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Tomorrow, after? a short` Easter vacation,
House will tesume. A To the-Government members the recess has a pleasant break in a most successful session, and will return with zest and enthusiasm to the work _lies before them. _
To the Opposition members the interval must
been 'one of heart-searching, a time for
their friends andsupporters regarding their in the House. ` . V '
_ Inthe opening hours of the debate we heard. from the leaders of the OPPO$ition about what intended to do; about the exposures they were
mined to make and about me effect gh.; numerically that that firm consented 'to handle the contract; we
strong opposition was going to have on the administra-
¢;¢m_ ` _and succeded only in getting 29c. per _ton on the
Let us take these in their order and show what the fluent 0“¢5i Yet WC MVC the OPPOSWUH Slilling. Wllh'
(mm have b¢m_ 'out taking the least troubleto accertain the truth, that
\Vé _were told that the Government had not now‘\he COUURCYGYS made $30,000 Off the C0HU1\Cf!
a majority of 28 in the House; that _the Opposition
wasno longer in a hopeless minority of two; that the[dl5¢!'¢flfl_}'; MF- MCQl\l|lf\¥l{ the W?" k¥10W"_¢‘
Government would not now pursue the even tenour of ~l010WS d1ffCl’€¥\I|Y.' and lYlf0l_'\'I\fd tht: P31110! Of its way but would have to reckon with a strong Op-Ifadsi Yet WC have U10. OPPOSIUOII pursuing Carvell
position and effective criticisms at every turn. Bl'0S~ with the Same maligniflf am] Vl¢l°“5f‘°5S
The net result .has been that the Government has
made grmter progress with the business of _the House than in any year in its histoiryj The Oppositionhas proved weak and puerilc, the criticisms 'illlinformed _petty and ca_r/ping, and the'leadei"ship weak and vacil- lating.
In the previous parliament, Mr. john Richards
maintained a strong, consistent policy throughout. He discussed the Government’s acts and measures without venom and vindictiveness but succeeded in leaving his impress upon the administration without sacrificing principles or _his recognized reputation for veracity On more than one occasion he boldly dissociated him- self from vitriolic attacks which had been made on the
Government by the Opposition press, thereby strength-_ r-ning _his own position as a courageous and honest critic__ __ _ _ '_ j
The _present Opposition leaders- have sold them-
sclvestbody and soul to thc Bureau of Garbling and Misreprcsentatiou. _Thc Bureau istheir master and from it they take their inspiration. _An Opposition based on such foundation could not hope to with stand the fierce light of truth which debate in the Legislature ensures. It is one thing uttering untruths and half truths on an election platform; it is another attempt- ing to make these pass muster in a Houscwliicli dc- mands proof and authority for every statement sull- mitted. _
What about the exposures they were to make? Mr.
Dell and Mr. Hughes both dealt with tl1e subsidy ques- tion, and both attempted to give to Mr. ]. J. Hughes the credit for obtaining the additional $100,000. Every-~ body kno\_vs that credit for this is due exclusively to the Mathieson Government and- the Borden G_o_vern- me_nt,`and is the filching of this credit likely to further the interests of the province in any further claims it
may make? _ ` ' ,` I
-'I`_hen wehave had the Dalton episode. 'Is there
anything more disg1_'a_cefu_l__ recorded in thc history of any legislature than thefrnalignant attaclgrwhich 'the Opposition has made upon Mr. Dalton 'in connection with his great gift the Sanitorium at Wiltshire? Here is a native whom, apart altogether from politics, we have a right to feel justly proud of and to honour fo. his philanthropy and pubnc spirit. Yet we haw- the Op- position pursuing him with a bitterness and malignity hart! to comprehend or understand. _ Mr. Dalton offered $25,000 to the Province to build a Sanitorium-an 'offer which was gratefully accepted, and for which Mr,.`John 'Richards paid a special and deserved tribute to Mr, Dalton. _ _T he cost of the erection and equipment ofthe Institution has Been $35,000 mera ¢h_sn'Mf_. palm iromised. ' _Ha
ithe farmers thereby? _Is_it not a casé of politics run
ijsupporters strongly urging him to support the measure
_-mouthed, ill`-_i'ti_forirned_' and _in'sinc_ere, and 'the - whole
P _
could quite easily have said "here is my $25-qoo, let
‘ti-_-_-_-'_-_-';-_-_{_,_-_?-_-_._--2,»5_1-_-_¢s,,___..vs_-,__ 2__;»___.__,;--__..,-..- _ 3 'THI
the Supply_Act of r9t3. But bedtd not.
