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Apothor Letter from Mr. DeBoois. |
To the Lib ral Conse rvative Electors of Ch ir lottetown, Common and R ”y uty . GENTLEMEN,—That ‘ Clear Grit” news-
paper, bearing the inappropriate name oi
Patriot, has again risen, from its hiding
place in the aitic, to flutter for a time as a
‘* Daily.” You will, 1 think, join me in
saying, if you have, indeed, troubled your-
selves to scan over its columns, that it has not in the smallest degree improved either
in matter or appearance since it feil into a
state of oblivion inthe autumn of last year,
when the Dominion elections terminated adversely to its party. Scurrility being its life, { will not waste your time by alluding to its abuse of myself and of my late Liberal-
Conservative colleagues of the Davies Gov-
erument, further than to say that its vir-
ulence and valgarity could scarcely be ex ceeded or excelled even by that weil known personage, the Billingsyate tishwoman,
My chief object in addressing you now is merely for the purpose of letting you fully understand that | have neither desire noi wish to attempt even to dictate to my Con servative friends the course they should pursue in the present electioa. 1 have no inclination to constitute myself the leade: of the Liberal-Conservatives of this con. stituency; but, on the contrary, would be proud to follow im the ranks any true mau to the cause who would come_to the front from amongst yourselves. The Daily Put- riot, for the sole purpose of dividing, ii possible, the Liberal-Conservative vote so that Grit party aims may be attained, has named me the ‘** New Dictator,” as also ‘‘director of the Liberal-Conservative party.” LI repudiate any aspiratioa of the sort having even the shadow of a place in my mind.
Asa Liberal-Conservative, and staunch upporter of the Government known as thatof Sir John A. McDonald, lam anxious, and always have been anxions since the year it first came into being, to thwart all Grit attempts to uproot and destroy it. | know the men, both Liberal and Conserva- tive, who were (if | may use the expression) the very back-bone of that Government. They were men who always, in a long polit
jzal life, had uppermost in their minds the
duties owed by them to their country, rather than the duties owed to themselves.
Like others, they had their faults, but were
not canting hypocrites who would deny
them. I, therefore, through good repor: and evil report, continued their political friend ; and now that those of them who have been spared to meet each other after five years of Grit mi-rale have again formed
a Government, I feel it my duty, as I think
it is yours as Liberal-Conservatives, to
strengthen and support them by giving stability to the Liberal-Conservative cause in this Province.
My Conservative friends of the late Goy- ernment and myself have been accused oi acting as traitors to Mr. Davies, because we thought proper to leave his Government at the time we did. The charge I deny, and assert that, if there were traitors to Mr. Davies, he will find them amongst his own political friends. If they are not there, then Lean only say that Mr. Davies will have to look into his own acts and actions, and ask himself the question, Who was the traitor that sold and betrayed tho Premier of the late Government!
Now, gentlemen, as Liberal-Conserva- tives, | beseech you not to assist Grits in condemning the action taken in August last by Messrs. Gordon, Prowse, Lefurgey and myself, when we frustrated designs against Liberal Conservative interests, which we at all events believe ‘to be the interests of the whole people of this Province as well as of the entire Dominion.
One thing is clear, that the Grit wing of the late Government was completely out- generalled by ‘‘the political nonentity” and his three Conservative friends; who, by their united action at the right time, dis- concerted all the plans it (the Grit wing) had lad snce the autumn of 1376 to keep the constituencies of this Province well in hand to assist in upheld. ing ths reign of the Honorable Alexandr McKenzie. The action taken by us last August spoilt a game that was being cunningly played, and aided very material- ly, [have reason to know, in sending at least two of our representatives to the House of Commons to assist our friends there. We, gentlemen, would have been traitors to you, aye! and to the whole people of this Province, had we been such cravens as to have acted otherwise than we then did. As honorable men we would have felt ourselves disgraced could we have allowed our offices, honors, emoluments, or even personal friendships, to stand between us and our duties to our Province, to our par-y, and to our great Dominion.
I leave to yourselves to solve the prob- lem as to why the remaant of the Govern- ment continued to reign after four members of that constitutionally formed Govern- ment had left it. To aid you in the solu- tion I will state the following facts: Tae leader of tho ‘‘ remnant” was the acknowl- edsed Law Officer of the McKenzie Gov- ernment. He had, on all public occasions, taken a most prominent part in upholding that Government.
