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Thoaa too larga to bo ontiraly included In one expoeuro ara filmed beginning in the upper left hand comer, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrama illustrate the nMthods Lea cartes, plonches, tableeux, etc.. peuvent Atre filmds A des taux da rMuction diff*rcnts. Loraqua la document aat trap grand pour itre foproduit en un soul eUchd. H aet fHmd d partir da Tangle supArieur gauche, do gauche i drotea. et do haut en bas. an prenant la nombra d'imegee ndcessaira. kaa dtoiwiwwaa auhMnta Hhiatfantla mdthoda. ^ANM dMi NO VHRT CMMT Ntw 9) PROGRESS OR WHITNEYISM: WHICH? I COMMLBD AND PUBLISmO BY A CONSERVATIVE TORONTO, CANADA To the People of The Province of Ontario : qpHW Uitto Tdame hu been published for your btMti For maay ye«n the oiUietM ol Onurio hmrt token • kmn inlirMi i. M .ftin nlati g u, the welfare of the Province ; but at the pi«Mnt Um the titwtion is more critical than ever before. Ob the OM aide we have a strong, honorable and P|^jea«Mi6^ 0«. thit has. during tbe pMt thirty years, been an honor to the FtmiaM, Hm I>omimon and the Empire. On the other, we find one mMi endeavoring to elect himself without the consent of tiie pwph. mm! in oppodiion to the wishes of the members of his own party. It fa this Utter phase of the situation that we desire to make pUin to the electors, although we realize at the same time wrttmy eteetor fai Ontavio shouM kno-v Mr. Whitr In ordtf that they night obtiria tUs infbmiation from an unprejudiced standpoint, and from one who " m » position to know whereof he speaks, we have wwd Mr. a n. lUbee to oompile and edit this p^Tfitftatifm, Mr. MabM h»» ben a GonserrakiTe aU his life, and has a wide acquaintMM* with promineAt Cm, ■ervativee and Gonaervativ* oudidatea thconghottt the VHUT WHITNEY HAS DONE FOR HIS Oil PMTV SHKE lt9S. WiAt H« wUl Do with the ProvinM of ntario if Elected. n mny vitei and especiauy tb fVEiv gw- This publication has be«n issued for the purpose of owrreoting erroneoaa idaM that haw lately beoome onrrvnt rafardiag the abili^ of «h» OooMnralhrvleadar, AecAefonoy of the Omisenrative organixatioii, the prospects of the Conser TatiT* parly, and Um reaults that would follow thoold the prewnt Qowi— wl d OalMio be Mwled te ilw wmSmg eonteet. In order to do. this we must first esamine into the ntst veeord and bmiaew ability of the ConservatiTe leader. Mr. WUlMf'e oaiMT, at aU niow, iias bem oheokMred, lo much ao that «• need ooty to oonrider Ma eondoefe ai&oe be waa defeated by the voice of the people in 1898. Being the whcde party himMU^ upon hia arrival in Toronto hamediately after tlie faaenl aloetioM in 1898, withoatewr ecmanlting the other Icttdera, he atated to the Mail and Empire that it waa the intention ot the Omaerrative party to proteat •venr oonatituency carried by the liberala and that the raaolt would be that in a abort time he would be Premier of Ontari 1. In order to carry oat thia childish idea he, in oppo- aition to the wiaheaof the aoond-minded members of hia party, called a Boeetiiw of the ftcmdntut and wealthy OooaervatiTea, aad mp(m ptonfiaa and propo ri tioaa wU«li he Knew he woold (5) 6 OUR PROORBSS never be able tq carry out, he wrung frcnn the pockets of wealthy Conservatives, the sum of $40,000.00, and from Conservatives in the country cash and notes for $36,000.00 mom, with which, m he thought^ to i&»ke hiou^ Preader -of Ontaria TMb money hM rinee been expended under Mr. Whitoey*! personal direction, and where is his party to day 1 The Qov- emment have a larger majority now than they had in 1898. Mr. Whitm^'s ideas amounted to He b fwe^tHe from the Premier's chair to-day than ever before. The money he took from his backers is gone. Unpaid notes are now for colleoticm^in the banks of the Province. Men who OMUMi afford it are now called upon to pay for Whitney's nonsense. Same of these notes were endorsed by as many as six people. $19,500.00 of this $76,000.00 is now in the hands of Toronto po^MttM M ^oAt». The exeoatiTe ooBnittM of hit piM^ OUR PROGRESS 7 do not know where Hm moaHj went. E^en the finanoe oon- mittee know nothinft of its whereabonts. Wisa not in Mt own party advised him to keep this money, as it would be a ri start on a cauipaiga fund of one bi^ million dollars the next general election. Mr. Whhn^ knvw beMtt. He knew that it should be spent at once. When he found the people i^;ain repudiated him at the poOs^ what did he do next t He started the ery d bribery Wbttmy-I'TO tried aU klads of warten eo:tlMM:iMta.*M I Udak 10 tir te «ttak ttan mittee. , He wanted them committees eomposed of his personal friends. Men whom he could haiulle as he pleased ; mm who wmilddoai^iiighemqiMstedtbemtodo. When he found 8 OUB PROORE88 that be could not have his own way about these matters what next did he do t He threatened to resign. What kind of a num k tiiu for the partj that founded the National Fidi^ to be following ? Would you feel like helping a man Uke this into the highest office in the gift of the people of this great Pirovince 1 Do you want him for your Premier ? What did he do next to complete his work of par^ destruction f He went into the L^islature and opfoaei every bUl introduced by the Government to aid the progress of the Provinoe. He opposed making Ontario a progressive oom- BKmwMdtii. He wanted uo new railways, no Now Ontario^ BO new farm lands, and thought our present pi^ilie h^hwajt were plenty good enough for the farmer. Where is his party to-day t Where is the Tory party of 1898 1 Where will the Frovince be in 1906, if he is tHnobid WlHOfWUtiMy^nmU^ it he had the tovw la his kaate (OUR PROGRESS 9 in 1902? Thi8isaqiMrtk»tlMfe«U0(mMrTittiyw BMOiiUfld upon to consider. The Cionservative party is disorganized and bankrapt and who it the OMiae ^ it t James Pliny Whitney of McHnvburyi who now uAi the remnants ci the party he decteogred to«I«et him Premier. How can any sound-minded Conservative support Mr. WhitDimrior Premkr t How ean yoa get out and work for him t How can yon advise others to support him t I am personally acquainted with many of Mr. Whitney's candidates and this is what they want to know. Out on the b a t tto firid this is what the soldiers ask. Little did these men know about the true situation or they would never have accepted the nominatidh. What can they profit should Whitney win 1 He will accept no man's advice. Ustory shows his every aet to be for personal adoration and personal gain. Here in a Christian country ; in a country dotted with sohool-houMS and filled with churches, in th^richest and most fertile commonwealth in all His Majesty's Colonial possessions, in a country second to none in all the world, we want a man tof Premier that will be true to the distinctive principles of onr Ctoremment. At Uae dawn of a century, U» meridian -n con- ducted for the laHt 30 year-r Ik he not Mffainst onr 04>vemm«nt siui- ply beOMBM^ he and his MwoeiateH dexire the i>ffic-p t\i»t are now h Id byoi olic> of all na- tion* of the eari>«dallT th« great Ba^liaii w- tion, is to let well enongh alone, and it b-h •ove« ni to foil, w in ths fu ture the snme (M)und and prouretwive pur pre em experienced and cmt 'etent • experi- eiiceil offi<:iali( with a poicy that for oppooition (.iifpiMM ta B*tM»lr antal{oni^tie to our present system of government. rmoc HB19 11 UfeUe, narrow, contracted ideas : not as it appears to the bigot 1 1 the blufier, bttt the truth, r ^ pi»in trutk, and nothing but the truth. . j xv Now let ua consider the Conservative organization and the BMn that oompose it. They are men who expect to profit at the expense of the eleetors thoaki Mr. Whitney be eleotsd. They are bv no means the b«t men in the party. Good men, as a rule, will not follow a leader inferior to themselves. Mr. •7. :5 NesMtt— What will you do, JameB. if you get left aicain thlti t imet * J. P. W. — WhatH I do f Go out West and start up a Oftdnt vnaMom, Neebitt— I rappoae ni come In for a tew shares t Foy is President of Mr. Whitney's Association, and Mr. Osier, M.P., one of the directors of the C P. R., is the chairman of ^e Executive Committee, and has been promised the port- folio of Minister of Public Works, provided he steps out of Dominion polities and into looaL Mr. Robert BirmingLam, ^ old Conservative organiz.3r who, it is reported, attempted to eoerw Sir Cb«riea rupper, and who was deposed from his portttai Sfe Olittte* li B(w Mr. WbftM^r^ ptfWNul It O0B PBOOBSSS THEIR CRY. Mr. Whitney ud hii diwreditod pwrtv, ignomimoualyexneU- ed from olBoe at Ottowa, have nothing to offer the pwge of Ontario azoept the cry that it ia time for a ohange. What bnrinew uun woold diaobarga hit fmman simply becanae an- mated foMBM^ poat^ ? NESBITT— "TEY THE OTHER ARM. JIM; IT'S LONGER." 11 •dTiMT. and looks after Mr. Whitney'* pew«aal iat«rwt% while Scott Griffin of Toronto is his private secretary. Mewrs. McPherson and Bristol, Vv. Whitney's lawyere, whom the country Coneerrativee know *el^ in committee work. Messrs. Greer and MacDondl. the McraUry and treasurer respectively of the organiwtion oommittoe, are active, whUe Dr. Nesbitt directs the^mbina- ^ tion. Geo. F. Marter has washed his hands of Whitney, while Corby, Flavelle and Perley's names merely appewr on the lAa^nery for effect. , . . . « j ^ n.. The . nntry people are now beginning to find put that tbe Conservative organi«ation in Ontario has been by the (treat business ability of their leader. Wl.jn Mr. Whitney noke in the Orangemen's Hall on Queen east during the Sx- iSutloD, the hdl w«inot w who Inww Ma. TBS¥ OANTT OIT THS BOY TO GROW. That Secret Agreemeot. « The Whitney-Foeter-Tiidale deal, although it fell through, ■hoald be a warning to all citizens. . A man who will make •aeret agreements to kill his best friends for the be;:;eflt of others who would senre him better for purposes of personal gain is • daagwont man in » eonmnnity, let klaa» in » Got* WHAT THE CAMPAI6N Oil .^N or rmm C ommnt Mw Party of Ontario HAS TO MAY OF Ir. lUtiv ui til CuHmUit Orgulnan. THE LEADER UNPOPULAR. The Ontario Tory of May 20th, 1901, in speaking of the Conserrative party, says :— " The voiM of the pe(^l« may b» the voice of God, but the iroioe of m pw^ e&amu to nol tiM ▼oice of the people. "There ia nothing mora dangerous to the well being of a pwrlgr tiian the feendeaoy of a few men to arrogate to them- •dvM the eontrd ol the party organisation and condaet it in their own interests without reference to the desirat f|^ anU should be directcwi trom above, but the head ricn d ^ . .