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Plitllllhlfillll ELECTION- WILL BE HELD SEPTEMBER I6 W

Premier Mathieson Again Unanimously Chosen Liberal-Conservative Candidate tor Fifth District oi King’st i

J. it. llichellan of St. George’s as Colleague. Magnificent Speech by the Premier in which lie ltevlews the ltecord oi the Government and Effectively Disposes oi Such Criticisms as Have Been I-§V€,l|¢tl at ills Administration. In Conclusion lie Announces the Dissolution oi the legislature and

p NOMINATIONS ON THURSDAY., SEPTEMBER 9,

the Dates oi the Election and Nominations. '

'_ A V€_ry large and representative Convention of the Liberal- Conservative Party of the Fifth District of Kings was held in George- town on Saturday afternoon. Mr ]. W. McPhee, Coiivener, presided, Mr A. D. .Ii/Iacdonald was appointed Secretary and practically all the

representatives of the different polls were present.

The Chairman at the outset read a letter from Lieut. Temple \V.

Macdonald expressing regret at his inabilit to be resent and intimat

. _ , Y P ' ~ mg that in consequence of his military duty it would be impossible for

him to offer himself as a candidate. A resolution was adopted congratu- lating Mr Macdonald upon his appointment to a commission in His Majesty’s'forces, expressing appreciation of his valuable services as one of the representatives of the District, and hoping that he would return at the close of the war safe and sound.

Nominations were then called for, and Premier Mathieson was

proposed for Councillor by J. C. Underhay, seconded by Mr R. ll. McCormick, St Georges.

The nomination was carried unanimously and with great en-

tliusiasm.

For Assemblyman, Mr R, _]. McLellan, St Georges, was proposed

by Mr George E. Goff, seconded by Mr Joseph McPherson. Mr joseph R. McDonald, Panmure Island, was proposed by Mr F. C. Knight, seconded by Mr Win. Landrigaii. A ballot was taken, resulting in favour of Mr McLellan. On the motion of Mr joseph R. McDonald, Mr McLellan's nomination was made unanimous. Mr McLellan then addressed the meeting, thanking the delegates for the honour they had conferred upon him, and promising to give the Mathieson Government his whole-liearted support. _

Premier Mathieson then rose and was received with tuinultous

applause and cheering. He delivered an eloquent and important address, reviewing the work of the past three and a half years, outlining the work that lay before them, and replyng to what little criticisms had been advanced. He concluded by announcing the dissolution of the Legislature, intimating that the election would take place on 'I`hursday, September 16, and the nominations on Thursday, September 9.

The Premier cordially thanked the (.`onvention for the renewed

confidence which they had expressed by their uiianimous nomination. He referred to the troublous times through which the Empire was passing, and regretted the necessity for a political campaign at ii time when all their thoughts, all their energies and their resources should be directed towards the support and maintenance of that Empire of which they were proud to form a part. _I"roceediiig, the Premer said:

Seven years ago in this hall it was my privilege to announce the

policy of the Liberal Conservative party of this Province, and from that time to the present day we have been doing our best to fulfil the obliga- tions which we then undertook. .

` PARTY, POLICY, PLEDGES, PERFORMANCE.

A political party is nothing more or less than an association of

persons who agree upon certain principles or policies in respect of great public questions and public services. It is essential that there shall be recognized leaders whose public declarations on political subjects shall be ratified by the members of the party and accepted as authorized.

When a. citizen says that he is a Grit or a Liberal-Conservative the

statement has no meaning unless it refers to the principles ami policies which that party stands for; otherwise party names are but shelters for self-seeking adventurers/. A party to be a vital force in the govern- ment of a country must not only stand for certain priiiciplesaiid policies but it must actually proceed to carry these into effect in a manner benc- ficial to the country.

To what extent has the Liberal-Conservative party in this Island

measured up to those requirements, that is to say, of policies expressed in the form of promises to the public and the fulfilment of those promises?

We promised to prepare and present our claims against the Dom-

inion: (a) for increased subsidies; (b) coilitinuous communication with the Mainland; (c) and restoration of our lost representation in the Parliament of Canada.

. CLAIMS AGAINST THF. Doi/i1N1oN.

For many.years we had striven to induce the Government to urge

our claims against- Canada for increase of subsidy, and always offered them every assistance within our power, but all in vain.

A golden opportunity came to them in 1907 when a conference of

all the Provinces was held in Ottawa. It was agreed to adopt as a basis of increase of subsidies for all the Provinces a scheme formed at n conference in Quebec 20 years before, but if any Province had any further claims to make it was called upon to “submit in writing to the Government of Canada any claims it may have to larger sums than those set out in the said resolutions, or to additional consideration or recognition.” Our delegates sat mute and accepted the lowest amount they could possibly receive and agreed that it “should be final and unal- terable,"_» _ V ‘

Sir Wilfrid Laurier thus declared: "The Pm" we P"0P0~*`¢d ‘l_”“~'

intimatiou to ibm that this was in be a final settlement, that no further claim-_ would ba recognised, that each Province must carry an its _afoirs wiih fl” ,ngig M its command and must not have recourse ta this Par-

did not wflrtisi' one siiiglz’ claim. ‘

,Coast :ind thc receiving and dcspatchiiig point for the /\tl:tntic mail.

