, 1876-01-25
Opening Of Political Hostillttcs
Among tho Knn.lcks.
Appearance on the Platform Of Two
Notable Chiettians, Mackenzie
and Upper.
Some Of tfie Remarkable EccentricftIes Of
tho Ballot az DeIclopcd In
Canada.
Canada at tho Centennial, the Question Of
Official Pfcoedenoe, Etc.

lSpett1l Ehrrespondenee ~ Th& Chicago Tribune.
OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 21.-As Tho mercury s.nks,
cur political passions rise. Now that winter ia
upon ID, and rmashed.up freight trains Rreos
tho eyo Of tho (ournoJcr through this land Of
!" Dluo Noaes," our newspapers grow auddenly
interesting, and tho tocsn Of war senon its mo-
lodlous noto across o,sr snomed-up community.
Wo ato on tho ovo Of our
ANNUAL. WAR Or pot1r1cs,
aud Atroaly chirmishora sro rattlinR their fire.
arms and acnding scattering slots hither and
thItlor in tho 1rish1nsn'a hope Of hitting head
somewhere. Tho Parliament OF Canada mocts
tn fow days. aud tho local Legislatures in the
haif-dnzeu Of PROVINCES TINT 60 to mako up thla
great Confederation arc msnfully struggling to
disroso Of tho batch OF cow.phth and Scotch-thls-
ts lesiaalon that fails 10 their lot to consIder.
They are receiving 1ess attention this Bcason
than ususl from tho fact that political
Quidnuncs at this Capital arc unduly e1cited over
tho drceo.wreatling match that has boon pro.
eootllny for some days past In tbs noghboriug
County Of North NonfreN. The Representative
from TINT delightful bail!uick, devoted to
s.umps, unor, and scotchnon. having been un-
fortunate, It Inns bocomo necessary to oioct an
otlier gentleman to Ill his vacant chair. A Mr..
Murray il tho candidate supported BY tho Gov
erumont, and q afr. Whiso receives tho indorso-
mont Of tho Tory opposition. They arc Eoitllor
able to mako decent speech, aud In Wow Of tho
approaching Parliament both fariles arc an1-
tous to accure q victory, 30 that they NAV enter
Into tho coming contest with tho prestige Of
public approval. 30 kcoply waa tho mood Of vlo-
tory fclt that tho Two !oadcta Of tho respective
armies haro rushed into battle, aud done tlelr
utmost 10 deserve SUCCESS. Tho leader OF tho
ze. holds tho portfolio Of tho Minister Of ruot!o
Works, and hia double duties lust at present,
rcndor his prosence at tho Capital most dosir-
abe. Dnt lc slipped away On M carly morning
lurch, aud for dsvs t.avvled post-hasto from
pne part Of NenfroW County 10 anotlsr,
mailing two Or tLreo nldrensea eact1 day.
Aleck" A1sekonzie, as lo is fanilafly called. IL
si1ed,-tho health that ho gained AZ Il working
Bsono' mason has norcr doseltod him. 11ia hair
md beard aro turning iron'gtaY, and his spark
1lng cyeH have lost Bo,no Of their brightnoss.
nohipg but, oatmeal has kept lis
boros in excellent working order. and to-day lo
can outwa1k any clork III hs Department.. His
opponent. tho lion. Dr. TuEpot. ss as volubto a,
hnide auctionser, aud III bis tioEy torreuts OF
talk temfnda tue llstener very much OF OK
Speaker BIaino, Of Washington. lla is wol.
preserved aud unserupu!oua, and dresses aud
looks tho voTy picture Of Sir Stafford Nortbcote,
ono Of EneIanda LhancclIorB OF the E1cheQuer.
B,nco Nova scotla obigiugIy onteted the Con-
has been gathered to bis fathers, Dr. TuppeT
has taken tho front rank ~ the representative
Conservative In tho Dominion. Sir Joht a. Mac
dnnnld oven stopping asldo to resign tho fe1ulo
Of authority into his hands.
THE TWO aLAD1AToRs,
Mackenzie aud lnppnr. have crushed each other
to earth with nnyarying mouotory during tho
canyasB.a doslro to oconomizo to snd sccure large
tudi1ncos having led to their travelling through
she country on joint debating tour. bat Dr.
rupper has hsd tho bost Of it, sloce 70 attack is
20 much casies than 20 defend: Poor Maekenzio,
loaded down NTH ths mistakes aud failures Of
The Government, hnh had to act ou tho defaosivo.
