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HIT AND RUN DRIVERF-I-Iar- rington Yorston, Southport, was taken to the Prince Edward Island Howltal about 12.30 this morning suffering from bruises about the head and bcdy received when struck by a, hit and iun motorist last night. The‘ young man was wallaing along the Southport road. Although his injuries are not con- sidered serious he will probably be X-myed today hoaaital authorities stated. The police are making in- quiries as to the identity of the driver.

POLICE COURT-At the Police Court Saturday a motorist who appeared charged with being drunk while in charge of a motor vehicle was remanded in custody until t0- day. Two drunks were each fined $3.00 and costs or five days in jail. ‘rho defendant in a prohibition case was fined $200 and costs or three months in jail. A man who had been held in custody for three days on a charge of creat- ing a disturbance in his home was dismissed with a warning.

PERSONALS

m. and Mrs. Robt. Bruce Mc- Klnnon of Los Angeles are spend- ing a vacation here. Mrs. McKinnon was formerly Miss Jean Large.

Mr. and Mrs. E. F, Gorman, De- troit. Mich., are staying at the Canadian National Hotel.

Rev. L. I". IeBee. Rlmouski. Quebec, was a visitor in Charlotte- town over the weekend.

.7. A. Lefebre of the Quebec Roads Department, Quebec arrived in Charlottetown Saturday. He is staying at the Canadian National Hotel.

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and tried to shout him down.

THE TABLES TURNED

The chairman. 1hr. Malcolm MacNe1il, Little Sands, after fre- quently calling for order, rose to his feet. "Mr. Campbell," he said. “received a courteous hearing to- night. Who gave it to him? The Conservative party gave it to him. Ilut the Liberals don't want to givc the Premier a chance to be heard!"

This rebuke, greeted with loud applause by the audience, had its affect. But the climax came with- in a few minutes, when Mr. Thane Campbell, after making one inter- ruption, got to his feet to make another.

"Sit down." shouted the aud- ience indignantly. “Take your medicine!"

lvilr. Campbell's stentorlan voice was drowned in shouts from all quarters of the hail.

"Sit down! sit down!”

“You worn’! interrupted!"

“Ila didn't interrupt you when you were talking."

"SIT DOWN!"

Mr. Campbell sat down, but got “D 9811!! 811d opened his mouth t0 Speak. Again the audience roared. Ho waited for a while, but there was no cessation of the clamour. It came from all parts of tho hall, the audience, thoroughly aroused, booted him down with a clamour that fairly shook the hall.

PREMIER TO THE RESCUE

The Premier came generously to

his opponent's rescue, accepting the correction of his quotation of Mr. Campbell's remarks, which Mr. Campbell had been cndeavoring vainly to make. - THE STRONG CONSERVAT- IVE SENTIMENT OF THE MEETING, UNDEMONSTRATIVE AT FIRST. WAS STIHKINGLY SHOWN BY THE FAG!‘ THAT THE PREMIER HAD NO DIFFI- CULTY IN SPEAKING AT THIS STAGE, OR IN CONCLUDING HIS REMARKS, WHEREAS THE LIBERAL DEPUTY LEADER SIMPLY COULD NOT GET A HEARING, BUT TIME AND AGAIN WAS ORDERED TO "SIT DOWN" AND “TAKE YOUR MEDICINE."

It was a striking lesson to Lib-

eral hccklcrs of being "hoist with their own petard." and it came with such overwhelming effect that it would have blown Mr. Campbell sky-high, but for the Premier's kindly intercession. A vote of thanks, moved by Mr. Annsar and seconded by "Mr. Johnston, was tendered the chair- man for his able and impartial handling of the meeting,

PREMIEIVS ADDRESS

The Premier first dealt with some of the statements of Mr. John A. Campbell, the Liberal candidate. Mr. Campbell had said that at one time in the history of the Provinces there were no taxes; then we had an income and land taxes imposed on us. "I will ask Mr. Campbell," said the Premier, "to tell us who imposed those taxes? What gov- ernment? ,

(Mr. Campbell remained silent.) Prenlicr MacMillan: "You might ask him some time."

Mr. Campbell: "I will tell you now: sir Louis Davies." Premier Mardtfillan: "Sir Louis

Davies and Hon. Frederick Peters- boih Idbcra " (Applause).

"Hc says this Province should be able to carry on without taxes." con- tinued the Premier. "That is the very argument we used before the White Commission, in presenting our case on which we realised $150,-

time to come." (Applause).

