New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-21
THE CANADIAN ELECTIONS.


GENERAL RESULTS OF THE CONTEST.
A MACDONALD MINISTRY TO BIZ FORMED INCIDENTS
OF TUE ELECuoNs-PR0TECTIoN TRIUMPHANT.
FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUSEl
ToRoNTo, Sept. 1S.-There was a. great
potical revolution yesterday In the election o. Janu-
ary 1874 Mr.. Mackenzie and Reform Government we're
sustained by majority of about seventy in House Of
COG members; now the Conservative leader, SIR
John A. Macdonald. returns to power with
majority OF sixty atleast and probably more THESE od
party Names 1t be mentioned, have TO Dc retained
because no feasible substitutes for them hayeye,
been inyented the truth being that Conservatives are
"a Democratic In their notions OF government as any
reformsrs can be- and that Canada is practically Re
pubc tempered by loyalty to Qneen In the Other hem
sphere II is veritable revolution which has taken
place that is such a revolution as may De eHee1ed ~
the ballot alone, without use OF ball or pay
ouet In 1873 the great Pacific scandal "
v,ave NJ pouular Indignation swept the country
Sir John was swept out Of power by It, and strong Re
form Government came in. The charge against MIN
was that he had bargained to Sir Hugh Allan the en'
ter for the Canadian Pacific Railway in consideration
of large amount OF money furnished by the latter to
be used for election purposes.
No Government newly coming into power, could de-
sire fairer start than that OF Mr. Mackenzie had nearly
Ave ago The talk was that under Tory rule cor
r,ntiop and extravaganee had been rampant IN the
country but that the era OF honest governments
had come Mr.. Mackenzie declared that 1t would Do
his mission 20 elevate the standard OF pubic
morality" and loud were the PROFESSIONS
Of purity made by his neutenants everywhere.
Rut though the country's disappointment at finding
/" Reformers" no better than Tories" Is one great
cause OF the present revolution IL is not the pinepaI
one The great cause Of all is and has oeen the spread
anongst us Of the doctrine Of Protection and NauOnai
Policy" Canada wants 10 import less ana 10
,n.pnracture more, and has revolted against
har frfhu
advanced countries She signed yesterday hef
declaration OF commercial Independence Her rebellion
"a not an much against Great Britain as against the
limited States furniture and cotton factories glass
works iron foundries aud other enterprises soner
not from British but from American COM
petition The woOen industry is one conspicuous eN
cntion here it is British competition that Is feared
Tho General tariff is per cent and at that rate WIN
tho holm OF undervaluaOn more or less, large quanu
Ties OF American goods come IN, and more are
coming I'm every year. American duties range Hom
rs 20 20 per cent on most articles that We
manufacture, but they might as wen DC
600 per cent for all the difference 1t would
male 70 Canadians; the result is that Canada can sell no
manufactures in the States She has the really pro-
teeye duties Of butter and cents on cheese
and on live animals 10 per cent but American nour'
grain coal and salt all come duty free, while cana
dian going the other way must pay 20 per cent
toll 10 pass the border. The Canadians nave
reyoltea against the Government that wOul1 CON
npSe this unfair and oGe-sded aEIangems;nt;
sIpeced 10 make Canada nation, commercially lnue-
pendeut but still IN political alhance Win 1Ieass
kTitain Sir John Macdonald and certain coeagues "a
his Vet 10 be named will come INTO power PLEDGED as
Strongly as ever we're pledged to 70 AIRY
out interests and above ali to the Dus
tee OF almost free trade on one side OF tne DorusT NIUE
tbere NAV be- but this will be the greatest OF all over
shadowmg everything else IN az e. 80 P VII h
for general taf figure 70 exceed 20 per ceut WIZ %
made and nothing more tnan 90 cents per on On ,
Is or 30 cents per barrel salt 90 cents per barrel gu
our and 10 cents per bushel on gram VIII DO 'housn'
gave SOME startling results. beyond eIpec.
zion on either side Sir John Macdonald, the general
commandng the victorious wing himself suffers per
Sir Gum, a wealthy merchant. on the Reform
side OF politics. But seat VIII ny Ie.ui fot 10
of HALIFAX Minister OF Militia AMI Coffin, Receiver
General all beaten T1ley former memoel Of pr
Teuienant-Governor OF w-Brunswiek, u elected and
will almost certainly be Finance Ms5s rs,, G1se
after several unsuccessful attempts, now goes 70 Fa
lament for the country mDv sss eeesSd "a
Bunting proprietor OF Inc toronto Ma anu ku ~ s
the beaten 70 a,oo GiasS The commercial and manu-
featuring cities OF Monrel Toronto ana hamson h 10
Ref1rmers before and Hamilton two but Pro
lection has wrought the change bo toronto Oe r
seryatyes, and John Macdonald. Reiormer, but the
latter IA now rejected by bosule majority ~ ~
nearly 3D. and went over 20 the Free Trade
SIDE Hls place Is taken by Robert Hay, the largest u
niInre manufactures In the Dominion, scotch MIX
PRESBYTERIAN and lifelong EetOFnef, VINO Ieeen'y,
turned against Premier mackenzie on me soe gIVu1
Nj refsng Protection the country Most starving OF
nh is tine general result In Ontario the leadihhx
nrnvince where a Il form majority has peeh A4.o
r,l ever since the Mackenzie rebellion ana the gtas
inc Of responsible Parliamentary government 70 tno
colony but whec now there VIII DC IS smbers
iorv of about p in total reprt sentatOnO 80
few days ago Mr. Patulo, chief Reform eecuS, ,bis
for Ontario, warned his friends a. Ottawa ' and shs
proyinee had gone mad on National Po1ey s,nstian
result shows that rightly estimated tHe SNaoEai
ontario has indeed gone for Protection ana NA'''-
Policy with vengeance. ,uo,,re major
Quebec with 65 members, gives COnserVasne oa the
INV of over 90 aud Novia Scotia one oil OF s aior
same SIDE while New-BruDswiek gives hi0 s al on
itv of or r. latte Prince Edward Island sen1s and
servatives for her representation Oh ps eTneeted
RIinsh Columbla's and ManitoOas are sde and
IN no the same way big sweep mas peen ssr,,1,Ie
hs country is saved say the yicors IN ana manly
TLs TORONTO Globe makes really ouuSr he ehange
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF the defeat, ana say ,hnttv Te
of situation Is great fact We accept poash aud our
eiactoral contest mas been fought larry ehO"s'| $40
| opponents have won the day.