New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-22
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TORY EXPOSURES IN CANADA
horD EXPRESSED THAT THE CONSERVATIVES
WILL CLING TO POWER UNTIL ALL
FRAUDS ARE UNCOVERED.

FRAUDS ARE UNCOVERED.
TO the Editor OF The Tr,bnne.
Sir: Politics in Canada NAV fairly he described NJ
booming. The Liberals uncovernc , mass If cor
mpuon which would make even Tammanv Han bIush
Sir Hector Langevin has been forced t. retrAyIe mr.
testing his innocence. He Is en- old offender In
1872 large percentage OF SIR Hugh Aan,s 1901 900
corruption fund was traced 20 his pockets. Int no
further II generally believed that he retained at
least $4,000 Of IL for pers NAL use
Mr.. Joseph Chapleau who has been irving 70 cain
admission TO The Liberal camp Is now having his in
nngs. AS stated in prevlOns letter his suncriur
virtue consists in his not having had the onrortunes
for plumber which open to Sir Hector 4, sec
rotary of state, he has little or no patronage and
therefore has been demanding the Portfolio OF railways
10 has been willing for some time T. bery hi; COZ
leagues II the Liberals would promise hin; that place
when they come into power.
The Hon. John Haggart, Postu,aste- General "a 10
have an opportunity to explain some very filthy
transactions connection with his administration Of
tho Postonlco Department. Later on NJ Dewdney.
Secretary Of the Interior will be asked to rise and ey
plain II Is most desirable that tho Tories should hold
power until all the departments have been E,vesti-
gated and the shameless corruption uncovered Moth
ing can be gained by a premature collapse Tory
LOYALTY IS on trial. AS have always stated It is
disgusting fraud When the great body Of the electors
are fully convinced that the cry Of loyalty was simply
raised by the Right Honorable Sir John Alexander
Macdonald X G. b., 10 attract public attention while
he and his colleagues plundcred the Treasury and
souandered the Of Canada. they will rise M
and crush Toryism as We crushed slavery. hope
that the Tories will resist the VIII Of the people until
In desperation they deal them fatal blow. The more
thorough the investigation Ito Tory corruption the
greater will Re the reaction against Tory adnnistr
ton and the greater the contempt for Tory loyalty.
The Macdonald Administration can only be described
as rocking I'm bribery and corruption. STEPPED 10 the
lips IN poltch, crimes aEaint the country false 10 It's
pledges fasc to It's sacred trusts and false to the best
interests Of humanity. rejoice that It's end is near
and that It's tue character Is being revealed. Tic
contrast between the Liberal leaders and the Macdonald
gang Is az marked rs that between Ight ana dark
ness or right and wrong.
Mr. Iaurier the Liberal leader, Is statesman rs
well ns n politician Of singular purity OF life and pur
nose gentle and aGabe, but firm in his determination
b, be right IL the heavens fail governed by high prn
ciplcs and while as harmless q dove, is wise rs
serpent; charming orator and ripe scholar. IN short
great christian statesman and lofty political leader,
LOYAL 70 Canada and to humanity. He lacks the tremen-
dous intellectual power of Edward Blake for there i5
only one Edward Blake in Canada, and since the death
Of the Hon George Brown ono has even approached
him 10 mental force and discermcnt. After Mr..
Blake Mr. Laurler is now the most commanding figure
in Canadian public life. Mr.. Blake although an Eng
disappearing Protestant, the confidence and adj
mratoa of the French Catholics, and Mr. Laurler a
French Romanlst has won the confidence and admira-
ton OF the Ontario Proicsiants, not even excepting
the Scotch Ind IRISH Prcsbyerans, due to his broad
minded and generous llboTalty sngcncss OF purpose.
and unswe-ving integrity. Mr.. Blake, when retiring
from tho leadership Of tho party selected Mr. LaureF
as his Successor and am re!oced to know that each
stlr retains the Others confidence and regard
There Is no member of the present Cabinet Mr.
