| Show ENLARGING THE REPUBLIC AN exchange lately remarked that ton years ago aeo few men in canada would have had the temerity to openly advocate annexation to the united states an and d that such a thing would then have aroused overwhelming denunciation but that nowadays now a days the proposition is freely and favorably discussed throughout the Domini onby the press and in political circles cir cleb these facts were cited its as going to strongly show a growitz disposition on the part of canadians to become americans members of congress resort to freaks of many kinds for the purpose of raining gaining notoriety mf possibly such a purpose was the motive which led a member of the house during the last days of the session to introduce a bill providing orthe or the annexation of canada to the united states whatever the object of the member who introduced the measure he 11 broke the tee ice 11 in the way of further and cerious consideration of the matter in congress and through 0 out the union the transforming of canadian provinces in ces into states of the american union is generally regarded as a proceeding to take place in the very remote future it if ever but it is a fact that the retaliatory message of president cleveland his has occasioned consid chasid erable grave discussion on both sides rides of f the boundary line and especially ou on the north side as to whether or not annexation would be good thing for botti both countries the opinion has been seriously expressed in the newspapers that if the united states would assume the debt of canada which 1 ig very heavy the mother country would not object to annexation the matter is at least in a form to serve as a chroni c topic of discussion and it is quite likely that as time laspes pass esthe the improbability of such a coo con summation being effected will become less and less while it is hardly likely that objections to it will increase either in number or force it may be set down that the drift of public opinion both in ih canada and this country is I 1 in a favor of a union at the mexican capital there exists a marked distrust lest this country shall seize some pretext for annexing the northern tier of the mexican state and this distrust finds frequent x by the officials of the mexican government sovern 0 v frament ment in their intercourse with americans the history of texas and the results of the war which terminated in the treaty of gaudalupe hidalgo are still remembered in the city of mexico another cause of anxiety at t the latter place is the consciousness that the mexican government governal ut is unable to hold in subjection the bandit element which lines the south tank bank of the rio kio grande and there Is no certainty that that element may not at any time commit such invasions of united states territory or of tile rights of american citizens as will compel this government to make reprisals expensive to the recent troubles at rio bio grande city texas are a sample of what may at any time occur A cent expansion of the original american colonies Is proof sufficient that growth is the genius and destiny of american institutions and presumably of the territorial dominion of the american government the annexation of mexican territory as the result of the war of 1844 the louisiana purchase from france aad the purchase of alaska from russia have all added to the wealth prestige and glory of the american america republicans republic and the prosperity of her citizens and the same result is confidently predicted in respect to canada should tier ber annexation to this country be accomplished |
