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P. ■■ Tbit th« Obsmber of Commercs, of the DIatrict of Vontrea) is of nplnion that the Protectire duties which have induced oar capitalists to inTce. their capital in maaufartures in order to fnlfil the engagements between the OuTernment ana the manafiao'.urers In good fhiih and distribute wealth among our working classes and prosperity thro'jgbont the Confederation must be maiatained Intact." — Bsttlution pt$$d by Iht frenck Bca'it^ TrrM, Ftbruary 6<*, 1887. lu a furmer paper it was sbowu tliat the transport baslnesi of the railways had increased T«ry greatly under the Mational Policy — more than 100 par cent since 1876. The increase in water borne goods baa also been very great. (In each table the thick lines are the old tarifT years aad the thinner the new tariff years.) The following table* will show the derelopment of tha boiinaM of th« ooiutry i— TABLE H^. 1. OOASTIMS TRAD! OV OAHABA. Toru *''o^o*w^^^^a^m^i^^^^^mi^m^m^ammmmimt Iia7l 8,840,S84HHaBHBMaBHBMaBHHBaHHB^i^Miaaaa^HM |lS78 8,l*»,«08I^MaWli^HaMaiHHIi^B^HHBBi« |l88« 8,l84.l88.___,,..aa,,^^_i_^__a^___^ |l881 4,18t,819«i->_»»a_— _M.^«iaaai^_»______,__«.iH. I1888 '-••"- ]l888 ■—-.*"" |l884 4,11 8,17 aai_«-a_i»_^i.ii^ai.ii_M_«.iMa_..ii_m.a».>-i. 11888 •-*•-•- It will be seen that the yearly averaje of the National Polioy years is considerably greater than that of the old tariff years. The general prosperity of the country is thus plainly indicated. Thu values both 01 goods imported and goods exported are lower duriox recent years. Bat so far as the labor of the cruntry Is concerned there ha^ been more work for all class** of workman interested in both our export and onr Import trade, daring the National PoUa7 period than onder th* old tarifl. TABLK Mo. i. un loaRi. Freight (tons) carried between Canada and the United States en the lake* and rirers. I Brtuffht into Canada. Tear. Tods frtlgbt. i,')8B,647aBaaHaaHUi^iH^a^iaaa^HHBMHBHi I,t88,94iaBHH8i^lHH8aa«HHHHHHB^Bi^MaBBiH8^^ 1878 l,10»,807IHMMBa^BHiHtaail»^BHHMta^H^Bi^^ai 1879., lise.. 1881. 188*.. IBM., 1U4., ll«8., l,184,61ttl 1,888.578a 1,417.088« l/>14,411v> l,U*8,854aM l,444,8S9>.Mi l,at8,409a Freight (tbiu)) carried between Canada and the United States on the lakes and rlrart i Ctrrud out tf Canada. Tear. Toiu* fk«lf ht. 1ST8 1, I48,«87l 187T tli,**!' 1878 l,t««a||89B 1871 ],i871,8«7a 1888 I,t481,»81. 1181 Ijm,t1i. lis*. 1,788,808. 1888 ,.lj*8S.t4S, 1884 1.118,048 1888 1,1888,744. Sitta. .«,r,'ii. ".aw ■ •'■ » **i*»ua .... 9^0^,878 iM TABLE NO. 4. Ton Of niBISBT CABRISD IT OMAOIAII OAVAU. T« ii. 1878- 1877. 1878 1879. 1880. 1881 < «|M4,T(^». 1888 9iB«t>,8ts. 188,; J6»'t,»»a- IhHt 48B(l,8S7. 1888 ..IIB 5,817,01 8|87i],BB8. {,Sl?,0'M)a p>notlo*i1 It will btnotlofii that tu all «ase« tha largest years bar* been year* of the National Polt.'ty, sbo^>ng ttie groandlcsiiness of the fearn rzpniiised by opponenU of the National Policy that ti« •rsteT *nra» bnsloess of the country would be it^jarloosly affaoted by the aaw tariC Taallng li..- cuUlllon of the conntry by OTery teal applied to And ont the proiperity or otharwiee J.f any ooantry, It la found that Canada has passed through the period of the greatest depnartot. the world has known (1 88.1-fl6) almost without feeling it, while during tha slighter capiesslon of ll7l-7t erery to»slloa to the present tariff should obtain |)ower T II not, then vote for tb* tme, triad itnd hcneat frttnds of the National Policy, not for those who pretend they nr* frieadly. Hunoi those who hare ntade the country proiperooi in apit* of the opposition of the eaeavi** of tt* Natioaal Policy.