- ttIg.I ra1a,1 Ion
Mr.. Abbott is clever, legal ADVISER but lar oemh1
Mr.. Laurlcr a great party leader
Mr. Howard VINCENT, secretary Of the Imperial
Federation League of England has been in Canada
for some time endeavOrng TO interest people IN I'M
peral Federation / hoped he would meet with sue
cess enough at least TO excite the advocates OF lnde-
pendence to bestir themselves but his mission mas
been a complete failure. The leaders In Canada OF
the little band of Imperial Federationists arc Mr..
Dalton Mccarthy. VI. p. the ultra-PFotestant crank
and the educated London ccckncy, Mr.. c. X. Coburn'
NJ p of Toronto a pair OF impractical twins.
observed with regret that Sir Richard Cartwright
In moving resolution In Parliament favorng unre-
strlced reciprocity with this country added demand
for general reduction of the tariff on imports. The
result was an Increased majority for the Abbott Nd
minstration. majority OF tho electors Of Canada
arc firmly OF the policy of protection to homo
industries. Mr. Blake recognized this fact during tho
general election contest of 1887, when he declared
late IN the To prevent defeat, that inc
Macdonald Administration had enormously increased
the obligations Of tho country that If the Liberals
were successful reduction In the tariff could be
looked for for many years TO come.
Sir Richard blundered in making demand for gen
eral reduction OF tho tariff for anOt-r To
cure roclpclty Canada must ADOPT cur present tlrlf
against tho world. No modification Of tho Mckinley
tariff can b for one moment considered TO secure
reciprocity with Canada until new Congress has been
elected and meets in December, 1903. Sir Richard
must know that to reciprocity tho present tariff
Of Canada must be increased and not reduced. Why,
at this timo, demand rcduCOnl Protection to home
industries was the one feature Of Sir John Macdonahs
roIcy which prevented his expulsion from power long
ago for his shameless betrayal of the great Interests
committed to his 1t was Protection that defeated
in 1873 The most faithful upright, wise ard practical
Premier that ever governed Canada, the Hon. Alex
ander McKinzic.
The Republican party vii coctrl The ADMIN strtlon
IN this country until March 4, 1891 al least CanaG'
must treat with the Pr0tccnoDist l-atcrs for red
prvcty ard II she Is anxious for reciprocity before
1897 must be ready to adopt the Mckinley arh and
our internal taxation. The Canadian electors shoc.I
not be nslel. The Liberal lcldes must abandon the
demand fcr tariff for revenue 01y or abandon reel
PTociy 1t is not u the interest Of The RePa5C,9,n
party TO open negotiations with them for recipnocly
1Thi> 1hry advocate general reduction Of The Cana
dian tariff. Sir Richard cannot fail y see that irGc
no fcctiy consistent with the policy OF tn, Mckinley
tariff that the stability and pcrmanclce OF our pro
t,cve policy Is thereby assured II IS as foreign 10
ire trade as tho wOolen, cotton or iron dnics.
The Liberal leaders will fall into the ditch Il they
attcInrt u hunt with the hounds and run with the
hare If they coQueto with the socadled r;vcnn1 &c
form Of this country they - Wen defer tlc sccl-
rrr-tv agitation until 1897. By hst tine Mr.. Blaine
viii have completed his negotiations with our neigh
bors 10 tho south and southeast of us dissolved INC
solid south and nearly if not quite annlhiiated the
Democratic party ., ,.,.
II the present leaders Of the Liberal party OF Canada
desire TO for the producers OF Cannda All ue
benefits Of Mr. Blanc's reciprocity treaties they must
cease to attack the policy Of Protection. II they 90
not they Will be displaced by the electors OF Canaua
at the earliest opportunity. -
announces the resignation OF te Hon. Thomas
McGreevy VI. p, and that Sir John thompson, inc
converted Methodist Minister OF Justice has ordered MS
arrest For what Because h had, while member
Of Parliament, in violation u the Civil Law leased q
vessel 20 tho Government I'm the name OF another ana
received a rental Of 1000 year When Sir JChn
Thompson plain John Thompson, he was judge
of the county he now represents ia Parliament. Inc
sitting member AT that time needy Young lawyer
a member OF Judgc Tlomps1n'e church Judge ThOmP
son proposed 70 HE young friend, an 0hcer OF hs