Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-01
DESPITE THE HARVEST TIME THE
POLITICAL MEETINGS ARE
LARGELY ATTENDED,
GREAT ARGUMENTS ARE AD-
VANCED BY THESE MEN ON
BOTH SIDES OF QUESTION.
The Outcome Hangs in the Balance
and the Campaign viii Continue
Markets are Being Effected by the
Intensity of the Arguments Now Ad-
vanced,

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 29.-Reports
coming in from all parts of Canada
show the intensity Of the election
struggle which is now under full head
way, and these reports also reflect the
position and progress Of the various
elements on the main issue, reciproci-
ty between Canada and the United
States.
Although the campaign comes while
harvesting is at it's height, convcn-
lions and political meetings are draw
ing audiences unparalleled for SIZE
1t is conceded that a greater percent
age Of votes will be polled than ever
before in Canada.
Reciprocity has continued the domi-
nant issue since Premier Laurier and
Opposition Leader Borden made their
initial addresses. Since then Mr. Bor-
den has remained in Ontario, speaking
daily, while Premier Laurier, after one
Ontario melting has swung over to the
French Canadian province of Quebec,
where he has been addressing from one
to two meetings each day, including
Sunday.
Meantime the premiers of various
provinces and other leaders have been
ranging themselves on the firing line.
Premier Whitney Of Ontario, Premier
Mcbride Of British Columbia and Pre-
mier Hazen of New Brunswick have
taken the stump in opposition to the
ratification Of reciprocity and in oppo-
sition to the return of the Laurier can
didates.
Clifford Sifton, formerly member
of the Laurier minstery, is holding
meetings. in Ontario at which he de-
nounces the reciprocity agreement and
the government for having made it,
The grounds taken for and against
reciprocity are shown in the reports
coming from all sections. The fight
against reciprocity is made on both
economic and sentimental grounds by
the opposition speakers. They declare
that agriculture in the United States is
so much better developed than it is in
Canada. that the Canadian farmer will
be swamped by the arrival of food pro-
duets from the United States.
Conservative papers have been print
ing offers from alleged American fruit,
dairy and provision firms to sell cheese,
fruit, vegetables and other provisions
to Canadian dealers at less than the
prevailing Canadian prices as soon as
the reciprocity agreement is confirm.
ed The Liberals have denounced these
stories as not genuine, but arranged fol-
the purpose Of stampeding the Cana
dian farmer against reciprocity.
The sentimental ground raised is or
the report of President Taft, in which
he said that Canada had come to uthe
parting Of the ways" as justification
for having passed the reciprocity agree
: ment through congress.
!. The opposition still insists that Pres
ident Taft has the annexation of Can
ada in view. Leader Borden gave in
stance Of this in his speech in Toronto
3 saying: 81 don't doubt the loyalty O.
the Canadian people, but if Canada de
iiberately interlocks her interests will
those OF the United States she will b
led stp by stp into conditions whicl
n all hr loyalty could not change. TIL
l. time to withdraw is now, before tn
: Threshold is reached"
d The fight for reciprocity is based b,
Premier Laurier and his followers OF
the economic advantages which will &C
e crue to Canada as whole and to tn
i various branches Of the people, an,
e they denounce the annexation cry, a
g hollow device Of the campaign.
t The French Canadian province O.
= Quebec is regarded as the pivotal prov
n ince in the election. Here Henri Bour
e ASA, the opposition Nationalist leade,
it is vigorously denouncing Premier Lau1
e ler as too imperialistic.
Bourassa Declares that Laurier be
= trayed Canadian independence to Grea
d Britain by framing law for the ere
r alton OF navy which eventually will
e lead to the CONSUMPTION of the youn,
s men of Canada. This same cry STAN
:, peded the electors Of Drummond- Atha
y basca, where Laurier was brought up
r, in bye-election two years ago. Pre-
l. mier Laurier, at a meeting in st. Eus
tache recently, departed from his us
ual dignity and calm by declaring tina
r Mr.. Bourassa was "wilful liar.''
The prime minister has shown splen
did form in the campaign and in spit,
of his seventy years he speaks will
more vigor and imagination than eve
l. before.
n The claims of the two sides up t,
= this date are about as follows:
l. The OPPOSITION claims they will gal,
e seats from the government in the mari
t time provinces-Nova Scotia, New
d Brunswick and Prime Edward Island
! in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Brit
ish Columbia, while the western prov
;, inces of Saskatchewan and Albert:
: will remain with the government as a
r present. The Liberals, on the contrary
a claim that they will increase theil
t present large majority in the French
e Canadian sections of Quebec and in the
Y maritime provinces, and will make
e gains in Ontario and throughout the
: western provinces.
9 A feature Of the situation is an al
most total absence of betting. The OBJ
. position is not willing to wager that
they will overthrow the government
0 and theLiberals decline to put up mon
: ey on the size of their majority ex
e pected.
:, In New Brunswick.
Fredericton, n. B., Aug. 29.-Several
Of the leading campaigners in the bit
ter struggle now in progress between
, ha