put his hand inhislpocketi Ind handed
imma of $25.°w- donor was temporan°ly outl of ithe
government, quite within' the_i law
_some money tiI¢,,Q9l,l$!`_l»t_?&0¥i_
delay' tt_e1t.v,wwu see;-in hound Mr. Da1¢°_"
to _encouraggother plnlanthropnsts
_°.=.=°=.'f»t>!'!=‘?_i_ _ _
the 'gift of pats, the province’s
to show `itf|;'Ioy'alty and goodwill to th~_
Country. 'The__Qppositiqn ' invented, and
'and 'repeated in 'the House after. the
hadbeen brought out, a gross slander which the effect of drying up the wells of the _charity and
will have its evil consequences long after the hasbeen forgotten. f _ f
Another "disclosure" promised and attempted v that in connection with the hay contracts. ' We all
how absolutely foundatiorlless but we have' yet to find out the of such
misrepresentations on
businessmen in the handling
of the kind; The' Commissio'n_er_ statedthatiit _was only aftefthe British' Gov-_ _had gone a» 'second time to_Carvell Brothers
know that they lost heavily on the first consingtnent
The President of the Liberal Association
which they have been bounding Mr. Dalton. is it? What do _they hope to do for the Province and
mad? ' _ _
The last of th'e._“exposures" _was to bein
with' the Drainage Bill. The Opposition started prove' that' the Government had entered into some secret arrangement with the promoters of the new Brick & Tile Company, whereby the company was to obtain some sort of subsidy or subyention. ' It proved a mare’s nest, and without the slightest basis in fact Bixt on the strength of it, the Opposition obstructed the measure for a whole day and night, and have done' their utmost to kill the bill.
Will the farmers in the proposed drainage area
thank them for thus standing in theway of and development? \’l_/_e_ thinlc_ not. _ Mr. has already read at letter in the 'House -fromohe of his
But will the Government be justified in going farther with a scheme which will admittedly benefit the constituents of the Opposition more than it will
other parts of the Province? ~ V
The _Opposition have obstructed the measure, bloc-
ked its passage without regard or reason, and the far- mers will know whom to thank should the Government now drop' the bill for the present. _
These are some of the “exposures” and their re-
sults. Now let us see what the boasted effect of the numerical strength of the Opposition has had on the proceedings of Parliat_nent._ It has ‘simply unified the Government forces and brought disorganization disintegration to the Oppositioh. _ .` _ ` = _ ` The_re has been nothing but endles_s,, sensizlesstalli frotn__t_hc Opposition benclies.“_f_ " ~ I ' .
'I'-welvefof tlie' thirteen -members -talk_e`d.for days
on the _addr_e'sS_."’ - f 'X' _ J _ ` Eleveii out _otf`tli_e_thirte_t_:~n -‘members 'of the Opposi-Y tion ta_lked-ffor hours _to prev_en_`t the House from going ima Committee oh? the Drainage Bin. ~
Ten 'out of thirteen members-of the Opposition
talked for days on thebudget. .
And what have they accomplished? < - i (1) They exhau`sted_ all their ammunition`_ for the
session on the Ad_dress.` ` '
(2) They have hung upthe Drainage Bill. (3) They deserted_their leader at a critical june-_
turcund allpwed the 'majority ofthe itémsin the Es-I
timates to be'passed`without discussion. _ _ _ ' _ _
The present 0 position, in a few wants, are lead
endeavors so far as this gift is concerned, and :gf
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was
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the
facts.