• touch with the body and act perpetually in hari *uic iniion with the innumerable other organs of the party - nlittx wkoe>^ functions, if less conspicuous, are not less impoif mi : ,..n lis* own. The great heart of the party will i < ooat ic ■ympathv with a head which ignoret Itf c\:steQc« and MOD at Ita dMpMt emotioni. **Thia b the tremble witii the Conservative party ciie present time. The leaders are isolated from the rank and file. Than ii a great and yawning gap between the head and tiM body of fhO party, thera it no apparent oontinuity of action or community of purpose between tlM mass of uie Conservative electorate and the class who proleee to lead and repwmt them. When ^ nwM ol the Oomw>> valive elaetonite aw pnrmitted to hsf* a iheie ia the gffveni* (19) n OUR PRU0BE8S. Nesbitt— Say. Jimmy, play Uum faked parte a UtUe faster ao they won't noocBte the tone. ment 61 the party, they take an interest in the raeoesB of the party, but where the leaders say to the people : ' We are very ^portant men, we can run this party ourselves, we won't tooable yea to do anything bat kneel,' the electorate km that personal interest in the success of the party which oonM from a personal participation in the formation." OONSERVATISM ASLEEP From the Ontono Tory, Jaly let, 1901:— ** Hie rMstg generation in Oatario will prefer an aggressive Liberalism to a stagnant Conservatism. The Conservative party must rest on its oars no kmger. It is time to de^ffo the mum poliQ^. The golden opportunity is here. *' It is time to move ahead. It is time to wake up. It is yms to I'jok •live and flii^ oat » mw bMUi«r." NOT TRUE TO ONTARIO. The Ontario Tory, of May 20th, 1901, bv% Has the Oonsenrative party be«n true to Ontark) t T. rank mad file would like this ^ eesti o n aatweted.'* In the same column it also says : — " Heaven help the leader that triflet irhb th* pe(^»— bst WTten win not help him." HAS NO PQUOT. From the Ontario Torij, July Ist, 1901:— "The Con- servative party in Ontario should enunciate a constructive policy. " We have had too much of this ditches-and-water-course business, too much small potatoes— it is time to throw the little cards away and play trumps. " We want a policy in provincial politirs which will be of the mrae Msnriee to the party that the National Policy was in Dominion politics. We want to show the people of Ontario that the Conservative party is still capable of conceiving great ideM — ittU M^iaUe of originating great enterprises.*^ ANYTHING AS QOOD AS WHITNEY. Ftmq the Ontario Tory^ May 20th, 1901 :— " Out of their decimated ranks a man arose to lead, at the request of those who knew him best and fought beside him— James Pliny Whitney took upon himself the mantle of leadendiip in (Materia At first \&a aooesdtm to the premier place in party excited no enthusiasm outside the House. The citizen of a small eastern town— a comparative stranger to Ontario •nd little known in Toronto, his advancement awakened little interest. Men said he was the best that could be found in a small aggregation of ordinary men. He was a good speaker, perhaps the strongest in a weak Legislature, 1)ut not the stronifest in the Province. But what did it matter, the old flag lay drooping at the mast— misfortune doggpd the steps of Conservatism, the party was out of power, and its leader was disconsolate — what did it matter whether Smith or Jones or Whitney led tiMMD now - anytbii^ woujkl dotliMn in dtfeat— •iqrttM was food Moiigh to perish." MABTSB'S VOTE APPROVED. The (himi» Tory of May 20, 1901, in speaking of Mr. Marter voting against his party at the last session of the L«p8lataro, sayi: "We believe Mr. Marter is perfeotly riiK oera. Wo iMlim IIm^ he lias a genttin* srkvaaee.'* OUB PBOORBSS MUNICIPAL REFORIS. SINCE the Liberals have been in power they have instituted many municipal reforms, none of which the Oppomtton are finding ftrnlt with to'day. Many of these have been eopied by not only other Provinces but by States in the Ameri- can Union. Mr. Whitney says there should be a reform in municipal legislation, but he does not cite even one specifie instance where a reform can be made with advantage to tiie tazpaym and pao^ in general. IT IT COMES VP AS THICK AS HB SOWS IT WBBRB WILL THE fBOPLE BE ? OUR PROORBSS m pQLEcnr-io snaimcn. From Onkmo Torf, Umj SO, 1901. THB 6B08T OF OLD JOHN A. He came oat of the grave at aigfat The ghoat of old John A. For he said " It's enough to wake the dead, To we the way the party's been led ffiaM Um hoar Ipaawa Away. " I left them high on a government hill," (Said the ghost of old John A.) " They had the power, they had the till; But somehow they didn't stay ; They had the place, and they had the will. But they didn't know the way. '' 1 ' ft them a sceptre of iron and gold And set them in places high ; I gave them a policy brave and bold And a motto ' Never say die,' Bat they melted the iron and spent the gold And the neofHt Mtid *Gk>od-l^e."* GBIT8 HAVE QOOD IDEAS. Apromiaent Conservative, in the Ontario Tory of May 20th, 1901, says : — "And such a progressive stimulus is badly nef^ded in the Conservative party to-day. We must begin to aosert oanelves on new lines. The old ideas have lost their nsefolneas. The Orits have oatbid as in many directions. Their only defence, their only claim for support, is that they have beaten us out in patriotic measures and in national policy measares. So, if we are ever to displaoe tlmn, we must go a good many steps forward and get right up and alongside of the new ideas. The Tory party must become again the tt/bxm party, the progressive pwrty." " As for Mr. Whitney, he must shake himself into a more advanced frame of mind. He is under the influence of the back numbers. Don't let us deceive ourselves, we have not yet straightened^ ourselves out, we have not got rid of the old leaven. But the great rank and file ci the party is alive, is clean, is honest, is patriotio. What it lacks is intelligent guidance and a few men of courage and who are not afraid to launch the future of the party on Uie sea oCiMwideM." "Wkra theiBMBof llieOoiis«rvativedMt&> OUB FB0ORB88 The Rig^ht to Vote. When the Conservative Government ^\tu> in power in Ontario they would not allow a man to vote unless he was an owner, tenant or occupant of real property to the value of $400 in cities, 9300 in towns and $200 in town- ships and incorporated villages. Thus a single or even a married man who boarded, or lived with parents, either in the cities or on the farms, was not allowed to vote. The Liberal Party saw the defects of this narrow^oiiBded legislation and conferred the right to vote on all male British subjects who had arrived at the age of twenty -one. THSm LEADER AMD HIB FLATPCmM. OUB PRO0BBS8 II rate are permitted to have a share in the government of the .party, tJbey take an interest in the success of the party, bat where the kedere say to the people— 'We are very iuipurta&i men, we can run this party ourselves, we won't trouble you to do anything but kneel,' the electorate lose that personal in- terest in the success of the party which comes from a personal participation in the formation of its policy and the selection of its leaders. But no leader can afford to dispense with the assistance of the party electorate any more than the head can dispense with the body, and when he attempts to do so the rerah ia ddbat and disaster and titter oonf usitm." 00BP0&ATI0H8 RULE WHITHET. The Ontario Tory of May 20, 1901, in speaking of Mr. Whitney, says: — "Whde there is. certainly a disaffected element who claim that he is not in touch with the party in Toronto, and there are others who complain that he is too much subject to corporate influence, there is no reason to be- lieve that these male- intents control the pmrty at iA» present time. ... If the elections are p istponed the matter will doubtless be discussed in the party convention." H0 OOHSTBUCnVB miOT. The Ontario Tory of Sept. Is^ in speaking of Mr. Whit- ney's recent Tonnto speech, says : — "The poeition for which Mr. Whitney is qualifying at the present time is not that d Leader of the Opposition, but that of head of the (iovern- ment, and hence there was a reasonable expectation in the party ran>s as well as thntughout the Province that he would on this occasion reveal his capacity to build and govern na- tions by outlining a great constructive policy for the upbuild- ing fif the Province which he aspires to rule. While hinting i at the possibility that he might do so in the future, Mr. Whit- ney failed to enunciate such a policy in his Toronto speech, bMing his refusal on the ground that the foiicy might be ap- propriate'! by the Government It must also be remembered that a party which has been thirty years in Op- position may be presuming too much on the credulity of ttm public when it asks them to believe Uiat it is capable of iormokktinf » oonttractive policy whmi retwrMd to power, if M OVR PltOdfttSS Elector— If -^u have one it's up your sleeve. it gives no bint of its capacity to originate that policy while in Opposition or before appealing to the electorate. It has never been the habit of the Conservative party under the leadership of its ablest men to take any such risk in Federal politics, and we are somewhat at a loss to understand why they should venture to do so in the provincial arena. The t Bocoen of Cotisenwtive party in Federal politioi wm la< due to the promulgation of the National Policy, and it zwv( failed to succeed so long as it wai oi^bls of ercative stat. juuiihip. " However, the leader of the Conservative party in On- tario has been pleased to reveal himself — or a very oonsider- a^f; p<^ion of his personality, to the public in his reoeafe address. He stands before them just as he is with whatever strength and whatever limitations be possesses. It is wdl, OVm PBOaBBSB »t the present stage of the game, that this outlina of his per- sonality shoald be clearly seen in order that every man may have an opportunity before the hour of battle to pass judg- BMUt apon hi™ and pronounce