Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-03
BIG LIBERAL GAINS
Are Hopefully Looked for in the
Canadian Election, and
THE CONSERVATIVES ARE SCARED.
Vigorous Fighting Going on ALI Along the
Frontier Line.
THE OUTLOOK AT THE PRESENT TIME

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIE DIsPATcH.I
Toronto, March 2.-The Liberals here
are more hopeful to-day than they have
been since the dissolution of Parliament.
The reports from all parts of the Dominion
are encouraging. The Globe, which is per-
haps little too sangulne, says: I'm con-
stituents like Frontenac, which have been
regarded as Tory hives, Tory candidates are
fighting for their lives. The whole line of
frontier counties on the st. Lawrence
is in revolt against restriction. The
Niagara peninsula is afame with excite
ment at the prospect of free trade relations
with the neighboring States, aud great gains
will be made there for the Liberal cause.
Eastern Ontario, formerly stronghold of
Torysm, will undoubtedly send majority
OF Liberal members to the next Parliament.
There will be some surprising changes In the
city elections.
'The Hamilton reformers, encouraged by
the magnificent victory of Mr.. Gibson, are
counting, some upon one, some upon two,
Liberal members for the Commons. At
least one Liberal member will be returned
from Toronto and one from Ottawa. Cheer
ing reports come from the other provinces.
4 Liberal majority of 10 in Quebec may now
be regarded as an assured fact Prince Ed
wards Island will remain solidly Liberal,
and the party will do we'll in the other
provinces"
The Betting Is Even.
Besides this, the betting has taken de-
cided turn, odds of 3 to 1 on a majority of
30 for the Government having given place
to even bets on either party winning. Sat
urday 81, 900 were sent here from Montreal
to bet that the Liberals would have ma
jority in the province of Quebec, and that
they would win one seat in Montreal. The
money has not yet been covered. The
amount offered is small, but it renders all
the more conspicuous that the Conservatives
are now uncertain of the result in Quebec,
when a week ago their prospects were
brightest.
In Ontario, where the only issue heard is
reciprocity, the Liberals are certain OF sue
cess. In other provinces attention Is some
what distracted by other ones. In Quebec
City itself, the trade issue is seldom men,
toned. The two parties, says the Mat, are
fighting there on the basis of new bridge
and of settlement of the 81 600, 900 liabil-
ity to the Dominion in respect to the Cana
dian Pacific Railway.
In other parts OF that Province an ab-
sorbing question is the Manitoba school
matter. Both sides in the Province of
Quebec are pledging themselves to undo the
Manitoba legislation and to preserve the
French features of the northwest constitu-
ton.
In the eastern and western extremes of
the Dominion the living issues appear
to be public works and material
considerations for individual counties
and Provinces are all having their
effect on the great issue, though the Liberals
are pushing the trade question into every
quarter of the Dominion with telling re-
suits. Some are of the opinion that the
Government will win by a narrow ma jority,
and it is pointed out that Sir John Mac
donald will be safe if the returns give him
majority, small, but sufficient to elect Con-
servative Speaker and organize the House.
Once give the old man a chance, say some,
to appeal to the Quebec delegation with the
seductive eloquence of Doodle, and Lauri-
er's majority from that Province is gone.
There are genuine Liberals and genuine
Conservatives representing our French
Canadian fellow-countrymep; but there is
also purchasable minority that votes upon
the side of the spoils.
If the Liberals are strong enough to elect
Speaker, they can vote the Government
out and then many Quebec Conservatives
will flock to the standard of the new min
istry. Their chance will be lost if Sir John
can keep on the inside, Tor the opposition
has no one who can match him in the use Of
the sordld arguments that purchase a
majority in Quebec.