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. ,0, rlty. After id years we 7:; gifts spring of 1951. I LII- Pressed condition of affairs rather than a mail We-

--we find our Province with a qgggering debt OI 017.000.1100: with Imrerest and carrying charges of ul'el' one million annually; with our roads in a deplorable and in many cases impassable condition. necessltatins huge expenditures in the next few months and years. ma without finances to repair and lcbuud same unless by taxing the already hard pressed farmers. fish- ermen and wage earners.

Farmers In Difficulties

"we find a large vemntaso of our farmers in difficult financial straits due to poor prices in the last two or three years for products or the farm they have had avail- able for sale.

--we find them not in a position in take advantage of the high price for beef. dairy cattle and sheep due to the Liberal Govern- ment'I lack of roller and im- sight over the many VII" ll"! have had the reins I WW5!-

"We find also an unsatisfactory labor and employment policy.- iittie work for our labor forces in the centres and then all our yollfii men and women leaving the agri- .-ultural districts to work in the in- dustrial centres of Ontario and Quebec. We find ourselves after is wars of Liberal rule with depleted nssetl and a heavily increased debt. It is all right to go in debt pfuVIdEd you are increasing your assets but under Liberal rule our agricultural assets such as cattle have decreased and our million- acre farm has a debt of 517,000,000. 'l(lpl'0XllTII.!Cly 51700 on each farnl ii the Province.

assets.-what have we to warrant I c”"”"”Pd increasing debt and It lnhl race 01 155 million; ygu-1y under the Liberals? Surely our

buildlnll thereon and our

than most of our other Provinces. We have no natural assets to bor-

hsrd working people. No oil fields,

iron mines. no coal mines. nothing to put up for collateral or to bar- rout against.

"We are dependent on our soil and our people and when we go in debt as has been the Liberals' re- cord. then our people must pay salad say now to the tune of :17,-

.000.

"I ll! to you that the time has arrived to put a stop to this reek. less murtgagin of our people's existence. our people can not stand the burden of further tax- ation.

"Let the rich Provinces. with bil- lions of natural resources shnd the expense. but no. do we get any con- sideration.-an ' income tax. an increased sales tax. and now a Provincial-sales tax of 392..

are who intend to impose 393 more ermen and wage earners al.500.000 annually. g

you are listening to me tonight

Liberal Government here.

9'99” W mlllllns that our only assets are the few inches of soil that covers this Province ahd the only returns are the crops and stock that can be raised thereon. we are in an altogether different position

row walnut. Only our soil and our

no gas wells. no gold nun", no

can our people stand the burden, they to elect a Government

onto an already 1093 tax? ' This 399 will cost farmers. fish- st least

Premier Jones. A Jones Govern- ment will impose it, the Conserva- tives oppose it, and will not im- pose it or any new tax. As sure as

the Liberal Government intends to introduce it. This drastic tax was thought up between the Liberal

Government at Ottawa and your They

nmiws qdod loud taste belle:

day of April you should vote can-i servative and protect yeurieiltgom 'furt.her taxation. A vote on the 26th for your Conservative candi- dates will be a vote against the Liberal Governmentis policy of taxation. No doubt many of you have already read the Liberal plat- form which has appeared in the press recently and which was not published until they could review the Conservative one.

"Have you noticed the clause on taxation. or is there e. clause at all? I can find nothing, no guar- antee against further taxation al- though some mention is made of licenses on trucks. This clause 5 apparently was inserted after I had already announced a reduction to our heavily taxed truckmen of ilhis Province.