"Mo. Campbell was also frank Iiough to state that if there cvd was a time when a government was justified in going into dept fir ab;

rpose of hsl in peopo Erlovincs, it w; gin the last four yggm, Right again! (Applause). But he denied um a little um on when he aald ihn tho mater‘ chance to ccoiumilao that any-gov- ernment bad was lbs chance this government had durlnl 0M Plat Iour years! (Applause). Pllt till two ltatemelita together and what do you make of them?" ' "Ila is quanta: himself!" fer and applause . 1QI MacMillan: " ‘I don't tare a snap of my fingers about spending usanda of dollar!

gm If. election time on the modal-Mr. CIION" again! (Laughter). That is the

tatement I would expect Mr. Camp-

. bell to make. You heard him talk . about the crowds of men aitti-iil "n" ‘ 6m" bushes or benches, or aomethifil

tn road. but what ed in T... 1:» eight months of s 1-498"! Government when he was in WW" Tmy t more money in the ' Public orks nspgtmeut, princip- ally cu the roads. an anv (W911i: mint in the huwrv of thil ""111"- nq mqrnllodupadobtofllllfl” In their lalt allht mouth. So ‘w!!! --- ~ .-" ~:..'::.:.".:'"' Why con cmn us - Voice: "No work for the Liberals!”

Premier Macmillan: "And the!‘ will in l-u work if the Liberals n! h h5g1“; lhrlr pllloflll Incl“ than to Inks nvsnao and “Ill!-

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winter when the catlmatu wen . h‘ ‘finuhe u"! Ilvc an India. tics: of IIIII they m" "h" ‘o do “Th? ‘out enough sxpcmu. turn in the Public Works Depart- ment. (Loud applause),

ALL AGAINST IT

“New. ladies and gentlemen w, have thJr story. They 5.00,’, up WHY one, and voted against. m.’ Estimates, with the exception qr me

n. Than C b l1__ “F”, J 1E u 511%,? who was not

‘Will- oBs eir platform say? To make revenue and expenditure meet. And because we have not dons that they condemn us: in the "m" 1°"? Yell" 1n the Provincels history. We could have spem, 19,53 1:3)”- balt the people would have <h§>lg:§e).that .m“°h Wm” “m”

Reviews Policies The Premier then reviewed, plank B)’ Plfilili. the Conservative platform, :1 Wlfdi You to compare this plat- "llum- b9 881d. with the platform w ch Mr. Thane Campbell will tell you about; because I expect, mm to tell You about his platform as I gm telling you about mine." (Applause), Criticism regarding the Govem. mm“ BXINnditul-e on education was then effectively dealt; with; 515° the Carnegie demonstration, Falcon. Wqpd plans. and subsidy clam“, Ml’ hon. friend Mr. Thane Camp- bell stated the other night that this question of claims is now settled," continued the Premier. "I nay tel] him that the matter of our provin- cial claims is never settled. He is only repeating what Laurler said u. 1907, that the settlement then reach. ed was "final and unaiterabie. '

Denies Luurier “‘ ' -

MP- Thane Campbell: "He did not Say that; he said it was not settled."

Premier MaoMilian: "Lauriefls words were that it. was ‘final and unaltcrable.’ It is useless for my hon. friend to deny that." (Ap- plause). “We maintain, on the m“. trary, that there is no final and lln- alterable settlement and that the door at Ottawa is never dosed to anyone with backbone enough to open it." (Applause).

" ANSWERS MR. LEA

Hon. Mr. Lea in his radio address the other night stated that the Lib- erals at one time obtained 8100.000 in subsidy claims," continued the Premier. "$30,000 of that was for breach of Confederation terms re- Bflfdill! 118-1118811011; that is the only distinct claim that they can take any credit for presenting success fully. The next amount of $70,000 was not a special claim of this Pro- vince, because every Province in Canada had a readjustment of sub- sidy at that time, and it was receiv- ed by this Province as a matter of

course. '

"In, 1913, however, the Mathieson Government obtained an additional $100,000 for all time. The Conserva- tives are entitled to take full credit for that, because no other Province received a subsidy readjustment at that time; it was a special ase."

THE DUNCAN COMMISSION

"They say that the Conservative federal members voted against the appointment of the Duncan Com- mission," the Premier continued, "Why did they vote against it? Bo- cause they said the Federal Govern- ment might as well take the matter into their own hands. and settle it ithemselves. That was their conten-

on.

"The Commission sat in 1936, and who prepared the case for this Pro- vince? A Conservative government. Who got the award of $125,000 sup- sidy increase in 1927? A Conserva- tive Government. Is not the Con- servative govemment entitled to the credit, after presenting are case and getting the money?" (Applause). '

A Moot Question

"What did the Duncan Commis- sion recommend at that time? That there should be an immediate and final settlement. Our Liberal friends were in power in 1927,1928, 1929 and 1930. Those were the years, they tell us, that were Canada's most pros- perous years. There were Liberal gvormuents in power In this Pro- vince and at Ottawa. WHY DID THEY NOT GET A SETTLEMENT m THOSE YEARS? (Loud ap- plause).

