New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-02

offers. and that imp.ediate action was neces-
gary because new American Congress would
assemble on March 4, at which time Canada
must be ready to send commissioners to wash
inQton Reckless and impudent as these state
ments were, they served the purpose OF their
author. Weak with age, he threw himself into
furious campaign and forced the hghtlng se
all points. As he had used the American Oov-
ernment in bringing about the contest, so ne
used it in exciting the fears and pre)udices Oh
the voters. His newspaper organs and his cam
paign orators fought for nothing so much as
against America. Asking commission to treat
for amty and trade with America, they de-
nounced the Americans and their system with
an intensity of passion altogether incompre-
hensible, and they rallied at amity and trade as
treason to Great Britain. Sir John Macdonaiu
won a ruinous victory. His Parliamentary ma
jority was reduced from so to 20, and before
the echoes of the battle had ceased he was dead
The task he left to his successors was Tar be-
yond their strength. They have issued from It's
primary stage deploraoly weakened and dis
araoed. but the only wonder is that they have
managed to issue at all. The Parliamentary
session began with cynical pretence OF carry
ing out the programme that had been the UoV-
ornment's excuse for sprnging an elecdon IN
anticipation of the reapportionment under tne
new census, which they knew would be fatai 70
their homes but the pretence ended with the
notification Of a carefully edited portion OF the
corresnondence between Mr.. Blaine and the
british Minister. The cloud that had been
gathering during so many years about the head
of Sir John Macdonald, but which he had con-
trived to elude or force back so long as ne
lived then broke in savage force. Charges
against the integrity of Ministers poured in upon
Parliament, and their investigation revealed
corruption in the Governmental Departments
which has no parallel except In the history oi
Tammany Hail. The ablest and Oldest OF or
Johns lieutenants was forced into dlsgracelul
retirement. Two others, against whom mucn
proof has already come ont and more Is impend-
ing. are under condemnation. A fourth, WHO
bos hung On the skirts Of the exled Sir Hector
Ianpeyin. is to follow his fallen fortunes. A
fifth beaten at the polls and saved by oelne
elevated to the Senate, is 30 be elevated out
of the Cabinet and into Provincial Governor
shin. A sixth is to be similarly got nd OF.
By this vacation shutting the Government hopes
J., clear away the worst OF the Macdonald
harnaces and to come before the next session
of Parliament largely reinforced with new men,
and determined to insist that the dead past
shall be allowed to bury it's dead. Meanwhile
it will press it's overtures upon President Har-
rison. Having broken faith. with the American
Government and misrepresented it to bring on
an election, and having then covered the Amerl-
can people with Remuneration to win the cleo
ton. the Tory machine now appeals to the
United States for treaty which will save Can
ada from an organic revolution. The negotia-
ton begun under Macdonald as fraud on the
electorate will be renewed under Abbott as his
only chance to save Canadian Toryism and
"loyalty."