him great or small according to Ui icMM of political greatneaa. So far as the policy of the Oonaenrative party in Ontario is concerned, while doing faU justice to the masterly review of minor issues delivered by Mr. Whitney we have no hesitation in saying that the better half of Uie policy has not yet been announced, that the criti- cal portion should be supplemented by a platform o' con- structive measures, and that the success of this party in the coming eleotkms depends on that portion of its policy which has yet to be announced and which will be awaited with pro- found interest by a party which expects ereatlTe statesman- ship in iU leaders." WHITNEY'S SMALL IDEAS. The Ontario Twy of Sept. 1st, 1901, in speaking of Mr. Whitaiey, says : — ** To some it appears, perhaps, that he has carried the methods of the Opposition from one extreme to another — that if Meredith was too prodigal of ideas, Whitney is too parsimonious — that if one devoted himself to discussing large issues and abstract ideas, the other conGn^s himself to small issues and matters of detail instead of appealing to the ooontry m one great prmoiple.'' BARNACLES ON THE SHIP. A Oongervatiye commercial traveller writes to the Ontario Tory as follows : — " I know the feeling of the young Conservatives in Ontario. As a commercial traveller I have been all through this Province, and I tell you straight, Tobt, that if Whitney don c oat loose f nna that old crowd eir views regarding the party policy and the party leaders. We regret that some of these letters dis- play a bittemest of tone whidi woaU make it impnlitio to Eubliuh them in a journal wliioh is liable to be liver Mowat and his colleagues, as to the i|^ and statesmanlike attitude of the leader of the Opposi- liffn, Tme^ he did not obtain office, largely because he was surrounded hy men who to6k the same small v\f m of their duties as is apparently held by Mr. Whitney. The latter gentleman tells us that Ontario is sick politically, financially and iDOniUy on account of the misdemeanors of the Roes Gov- ernment. He also informs us that he has, and has had, a prescription which would restore it to health, increase its wealth, and result in the elevation of the moral tone of elec- tiooa. This, however, he admits he is bokling back in beat Oliv. r Mowat. They «>55*{* home, foot and artillery. Tliey carried the ProvinM tft Fed- eral oontarta vitk tb* lialp oC a gerrjmaiwiw. Wtttbwiar «nths the result of the election protests would be that he would be Premier of Ontario Carrying out this idea a meeting of prominent and wealthy Conservatives was held in Toronto, and a fund of $76,000 was rained for the purpose of entering protests against Liber- ide, and Messrs. W. D. McPherson and E. Bristol wei-e re- tained to do the legal work. About 32 or 33 protests were entered, and f 1,000 deposited in eonrt in ewm ease. The Liberals in oelf-Hefenoe also entered a like number against Ctmsenratives. It was plain that, notwithstanding Mr. Whit- B4^8 Uu«i«ir, » gtvnt Btany of these petitions were entered without any hope of succens, or any intention of proceeding with UiMD, and before very long a nuni > er on both sides « ere •^dranped," and the f 1,000 depoiited in eaeb OMe wm witb- 8 (SS) 84 OUB PKOORB88 drawn from court This gave the Conservatiyes a large fund with which to prosecute the few remaining petitions. Out of » total of about sixty-five petitions entered by both sides, only twdve went to trial. One Liberal and one Conservative resigned before trial. Of the twelve which went to trial seven were against Liberals and five against Conservatives. Two liberals and one Conservative were confirmed in their seats as a result of the trials, and five Liberals and four Con- servatives were unseated. In the eleven Ridings where the candidate had been unseated or resigned, six had been earned by Liberals at the general elections, and five by Con- servatives. In the bye-elections in these eleven Ridings the Liberals carried eight and the Conservatives three, or a net gain of two seats, or four on a division for the Liberals. This was very disappointing to the men who had put up the $76,- 000 on the as8un.nce by Mr. "Whitney that the result of the election petitions would be to turn the Liberals out of power. They began to mquire about the refunds from petitions which had not been proseented, and found that tho money was not only all gone, but that several local atsooiatione were being charged for legal work in connection with the petitions in their own Ridings. The only result of all this bluster and blu£f on Mr. V^hitne/s part was that several good contributors to the Tory funds had been bled unmercifully, and «he solicitors had made a "good thing" out of it. This has been one of the many arguments among leading Conservatives as to Whitney's utter incapacity and lack of executive ability as a leader. Subsequent events have shown where a great deal of the money went. After the West Elgin trial, in which Mr. Maon i sh oon- fessed that a number of indiscreet strangers had come into the Riding for the purpose of carrying the election by fair means or foul, Mr. Whitney saw in this a good opportunity to drawa herring aeroee tiie seent and rabe a howl wliidi wottU have the eflFeot of silencing the grumblings in his own ranks. Although he well knew that the mifrdeeds in West Elgin were hf men who were entirely irresponsible and had no official connection whatever with the Liberal party, or the Liberal organization, he led the erusade against members of the lib* oral organization, which the subsequent investigation proved to be entirely unjustified. This howl has been kept up ever sinoe, in season ud out of MMon, on tb* sU^tMt fwnm ikm, TiM psbtttlmbMOOM hMrtOf riik of tt» MMlMr. OUR PR00RES8 85 Whitney is being forcibly told by his followers that a iMder of a great political party should rise to higher themes. When the effect of Mr. Whitney's fierce denanciations be- gan to die away he and his co workers in this peanut ImmI- ness realized that new fuel must be added to the flames or it would be necessary to get something else to yell about. As a result desperate efforts were made to connect some member of Whitney's amusement— DtylBC to iMto •OMStktet aotWafc sai always with the same lesolta. the Liberal organization or person in authority in the Liberal party, with wrong-doing in Um Weat Hnrcm and North Water- loo elections. A tirade of abuse was inaugurated by Whit- nay and ths MaUemd Empire, and nothing was left undone to bkekM th« ^meters of promiMBt Tiberals. The mud- throwers all over the Province were ^ .:^ted in the unholy work, and some of the parties to this cowardly and minkm ■riMMtwM trtttt » iw M l» pay BMMgr to BMi to |far*iM»p OUR PR06BBSS vlMtnred^vidence against certain Liberals. As yet only the corner of the curtain has been lifted on this dastardly plot, but enough has been revealed to bring the blush of shame to tiie cheek of every honest and fair-minded Conservative. In the North Waterloo election trial a man, Allan B. Shants by name, was put in the witness-box by the Ckmaw^ vatives. Shantz was a man who was at that time ranning a laundry, but was notoriously a man who had for years lived oy his wits. He swore that he had been instructed in the mys- teries of ballot-box stuffing by one Lewis, although he was only a poll-clerk, and had no opportunity to perform the sleight- -f-hand feats he spoke of. He. however, was reluc- tantly forced to admit that he had written a letter to Lewis demanding $150.00 blackmail, or "something would happen to somebody," as he had an offer from the other side. He also admitted that he had been promised $50.00 by Ed. Scully, td Berlin, a brother of John M. Scully, the President oi the Omservative Association, and that a cheque for that amount signed by J. M. Scully was on deposit for him when he had given proper evidence. At the subsequent trial of Wildfong and Cummings, at Berlin, for wrong-doing as Deputy Return- ing Officers, the Conservative Crown prasecutor brought this nan 2,300 miles to give his evidence, with the result that he was utterly discredited by all the other witnesses who were present in the polling booth. Liberal and Conservative alike, Mid the two prisoners honorably acquitted. Another man who gave evidence in the same trial was one Bomrd, a BerUn hotd-keepw and a life-long Contenra- tive. In fact, he was their star witness on the charges of bribery and corruption. He has since voluntarily made an Kficbvik in which he confesses the whole plot. He now swears that at the time of the election he was holding a two months' liquor license, which he was anxious to have ex- tended for the full year, and that he was interviewed by the same Ed. Scully who dealt with Shantz and by other Conser- vatives, and told by them that Whitney was oomfng into power, and he would have to be on the right side to get his license, but that as the Orits were still in power he had bet- ter pretend to be with them and secretly work for the Oonser- vatives. Being a Conservative, that just suited him. He was told by them to work in with the Liberal workers and try to set money ont of ^em. Then folkyw* bis confession of !i«w 1» tefad to W9A iMdiBg Wmnh^ fa whkh h» iif OiUK PBOORBSS S7 nally failed. The Tories provided him with money to buy Tories to vote Liberal, who would take the money and vote Tory. This scheme he faithfully carried out. After the election he tried to work the Liberals for an extension of his license, but failed. He then made an affidavit recounting his work in the election, but of course failed to disclose his real reasons for what he had done. In consideration of this the same Ed. Scully promised him $100.00, but after his evid- ence had been given in Court, paid him off with $50.00 worth of clothes supplied by one Stumpf, a tailor. To cover up the tnuuacticn he gave notes for the amount, but the notes were never paid by him, and were taken up by Stumpf, and are now in the possession of the Liberals as an evidence of the whole crooked deal. The reason he was paid off with $50.00 instead of $100.00 as promised, was becaaae he did.not make bis evi- dence strong enough to suit the consprrators, who wanted him to implicate several prominent LiV)erals, which he failed to do when