New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-12

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Lawson, stock-broker interested Erie failed to-
day.
THE CANADIAN POLITICAL CRISIS.
ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW MINIsTRY-CAUCUs OF
THE oPPosTIoN-PossIBILuY or DISSOLUTION
or THE COMMONs-sUCCEssFUL AND DIsAP-
POINTED PLAcE-HUNTERs-TIE MORAL OF THE
PACIFIC RAILWAY SCANDAL.
lPRoM An ocCAsIoSAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE rRIBuNEl
TORONTO, Nov. 10.-In writing my last com
munication L anticipated narrow majority for the
Government OF the day, aud in doing so only reflected
the opinion then prevailing among politicians. IL is
still debated here whether, II the matter had gone to
vote, II would not have been Last night had a
conversation with prominent Conservative member Of
the House Of Commons who has just returned from the
capital and he says il well known that, after the
final deecons, the division would have resulted in
majority Of tie with the casting vote OF the
Speaker the side of the existing Government
Granting that this so, 1t would still have been
moral defeat, and the Macdonald Ministry acted wisely
III resignng. It saved their supporters from recording
compromising vote, aud at the time avoided the
odum which attached to the head OF the Government
without exposing him TO the possibility OF direct cen
sure from Parliament Had large majority been at all
probable there would have been no resignation.
Mr.. Mackeuzc, the new Premier seems TO have
countered little difficulty in forming a Cabinet for in
little than twenty yuFs after the resignation Of
the Government the names OF the new Ministers were
known. II is noteworthy feature Of the Ministry
that four OF its members Smith, Burpee Ross and Cart
wright elected support Sir Johns Government
and two more lird and Sc0ttl also looked upon
going back the party. Senator Christie who becomes
Secretary OF state has his private interests chiefly
tered in the State Of Kansas and NJ Fourier said to
be pronounced advocate OF Canadian independence,
M ler Of Is that
it has two members without PORTFOLIO thus increasing
the number OF Ministers from Is to Is All the provinces
have representatives III 1t with the exception OF British
Columbia and Manitoba The Hon. II. W. Scott, who from
his auteccdents has been dubbed a dyed-ln-the
Tory resigns Coniussionership OF Crown Lands i'm
the Ontario Government order to represent the Irish
Roman Catholic element the Ministry. He is to
be elevated to the Senate 50 as 10 enable him To take
office without going before constituency the Senate Of
Canada being elective body, bot appointed by the
Crown While the new Government was undergoing or
ganizatiou, the Opposition took organizing itself At
II caucus held the 9th OF November and which lO2
members said 10 have been present, Sir John A. Mac
donald chosen leader OF the Opposition in the House
OF Commons THIS manifests continued confidence IN
him on the part OF his usual supporters Al this caucus
it was decided that factuus opposition should be-
given 70 The new Government, but that acOidil sup
port should be accorded long its policy cOnss
with that advocated by themselves when power.
kenzie Ministry was made known on Friday last Tns
was the announcement that Parliament would be pro-
rogued tha same day. Though not quite unexpected, II
something Of surprise, for the usual way is for
newly appointed Ministry TO ask for an adjournment of
sufficient length to enable those members Of the Cabinet
who also members OF the Lower House TO back to
their constituencies for reelection They will be 10
be taken task for tins uext session, and the disturb
made by them and their supporters on se occasion
OF the Propagation upon the 18th OF August will doubt
he brought mp against them. The royal prer0gative
has been playing large part in Canadian ahhrs re
Gently. IL is limited that dissolution OF the House and
appeal to the country is medtated by the new GOV
eminent. II Mr. Mackenzie thinks he is stronger in the
country than ne is IN the House, he will undoubtedly
recommend The Governor-Geuerai 10 dissolve.
4 circumstance has become known which shows that
the incoming Government has met with sad dlsap-
poiument Already 50 soon as II was installed one OF
III first acts 10 suppress the current edition OF the
official Gazette. but unfortunately for them, ID copies
had into Ilation. Among the last acts OF the
retiring Government was the appointment OF various
supporters vacant Offices In the GIT OF the Crown
Mr. Tilley. the late Minister OF Finances, was made
Lieutenant oyernor OF New Brunswick, aud Mr. Craw
ford. NJ r. for Toronto West, LieutenantGovernor of
ontario. There was, besides, batch OF minor appoint
Jnents made The Toronto GLOBE the leading organ OF
the Government characterzes these appointments by
moribnnd Government an outrage on the country.
precedent TO Justify it. Todd, vol. page AIS, states
the authority Of Sir Robert Peel, that, though the
members Of an Administration may have rendered
their designations, they are still entitled 90
make any appointments which the exigences OF the
public services may require, and such appointments are
confirmed by the incoming Ministry. 10 viii be remem
bered thar Lord Mayo appointed GoVernor-General
Of India under Just such circumstances IN 1866 However
the practice may be- pretty hard that all these good
appointments should be lost TO the party which has
never yet enjoyed the sweets OF office As the granting
OF the appointments the act of he GovernorGen-
era they cannot now he recalled. The story OF the
Canadian scandal Is ended. 1he two parties 10 the
transaction have been-as Thackeray would have put
it" found out" Sir Hugh Allan has " dsgorged" the
contract and the Government that granted 10 him has
resigned Toe OF the whole thing Il Just the new
application old that honesty is the best policy
for governments as well rs for Individuals. Mean
while the Canadian Pacific Railroad, scheme which
deemed so essential the progress aud prosperity
OF The Dominion is in allegiance for indefinite period
one OF sequence of evils resulting from the false step
taken by Sir John A. Macdonald when he accepted
extraordinary contributions for election purposes from
the applicant for important public contract Like all
moral denqlhnccs, the penalty has to be shared IN
by the innocent 40 well the guilty. The Ministry of
which John the head, the party which recog-
nzed him as their leader and the country he
governed all suffer the consequences OF his ladvised
act.
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