When the four Conservative members left the Davies Government on the 29th of August last the Leader at once attempted to fill their places, or at least three of their places, with Catholic gentlemen from the Opposition, who, however, like honorable men, unhesitatingly refused his offer. They did not take the bait which they felt
would make them recreants to their own leader, Mv. Sullivan.
On the 13th September a true Grit was| added to the remnant of five. |
_On the 17th occurred the Dominion elee- tion, but the power of the six etfected | nothing for Grit interests. Shortly after, this the remnant lost a member, and with him, immediately after, two supporters in
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reign when 1t must have knuwn that it liad a ao} Die $s honey » |
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were fodud to accept places in
0 eXiSt and to handle and expend the peopieS money. it hai become a thor- vusily Grit government, and consequently
was no longer that which the people had, trusted with their confidence. L have the honor to be, gentle:aen, your
Nedr obedient servant, G. W, DEBLOIS.
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A Wes! atin? An Explanation.
To the Lditor of the Lxaminer.
Sir.—In your issue of the 27th March you publish a speech made by Hon. D. Ferguson, Commissioner of Publie Works, containing an account of a number of small articles sold from the shop of Dodd & Rogers to the Government, amounting to thirty-two dollars and forty cents. These articles are charged under the dates of Aug Slat and Sept. 7th, while the requisi- tion is dated October Ilth. The dis- crepancy between these dates has been made the subject of severe charges against the ion. Mr. Dodd, who, it is alleged by you, uot only sold these articles to the Govern- ment when he was a member of the Execu- tive, but falsely dated back the charges and ifterwards made untrue state nents, leny- ing any knowledge of tle sale or delivery # the articles. in comimon justice to Mr. Dodd, [ desire to say that the charges, so ‘ar as he is concerned, are utlerly without a thadow of foundation.
Before Mr. Dodd became a member of the Government, the firm of Dodd & Rogers had soid, from time to tiime, sun- dry small articles,—brushes, broums, icuves, coal scuttles, ete., ete., to the Keepers of the public buildings. As soon 3 Mr. Dodd joined the Government he save us instructions not to sell any articles to the Governinent or any public oticials for the Government, and to close up vil accounts we had then open with them.
Requisition No. 195, dated Oct. 11, for he articles mentioned therein, was pre- sented by Mr. John McKenzie, Keeper of he Provincial Building, and the articles supplied by some of the clerks in the shop. When, as book-keeper, I came to post these charges from the day-book into the ledger, cemembering Mr. Dodd’s instructions and loping to avoid rebuke and trouble, L dated che delivery of the articles back to a date before Mr. Dodd joined the Executive. 1 lid this solely on my own responsibility and without Mr. Dodd’s knowledge and with the object of avoiding any trouble from the lisobedience of Mr. Dodi’s orders. If there is any wrong in it, | alone am to blame and not Mr. Dodd, who knew nothing x the transaction. The amount was sv small that I did not give the matter a sec- ind thought; and when Mr. Dodd made the statement in the Market Hall that when he joined the Government he gave us positive orders to close all Government accounts, ind further that no articles were supplied to the Government since he became a mem- ver of it, he spoke the simple truth so far is he knew and so far as he himself was concerned. He knew nothing whatever of the sale of the $32 40 worth of goods or the rendering of the account, and if there is iny blame at ali in the matter it must be with the clerk who delivered the goods on Mr. Morrison’s requisition and myself who posted the charges and rendered the ac count containing the dates. Mr. Dodd is innocent and knew no more of the trans- wction than Mr. Ferguson hiinself. What { have said respecting the $32 40 items ap-;} plies with equal force to the $44 29 account | for shovels, ete., selected by Judge Reddin for Souris Court House. Mr. Dodd knew nothing whatever about them, and, like the articles in the $32 40 account, they were supplied without any knowledge on Mr. Dodd’s part, and were in fact delivered contrary to the instructions he gave myself and the other clerks when he entered the Government. Yours respectfully,
W. W. Watsu, Book-keeper for Messrs. Dodd & Rogers. Ch’town, April 1, 187¢ " oer - That Carpot. To the Editor of the Examiner.
Siz,—Will you kindly insert the enclosed letter, and oblige,
Gro. Davizs & Co. To the Editor of the Presbyterian.