put to the test Another case of purchasing evi- dence to discredit a moaiber of the liberal party has oome to light, and as " murder will out," it looks as if all the C^a& of the whole plot would soon be laid bare. In tite West Elgin investigation before a Commission of Judges, one Pritchett, of London, who had gone to West Elgin during the election and personated a Deputy Returning Officer, was put forward by the Tories as a witness. He ad- ■litted that he had been a fugitive from justice in Detroit, and that while in exile he was approached by Mr. Sam Bar- ker, chief Tory organizer, and one Fleming, a Windsor law- yer, and promised immunity from prosecution and a safe return to Chmada if he woald make certain affi&vits. Of course he did so. During the course of his evidence Mr. Judge Morgan, of Toronto, said that he did not bdkiTe a word of what Pritchett swore to and referred to him as a "sdf- confessed liar." Pritchett has since then been flatly contradict- ed on oath by nearly one hundred reputable men. It is not known what financial consideration Pritchett received for his evidence, but it is a settled fact that he did infinitely better than Shantz, Bossard and the others. It is on the evidence of such worthies as these that Mr. Whitney asks the public to believe his denunciations oi what he is plMMd to term tba '* liberal Machine^" OUR^'ROGRESS WHITNEY'S OPINION OF HIMSELF. (8BLBOTBD.) Oh in«, Ohmy ! Sit still, ve churls, whilst I orate. Me. L ' Myself, the Throne, the Stote ; I am the BMrth, the Moon, the San, All rolled in one : BoUHsmlsi^Mne MB L Oh my ! If there were three, the three I'd be— I am the Dipper, Night and Day, The North and Southern Poles, the Milky Way ; I'm they that walk, or fly on wing, Or swim, or creep— I'm everything. It makes me tremble like the aspen-tree To think I'm Me. And blink like stars up in the sky To think I'm I. And drink in terror like a frightened elf To realize that I'm myself. Ye Uithering slaves, beneath mine iron heel. What know ye of the thinas I feel ? Didst ever wake at dead of nignt And stand in awe of thine own mi|^feT Ood took six days to make the land and sea, Bat owtaries were passed in making Me. The Universe I An easy task; Bat It Oh my I I oon't dwMribe myself . Why, Uke The apeedi that ancient people spake, AmA wm ogkin take every tongue By aodorai q^ken, writ or sung, Aad evwry tongue that is to bo. Mix it with these— yoa cannot picture Mo. So do not try, ignoble worms, to grasp A Greatness that cxa only make yoa gasp ; But look, aad riteBOO keep, anleas some whim Oonela m ottmaoi, tiwn whisper. " Him, An awesome " SDm," Wkttit I for wmwro oontoist win ho Wth "Mo," MR. WfllTHEY 08 THE STAHD. The Public — Your name, sir 1 Mr. Whitney— James P. Whitney. The Public — Where do you live Mr. Whitney — Morrisburg, Ont. The Public— What is your business 1 Mr. Whitney— I am a lawyer. The Public— Do you pay much attention to the practice of the law t HeOoM into tiwBoK. Mjt. Whitney— No. The Public— What are you doing if you are not practis- ing law 1 , , X J Ti • * Mr. Whitney— I am endeavoring to be elected Premier ot ^"^^he Public— Why do you want to be. Premier of Ontario! Mr. Whitney— To satisfy my ambition. The Public— You aresimidy asking the peqtle to turn the Chitario Government out in order to Milis|jr yLast June, when the matter of choosing a new leader was considered by the exectttive of your pwty, what reason was given for your continaanoe as party leader t - Mr. Whitney— They thought il a ohange waa mad* it would weaken the cause. The Public— Tour party leaders admitted they had a weak candidate, but decided that even though you lacked tact and bnniness ability they would keep you anyway, not for the benefit of the people, bat to keep the party tnm gobtg to deetmctioii. Botbend Mr. Whitney— Yes. The Public— You talk a great deal about yoar pdiflf. Can you tell us what your policy is t Mr. Whitney— I am opposed to tile Oovemment in wwy respect. The Public— So the Ross Government never do anything i^t, eh? Mr. Whitney — My policy, since I have been leader of the Opposition, has been to oppose all legi8l»^tion enacted by the Liberals, whether right or wrong. The Public— The rights and wishes of the people are not considered by you. You simply oppose everything on geiiMat principles ? Mr. Whitney— Yes. 017R:7ROOBB8S 4S The Pablic— If elected, wbst do yoo propow to do oon- ownins New Ontario 1 ^t. Mr. Whitney— I intend to withdraw the aid given by the KoBS Government to all new industries in N« rthern Ontario^ and to allow the country to build iteelf up. The Public— You admit, then, that yon are an obetruc- ^""st 1 , , . , U T -v.. Mr. Whitney— I could not be anything else when lop- poee a progrewive Government working in the interesta of lU pecqplo. The People— What is the Government's policy regarding New Ontario? , i • Mr. Whitney— To open up New Ontario by trunk coloni- aation roads and railways in order to make homes for the sons of Ontario, who miyht otherwise seek a hmne in another province, or under a foreign flag. The Puhlic— Is that not a good policy ! Mr. Whitney— It is certainly a good policy. Thousands of the younger people of Ontario have been going to Manitob^ the Northwest Territoriiis, British Columbia, the United States, and the opening of New Ontario wiU keep ihe vast majority in the Province. 44 The PabUo— Wb»t wm Mr. Rom' pdioj ragwding (Im construction of the new railroads t Mr. Whitney — To apply a reasonable portion of the waste lands of the Province in aid of railways— the -lands to revert to the Crown if not settled within a reasonable timo. The Public — Can any honest citizen find fault with this t Mr. Whitney— No. The railways could not be built without Government aid, and the lands given are worthless without the railways. The Public— How did Mr. Ross answer the oha>se •d Mtxiuct within the Province. The Public— Can you find any fault with this policy T Mr Whitney -No. The Publio— Then why do you claim the Government is slow to aid new industries f , . « f Mr. Whitney —This claim is made to catch the votes ox the discontented element. There are always fault-finders and this claim will bring me a large anmber of votes itom the di^ satistied clement. « • »u v-** The Public— Your following is not composed of the oeuer class . i, olaose tiiat the pulp wood must not be export ^ br ' * .^isanlao* tured into pulp within the Province. Ti > is in the highest interest <^ the workingmen and people in general, 48 OUR PROORBSS Always been, zealous for the protection of the 'interests of the masaes. The Public — What is the cost of a weU^uij^ied palp mint Mr. Whitney— $750,000.00. The Public— Should not the capitalists who supply these large sums of numey receive oonoeesicas from the Cktvenim«tt in order to encourage the inveetaients of mootf t ■ Mr. Whitney— Yes. Hie Public- Then why do you fiml fault witii the Oot» miment's policy t Mr. Whitney — Be<»use the investments are mostly made by Liberals. The Public — But there are many Conservative stookhold- 'ers as well. The promoter of the Spimish River Pulp Co. was a Conservative member of Parliammt. Mr. Whitney — I would as soon oppose a Conservative M.P. as a Liherml M.P. if fiMUtai eBpttal eookl be mMie from it The Public — Tt is self-praise that you cater to, and not the interest of the peojde or ihtt iatarwt of yonr own party. Mr. Whitney -Yefc Hie Pttblio — How long were the Conservativee in power in Ontario ? Mr. Whitney—Four years, from 1867 to 1871. The PaUio—Was it not a Coalition Government with (John Sanfield Macdonald, a Liberal, as Premier 1 Mr. Whitney — Yes, but several members of the Gov- ernmf^nt were Conservative. The Publie — How did the Coalition GovmoBent fo ont of power t Mr. Whitney — The Government was defeated on a mo- ticm of want of confidence, and resigned. A Liberal Govern- ment, with Hon. Rdward Blake at its head, came into power. Mr. Blake held office for 10 months and resigned. The Hon. Oliver Mowat succeeded him, and remained in office until July, 1896, when the Hon. Arthnr 8. Hardy beoama Prwaifv. The Public - What is the position of (Atario ttt-day ahw thirty years of Liberal Government f Mr. Whitney — Ontario hai no debt. She levies no g«ft> eral taxes. Her ass'te pre steadily increasing in value. She has spent over |20,0'K),0U0 on public works and eieotad OUR PROGRESS 4$ The Pablic — Could any Gk)vernment do brtt«r t Mr. Whitney — It is questionable. The Pttblio — Do you know of any Edooatkoal or Monl- eipal system in the world that is better ? Mr. Whitney— No. The Public— Then why do you decry thttM qr*teDU wbrn you cannot refer to any that are better t Mr. Whitney— Because I desire to be elected Vnmimt and cannot accomplish my desire witiioat first prejvdioingtlie peo^e against the Government. Th» Public — ^Whomtiieiiien bdiind yoain jowrpoUtioBl What next wtU Be Vpt Mr. Whitney— I have Dr. Beattie NesfaitI, Mr. J. J. Foy, a pRmriaent oorporatkm attorney, althoogh he u a very poor speaker; Dr. Pyne, a Toronto physician, to whom I have promised a Cabinet position, and several P. P. A. Can- The Public — How do joa saq)eot to unit* Foy and the P.P.A,t Mr. Whitney— That is easy ; for every P.P. A. nominated, I nominate a Roman Catholic. I will have a dosen Roman Catholic Candidates in the field by the time tint etootioB is on, Md pralMblj two dona P.P.A.'s. 50 OVB PB06BB8S The Publio— You have told the people that there are too many officers employed in the PubUc Works Department. Mr. Whitney— I have. , v_ u- u The Public— Have you ever suggested m plan by wuon the mi^ber of officers can be decreased t Mr. Whitney— No. The Public— If your statements were true it was your business as leader of the Opposition to suggesta ^oyjp whieh the number of these officers oouM be redufled. Why have you not done this 1 Mr. Whitney— Because the Ctoveminent reeords Miow that there are but two more officers in this department now than there were the last year the Conservatives were m power, whUe the work ci the department hM ineieMed thlree-fold. Cornered! In 1873 there were but eight publio institntiyine«. HI8 LEGISLATIVE RECORD REOARDINO AQSI- CULTURAL AND KINDRED MATTERS. Opposed the Appolntnenl of « Minister of Asrtesltwe. Daring the session of 1888 a Government Bill was brought