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Show ativo to the last. This rote, though representing only a small fraction of the farmers of the country, yet indicates indi-cates the general feeling on this subject. sub-ject. There is an overwhelming majority major-ity in favor of reciprocity with the countries south of us and almost an equal majority opposed to reciprocal trade with Canada. In the eastern half of the United States, where the competition compe-tition of Canadian farmers is most felt, the sentiment is especially strong against reciprocity with the dominion, while in the northwest and western states opinions nre about equally divided, divid-ed, though a majority in both declared in favor of southern reciprocity. Tor the reverse reason, perhaps, public pub-lic opinion in Canada is clamorous for reciprocity with the United States, but it is doubtful whether congress, in view of the attitude of our farmer, will lend its countenance to the scheme. Secretary ltlnine, statesman as ho is, foresaw and forestalled this opposition by excluding Canada from his plan. The best way for the latter to share in our prosperity is to join the union. When Senator Sherman predicted a few years ago that in timo this would come to pass, people were loth to believe be-lieve it. Today people are loth to believe be-lieve the other wav. KKCIPKOCITV an: avnkxatiox. Notwithstanding Sir John McDonald's McDon-ald's statement a few days ago that reciprocity between Canada and the I'nited Stales was not desirable, he is j forced today by the press of public opinion to yield his views nnd test the I sense of the dominion on that issue by a dissolution of parliament and a writ for a new election. Mr. lilaine's plan of reciprocity does not include Canada, and what efforts are being put forth to embrace I he dominion emanate almost wholly from the other side. The foreign for-eign affairs committee of the house of representatives has indeed shown a willingness tn treat wilh Canada in recommending re-commending the adoption of a resolution resolu-tion providing for the appointment by the president of a commission to consider con-sider the best method of extending the trade relations between Caada and the United States, and to ascertain on what terms greater freedom of intercourse between the two countries can best be secured, whenever it has been duly certified to the president that the government of tha dominion of 1 Canada has declared a desire to enter into such commercial arrangemeuts with the I'nited States as will result in (lie complete removal of ail duties upon trade between the two countries. But on the whole, the sentiment of this country, and notably of tho farmers, is not favorable to reciprocity with our northern neighbor. An eastern journal whose constituency is composed mainly of farmers has undertaken to obtain the opinions of farmers on these questions: "Will reciprocity with South America benefit our farmers'" and "Will Canadian Can-adian reciprocity' neuefit farmers'?" I Over liO.OOII tin-wors were returned, of which 6s,O0 were in the affirmative to i the first1 niie-Jtian and (0,00' in the ncg- j |