Str, —You have repeatedly told your read- ers, within the last tew weeks, that the late Government purchased a carpet from us for the Levislative Council Chamber, at an enormous expense, and that in that purchase the Hen. L. H. Davies sought the aggrandizement of his rich relative, Mr. George Davies. You also insinuate that we had an undue profit on the transaction.
The fact is, the carpet was ordered from us ayear ago. It is one of the best Brussels manufactured, isa first-class pattern, and we went to considerable, trouble to get the right article.
We believe you were perfectly aware, when you wrote the articles we sperk of, that Mr. George Davies was not a member of our firm and had no share in any profit arising from the transaction—the only partners being T. J. Harris antl W. H. Stewart. We are both young men commencing business. In polities we take opposite siles; and we think it un- fair and unjust to condemn any Government for purchasing goods from us when we supply them as cheaply as they can be bought in P. E. Island.
Tbe article in question was so supplied. It was a fair business ; transactionand no honest man would impute dishonesty when every- thing was fair and above board.
Georce Davirs & Co.
Charlottetown, April 22nd, 1879.
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Yo the Electors of Charlottetown, |
Common and Royalty:
1 ENTLEMEN,—Having been nominated ,
at a ljarge meeting ef merchants, me-!
chanics, farmers, and other electors of Char-
;lottetown, Common and Royalty, representing
both parties in Dominion politics, to ran in conjunction with Mr. L. H. Davies, for the Local Legislature, [ beg to state that I have accepted the nomination,
lf elected my best efforts will be directed to have the Law for the Registration of Voters so amended that no elector may be deprived of his privilege as a British subject, in recording his vote. I believe that by strict economy and retrenchment in the various departments of the public service, the expenditure of the Province can be so reduced as to bring it with- in the revenue, without resorting to direct taxation; and any measures having for their object the reduction of the taxes, or the repeal of the Assessment Act, if that be found pos- sible, will have my willing support. The state of the Provincial finances, as well as the depressed condition of all branches of trade, demand the strictest ecouomy and retrench- ment. Certain members of the present Gov- ernment having declared their intention to vlace Charlottetowu under the Assessment Act, I shall strenuously oppose any such measure. That Act was placed upon the Statute Book to defray the expenses of main- taining the roads and bridges of the country. Che City taxes itself for that purpose, and it is, therefore, unjust that it should be compelled to contribute to aservice frem which it derives no benefit. ;
Charlottetown contributes largely to the general revenue by its consumption of duitable goods. This revenue is repaid the Province in the shape of subsidy. The subsidy is also largely made up by the 80 cents per head of the population. It will, therefore, be my luty to see that Charlottetown gets a fair share of the Revenue thus derived.
Any measures having in view the improve- ment of the position of the Mechanicsof this my aative city, and the protection of theit indus- iry by the adoption of a just Lien Law, will, I aeed hardly say, have my warmest support, whilst at the same time I shall endeavor to see that the rights and interests of other classes wre in no way infringed upen.
Having had an experience of upwards of 25 years in business, I claim to have some know- iedge of the wants of the people. If elected, my best endeavors shall be put forth to sromote their interests. My motto is country irst, party afterward, and fair play to all.
l have the honor to be. Gentlemen, Yours respectfully, THOMAS MORRIS.
Charlottetown, March 31, 1879.
LENDERS. QIEALED TENDERS will be received by
the Board of School Trustees of Ciarlotte- town, at their Seeretary’s Office, until
Monday, the 7th Day of April, next, at twelve o’clock, noon, for the
Erection of a Wooden Building,
is an addition to the Wing of the new School Building on Western Kent Street.
Also, for the erection of a Fence to enclose the grounds in connection with said Schoo! suilding. Tenders to state the price of the Fence at per foot.
Pians and specifications to be seen at the office of Thomas Alley, Esq., Prince Street, Charlottetown.
Tenders to be marked on the envelope, ‘* Tender for work in connection with Scheol Building.”
Good and approved security will be required for the performance of the Contract.
The Board does not bind itself to accept the lowest er any tender.
