Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1890 — IN CANADA. [ARTICLE]

IN CANADA.

Seriousness of the Baca Question,—The Premier’s Impassioned Speech. In the Canadian House of Commons on the 20th debate on the anti-French bill, proposed by Mr. McCarthy, was continued by Hon. Peter Mitchell and the Premier, Sir John Macdonald. The Premier the most vehement and passionate speech he had ever made in the House. Frantically waving his hands over his head he appealed to his followers and to the members oi the opposition to unite and bury forever this ve .atious question, which, if allowed to go on, would only ruin Canada’s credit and prosperity, finally ending in a bitter war of bloodshed, in which race should be arrayed against raoe, blood against blood, creed against creed, religion against religion and language against language. Said he: “Wereit to be broached upon the London Stock Exchange, that most fickle of all m >ney markets of the world, that the people of Canada are waging a war of extermination of language one against an" other, there would be a panic in waich the financial credit of Canada would bo so seriously injured that we would lose tne proud position we now hold among the fairest of the colonies.” His conclusion was greeted with loud and continued applau&o. —— l-=