The New York herald., 1878-09-19
CANADA'S REVOLUTION.
Astonishing Victory Of the
Conservatives
MACKENZIE ROUTED.
Sir John A. Macdonald the
Future Premier.
CABINET RESERVATIONS.
Protection Against the United States p
+ the Election Cry.
MISGUIDED POLITICIANS.
CABINET RESERVATIONS
MISGUIDED POLITICIANS.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. I

Not only has tho result OF tho elections taken the
friends of tho Mackenzie government entirely by sur.
PRISE, but It has astonshed beyond meosure Its
opponents who, whatever may have been
lhei- expectations. certainly did not anticipate
10 extraordinary a revulson OF public sentiment In
their iavor. So overwhelming is tho defeat OF the
liberal party found 10 be In almost every province
complete returns received, that nothing has
ever like it in Canada except tho sweep
ing condem nation pronounced by tho country
against Sir John Macaonald and his Cabinet
In 1874, Immediately after tho disclosures Of
the Pacific scandal In the present contest the
has been tree trade protection and a rotau-
tory tariff against the United States II is ackuowl
edged by the beaten party that the elections have
been carried fairly though thcre IS
q rumor that Mr. Gauh tho Conservative
candidate In Montreal west, spent $50 600
in thodivison, and the money employed lavishly
In some other consituencies A low candidates are
also believed to have carried their elections through
local nnuencss but these isolated cases cannot be
held 70 affected tho general result to any great
extent
WHY THE LIBERALS WERE BBArEY.
The liberals rather lsok Tor the cause Of their
crushing defeat to the general discomfort among tho
working eIusses because OF tho rcarcy OF work and
low wages; 10 y widespread desire for assimating z
the Canadian trade policy to the system IN ioroe
In tho United States, and last, but not least, 70
securing protective duties flour. on divers man u
fact and coal and other mnerals II is proba
bio that the strength OF this combination mas been
under by The government ana that 1t now
succu MOS 10 the skulIy directed assaults OF
what is Ia some sense ring" For years
these iutercsts have been lobbying to obtain q
protective tarin but meeting with ihis
direction they have, the result mas shown bored
into The beef that 6gn ,ari means plenty OF work
~ high wages II was generally admitted that all tho
posed 10 Mr.: Mackensis's govsrnment, but tue rural
constituencies wero relied upon 10 balance these an
ticpatcd lossea
WHAT THE RETURNS SHOW.
The event has disappointed This expectation, and tt
- apparent that tho farmers very gen-
eraliy caught BY The idsa Of y protective duly on
The province Of Ontario, representing the asricuI
:us.l ,a.sros.s ~. pre-sminsnly IN tho Dominion
erals-a majority OF thirty the government
with several constituencies 70 hear from.
Quebec returns fOrtylhroe conservatives and niuo-
teen lIberais-x majority OF twenty-iour, with thrso
oonstituenciss 10 hear from.
lbaralsa majority Of ave. with one constituency 70
and twelve iiberals-a majority OF eight Tor the
Prince EDWARD Island returns only one liberal and
nve CONSERVATIVES These figures give . total of l23
for tbe oppostlon and " Tor the government, or q
total majority against the government Of 6l far as
Tho returns from Manitoba are not yet rsce,vcd.
and the elections IN BRUSH Columbia take place
only ncxs week; but tho returns from these ais
tant provinces cuunot materially affect the result.
Nk. MACKENZIE EXPECTED RESIGN
Il ;: rumorsa .nat MT: Mackenzie. having los. tho
pieied; tnat ihs Governor General viii call cali
Mr.. Tiilsy, sx-Iieulenant Governor OF Nova Scotia
Hon. DR.. Tupper viii be invited 10 form q new
mrjori,y, OF course no assoiution Of Permanent -
expected to follow, as would have becn the II
parties had been moro evenly balanced
Sin JOHN MACDONALD DEFEATED,
Sir John Macdonald, having lost his election, ID
out Of paIilamen. ,or the time being; but
ssae OF his friends to open . constituency
somewhere, and his absence IRON tho House does
not necessarily cxciuoe HIM IRON the category OF pos
sibe prime min nisters 10 SAID, however, that II he
comes again leader Of The government In ,he
Commons hs will retire into private lie after the nrst
session.
CONSERVATIVE REJOICING
eThe conservatives are cciebratsng their victory at
stump orss,ons ana fssssns rho liberals are no,
20 juoant; they go about shaking hands
With their friends At the street corners and
perty which 10 about 70 dawn upon tho country
They have been trying 20 govern with but indifferent
success for the last i've ycarA
TIE NEWS IN orrAwA-PRoBABLE COURSE or
THE aovERNMENT-sIR JOHN A. Mac
DoNALD's OPPORTUNITY.
BIZ TELE0BAPH TO THE HERALD.
OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. Is, 1873.
One hundred and ninety out Of 2o6 coastitueno oies
have been heard from, giving opposition nity ma.
jerity The election was fought FREQ trade against
protecsion principles, the country pronounoinr in
favor OF tho latter. Many prominent mon have
bsen defeated both sides. The government
viii probably resign immediately, when s,s
Johu A. Macdonald will be called upon
" the GovsrnoI Gsoersl TO form new government,
6ohsld, O'Conner Campbell, MoDougalL Mccarthy,
Masson Pope CoursoIie, RobatiIIe, Tupper. James
bat he probably viii be reelected By sccIamatiou nv
hts Manitoba nomination and 10 BRUSH Columbia
tornorrow.
THEORIES IN QUEBEC -BELIEF THAT PRorEc-
TioN AGAINST TIE UNITED STATES WILL BE
PoPuLAR-ALL PARTIES srARrLEp.
(DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
ougBKc, sept. IS, 1873.
The returns Of the general elections all over the
Dominion give the opposition . majority OF at ieast
ssventy-n In the last House The government had
. majority Of forty-nvc Tho result starties oil par
ties and can only be accounted for on tho ground
or general commercial depression ard tho promise
Of protection against the United s,ates BIZ leaders Of
the opposition many people believing that q change
10 the tarin may improve business Five Ministers
Lsnamme ana Jones Also nvo e2.Minisiers-s,s
John A. Macdonald Langsrinc. Mitchell, Abbott and
0ibDa
Premier Mackenzie has sum monod his Min is,ers 10
meet him In Montreal. Amer conierrIng win them
MS RESIGNATION Will be rendered 10 Lord Dunerin, who
viii Immediately send tor Sir John A. Macdonald leader
o. the opposition, and sntrust him with tho formation
OF new Cabinet HIS Excelency will remain In
vsnsaa ~ t,il the new government sworn In. Amons
the members OF tho now government will probably bs
sr John Macdonald, Coursolle, Tiliey, White, Carron
COMMENTS or THE TORONTO PREss-srR
JOHN A. MAcDoNALD's swxEpiNG RISE
INTO POWER AGAIN.
TORONTO Ont, Sept Is, 1873.
The Nail to-day, commentisg upon the result OF
yesterdays election, says
Our gains are I'm immensely beyond the most sapguine
expectations oil the most saDeuinc copscy yattves
Nearly every province contributes to the spepdi ID
victory; but the Ontario Premier province
leads tue van with majority winch, when III
tbs sretnrns are 10, will probably be ss much
- twenty-five. IL is quite likely that SIR John A.
hacdonald's majority IN tho new Parlismens viii be