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| Party in the city of Montreal (the Montreal i. CAM PAIGN Herald) said only a few days age : ® | “The enemies of Mr. Blake are bound not

to give him fair piay, On the taritl especially

| his position has been grossly misrepresented, There is nothing in Mr. tariff to cause anaxiely to vested Having followed his speeches closely, we perceive throughout all his references to the tiseal policy of the coun-

| try much to encourage those who have invest-

weeps ed capital in Canadian manufectures to rest in the assurance that Mr. Blake's advent to

| power will not disturb in the least, in any un-

Fair and square Encounter ' favorable w ay, the value of legitimate under- : takings established for the public advantage. in the Market Hall. Very many are harboring erroneous opinions

lof what the country may expect In the matter

oi tariff reform when Mr. Blake comes into office, of which event there is now strong as-

even caricatured. Blake's attitads

} On tM

saferests.

First Engagement.

surance. It would, we think, be well for Mr. CAMPBELL AND FERGUSON Blake to deal once more with these mis-statements and misrepresentations. He

ought to remove, as far as possible, the errone- ous Views prevalent in so many quarters — We can see no objection to Mr. Blake's stating

what. no doubt, is, in the circumstances of the country, congenial to his heart and unner- standing--that the accepts, without mental reservation, the verdict of the people delivered oe at two general electious, in favor of the general

principles of the National Policy. The loyal Man for Man they Compara more] ssc<ptsnce ooo Crinister, whoever he. may than favorably with the Oppe- sition Candidates,

Bring io Bear the Heaviest Calibre.

be, and we can see no reason for hesitating to make such a declaration in advance of the elections, since the policy of every Canadian Government for many years to come, will be guided by that principle.

: - if this be correct, Mr. Blake has

j . s 1 * ; — And Discuss Question . & adopted the National Policy. “ he loyal Issue im a Masterly acceptance of this policy, we are told, is

expected of the coming Prime Minister.” (Applause) and Mr. Blake can never, according to the Grit organs, become Prime Minister unless he adopts the National Policy.

Manner.

DR JENKINS "0 THe FRONT.

‘‘No Canadian Minister will ever deliberate- ly stretch forth his hand to overthrow Cana- dian manufactures; no party in Canada_ will

He Calis on all his Friends to Fight ever sanction such as suicidal proceeding. There are excrescences attached to the Nation-

for the Liberai- Conservative al Policy which the greatest admirers of the Cause and the Grand Old Chief— | N. P. regret so see; these can be removed Sir John Macdonald. without the least affecting the vital principle. But the underlying prinetple of the Nationat Policy has been adopted in good faith by the pecple and the Parliament; it is almost as much a part of the ecountryas Parliament it- self; and we believe that many years must pass before public opinion will demand a change.” :

(Simm rv

Re port, )

Twe Chair was taken at 8 o'clock by W. E. Dawson, bsq., President of the Liberel-Conservative Association. The Hall was crowded by electurs.

it had been arranged that Mr. L. H. Davies should be the first speaker, but for some reason he dechned the position.

Tuis is now, it appears, the policy of the Opposition Party with respect to the National Policy. (Cheers.)

THE SUBWAY,

Mr. : CAMPRELL then came forward, Then, who are we to look to to span the and after expressing his appreciation) Strait with an iron Subway / This is a most of the honor conferred upon him important question. If we obtain the by the Liberal-Conservative Conven- Subway, there is no reason why we should

tion of Queen's County, said that he pro- posed to deal with only a few vital points in the issue before the electors. The first was the fiseal policy. When we entered the Confederation, imported gools were almitted under « tariff of 15 per cent. Shortly atterwards the Liberal Party got into power and raised the tariff to 174 per cent. But this change was followed by a period of great depression. The tariff did not work well. Then the Liberal-Conser- vative Party gained office and introduced the National Policy. What are the results! Everything you have to buy can now be yurchased at a price 15 to 20 per cent. isles than in what were known as free trade times ; millions of capital have been invested in manufacturing enterprises, and competition is now se close that prices are and will of necessity, be kept down. Under the old order of things, the differ- ence was pocketed by the merchants in Great Britain and the United States, where we had to go to buy our goods; now our manufecturers import the raw materials duty free, and supply a large proportion of the govds we require at the lowest cost prices. There are, it is true, fewer ships coming here than in the olden times ; but on the other hand there are

