The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-19
government WILL
BE WELL SUSTAINED
The Election Follows the Dissolution
of the Eleventh Canadian Parlia-
ment and the Main Question is the
Size of the Governments Majority.
Hearst News Service.

Ottawa, Ont, October 19.-With
general parliamentary election set for
next Monday, the Dominion enters
upon the last week of the political
campaign following the dissolution of
the Eleventh Parliament of Canada.
No great public agitation has marked
the campaign, and the warfare has
been carried on principally in the
newspapers with the voters at large
manifesting little interest. Opposi-
ton leaders are hopeful of victory but
Sir Wilfrid Laurier views the result
as only matter of the size of the
majority for his government.
From present appearances, it seems
likely that the government will be
easily sustained, although its big ma
jority in the late house will be con-
siderably cut down. This, neverthe-
less, gives Liberals no cause for anX-
iety or even regret, as that majority
was somewhat too unwieldy.
The standing of the two parties in
the house last session by provinces
was: Ontario-Liberals, 80; Conserv-
atives. Al; Quebec--Liberals, 54; Con-
servatives, II. Nova Scotia-Liberals,
IN; Conservatives. 1. New Brunswick
Liberals, 8; Conservatives, 5. Mani
toba-Liberals Z: Conservatives, 3.
tchewan-Liberals, 5; Conserva-
tives. 1. Acknowledgements. l; Con
servatives. 0. Prince Edward Island
Liberals. /; Conservatives, s. Yukon
i Conservative.
This gave a total Liberal vote in the
House of Commons of 140 as against
IA conservatives, the majority for the
government being 66. In the new
house there will be seven more mem
bers than the last. who, by reason OF
the great increase in population in the
provinces of Saskatchewan and ALDER
ia have been added to the represen
tation from those new provinces.
There is no important issue between
the contending parties, and the Con
servatives have no vital or attractive
public question upon which to arouse
the independent voters. Both political
parties are agreed upon thep resent
fiscal policy, both being in accord upor
the principle of protection. The pres
emf administration has been in office
for twelve years, and for want of a
better slogan it's rivals are declaring
that il is "time for a change" In the
absence of any good reason belne
shown why change of government
should be brought about, the cry does
not attract much attention.
The present Liberal government
presents the strongest aggregation
of public men that could be found IL
canada today. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Is
pre-eminently the one man in the
hearts of the great majority of Cana
dams. What Sir John A. Macdonald
was to the country in the hey-day o
Conservative power, so stands Sir WI
frid Laurier, but more unique and ever
more powerful, amidst the grea
achievements and triumphs of Liberia
government at the present time. M
conservative statesman since the day
of Macdonald has been able to captur
and maintain public opinion in his ia
vor or confidence in the line OF Cor
servative policy. but the day of Coz
servatiye triumph is not far dlstan
now.
| II would appear that the Conserve
| tives are building much upon the grea
success they obtained in the recen
nrovincial elections in Oontario, VINE
thew literally swept the province. IN
political storm center at present Is l
this great province, but provlncla
| elections have never been good or
| terion as to the probable outcome OF
| Dominion contest in ap royince,. pa
ticularlv in the province of Ontario, a
it's past history shows.