Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-28 | Page 3 | Canadians to Hold Election

CANADIANS TO H I HOlD ELECTION 1 House Ouse o of Commons to toBe toMie tol Mie ae Be Named ame Thursday urs a I OTTAWA Vw Ont Oct 28 AP AP- AP Tomorrow the people of Canada will elect their fifteenth parliament O H of at candidates contesting lo r fri the 2 2 11 l constituencies of ot the tho dominion d n will be be- chosen repy rep- rep V y es of the house houle of 0 commons com com- mons mona for tor the next five years The liberal government of Pre Pre- inter enzle which Is appealing for a renewal of ot Its Us ten ten- uro of ot office ce after four years In power has hall had but a a. narrow margin margin margl mar mar- gin gl glover over the combined strength of the e other parties in the commons throughout It Us Its career The support support sup sup- port of at the tho progressives I Farmer armer group In the house has enabled It carry carryon on until such a time as us the prime minister considered It advisable ad to go JO to the country t for far r new w elections low v o Mr I King Kins is asking for an 1 f Increased majority In to order that rhey Ihli may maylA hn lA free tree to put Into effect tho principles advocated by lIy th the th- i 1 party On On the tariff which t f ar opponents ponente the conservatives j d Is the major issue of ot the campa campaign Ign he claims a policy which l Is moderate I. a halfway murk mArk be he- tween the high protectionist and the free tree traders The conservatives led by Arthur MeIghen ort off the other hand favor favora a protective tariff They assert that the tho policy of the King government government gov gov- ov- ov has closed Canadian factories fac fac- tories driven workmen of ot the tho dominion dominion dominion do do- minion to to the United States for employment and turned Immigrants from Canadas Canada's doors The Tho third party in the fl fh field ld known as the progressive gathers Its Us representation largely from I western Canada Canad Led by Robert Robert Forks of Brandon Manitoba it stands for tor reduced tariffs Improved improved Im Im- im- im proved railway facilities facUlties and lower lower lower low low- er freight rates for the west Numerically Numerically Numerically Nu Nu- It was the tho largest second sec sec- second ond roved group In the tho house of ot commons commons com com- mons during tho last parliament The conservatives however constituted con con- the tho official opposition