. Introduction to forestry economics. Forests and forestry. SIB JOHN THOMPSON. 65 and cm the 27th of the same month Mr. Thompson accepted a place on the Supreme Court of the Province . There were many reasons for the defeat of the Mmistry. The ability displaced by the Chronicle in Z strong^but unscrupulous attacks was one ; the enemies made by the municipal reforms was another; and the followmg statement by Mr. Fielding in a speech at^Halifax on June 1st was widely believed : " As Premier we have a gentleman who has many frienda It is well known that the Hoa gentleman who temporarily fill
. Introduction to forestry economics. Forests and forestry. SIB JOHN THOMPSON. 65 and cm the 27th of the same month Mr. Thompson accepted a place on the Supreme Court of the Province . There were many reasons for the defeat of the Mmistry. The ability displaced by the Chronicle in Z strong^but unscrupulous attacks was one ; the enemies made by the municipal reforms was another; and the followmg statement by Mr. Fielding in a speech at^Halifax on June 1st was widely believed : " As Premier we have a gentleman who has many frienda It is well known that the Hoa gentleman who temporarily fills that office has no mtention of Training iu politics, but will at the earliest opportunity tafee a seat upon the Bench which his recog- nized ability M a lawyer fitjp him to adorn " There is no doubt that this was a popular impression strengthened by the Attorney-Geneml's disregard of the usual arte of the politician. And there seems ^so to have ^Jyl"''^'' '""'^'^ ^''^^''^ °^ *^»* «««*"«» spirit which had been shown in the first contest fought by Mr. Thomp- son m Antigomsh When a very few scattered votes could change the result in many constituencies, appeals to bigotry, whether secretly or openly made, wou^d naturaUy have some effect m a general election. Of genfiine teliffioiw fn^^Il^lu''''"''''''""^ *" ™ ^"^^^«P«^ ** a later period m OntAio. there never had been very much in Nova-Scotia. But. whatever the measure of influence wielded by diverse causes may have been, the battle was now,over; Mr Thompson had ceased to be Premier; his star of political success appeared tohave paled forever; and he had l^umed at^he eaily age of the ermine of the Provincial ^«l^*egarding his appointment. ThTLiberalTsaiJ. Il!i^^'^'"L The Conservatives declared that he Ablest Ifti^ ui Nova-Scotia had taken the place which 'V i' A^i^)i^^ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may h
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