendment to t he
amendment, that all words after
purposes be struck out and the fol-
lowing substitueed; "If it he found
on a vote of the qualified
electors of the Dominion having
first been taken and the majority
thereof are iii favor of a prohibition
.law, in which shall also be made full
provision for compensation of those'
engaged in the manufacture of such
liquors."
51,r. Fisher accused the promoters
of the amendment of being afraid
to vote upon the square issue as de -
tined in tlle.nlaill motion.
Mr. Taylor was about to speak in
reply to this when he was ruled out
of order, not having spoken immed-
iately on giving his amendment to
the amendment.
To give him an oppertunity to
speak'.the Hon. Peter Mitchell move
tite adjournment of tho debate.
Mr. Taylor then proceeding, do_
Glared that this prohibition resolu-
tion introduced l y Mr. Jamieson at
the direction of the Dominion al-
liance was simply put before the
house by the alliance year by year
with a view of having it voted clown
and thus prejudicing the Couserea•
tive government, who were ill the
majority of the house. He would
yield to none in his temperance
principles, but world not be a party
to making political capital out of
the prohibition movement.
Dr. Rooms said 11 w•aa useless
to put an act on the statute book
without a majority to back it. This
had been the reason of the failure
of the Scott, Act. A s to compensa-
tion, the licenked sellers of Ontario
had been required to make great
improvements in their premises to
enable them to get their licenses,
and it was only right that when
legislation was enacted to make these
improvements valueless there should
be compensation paid them. The ace
tion of the United Stated in compen-
sating the slave owners on the aboli-
tion of the curse of slavery formed a
precedent. He believed the liquor
traffic to be the greatest curse of
Canada and he would like to see pro-
hibition enacted.
The motion will be put at the
bottom of the paper for further dia.
cussion-
Hon. Mr. TUPPER replied that
Sir Richard's criticism had, no doubt,
been prompted by the fact that he
was his father's son, The lion.
gentleman probably had good cause
to remember' the father to whom' he
had referred, and not having found
himself able to get satisfaction pro-
posed to pay the debt to the son.
"1 am prepared," said Mr, Tupper,
"to receive it in any ,coin iie way
choose to pay it in. (Cheers.) I
never knew before that legitimacy is
a disgrace, and there may be some
jealousy on that score." (Cheers and
laughter.)
It being six o'clock the speaker
left the chair.
COBN, CATTLg'AND WHISKEY.
En the discussion on a resolution
asking a rebate of the duty on corn
imported for feeding purposes, the
same as now granted on corp • im-
ported by distillers.
Mr. Corby pointed out that of
$102,000 on corn paid from Ontario
last year, $90,000 was paid by the
distillers.
Mr. 'lesson said Ontario had last
yesr produced 11,000,000 bushels
of corn, and had our Market been
(pen to the American product, the
Canadian farmers would have re -
sieved a considerably lower p1 ice.
Hon. Mackenzie Rowell said there
had been no refusal on the part of
the government to allow n drawback
on the duty paid on corn fed to cat-
tle intended for exportation. When
such an application did come be-
fore the department he thought he
could meet it satisfactorily. The
object of the mover of this resolution
he knew was merely political, and
how little the farmers had suffered
by the drawback allowed the dis-
tillers would ho fully understood
when hestated that the total amount
paid as a drawback last year to the
distillers was $400. He was aston-
--The visible supply of wheat on
this continent is now 6,150,000 bus-
hels less than a year ago, and 26,-
150,000 bushels less than on Feb.
19111,1887.
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