in "respecting the Department of Agriculture and other industiies." It was moved by Mr. Meredith, seanufed Mr. Creighton, that " while this House concurs in the proposi- tion to give greater attention by the Executive Ck>veniment to the agricultural interests of the Province than has hitherto be«i done, it is of opinion that that end can be attained with- out incurring the expense of adding another member to tlie Executive Council, and the inevitable additional expense which will be consequent on such addition, and that therefore ^ said bill be not now read the third time, but be forthwith referred back to the Comnlittee of the Whole House, with instructions to amend the same by striking out the third section thereof." (Page 136, Journals.) The section of the bill which it was proposed to strike out reads as follows : — " The Act respect iag the Executive Council is farther amended so far as the saaM restricts dio Eseeotivv CSoaadl to rix m«nbers." Had Mr. Mereditii*8 resolation prevailed tiiere eofold not hmve been a Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Whitney voted for this amendment and by doing so opposed the a{^idntm«it of a Ifini^er of Agriealtare. By this vote he clearly put himself on record in opposition to one of the mostjj^rtant and most beneficial moves the Govern- f ji Mi f tiM Agrlfli^ana CMlcge. Ife. Whitney's attitude towards the Guelph Agricultural £iaILifla hoB aw baan tmm of Uiiul uul Mnw fcjoiimM* onnoii^ OUB PROORB88 tkm, thoagh the value of the establwhinent has been again and again proved by the farming c<»ainunity. On page 196 of the Journals of 1893 it is recorded that Mr. Matter moved, seconded by Mr. Kerns, " that the r«"8olution respecting grant (in aid of agriculture) be not now concurred in, but be forth- with refe red back to a Committee of the Whole House, with inKtructions to strike out the proposed vote of 81,500 for the salary of an assistant in the Department of Natural History, Librarian, etc., for the Ontario Agricultural College." Mr. Whitney voted for this motion, and in so doing evidenced his antagonism to this most useful and well conducted institution. Oppoaed the Algona Pioneer Farm and West era Mry SekMl and Vmtt •prayiag Bxp«rtaM»to. The Journals of the House of 1899 ^pago -264) show that Mr. Carnegie moved, seconded by Mr. little, " that the re- solution (respecting grants in aid of agriculture) be not now concurred in, but be forthwith referred back to the Committee of Supply with instructions to reduce the item by 88,100, beini? $2,500 voted for instmctionn in fruit spraying, $1,"00 Pioneer Dairy Farm and 8-',600 Western Dairy School, and t ',000 reduction in vote for printing." Here again Mr. Whitney proved hiroself to be an obstructionist in much that pwlAUU to the derelc^HBient of oar i^icultural interests. •ppMcd firant to Poultry Association. Page 152 of Journals, 18 7, records the f<»llo wing motion : «♦ Mr. Carnegie moved, seconded by Mr. Kidd, that the reso- lutitm (respecting grants in aid of agriculture) b« not now concurred in. but be forthwith referred back to the Commit- tee of Supply with instructions to reduce the item by $2,000 for the farm proper of the Agricultural College and $1,400 for the Poultry Association." Mr. Whitney's name is among the supporters of this motion, which is indieative of his attitude lad that of his party toward agricoltond interests. tppOTci tiM Appointment of a PraviMial KaaA Commissioner* True to his old-fashioned and non-progressive ideas, Mr. Whitney, daring the session of 1896, voted for the following resolution, which was moved by Mr. Meacham and seconded hf Mr. Magwood : " That all the words of the motvm mt OUR PROOBBSS I VOTBD AGAIN&rr Appointment of a Minister of Agricnltore The Ifrieoltaral Ooliige The Western Dairy fkluMl Orant to Poultry Association Appointment of Oood Roads Oommis- sioner Appointment of Mnnioipal Asdifeor Oonnty Oonncils Bill Immigration from Oreat Britain Development of Hew Ontario OUR PROGRESS the word ' that ' be struck out and the following substituted — ' This Houae views with alarm the tendency of the Oovern- ment to erMit* new officer and is of the opinion that the office of Provincial Highway CJommissioner with a sala-y of $1,500, Molusive of expenses, is unnecessary, and places an addi- tkmal and vm\tm hard/Uk on the Firovinoe. " (Smp* 180, Jonmals.) The creation of a new office of Provincial Road Commis- sioner has been more than justified by the subsequent experi- ence, and the Government has received more praise for their advanced policy in thk than slmoet any other one aet. And St, as has been said, Mr. Whitney did all in his power to ick progress in this direction. Opposed Appotntment of Clerk of Forestry. Almost every new departure by the Qovernmcnt, which the ooantry has again and again approved, was voted against by Mr. Whitney. On April 30th, 1894, Mr. Monk moved, seconded by Mr. Preston, " That the resolution respecting grants (in aid of agriculture) be not now concurred in, but be forthwith recommitted to a Committee of the Whole House with instmotiona to reduce the item by $2,000, being the salary and disbursements of the Clerk of Forestry, which office was now vacant, and in the opinion of this House should be disoontittued.'' (See page 181, Journals, 1894.) Mr. Whitney joined with the Opposition in voting for this resolution, and yet no branch of Government was more need- ed or has proved itself more valuable than the Forestry Branch of the Department of Agriculture. Mr. Whitney has never grasped the importance of the great subject of forest preservation and reforestry. On March 29th, 1899, for the third time, Mr. Whitney vot- ed to abolish the office of Clerk of Forestry. ▼oted for the AboUtlon of the Pnbllc Works As late as the session of 1899 Mr. Whitney voted to do away with the PubUo Wwks Defiartaaent, thus wiping out of existence this important branch of Government, which for S9 years has been under the control of a Catholic Minister of the Crown. On Mareh29th, 1899, (p. 249 Journals) a resolution ol the OoanaiUse of Supply was opposed by an Oppositkm m oirit p»ooft]i«8 amendment, which read, '* That the resolation be not now con- ourred in, bat be forthwith referred back to the CommittM of Supply, witii inetmotioM to radvoe the item hj I18.75A, being the Mlarj mi npeam of the Pnblie Worn Dtjpwt* ment" oted Against the BrockTille Asylaa. On April ISth, 1892, (p. 199, Journals) Mr. Whitney Toted afMBBt a rMolntioii reqpee^ig a new Aiyhun for ^« The Mainspiiog of the Tory Policy. Insane for Eastern Ontario, afterwards located at Brockviile, although it was soon filled with patients, showing the wis? dom of in or ea wng the aoooDUDodatiMi for tiw innuM al tiwk time. ¥«tcil to Aboliak the Saropenn IwumignOm at UMUviU »O0B> Bj rafenaoe to page 362 of the OUR PR00RI8 MrvBtiw w awidui t nt, **TlMit the reMlvfekm rMpecting inmi- gration be not now concurred in, but be forthwith referred Mok to the Committee of Supply, with instructioDB to reduce tlM item by 94,896, bring inmijpmtioB vote for miumtn im Barape." T«I«A AcAlMt • PleblRclte on Om TMUpMraaee 4|aeBti«a. On May 2nd, 1893, (p. 98, Journals) a vote was taken on a reeoliitkm of th* GoTemment to take a plebiscite on Uie temperance ywrt fc m . Mr. Whitney recoided bis vote against toil metbod o( aMMrtaining public opinion on the snb- ▼•teA IgatMt tiM VMcvlMi Hums. The OoTernment brought in a resolution, on March 29th, 1899, voting $3,600 for Lady Aberdeen's Victorian Order of Nann (p. M9, JoomakK 8U«n|;e to say, Mr. Wbii- nej voted a ..^inst tUa mM f ftoyr i ation fmr mob a deserr* ing pbilanthropy. Op»OM« BaUway BIU of I89t. Notwithstanding the tact that the electors have clearly evinced a wish that the open --g up of New Ontario should h« facilitated, Mr. Whitney upporad the important Railway Bill of 1899, by personally moving several detailed amendment!, although he refrained from voting on the Bill as a whole. It will be remembered that the railway resolutions of 1899 pro- i^ded for assistance to railways that would tap Moose River on James Bay, and that would bring within reach the Lake Abittibi region and the country lying west of Lake Temis- OMuing. It also provided for assistance to Uie Onlario and lUiny River Railway. Mr. Whitney, however, did all in his power to negative this assistance on the part of the Pro? isM. •ttJwaT ****** Mr. Whitney moved an amendment to the Railway Bill of 1895 (p. 160, Joamols) to ateike oat o grant of |50,- 000 to an J^twprovisoW BWfi ^mm tho Ottawa Biv«r il Ottawa. 6r) OV* PIIO0ftll| Mr. Whitm'y is on recoi 1 an voting against th« year. y Nurveyd o£ iit^w towanfaips in Northern Ontario— surveys (bat 26th, 1893, Mr. lancj i, v< "Itjat a resohj n (tm^mi to A Ot» -aT' ^te - led 'Ir Miqcampbell, «x^^^»e of the Crown urred in, but be forthwith tb« Whole Hooae with idp OUB r,Ra(HflB88 •1 i^r ions to strike out t He iUm of $3.