The sun., 1896-10-08
CANADA.
y1roouvrnrs srRA
Evidences OF Destructive corruption and OF
Unce Hostility.

Uaee Hostility.
MONTREAL, Oct 4.-The truth OF the
French proverb, that 1T 10 only the truth that
shocks" is being very wen eIomplifcd. by tho
way in which the moderate not to say friendly.
criticisms Of Mr.. Laurier that appear in THE
Bun from time 10 time are received by some
of the Canadian papers. There is one nero,
however. that literally boils over with wrath
and though Tupperite organ, at present,
throws itself boldly In the way to shield Mr..
Lauricr from the scorohing darts OF THE SUNS
rays. Singularly. this Same journal, which 1t
is not necessary I should name, Is the one
have already alluded to as having made polte
face shortly before tho election from the Lib
eral to tho Tory side. Common report went
that tho reward for this feat of political ath-
letics was fairly high, but was not of course
sufficiently high to provide for five years ofex-
clusion from political favor. The editor. pro-
prietor. or whoever 1t is that regulates the po-
litical proclivities of this journal, that twelve
month ago was reputed respectable and en-
joyed q large circulation and exercised consider
able influence. finds himself, like the Peri In
the Yelled Prophet Of Khorassan. standing
without the gate Of Paradise.
Tho boodlers' paradise at Ottawa is once
again opened after being closed for short in
terval during the change of management Tie
old croupiers, who had become ruther reckless
in their conduct of the game, have been dis
charged. and more diGnifed functionaries in
the persons OF Mr.. Laurier and Sir Henri Jolly
ie Lotbinierc. have been engaged to give an air
of respe stability to the establishment. Sir Oh
iver Mowat has been sent into the old ladies'
gallery at Ottawa on n sure income, just In
time to save him the ignominy OF being elected
from his position IN Ontario, where his nepo-
tsm and opposition to all reform had alienated
public feeling from him. What more natural,
then, that the paper alluded to, hearing the
Jingle OF the boodle again going on at Ottawa.
should prepare to range itself once more on
the right side:" and what would give it a better
@ pretext make il more welcome than to pose
as Mr.. Laurier's defender against the wicked
attacks of THE Sun?
When l Iventured to predict soon after the
elections in Juno last that the change OF parties
would not see much modification In methods
at Ottawa, | spoke frCm personal knowledge
OF circumstances. The extent to which politi-
cal corruption has become u fundamental prin-
ciple Of Government in Canada renders It
morally impossible for any Political party to
attempt to suppress 1t and remain In power.
Mr.. Laurier and the moe scrupulous Of his
colleagues may have all the desire to admins
ter the affairs of the country honestly and eco
nomically. but the fact remains that they can
not. and what is more they know 1t.
They can only keep atloat, then, by dipping
into John Bulls pockets. hence all the foot
ing on the loyalty trumpet We have been
hearing so much of late; but 1t was not worthy
of Mr., Laurer. either as man or u Canadian,
to take part in what, after all, is not a very
Intelligent performance. But he is some.
MAKES III the siirsrsaes ao%sy Money haD Is to 'nb 30
from the Canadian Paciflc in u British N coum. Hne
bia to the gold mines owned by combinations
politics.. The Canadian public are thus going
TO be further bled for subsidies to furnish
machinery and raise Use the ssnc Hn value OF the
mines IN the London market. where great ef-
nt',S forts are being made to supersede Ksrs by
pull the strings of Cover ',ment at Ottawa
jobs has been renewed at Ottawa by Mr..
taurier's lieutenant and riGht-hand man in
Tarte. Fne Toronto Sun OF sept. 80, the re. re.
generated organ of tho reorzani2ed Patrons
pertinent article headed "A Had start
Though me1bsr Of Government that Doses
ssnRs It to subn sSbs snders s"fas s
public works in certain constituencies to the
defeated Liberal candida ;es. in order that they
lost in contesfing constituencies by making
arrangements with the contractor whose ten.
didate. Shades Of Alexander Mckenzie! How
who rose to be Premier Of Canada must be rat
thing IN the grave; w.: Of the 9. nan who o. descrihed
place that Mr.. Tarte now tlis. as sitting on
the opblic chest night and day, gun in hand,
foe alike As SHOWING the gravity H 5t'D Of the aa s
uation, continuation of such policy Is like.
Y TO bring about it Is worth while to nte
in the Toronto S'n. IL says:
few OF the kind. with French Cana.
feet OF exciting el0: in Ontario. This province is
a nd as the gens S EsG Of Son9d
III an unnatural Que. is terribly costly to her:
:1onid. is not willing that French Canadians
should do the loorng. apart from this feeling, it
elected in June To give us honester Government.
figuring september in Jobs bad as some OF
Inos- that disSraced their predecessors.
IT would seem from this article that whether
he Gun rays that penetrate into the dark places
of Canadian Government at Ottawa come from
the g. nth or north side OF the boundary line,
they find the same corruption and dishonesty
yarying little in degree and but little in form
from what prevailed previous To June last.
Those who expose these doings are, to such
journals as the one 10 which have perhaps
given too much importance, traitors to ths
Goodlers.
Besides the TROUBLES. of which what have
tiOn between the races 10 notably intcnsttying.
Many things, small comparatively in them
selves, go to aggravate the relati6ns between
the iwo peoples, never too cordial ut the best OF
times, not from want Of good Will on the part
tolerant pretenslons of SUPERIORITY on tho part
of a certain class among tho English peaking
Canadians, especially imported Anglo-Sco.ch
tnRoes II no particular import nce in Il cir
own country. One or twe instances will serve
as examples. Mr.. Mon., Engh ii speaking NJ.
p for French Canadian constituency. pro-
posed n few days ago in the HUuse Of Commons
that the French edition OF the Statistical Blue
Book he suppressed in future, as the Cana.
dian French understood English well enough
to read statistics in that language" The other
case is that OF al article in the HaInilton Spec.
tdtOr, n Tupperite organ in Ontario. In which
IL was said that there was TO neod to be
alarmed ABOUT the emigration to Brazil, so long
as IL was only French Canadians who were 10
ing. IL is title grains OF sand like these that
will render the working OF the mac chinery OF con.
federation in Canada more difficult as time goes
on. If the colonial connection with England
were severed, the English OF Cdrada would
have to come down Off the high horse and treat
their French fellow citizens with decency.
The jingoes are again clnmoring for the ex-
penditure OF money on the frontier fortilca-
tions and for the repair 9f the fortihca-
tions of Lewis and Quebec The former must
need considerable repair by this time. l hap
pened TO go over them after they were
handed over TO the British Government by the
contractor, and there was hardly brick In the
tvaafI Hat,