Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-22


States. faild to win their elections.
Sir Frederick Borden. minister OF
militia, Mackenzie King. minister OF
labor; Sidney Fisher, minister of as-
riGultUre; Geoge p Graham, minister
of railways. and William Templeman
minister Of inland revenue. also went
down to defeat. The Province OF Que
bee rejected one minister. British Co
lumbfa one. Nova Scotia two, and On
tario three.
The ministers who survive the land
slide are William Pugsley of new
Brunswick. minister of public works:
Charles Murphy of Ontario, secretary
of state; Frank Oliver of Alberta
minister of the interior; Premier
Laurier, Rudolph f. LimeuX, minister
of marine and fisheries; and Dr.. II. S
Beland, postmaster general in the
province of Quebec.
a. b. Allsworth, minister of Justice
did not seek reelection, as he had de-
cided to r. tire from public life and Sir
Richard Cartwright, minister of trade
and commerce, who is member of the
Canadian Senate, was not required tC
go before the electors.
Jacques Bureau. solicitor general
who is regarded as a semi-member OF
the administration, was also defeated
Although the majority of seats won
by the Conservatives is over half a
hundred the popular majority against
the government and reciprocity is even
more overwhelming. Where Liberals
seats We're retained or won from tn
IL IJtv
exceedingly small margin The Con-
seryatives everywhere were returnd
by majorities larger than have ever
been given before in a Canadian cleo
ton.
The election results indicate that the
Canadian electors were moved by SEN
iment more than by material consid-
Grafton. Throughout the campaign the
Liberal speakers and the government
party press in appealing for the sup
port of the government and reciprocity
lid so chiefly on economic grounds
maintaining that it would promote the
prosperity of Canada and would never
lead to annexation with the United
States, or to any change in the politi-
,al status of the Dominion. The Con
serVativcs on the other hand while
Irguing against the economic advan
ages of reciprocity dealt With more
emphasize upon sentimental condition
insisting that the eventual result of
reciprocity would lead Canada from
Great Britain and to the United States
and calling upon the electors to pre-
cent this.
It has been an axiom in Canadian
politics that no party could succeed
without a majority in the Province of
quebec. but the results of todaS's vot-
.ng have destroyed this theory, for the
government, though defeated retained
L majority in Quebec.
Many who believed that the Con-
would win. expected tie
majority to be comparatively small
and the result would be that the
French Nationalists groups of the OPP
position would hold the balance CT
power and that Henri Bourassa would
seek election in some constituents
within "a short time and make his APP
pearanee in Parliament to direct them.
II this had been the case they would
have occupied tie position which the
irish party have sometimes held IN
the British Parliament and might have
made the position OF the prime minis
ter an exceedingly difficult one.
The splendid majority of followers
by r. l.. Borden in the Eng
llsh provinces will make him practical
" independent of the French group
for he has a working majority without
~ 81 hi he l.
" to minimize tile Nationalist party
which Mr.. Boarassa has been creating
for eight years past.
The great Conservative following
which has been sent to Mr.. Borden by
the Province of Ontario makes II GER
tain that this province will dominate
Canadian affairs for some time 10
come. The retirement from public life
of Sir Wiifrid Laurer, now nearing ms
10Th birthday, will be soon announced.
The veteran premier several times
within the past few years, announced
his intention of asking his party TO re-
Iieye him of the leadership. Liberal
hers of Parliament remaining Will
be called upon to choose his successor
and the defeat of so many leading cab
met ministers makes it difficult 20 fore
east upon whom the choice will fall.
Nj. Fielding, Mr.. Graham and AIR.
Fisher had been spoken of as possible
successors to Sir Wilfrid, but they
have all been beaten. The result of the
election works so complete Il disorSan-
ization of the Liberals that the Con-
seryatives will probably remain in OF
flee for many years before their au-
thority can be seriously challenged.
The former Conservative government
held Office for Is years and the Lau-
rier government which has just been
turned out followed with IS years OF
power The present indications are
that the Borden government may equal
the record of each of it's predecessors
The only consolation the Laarlei
government is able to take in the SIT
uation is that it went down to defeat
after the hardest OF fights and upon
one OF the greatest issues that has ever
been placed before the Canadian cleo
tors. The verdict is looked upon as
n triumph for the cause of protection
and a victory for the manufacturers OF
Canada who We're openly and avoWeulN
apposing the government because they
feared the removal OF duties upon nat
ural products would be followed ny al