^,000 propoMHl to be vr> i for Bunreys of lowiu^ iit Bil' ' to regulate the closing of shops and hoars d labor therein," Mr. Whitney entered his vot* ^'ainst it. •ppMei the i «M»taitairat •€ m »raiuge Dwring the seieicm < » Bill wm »ntrodaced by the (Government "respecti! "es under the drainage laws," •nd providing for the merit of an expert drainage referee. Mr. Whitney <ointnient of a Superinten- dmt of KH^cted Children— a branch that has fully justified its eetal^MmMKt and existence. Mr. Meredith moved an amendment to the bill *' for the prevention of cruelty to, and the bettM" protection of children," and Mr. Whitney joined with the OpfioeiHoti in voting against it (p. 150, Journals). Toted acainit the Connty Coancll Bill. The public will recall the excellent and much needed leg- islation of 1896 to reduce the number of county councillors, thus e£fiecting a great saving in time and expense in this realm of Municipal Oovwmmmt, beside simplifying the election and Moeednre. Mr. Whitney moved a six montin' hoiat of the mU, thus opposing another legislative reform demanded and iinoe sanctioned by the people (p. 166, Journals). Opposed the AppolBtment of a Moalcfpal AadltWf* On April 9th, 1897, on a resolution in Comndttee of Sup- ply to vote #2,100 for the purpose of a Muniomal Anditor'a mhrj aad expenaaii Mr. Wldtaej voted ik Tbo tt OVB PBOOBBie published reports of this officer are the best evidence of the need of such appointment, which has saved miiniftip>litiai thoiuanda ol dollars and effiacted a mnch needed refonn. MB. WHITNET'S OPPOSITION TO BDVOA- TIONAL INTBBB8T8. T*te4 for tke Ak«litioB of the Mtoe •f WalslMr Mr. Whitney voted for the abditiartment under the control ci a non- {wHtioal head, and that the Bill be referred bmk to tbe ODtt* m^ee ol the Whole Howe with iaetnMliom to MMod the OVB PROOB18S saine bj providing for the abolition of the office of Minister of Education alter the dissolution of the present House." Mr. Whitney was, therefore, then and is now in favor of an irreiponsible oligarchy to control our educational interests, imbMid of the present system of Governmental responsibility. Agidn in 1894 (p. 148, JoarniJa) Mr. Whitney voted for » limikur amendment. Opposedl a Qraat t» tke •■Carto 8elio«l mt A vote was taken in the House on April 30th, 1894 (p. 179, Journals) to grant • certain sum for the Ontario School of Pedagc^. Mr. Wbitaiqr opposed the grant mod voted •gainit it. Opposed a Crrant to the London Normal School. While in (committee of Supply in the House on March SOth, 1899 (p. 287, Joarnals), an amendment was supported by Mr. Whitney to do away with a proposed grant of $32,- 000 to the new Normal School at London. THE EXPORT OF SAW LOOS. In Hewion of 1893, the question of inserting the ooor dition in future sales that timber cut on Crown lands shall bo sawn in Canada, was raised in a motion by Mr Miscampbdl, M.P.P. for Bast Simooe. The motion was made in CSommit^ tee of Supplv, and so could not be amended : — " That all the words after ' That ' be struck out and the following substituted : ' This Hoase disapproves of the policy of disposing of the timber reserves of the Province without its approval being first obteined, and is of opinion that the right to cot timber upon the |H«sent reserves shoald be sold nnder sadi ocHiditiens a« will ensare the manafactnre of tibe lombw cat l^refrom within the Province, rad more ^foota* ally guard against the unnecpiwary cutting and dsetrnetlaa of ■mall dmber growing in such reserves." It m ght appear that ^ii was the tret move in the mat* tor, but here again the Oove'-nment were the first to take such a step In tlM fall of 1890, the Government had a timber ■ab and ias e rt a d tiw oondiUoja, far tka tte% rimiiMpig the kfi to be Mva in Oaoada.. ThflaoMPA the Ontario timber sale of 1893. IntiMmeaa* tune u agreanent had been made between the Dominion Goremmesit and the United States, under which our trade in sawn lumber had expanded and had become more profitable ; should that position be disturbed and the whole question re- openedt The Government, tiierefere, oonoluded not to re-open •0 ktfge a question for such a small and doubtful benefit, and did not insert the condition. The sale was held, and although an increase of 25 per emt. was made in the timber dues, tb» largest prices ever obtained were paid as bonus, and out of 633 miles sold only 78 miles went to Americans, and from these 78 miles down to this day not one log has been cut for ei^portation. One Canadian who purchased a four-mile limit has sold five millions of feet for export, and this is the entire quantity which has gone out of territory included in the tim- ber sale of 1892. The Government pursued the wiee eooiw OD that oooaiion. It will be seen that Mr. Miscampbell's motion dealt with two distinct questions. It condemned the sale of timber lands without a previous vote of the Legislature, aad it proposed that, in future sales, the condition of manufacture in the Pro- vince of Ontario should be inserted. It mixed up two m^a- ten which had nothing to do with each other. Fires fre- quently occur which render praopt sale of the damaj^ tim- mr aeoeacary, otlMrwiae it goes to waste, as the boring insects get into it. If this motion had passed, such timber could not be sold until the House met and a vote was taken. Th«r« were oth«r ttarong r e a e oa s "mbj the diseretion AoalA iwnaiB with the Government llie manufaciiuring condition was to be a narrower one than was ever proposed or thought of be- fore. It was to oblige the timber to be maaufootared in the Province, so that Quebec mill-owners, who might buy logs from Ontario limits, would be unable to do so any longer, un- less their mills were moved into the Province of Ontario. It waa disoriminatioa afaioat the lumbermen of a sister province. Of oosnat ntdi a nation, which, owing to the time and man- ner of its introduction, could not be amended, did not omn- mend itself to the Honscu mmI io waa voted down br aaialor* ityof 81. ' ^ In 1894 the matter again became an issue, aud the policy of the (}overnment up to that point was approved by their return at the general election of thtti year. Following thi% the U. & Omgnm commM km hmAw ditioiiB in all future lioenaes, and making the CSrown timbar ngoIatioDS conform thereto. It will thus be seen that the (Sovemment took the initial •Iq ^ ngu^Umg th* ansviMtan of kiP in the country three ft OUR PROGRESS years before the belated and contradictory motion of the Opposition, (and which was then only made for political par- poses on the eve of a general election), and have since con- tinued to deal with the important qaeiticm pnmptly and effectually as circumstances mdled tor. A later development was the submission, by oonsent, of theoottstitotkmidi^ of the Aotof 1897-8 to a Trial Court, at ilie inskanoe of sooM of tlie Mieh^jpui huaberiBeii in t e wrt e d . Argument was made before Mr. Justice Street, who gave judgment on Nov. 24, 1899, in favor of the Province on •ifrj pmnt in dispute, thus forming aaa t ha r gimA vislnry ia liitb courts for Provincial Rights. On the 26th April, 1900, Mr. Whitney voted to strike the f^m of $4,825 out of the Estimates, being the amount ex- pended for i««^k> wants most at the presHit mcmient is the enc oiay Mrt of ium labcHwrs and settlns ob her wild lands. Ott tiM MUM day ift was nored by Mr. Carnegie to strike ovft «f the Estimates the sum of $2,600, being tha vote for tlM Western Dairy School, situated at Strathroy. Mr. Whitney talks of establishing three or four Agricul- tural Colleges in Ontario, still, less than a couple of yean afo^ hto voted for the abolition, practically, of a Dairy School wbkh costs the Frovince a trifle and which has been the means of giTing instruction in. btt|t«r and eheese making to a laife number of people. On the 27tii April, Mr. Whitney voted against the Third Beading of tb« KlI providing a land grant to the Algoma Oanlral BaUimy. Mr. Whitney oharaoteriied this land grant as a "phenomenal stCMd," although he afterwards practically apologued for his vote at a meeting held in the Victoria Hall ia the City of Tnonto. Mr. Whitney voted against all the Agreements submitted by the Government in the Session of 1900 for developing the pulp industries of the oonntoy. For instance, he voted on the 27w April against the grant to the Nqngon Palp and Fi^er Mannfaotaring C(nnpany. On tlie mm he voted i^auHl a grant to the Blanche River Pulp and P il f e r Company. On the lOth Anril, be voted Mgttast a grant to the Spanidi River Pd^ tminifmt Oa. B fir. Whitney had hie own wav, no progress would have been made in the develofmient of the piil^ faiMriaB of the coontiy, wUeh are fromotinf settle- BMi^ Mid iridoh have alraady given employment to a great aralMir oi people^ and in the coatae of a few yearb «iU iorm the nnolens of nnall towns in Nortiiern Ontario. It will be seen from the foregoing that Mr. Whitney repre- sents everything that is backward in politics. He has opposed almost everything of any good that has been brought before the House, and has himself proposed almost nothing good, bad or indifferent. He and his followers have seem- ingly done their best to ensure that the Provinoe shall not toavel at a faster paoe than their own. Henoa^ Uieijr ai« aatwally in tlM odd shades of Opposition. ROSS AND PROGRB£HS BOMB PROMINENT FBATURB8' OF THB POUCY OF THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT On Uw 13^ of JttiM, 1901, in a speech delivered at Lyn, near BrarimBe, Hon. George W. Roh, Premier ol Ontario, showed the promises he had made (in 1899) in assuming the FremienUp of Ontario and furnished the most conclusivd proofc dart l^aw promises had been faithfully carried out. At the close of his speech he submitted the-polioy ci Um Gov- ernment of which he intended to ask the verdict of the deefe- OfB at the next general election. In the forefront of that, policy he declared himaeli in favw of the development oi On- tario as follows : (1) The eariy gcttl—iff tt» wyatMjtoi laa^>«f Om PrvTlBce by coloaiuiti**, aai Iqr wm pMiMWMi «rr«Uw»ys taito New •irtario. That part of the Province known as New Ontario oon^ tains about 117,000,000 acres of land and extends nearly 1,000 miles from east to west and ^»at an average of 260 miles from north to south. It is four tiaMi hrger ^an the ana of the lands so far located or assessed in tbe whole Prov- inee. Tbe vart twritory abounds in minend wealth of almost every deeorif^ioB. Odd has been found in paying quantitiaa in the districts lying east of the Lake of the Woods ; the iron btlt is, at least, 600 miles long, varying in width from a few attM to 00 oHi9 miles ; the best nickel mines in the world are along the southern border in the neighborhood of Sud- bary ; oo^pK has been found at various pilaoei to the ncNrth (68) OVR iptOOBISS Premier Ross nails the flag to the nuut. and east of Lake Superior. It is believt^ by some that the most valuable iron mines on the continpnt »r« to be foand in New Ontario. Beudea the mineral wealth of the country, exploring par- ties sent ont in 1900 reported that there were, at least, 16,000 000 acres of land rich and productive as the best land in Old Ontorio. that its forests contained 3,000,000,OOC feet of piM Mid M^000,000 ^8 of spruce, with qdendid water- powers and ample facilities for inland transportation by wi^r. The Qovornment has committed itself to the develop- id this great territory, and there is no project of import- anee to the Province that might more pnmerly rec eive tkm. The ■fpriooltural lands settled ia we eaae propeeUsB M the Und of Old Ontario ooakl Mtflj maintain a populatioo of 2,000,000, and no one can place a limit on the population thai might \)e required adequately to develop iti mineral re- wareee. Odonintioik roada an to be projected into this new country, and surveys are under way for the location of a rail- way to be constructed and owned by the Government, starting at or near North Bay and projecting to the head of Lake Temiscaming. The GoTeminent, having committed itaall to this policy, should be allowed to carry it out. Would it not be a great mistake to imperil the sucoees of this important achraw id development by the removal from office of a Gov* •nmMBt tiiat has taken it in hand Mid Ium given eueh prooie of its capacity to carry it out T The second plank in the Government platform is (S) Tbe mMinrm«tare within the Pr«TiBce. and s« far as practicable hy Caaadlaas* ef the prodacts of mmr fereat, raeh aa pLae and sprace, late laaiher and pilp aad the uaeltlBS aad retaiaff ef ear ariaeral gedigti^ ^"^^ {Su*** **99^ f iir Notiee the comprehensive chaiMlar of this propoeititm. The Government desires that the "aw material of our mines and forests should be manufactured within the Province. The effect of such a policy would be to give 1. Employment to Canadian kbor and thoM prevrat ti» exodus of our own people to other coaiitriei. 