<1The Young Napoleon of the West>1
The new broom
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The hard sell
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A political animal
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The spoils system
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The <1Free Press>1 changes hands
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Master and servant
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<1The>1 What are we to say of Clifford Sifton? That for almost a decade he was
<1new>1 the most powerful politician in Western Canada? That he was a vision-
<1broom>1 ary who changed the face of the prairies? That he enriched his closest
political cronies, as well as his brother-in-law, as a result of his posi-
tion? That he quit his post on a matter of principle? That he resigned
not for principle at all but because of a personal scandal? That he was a
ruthlessly efficient organizer? That he had no political philosophy
other than the philosophy of maintaining power? That he never shrank
from a battle, ignored whispering campaigns, never stooped to re-
spond to criticism? That he was a workaholic who exhausted his
colleagues? That he was an ailing cabinet minister, exhausted by over-
work? That he was a pol . . .
