Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-09-27
6oRDEN's TRIUMPH OVER SIR
WlLFRlD LAURiER is
COMPLETE.
BORDEN WILL BE NEW PREMIER.
Seven Members Of the Liberal Cabinet
Are Defeated, Laurier Will Re.
sign at the Opening Of !.
Parliament.

ing QeIeaC IN the Canadian elections.
By veritable landslide the Liberal
majority of 43 was swept away, and
the Conservative party secured one
Of the heaviest majorities, upwards
Of fifty, that any Canadian party ever
has had. Seven cabinet ministers who
had served with Premier Laurier were
among the defeated candidates.
The Liberals lost ground practically
IN every province of the Dominion.
Where they won, their majorities were
small. Where the Conservatives won,
their majorities were tremendous.
Ontario, the leading province Of Can
ada, declared almost unanimously
against the administration and reel
procity.
Robert L. Borden. leader Of the Con-
servative party, shortly will become
the prime minister of Canada. He
will be supported in parliament by a
working majority of members far
more than ample for his purposes. ~
Past Not to Be introduced.
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 twelfth parliament
assemblies next month, and that re.
vised basis of trade with the United
States, looking to closer commercial
relations, will not be possible in the
immediate future. The Conservatives
are committed to a policy of trade
expansion within the empire and a
closed door against the United States.
Although reelected in two constit,
uencies in Quebec, the defeat of the
Liberal party also means the retire,
ment from public life of Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, who for nearly two decades
has directed the destinies of the
Dominion. Several times during the
better campaign the venerable pre-,
mier said that defeat of his party at
the polls meant the end of his career;
that he never would consent to lead
a minority In opposition to a Con.
sentative government
LANDSLIDE Is Unexpected.
The landslide was not expected by
either side. The Liberals were con.
f1dent that they would be returned. by
the people with an increased ma
jority, for they believed that reel
procity would be most acceptable to
the Canadian electors. While the
Conservatives claimed that they would
have majority, they did not expect
that it would be so large or that the
general verdict of the country would
be given SO decisively against the
government.
Makers Of Pact Defeated.
Minister of Finance Fielding and
Minister of Customs Patterson, who
made the reciprocity bargain with the
United States, failed to win their cleo
tons. Sir Frederick Borden, ministe,
Of militia; Mac Kenzie King, min.
lister of labor; Sidney Fisher, minister
IF agriculture; George p, Graham
minister Of railways, and William
Templeman, minister of inland reve
nue., also went down to defeat
The ministers who survive the land.
slide are William Pugsley, of New
Brunswick, minister of public works
Charles Murphy Of Ontario, secretary
II state; Frank Oliver of Alberta, min.
lster of the interior; Premier Laurier
.eudolphe Lemieuz, minister of marine
and fisheries, and DR.. H. S. Beland
postmaster general in the province OF
Quebec.
laurier Expected to Resign.
Ottawa.-The result was complete
surprise to both parties in Canada's
capital. The Liberals expected a vic
tory, the Conservatives did not hope
for the landslide. It is expected that
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the premier will
tender to Governor General Earl Grey
his resignation within the next two
weeks. r.