Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1889 — CANADA'S PREMIER. [ARTICLE]

CANADA'S PREMIER.

Sir John MacDonald, Premier of Canada, made a speech at the opening of a drill hall at Montreal, Thursday, which is not very favorable to annexation. In opening tbe address. Sir Jofcn dispensed quantity of,taffy, for whic&me has been famous, and tt en, aesumMi: a belligerent attitude, said: a drill ball, built to make our volunteers as proficient in drill and tacas volunteers can be. Now wbat will you do with it when Mr. Wiman and Mr. Butterworth hand you over to the United States? (Cries of ‘Fight; whijj them; and let them try it.) “That’s the proper spirit,” continued Sir John, “yon are a practical people, I can see, and I have no doubt will put this drill hall to good use.” His remarks were received ,/ith cheers and expressions of approval. At night he said; "The people of Canada are satisfied with their present pa.-i----tion. They have no desire, I believe, to change their political position. They are satisfied with the golden or siikeD tie which connects us with the mother country. [Cheers.] They are tried and loyal subjects of Her Majesty. When shie is calledawav, they would be equally true and loyal to her successor. [Cheers.] We draw our inspirations from the mother country; our constitutioimklaws are gathered from her; our judiciary is, modeled after hers.”