The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-07

whom Sir John A. Macdonald Mr. Hincks colleague,
sn he ss s e s lips
Truly, when an editor, and not only in Canada,
etepe into politics az partisan, instead OF standing
an impsrta observer and Judge he Is apt 70 make
paign IL, OF course,
THE CANADA PACIFIC RAILWAY,
to be built under direct contracts nom the govern
ment, which thus secures the giving out OF con-
tracts for some two thousand miles Of road and the
ceeds OF fy millions OF acres OF lands appropriated
for its construction. The opposition have fought
the project al along Urging though ya al ys that
and an easily built wagon road with few dams to
secure navigation would amply sufice for oil
ing thai the scheme was bound to go through they
endeayored TO pass q resolution excluding con-
This, however, was voted down by the government
party. and 50. dtdaining the comparative decsn-
WORTHY OF wALPoLE
In bis corruptest days and transcending all the
Legislature whose members directly receive profit
able contracts from the administration as the price
sufficcd to Keep the administration In power for
nve years, and the Pacific Is considered good for
twice that time. ! might mention here az an in
are bestowed. That certain gentleman, of Ottawa,
owned bankrupt daily at the seat OF government,
supported the party with praiseworthy perse.
verance; His reward took The shape Of contract
s Ur Gssng an iron bridge Which o. was
next session VIII number at least ifty members, or
quarter Of the House: How small then, are the
tenn which allows OF such direct traffckng in votes
WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK.
That the people OF Canada are awake to the
dangers which threaten them ana the extent Of
misrule under which they are lving-that is, the
thinking portion OF them-therc Is no doubt. Es
pecialy In Ontario is there being made desperate
but vain attempts to break mp the administration,
as shall have occasion to remark later In the
ever, lace the new Parliament with strong work
ing majority, and should this fail them there are
tempt them. The three leaders Of tie government
Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir Francis Hincks and Sir
@. ~ Cartier, are politicians who have some
From 1854 to 1851 the John A. Macdonald Ministry
had plain sailing Having used the Grits they now
Wss ' pns II his place Mr. Brown was Worried TN
he lost his temper and resigned, and, being badg-
cred into hot opposition, was defeated for the
tario In an election costing some $45,00O. Mr.. How
land was made Governor OF Ontario and his place
Ontario Grits found themselves, after dong Sir
Johns work, with only one representative In the
Cabinet out OF thirteen-Hon. William McDougal-
and he had gone over to the conservatives Nova
Scotia, too, had returned seventeen opposition
lists, headed by Mr.. Howe, and the first thing
Cabinet and his seventeen followers were support.
Ing the government Hon. John Sandhed Mac
donald, Premier OF the local government OF ON.
the two foes came to an understanding, by which
Sir John lent sandfield his influence IN the Ontario
the Dominion Legislature sandneld lent Sir John
secret aid. The last, and one OF the most character
stc strokes Of business was the deicSpta1n or
tenant Governor. Mr.. Howe met him as he was
going there. Although he knew all about the
In the insurrection, Mr.. Howe never mentioned
them to the Governor. Finding his authority dis
p9t,eS Mr. MeDougal issued his PROCLAMATION for
censured and recalled him. This SO Disguised Mr..
McDOugall that he went into hot opposition, and
ton was
"a PUT UP JoB''
to secure the French Catholic ascendancy In Mani
toba and to bring reinforcement Of four members
into the Commons Mr.. McDougall, by the way,
has forgiven this insult, and Is now supporter OF
the Cabinet this fall. From this brief history Of the
most important intrigues IN which Sir John A.
Mac S mas peeH engaged OF late IL VIII be seen
ally, Sir George Etenne Cartier, is not
man OF more than ordinary ability. but
fact that he represents the French Canadian race
and the Roman Catholic church In some degree
he puts down his foot and declares that Quebec
have sOandso Sir John has to yield. Sir George L.
Cartier and his fifty followers for instance threaten
ed to go into opposition unless route were chosen
for the IntercOlOnial Railway which benefited GER
tain French counties, though at a cost to the
to bolt If the government behaved rudely towards
the Manitoban insurgents and now they have, by
similar threat got the Pacific line run TO
what Is spg though lrss5s!snRy y''' called
is the Minister OF Finance Sir Francis Hincks. Over
twenty years ago he filed similar position in he old
province OF Canada, and so singular was his influence
IN politics that Sir John A. Macdonald, then oppos
Ing him, branded him in phrase which has be
come historic. Mushroom banks spranS up. the
most prominent Of which, the Bank OF Upper Cun-
ada, IN its fall after it had long been propped up by
the government wrought sore damage to the coun-
try. The sudden and temporary expansion of trade
caused by the large amount Of money put into cir
culatiOn through public works swelled the revenue
OF the PROVINCES and on this momentarily Increased
revenue largely Increased permanent expendi-
lures were undertaken. The people followed the
government in the path OF
SPECULATION AND ExTRAvAGASCE
and thus was brought about the terrible crash OF
1857. All of these effects were attributed to one
man, who was execrated as the Arnold of Canada
After dozen years, however, he returned to the
country, and-marvel the frst--reassumed the
charge Of Its finances, as-marvel the secOnd-the
colleague OF tho man who had branded HIM and
repeated. This year finds us with two railroads,
costing over one hundred and seventy millions OF
dollars on our hands. built by the government so
as to secure political support not because they
OF airy commensurate value TO the country at large.
Public works OF all sorts are being entered upon
lavlshly. The government has the handling OF large
funds, and IL absorbing the money OF the country.
In five years the ordinary expenditure has
$40. 100 900. Manufactures are languishing and the
currency is rapidly innating The country Is en-
gagged in enterprises which, when concluded, viii
the difference In populations and currencies is
taken into consideration, win he quite as heavy as
that OF the United States. The following table
shows the
INCREASE OF THE CANADIAN DEBT
OF twenty years ago.
ISL 49,, s:s: Il g IsS ssx 81 =
i i:;s & ssSf isss. M iasss /
1885 .. l5SSb2Is ~ 1850 ,' eS5sS 10 81