MORE STEAMERS.

not become « manufacturing as well as an agricultural community. We have here the energy, the enterprise, and the brains to earry on manufactures, we have coal within easy reach; and if we had the means of constant; direct and rapid communication with the Mainland, we might have manu- facturers of our own as well as the other Provinces. Are the men who decry their country and say that it is going to rnin, more likely to provide the Subway than Sir John—-who, whatever the vote of this Province may be, will in all probability, rule the destinies of the Dominion durirg the next five years. (Applause. ) THE LIBERAL POLICY OF THE FUTURE.

When the Opposition do get inte power what will be their policy? Mr. Blake is not himself very definite as to this «ues- tion, but there is a political association of which Mr. Blake is the honorary President. This Association, some time ago, drew up a platform for the Liberal Party. Here it is:

‘* Resolved, That this convention disap-

roves of the payment ef subsidies out of the

ominion Treasury to the Provincial Legisla- tures, believing that the system of subsidies leads to extravagance on the part of the Pro- vincial Legislatures, because they have the power of expending money without the responsibility of imposing taxes; also, the subsidy system as carried out in Canada causes the bulk of the revenues to be collected by indirect taxation, whereas direct taxation is more just and more economical.

“* Therefore Resolved, That this convention approves of such a change in the British North America Act as shall provide that each Pro- vince of the Confederation shall collect as well as expend its own revenues.”

Four or five lines of steamers now call regularly at our ports. The Boston line has been strengthened by the magnificent steamer Merrimack. Regular communica- tion by steamers is now maintained in sum- mer. between here and Halifax. Several lines ply betweeen this Province and the Upper Provinces; and lately a line of steamers b < been pat on between this port and Great Britain. These steamers must find that it pays to come here—notwith- standing the wild cries abvut destruction and ruin which have been raised. We live in an age of progress, more business than ever is done; but it is carried on ina dif- ferent way, and it is an undoubted fact that the Nationol Policy has contributed materially to the development of the trade end manufacturies of the country and to the low prices which now prevail. (Ap- plause.) Another vital question to be dis- cussed is that of

And here are the remarks of Mr. Blake on accepting the position he holds in the Asso- ciation. He said :

“T thank yeu, from the bottom of my heart I thank you, for the warmth and cordiality cf your reception. 1 know it to be far beyond any poor deserts of mine, but it is another and most marked expression of that continuous, abiding and unbounded kinduess and confi- dence which has heen showered on me by the Liberal party for these many years, and especially during those dark and trying times which have passed since I took the lead. Will you allow me to use this my earliest op- portunity to congratulate the Liberals of Ontario on the activity they are now display- ing, and particularly to express my joy at the energetic conduct and successful organisa- tion of the young Liberals (cheers)—and my grateful thanks the hanar done me by my election te the honorary presidency of their great convention, a gathering from whieh I anticipate the best results.”

Clearly en lorsing the§whole policy of the Young Liberal Association. God helpsjche taxpayers of this country when subsidies to the Provinces are withdrawn and resort is had to direct taxation to raise the money for all the local requirements. (Applause.) Mr. Campbell then referred to the efforts of Mr. Blake to gain the support of the Bleus, and the mutual sympathy of Messrs.

THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.

