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SEPTEMBER 11, 1915

guns 1; 1

In the old bad days under the Liberal regime the Inspectors drew

their monthly salaries and stayed at home, or at the best made one visit perannum. The Educational System ofthe Liberals was nothing less than vicious; it put a premium on incompetence, laziness and inef- ficiency. The teachers were starved and neglected, the schools impov- erished and in some instances shut down. The school _inspectors drew their salaries and cared not whether the schools were in existence or not. All that is now changed, and as the Superintendent of Education' shows, frequent and thorough inspection and careful supervision of the work of the teachers and_ schools have contributed their share to the present

hopeful educational outlook.

School teachers, school managers and parents would as soon revert

to the dreadful times of maladministration in scholastic affairs as they would accept The Patriot as an authority on anything appertaining to the Administration of the Province.

Never in the histor of Prince Edward Island has education been

in a better condition or fhe prospects brighter. Another four years of Conservative administration will see education improve by leaps and bounds, for the Government has an educational policy-which the Lib-

erals have not.

In his annual report the Superintendent of Education says: "The

year covered by this Report has been marked by steady and substantial progress. The enrolment, which in 1889 had reached its maximum of 23,045, declined almost steadily till, in 1912, it stood at 17,078. _ Since

.ernment and others. Min] Palmer's in- d discreet speech at Pownal on Friday First Minister. During his visit to To- night was one of the worst exhim. ronto. two or three years ago. he im-

' pressed himself upon all those who

tions l ever listened to from a public heard mm speak and met mm persom

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ment of their party to remain in. the

a character which was in vogue here in

sent Government and have turned to m the obsolete and obnoxious method of vicious abuse of members of the Gov- le

1118!). al

Slander and nasty innuendo are the a

methods on the 16th inst.

then the movement has been continuall u ward. ln 191 the enrol- P

work of the schools.

"In the School Report of 1911, the then Superintendent of Educa-

tion, Dr. Anderson, after referring to the hopelessness of his task, the falling off of the number of pupils enrolled, and the considerable de-

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merit was _17_,555, an increase of 477 over that of the preceding year, ,__,; ,___, _ - 4 - , _ _ - :B Provincial pnoblemm ML Mathm This year it is 18,069 or 514 more than that of last year, a gain of 991 _ __ . _ _ _ |50" ,B 8 worthy representative of his

in two years.896The alverage daily attendpnce reached its maximugn of ~- ' - ` ` - -» part of the Dominion and may easily, 1 , 12 in 1 am its minimum o 10,511 in 1911. ince tliefi there has been a steady improvement. ln 1912 it was 10,916, an increase of 405 over that of the preceding year. 10,511 in 1911. Since then there has been a steady improvement. In 1912 it was 10,916 an increase of 405 over that of the preceding year.l 'In 1913 it was 11,003, a further increase of 87. This year it is 11,173 which is 170 better than that of the preceding year, a total gain of 662

in the three years. From statistics already in the Education Office, it .UUTER T°WER AND A DREDGE _

is safe to say that the school year ending june 30th, 1915, will show a AT WORK'

still more marked improvement in these respects. This steady increase " `

in enrolment and attendance, after a long period of continuous decline,

is most encouraging and shows clearly that deterioration has been check- ‘ll

ed and dehnite progress has been begun.

“This progress shows itself not only in increased enrolment and

larger daily attendance, but chiefly in the keen sense of duty, the greater skill and the more enthusiastic spirit of the teachers, in the higher quality of instruction and in a rapidly growing public interest in the

crease in the average daily attendance, is constrained to add :-

"There is, I am sorry to say, already observable a weakness in the

morale of the teachers. a loosencss in their regard for obligations, a carelessness in their attitude towards accuracy, and a limpncss of fibre in the performance of their school duties.”

And further on hc says :-

Another and very serious result of the present educational condi-

tion is the scarcity of qualified teachers which has to a greater degree than formerly rendered it necessary to grant permits, to temporary teachers-to me a very distasteful and objectionable course if the stan- dard ofqualification is to be maintained.”

