The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-22

ing az Qubec, 20 a group OF friends
VINO had gathered with MIN 10 hear
the returns. Il gladly lay down the
premiership. n burden which I have
carried for fifteen years We believed
that In making the reciprocity Ar
rangement we had done something
which would be greatly TO the benefi;
or the people OF Canada. The eject
ors have declared otherwise and
bow to their decision. | regret that
we have been unable tc carry rect
procity. which | still believe would
have promoted the material advance
! nent OF Canada and would have pro-
NOTED the growing friendship between
the United States and Great britain.
However. the country has spoken
: We must bow 10 the inevitable. and
cheerfully do So
Conservatives Surprised.
The Liberals We're confident tina,
they would be returned hv the people
with an increased majority. for they
believed that reciprocity would be
most acceptable to the Canadian eler.
tors. While the Conservatives claimed
that they would have a majority. they
/ did not expect that IL would be so
I large. or that the general verdict of
! the country would be given so decis-
lively against the government They
! feared that reciprocity would prove
! ponular with the farmers or Ontario
ana the farmers and fishermen of the
maritime provinces. and while conf.
dent that they would win Tie cities
fhey were dubious as to the result in
/ rural constituencies However. in
Ontario especially. the agricultural
{ vote n1fnnef
procity. and in the maritime provinces
II did not prove to be tho populsr
issue expected
The farmers and fishermen OF the
east do not appear TO have placed the
high value upon tho American mar
ket. which was anticipated. While
/ Sir Wilfrid I.aurier. the prime min.
lister. was safe I'm two counties. the
I Conservatives made great harvest
Of ministerial heads: thirteen mem.
bers of the Laurier cabinet sought re.
! election and seven of them were de
1 foated
} Minister OF Finance Fielding and
Minister Of Customs Paterson who
made the reciprocity bargain. with tho
! United States. failed to win their
elections: Sir Frederick BORDEN. min.
. 49, - AAAANAfiHAs afltf iNFNAE4N hlLE. nlln-
lister OF labor. Sydney Fisher. min
lister OF agriculture: George T. Ora
ham. minister of railways. and vii.
liam Tcmpleton. minister of inland
/ revenue. also went down to defeat
/ The province az Quebec rejected one
! minister. British Columbia /, Nova
/ Scotia .. and Ontario .
Ten Ministers Survived.
g..
landslide are William pugslcv. OF
New Brunswick. minister OF public
works; Charles Murphy. Of Ontario.
secretary Of state; Frank oliver. Of
I Alberta. minister OF the interior.
Premier LRurier. Rudolpo Lcmieux.
minister OF marine and fisheries: and
. Or II. :. Reland. postmaster general
/ in the province Of Quebec \. r..
! Aylesworth. minister of Justice. did
I not seek reelection as BE- had dccid-
. ed TO retire from public life. and Sir
/ Richard Cartwright. minister o. trade
Z ana commerce. who Is member OF
/ tho Canadian senate. who was not re-
quircG 20 20 before IN" electors. lac.
queS bureau. collector general. who IS
] regarded as q semlmcmhcr OF the adj
m.nistration. was also defeated.
Although the majority Of seats won
+ by Tho Conservatives Is over half =
hundred. the popular majority against
/ inc government and reciprocity is
even more overwhelming.
Reciprocity Friends Defeated
HALIFAX. y. s.. Sept 50 Nova
Scotia furnished probably lis many ,.--
/ prices go 'o-dar'e iai.o.rc o. aur r-r-
, Nn-c IN t7rat1 First. Hon. IS. 4