l{lCSTt )l{:\'l`I()N (IF LOST Rl§l’RESEN"l`.»\TION.

our road easy. 'l`hcy had sought :i renicdy in the Court _of Law, spent many thousands of dollars which \ve could ill afford and in the end fail-

\Ve took up this lost cause :ind sccurcd Doiiiiiiioii action and

Imperial legislation, saving our iniinediritc fall to three members mid scriiriiig i1.r for all Iiinr' ri miiiiiliirui of four 'wif/1 t=1'cr_v rig/il rvserwzl to reliefs' our claim to linzic t/if ori`_r/ina! silt' restored.

.»\('i R l CULTUR E

We proiiiised a coiiiplctc rc-orgiinizalioii or this department and its

due place :issigiicd to this most important subject on the course of

Hou. J. A. Mari-iieeon, K. c. Pnsmisn.

studies in the public schools. These things have been done in far larger measure than promised. -

We have secured from Canada a grant of $26,000 to be later in-

creased to $31,000 per annum for agricultural education. This amount is far in excess of that allowed to other provinces of Canada. If \ve had been willing to accept the plan of distribution first proposed, that is according to populrition, our share would have been $9,000 only; but we pressed"our claim to larger allowance on thc ground that we were an agricultural people almost exclusively, while other Provinces had large city populations not entitled to share in an agricultural grant. After much consideration it was settled that each Province of Canada, with- out regard to population, should receive $20,000 and the balance should be divided according to population. Out of this grant we have been able to treble the agricultural staff in Prince of Wales College, to double the number of inspectors of schools, thus securing a complete co-ordina- tion between the agricultural and common school courses, to provide a Summer School for Teachers, \\'oinen’s Institutes, Short and Long

liamqu. W4 thought that we could not do better than have a friendly conference with the Province: and ascertain what was the mast they

Courses in Argiculture, Agricultural Halls in Charlottetown and Sum-

CONI`lNU()IIS (_`OI\li\lUNICA'l`lOl`\I \VITH Tllli l\fAINl.ANI). OYSTER MUD

‘ In tliis"\\"c'li:ivc not done :ill wc hoped, bitt for the first time since number of cars available, but already more than 4,500 tons have been the decline began we have found safety. ()ur opponents had not madc distributed. The success of this enterprise justifies the tioverninent in

ed utterly. izer, the vast quantity available, and the reasonable cost of production

dvr'-uicd rrqiiisite in order to fircwnt their ruiiiiug iiguiii to Ottawa iind~ County, to establish a general course in Domestic Science which will be ii knockin_g at thc door of this I‘;1i‘li:nneiit." greatly developed so as to embrace the public schools. .»\ll these niezins

Thus on thc 25th day of .\l:ircli, 1907, :cur the door cfosnl upon us of education will be expanded to mcct the growing requireiiiciits of a

at Ottawa as effectually as the Liberal tioveriiineiit then in power could progressive people. 1 might cnnumcrate many other advantaigcs that close it. Time and again we were told in the Lcgislatiiic that it was have arisen and that will arise from the application of this educational useless to talk about further subsithes from (janada and that our move- grant, but it will suffice to say that our Proziince is regarded non' as the meiit'. was “mere political kite-fiyiiig.” Yet in I/if fare of that closed standard for the other Prozfiizccnr of Canada which until of late were far door we :emit In (Niiimi, and riiitliiii four uioiifhs of our coming into in advance of us in practical education. We haveithe considered state- [iower 'wr' obfufzirtl an i`iicri'asf- of $100,000 per annum for all time und ment of a leading educatioiiist in- Canada that in the application of this

grant we are 20 years ahead of thc great Province of Ontario.

All are aware that a great step forward in this direction has been In the matter of bringing oyster mud within the reach of inland far-

taken in the construction of the Car Ferry, to be followed by the widen- mers and more easily available to all, we have exceeded our proniises. ing of thc guage ovci' the whole Island railway. \\'licii this is coniplct- The standard price has been fixed at $6 per car of at least 10 tons deliv- ed thc :tdvaiitngcs to tislicrincii :ind fai'inci's especially will be imineasur- ` cred at Midgell Siding instead of $10 to $11 per car as formerly for :i able and we can look foi°\\'ard with confidence to sec (icorgetowii, with very limited output. The machine consists of ':i'self-loading and self- its inngiiilicent natural h:ii‘l>or, thc winter port of the llizisterii Maritiiiie discliarging scow capable of carrying 8 carloads and of delivering one

trainload per day. We spent last summer chiefly in experiinental work `for the method and the appliances were new. \Ve hope in future to increase the output and reduce the price, the idea being to make the enterprise self-sustaiiiiiig and i_io more. 'l`he pnescut limitation is thc

considering the construction of another dredge to be- operated where most required in the coming year. The uiiequalled qualit of this fertil-

coinbiiie in promising greater opportunities to agriculture than any hitherto enjoyed.