This great enterprise is the unparalleled achievement of four millions of people. The Grit party tried to carry it out; but did not so much as succeed in locating the road. Sir John came into power. Then a syndicate was formed, the, road has besa built, and not only built—it is a working and a paying road. Evou members of the Opposition party—notably Senator Scott -- are compelled ty acknowlelge that the C. P. R. is a great success. This success was not achieved without great efforts and great hazards. At onetime the syndicate were on the brink of failure and ruin. But the Government stepped into the breach and

said *“* Well loan you $30,000,000 of : ¢ ae rc io Slake and Mere § ; a money.” Whatdid the Opposition say / Blake and Mercier, and concluded by say

idg that though he entered the field reluc- tantly, he was prepared to do battle as the standard bearer of the Liberal-Conservative Party, an felt confident thatthe Party would again be victorious. Electors had, he understood, been solicited to vote for Mr. Davies and against him onthe ground that he was ‘‘a country boy.” He was a country boy, and was proud of the fact; but he felt sure that no intelligent elector would vote against him on that account. (Cheers. )

Mr. Davirs, on coming forward, ex- | pressed his pleasure at meeting such a large ‘and intelligent body of electors. The ‘speech of his predecessor, Mr. Campbell, ; jhal been edifying, and he hoped it had fu connection with the National Policy | been admired. He took exception to the

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it ought to be noted that while the Liberal-; statement that Charlottetown was opposed

Why they said the monéy was thrown away. More than that they said it was the entering of the thin edge of the wedge which would force the Government to give further contributions. But

THE LOAN HAs ALRZADY BEEN PAID

-~ $20,000,000 in cash, and the balance in over six millions of acres of land which have been restored to the country for the con- sideration of about $1.50 per acre—though Mr. Blake, when estimetiug the value of the subsidy granted to the syndicate, declared that the 25,099,009 acres of land were worth $5 per acre. (Applause.)

BLAKE ADOPTS THE NATIONAL POLICY.

Conservatives are ready and will- | to the election of country boys as its rep ing sgam to test the country om that sentatives. In past years it had elected question, the Liberal Party re-

such country ae as Peter Sinclair and

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colleague —a country boy. Mr. Campbell isan ardent Pro@eetionist, and tells you that the more taxes you put on the cheaper you get your goods. This is absurd, as you are all well aware. Every time the tariff is raised, it operates against the consumer. What has the N. P. done for Prince Edward Island? Oar wharves are bare, our ship yards deserted, and we cmanot tind a mar- ket for our produce. Mr. Davies next referred to the @. P. R..-He said that Conservatives claimed that it was a great undertaking —-an undertaking which yetlest- ed much credit on the Conservative Party. This he would not deny. But the cost bad been enormous ; $85,000,000 had been paid by the Dominion Government to the Syndi- cate. A few years ago the Govern- ment voted $2,500,000 to the Quebec Railway, which had been constructed pre- vious to Confederation. Mr. Blake and the Liberal Party opposed this grant, contend. ing for equal rights to the other provinces. Not a single Tory member voted with us. If we had carried our point the money ex- pended on our Island Railway would have been refunded us. With this refund we could have built a branch line to Belfast and opened up that splendid portion of the country, and we could have done without direct taxation for many years. But our jlans were frustrated, and the money is not yet refunded. Mr. Campbell referred to the platform of a Young Liberal Club in a town in Ontario, and said that that plat- form was the platform of Edward Blake and the Liberal Party. He (Mr. D.) would like very much to know who authorized these Young Liberals to draw up a plat- form for Mr. Blake. Mr. Campbell also refers to some utterances of the Montreal Herald with reference to Mr. Blake and the N. P. The Montreal Herald, as is well known, was the organ of the C. P. R., and has only lately came over to the Opposition. Referring to winter commua- nication Mr. Dayies said it was a very tn- portant matter. In this particular we have been grievously neglected. Notwith- standing the fact that your representatives in Parliament used the strongest language possible against the Government for this neglect, we were three years getting the money for the boat houses, at the Capes, Now, a few words about the Subway and the Goverumenut policy thereon. Sir Alex- ander Campbell, in his plece in Parli said he took no stock in the sclfeme” “He (Mr. D.) called upon the Government to disavow the utterances of Sir Alexander Campbell. He got no sympathy from the Government, there was solemn silence ail around, He asked and fought for 4 survey of the Straits, and if he had not been there we would have had no survey. In refer- ring to the independence of members of Parliament, Mr. Davies touched upon the testimonials to Sir John A. Maedonald and Sir Hector Langevin, the granting of tim- ber limits in the Northwest, ete. He said he did not have time to say anything about the expenditure, but would make a few ob- servations on the trade question. dn De- cember, 1883, President Arthur, in his message to Congress, advised that the dif- ticulty be settled by arbitration. The Liberal party took up the challenge, and Mr. Davies, under the direction of his chieftain, took up the idea of President Arthur, and asked Parliament to appoint a committee to arbitrate for a new treaty of reciprocal trade relations. His resolution was voted down by the Tory party, who did not want free trade as it was antagon- istic to the N. P. and would destroy it. Sir John himself put his foot upon it, and said that he (Mr. D.) was doing more harm than good in acting as he was. (Hon. Mr. Ferguson, hear, hear.) Mr. Ferguson, Sir John’s faithful henchman, can always be depended upon to say hear, hear, and_ap- plaud any utterances of Sir John. What have the people of the Island to say to the assertion that the le of Canada want nothing so little as they do reciprocity / He (Mr. D.) well remembered the time when we had reciprocity; when our farms doubled in value, and our produce was worth 15 or 20 per cent more than it is now. There was nothing we wapted more than reciprocity. In concluding Mr. Davies said he had but touched upon the fringe of the different subjects, hoped he would have inany more opportunities of speaking to the electors, and solicited the support of those present on election day. HON. MR. FERGUSON'S REPLY,