3. To find employment for thmt who MM from abroed •nd thoa ia er eaee oar pc^alation. S. To famirii a BMrkei for the agrieeltoriala and maav* facturers of the older parts of the Province and thus increase Uie oiroalation and expenditure of money within the Province. 4. To bafld up towns like Sndbnry, Sault Ste. Marie and similar town* all through the northern district. The census shows that nearly all the increase in the population of Ontario took place in connection with the atUkmtaAtd Orowa hwde Mul the development of our mineral rwoanwi. It should also be noticed that the Govemm<:!ni policy aug- geats the employment of Canadian labor as far as practicable, bdieviz^ ^t oar own pe<^ite have y» first claim up- ■Mnt of her nickel mines. What more could Mr. Whiio^do if be were in power t Why risk a change when to HMWh hM been done and where so maoh is involved 1 The third plank of the Govwnmant policy ia (3) The IncrMue af aar Agriraltana WMlth by tai- prared methods af hathandry, fkrvlt'CrawtaMb dairy- faiK, eold atarace «Bd tha PredaetiM affiMtoaat ■agar, aad kf Mrt Ml WiM tm MiMMM MM«r IM FraTtaee. (1) As to husbandry, apart from what ^ Goveniamit has done in connection with agricultural societies, no one will Jinestion the advantafea derivM by the farmersof Ontario f nnn armors' institotes and tiie w mw e sfu l management of tho Agrfp cultural College at Guelph. At the Convention of those inter- ested in farmers' institutes, held at Buffalo during the Fan- Amerioan Expooitioa, the institutes established in Ontario were admitted to be the beet, so far as known, in the world. Americans, who are not disposed to discount their own insti- tutions, frankly confessed that the eoarse of lectures was broader, and that for the 'same ezpMiditiiro ol mon^ more than ten times as many people were reached In Ontario as fai the United SUtes. In spite of the carping of the Opposition the Ontario Agricultural College still holds the first position among the colleges of Amerioa for tiie pra^kal diaraelar of its courses of study, and the value of its scientific investiga- tions with respect to everything pertaining to the fannei^s Toeatitm Hie Oovemnmife aamres the people of Ontario that its efforts for the improvement of agriculture will b eeoap tinued in order that ^le wealth, and that means the eowfar t aad prospari^ of tba funaen of iko eoai^t amp ha increflised. The subject of fruit-growing is in cr ea ning daily in iiMork- awa M Chiiailiaii fiwli baaoasa better kamia tha BHtish ovB pmoomiM 9t mAricH. The competition at the Pfcn-AmerleMi htm Aown IIm* me fruit-growers have studied this branch of indastry more nuoceMfully than the fruit-growen of the Unit«rt StatM. The aid which they have reoeived from Um Ontario Gown, ment has been no small factor in securing this pre-eminence. The chief requisite now in order to make fruit-growing one of tha »ott proBti^ iadvilriM of the ProvinflOb <■ to txlMd onr system of cold storage throughout the fruit distnoti, and to aecura cold storage continuously over vemment potter with rMpoel to dairyinf ia abandAntlr prored by the eetaUiahmwit o( l.tOS eheewnetories, end SUS ereemeiiee in 1H99. It wet only et the laH leMfaMi of the Oaterio LegMfty that the elbrte ol the Oofernnmit were tMieuked towardilM promotion of the beetroot industry. Canadieni eonsame annwlly abovt 140/)00,000 lbs. sugar, every ponnd of which ii imported from aaiM fonigB •ootttry. Qttmma pg^ew all her own sugar, and exports 160,000,000 wortn. Wnam •)bo more than supplies the wants of her own people. It haa be«i found after the most careful ezperimente both as to suH and climate Ontorio is even better adapted to the growth of sugar beets than either Fraaee or GenBaay, and tte Qi ^ 1mm Province for reclaiming undrained lands ritm tfca Government prai^aedaieistanoe the legislation of the aeaaion of 1900. Bvery mi* «f kad ao reebimed witt add to the assessment of the munieipaiilgr Md to tha h«dtli aadwrnlth ef the P|»> fha fcaHh phak ta Hia m mI ili t ti wi fc: C4> Tha axteaalMi of aar trada with Creat Brltala IB lU Batml irMlMtai tat «i»Mially to lMrM^^ ea^ From the last available trade returns with Great Britain (see Statistioal Year-Book 1900, pace 110), it appears that Great Britda imported 609,604 head of cattle, of which 94,> 660 wei ^ from Canada, 821,229 from the United Statee, 86,- 862 from the Ai^ntine Republic ; of sheep Great Britain imported 607,755, of which 63,930 were from Canada^ 121,- 030 from the U.S., and 382,080from the Aige&tine BapaUioi of horaes Great Britain imported 43,899, of wUak 4,7^ ««ro tnm OiaaJ^ aad jj^lW tiw VtMmtilim fteCtop. ▼iaoa. oum VBO«ftitt n 9 B% believes th«t • much larger trade than now eiUrte ;;"Mbe eeUbli.h«d b.l««» OmuuU ""^ 0"^.^"*"^.^ ^ v oogh trade , nd eorrmaw. com m i«r*^J»^^y t- . purview of the Dominion Government, it « believedth^ our Provincial Govornment cm wwler aseuitMice in F««»J*; Z ^ trade. p*rlieri>riy i» •^--^f ''i^li in^ ■^ifi^TlSL. fai te 4>«»d beef that the -pecW tie. horaes and sheep to the BritUh market ie bom lM«rnoni •nk «neo>i^^ With suitable abattoirs for the preparation rfdSSbeef the difficllici wd expense of transportation SrfdbTgreatly reduced mA the profiU of ^^^'•^«7^PS[• S^tely incrsLed. In 1899 Great Bntein impor^ SToie lbs. dfc-b berf. of wWch only lO-^^J'^^^^ge^ ■uDDUed by Cteda, while the U.S. supplied 288,723,2»b ibe., SSTA^tilia^New Zealand 83.288.016 Iba. The Qgr- •nuacBl anmee if the distant Commonwealtti of Amtnna tSTSfft^iTifl *H* on the market. Canada less than one- thirdof the distance and more "aV^ i*e. should be able to in«ea«> it. maH*^ and il need b^^ 0;;^^t is p.*p«^ to encourage this tri^dire^y from 09B PBOOBItg done for the U.S. ought to be done here, and can be done if undertaken in the proper way. The Province of Ontario is fairly well stocked wiui horses, cattle and sheep adapted to the markets of the world. If greater oertainty were obtained for the sale of these animals the number available could be increased threefold. This wookl mean, as in other oaisi, aon labor, more money in cinnktioB, better fsrtiliMtioB of o«r iMMbaadfrwtoroertaintgraeto MwMg. TaMSHK-Jbamy, I am ashnmed of you. You have ( own, and you an a poor copier. The fifth plank in the Liberal platform is : Is Hm ImI Cew years 1,250,000 acres have been withdrawn ■ llMb e r H w i i with > Tiwr l» tfc» r t p fttnuifcia rf jiim. -Lwit tan vemn MO also contains over l,OW,gw £?lISi^^tSohave yielded annuaKy for the last thirty oMoyyeMs M •Hill ^— — («) The iMMTeaeBt ketter t UOwnnvBH* pill — — ' lighwayi awl the reMval ef "slveral V«»rt atfo ihe QoTemment appointed a Good B«S.'SiJSione7?or the p»r,««. of i"^?;^"^;^ bSSm in the oonstruotion of highways, wj* the mort Urt session (1901) $1,000,000 were set ap-t rihTTl^^rov^nt of »»ig^r«s^^psrris""«^^ for the purchase by the mnmcip^tiee of toll roww. «^ mi^iilities avail themselves of these M h S to be hoped they will, every county in the siiVl^ letter ^Bhways, and the expense of bringing agn- Th. inditkm of tolls will be hailed by erery perm ^ ^ niimriimV we the highways of the Provmce. tU wv«alh plank of the Government policy is /y\ Tk« rentatleB ef rates fer paweMf the oltlmate control ef HMh rattwajn •pItoB ef the LcclaUtnre. 'revlBce, at the Under the Railway Act of the Dowrfoa ^ •^'JT MoUd with the Dominion system of railways are ander th, of the DoBiinion Governnwn^ "jTti^JffiSr •ZTttld freight. In vlwr of the importance to the prodeow SToX tS^Portation, the Provincial Govermn«it omU M^nJITtfreafc Mrvioe in securing oontrol over railway* ient with the railway company ^^^^^'^^ tmmtii m. snlMkiT. In the charters greatea wr vdo oat SA tE^^ Central and the Manitoulin and North S^^wl^Ontario GoTemmenthyt fonredto xU^M thk peww— a powwr which it u pn^poooa w ^^^ -if-., n OQB llOiiBASS mpeot to all fbtura charters. It has also reserved to itself tiM right at pnrohase in the Maniftoaliii and North Shon Railwaj •! fm md of tttem jeem Vi^km some eealNl it obtained over transportation, the railway companies ean absorb more than a proper share of the profits of the mana- faotnrer and the fanner, and anj government thai proteeti these classes in this respect is flprw^jr jOTlMitim wm kjm- este of Um whole people. Rose— I almara trost the people. The eighth plank of the GovernnMnt policy Is : Tr AiiiiB mmwmmiBFmn^ The Oovemment WMis not to stiii (tM fHl Mpil to the devdopment <^ Ontario. If we fcftvt Utt tuSlk eowife cafM to bring them to the sarfaoe ol ikm mrth aaf MwH i the tax- OUR PBOOBIB0 1* The ninth plank ol the Government policy is : OntMio hiM air— rlj an exoellent municipal tjt^mn^ l»t JiL ^ite ProTinoe new wants arise, calling for lavs mmr iwirs amendment frwa tune to tUM. "» ttovor IliMir laws and other laws afifecting the monOsofSepwple. A Government that hae done l o^mnA on tbeae lines already may certainly be MmIIi Mdp a fseih > lakym havsi OVB PBOORK8S TIm tjnth jdaak of tha Government policy is : The nil I Mi u iw w i n i ne d that Any legislation with- in the oompetenee of *• ffc