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Not only does it seem llkea divlnelntervention, tosetlle at a m.ist ctitieal iniiment aqin'stlon that was ass lining wln> love their .'ountrv, and " """" ""''"""' """""• """ '» '"""■« 'Ik" '<■ "'fHsage of peace to the .American peopli', yielding there Is auy class of the eornuiunity ill 'lanada whoso hard labors are so poorly reiiuited: whose economies a<'cilitv to consume and pay. It' thU abllit.v Is restricted, 11 It steadily decliie s ratlier than iniprox'cs, it Is time for biriners to assemble In cunventlon tti liii|iilre for remedies. It is time for some other remedy to he diseoveri'd than that ot borrowing money, or that which results iroai increased taxation. 'I'lie peifection of tlM uiachineiy fur lending iiiouev In (.'anad-i is tlie boast of seine of her shrewdest busi- ness men. anil yet to some it is tint saddc-t eoni- nii ntaty on lier condition. It Is true tli.it in the nse of CI pita I on reasonable terms, great ad van (ages are to be giiiiied, but is not the limit dangerously near where di-aster lurks in ttie loan '. When pros- perilv anil g 1 results are possible from the use of money, tiio iiioneyiem'; g iiiaeliiiiery may be a benellieiil, agency ; but when depressed and lim- ited markets are eiice iniered, when loss iiiid iie- ciiniiilallnu interest iiiipi ml, the very perfecthui of this maclilnei'v Is the foi that biiiigs iiiiii. The ainonnt of interest payable b,v the farmers of ('iiiiaila today, in the aggregale is absiilulely ap- palling In pre port ion to tlieir piL-^slble protlts ; wliile the agurcf'ale Interest aecoiinl. Iiiiliidiiig the an iiual charges on Jie iniblic debt the municipal, uiercantile. and prisale Indehte liiess, if looted up. would approaeh. In the sum remitted to i^ieal Ili'llain, one-haU of the tetal \-aliie of the e\piu Is lo thai ''iiiialry. l:iit II Is not by loiiU'ial'Uie that ilie up t I them valuable privileges, and Inviting thiiii to take the tirst step in tlie direction of free e.iiiiiiierclal IntiTeonrse, which tliey will not be slow 10 follow. For the Hettleinent of tiie fishery i|iiesli(ui ill this way does net necessarily idose the disen-slon of enlBiged iiiteriiaiioiial relathins. On the contrary, thisadjiistmenl only opens It up, and in a manner that frees It from the only serious source of complication, so that wlili all the con- dliiiiiis laverabie, already referred lo as oxisling in this I'iiiinliy, it seems not Improbable, now that piildic attention has I n dlrectcrl to the iiuestlou. tlial a very little eirort would result in such action by Congress as would, so far as it is I'oncerned, remove ail ban iers to the freest eommercial Inter- course with I'aiiiiila. That this act oiild be helped ferwani by some expression from the Ciinadians themselves no one dmibts ; and It remains for Ciiinlian farmers lo insist that tlii'lr representatives in I'arllaiiient si Id give this ex- pression of wishes shape and form. In taking this step the farmers would vastly iinpfove tiieir proa- rccts. and iiiakea move toward increasing the value of every acre of laiiil. and every article of pro.liice they could grow. .Ml tlieiiilvaiilages of an open market, with sixty inlllloiis of people, is williln their grasp. All the aihaiilagesof , onlliriilty.of exci-lb.nt means of ecini ninnicatlon. of cMriMiie piospi'iliy among libi'ial hiivcrs, wlthoiil the payment of duty, without the sacriilee of a single polltlial priiudple -all this wilhlii a year is possllile to the ranadiiin hirnier. C'ltiiiidiaii farmer has been endeavoring to gel rich. !