Hon. Mr. Fegreuson said that while absent from the Island, he had heen nom- inated as a candidate for the representation of Queen’s County in the Dominion House of Commons, by the Liberal-Conservative Convention, and that he had accepted that nomination and would contest the coming election. With respect to the remarks just made by Mr. Davies, they were mostly of a declamatory nature, and calculated to mis- lead. While he (Mr. F.) sat patiently listening to those remarks, Mr. Davies made a most unfair attack upon him, and declared that he was the ‘“‘faithful hench- man’ of Sir John MeDonald! Was this fair or just ? Although he (Mr. F.) was a son of the soil and a working man, it was most unfair to apply such a remark to him as the one alluded to. Mr, Davies made a statement showing that Mr. Mercier, the Leader of the Opposition in the Province of (guebec, was not a Bleu, bet an old-time Leader of the Liberal Party, and had been a Liberal all his life. Well, the statement was not correct, as all weil-informed people must know; but it is probable that Mr. Mereier and Mr, Davies will

BOTH BE BLEUS ON THE 22ND tNst.

(Laughter and cheers). Mr, Davie; stated that the sum of $2,500,090, which had been voted the Province of Quebec to recoup that Province for expenditures made on Dominion works previous to Confederation, was a one-sided vote, and very «unjust to all the other Provinces of the Dominion. This statement was without foundation, Hon, K. Blake, in his remarks in the House of Commons on that vote, on the 12th April, 1884, spoke as follows :— ! - “1 do not take into account, as 1 have <— railway obligations which had been contr before Confederatton and which were in effect provided for by the excess allowed in respect of the debt of Province upon its entering Cenfederation, subsequently increased in 1869 by the Readjustment Act; nor do | take into account the expenditure which was made on railways after Confederation in so far as the balanes of that excess of debt provided funds for them. It may be disputed, but it seems to me a reasonable ground, for the reason, first of all, that we have nothing to do with the obligations which were contracted ore Confederation that were to be met out ofefunds which were provided by the financial

adjustment befoie Confederation.

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parts of Queen's County that our represen- tatives, Dr. Jenkins and Mr. Hackett had on that oeeasion voted directly against the interests of this Province. It is clear that Mr. Davies’. whole statement was based upon a mis-statement of the facts of the ease when he asserted that this Province was excluded from sharing in the vote male to Quebec. Another statement made by Mr. Davies this evening was that the sum of $85,000,000 had been paid in cash to the Syndicate for the construction of the C. P. Railway over and above the public lands granted then.

