New-York tribune., 1911-09-11
CANADIAN ORATORS BUSY
Leaders Of Both Parties ConTI'
dent of Victory On Sept. Il.
LAuRIER VIGOROUS AS EVER
Election Likely to Line up the
Cities and the Country IN
Mutual Opposition.

| Ottawa Sent. 1o--The Canadian election
campaign has now been In fun s"ips io' "
month An army Of orators has peeh pu'y
throuabout the country daily and tons oi
noli,ical literature have been distributed
To-day the leaders of each party claim
that victrv ic assured. and they appear 10
be sincere.
":victory is in the air." declared Premier
Iaurier in London, ont. on Friday. i
feel the swing that makes 1t sure. am
yretty old at the game. nave tra'e'ie'
over the provinces Of Canada more hsn
once, and to-day I find for the cause
represent such enthusiasm as never FOUND
before"
| Premier Laurier has been through on
tario. Quebec and the maritime provinces
speaking daily, and sometimes two or
| three times n day lie Is seventy years
old. but is standing 'he work better than
any other leader on either side. His voice
| Is MS clear and his vigor as evident as at
| the beginning of the campaign. Inc
audiences he has addressed have been un-
paralleled in Canada for size and enthu-
siasm This week ne goes to the district
around Quebec CITY TO finish the campaign
II am confident that on September Il
the electors OF Canada will cast their votes
against the ratification OF reciprocity, and
that the Liberal government will be de-
feated by substantial majority" declared
Robert L. Borden. the Opposition leader. at
Cbarlottetown. Prince Edward Island. on
Friday Mr.. Borden has spoken at the
principa; centres OF Canada east Of the
Great Lakes since the opening Of the cam
paign. and has had large and enthusiastic
audiences wherever he has appeared
Audiences Unusually Large.
The leading speakers OF both parties nave
attracted unusually large audiences wher-
ever they have gone. The size Of the gath-
erlngs in the midst OF the harvesting sea-
son is taken as evidence that Canadians
are thoroughly interested in the question
of reciprocity, for as the campaign mas oe-
veloped other issues have been dropped py
the speakers and reciprocity now STANDS
practically alone. The party newspapers
are publishing daily lists Of converts TO OF
against reciprocity Examination OF these
seems to show some gains by the ConserVa-
tive opposition I'm the city constituencies
chiefly among manufacturers, and gains 10
the cause of reciprocity in rural constitu-
encies Many observers say that the elec-
tlon is likely TO line up the cities and the
country in opposition to one another, with
the country as whole supporting the gov
ernment and reciprocity.
Government campaigners are seeking 10
keep the fiscal aspect of reciprocity 10 the
front. and their campaign has been direct
cd principally toward educating the cana
dian farmer and fisherman TO the great
mutual benefit il is contended they VIII
Obtain from free access to the American
market The Liberals have secuted as ap-
surd the Conservative contention that reci-
procity will lead Canada away from Eng
land and toward the United States.
Conservative campaigners have largely
aba ndoned discussion of the fiscal aspect
of reciprocity confning themselves to the
sentimental side. The British flag, the
maintenance of the British connection uh-
weakened and protests against closer reia-
tions with the United States form the basis
! OF Conservative speeches to-day President
Taft, Champ Clark. j. j. Hill and others
are quoted daily from Conservative plat
! forms TO show that annexation OF Canada
| is the ulterior motive of the American peo-
| pie in agreeing to reciprocity. 1t is con-
| ceded that il the Conservatives can con-
vince a majority of the electors that recl-
| procity tends toward annexation the gov
| ernment will be defeated 1t likewise seems
| certain that if government speakers satisfy
voters that annexation is impossible the
government will be returned by suostah-
tial majority and reciprocity ratined.