The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-07-02
CANADA GETTING RESTLESS
Royalty a Little obstreperous and
Too Expensive.
The Toronto Globe lntlmates That tho
dominion May Replace the Governor
General With a Competent
Rubber stamp

Kubber stamp.
OTTAWA, Ont, June 2s-While the
struggle of the political parties in
Canada for control of the udministra-
tion of the dominion now engrosses
the attention of the people generally,
there is fur deeper significance in
the position for those who will look
below the surface. The country seems
to be rapidly approaching the turning
point in its destiny. and at any mo-
ment movement of one party or the
| other may br ng within tho realm of
practical politics fundamental ques-
tions as to the future of tie dominion,
1T must not be forgotten that the
status of British colony has
never been accepted by Canadians as
| the final outcome of their ambitions.
Every stage in the political PROCESS of
the country is marked by declarations
on the part of the leading men that
the condition of that time was bat a
stage in the development of the coun-
try, which development was to end in
Canadians acquiring the full rights
and responsibilities of citizenship,
either in an independent Canada or in
state of which Canada should be an
important part. 1t has always beer
the hope of the majority that the final
change would take the form OF a closer
union with Britain. and the discussion
OF British connection has always been
strictly in order.
Recent events have rought forward
questions which are intimately nssoci-
! ated with that of British connection.
In Canada. us in Britain, the admins
tration is nominally in the sovereign,
who acts under the advice of IN inisters
responsible to the people through their
representatives The appointee who
represents royalty in Canada is the
governor-genernl, whose salary of
$50, 900 and general expenses of like
amount nre charge upon the public
revenues of the dominion. Royulty in
Britain, though much more expensive
to the people, has a certain historic
impressiveness. But it's Canadian np-
pcndage is a machine-Inade concern,
whose right to exist is certain to
be questioned as soon us it is
shown to be useless. Theoretic-
ally the governor general holds
the balance between parties and
must interfere should his advisers
commit a breach of the constitution in
order to. secure advantage to their own
side in the political struggle. 1t hap
pens that the death of Sir John Mac
donald and the subsequent exposure
of some OF the corruption of his regime
have taken place under the adminis-
tration of the most commonplace gov
ernor-gcneral Canada has had for
many long day. While the repre-
sentatives of the people were hard at
work during the summer and while the,
people We're reading with surprise and
shame the daily record of scandal from
the capital, Lord Stanley, her majes-
TVS representative, was off fishing.
His time for holidaylng had come, and,
knowing that lie was Il perfectly use
less personage, but not having the
good sense to see the danger of obtrud-
ing that fact upon public attention, he
simply took his holiday.
II SO happened, as all the world
knows, that the liberal ministry in the
province Of Quebec suffered under
charges similar to those made against
the government Of the dominion Mr.
Anglers, who. us lieutcnant-governor
of Quebec, is the subtenant, as one
may say, of the royalty privileges, did
not even wait for the meeting of tho
peoples representatives, but insisted
upon a judicial investie alton BY a
specially appointed tribunal, threaten
ing to block the progress of admins
tration and precipitate a crisis if his
ministers did not agree to his
proposal There is an apparent dis
crepancy between the action, or rather
inaction, of the governor gem
cral and the revolutionary attitude Of
his uppointee, the lieutenant-governor.
The conservatives. who are benefited
il both cases explain the matter to
their own satisfaction, but the liberals
who are whip-sawed by these trans
actions, begin to question very seri-
ously tho desirability of representa-
tiyes of royalty. The traditions of
their party are all against interfer-
ence by tho sovereign IN public
affairs, and they cannot very well call
upon Lord Stanley to precipitate q
crisis. The Toronto Globe, the lead
ing liberal organ, has had several arr
ticles Of late rather looking IN this di-
rection, but declaring that If it is laid
down as principle that the governor
general must not do anything but as
sent to the proposals of his ministers,
tho people will want to balance the
account by appointing rubber stamp
as governor-Qeneral with salary in
keeping with the cost and dignity Of
the same.
The French Canadian liberals nre
not by any means 30 mild. They de-
clare plainly that if the connection
with Britain means lieutenant gov
ernor with power to block the will OF
an administration having the conf
dcnce of the peoples representatives.
he acting. it may be. at tne dictntion
of those who appointed HIM. they have
,nisapprehended tho position and will
demand a change. The liberals have
not ma aiority in the federal parlia-
ment. it is true, but they have ma
jority in the popular vote in the great
provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, New
brunswick and Nova Scotia; and II
they came out even with demand
that royalty shall justify itself, the
whole question OF the relation OF
Canada to Britain must come up for
settlement
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