The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-28

con1ict ended in triumph there were no
desolatc homes. no widows and orphans 10
shadow the rejoicing by their sorrow.
To whom the credit belongs for first con-
ceiving the idea OF the dominion "a a dues-
fion that Will probably be never definitely
settled. There are many claimants. and
the matter IL involved in uncertainty.
Not so. however. with regard 10 whom
the honor belongs OF bringing the grand
conception 20 fnihllment. No man. dead
or living. can dispute that with the late
Right Hon. Sir George Alexander Maedon-
aid. tho most brilliant and successful
statesman Canada has yet produced
or course. there we're many associated
with him In the work. so huge a task
could never have been carried out single
handed. Chief among those cooperating
were the late Hon. George Brown. Mac
hcnaid's staiwart and strenuous political
opponent, editor Of the most influential
newspaper IN the land Sir Charles Tfap-
per. AZ present actual though not nominal
premier OF Canada. and Sir Leonard Ill
ley. who died last week.
Three Burning Questions.
The events that eliminated in cenfed-
GRAFTON may be briefly summarized as
follows.
In the year 1871 n union of ths two
provinces Of Upper and Lower Canada
--that r.. Ontario and Quebec-had been
effected fsut from The very outset tho
arrangement worked badly. There was
much friction and still moro or mutual
jealousy aud tnterueeine strife. Not mere
~ one. but three burning questions kept
the political arena in a state of agfta-
tion that forbcdsd Inevitable disruption
n some satisfactory basls of settlement
conii not he found.
These were the choice OF n permanent
capital. representation hy population and
government by double majority A few
words "a to each.
Since the two provinces Of Upper and
lower Canada had been united by logis-
lative wedloek the country had been
without nxed capital simply because
no government had the courage 90 de.
eide which Of four Jealous rivals FOR the
honor should be preferred. Toronto end
Kingston ga Upper Canada and Montreal
and Quebec in the lower province. oil
vigorously asserted their claims 20 the
coveted pFlvllexe~sTore - having the
most intelligence and culture Kingston
as the strongest sfrategicaity. Montreal
ss the mest convenient and Quebec as
the most historic.
Each city was tried In turn. bat Kings
ton gave deep dissatisfaction. Montreal
forfeited her chance bv pelting the gov
srncr general. lord Eigin. with paving
stones and burning the parliament build
ings because OF the passage 81 the re-
bei'ian losses hail Toronto and Quebec
had four years turn apiece. = peripatetic
arrangement That Was found neither
pleasant nor prefsfahin. and finally. az
flr John Macdonald suggestion. the
whole matter was referred 20 the queen
Ter her aFhitrament.
iler majesty. 20 the surprise ~ all and
the CONSERVATION Of many, adopted a
Ia
presidential conventions where there hap
pen &c hc 80 many candidates posse Ssins
apparently equal claims and chances that
Il scems impFacttcahie - dpcide between
them. sna some "aatk horse fs conse-
uuantly chosen ny way ~ COMPROMISED
Ter. putting aside All the }eRioua aspt
rants the queen decided that ottawa. q
c.iet lttfie lumber town in tbe provinces
Of Ontario. having 10 either rretcBtions
than the extraordinary teauly of as site
nisd the raaEni0ctncc Of ass water power
atTVaav put 10 profitable use hv .un1r1
shrcwa New Ensl1na settlers. shouIa b,
tho es u II Cana}e
THIS decisinn VAS usaae fhe gro iut -
vant of canssenee motion oy Mr Gr,wI
sealnst the Mac3ons1t government TIA
carrfea hy q ssnsll majority ara lea 90 IN.
RESIGNATION - rae a6ninfsE ration.
ffhs second GHe- ftan. tnst ~ rrrffz e~fa
.ion ny population. arose out 90 gre Uf9Y
differences ~ Face ans fele ien ~ ixtIut
between the zee united provinces pr
tarla ives mainly fngtfsh sua Protestant
~htle onnbee was everW aelfrs e<sy vrenel
ar RoWAa tRfAeifr-
when they unHeF en- fef afthousA one
~ haA then the iarser pans.'attau. lt Va
sslpulated thas hath rraYtr-es ssoasa xsns
e. equal nanaheT ~ repTesentsrlves - th.
sslnt rAFiiasneat. ar& thfs arranversaeat p
time worked weH eaosEh.
Ontario Was Progressive.
rut es wears went ~ -. fax1fsA nov
fnce outairiNpei In wea'tA ara r,~szasfs,
Ner sleser sister ana came 81 fhs-k tha
she representative sAer'd - >saaryt e, a
70 hear a tgst rrnsoTttcn b tAe rref,,--.fs
sDrmisticn. As YEA ~ vesr Ontario ~
creased her 9sA8 ays-. Itae'.-. tha ssve
rn@nt gained power aw8 rs,,isa~tsv vtsht
her borders, ehste. ~ cse~as-. the~r easa
- ~ heNe - its meeting w "a ee~ht sax
she uoat 1estrw .8e8 erF.rsf.I.a tr C.sehe.
As 90 tse Gsetas fHatrEtgv Question ana
wes ymg3r she seseretcR - te- eri-.f-s
tNkt ~ stu3t~f<srstfer aheHtH ftts.t- (.
fs,a cfs1cs wsF-n ga rat command . t.sea
sNsicrity cg ths ~ areser sstfers T-orss hes
provinces = yaeFa IRA 5egtty % fhe hsas
rnt eesvE sasTefsat
TIC tanse 81 stree. ~~~trnf - ss.sts-.
sNe pciHts os 65spate harnaans eus-g. sn,
scSenruztsSt thrus. aH3 81 - Yasr -
matters resenea vxrv sarfouz &na re~
sasasns rASs> IS4s s&sxAz.Assa4saoSa IA.