The striking words quoted above, though doubtless true .of the

time in which they were written, could not be used to cliaracterize the conditions that exist today. Now the educational outlook is extremely hopeful; the enrolment and the attendance are both increasing; the teachers, with very few exceptions. are working faithfully and are showing a constantly increasing skill and a very keen desire to excell; the granting of permits to temporary teachers has completely ceased. The greater consideratioii shown to teachers during the past few years, the very substzlntial increases made in their salaries, the better training which they now receive, I/lc freqncilt and thorough iils/mcfion nd carc- ful .ru/Jen/i:1`on of .rclmols non' made possible by the afifioiutmciit of a .rulficicnf number of competent illrpertors and the cheque in the rourrc of studies, 'wllifll sfcks to place the emphasize, in school work, 011 the traiping of boys and girls for life in their own communities. have all contributed their share to tlie__pre_§_9_l]§__l,}0l?9flll edllcallollal °llll00l‘-H

While our “million acre farm” has, like many of the individual

farms of which it is composed, been fairly successful and always afford- ed a substantial living., it remained for the Commissioner of Agriculture, Hon. Murdock McKinnon, to effect the transformation from pioneer to modern conditions. The development of agriculture in the past few years has been phenomenal. Machinery has been set in motion which places our Province in the forefront among the agricultural countries of the world, and while, necessarily, in so short a time, the work has been largely foundational, it has been widespreadiiig and effective and cannot fail to increase the harvests in the years to come.

Realizing the need of modern methods one of the first acts of the

Commissioner of Agriculture on assuming office was the establishment of educational short courses for farmers. The enthusiasm with which our farmers, young and old, took hold of this method at once demon- strated its need and its popularity. At the classes first held there was an attendance of about 500 farmers, a record unparalled in any gther Province of Canada in proportion to population. And the following years were equally successful. Over a thousand of our young farmers have through this means received a grounding in agricultural education, the fruits of which will be reaped through all the coming years.

Coincident with this movement was the organizatioii of \Vonien’s

Institutes, of which there are now over thirty, scattered all over the Province, and working in conjunction with the schools and the homes. This branch of the Agriciiltiiral Department has enlisted the co-opera-

, tion of hundreds of women throughout the Province who have entered ~~» ' heart and soul into the work of raising the standard.. of our schools

brightening the rural life and making the Province a more attractive

i _ place to live in. In Ontario much of the progress evident in agricul-

tural lines is attributed to the influence of \Vomcn’s Institutes in this

_ ~ Province and we have no doubt the Institutes in this Province will play ff{§,.`» ~'~_li_g»f- _- an ‘equally important part in the development now in progress.

'-il 1-‘T Demonstration work in orchards, begun by experts from the Agric-

ultural Colleges. and now conducted by our own people; the organiza- tion of egg circles,' of stock breeders’ associations, of fruit growers, of seed growers, all these are part of the machinery set in motion or made

' more efficient by the Commissioner of Agriculture since he assumed

office, and now being quietly and efficiently qiperated.

These movements and activities natura ly led to the greatest move

of-all. the introduction of agricultural education into oursehools and

,gigg Prince of Wales College. What this will mean to a purely agricul- .;f.'l‘, - Y tural Province like ours is inestimablc and will be a large factor in the , ,_ future development of the Province. _ _ 1, _ `§ The bringing together of these various organizations and merging li , ° ' , them intoa general educational movement was a piece of administrative i'-l~' fi work that reflects the greatest credit upon I-lon. Mr. McKinnon, the ,__-43' efficient hcad of this department, and has elicited iinsfinted praise from l - educationalists and agriculturists in our' sister Provinces as wcll as from

`-';;ll» ~ our own people.. Under his management the Agricultural Department " has become a living, active force, as have all the other departments of

l g” ‘ our progressive Government. The Department is now_ actively

' I. represented in each of the Counties of the rovincc by a district repre-

‘_ ~ , sentative, and it remains for the farmers to make the igrnost use of t_he 1 3,, 1:., advantages thus , placed within their reach. Through the district

'lf iirf representatives are in touch not only with the Provincial Depart- f` , merit, but ,with e Federal De rtment and also with the agricultural ` ‘“‘1" colleges of _the Dominion, and tgiiough all these, with all that is modern

md veto-safe _ill a1ifi¢_v_lw_f=- '_ _ _' _ _ _ _ _

__ Department of Agriculture.

When the Mathlesori Government 2

came into power it was faced with a n mllllon and seventy-two thousand dol~ I. lar mortgage on the llliind. l

cumulatlng a further liability of $45,- 000 per annum

own, for there was the lien of one mil-|

The Mathieson Government came ln- 1

The prospects now are that in twen- h

whole of the indebtedness of the Prov- 5

Government for puhlic'debt. 5 Who would go back to then,-Dreadful

days of Liberal Maladmlnlstratlon with the mortgages. debt and financial ruin?

