The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26

marriage withia the province, though
dealings with diNciCe is strictly foi bid.
den outside of II @ dominion parlia-
ment, where it must pass both houses,
and is therefore thing both costly and
difficult to obtain.
The federal government has the reg
ulation of trade and commerce. of the
postal service, of the militia. military
and naval service and defense; of navi-
cation and shipping, of currency and
coming, of banking and the incorpora-
tion of banks, of the issue of paper
money and the dealings with bankrupt
cy and insolvency.
Provincial legislatures may also from
time to time amend the constitutions
of their respective provinces, except as
regards the office of lieutenant COVER
nor, who is appointed by the governor
general in council All local works and
undertakings. all matters of education
In the province, all Incorporation of
companies with provincial objects
other than a few especially excepted,
are within the jurisdiction of the pro-
vincial legislature. So it will be seen
that there exists the closest relation
ship between the federal and the pro-
vincial powers, with no transcendent
superiority vested in the dominion gov
ernment.
The governor general of Canada Is
appointed by the colonial secretary for
a term of five years. This is practc-
ally the only direct appointee of Great
Britain for the dominion. The leader
of the political party having a majority
in the house of commons is intrusted
by the governor general with the task
of forming a ministry, and this is done
with an eye to certain geographical
conditions, so that each province may
be properly represented. This necessi-
ty sometimes results in the best men
not being in the cabinet but it is the
lesser of the two evils. Each province
must be presented according to its rel
ative powers. or there is a feeling of
favoritism or lack of justice.
ADVANTAGES.
Among the advantages of the Canada
political machine are cited;
Responsible or parliamentary gov
ernment on the English model.
A permanent and non-political public
service.
Appointments of all judges and pub
lie officials by the crown on the advice
of responsible ministers and heads of
departments who have seats in parlia-
ment. and a judiciary removable only
by the successful impeachment by the
parliament of the dominion-not by the
legslat lures of the provinces--and free
from all political or popular influences.
A secret ballot in all classes of pub
lie elections, complete system of laws
for the repression and punishment of
bribery and corruption at political as
well as municipal elections, and the
trial by an independent judiciary of all
corrupt practices at elections.
The infrequency OF elections.
The separation of municipal from
| party politics, dominion as well as pro-
| vncial.
Edward Meek, an authority, says:
"In it's federal aspect the Canadian
! constitution bears some resemblance "a
| the constitution of the United States
1t also resembles the American consti-
| tuition in that it restricts the powers OF
| legislation and government, both fed
eral and provincial, within certain linn
its, and in the fact that notwithstand-
| ing the power of disallowance pos
scssed by the imperial government over
dominion legislation, and by the do
minion government over provincial leg
| islation, the courts OF the provinces, the
supreme court of the dominion. and
lastly the judicial committee OF the
stitutionality of all acts, both of the
federal parliament and the provincial
legislatures, when their validity Is
|