INCORRECT.

THIS ALSO Is

Mr. Davies vught to know the difference between the capital of the Syndicate and the amount paid them by the Dominion Government for the coustruction of the C, P. Railway, but it seems that he does not. The amount paid the Syndicate was $67.- 090,000, and not $85,000,000. Mr. Davies alluded to the decline of ship-building, and pointed to our wharves, ete., and declared that it was all owing to the National Policy. If we go back to the period of the Mae- Kenzie Administration, we shall find that

DURING THEIR TERM SHIP-BULLDING DE-

CLINED ABOUT EIGHTY PER CENT. The decline in shipping was not owing to the N. P., but to the fact that sailing vessels were being supplanted by steam vessels all over the world, and that there was no demand for the former in the mar-

ket. The trade of the world is now carried on in iron steamers and not in sailing ves- sels of wood. Mr. Campbell during the course of his remarks, read a statement from the Montreal Herald showing that the Liberals of

the Upper Provinces do not want any change in the National Policy. We know that the Liberals of Ontar’o and Quebec steer clear of the N. P., anc that they do not wish any material change in it ; in fact they desire to have it continued. If the Gait Party should come into power to-morrow, they would not touch the N. P. with one of their fingers. Taey would as soon alter the Ten Comniuniments as to attempt any such thing. (Cheers and Laughter.) Mr. Davies read a paragraph from the message Sf the President of the United States to Gongress, and deglared that it showed an opportunity had been given to the Domin- ion to negotiate a new Treaty of Recipro- city with the country. Any person who would take the trouble to read the para- graph referred to, would see that it alluded to the treaty with Great Britain and not in any way to Reciprocity with Canada. Mr. Davies found fauit with the supporters of Sit Joha who lately represented this Province in the House of Commons be- cause they did not support his (Mr. Divies’) resolution in favor of Reciprocity submitted by him in the session of 1334.

WHAT ARE THE FACTS ¢

Mr. Davies introduce his resvlution to the House in such a way that the supporters of the Government could not vote for it. Every intelligent man knows that when a Government mikes a motion to go into Committee of Supply, they must either go into committae or resign their seats. Mr, Davies brought in his resolution when the motion was made to go into supply, and uothing was left for the supporters of the Government to do but co vote it down. Why did not that gentleman introduce his resolution at a time when there would be a reasonable opportunity for its discussion and adoption’ It is clear that it was against the interests of Canada to introduce a resolution of that nature at an unseason- able time, as the Government could do nothing else but throw it out. A ques- tlon of so important a nature as ‘hat should not be improperly handled. lt should only be dealt with in the most careful man- ner. He (Mr. Ferguson) believed that he appealed to the good sense of every intelli- gent man in the Hall when he said that it would be very unwise to take the course proposed by Mr. Davies and to go on our knees on a begging expedition to the United States. With reference to this matter, he (Mr. Ferguson) would quote a statement made by a gentlenjan for whom Me, Davies has yreat respect. During the course of a speech made in the Drill Shed in this city by Sir Richard Cartwright in 1878, he alluded to the question of ‘Reciprocity, and said :—

“They say we mist have reciprocity and we cannot live without it. For the Dominion of Canada, I take exception to that statement. While reciprocity is desirable, we are not in such a state of subjection tg the United States that we cannot live without it, We have men and ships, and ‘will carry the war jute Africa.’ We will find new markets. for our- selves and cut them ont. There is nothing better calenlated to prevent the bringing about of reciprocity than to tell the Ameri- cans we canngt live without them. It would induce them to believe that they had the power to drive us to their own terms”

