Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28

posed Of 10 Liberals and IS Conserva-
tives. y notable feature OF the defeat
was the opposition's capture Of two
hitherto Liberal seats in Saskatche-
wan.
Tie landslide was not expected by
either side. The liberals were confident
that they would be returned by the people
with an increased majority, for they be-
lieved that reciprocity would be most ac-
ceptable to the Canadian electors. The
conservatives. although they claimed that
they would have a majority. did not ex-
poet that It would be so largo, or that
the general verdict OF the country would
he SO decisive against the government.
: They feared that reciprocity would prove
popular with the farmers of Ontario and
tho farmers and fishermen of the mari
time provinces, and while confident that
they would win the cities they We're du-
hious as to the result in rural constituent
c!es.
, But the farmers and fishermen in
the East do not appear 20 have placed
the nigh value upon the American
market which was anticipated. Will"
Sir Wilfrid Laurier. the primo minis
t"r, was safe in two counties. the con
se1Natives made "A great harvest Of
ministerial heads; thirteen members
of the Laurier cabinet sought re-elec-
ton and seven OF them were defeated
Minister of Finance Fielding and Mn
lister of Customs Paterson. who mad"
the reciprocity bargain with the Uni
ted State: Sir Frederick Borden. min
lister of militia: Mackenzie King. min
,, q 1oIN,. S,.Jna,. EIEha. ,,rt-
ter of Agriculture: George p. Graham.
minister of railways, and william
Templeman. minister of inland re 70
nue.. The Province Of Quebec rejected
one minister. British Columbia one.
Nova Scotia two. and ontario three.
The ministers who survive the landslide
are: William Pussley of New brunswick,
minister of public works; Charles
Murphy of Ontario, secretary of state;
| Frank Oliver OF Alberta, minister of the
interior. Premier Laurier. Rudolphe
IHmieuX. minister of marine and fisher
les and DIR. II. s. Beland, postmaster
general In the Province of Quebec. \. r.
Ayiesworth. minister Of justice. did not
seek PREDICTION as he had decided TO re-
tire from public life, and Sir Richard
| Cartwright, minister of trade and COM
merce. who Is a member Of the Canadian
Senate, was not required 10 go before the
electors.
Jacques Bureau, sollcitor-generol, who
is regarded as a semi-member Of the ad'
ministration. was also defeated.
Although the majority of seats won by
the conservatives is over half a hundred
the popular majority against the govern
ment and reciprocity IL ever more over
whelning. Where liberal seats were re.
taincd or won from the opposition IT wa
generally done by an exceedingly small
margin. The conservatives everywhere
were returned by majorities larger thar
have ever been given before in a Cana
dian election.
The election results indicate that tn,
Canadian electors were moved by sen,
timcnt more than by material consld
Grafton. Throughout the campaign
the Liberal speakers and the govern
nent party press in appealing for tn,
support of tho government and reel
procity did so chiefly on economi,
grounds, They maintained hat |
would promote the prosperity Of Can
ada and would never lead to annexa
ton with the United States, or to an.
change in the political status of tn
Dominion. The Conservatives, Will
thcy argued against the economic ad
vantages of reciprocity, insisted witt
more emphasis that the eventual re
suit of reciprocity would lead Canadi
from Great Britain and to the Unite'
States and only the electors could pre-
vent this.
The people responded to this appeal
Ontario, the largest province OF all II
the most whole-hearted way. and tn
other provinces, with the exception O
Quebec, Alberta and saskatchewan. hard
~ less so, Even the prairie west, whicl
was supposed to desire reciprocity abov
all other things and where American
settlers have gone in large numbers, di'
not 20 unanimously for the govern
ment,
The big Majority ~ followers ohtalnc'
BY Il. L. Borden in the English province