No intelligent farmer would dream

of lt.

ll ,_

Sir:-The Liberal party made a John S. Willison is :Editor-, has this to great mistake in allowing the manage- say about Premier llathloson: `

hands of-the “PatriotMachlne"l1itlio ward Island should result in the re- present Electlon. The platform dis- turn of the Mathieaon Government to cussions by these msn have assumed power by an emphatic majority. Dur-

slxty years uso. namely 1wfS_°l1Hl an the island iiilieli better administra- HlJ“l° °f Olllwnents. They cannot find tion than was previously enjoyed. The fault with the good works of the pre- Premier Mr. John A. Mathleson. is a

id not fully develop until he became

, P 6- __ s a serious speaker. he has also a

.stock in trade of these men And I am lighter vein which delighted his audi- sure the Electors will resent their ence. *

get his interesting talka on-the oyster

I Rm' S|,._ etc" fisheries and other Prince Edward ls-

land industries.Whenever he travels he "‘ L01- 49, is an active and effective advertising

agent for the attractions of his native

n understanding of National na well

if he chooses, have a career in the Federal arena. Though the poll is to be taken on September 16th, the Lib- erals are reported by the island press as unable to settle upon a leader."

esponse to a petition. That shows hat Governor Rogers alone is re-

There was no prospect. under the

Liberals of reducing this mortgage; iggiiliisiibltii' itll" M? gavig Schuman

on the other hand the Island was ac- `A

A word or two or a message over the

» it

Rumi Stark' 5l‘"l“g ful" “cod '"3' another quibble of Mr. David Schur- No farmer could call his farm his man»s_

lion and seventy-two thousand dollarrshows the same handiwork No one 0" ‘3Vel`Y farm lll the Island- objects to Temperance Meetings be-

l° P°W¢" ifld lfl "1"" ll‘°l`¢ Wir! "°‘ ings are held-on the eve of an election dU°¢d ll'\° '"°"lfl3fl¢ ll? 599300- for to express purpose oi’ slandering

lv years Of Conservative rule. ths'men11l<eMr_Me1<1nnon and Mr. Prow-

. g eem by t e

l"C€ Will be Wlved out. and every farm- whole community, it surely is time el' Wlll be free Hilti U¥lll'amlI10ll€d l1Y| for Christian people to arouse them-

clves and stop such hypocricy.

rite-'roronto Neva, *in which sli-

"The general election in Prince Ed-

g its three ye rs of office it has giv-

an of character and abilltg. “A definite success as pposition ader, his capacity for public affairs

ly as aman of arts and fore Gifted

“None of his hearers will soon for-

rovince. A staunch Canadian, with

THE l’llllllll‘S lllSP|lllll;

Sir,-~Mr. Davlil..Schurmaii was up nd down the Patriot stairs,-very usy all day on Friday, and his efforts re thrown on the first page of the aper. First there is a letter with his wn signature, admitting the Gover- or pardoned the prisoners in jail in

e ie amc o ie ovcrnment.

n advice does not need to be written

elephone is sufficient. This is only

Another letter "Sneering at Prayer,"

ng opened by prayer, but when meet-

onourable, temperate, good-living

e who are held ln hi h est h

I am, Sir, etc.,

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"" At present the worldis _in astute

of. war and turmoil auch as tpe world bsalaievor-known. The Brit sh Em- pire is in death-grips with a foe as cruel and relentless aa ever experi- enced in the annals of history.

The United Kingdom is calling to

,her children to come to her tllist-~ iince.

The Dominion of Canada has re-”

sponded in a manner which bca slvsn heart and strength. courage and rl- newed hope to the Motherltnd. »

Prince Edward Island is doing her

share in response to the appeal. and _the Mathieson Government has pledg- ed its assistance in behalf of the Pro- vince to the laht man and the last cent.

Already we have done much; a

great deal more remains to be done; and the Government is at present working in the utmost harmony with the Dominion Government and the De- partment of Militia and Defence in de- vising and carrying out schemes of assistance and defence. -

What would -be the result of a

iWORK IN CARLETON POINT

_change of Government at such a .junc- ture? _

Nothing less than deplorable. The Grits have chosen as their

leader the most notorious Little Can- adian in the Province.

They have placed as their standard

bearer a man who insulted the milit- ary authorities in the Province. and who openly avowed himself an op- ponent of military organisation.