• he chooses to exert his Inlliieni'eoii his represent - In till' language of (loldwln smith, he has been "'ive in rarllaineni at Ottawa. It need not be altempting to gel rich by lanation -lilting nims.ll I'arly iiiiestlmi. n is better that It should not lie. by his boot snaps, as it were, .lust how far niieh ft feat can be siiccessrul the present coiiditloii illus- trates, Peihaps till' iiiimeroiis delegations that have waited upon the Finance Minister, at i it lawn, to Increase tlie duties lex led on \'ari.'Uls neiessl- tles of life iiiiy eeiitrlbute to a solution of the iin happy cotidll Ion of the iiverHge ('anadian fariner. Kaniiers may dlller about religions inalters, polillcs, or on nio'lesof eullivalion, but Iheieean lie iiodltt'erciiceiiiii|i{n|iuiasliitlii.bi'iii'tllsof a free and open markel, with the most progressive and the weiiltliiest niitieii of the coiitlnenl. Tlieie can be liodlllerei f opinion as In the aiUantaue result- Inv from an advance In priii's of every bushel of Ccrliiinly it a cieomunily cmi get rieli by laxali'in, 'i"l'y. "' every liorse that Is for sale ovi r the these genlleaieii possess llie rei ly, lor It follows liorder. forevery lamb that Ideals, forevery chicken, that the gieiiler the taxes the ui.aler the li.hes, "•' even for every ilizeii eggs that the fanneia Bill something inorelsneeded. .V lemedy gieai, r wHe galhers-and last year llie Inlteil Slates re- ■nil iiiore elleellve Is essential I ir the I'anidian eeived fi I'anada foiiileen million do/en ol eggs! farmer than that wliicli N lo be found In boi rowing ''''i'" l'^" 'inestimi of ei iilcs, not of politics, and ineiieyor lin reusing taxation nomething that will 'I'l can lie disi iissed In farmers' liislltiites Willi uccoiiip>ish re tlian subslill/.lng lailroadH. Iiulld- peilect propriety. Hut It Is Hie duty of poliiiclaim lug iiniiecessiiry caiiiilH, or spending money on cruisers to bunt down the shipping ot a frleedly |.ow*r. What Is leost needed hy the t'anadliiii fiiriner to day Is a heller price fiu' his prodii< e What Ills iiecensities rei|iilre Is a largei imirket. The iiiovenieiil conteiiiplaled by yoiir Insilliites towaid IniproM'd drainage, the encoiirauenieiit ol breeding horses, and towaid belter fertlll/rra. Is good and xs Ise In its uay. Hut. If beside this, a great and near-by market can be secured. If coiilliiiioiisl> betli-r priei's lire possible, tills, and tblsiiioiie. will lirliiu back prosperity to the r>iiiiidlaii farmer. II may well be asked, how can this grcal boon ite ■ilileved I I aiisHcr, It is wllhlii Hie gtasp ol Can ada today. Hy a ciimplite reelprocllv wiili llii United Slates, a niaiket siieli as the world ha i iievci Di|ualled. Is ojM'ii III every I'.inadlaii fareer. A Hcallhy and exinvagaiit | pie are at her veri liiilileis. and liHilly need her prodiicls. They are ullbiiL.' .Hid leielv to piiy llliiiallx for Hieoi. ;iiol to of nil HliHiles to examine It, and II Is within the pewel of llolitlclans of lloHl Ihlltleslo proiiioli' II. Till' la'iuer cerlilnlv. whose interests abov all olhers slioiild be watelied, and liv every means pro- moted, has the right to demand thai his repie sentallve should liivesllg.ile the siili|eel, that he siiiild not be hound ilou ii by parly lines on a matter of such iiioment, and that lie should voli' lor such nieisiiii's or ivMiliitlons as would Imlicate tolbe I lilted sui.s the wishes of his istiiu •ills, If llie faniiers will lei their wishes be known to I heir nieuibeis by letters llllil pellllolis, on even postal card", their voice will be pot'iil. Few men at iiliiiwawill fall to heed theexpiesslon of a nil nil. nioiis neiil lull lit for a larger iiiarki t and In Iter pllee^, II iirgisl upon them by iinylhliiu llki' a united and hearty iiiiivenieiit of their consiitueiits. Till re are not a fi'« who Hunk tliiit Hie presnil iiioineiit Is the most Impottiinl one for the future of Camilla that luis til miiined In her hlsioiv. \ Cleat opporliinllv exKIs for viisHv loipioi Inu lei '.11 "iMiiiMuim.i miTT^TfTT^iTSWHfl '.II imr.M»i' lii^' iliilii'S li'V tU'H III' till' Mi:iy I'linti'lbitti linpiiy I- liliiiM lit' till' nv C'l Tliiiiily il 11 riiiMiiiiiiiily I tlii'Hi' ^I'litli'iiirn iMisness tl i-i! nil \':il'i;iilH nri I ssi- tll II Sllllltillll III' Ihl' Mil' Tii^i' ( ':iliaili,-ili t'liniiiM'. lift lirl rii'-li Iiy MMili'iii, I' I'd IV, lllf II (llllilWS iHiililt'i'i-i'iii-i- III' ii[iiii lull as 111 III.' aih;ilil:i.!j;i; ii-.