, role to which oven hin paat thvoe ycalh' e3-
pcrionco hns not yet thoroughly famftarizod
aas @ Tp'15 s ,oss Mar, 0nS Wusn on 81
pttlco, thoy were vlrtuonhly Indignant oveF tic
"unholy allianccs' into which thotr op-
ponents entered. They whercnnud and
lesolusod, ,nemoE!aiizod, and doputatloned
surrender Of prsaciplos. But now they bad
swallowed the camel who formerly strained at q
Enat. Thrro was tho bttur fact that OF the
present Cabinet, Beson ont OF its thirteen NOM
bets bad formerly bcon tho active opponents Of
liberal principles aud two Of thoul positively
malignant in their attacks upon Mackenzie him
self. Tho Ministry claimed TINT ::''ioyalsy" Was
thcir cepocial property, and that no man should
bold Office 1t 10 LACKED III reverence for tho
Queens big toe. hut ono Of the original NOM
bcrs Of tho Cabinet, Mr. Huntingdon. Ind opcn-
1y advocated tue severance Of the English con-
necslon, aud bad tnado himself famous for his
elophaptiuc witticsm nt the o1papss Of Hcr
blAfosty's Imperlal Councillors. Dut Hunting
ton was tho m1n who first obtalued posHcsson
II tho fasts relating to tho Canada Pacific scau-
THE TWO CHICAGO cossrrnA7ons,
iho Mc1tulliB Drothars, frDm their basement-ot-
1cca. STOOD behind the 1cdouhtable Huntington,
and tho volcano that, in its bursting, blew tho
Tory party from lilo llesh pota OF Egypt to tho
artd wilderness OF tho Opposition Ind iia initial
spark applied by hfh hand. Huntington was
made President Of tho Council In return for his
services, aud subsequently was promoted down.
wards 10 tho Postmaster Gone,alslip. Than,
there Was complaint that nearly i l.00D,O00 hsd
boen laft on deposit in tho Ontario bank, WITH
out interest. becauso Of its reiationa with tho
lending hLiuisserlalsts, and that, notwithstaud-
ing thcis boastod efforta at economy, tho
estimates for expenses haa Increased 53.0Uo,-
COO ut ono jump. Tho Government, anxious to
reward oblieiuR officials, had presented a dou-
ceur OF fd7,Go to tho Great WcBtorn Hallway
Company, aid bad, in au ezccsa Of generosity,
donated Il publio railroad to tho 6p1ing Hill
tIinlug Company, OF NoyA Seotin, because Bome
IT tho hackers of tho Government and somo Of
is own membeIs. wera shareholders III tho COM
lauY.. In AT unfortunate burnt Of eusespriso,
lr. MsckonZio had bought &2,6G5, 900 worth Of
steel rails. attn time when the lnnrkot waB going
Town, down, down, and waa NON begging tue
contractors TO- retieyo him Of his elephant.
Ind 80 On. TupDer can grow lerco and in-
tleuent. and hurl shundcrtolsa Of ecorn day in
iud day out, aud still 1.-Two on In tue old English
t.ahiou Of 1vo noaIs a day, in the hope TINT tho
,oxt ,iscaae VII roo hin Prime Minister Of tb!s,
llo oldest Ut Provinces.
Premier Mackenzie ia too old politician to
AcSe hlh tenper. and las sat and laughed or
wisely looked Indignant u the eloquent Tnpper
fas read hlln out Of The tanks Of honest patriots.
llc POSSESSES one tneAtlnhbla alvanta 80 over
Dr. Tupper when undressing l,ubllo asBefnulagea.
lie talks With scottiAh accent that might DO
nnvicd by tue etrictcst cosenauter, aud which
has ent!1led him 10 perpetual Presidency Of al
The St. AndscwH' societ!oH Within tue realm. Ho
explained that awkward back, down OF tie Gov
nrn1nent In tho matter of the CaualA Pacific
naitoad., and congratulated hia nearors
upon The fact !aat, by the payment
tom IN obligation that would hsve bautruptcd
ltB anances for tho preaout generation. Win
brilliant stroko hs showed tito electors OF North
sseufIew that tho construction OF tho Georgian
Bay Dtanch would put tho Rraiu districts Of tlle
West in closer Communication with Montreal aud
Canadian outlets than otAtx routes now existing.
aad ssrse ultimately to diyOat vast quantity ii
the grain products that now sock market .s
New York to Canadiaa points. uo showed that
t WAS l20 miles shorter from tito Straits of
HHe In Il h,+n all,