Continuing. the Premier cited Mackenzie King's statement in Par- liament on Feb. 18, 192B, that “for some reason or other" the claims had not been put forward by the Maritime Provinces." (Applause).

ANSWERS HECKLER Liberal heckler "What was the price of potatoes then?" - Premier MacMillanz "I might read you what Err-Premier Saunders says about the price of potatoes at that time, and the conditions of our farmers at that time. I have it right hare, in a letter written by Mr. Saunders to Prime Minister Mac-

000 subsidy increase per year for all lhcnzle King. He says:

“I want. to say right here,“ continues Mr. Saunders, "our Is- land has not prospered this year as have the‘ other Provinces of Canada. I really believe that we have not had, for many years, a worse condition than we are at present experiencing. Ow- ing to tho fact that our Province la largely dependentun its po- tato crop and i-hla your, unfor- tunately for us, the bottom dropped out of the potato mar- ket. We are an agricultural viucqbavlugnoman ‘ ‘ - industries whatever. It

our potatoes is from ll cents lollcanta. Our farmers naturally bsdto d nmaolmauoyinfcriiiismand whautbsyscllstsucha iolsyouwillsachowd lihasbecntoua. Whoa You

"Thou were the conditions in the , ‘ ‘, ifidlsatry and in the country when Canada was cmaymg _ that great period of proaperity under usual rule that they have told us about,” continued the Premier amid loud laughter and applause. "You doiftiiavototakomywurdlorit. ThQ If! Nil words of the than

Llllmicr of this Province. m the condition. We cer-

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lrenais King, "for some season or another" they mods no demand for a settlement. You can take which- ever statement you Iikr-ths stato- mnst of tho Liberal Premier of this Province, or the statement of the Liberal Prom‘ of the Dominion of Canada. Whatever statement you accept, you must admit this fact- THAT THEY GOT NOTHING. (Loud applause).

"And surely, ladies and gentle-l men, we needed money just as much then as now, because the Liberal Government went in debt 81,177,000 in their four years of office. (Ap- piauco).

' Mr. Ma's Excmc

"What was Mr. Leo's excuse for their failure to press our subsidy claims? He said, many times in the Legislature. that it was because the Conservative Premiers of Nova Scotia. and New Brunswick would not co-operats with Mr. Saunders. But what are the words of My, ‘Saunders? Mr. Saunders, in his letter to Finance Minister Robb on Oct. 7, 1939, says that he had "on different occasions declined to co- operate with Premier Rhodes and Premier Baxter in a joint presents. tion." He had also "declined to have anything to do with a propmsqd meeting of the Maritime Board o; Trade in this connection." (Ap- plause).

Healers Get “Soro"_ 1m ' tho attempts of Liberal Party hcelcrs to break up the meei. hi» by oatcalls and interruptions, the Premier proceeded, scoring his Mints and receiving applause from the main audience ~ln the hall. when he came to the disclosure r. fine. b31111; King's Ictter to Mr. Saunders,

- the _ in which the Liberal Premier of this Province had been treated by the Liberal Premier at Ottawa the heoklerl redoubled their sham, b“ ‘he 5091181118 voice of Premier MiwMlllw went on. until the whole llfllfirl-ble story was revealed,

cmlcllldlnfl his reference to sub. sidy claims, the Premier showed that under three successive Conservntjvc administrations since 1912 this Pro. vince received in increased 51111115,] subsidy the sums respectively o: §1°°.°00. $125,000 and $150,000. ciimwlra that record with the Lib- =rsl record." he said, "and say wl... R0 lbs best friends of this Pro- vince." (Applause).

¥I2PELESS LIBERAL yogygy hobeiessness of the Liberal policy with regard to unemploymeng relief was next dealt with. “The chief way that we can help the peg- ple o! this Province at the present time," the Premier said, "is by pub- lic works expenditures. The only way that we can do that is by co. OPeration with the Dominion Gov- emment." lprgiberal, heckler: "Is that Bennett's "N9. my M01111,” rctortcd the Pro. mier. “They are not Bennett’; pm. mlse: they are Bennett's fulfil. m" - (Applause). H th . °°°<l°d to show how. durlhg ti’; ‘$5.13.. four years, 119M111 one million doi- iars had been obtained from the Bennett Government for unemploy- ment and other relief pflrpgggg, Again the audience applauded as the Premier read over the figures.

son's HIGHWAY HISTORY

l-le then took up the statement o! Mr. lea in his radio speech, boast. ing that the Bell Government had obtained $400,000 10g- improved roads.