They have selected as their chief

representative a man who failed ut- terly to maintain the reputation of the island for hospitality, and who declin- ed to issue invitations to Government House to the Empire's Representa- tives on the Royal Dominion Commis- sion who visited the Province at the outbreak of the war.

They have given the first place in

their councils to a mari who has taken no active part in any of the patriotic movements in the Island, and who re- fused, though given the opportunity, to address a recruiting meeting in his native town of Aiberton since he re- tired from Government House.

Does this loyal and patriotic Pro-

vince desire to have as its chief Min- ister of the Crown a man pf' such call-

TEMPERANCE.

brc and antecedcnts? '

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Orr readers have been supplied by us from time to_iime with com-

parative statements showing the benefits which the Pf0Vll1C¢ has ‘l_“-l'lV\‘-Sl from the change of Government three yearsago. Under_ the Liberals the Province was steadily going from bad to w0l'S¢.._ D¢¢pBr and deeper into debt were the farmers being gunged by ll\¢ 835- Kfafl 3_l1d §l‘0SS incompetence of the clique which _d kvpl ¢ C G0V¢l‘\\m$“l in HS hinds- for twenty ears. They fooled the farm¢_1'S`1 flll€d_ lll°l[__°_W¥\ glpclfets and fgngnqll g;_id1b;¢|;¢ned_, on the-grevenues-offthe _Pi'o__vii1co‘-w ile the public service starved, public Y/Ofll! ¢f\1'lll’l¢*,l»f°f'°fll“» *_-,lld *PQ 5005-14# ,farmers were driven from- their Island home to- ¢l_§velDE_.'l¢Sa _f¢_ftlle_ but better -governed lands elsewhere. _ For twenty years, y fraud, _misre- resenfation, bribery and_corl'_uption tl1lS Cllqlle of so-called Liberals ‘liept control of the Island treasury, mismanaged its alfairS. obtained snug billets for themselves and their favorites, while the farmers ‘were allowed to struggle and toil against adyerse circumstances with no prospect whatever of improving their position. Bu_t there came a day when the farmers rose in their wrath and 'vent their vengeance on the greedy, grabbing, grafting ghouls driving them to political graves, un- wept, imhonored and unsung. . _ _ _

In their places the farmers rctumed men of honor and integrity,

men who thought more of patriotism than pelf, duty than dalliance; the interests of the' farmers than the interest of _favor1tes,_ the welfare of the Province than the advancement of_self-interest. And what has been the result? In three years the Province has risen on the ashes of its dead self. Today, instead of being a by_-word as the pau- _per Province of Confederation, ,it holds the prpud distinction of being the most prosperous Province in Canada's wide dominion. Today, Prince Edward Island is the envy and wonder of the world, the farmers iare the more prosperous and contented on the American Continent. Last year, after three years of Conservative rule, the. farmers realized $2,ooo,oo0,more for their crops than in the next best year in the Island’s history. The debt of the Island has been decreased by some $90,000; $155,000 has been spent on permanent public works, annual deficits have

been relegated to limbo, and in their place annual surpluses are the ffule. In order that our readers may fully appreciate t e significance ` of the change we have here set out in parallel columns the comparative records of Grit and Conservative rule. The tale the figures tell is so clear and emphatic that they must convince the most skeptical of the Government’s critics, not excepting The Patriot. We trust the farmers .will cut this out and preserve it for ready reference.

GRIT RULE _

-Total debt at December 1911 when Liberals went out of

power. , _ ` $1-072.59577

Debt in 1891 when Liberals came into power _ 171,931.99

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Increase in Debt in 20 years under Liberal Administration 900,663.78 Average yearly deficit for 20 years under Liberal _ -

Administration 45,033.18

Expended on capital account and permanent works in 20 ` _

years under Liberal Administration 218,688.24

Average annual expenditure on Capital Account and

Permanent Works under Liberal Administration ' 10,934.41

` CON SERVATIVE RULE _ _

Debt at December 31, 1914, after 3 years of Conservative _

Administration $983»354.49

Decrease in Debt for 3 years of Conservative Administration 89,241.29 Average yearly decrease undcr Conservative Administration 29,747.10 Expended on Capital Account and Permanent Works for

3 years under Conservative Administration , 153,871.51

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THE NEW CAR FERRY STEAMEH.

