The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-07
In the Parliament of lsl2-1s77:-

The pcculiar injustice OF this appears when one
rejects that Ontario, with proportlonate repre-
sentatiOn to that Of Columbia, should have some
thing like nine hundred members and Montreal
over sixty. GerrymandeYihg IS fine art but little
practised as yet In Canada not 50 uIach from purity
In politics as from lack Of opportunity. One or two
little bits Of it were done in Ontario, and in Mon
tycal a big ward was tackled on to the Central d.
vision, so as to enectually overcome the influence
q the merchants. Montreal Centre contains the
Wall street and Broad street of Canada, and its
representative always carries weight as the repre-
sentative OF the financial and commercial classes.
A these classes do not particularly favor the gov
eminent o little gerrymsndering vas done,
which secures the return Of Mr.. NJ. T. Ryan,. a
Very respectable and well-to-do dealer in butter
and provisions, but Of slight education, and In no
wise to be compared with the previous representa-
tiyes, Sir John Rose, Hon. Thomas Workman, &c.
In Canada political parties vary Immensely in their
composition and conduct from those In the States,
and men are generally cassed as
MINIsTERIALIsTs AND oProsIrIoSrsTs.
The government party at present is the original
nberacOnservative formed by the alliance In 1858
Of the Lower Canadian conservatives and the less
advanced liberals Of Upper Canada. To this In 1894
was added wing OF the reform or Grit party. The
opposition contains the Grits and reformers OF On
tario, the rouges or liberals, and independencsts
q Quebec ana the antconfederates of Nova sco-
tia. In typographical language the country "dl.
vtdes- on the spells of Office. There are no par
ties, - the democratic and republican, with reg
Mar platforms, caucuses, conventions, &c. Not
even the tariff draws distinct line, since In ls67-s
cir John A. Macdonald's government put duty on
AOur and grain; repealed the duty in 1859: in 1870
introduced bill 10 reimpose IT, withdrew the bill
yeinfr0duced II and passed IT, all In one afternoon
end In 1871 again took or the duty. II were to
ssk Canadian wherein parties differ he would get
no intelgblc answer. The government proposes
% do everything that the people demand, and 20
Goes the opposition. Each, however, claims to have
better method OF doing this than the other en-
ploys and so the question becomes one OF
A. TO organizations there are none. Everybody Is
ct liberty to run on any ticket, but generally the
threc or four most prominent residents In q con.
GtitucDcy, either In favor Of or adverse 10 the
government, meet and agree upon some candidate
Counties thus become pocket boroughs, as Corn
wall was to John SandGed Macdonald or Kingston
y 10 John A. Sherbrookc to Sir A. 7. Gait. There
n, too notable absence OF platforms. Indeed,
no national platform could be made sufficiently
ample TO afford room for the supporters OF either
party. While ministerlalsts are being elected In
0ue6eC by Catholics whipped In" by their priests
n manner which would move Justice Keogh TO
Senr eecaan IN ontario by dn OF abuse Of ne
Catholics. Let me give yon this from the editorial
columns OF the Leader; prominent conservative
paper In Ontario. Speaking Of the election IN
Toronto for which constituency its editor lie can.
Nidate, the Leader gracefully says:-
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