New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-22
Means End Of Laur;sr's Career.

and closed uooI against ''S
states.
Means End OF Laurier's Career
Although reelected in two constituent
cies In Quebec the defeat of the Lioeral
Marty also means the retirement from
ruhlic life of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. VINO
for nearly two decades has directed the
dostinies of the Dominion. SeveraI
times in the bitter campaign which pre-
coded to-days election the Venerapie
premier said that defeat of his party d.
The polls meant the end of his career
that he never would consent to lead
minority i'm opposition to Conservative
government
A Liberal membership Of hfty-three
from Quebec was cut down to thirty
six. which. taken alone. seriously threat
ened the supremacy OF the party.
Rut il was i'm Ontario that the Con-
servatives won their greatest victories
spurred on by appeals to patriotism ana
the cry that reciprocity was the enter
,ns wedge for annexation. the ConserVa-
t,ves swept nearly everything before
them That province. which in the last
Parliament was represented by thir'y-
Ave Liberals and ffty-one Conservatives
will send q delegation to the next com
nosod of thirteen Liberals and seventy
ave conservatives notable feature OF
The defeat was the Opposition's capture
~ two hitherto Liberal seats in Sas-
katchewan.
The landslide was not expected by
either side. The Liberals were comment
that they would be returned by the
people with an increased majority for
they believed that reciprocity would ne
most acceptable 10 the Canadian elect
ors While the Conservatives said they
would have a majority, they did not
expect that it would be so large or that
the general verdict Of the country would
be given so decisively against the gov
eminent. They feared that reciprocity
would prove popular with the farmers
OF ontario and the farmers and fisher
men of the maritime provinces, and
while confident that they would win the
cities, they were dubious as 10 the result
In rural constituencies. However in
Ontario especially, the agricultural vote
went almost solidly against reciprocity
and IN the maritime provinces II did not
prove to be the popular issue expected,
Did Not Value American Market
The farmers and fishermen OF the East
Go not appear TO have placed the high
value upon the American market which
was anticipated.
While Sir Wilfrid Laurior, the Prime
Minister was safe in two counties, the
Conservatives made a great harvest OF
ministerial heads. Thirteen members of
the Laurier cabinet sought reelection
and seven of them were defeated Mr..
Fielding and Mr.. Paterson, who were
among those defeated, conducted the
reciprocity negotiations with the United
States The Province of Quebec rejected
one minister, British Columbia one, Nova
Scotia two and Ontario three.
The ministers who survive the land
slide are William Pugsey Of New Bruins
wick. Minister of Public Works Charles
Murphy. of Ontario, Secretary of State;
Frank Oliver. of Alberta Minister of the
Interior Premier Laurier, Rudophe
L,mieux. Minister of Marine and Fish
cries. and DR.. H. s. Beland, Postmaster
General in the Province of quebec.
\. r. Aylesworth, Minister of Justice,
did not seek reelection, as he had de-
cidcd to retire from public life, and Sir
Richard Cartwright. Minister of Trade
and Commerce who is a member of the
Canadian Senate, was not required to
90 before the electors.
Jacques Bureau. Solicitor General, who
is REGARDED is a semi-nemDer of the
administration, Was also defeated
Popular Majority Great.
Although the majority OF seats Won by
the Conservatives is over half hun
dr,d. tho popular majority against the
government and reciprocity is even more
overwhelming, Where Liberal seats
were retained or won from the Opposi-
tiOn it was generally done by an ex-
Cccdingly small margin. The COnserVa-
tipcs eterywhere were returned by ma
jorites larger than have ever been
given before in a Canadian election.
The results indicate that the Canadian
electors were moved by sentiment more
than by material consideration. Through
out the campaign the Liberal speakers
and the government party press, in APP
pealing for the support of the govern
ment and reciprocity, did so chiefly on
economic grounds, maintaining that it
would promote The prosperity OF Canada
and would never lead 20 annexation TO
the United States, or to any change In
the political status of the Dominion. The
Conservatives, on the other hand, while
arguing against the economic advantages
of-reciprocity, dealt with more emphasis
upon sentimental consideration insisting
that the eventual result of reciprocity
would lead Canada from Great Britain
and to the United states and calling upon
the electors 10 prevent this.
Effect Of Annexation Cry.
The people responded 70 that appeal
Ontario. the largest province OF all, in
the most whole hearted way, and the
other provinces. with the exception Of
quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan,
hardly less so. Even the prairie West,
which was supposed to desire reciprocity
above all other things, and where Ameri-
can settlers have gone in large num-
bers, did not go unanimously for the
government
II has been an axiom in Canadian poll
itics that no party could succeed with