The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
sy WIN. ROCHE.
fetaff correspondenee.l

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| prakfdeut Taft were 20 years old.
\ Subtose he'd been president Is years
and had been fighting for the people
/. all nat time. Suppose he'd headed a
downward tarif revision campaig1r
throHGh congress and called spe-
. ciai Erection OF the whole country ON
/ members OF the national house Then
suppose, IN spite Of his years, ne had
climbed into q special car, taken an
/ automobile along with him and start
ed 6iltfto carry the election.
Tia would be exciting, Ivouldnt
weIi. that's substantially what's
happened In. Canada. and that's the
reason tarin excitement UP here As
4 IT tfb& boiling point
sitsWflSred Laurier pronounced
IoFEaVJ IS practically the head OF
the Nknadiari Eoyerninent He's the
/. prime minister Who ranks next to the
governor general. who IL mostly y
1 igure-head. Being the ofhcial head
OF the liberal party, the boss OF the
Canadian cabinet-which has more
executive power than the United
states cablnet-the chief OF tne
Z ssgoyernmentr or administration. -and
member OF the house OF commons,
he Yields as much influence as q
president OF the United States and
h the stersr, center %. the reciprpcity
firht which will Aculminate In an selec-
tjon az members OF the house OF COM
mons, Sept. 21. ~
And Laurier, near 70, but vigorous
as D man of SO, is out on the
stump" touring the provinces Dy
train and automobile. talking recl-
procity and pleading for the election
Of Liberals who Will ratify the tariff
rgreement with Uncle Sam.
Laurier has literally gone to the
people" with his tariff reduction pro-
gram. He is making speeches daily,
from town to town, addressing open
air Assemblies. Thousands turn out
tb hear him, for the fight is bitter.
THE farmers and the city wage,
oarpers are for reciprocity. because,
iika their brothers in other countries,
/, they have discovered the protective
\ tariff system enriches a few mann-
facturers and pauperizes millions
( who have to buy manufactured ar
I ticies.
But the same old boy with the cloy
en- hoof who keeps up the tarin In the
A United States Ii out after Laurier
and the downward revisionists here.
sThe interests" are on the job.
They are attacking Laurfer and
reciprocity with page newspaper ads,
! tons az literature, acres OF bfifb0affB
and hundreds OF puppet politicians
on the stump. -.
paper ads, tons OF literature, acres OF
billbpAfds and hundreds OF puppet
politicians on the stump.
Lanffer, st the head Of the Liberal
| party, with his orators scattered
over the dominion like administers
In a huge battle, is firing round al.
ter round OF reciprocity bullets, and
he viii keep at II till the day OF cleo
tiopss
I That Laurier is a general fitted TO
command the hosts of Democracy In
the tariff struggle is attested by his
vigorous career as prime minister
which Office he has held since ne
4 headed the revolt OF 1896 that drove
Thprer and the tories from con
| trbi on tho Canadian government.
In every election since then Laur.
fer and the Liberals have been re-
turned TO power. They now have
1s3 seats In the house against S5 for
the Conservatives. They control the
A provinciai governments of Nova
Scotia, Prince Edward Island. Que,
bee, FsaskatcEeyan and Alberta. The
Conservatives control Manitoba
British Columbia, New Brunswick
and Ontario I'll l.. g., NV.
In his speeches, Laurier lays low
the annexation boyle practically the
only argument Of the tories-with
ridicule, end urges reciprocity with
the United States as necessary tc
the extension OF Canada's market fol-
raw materials.