New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-28
FIGHTING FOR RECIPROCITY
Campaign Carried by Leaders
Into Maritime Provinces.
LAURIER GOES TO ST. JOHN
R. L. Borden to Visit New Bruins
wick, Near Maine Border,
Where Contest Is Acute.

Fredericton. y. r.. Aug. T-Several oi
the leading campaigners in the struggle
now in progress between the Canadian LIB
eral and Conservative forces will invade
the Maritime Provinces this week.
Tomorrow SIR Wilfrid Laurier will adj
dress a mass meeting IN St John. where
the Minister Of Public Works, William
Pugsley. is opposed for reelection to the
House of Commons by Henry A. Powell
an orator Of ability and for several years
one Of the Conservative debating battery
at Ottawa. on the same day Clifford Sif-
ton. formerly Minister of the Interior In
the Laurier government. but now allied
with the Conservatives on the reciprocity
question. will speak at Woodstock. an I'M
portant centre near the potato-growing dis
trict of Maine Mr. Sifton will follow Sir
Wffrid I.aurier In st. John, speaking there
on Tuesday.
The Premier is scheduled to address a
meeting in Digby. ~ s., across the Bay
of Fundy. the same day. He VIII deliver
an address at Halifax on Wednesday; al
New Glasgow. y. s., on Thursday; at Char
lcttetown, F. f. l., on Friday, and at She
diac and Moncton, n. b., on Saturday
Robert Laird Borden will appear next
Saturday I'm Charlotte County, y. b. a
fishing, granite and manufacturing district
which adioins Washington county Me
He will speak at st. stephen ana 81. An
drews on September he VIII address
meeting at Gagetown in the St Jonh RIVER
Valley farming district, where the ques-
ton Of the construction Of the proposed 81
John River Valley Railroad is as absorbing
topic a reciprocity.
The campaign i'm New Brunswick is pc
ing hoty contested several conIl'ctins
elements entering into the situation III
the last Parliament the New Brunswick
Conservatives held only two seats IN thir-
teen. although the provincial government
is Overwhelmingly Of that persuasion. Inc
effect of the annexation argument advanced
bv tho Conservative press and speakers IN
those counties largely populated by de-
scendants of those who left New YORK ana
New England at the time OF the
,ion Is mathematical The influence OF a
powerful patriotic order I'm English-speah-
ing districts is expected to be eXerteu III
favor Of the Conservative party anu III
the ST John Valley the Opposition party
is using the railroad issue as caro-
against the federal government
The Liberal leaders say they viii hold
their eleven seats In the last House ana
will gain one i'm St. John but admit there
ls some doubt about holding Kent County
a French district where factional difter-
encos point 10 the election of a Conserva-
tive.
The Conservative leaders believe they
will retain both seats previously held by
NJ TObn CITY
and will carry ST. John city and county,
t-ircg- Albert Queens Sunbury, Kent,
Carleton and Victoria Madawaska.
REPORTS continue to the effect that the
ant-reciprocity campaign will be lioerally
financed by the interests in Canada, the
United States and England opposed TO free
trade relations
Premier Laurier. at a meeting in ST
Eustache recently. departed from his usual
dignity 50 far as 70 declare Mr.. Bourassa
was a "wilfu liar" This is the first time
In hts long public career that Premier
Iaurier has made use of direct epthet of
this kind.
The Prime Minister has shown splendid
form in the campaign and In spite Of his
seventy years he speaks with more vigor
and imagination than ever before. He has
coined a name for himself that has spread
throughout the country, and he IS now
referred 10 as the old cock" In the
French-C anadian city Of Quebec he adj
vised anv one who wished to wager and
win to place their money on ''le vieuX
COZ" The expression was at once seized
upon by political cartoonists and head
liners and IS now an established figure OF
speech I'm Canada.
Despite Sir Wilfrds sporting advice,
feature Of the situation is an almost total
absence Of betting. The opposition is not
willing 10 bet upon the overthrow Of the
government and the Liberals decline to put
money on the size of the majority they
expect