The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-10

increase the public revenues as Jusu-
fies a scale Of expenditure which would
have been criminal In the conditions
which had prevailed previously.
Efforts will also be made to discredit
the government in certain sections OF the
country upon It's administration of the
Yukon territory Sir Charles -Tupper's
energetic son, Sir Charles HILBERT Tup-
per, has devoted himself to the special
task of preparing a case. against, the
government on this question. His TRADES,
however, seem, on the whole. to have
failed of the effect aimed at, and there
seems to be a disposition to give the gov
ernment credit for having done as well
as could be expected In the exceptional
circumstances, In which 1t was placed.
The failure Of practical Issue of the con-
ferences of the joint high commission has
been cautiously invoked by opposition
leaders as evidence of the governments
incapacity; but here, also, the people are
inclined to give Sir Wilfnd Laurier and
his ministers credit for having done all
that was possible to promote their coun-
trys interests. se7 sf7~s
LIBERALS PROBABLY WILL BE
SUCCESSFUL.
Altogether impartial opinion tnclines to
the belief. that the Liberals will be again
triumphant this autumn. although by a
reduced majority. The sins of the ad-
ministration have been many, and the
disappointments it has occasioned to
faithful partisans have been .grieVous,
and the Old Guard has lost much of the
enthusiasm with which 1T worked In
1896 Still, If the ministerialists are not
| inVulnerable, the arnlor- of their appo-
| nents is in worse condition. The Con-
| servative ranks are divided and the par
| ty retains it's venerable and garrulous
| leader because the other aspirants Tor
| the chfeftalnship are, for one reason. or
| another, impossible. The one man OF
| ability in the party. Hon. George Eulas
Foster, is too bitterly disliked personally
| to hope to command a united following,
/ and none of the, others of Sir Charles
| leutenants seems to possess, to any ex-
tent the requisite qualities. The posi-
| ton Of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. on the other
| hand, is unassaiIable. Tarte may be in
discreet; "a. he may commit acts which
make the old Liberals shudder; Blair
may make rutnous purchases of rail-
| ways; Sifton may attempt to make
| present Of immense tracts in the K1on-
dixie to a, firm OF contractors; but these
| are details. Sir Wilfrfd is still allowed
to play the part he has assumed of grand
| conciliator of racial and religious strife
and apostle of united Canada. Wherever
he goes he breaches the gospel of peace
and good Will TO all Cdnauld1iS, anu LIE
hearers always applaud him and never
think of calling him to account for the
acts of his colleagues.
Yet there is much Dissatisfaction IN
| the Liberal ranks. The defeat or the
Conservative party In 1896 was no doubt
principally due to the bad times then pre-
vailing and to the feeling that eighteer
years of office had corrupted the authors
of the national policy. Much of the de-
feat, however, was alsoit to be attributed
to the exposures OF dishonesty and ex
travagaRee which had been made, anc
the people were asked TO give the LIB
erals an opportunity OF demonstrating
what could be effected by means OF re
formed methods of administration. Th'
burden of the poor man was to be light
ened, and free trade as they have it II
England was to be the goal towar'
which the new government would direc
its efforts.
SOME OF LAUR1ER,S SURPRISES,
The selection of his cabinet by Sir VII
frid provides the first surprise for tn