New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-21
THE CANADIAN PREMfER'S TACTICS.

COLLAPSE OF THE TUIRD.PARTY MOVEMENT
Ottawa Aug 1.-THE inevitable struggle for supre'
macy between the Grits and the Tories in fne sro"'
equal rights movement has begun The equai hsn''
movement Is the name given TO the n0party agha"o"
that was expected to smash the Premier the Cap"e'
the Jesus aud French sscendency IN the Dominion %
Canada. The strong point with the movement was
its non.politcal character. II was TO be ffec ITO"
the trsmmels Of party. Its guns were " be directed
against all parties and all politicians not favorDg the
destruction of French domination ia Canadian AFFAIRS
and the political annihllatOn OF all members OF Par
aments and local Legislatures refusing to pledge them
selves 10 that policy. From the moment the move
ment began To loom up strongly the beginning Oh
possible thid party holding the balance OF power.
the leaders Of parties plotted 10 capture H. LAST
night, the first outward sign Of the inward throes pre-
cedng disintegraton was given IN the resignation OF
the secretary Of the Ottawa branch VI the associaon
@. a. Bradbury, strong Conservative. lie says tna'
he entered the association with the purest objects.
He found the association in the hands Of the Oris
the opposition In the Dominion Parliament and Min
isteriasts in the ontario legislature. lie mentions
several tests by which he proved this to bis sntir
satisfaction. He continues:
consider that the association Is being made Of
anything of the sort. The course / have decided on
take taxi 'e" deep interest IL he Question: that av
agitatng the public mind to-day. and recognize The
combining TO check French domination But tn,
cannot be done until both political parties mite and
sink mere party objects ~ the national welfare. AND
this IS not beng done IN the Ottawa blanch OF the
association The FIRST object Of this branch seems
to be TO attack ard destroy the Federal Government
and place the Liberals In power. cannot recognize
this wise policy on The part 0i the Ottawa branch
placing party first instead VI country first. II the
platform OF the association Is be carried out by
attacks Cabinets. surely the first object Of host-
ties would be Mowsts Ministry. which permits French
be taught the language of the country auH
allows the pubic f1lnds 10 he used largely for
clerical purposes connected with French domination
Mowat is catspaw Of me Jesits and heen fol
years IN the hands OF the Roman Catholic LShop OF
Toronto He holds power by psnderng to the Jesuits
and encouraging the growth OF French nationalsm TO
the danger of the Constitution and The destruction OF
equal rights. II this Is so, why not deal out even
handed justice and prepare 10 punish Premier M0wat
Of Ontario even as IL IS proposed to punish Sir John
| firmly convinced by the action Of the great
is their intention but that their efforts wholly
Of ected against the present Dominion Governments,
and feeling that there Is nothing 10 be gained by
putting the Conservatives ont and the GIFTS In. have
decided 10 resign the secret ship Of the association
Mr.. Henderson, chairman OF the Executive OF the
Equal Rights Association, who IS strong Grit state
that the executive had been under the impression fol
some time that Mr.. Bradbury had been acting unde
instructions from some the violent party leader
who seek dis paIage and weaken the efforts OF the
association IL IS her charged by the Grts that the
GOveI nment have bought Mr.. Bradbury's services by
that convenient of all payments In Canada. The
presentation OF a timber limit. The whole afa
reveals in a curious manner the inner workings of 8
movement supposed 10 be destined yolufioniG
the political destinies OF Canada