The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-30
DETERMINE on
new LEADERSHIP
New Foundland Has; Elec-:
stion and Issue Is TN
usually Doubtful.

st. ohn's n. F., Oct. 30.-The cleo
tors of Newfoundland will decide to-
day whether the government II Sir
Edward Morris shall be continued or
whether Sir Robert Bond shall be
again placed at the helm Of state af-
ter a lapse Of nearly five years. during
which period he has been the leader Of
the opposition. The campaign which
closed today has been one Of the most
vigorous ever 'waged in the colony.
Unbiased observers predict that the
victory OF either party will be by q
narrow margin. The obliteration Of
the old questions around which previ-
Gus campaigns have revolved and the
substitution Of new issues make It
difficult to predict the results of the
election with n degree of certainty.
For instance, the old dispute over
American fishing rights, which has
been a staple issue in Newfoundland
political campaigns for many years,
does not figure at all in the present
conflict. The question was permanent
ly disposed Of by the passage Of the
Underwood tariff bill, which provides
for the r entryiof fish at American
ports. The elimination Of the fishing
question as an issue may upset all cal
culattons as to the election results,
since nine-tenths Of the population Of
Newfoundland is interested directly or
indirectly in the fisheries.
Home Policy.
The removal Of this International is
sue has left the leaders to fight out
the political battle on. questions of
home policy. The opposition is train
ing its heaviest guns, on the alleged
extravagance Of the Morris govern
ment. The charge is made that much
money has been spent: needlessly in
the construction Of branch railways
and in other public works In. which
the returns will never justify the out
lay.
Morris Machine.
The government Of Sir Edward Nor
ris has the help of a strong party ma
chine which has been built up since
the party came into power. But what
is expected to prove a more potent aid
to victory Is the prevailing prosperity
OF h colony. Never has Newfound-
land made such marked advancement
In the development Of her fisheries
and her mines and other resources as
has been accomplished the past few
years. New mines have been opened.
railways built. harbors improved,
manufacturing introduced and the
commerce Of the country extended
along all lines. In. appealing for
renewal Of power Sir. Edward, Morris
does not hesitate to remind the peo-
pie that this great wave Of prosperity
has swept over the colony during his
tenure Of Office.
Appeal to People.
On the other hand. the political sup
porters Of Sir Robert Bond in
speeches and in print. have appealed
to the people to review the history Of
their country, not during the past Ave
years but during the past two decades
or more. They ask the public menu
Dry to revert to the time, not far dis
tant, when Newfoundland was COM
pletely over-shadowed by the wealth
and %splendor, Of it, neighbors. the
great Dominion. Lacking men and
money It would have sunk out of sight,
the Bondites declare, had not. Sir
Robert Bond made his way 10 the
front as a colonial statesman and In
troduced a new era for the island.
Clear purposed. bold. and aggressive,
he entered on an active campaign for