...suasion, sympathy, and moderation, which softens the temper while it elevates the aims of local politics." If the Governor-General is a man of parliamentary...large responsibilities of which the general public have naturally no very clear idea. And if it were possible to obtain access to the confidential and...

...since the commencement of confederation — they can sensibly influence the course of admin istration and benefit the country at critical periods of its...Standing above all party, having the unity of the em pire at heart, a governor-general at times can soothe the public mind and give additional confidence...

...since the commencement of confederation — they can sensibly influence the course of admin istration and benefit the country at critical periods of its...Standing above all party, having the unity of the em pire at heart, a governor-general at times can soothe the public mind and give additional confidence...

...functionaries have been notably so since the commencement of confederation — they can sensibly influence the course of administration and benefit the country at critical periods of its his tory. Standing above all party, having the unity of the empire at heart, a governor- general at...

...mencement of Confederation — he can sensiblyinfluence, in the way Lord Elgin points out, the courseof administration, and benefit the country at critical...large responsibilities of which the general public have naturally no very clear idea, and if it were possible to obtain access to the confidential despatches...

...knowledge, possessing tact and judgment, and imbued with the true spirit of his high vocation .... he can sensibly influence, in the way Lord Elgin points...benefit the country at critical periods of its history. THE PRESIDENT AUTOCRAT. The same tendency to exalt the power of the Executive at the expense of the...