-*iil|. liiK fniiii an ailvmiri. in priri's nf rv-i'iy linnlicl ol lai|i-y, iif I'vrry Imr-ii' that Is fur sale mrv ilm liiinli'i', fiirrvi'i'y lainli that lilrats. fori'Vi'ry cliii-ki!n, 111' I'Vrii for rvery iluzrii ckiih Hint tlii^ laniii'is Mill' uatlii'i's— anil liHI yiar ilii' I"niti'il siaifs riv irivi'il Iniin I'anaila fiiiirti'fii niillhin iloziii e seeiireil. If eontiniinusly better priees lire iiosHitile, this, anil [hisalo.ie, will ijrliiK haek i>ios|>erlty to tlieCAnailiaii farmer. II may well be askeil, how can this ^reat Imiiiu he aehieveil '. I answer. It is within Hie xrasii of fan aila toilay. By a eoniplele reciproelty Willi the Uiiiteiisiati's, aiiiarketsiioli as t lie worhl ha nievei egiialleil. Is open to every C.uiailian fanner. A wealthy .'Mill extriviiKant people are at Inr very horileis, anil Imilly need her proiliirts. They are willing' ami reaily to pay lIlM-rally for tliein, anil to admit Iheni free of duty. The only I'oinlilioii they exact Is lliul their prieliictsshiiuld he ailinitt-'d Into Canaila on the saiiio tBrnis. In other wonls, thai there should he as coiniilete an interehan^eof pro. ducts between the I'hiti'd states and Canaila as there is bet ween I intarlo and (ineliee as theie is between .New Vork and .New .Jei.^ey. These are the provisions of the bill introdiiceil into ('enirress by the lion. Ilenjamlii Itntterwintli, of illiio- a hill ttiHt will lieeiime a law wilhin a year. If ('iinadii allows a disposition to eo.operale on the same lines others should be watelied, and by every means pro- moteil, has the ri^ht to demand that his repre- sentative should iiivesH|.Mte tile siilijeet. that lie soiild not be bound down by party lines on a matter of such nioiiient, and that he slionld vote tor such nieisiires or resolutions as would Indicate to the t'nited Stales the wishes of his constituents. If the hiiiners will let their wishes he known to their nieinbi'is by letters and iietltions, on even iiostal cards, their voice will be piitHnt. I'*ew men at lit law a will fall to heed the expression of a unani- mous sentinii-nt for a lar;;er market and better piiiei-.lf 11 rued upon them by anythinit likeimnited and heart.v movement of their cnnstitiients. There are nut a few who think that Hie prcsnil nionient is tlie most Inipoi tnnt ont> for the future of Canaihi that has yet oeenrreit in her history. A ^reat opportunity exists for vastly inipt'ii\'in^ her pi'iis]i.'cts by a ciniimereiat alliance with a nei^h- lioriii': nation. l!y this allianie.and still remaining a llritish Ciilony. and work Ini; out in her own way the pi'oMein ot self-government, she can lie liide. pendent of all tli*. evils tliat hes..t a reinililic, and yet. I'y this eomiin-reial barn.iin.oiir native country can have all tic untold ailvanlai.'esof vast markets; share in the wealth of the most iniiney-makin^ anil iiKist iiro>;i'essive peo)ile in the world ; compete in manii nclnresat all poinis, with the advantages of II niiliiral prnducts, abiinilaiit water [lowers It needs only that resoliithins favorable to such a and a friiKal and Indnstrions |iopiilation. Hy this niovenieiil .shoiihl |iass the Canadian I'aMiainent, mfaiis and by this alone, can the wmld be taiinht and that lliere should be no more Iriltatioii on the n,,,, canailacan liiilil her own in a free market with flsheiy iinestion. It needs only a kindly, neittli- the products of her farms, of her llslieries, or of her horly ills|iosltiiin on the part of (.'anaila, and the factories r It remains with the farmers of Canada to (rreatest boon wliloh the fulled states can (iranl. or which theCanadian farinercan receive, is within the possibilities of an early day. It may be said that these possibilities are overiated. and that the ideas I'xpressed by the Hrliish Lion Tail-twisters in Congress, ami elsewhere In the rnlted slates, inili- cati'sa liiistllity toCauailu. and that reciprocity. In the present comlition of public iieiitlment. is out of tliei|ne:dlon. II can lie forcibly replied, that the vast mass of thhikini; men In the I'niled Slates feel that an abolition of all trade lestrlcilons on this cnntlnent ismnst desirable; that from the Presiiteiit and his Cabinet, down to thi'se very Tail twisters themselves, not a man of ironiineiice has vet ex. picsseit lilmself but has bei ii favorable to a settle- ment of all internatioiml iliilciiities by a Commer- cial I'nlon betweeu Canada and the United States. see t:.at this chance is at)iii'deil her. I trust you, and other farmers who may read this