”I notice by the press that the Premier will announce further planks to-night. Perhaps as a last minute gesture. in the hopes of bolstering his dying cause he will announce a taxation plank. but I am afraid the Minister of Justice with' his despatch from Ottawa has already sidetracked that. More planks to follow.-and I suppose right up to midnight on the Iilth. Are our Liberal friends getting jittery? Are the reins of power slackening the last few days. and the Premier cannot take up the slack quick enough? Is there can- sternation in the Liberal camp? Have the Toronto roads failed to mollify the taxpayers of this Pro- vince?'Can you imagine the waste. the endeavour to hoodwink our people? A man is sent to Toronto to search a muddy street or I

duty to support this policy I offer to you and to support me in my efcrta to do something for this Province. Iomething must, be done

and daughte e

no policy to offer and are Igalnst my policy of assistance. "Our farmers and

succeed. if elven the chance.

Strangely silent

"Our Liberal friends

attacked my policy; they

own case and that of his son.

farmer's sons in this Province the some chance as the Premier and his son have had-and why not? I venture to say that in ten yearo' tints under my policy. Prince lid- ward Island will become the mecca of Eastern Canada and Eastern U. s.A. for buyers of foundation live- stock. Under my policy. I believe that our fisheries. due to our in- sulsr position. will vastly increase and that the !ishermen's position will be one of security hereafter. "I say this is the thing for any Government to do, build up the Province, build up the financial position of its people. build up the assets of the Province and then the financing of the Province will be much easier.

The conservative way

"Our platform to the people is a It is concise, and not cluttered with high sounding words. We offer fair

final one.

true cuanoim. cnaatorrrerown

to! our

at once; the time is ripe and don't you forget that if the Conservative Party is not returned on the zcth. "10 Olwortunity to assist your sons is gone for five years. as the Liberal Party have set

fishermen must get some credit and capital. They are willing to work and to I ,roposs to assist them

have not art-. strangely silent. our Premier must know that capital and credit are needed. I previously mentioned his

iisome objection was taken to my remarks by a letter in the press. No ofienso wss intended. Both the all-emiei; and! his arc: halve succeed-

1: arm nan ey ad capital and credit. I desire to give to otherqsh” 50 bagged mm" m'" M y"'5

teachers, an improvement, I sub- mit. to that treatment handed out by the present regime. And ever mindful of the struggle of parents we offer free school books, some- thing the Jones Government would not do in the past and won't do in the future.

"We are especially mindful of the deplorable condition of the roads of this Povince, We are mindful of the many centres such as Tignish. Murray River, and Georgetown, that have been dis- regarded for many years by the Liberal Party. We are mindful of our valuable tourist trade that has slumped so badly in the last two or three years directly account bid to the condition of our roads. and we are mindful of the job that will be ours to remedy in this regard.

"The Liberal Party have been in 18 years. Do you wish the present policy to continue or is there any policy? I submit that a policy that

to leave our roads the way they

for

EARLE MacDONALD

taken away. lutely false.

are as at present should not be toi- i erated longer.

"To our old Age Pensioners. to our recipients of mothers' allow- ances and family allowances. I say to you. do not believe any propa- ganda that they will be reduced or

That talk is abse- My policy is for in- creases and we will work towards that end. including Old Age Pen- sions to all over 05 years and at 340. No one should have to accept any lesser amount as is so usual today under Liberal rule.

"The Conservative Party have al- ways been a friend of labour. pledge myself for my pnrty to con- tinue that friendship so that ai workers

"This is my way. this is the Con-

and wage their children may have an equal chance to share in all benefits due

ASSEMBLYMAN

DR. DOUGAN

For

COUNCILLOR

Charlottetown and Royalty,

" THE WINNING TEAM "

MacDonald & Dougan

inserted By The Liberal Party

have worked hand in glove toget.li- to our citizens.

lane on

logo Debi Increases

”Premier Jones speaks of our

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Effective

or on it and still are. Ottawa Despalch

ing in the Montreal Star of Apri 17th. It is headed:

l-ion. Stuart Garson. Justice Min

"Just listen to this, and I quote a CanadianPress despatch appear-

"Furiher Tax h Being Planned. 3'72. Provincial levy in first stage. Parliamentary action to help bring a 393 Provincial turnover tax into being may be started within a matter of weeks.

letter. said in an interview today that a new draft of a proposed

some construction job. Imagine the travelling expenses. the cost of photography and the thousands of dollars of advertising fees, while many of our people and travelling public in the Province w re bogged down in Liberal mud-

Jles with serious damage to their cars. all on account of the lack of use of some gravel or surfacing material.

