"A National Sentiment!"; Speech of Hon. Edward Blake, M.P., at Aurora with the Comments of Some of the Canadian Press Thereon

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: carried from the Canadian prairies to Europe by rail; he does not think it could be transported so great a distance in that way to advantage; but he sees an outlet for the - future productions of this most fertile region in utilizing water communications connected by railways, reaching the headoflake navigation. This is the government policy, and we congratulate the ministers on so able an advocate of their projects. Mr. Blake speaks very strongly and convincingly in regard to tho Pacific Kailwa)', and his views cannot but have weight with tho country. Sir. Blake's next reference roads like an essay on the science of government, which, in fact, in a political way it is. He thinks a Constitutional Monarchy preferable in every respect to a Republic, and he has no hesitation in saying that the government of Canada is far in advance, in the application of real republican principles, of the Government of either England or the United States. He still looks forward to the time when Canada will be able and willing to assume her part of national responsibility and become Federally joined to tho Empire. Then and only then will we be free?free not only to direct our own legislation; but free to exercise an influence on the Treaties with foreign powers that effect us?a state of freedom which we now lay no possible claim to. For the present we shall make but one more reference to this statesmanlike address. In his eloquent reference to the Senate of Canada Mr. Blake expressed himself favorable to the appointment of the Senate by the respective Local Legislatures. It will be remembered that this view was advocated in these columns some months ago. Berlin Telegraph (reform). Mr. Blake At Aurora.?Everything that Mr. Blake says in public is worth reading and worth reflecting over. Ho...