Mr. Davies had, during the course of his remarks, this evening. freely Guoted from the Toronto Muil, a newspaper which is now independent ofany party. Well,he (Mr. F.) had a far better right to quote from Sir R. Cartwright than Mr. Davies had to quote from the Mail. Sir Richard declared that there was nothing better calculated to hin- der Reciprocity than to continue telling the Americans that we cannot live without them. ‘This was precisely the course fol- lowed by Mr. Davies, in moving his Re:i- procity Resolution jn the House of Commons, in the session of 1884. During the course of his remarks gu that occasion, Me. Davies said thet he hoped we would not be stupid enough t» drive the Ameri- cans outside the three-mile limit, and pre- yent them from tiking our fish, Yet, on another occasion, during the session of 1885, that gentleman declared that the Dominion had surrendered our fsheries to the United States, and had received noth- ing in return, and denounced them for it ! He (Mr, F.) thought it would be most eter! itted that the poliey of the

minion with respect to the fisheries question is a good one, and will result in good to the conntry, The Gloucester fish- ermen are now bewailing the action of the Canadian Government; and the price of

owing to the great searcity of that article in the American market. If Canada is sup- ported in her present action, as she wi'l undoubtedly be, by the British Govern- ment, there is no doubt that our fishermen will be just as well off, under the present state of things, as if the $2 duty, per bar- rel, on mackerel were wiped off, and the Americans freely admitted to our inshore fisheries. Notwithstanding Mr. Davies’

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fish has gone up to avery high figure, |

‘cording to a statement made in his own organ, the Putriot, Mr. Davies alleges that he strongly supported the claims of this Province with regard to its piers. (Mr. F.) would

_ made by Mr. Davies in the Dominion Par- liament, showing in what manner that gentleman supported our claim for the refund to this Province for its Piers. He was quite willing to admit that Mr. Davies

gfliciently represented New Brunswick in reference to its piers, but met, by any means, this Province. When the question of wharves and piers was before the House of Commons in committee, Mr. Dav ies used the following words : } ‘But the hon. gentleman must come back to the reason why he accépted these piers. The fact of the matter is, I fear very much, that this money is voted to help the Local Government out of a difficulty. They would not put on the taxation their predecessors put on in order to carry on the affairs of the Gov- ernment; they ran in debt to the amount of $53,000, and that this is the amount voted here.”

(Mr. Welsh here said that no such charge could be brought against him).

He (Mr. Ferguson was glad to hear that Mr. on this matter. Mr. Davies declared tliat the Local Government of this Province had ran in debt tothe extent of $59,009, be- cause they refused to tax the country as he did when he was’ Leader of the Govern- ment. That was the sum and substance of the remarks made by that gentleman on that oceasion. Sir Hector Langevin said that he had no desire to demolish the Local Government of this Province because they refused to tax the people. He answered Mr. Davies very well. He said :

‘‘T have not the same reasons which tie hon. gentleman has for using this matter as he is using it at present—TI have not to fight the Local Goverament of Prince Edward Island; [I have no quarrel with them; and tlyerefore | need try to demolish them in this House where they canadt present themselves. Ji I wished to attack them, I would certaitly try to obtain a seat in the Local Legislature, where I could attack them before their faces, and not here where they eannot defend thein- selves,”

in the face of these facts, Mr. Davies had a statement circulated through the Patriot newspaper that he had» helped the Local Government to secure the amount claimed by them for the Piers! Mr, Davies, during his remarks, made no reference whatever tothe Fishery Award. While that gertle- mamwas Leader of the Local Government he wrote severa! ‘* pastoral letters ° to the newspapers, charging our representatives, who were supporters of the Dominion Guv- erament, with derelection of duty in not securing for this Province its share of the Award. ‘This was, of course, very unfair to Mr Brecken and his colleagues who

supported Sir John. Mr. Davies, in his Card to the Electors ‘in 1882, main

tained that if the matter of our claim were brought fairly and squarely before the Do- minion Parliament, it would be fairly cou- sidered. He declared that he believed we had a just claim toa share of the Award, but that the Local Goveriment had never had the matter properly submitted to the Dominion Parliament. This was the state- ment nade in his (Mr. Davies’) election card of 1882 :—

“I believe that we have a just claim toa share of the Fishery Award, but L aia nyt surprised at Sir John MecDonald’s Govern- ment rejecting it when I remember that your late representatives never sulnniited — the claim to the consideration and vote of the House of Commons. Had they done so, pos- sibly the result would have been different. Our claim was uct one in common with the other Maritime Provinces which was submit- ted and rejected, but entirely distinct and apart from that, and wlifle doubtless the ines.- eusable delay in submitting the Island’s claim to the consideration of the* House has seri- ously prejudiced our case, still, itmelected, 1 shall do all in my power to obtain a recogni- tion of our 1ights, and T cannot believe that a claim which is so universally recognized in this Island as a just one, will be ignored in the Dominion House of Comimons i properly presente l for its consideration.”