wr fawhl Ooiittitation sbsll be en- foreed, and that the Legislative Assembly shall not subordin- ato ill yimn to the Dominion Government, nor allow the Dii^hiiuii U be pMtnitted to aSeet the pnmr and honait cowne of mf^Ar Ham. The sanctity of the ballot box and the independence the oleetorate shall be folly prolaetcd, aad aTeiJ wui shaU be •Uowed to ezerdM the right ol hmMm tm fy lid witlwrt «k1«mi Miflnenrr as far as Acta «i AiMmMIMM^IM^*^ ^Ml i» the exMwe of tUanilit. The ewventh plH« •'••'•eviMMBa P«"»ey w . m\ TiM appMcntlM sMmd prlaclplM c^Mp OUR PROORB88 n talBAutrlal p«rralta,Acrtcalt«ral MhMit It mid 1m impoMibto in tb« Hailto to which this sUte- SMttt is oonflned to disooas m large a qoMtion m tb* adioo) •ytteB of Ontario in all its departments. Its sncoesi ia bati MM In th« inteUigenoe and good conduct of the people who have ooM nnderlti hifluMM^ ia the skill which oar work- ingmen display in aU tht iadtailriMof the "Prvfiam, i& lb* ■uooess of our nurmers in their daily pursaits, and their saperi- ority in oompetitimi with the faraiers of other countries, in tbeldgb rtawfing of our oolleges and universities, and in the reputation whiw Canadians nave made for themselvee all OT«r the English-speaking world. A school system cannot be rwj defective that produces the results above specified, and which has called forth the most flattering tee t i moni a l a from those who have studied it and eompared it with ths sjst— af Mr. Mathtsoo, ILP.P., making (or the OppodtioD, dsaouiaal the osnossslnn to the Ksewatm Pulp Gompaay as sd "oatrsgeons sad wtadnsl " pcoposal. This rstrogiwis mUoo on tlie part of Um Oppostttoa was so hostile to tho true interests of the Provinoo, so onatotollealty (tetmotivs, that Mr. O. F. Martw, M.P.P., North f^Qoto, a DNnineat and aUo membw of the Opposition, and for- mmtf leader of the Ooasarrativs party ia Proviadal pditios, was HDed to hraak wiUi his party aad simport the advaaoe d«vekm> ipMaj of the OoTemmaat, which ho(ua when be voted with the OniMBinsiit oa the Keewatia Pulp Oooese ri o w , He had voted, he mM, wUh his perty egsiMt the SMnish Rhrer Oooosssion, but he did Ms ss a |BB9 MM^ lai iigr "* his own oonviotioQB. He had tried te MiliBsw ra—i»sUnB to Us own way of thiakfaif, but faOilgfii Mdi he had ssmMM aat to bh|d hiaiwlf down to party iiuss uMiliM J la the hMsMls ef tiM Provisos, whieh were, he aaeeinm thebet that it shews that the ii r i l spsi t fsBnto, who sits at the back of Mr. Whitney, regretted that he could not do himself the pleasure oi beiotf present. We never heard of Mr. Whitney denoonoinc me * b r a—n ' briber, any more than be has deaoonoed tlM *Brawi- ing Brood of Briber-.' who attempted to huy up a whole Leg- isUture with money in the shwe of tl.OOO.OO billa. (AppUuise.) Ifr. WMtnsfy will never get Ihe penple to tdra muf rtodr fai the honesty and sincority of his denunciation of political oor- rupUon applied to Liberal offenders only, when by hie nknoe hBffir— ecmmt to and wderaes the glaring eorraallwi yr»»- tfaiftty mewihew of hli owb party in hie own aadue 11 intMPNto. Naitber doM Mr. Whitney condemn the evident of tlw Ooiiaenr»Uve party »t ih« Umt d«ctiun Ui buy tip the eleotoKto. Mr. Whitney's powing m a politiciil purint and ehampkm redroMer of political wrungn, and hin counten- anoing and tacit, if not espreswd, apfMvva! of the unspeak- abl* poUkical corruption of his party aMociat— , oonstitutM Um MMt transparent hypocrisy in the annate of politioal IHiMiitinni (Hoar, hear.) " WBmm— If I only oouM get this melon to grow to theoe vino«. OUB F^OaRlSB '* HE WAS A FIB8T-0LASS MAN." It wu proved before the Public Acoonnti Committee, Ottawa, that wholesale frauds were perpetrated throvghoat ^;%n^A during the Dominion general election of 1896. The oomnriraoy was hatched in the Torj headquarters, King Stoeet, Toronto. One, IVeefaoni, went up from Ontario to Manitoba, stating that he came from the Tory organization in Toronto. Mr. N. Boyd, the Conservative' candidate in Mar- quette, to whom IVeebom wm seat^ tekgnipbed to TombIo and veeaiTed in answer WM m inrt'4teM mma in North Braee.** Freeborn was thereupon employed in the elections, and his employment was for the express purpose of teaching deputy returning officers how to manipulate ballots. In this nefari- ous business he was helped by two men named Anders(m and Waller. These three worthies went throu|^ the Prorinee into several constituencies, and it was proved by incontestable evidence that they instructed many deputy returning officers, through whoae crimes hundreds of Tory faaBoto were mbstitut- ed for Liberal ballots. Several of the criminals confessed their guilt ; pioaeoutions were entered against others. A few WON M •* the Mte at Wlim^ and MXM o( tlMMWwe eonvicted. This manTreebom swore that he got certain instructions from one Turner, who told him th^ were from the CcmserfOr live headquarters in Toronto. These instructions read>- <• We have the printing of the ballots, therefore a sufficient number should be printed extnf to en- able the dqpoty returning officer to have them marked for our oaadidate and ready to use after the ^ count, to replace those read out wrongly to the scrutineers. Or the deputy returning officer can have them marked and fokted in his pocket to slip into the box in idaoe of aa oppodtim baUot the opportunity happens. This, of course, will occur quite frequently if we have control of both of OUB PR0QRSS8 •or men, not s prominent one, but a suppoeed kioker, for initanoe, apply to the opposition to be pat on M Mratineer inside. They are generally short of workers, and a few plausible men will turn the election in a close constituency. Or the maaoaa write to their headqoartora for leratiiwer p^ere W be lives in the country. ** Efforts should be made to make theee BMtb- odt work in wudt that give tho IimtImI oppontion votob WtattiMfli FoUer. Having oo&trol of both sr atineers, a large vote am be polkd->dead and abeent voters, can have their ballots marked— there is no redrMi; if bothicratineers were preeent. **A iriend^ constable rfwvld be present to keep the pdl etauf «< «d in^tivo The deputy returning officer should be a reli- aUe, sharp and plausiUe man, eo that if we do get control of the oppoeitkm scrutiaee', he can. OUR PB0GB8SS wImb the ooantiog time arrives, ask both scrn- ^o»3n to tain » piaee <^ p*par •»! reeord the vote of their oamKdate as he reads the hidkt^ whidi have been emptied on tlie table. He will then have a chance to read out wrongly, so that a majoritj can Whttmcrlml be secured for our candidate. The ballots should be jMit back into Uie box -as quickly as they are read. OUR PR0ORB88 K "[Spoiled ballots can be mode sure by a little dootoring. Opposition ballots can be spoiled bv the had oat of » lead pencil ftMtened vnder the little finger with beeswax, drawn across opposite oar can- didates' name in opening the ballot. '* If you eumot get control of oppositton icra* tineers, have your deputy returning officer annoanoe that he is against you, so as co lead him astray if powttde." THE OPPOSinOH POUOT. ** The Ontario political menagerie is increasing in freakidi- ness and quantity. Putting Mr. Mowat's last wonderfal con- tribution first, it now concludes : — An cid war bmne seated in a saddle. Another old horse that took the blind staggers on hearing Mr Ross speak. A calf with a cough. An old white bull without a tail. The ram Dan without a progeny. The ^olws-strkskea inmates . A day or two afterwards the said Scully came to me and said, ' $100 is toomnoh. We will help you in your business and will see that you get your license, and you ought to be satisfied with $60.' I sud, ' AU right.' Scally then showed me a bank <^ef|ie for $60, signed by the proper officers of the Conam»> tive Assodation, as I was informed. Scully then said, < This efaat^ wiU faeplaoed ia the htnda of Stoiaff andJiald byMm mutiX alter the eleotion irikl when it will be handed orer to JO*.* • • • • • • A few days afterwards I saw Stumpf when he said, ' You need some clothes and you better take that $50 oat with me in clothing.' . . . Between the election trial and the first of April of the present year (19l I received cloth- ing from the said Stumpf to the extent of 50 which has been piddfor by said Stumpf as agreed." Mr. Whitney challenged the Qovemment to investigate the West Elgin eleotion, and assured the people that they would never dare to do so. The Government, however, accepted the diaUepge^ and appointed a Royal Commission of these judges wUtk power to enquire fally into any alleged acts of wrong- doing on the part of any official connected with the election. The JttdgM were His Honor Judge McTavish, of Carletcm OooB^, His Hcmor Judge Barron, of Perth County, and His Honor Judge Morgan, of York County. Mr. George H. Watson, K.C., of Toronto, was appointed as Counsel. The Oommimtion sat for day* taJnng evidenee, and OTerybody, in- oloding Mr. Whitney, was invited to produce evidence in miiport of any charges of wrong doing. Every polling sub- dhrmon was carefully enquired into, and the famous Pritofaett was sabposnaed by the sulicitors appointed by the Oovem- ment (not by Mr. Whitney or the Tory party), and gave his evidence. He cut a sorry figure in tlus witnes»>boz. He admitted that he had been a fugitive from justice, and had lived in Detroit for months afndd to return to Canada. He ■aid that he had been visited there by Mr. Samuel Barker (then T ing in Vfimiaor^ and induced to swear to an affidavit in con- nection with the West Elgin election in consideration of im- munity from prosecution if he should return to Canada. A fffettj bargain indeed ! Pritohett UM a tele of wrong«d(4ng which was denied by a number of respectable men, and His Ht, ikk^ Uaetij deniod m it ia m aforoMud." And yet Mr. Whlinqr prtt«Mi« to bdior* whs* «h» jvdgw ooald not, and wants Uie people to do the aama. He also aiki ua to believe Shanti and Boaaard, both d wbom haTe admitted that their eTidenee was boaght I for one^ nad n }iMmi§ Oo n w »vn >tf n» th« Mgr. SoBM of my r ea a oaa for ladt of oonfidenoe in the preft> enllaiMhrof tiMOpporftioB are mmhodM 1m «ha teffoi^ pages, and these I submit to the electors of the Prorinot of Ontario, relying on their oalm deUbaratkm and wise deddoo. Toronto^ Out. 0. B. Maan.