Probably never in the history of the ll

Government candidate. has not l l

ernment luis devoted much valuable

$46,000, and probably will entail anoth- “

long public career has nothing to his credit, except what he has attained

through the gubernatorial office.

political life- of any country has there that after attaining the hlghest l’“b` been such contemptible meanness ex- llc 'lmce his Klng and C°“"l'ry can hibned as that _Shown by a certain confer upon him, steps directly down section of Grits in the First Dlslnel or "°'“ ‘hal "lg" "ld ‘llg“l“°‘l °“l°°- l° Prince. The Hon. Charles Dalton. the mlm ml the hualmgs for some °lher

on y petty office, and to oppose a man who

represented the district satisfactory has give" as mum to his collnlry as and well, but as li member nf tha Gov- he (Mn rmgersl has lake" fmm ll'

time and attention to the furtherance meet with the “pr°l'“l °f rlgh"`thl“k` of the public health of the Province. lllg l‘lb°'“ls' "_lh° Llbenls °f th” in this connection ML Dana" has pm, l~lr.st District had_really_ desired to sented a Sanitarium to his native Pro- C°"l°sl Mr' Dan” 5 sem' ‘nd mls is Vince wmch has “ready cost mm generally denied. the opportunity was

er $4.000, or $5,000 before comp|e¢|0n_ the fruits of office dry--and still greed-

Mr. 'Benjamin Rogers, who has so ttle regard for the fitness of things,

The action of Mr. Rogers does not

ot for one who has already sucked

y thlrsts for more.

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THE ROCKY PIER.

A good deal han been heard at elec-

tion meetlngn about the Dog Tax. and it ls evident that some people do not iinderatnntl its history and effect. while -the Grit eandldiilcs never fail to make party capital out of it. .

The history of this tax is as follows:

In the report of the Liberal Commis- sioner of Agriculture, Mr. John Rich-

lt is expected that this magnificent gift will be ready for formal opening and handing over the the people of this province for all time within the next six weeks or two months. Nover has such generosity been experienced by the people of this Province; never sympathy more adequately expressed for tho suffering in our midst than by l this philanthropic and beneilcent lift. |

Yet in the public services of this;

generous do_nor which a few mean, contomptible Grits challenge in thol First District of Prince. And who is ' the standard-bearer of these small- minded, ungrateful Grits?

Mr. Benjamin Rogers, a man who

hui taken more from the public trea- iniry in the way of salary than any

other man living in the Province.

Mr. Benjamin Rogers, a man wlid

stepped from Govemment House into

the active arena of party politics.

Mr._Beiijamiii Roan, who hu lo

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iirds, for 1911, page 40, the following appears: - "There is not much change ln U16

sheep industry. Reports have appear-_ ed in the press from time to time of lnjiiry done to flocks by dogs. and I avril of the opinion that a stringent Dog Tax would be In the lnteruta el agrloul-| ture." _ ` | Al. a meeting of the Central Farmers

institute in the Market Hall in the following year. the following resolu- tion by Rollo lhiy Institute was adopt- ed:-- -

"Resolved that ii tax of not iels than ,-

$1.00 be placed. on all male dogs and ‘ not loss than $3.00 on females."

That is thc history of the D0! Tlx.

Will the Grits repeal lt?

As to the allocation of the funds de-

rived from the tax. at the -instance of various institutes it wal 'resolved to devote them for the purpobp 0! Hindi in the various districts.

On the other hand the Sheep Breed-

erg Association Act provides for com-

pensation tn owners of sheep killed by dogs. Will the Grits seek to repeal this Act? _

Will they seek to reduce the days

pay on roads from $1.50' to 1.00 as formerlyil. _ _ ~

As we showed yesterday, the -Liber-

als raised the age for payment of Road Tax to 70 years. The present Govern- ment, then in Opposition, opposed the seventy years limit and -proposed six- ty-five. Afterwards, with the prospect ol' an election in view, the Grits reduc- ed the age to sixty, a drop of ten years, whereas the Conservatives stood for the reasonable age limit between-these extremes.

taxed for road purposes without regard to ago, and the agellmit only exempts those who have no taxable property.

e presen ii er DDO sued more farmers for taxes than any Provincial Secretary iii the lsland's history.

Does he propose to return to those evil days? ‘ »

"Official announcement has been

made hers that cholera and typhul fever are increasingly iirenlent in Austria and Germany. ln Austria

during the last twenty days of July there are reported to 'have been 7.42 cuss of cholera with IJ05 deaths. During the some period there were

1,385 eaqo|_of grin in Aiiltrla. Out- breaks of both' indie! are reported

from many parte or Germany also."