ISAAC OXENHAM, Secretary of the Board of School Trustees of Charlottetown. Office of City School Board,
March 22nd, 1879. tapr7
Waris. Lest, Found, &:,
Advertisements under this heading, in space not exceeding half an inch, will be insert
ed for Ten Cents per day.
oo Wanted, --Wanted immediately
L a Woman who has had experience in
the care of children. An elderly person
preferred. Good references required. Apply
to Mrs. Frep. Mircuext, Grafton street. March 25—Ilw pd
® LET—A piece of LAND, suitable for
a garlen, conte‘aing 2 acres, with # DWELLING HOUS!, for a term of 2 0r3 years. This property is within one mile of the Market House. Apply to DANIEL JORDON, cor. Mt. Edward and St. Peter’: Roads.
Ch’town, March 22—4i 2aw
7 LET.—The Shop and Premises front : ing on the South Side of Queen Square, opposite the Market House, at present in possession of Mr. Larter, as a Shoe Store. Possession given on the 6th of August next. Apply to . STAMPER. “March, 18, 1879.—4i oaw -
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Now is the Time to get Suited
MACDONALD.
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To the Electors of Charlotte town, Common and Roy alty:
(x ENTLEMEN,—Having, at a large and XK influential meeting ot the Liberal-Con- servative Electors of Charlottetown, Common and Royalty, been nominated a Candidate for your suffrages at the coming General Election, i have accepted the nomination, and now solicit your support for myself, as also for my colleague, the Honorable Neil McLeod.
Inthe late Government, as a Free School man, I performed that which i considered to be for the true interests of all classes, by assist- ing to place on our Statute Books a thoroughl non-sectarian School Act. This Act, altho it may—like most others—require amendment, has, 1 am pleased to believe, proved generally acceptable to every class and creed in the
Provinee, and all now cheerfully agree that ' its non-sectarian principle must be kept in- violate.
I rejoice that the harsh line of religious party differences has been obliterated, and that all denominations can henceforth stand shoulder to shoulder for the purpose of striv. ing in unison to carry out such measures of economy and retrenchment in the Administra- tion of Governmental affairs as the changed as- pect of commercial and other business matters in the Province have rendered absolutely necessary.
Should I have the honor to be returned to ‘the Assembly as one of your representatives, | an object of mine shall be to meet all reason- ;able and honest endeavors that may be made to lessen the burthen of taxation, which, in the present state of general financial depres- sion, is undoubtedly necessary; and to aid any legitimate legislation that may tend to the well-being of every class in the commun- ity, and particularly of mechanics, who, as a body, through their own magnanimity, have notin the Assembly a representative from among themselves,
1 have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, G. W. DeBLOIS. ‘h’town, March 20, 1879.--he pres ar ne 2i
To the Electors of Charlotte- ene Common and Rey- ity :
N ENTLEMEN,—RHaving been nominated at a large and influential meeting of the Liberal-Conservative party as a candidate for Charlottetown, Common and Royalty for the House of Assembly of this Province, in con- junction with your late representative Mr, wreorge Wastie Deblois, I solicit your support and influence in behalf of Mr. DeBleis and my self at the approaching General Election.
Should you dome the honor of returnin me as your representative, I shall consider it my duty to guard your interests in Parlia- ment, by advocating such measures as will most conduce to your prosperity.
In times like the present, of financial and commercial depression, | will advocate mea- sures of economy and retrenchment in every branch of the public service in order to re. lieve the taxpayers as much as possible.
Believing that the interests of the mechanics require some consideration at the hands of the Legislature, I shall deem it my duty to ad- vocate all legitimate measures that will teml to promote their welfare.
1 have the honor’ to be Your obedient servant, NEIL McLEOD, Charlottetown, March 21, 1879.
FURNITURE REPAIRED
ND RE-PAINTED- Chairs Re-Caned— Looking-Glass Frames Kefitted, and all kinds of Machine Work done with satisfaction {and promptness, at JOUN NEWSON’S. April 1, 1879—3m 100 PARLOR & DRAWING-ROOM SUITES, in raw Silk Poil, Silk Cota- line, Silk Repp and Hair Cloth—Styles un rivalled—Stovk large—Prices at cost. ] 5 BEDROOM or CHAMBER SUITES s —-Every variety of design and price— Never before so cheap. JOHN NEWSON. April 1, 1879—3m
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pets, Bedding, Croc and Glassware, and everything required for hgnse-keeping on a moderate scale. od Seeks on The house in which the above is contained is pleasantly situated, and will be let on rea sonable terms. gi EL. 6 Address P. 0. Box 103, Charlottetown. March a, "79. —2w.
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