CANADIAN ELECTIONS.

Evening Star, Issue 14634, 2 August 1911, Page 5

CANADIAN ELECTIONS.

SIR W. LAURUEK'S MANIFESTO. COKS.F-ItVATIVES~VERY CONFIDENT. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. OTTAWA. August 1. (Received A tig-jut 2. at 8.10 a.m.) Sir W. Laurier. in his election addres*, recites the history ct tb- s Reciprocity movement. He. fi.-iys that the piv.sent (Conservative p.irty teeU to rovers*' the. poller of their great leader, Sir .John M'Dona.M. He deniea that. RecipKXJty with the United State* is likely to lead to tin; annexation of Ca-na/la, and adds that the policy of British Preference will he maintained. The Conserrat.ivßs express confidence in sweeping British Columbia. Manitoba, and Ontario. It is expected that Sir W. Laurior -will hold Quebec, but the unpopular,lv of his naval joiic-y will probably eott him some seats. [The last elections (October. 1908) gave the Laurier Government a majotity of 48 in the House of 221 m-mibeis. As no Refliftrilration of Seat?-- hill war. put through Parliament the will remain t.iirFame. British Columbia return* 7. Manitoba 10. Ontario 86. and Quebec 65 repie«>Dtatives. J A WARNING TO LAURIER. T.aurier! La.uriey! beware of the flay When the people sba.ll meet, thee hi battle array. No sunset, in life gives me inysiical lorr. But ceminp: events east, their shadow? before, And election results loom clear in my And Fielding and ibee are scattered in flight. Ha! La-ugu'st thou, Laurier, my vision to scorn ? Slick Priwc of all Sophist?, thy plume, shall be torn! For the people, indignant, ai. tliee and thy That, would to the Yankees our country be. trav. Shall rise to their fury with vials of wrath. And sweep thee for ever out of ibeir path. T tell tbee already the echons do rinj; With the Liberals that thirst for the blood of their Kin;:. There is more in the same strain, but, remarks the Manitoba 'Free Press': " If this K>rt of thin? keeps up. Laurier may be expected any day by iclesrraph io say to Brer Willison (editor of"the Toronto " News') ' Ca!! off your poet, and we will resijrn.'