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Show I.OHI LOKNE'S LKillT, The pctitlcman whose chief distinction distinc-tion in this world consists in his being the son-inHaw of Queen Victoria, and who on that account tilled at one time the synecure position of governor-general of Canada, Unbosoms himself in a long epistle to her majesty's subjects in the dominion on the question of reciprocity. reci-procity. Of course he does not approve ap-prove of it, and we do not blame him. What, however, does the uobla marquis mar-quis mean by saying, "If the United States want more they aijd Cauada must be content to wait until the engulfing en-gulfing policy of Mr. Blaine has run its course like other" delusions?" Mr. Blaine does not advocate reciprocity with Canada and the overtures for such a policy come from the other side. The United States have little while Canada has everything to gain by it and tho present agitation Is almost wholly confined to our neighbor. neigh-bor. What interest the people of this wumljr lane in iuw IjurtSlllUl I11CU IS to be decided in the election next month, grows out of the fact that behind be-hind the Canadian demand for reciprocity recipro-city lurks the sentiment for annexation which is the only legitimate and logical outcome of a struggle of which the pending campaign is only the beginning. begin-ning. When the end comes the Marquis of Lohnk will see the delusion in a different light. |