letter, will pardon the iiresnin]itloii which prompts it, lint sitiiateil as I am, with coninion liiterestH, Mltli a knowleil^eof theeoiniuon welfare of the two coniitries. and, as [ ^row older, witn my thouuhta ami ntlei-tlons tiiruinn to iny iiallve land, I cannot resist the temptation to pnliit out what I conceive III he till' path that leads to Iter prosperity. (Join- mnnities here, without one-half the iiatiiial ad van - tau:' s which Canada possesses, are In the hiKhest dcKiee prospinms. The miiittiaice Indebtedness In whole states has been enormously reduced, if not entirely lliiuiilated; where ten yearsauo the interest ni'couot fioni the West tii the taisl was a heavy bnr- deii, iheie are now niinierons farmrrs in the West who seek investment In the Kast. Local and ituv- A Ueclprocity Treaty, sinli as existed from IH.'M ernineiitnl Indebtedness is iM'itiK rapidly reduced j to 1HU7 (iniilcr which Canadian farmeis prospered ureal |irii.|ecis carried forward within the means of as they never iirosiiered behne or sincei, is an im. each Inealily, and wilhoiil hnrrowlnf; a dollar, and possllilllty. Americans feel that 11 was oui'-sidrd a i;cii"ral ciindition of hopefulness and material and unfair to them ; and snch a pHrtial ami tempo- strength iinei|nalled elsewhere In the world. Tliesn rary remedy is now clearly out of the iiiiestlon. are not from any ditterence in form of Koveriinient, lint that It is possible to iiass an Act conleniplatinK or any advantaues troni political ornanlo poHcy, tlie more comprehensive measure, whereby there except and save tl no that, as between the varied will be Hecnred a pennanent and cnmplele coin- loniiiionwenlllis ot the Uiihm there ale no coiiimer- inercial union between the two ^reat KiikIIsIi cial bin rlirs. The actlvltiesof the one help toliiiild speakint! nations of the .North, no one here doubts up siiiiporl, and make prosperuiis the activities of who watches the HltiiiH of the times. Its very eiiin- theolher. Camilla, selfiellanl, seU-potseil by a ciim- prelienslveness makes it attractive. Tin' piissi- merdnl union, can be made the e<|iial, if not greater blllticsof an extension of the trade of the I'niled than any of these Kieat cominunweallhs, and there- 8lates Into the unknown regions of the North, the liy jMissessed of a K'cater prosperity tliaii ever advaiilaKCs tliiit would result from the free Intro- entered the heart of man In conceive. Thus, while dnetion of the ^■real aKrlcnllnral, mineral and other iiinler etistlnK condliions her vast natural re- remiurces of the Dominion, toKether with the soiircesand KeoKiaphlcnl advantages are restricted, prospect of settling, once hir all, the various inter and from \ire«ent Inilleations yield her but a partial uatiomil ililterences Unit cmitinnally arise: these and meaifle prosperity at best, she vonid at one consideration. < help forward a favoralileconclnslon. Iiuiiiiil become the most envied of all nations in the The Hnancial cimditlon of Ihe United Htates, her woild. she mlKlit then become the inost prnsperons vast siiipliis, the necessity ol rediictinn In her taiin and Ihe most contented, as she Is even now the reveniK'S, are also Important factors, while the richest eoiinliy In the world, though Ihe want of peculiar relatlnn of pollllcal |iaiiles, one t^i Ihe development renders her liable 'o the ru|iroilchtliat other, on this ijueHlion, make the time an opportniie she is one of tin; jtiHirest. one for Ihe paHsatie ot an Act favoraltle to Com- I venlnie to address this lelt<'r to you, sir, be- nicreiul Union with Canada. cause of the worthy position which you occniiy,and II hiiM all ahinK been felt by Canadian residents the iiublle Hpiiit that you have eTlnced In the pro- here, who closely felt Ihe pulse of pulillc sentlnieni, mothin of the aKitcilllural Interests of your naiive thai If only Ihe tisliery i|nestlon coiihl approach hind, anil because of your well known llberallly anil oven a tt'iiiporary ailJiisliiH'iil.dnrInK Ihls isprliiK, acllvlly In promoting everylhliiK that otlvaiiceathe the beat multa would follow, In the shape of a koihI ot your fellow countrymen. Faithfully youin, KKASTUS WIMAN. Nkw Yokk, April »l, IrirfT.