Mr. Davies was elected on that card, and what did he do? He satd that our claina to a portion of the Award had been very in- juriously aifected by the delay, but he

NEVER CARRIED QUI HIS PROMISE,

When he returned home after the first ses- sion he pleaded some childish excuses, and said that as the Loeal Govermuent had sent up a delegation to Ottawa, he did not want to weaken their claim. Duriag the second session, Mr. Davie: did nothing uan- til near the close, when he moved a resolu- tion which was ahty supported by Me. Brecken, and from that time forward he made no movement whatever in the matter. Yet it was on account of his promise that he (Mr. Davies) obtained his seat. The rea-

son for his inaction, no doubt, was that his Leader, Mr. Blake was opposed to eur claim, and he had been given a hint to that eect. Wr,

Davies’ friends say that Mr. Charles H., Tupper, one of the youngest members of the House was put up to reply to him (Mr. D.), and thus to prevent him having the matter brought up during that session. Well, had Mr. Davies brought the question up earlier, hg might have succeeded better. He (Mr. B.) made no less than eight speeches in discussing the question as to whether or not an Indian was a person. (Lauzhter.) If he could not succeed in having the Fishery Award question dis- cussed the second session, he should have brought it up the third, and, if necessary, the fourth session. But Mr, Davies had not the manhood or courage to carry out ‘his promise, as ecntained in his Election Card in 1882, with respect to that matter, | He was vlad, however, toa see that there are inew some marks of contrition about that ‘gentleman on account of his

{ DERELICTION OF DUTY,

| Mr. Davies, during the couvse of lis speech, | went very strongly into the matter of some j alleged grants of timber lands to certain / members of Parliament, who are supporters ‘ of the Government, and declared that the present administration is a very corrupt one. If we were to accept the statement made with respect to this matter, it would certainly appear thet the Government is very corrupt indeed. But Mr. Davies’ statemiel ts W LL NOP BEAR INVESTIGATION,

tagreat Liberal Convention, lately held, |

he (Mr. D.) was reparted in his ongan as |

se

havi-g said that x» few days Sir Jekn Macdonald had been pre- seitel by his friends and support |

ers with the sum of $80,090. What will be thought of such g statement, when we

ascertain thut the prosbniaticn alluded ty

Well, he ,

now quote from a speech |

elsh repudiated Mr. Davies’ action |

ts. e its folds all races and creeds.

was made thirteen years

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: ; if any one will take the trouble to go over the printed

report of the evidence on the Pacitie toatl. way investigation, it will be seen, as cheais as the sun, that Sir John never knew that , Col. Cumberland subscribed $2,500 to the

testimonial. The Mackenzie Governm, nt had a committee of investivation appointed who went inte the whole matter, but they could not fasten a single charge of miseon. duct on Sir John Macdonald in therewith. He(Mr. F.) had intended 'to refer to sume remarks made by Mr. Davies on the 30th of November last, at a public meeting, when he hed the indeceney | to bring inthe name of Lady Macdonald. | He (Mr. F.) knew that Mr. Welsh, Mr Davies’ colleague, had enjoyed the hespi- tality of Lady Macdonald as well as that of

