The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-26
MINISTRY UNHORSED
RECIPROCITY BEATEN
LIBERAL GOVERNMENT OF CAN
ADA MEETS DEFEAT.
Members OF Cabinet Break Under
Storm-Seyeral Defeated for
Reelection.

Montreal, Sept. 21.-The Laurier
government and reciprocity suffered
an overwhelming defeat in the Cana
dian elections today.
By a veritable political landslide, the
Liberal majority of 43 was swept
away end the Conservative party Sc
cured one of the heaviest majorities-
about 5O-that any Canadian party
has ever had. Seven cabinet minis
ters who have served with Premier
Laurier were among the defeated can
didates.
The Liberals lost ground in practi-
cally every province of the Dominion.
Where they won, their majorltl7s
were small. Where the Conservatives
won, their majorities were tremen-
dous. Ontario, the leading province
of Canada, declared almost unanl-
mously against the administration and
reciprocity.
Borden Next Premier.
Robert L. Borden, leader Of the Con-
servative party, will shortly become
premier of Canada. He will be sup
ported in parliament by working
majority of far more than ample for
his purpose.
The government defeat means that
the Felding-Knox reciprocity agree
ment, ratified by the American con-
,gress in extra session, will not be in
troduced when the 18th parliament
assemblies next month, and that a re-
vised basis Of trade with the United
States, looking to closer CONNER
cial relationship, will not be possible
IA the immediate future. The Conser-
yatives are committed to a policy OF
trade expansion within the empire and
a. closed door against the United
States. =
Laurier to Retire.
Although reelected in two consti-
tuencies, the defeat of the L1Derais
also means the retirement from public
life of Wilfrid Laurier, who for near
II two decades has directed the des-
TIMES of the Dominion. Several times
during the bitter campaign which pre-
ceded today's election the venerable
premier said that defeat of his party
at the polls means the end OF his
career. .'-'
! A Liberal membership of SO from
Quebec was cut down to the supre-
macy of the party, but it was in On
tario that the Conservatives won their
victory. Spurred on by appeals to
patriotism and the cry tnat recipro-
city was the entering wedge for an
nexation, the Conservatives swept
nearly everything before them. That
province, which in, the last Par:ia-
ment was represented by 35 Liberals
and 81 Conservatives, will send
delegation to the next composed OF
~13 Liberals and Is Conservatives. a
notable feature of the defeat was the
opposition's capture o. tVo hitherto
Liberal seats in Saskatchewan.
: "Deeisively Defeated"
"There is no doubt that We have
been dicisively defeated declared Sir
Wilfried Laurier early IN the evening
at Quebec to a group Of friends who
had gathered with him to hear the
returns. Il gladly lay down the
premiership, burden whicn have.
carried for Is years. We believed
that in making the reciprocity az. &.
rangement we had done something
which would be greatly to the benefit
of the people of Canada. The electors
have declared otherwise, and 1 DOW
TO their decision. regret that we
have been unable 70 carry reciprocity,
which I still believe would have pro-
NOTED the material advancement OF
Canada and would have promoted the
growing friendship between the Unit
cd States and Great Britain. How
ever. the country has spoken. We
must bow to the inevitable and