ou f Canada , whileshe remains under the British flag, and take otur ehance
of all back when Can4dabasgrow n strong, lusty and quite. independent and
ten times more valuable to Bngland than at the present time. Unrestricted reci-
p:rocityacording to Mr. Wiman's testimony means a very large exodus of our
best citizens to Canada, wble without reelprocity there is now a large and rapidly
ncreasing exodus from Canada of her very best citizens to this country
should we attempt to reverse this happy (for us) condition of affairs.
Noiw let us ex e nts one and three.
First t; number tee, "-without unrestricted reciproelty political unioni is
inevttae." Numter one, * political union wiUl increase the value of the assets
of o ne hundre f .d ," Mulhall gives the value of the assets of Canada in
*as-4per np?ita. Tle Canadian minister of agriculture estimates the total
g n: at one hundd million dollars. Therefore upon a basis of a popula-
t of 4,ftO,w0 the vaoe of the assets ot Canada in 1890 was about flve thous-
e itillons. Whieh by poUtlia unlon according to Mr. Wlinan would be increased
to tve hundred thousandi milions, a sum ;greater than the combined wealth of
Q Britn, France,.rmany and; te lTnitied States. No.w if by refusing re-
?proty, pitfcal union is inevitable, we shall secure the *flve hundred thousan-l
mftios *ithhout thfie l of a single American citizen, or a dollar of capital.
A fter. union has been ?onsummated, if our people go into what is now
ey. will still tllbeour and al the capital ey take witthehem. By refus-
itg reciprocity we gain a, Canada, according to Mr. Wiman, while by granting it,
lnt vt s yeyare we invite.and risk an *exodus of over 6,050,000 of our very best
citizens and a very large amount of capital; and at the same time enormously
eieg en our greatest ee rcal rival at our very doors. I thought Mr. Wi-
m tts mate .of the dett of political union upon the value of the assets of Can-
ada just a trifle high, although 1 had read the Arabian Nights, but as it was not
wy duty asa witness for the defence to challege evidence given by a highly intel-
lignt and et wiwtness for' th?e plaintiff, I did not question his statement. I am
anclied to believe that ha I be presnt as Mr. Wiman's counsel, after his three
- , '. l bee1 n w epted as evidence, 1 should have advised him to withdraw
hi tase from before that Court. Neither would I advise him now-to submit it to
a jury copose of the electorate of the United States, as I feel morally certain
that the verdict would be for the defence wlth full costs; or had I been counsel
for the eee I should eertainly have advised my client not to call a single wit-
buto let the ca se-g to the jury upon Mr. Wimanls unquestioned evidence.
In plain English there neher rhyme, reason or justice in our building up
Bietish powe n this continent, and at the same time expending large sums of
Bf-eyin constructing and matiing a navy to protect our commerce.
It *would. be criminal on the part of any administration to promote suchl a
yl-y direc!y or indie , by a change in oui fiscal policy towarclds Canada, ol