EDUCATION. '

\Ve promised cheaper and better text books, better .salaries for

teachers, normal training and more practical work. Our pci'foi-iiiaiicc is the estziblislnuent of :1 book and school supply depot which :ilrcatdy has saved our people thousands of dollars. \\\'c have in cliarge I\lr. l.:in- drigan, ri most competent and practical man, and while already the :ld- vantzige is being felt by many, yct this :iid to education is still in its in fancy. Iii the course of zt few years we have reason to lielicvc that it will be one ofthe most useful aids to cducation in our l’rovinct~.

' NORMAL TRAINING.

For teachers actually engaged we have the Summer School with the

best teachers that can be found on the Coiitiiiciit, and for students in course of preparation the model school furnishes a training that is cer- tainly iiot inferior to any in the Maritime I"rovinces.

More practical'\vork in the schools I will deal with to the extent

that my time will allow.

PUBLIC \VORKS

We promised the Road System that is now in opcrzition. its

success is in the knowledge of all. \Ve promised a cnpablc ridiniiiistrzi- tion of this department and have moved far in the direction of keeping this promise. Under the late Government there was a systeni of pay- ment by road orders which was both wasteful and corrupt. The Road Inspector was master of the situation. Ile filled up his orders and they became money which the Province had to pay. There was no proper audit possible on this expenditure and the money thus taken out of the treasury gave but :i small fraction of value to the public wliich an equal expenditure gives under the present system. Under the present system every dollar spent is carefully checked and audited. It involves several times as much office work i as the old but it saves much inoiiey and gives more faithful service. The Road Masters collect the taxes at the same commission as was formerly paid the tax collectors. The advantage is very great. The crying injustice of collecting from some and permit- ting others to go scott free has been done away. 'l`hough in one year our predecessors sued one thousan<I-two-hundred-aiid-twenty-eight per- sons for taxes, yet there were so many who escaped from favour that the net taxes collected were far below what is received under the present system _without any of the miserable waste in suits at law.

4 I’ROVINCI1\’r_. ENGINEER

\Ve have been censored by thc rabid party press for thc increased

cost of the staff in this department, and special reference is made to the salary of the Provincial Engineer.

Let us see what that gentleman is worth :- Our predecessors built some steel bridges, They had no persons

competent to draw specifications and consequently could not call for teii- ders; the result was that they took all their bridges from one firm :it that firm’s own prices. We changed that. Mr. Shaw drew the specifica- tions aiid the leading bridge builders in the Maritime Provinces and Quebec were invited to teiider. The result was wider, better bridges at great reduction of cost. In this alone the F.ngineer’s salary was saved many times. No one in the department was capable of lay- ing tlie foundations for a steel bridge of any size. The result was disas- trous, in direct loss and patched up, inferior work. The loss on one bridge alone would more than have paid a year’s salary of the engineer. In three years we have laid down 2,315 feet in length of steel roiiifiarvil to 911 feel* in the ‘whole term of our ]lradeces.r0r.i°, and ours is all well aiidtruly laid to stand as long as cement and steel will endure. In 20 years

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'i`AltAN'I`0. Italy, Aug 2'\.-(Via

Paris, August 20.)- A strong squad- ron ot’ fast cruisers in being held in reudiniu-is to sail from here at a nion1i~.iit’s notice. It is exfeeteil that tho wnrslilps will be nent against Turkey it that country declines to satisfy ltaly's ileninnd for the re- Ii-use of Italian .subjects held in the Ottoman lilniplre.

YUUNG Mlll KILLED

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_ AMllliIltS'l‘, N. S., Ang 20.- Percy the 18 your old son ot’ Mrs. John Brown, Westcliester, N. S., was in- stantly killed when u barn in which he and otlicrs sought shelter, was struck by llglitniiiig. Mrs. Brown, who is ii widow. has just sent another son. ltoy, 10 yours old, to Valcurtfer, with the 40th battullon. `

'l‘IIE \VEA']_‘I§[ER, "

TEMPERATURE,

TIDE, MOON ETC.

TORONTO, August 23, -Maritime:

Fresh to strong north easterly to south easterly and southern wlnils', fair at first, becoming showery to- wardii evening.

THE WEATHER.-Yesterday was

fine, wurni and clear.

The highest temperature recorded

yesterday was 74 deg. above zero. At 9 o'c.loi-.lc yesterday morning it regis- tered 08 dog. above, at 9 lust night 60 deg. above, The coldest the previous night was 59 deg. above zero.

The tide will be. high this morning

at 8.25 and tomorrow at 9.20; lt will , be high tonight nt 10.11 and tomorrow

The sun sets this evening at 6.58

und tomorrow at 6.50; it rises' to- morrow morning at. 5.08 aint Wednes- day at 5.10.

The nioon rises this evening ut 6.32. The first quarter of the moon was

on Tuesday, August 17th, ut 10.17 p. ni.

Tliore will be a l‘ull moon on' ’I`ue-s-

day, Angiist 24th, ut 5.40 p. m.

The li-.ngtli oi’ today will be thirteen

hours and fifty-one iniiiiites.

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