CONNEC tion

Bir — and had declared that the latter | Was far etter fille i to govern Canada | than was Mr. Blake himself. When the

| Pacific Railway contract with the syndicate

| was about te be entered into, Mr. Davies denounced it in the strongest manner pos- sible to even him, and declared that if the

measure were carried in Parliament

] bag would all be forced to leay e the country But the coutrast was entered inte

and the work went on. The Opposition jin the House of Commons was, how- ever so strong and the rivalry of the Grand Trunk Railway Company so great that the Syndicate were unatle to float their bonds and asked the Dominion Government for a loan of $30,000,000 to enable them to tide over the difficulty. The Opposition declar- ed that. the proposed loan was a shameful proposition. Mr. Davie: declared that although he was not a prophet or the son of a prophet, he was certain that the Syndi- cate would come back fora loan of S20 F 000,000 more, and that they would oval again and again for additional Laurier declared that he would

ke Alia, svoner ex-

pect the River St. Lawrence to turn back in its course than that any portion of the proposed loan would ever be returnec or repaid ty the Government, Well, what has been the result / Twenty miilions in cash have been

repaid, and on consideration that the rail- way was to be compleied within five instead of ten years, the Government accepted the worth of the remaining ten millions in lands, which will sell for much more than the amount. The road has been com- pieted, and now stands a monument of the statesmanlixe policy of thé Goverament led by Sir John Macdonald. If Mr. Blake's or Mr. Davies’ advice had been followed, the joan of thirty uillions to the Syndicate

woul have been refused, the Syndicate would have collapsed, and the work would have been brought to a ,stand- still. The eyes of the world wee

upon the Dominion Government at that time, because such a gigantie work had never befure been undertaken by the coun- try. To the credit of the Dominion Gov- ernment they overcame every ditticulty, preserved the credit of the country, which would otherwise have been injured during the present generation, and the work was successfully carrried through. Mr. Davies said that the land received back from the Syndicate was worthless, although the Op- position had themselves previously estimat- ed its value at frou 33 to 35 per acre, The price allowed by the Government foy it wag $1.90 per acre, and when sold it will ASSIST IN RECOUPING

to the other Pouvinces the amount they have contributed to the construction of the Pacific Railway. Canada has pirted with only 18 millions of acres of land for the constraction of that great work. It. waz

after the 50 millions of doilars Jad been loaned to the Syndicate tht soc members of that corporation made come presents to Lady McDonald, and not before, ss had

been asserted by Mr. Davies. Wry should nota member of Parliament be permitted to invest his money im timber iands in his own country, instead of imvestiag it in a foreign country? Hf these men are de- prived of taking part in public enterprises, who we we to expect to engage in them? There are fixed rules laid down by law, by complying with which any person can obtain tracts of timber land, but on no other terms can those iands be obtamed. He (Mr. F.) would defy Mr. Davies or any other person tu prove the contrary. That geutiemay appears to have a holy horror of members of Parliunent obtaining timber lands. Such being the case, it may nut be out of plece to show that in Mv. Davies’ own political Listory he did not hesitate to engace in Dominion work while occupying a public ofice under te Local Government. While Leader of the Government and Attorney Genera! for this Province, he (Mr. D.) accepted a retainer from the Dominion Governiaent to plead their cause before the Fishery Commissioners at {Halifax, N. 8, Ifa member of Parliament is likely to for. feit his independence by taking a timber limit, was not the independance of Mr,

Dayies as member of the Provincial Legislature, Attorney General, Xc., SERIOUSLY INTERFERED WITH WHEN HE

RECEIVED $15,000 FROM THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT FOR HIS SERVICES / That gentleman was paid $43 per hour, or $192 per day of four hours, while engaged om that Commission. No wonder he { Mr. 1.) has now suck pity for the working man who is not sufticiently paid! Had Mr. Davies pursved the proper course, he would have piecded the cause of this Pro- vince before the Commissioners for the pur- pose of securing jts rights, for it was agreed to by the British Government, long before that this Island should havea representa- tive on that Commission, But Mr. Davies allowed the whale of the Award to be paid the Dominion Tre agury without looking after our interests in any way whatever. While Mr. McKenzie kept his hand on Mr. Davies’ mouth, the latter made a slight attempt te lock the stable