"T1118 III-lit.” the Premier explain- ed. “was made under the Dominion Ilirhwavs Act lollscd by the Borden Government. The road policy un- der the Act was not initiated by the Bell Government but by tho Arsen- al" Government. and run and his 99119081100 at that “mew-including Mr. Lea and Mr. McIntyre_¢¢. nounced it as a ‘dammblc scheme.’ " But when they came into power they

u" Mlle! and received their portion of the grant, as the other 159711106! did. The Bell Government "$90 11D 8400.000 of this Provlnces appropriation during their time, and under the Stewart Government we used up the rest of it, about $300.. 000. That is the story of the high- Wly trants. (Applause).

The Premier than dealt with Old Age Pensions, showing how the Lib. erals had promised e“ pensions in 1927 and had faiie to establish them, and how the Conservatives had implemented a similar promise which they has made m 193i.

Continuing. amid repeated Liberal mierruntlons. he dealt with the mu- fifll Policy respecting abolition of government cars. ‘They propose," he said, "to give an allowance to the Ministers and officials instead of “P8- Thc Very same plan was tried by the Federal Government and hm to be discarded. If you want service, the plan that is in operation now will be continued, and if they should elected and should change it, they will not get the service that you are entitled to, nor will there be any money saved.

Savings At Falconwood

The Premier then referred to the establishment. under his Govern. ment, of a. cold- storage plant at Inlconwood and to the saving in maintenance costs of 842,000 a year — over a hundred thousand dollars saving’ in thrbo years, as coal-spared with lbcral management.

"This ls tbc- party." ha scored, “which now promises to make rav- unuc and expenditure meet. You know what it cost them to run Fal- onuwood, and what they spent on roads in their last eight months of power. What ls their pronslsc, worth? You know that Mr. Boil made the same promise in I910- and you know how be did it."

Voice: “He put on the polljax." (Laughter). a Premier MaeMiilan: "Exactly,

And Mr. Isa was a leading member of that government, and you all rs- membcr the arguments Mr. Lea used in favor of that poll tut. He said the young men at home, as well as the old man, ought to pay toms; and when the poll tax was put on

(Laughter and applause).

CHANGI- POI THE WOISI been provide or o ‘wisifwm “M”. “If S." want them," the Premier ccutiutld.

however. We are doing tbs-boat ws

"mafia a physical impossibility“ can and our condition is no worse -'

Voices: "Worse off!"

Premier Machliiian: “And you would betworsc off hem because they have promised h make revenue and expenditum moot, and they have no pol-icy with respect to un- employment relief." (Applause)

"Do you seriously consider that the Liberals can do any better for you now than they did four years ago?" continued the Premier, amid further applause. '

WHICH POLICY BEST‘!

They say that with this money from Ottawa we should have saved money. They know, however, that for every dollar of unemployment money we obtained from the Federal Government we had to put up a dol- lar of our money, and we had to take charge of the administration, so it was impossible to save money as they suggest. The money was not given to be saved; it was given to be expended in unemployment rc- Iief. The benefit was that we had that much more money to expend throughout the country. What pause is there in criticism of that kind, that we should have saved and let our people go unaided? (Loud ap- plause). That was our policy for the last four years, and if we come in again it will be our policy for the next five years. Now look at the Liberal policy, and ask yourself what hope it offers in this regard. (Ap- plause).

"Remember," added the Premier, "they ran the country into debt to the tune of $1,177,000 in their last your years, when there was no de- pression. WHAT WILL THEY DO NOW Hi‘ RETURNED TO POWER. (Loud applause).

Road Gravclling

Turning to the question of road gruvelling, the Premier showed that under Liberal rule gravel from Nova. Scotia was imported to the amount of 20,000 tons a. year for three years; this at a cost of $2.50,_$2.55 and $2.60 per ton. "That is where your money went-for Nova Scotia. grav- el," he said. "Our policy has been, and is, to develop local gravel pits and use this splendid Island gravel on the roads. WHICH POLICY D0 YOU THINK IS BEST? (Applause).

Liberal leader's Speech

Mr. Thane A. Campbell, who fol- lowed the Premier, said that what is now at stake was the record of the present Governmnet and the policies of the two parties. The Liberal platform, he maintained was “evolved in a very democratic manner," the candidates themselves concocting it after having "sifted" the recommendations they had ze- celved from their constituents. “We studiously avoided making pro- mises," he said-forgetting that the first plank in the Liberal platform ista. promise to “balance the bud- ge ."