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ln all other provinces property is-

Average yearly expenditure 011 Capital .Account and ‘Pct-

manent Works under Conservative Administration

Average yearly excess of expenditure by Conservatives

over and above the Liberals on Capital Account

and Permanent Works

Si ,290.50

40,366-09

ii' -

Average annual decrease in Debt under C011- `

5 servativc rule _ $29,747.10 Average an_1iua_l____c;<,cc_§s_,,o_f_ ExpenAd1t_u_r_e___,01i__, , ______~,_ -.--1

Capital Account and Permanent Works - under Conservative Rule 40,366.09

$70,113.19 45.033-18

Annual financial improvement under Conser- "

- vative Rule as compared with Liberal ‘

Administration 1 1 5,146. 37

A total improvement in 3 years of Conser-

vative Administration of 354,439.11

Average annual deficit under Liberal Administration

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“Temporary Exciseinan” Grab. i

In revious issues we have shown to some extent how the Liberals

disposed) of the hard earned money of the farmers by collecting it for road taxes, sending it to Charlottetown and-spending it in graft. ` The Government was rotten to the core. The Commissioner -of Public Works drew $2 5 a month for personal expenses and never accounted for a cent. This was over and above his railway travelling expenses, and quite apart from any expenses incurred in travelling outside the Prov- ince, which he promptly collected in addition, Without- any authority - i`rom anybody, but entirely at his own instigation, the Conimissioner of Public Works added $300 to his salary, making it $1,500-and the ,Patriot had not a word to say against this 'graft. The principle fol- lowed by the Grit Government was for each head of a Department to draw a fixed amount for expenses, remain at home and do nothing, for I the less they travelled the more profitable to them was their office.

The Liberal Commissioner of Agriculture was in the same boat.

He drcw his cheque for expenses as re larly as his salary, and rarely, if ever, visited even his office in the public buildings. Yet the Patriot i had not a word of criticism to offer. ' 1 . _ How could the' Patriot criticize graft in the Government of the Liberal party? The first axiom of our law courts is that a complain- ant must have clean hands. Had the Patriot clean hands under the Liberal Government ?_ The records disclose the’ facts. In the years 1910-1911 the managing editor of the Patriot drew from the Govern-

l 1119"! HS “Temporary Exciseman" no less than $54215-and,still remained ,editor of the most_v1olent partisan organ in the rovincc. What did Mr. Nash do for this money Was it onestly eamed? Could it-have

'been honestly earned when Mr. Nash continued to discharge his duties

I DREDGEAND DEMUQKS A1- on the Patriot? What do our farmers think of this? How many"

CAPE TORMENTINE bushels of wheat could a farmer purchase for $1,425? How many

, bushels of Fpotatoes? How many -funn horses? Yet this was a salary

it would be intereéting to know from Palll Mf- Fell J- N8_Sl'l BS “Temporafy EXCl3¢m3n»" for which there is

the om. what msn they would rem- no record of _the duties performed. Can’t our readers see the reason Jugthand howile d anno .mmf for the Patriot’s vindictiveness and spleen? Can’t they realize its

bitter antagonism toa Govemment wh1ch_ put a period to such a sean- dal? Can’t our readers appreciatethe Patriot’s anxiety for ii return to the good_old dips of Liberal maladriiinistration, when every favorite could put h_is han - in the public treasury and take out just as much as he con d, with no one to say him nay, and no account asked or offered

cHoi.snA in Aus'rn|A Ano fo' ll’ ‘llS”l’P°°"°"_°°l -I ‘ ‘ I

G¢nMAN¥. lt is a l as plain as a pikestaff. The clique which ran the Govern-

ment for _so many years to their- own profit; and at 'a yearly' deficit of $40,000 to the farmers, are longing to et back to their old rmlpractices. Tl‘°Y have no policy and no party behlndthem. All. they know ii that- they are now out in the cold, the source of supply for-'they' private poc- ket has been cut _off by the will of the peop e, and they are moving 2;|\;l>ll1_:¢;'nt;,1:porti;pifyl_to_ “dash ahead," run the' Government into-debt

ame e ories. ~ - “ ‘ _ _But. thanks be, the days of the “Temporary Exciseman cum mmag-

‘"3 °‘lll°"" Kraft are past and gone for ever, and with it the. Patriot s reputation. ' _ ' _ ;_- ___ __ ___‘___`~______‘_‘