St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-09
EDITORIAL OPINION.
Two Leading Organs Give Their
Views OF the Situation.

tiCWS Va tllt olGUaGIOH.
TORONTO, June S.-The Empire, a
government organ, in an editorial on
'..the duty of the hour" says: 1.-THE
matchless leader is no more; the tongue
of the patriot is silent; the head which
planned and the hand which executed
in his country's service are laid low i'm
death. Remember, that those who
would abandon British rule on this con-
tinent. ana hand US over 70 the domina-
ton of foreign country, have for years
had their ghOuliSh hopes placed on the
death of the leader, that they might
undo the work which he has done; that
the self-convicted traitor who has be-
come the mouthpiece of a once great
party declared, in the reasonable
pamphlet which the grand old man him-
self dragged to light. that ,,'whatever
course the United States may see fit to
adopt, it is plain that Sir Johns disap-
pearance from the stage is to be the sig
nal for a movement towards annexation.
Forewarned is forearmed. Even i'm the
lifetime of the leader, they made their
desperate onset, but were driven back
by his valorOus arm, though he gave his
life blood to the contest, and now lies
martyr to his country's cause. But now
the opportunity they have hoped for has
come, and every force that they can
make for the botting out from the map
the name of Canada and handing US over.
in the language of the traitors, as "a tier
OF Northern states" will be marsh aled
to the fray with red0ubled fury. The
hope of the enemy is in the prophesies
that when the old leader is gone. the
hosts he has led so often on to victory
will be scattered, as sheep wanting
traitors, both domestic and foreign. who
are seeking to bring about the annexa-
ton of this country to the United
States through the specious schemes of
unrestricted reciprocity or continental
free trade have been so completely
crushed that they will never dare
to raise their heads again in Canada,
then, and not till then, can
minor or side issues be discussed
The Globe NiberaD. discussing the
political situation, says: Though Sir
Charles Upper has been telegraphed
for. the present impression is that Sir
John Thompson will become first min
iSter. Sir Charles Tupper seems to have
been dropped out of reckoning. His
appearance as first minister, would have
excited the hostility of Liberals and
provoked not a few Tories. Mr.. Alb
bott, who was talked of week ago, has
also been set aside. Government by
him would mean government by Mr..
VanHorne, and the general conviction
is that Mr.. VanHorne already weilds as
much influence in and out of parliament
as railroad magnate ought TO
enjoy. Sir John Thompson, like other
intelligent observers, must be aware of
the enormous difficulty of his position,
which is enhanced by corruption and
decay within the tory party. For, not
only was the old man himself bad, but
his system of government has run its
course and came to its end with him.
in the nature of things the establish
ment of a new policy will call for new
men, but. and this is said with all sim
eerity, the liberals are far too deeply
impressed with the formidable char
,acter of the job of extricating the coun-
try to be eager or anxious to enter into
possession"