"Oh, Mr. Jones, could not all this expenditure to far away DIICOS have been put to better advantage? why not do something here and forget about the Toronto suburbs?

servativs way; attend to the needs or our people now and stop worry- ing them about new taxes. The Jones Government in the past have been hungry for extra reven- ues. revenues from the people rather than from Ottawa. They have built up revenue at the ex- pense of the people. over a million in automobile and gasoline taxes. 0075.000 in liquor profits. and still are suggesting new taxes when they have failed to get from Ot- tawa what we justly deserve.

"Ladies and gentlemen. I speak to you as a native son. who has striven in my own small way to improve conditions in this Pro- vince. I have never had a real op- portunity so to do until now. on the 28th of April, you have an op- portunity of electing aGovernment which will endeavour at all times to improve the position of this Province and its citizens at large.

"if you give me this opportunity

Unwarranted Altaokl

I will not break faith with you. In an election campaign one is sub- jected to unwarranted attacks and abuse. That has been my lot from those who are endeavouring to defeat me and my party for their own personal gain. These attacks are as false as the parties who make them, and they will be at- lendcd to later.

"I have given you my Platform

that of my other twenty-nine can- didates. It is for you to decide. if we are returned on April 26th. we will carry out our Platform to the letter. p

"when you go to vote I ask you to remember, do you want more taxes or not-if not. vote for the Conservative candidates. 1 ask you to remember. do you want our farmers and fishermen to succeed.

and I give you my services and I do you want them to share in the

s1.ooo,ooo support fund? It you dc

then support your Conservative candidates. These are the two main issues.

"I ask all electors to use theil right of voting on the 20th and ts all my workers and lunptmol. I urge them to conform to All the rules and regulations of the Ilse- tions Act and to make this election

I a free expression of the will at the people."

amendment to the British North America Act has been submitted to the Provinces. Approval of the draft has been received. ' I ”- swan. New Brunswick and P. ll. I. officials indicated the Provinces may use the added revenue expect- ed to be derived from this Source for general expenditure.

"There you have it, ladies and gentlemen. and there you have the reason for calling a Provincial el- ection st this date. Premier Jones tried to run before the storm of protests this taxation will arouce but Ottawa let the cat out. of the bag too soon and I say to the electorate of this Province. that if

Liberal Platform

"1 have taken the time email to scan the Liberal platform as pub- lished. Anything of worth therein has been copied from my plat- form. It is a platform of probab- ilities and possibilities. It lacks such promises of 1943 and 1947 as ” West River Bridge, rural electrific- ation. and a slip at Charlottetown. , ' These were promises. good enough to be elected on in l947. but now forgotten and never fulfilled and I suppose never intended to he ful- filled.

"It will be amusing to hear Pre-

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mier Jones later this evening an- nounce further promises. Is his party to be relied on? Is his plat- form one that is worthwhile to our farmers and flshenhen? I say it isn't. I say that we of the Con- servstivs party have a platform that is needed in this Province. a platform that I pledge to see car- ried out. a platform that will re- establish the farmers and fisher- men and wage earner. and restore the credit of the Province.

"I offer to the farmer and fish- erman and to those who wish to take up these industries. a chance never before offered in this Pro- vince. A chance for every young man to get a stake in the country. to be a raiser of good stock. in short to make himself financially independent. I say to you mothers and fathers, who perhaps suffered from the lack of this chance and still are, that this is your oppor- tunity to help yourselves. 00 help your children. and to keep your children at home. '

"I believe sincerely that it is your

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