▁for ▁a ▁policy ▁of ▁encourag ing ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁" three ▁F ' s " ▁— ▁far ming , ▁forest ry , ▁and ▁fish eries ▁— ▁that ▁would ▁under pin ▁the ▁region ' s ▁economy ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁century . ▁ ▁After ▁Douglas ▁defeated ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁vot ers , ▁Cos mos ▁and ▁his ▁paper ▁ra iled ▁against ▁them . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁Chinese ▁imm igr ants . ▁ ▁Am or ▁de ▁Cos mos ▁was ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Col on ist ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 8 - 1 8 6 0 ▁( ren amed ▁the ▁Daily ▁British ▁Col on ist ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 0 - 1 8 6 3 ) ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁child ▁of ▁American ▁refuge es ▁and ▁having ▁lived ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁De ▁Cos mos ▁developed ▁a ▁sh ar pen ed ▁sense ▁of ▁national ism . ▁This ▁was ▁expressed ▁in ▁a ▁growing ▁protection ist ▁economic ▁sentiment , ▁and ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁colon ies ▁of ▁British ▁North ▁America ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁self - support ing , ▁develop ▁a ▁distinct ▁identity , ▁and ▁form ▁a ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁union . ▁From ▁such ▁policies , ▁emer ged ▁the ▁two ▁great ▁causes ▁of ▁his ▁later ▁career : ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁Island ▁and ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁and ▁the ▁merged ▁Col ony ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ' s ▁entry ▁into ▁Confeder ation . ▁To ▁advance ▁the ▁first ▁cause , ▁De ▁Cos mos ▁left ▁journal ism ▁and