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not b0li8v0-1119, ty ln the history-ot his -constituency; Premier his ini and he sat there, head and shoulders
knew`that the #shave gh; Le'adpt-.ot the Opppsltiou or deal 0! WOYK ¢0_ any of his colleagues. Wim possible lfalrs ot the Pro- h . -
D100 I ling on the rights of the people by pas Hllllllg in sing the automobile uct. Was that YBBPB B0 char e tr 'P No lt t d M
retained rights and safeguard the Interests of
be due ticable means could be adopted than in that, that of the Government on the autos.
_them would not have them till they did. ,.'l‘_lntt- _was a good ,safe_co_urse to pursue and _\vaa,the -most .reason- able that could be adopted. Mr. Bell had complained that the accounts of
was the Department of Agriculture had not
not our been audited That, ot course. was
quoa on he had made from the ,U ‘ =“ L' " `- "L _'_~1 "'
closed doors and speech by Sir George Foster on econo- _ _ . _f ’
exl1;_rle_ncedofi t:_1e Htnise ply. _lslould he have ssleetedla man? S¢€fflil’l€ S83S0l`l'S ll¢WBSlI lD"‘S0ft'f.\\¢
sc one u orma on rom s own par y w o coud havo~ ° »' ' y ‘
He hadmhallensed Mr. so expressed himself? lt slioke well ' ' ‘Yogi-I: ats’ ' 'r `\ ‘
the afternoon with having for Sir George Foster, lt spoke well for ` ’ . g' ' svn' "\ _\ '\_ " ,
the -obligation imposed the Borden Government that it con-- and Ph|t`Ecze atz-50 and 3-00- In greems " ` " lf and Mr. Hughes nm ex- mined it member who coma denver it t greys, browns, navy- etc. » t ~ - - -" s __ had speech of that character (applause) 4 ` `
ect ‘ ‘
was
'yery didlfl / me ‘go and
delivered *by and I-l. Howatt.
Was and the into on Sup- Mr
and,
r were passed. -m over at .the request of the
wouiq ‘ The House' adlcurned
._ _ tu. to\l0 a .»m. Thursday;
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stage and
readlnt.. _ -
_ u' i ` _ _ _I ' d The House than adjoumedltlll Tues
_ __R2|.l;rt_e__ for .y.._2,_....,
put togetheriire dbtiferfual to M,i'.]ohn`Richa' s 'audi .. ~ D|!a__,,"i)=.E"DEls i ' °h“d 'B
Mi. Mcwilliimirin t_p_¢‘;;i§tPl=ii1iam¢nt; ~ .
_ _ _ _ They htywdn in -the balance and found# t__he__Province make up the difference-_as prcivided‘for;wanting.‘-" "T ` _0 7 ‘ 4 _` f ' _ l
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mee, fs; and 9x12 pric 20.00 to 55.00, _ 1 ' ` - _ W _ _ _
was Brussels Russ standard in -
Tapestry Rugs _9x9, 9x- Tapestry Stan' C3_l’D¢_ 9,=v~;;;=1- :: 5:
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years than any meiiiiizs I 3513500
on th of tl? Iiloutgiez he _ garth Rugs L75' 2_ _ _ _
,hex 'gay §l‘;‘§_-Q _ Rubber Door Mats, o or square 1.25. - 5 f A
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excuse was t are for Mr Bell's alle
were l>l‘0D0l‘lY gatlon? None whatever, except that V _
‘ Thlll WHS Mr. Bell had charged hlrn with tramp- _
not o t. o - i ‘
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B _ue. wasno.an r.:-
alflilrtl an Bell knew lt. ln order to protect the llfil ’?°'-I rg-
nt next all the people there was no other prac- . v <
the *Phe Act gave those districts that want- _ '
ed them the opportunity of running :_ them, while' those that did not want’
Henderson&
“The »l'laberdashery”
Snappy New
Our far 'absolutely incorrect, as was seen from ` _ _ _ .~_ |
was the fact that the accounts were lnclu ~ ~ ‘i
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market; ded in the report ot the Provincial Au. ,_ $ g .__ _ ___'. _y_».»l
was grown largely dltor. Mr. McKinnon ln concluslon[ wal! graded accor- congratulated Mr. Johnston on the ' ‘ Haibad made that t tl -
Our 2.50 Special Black Stid Hat is made from the filtelt
Fur Felt and will give every satisfaction. '
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