The Detroit times., 1911-09-19
MONEY IS FLOWING
|. into CANADA TO
DEFEAT LAUR|ER
Funds for Conservatives Sent To
Dominion From England and
United States Railroads Con-
tribute To Fund.
Nova Scotia Out for Reciprocity;
Hopes To Gain the American
Market for It's Fish.

QUEBEC, Sept. 19.--Politics IL not
the business science in Canada II ls
In the United States. Neither party
has q national headquarters, nor does
II hold national conventions. There
are no primaries to be watched. How
ever, there are federal and local COM
mittees and there are conventions for
the making OF nominations. These
are essential, says John Callan
O'Loughlin. In dispatch to the Chi
cago's Tribune.
Also, there are machines, not a.
the American politician knows them,
though our methods are creeping
across the border. There II big bus
mess In politics, and there is money
galore. Luckily for the residents OF
the dominion. politics here has not
been incorporated az yet. With de-
velopment this will come. There are
but IL Is to be hoped that Canada will
and guide itself accordingly.
Conservatives Were at Sea.
Had Sir Wilfrid Laurier expected
any such opposition to the reciprocity
agreement as has arisen, he would un-
doubtedly have fixed the day Of the
elections within few weeks after
the adjournment Of parliament. At
that time the Conservatives were at
sea as to the course they should
pursue. They did not know whether
IT would be wise to support recipro-
city or to oppose 1t.
II was the belief of the Laurier
government that the reciprocity To-
sue was SO advantageous that an elec-
ton with II as the chief issue would
result In a triumphant return Of the
tion OF all that II has done. II was
deemed wise to let the reciprocity Is
sue sink In.
It has sunk in. but II has not done
SO In the way expected. The Con-
servatives finally rallied In opposition
to reciprocity, and shouted loud and
long for protection. Money knows no
| politics when its interests are AZ
fected. II has flowed from England
and the United States. from the man
ufacturers and railroads Of Canada.
II is being distributed among PROV
inces and 10 going into ridings where
there is hope Of Liberal defeat.
seemInslnsly Bad Politics.
There Is one feature of Canadian
nominations which seems to be bad
politics to the American politician. II
Is that a man may run In any dis
trict which chooses to name him. Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, for example; was
nominated by the Liberals Of Quebec
East, and, because OF the belief that
his prestige would help the Liberals
of Soulanges, he was asked to be
their candidate. The postmaster-gen-
eral 10 the nominee Of Beance, Quebsc
which, II Is said, would elect his
boots, and also has become the can
didate OF Montmagny.
II Sir Wilfrid and the postmaster
general each carries the two districts
In which he is running, they will each
resign the seat less acceptable to him
and hold the other. A by-election will
then be called, and the government
will be able to concentrate upon II
all the forces at its command.
Nova Scotia for Reciprocity.
Especially among the fishing popu-
popular since the result IL expected
to be the opening of the American
market to Canadian fish and the re-
turn home Of many Nova Scotian FISH
ermen, who have been forced, in or
der to gain q living. to make Glouces.
ter their base OF operations.
| Addressing meeting recently,
Fielding said:
Il do not believe there is woman
within sound Of my voice who has
not husband, son, or sweetheart
sailing out OF Gloucester"
With free fish the Nova Scotians
will return home, and, 1t Is hoped
will be accompanied by many New
England fishermen, who, By the
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