"plank o! the platfotiu.

MR. W._CHESTER S, McLURE

your duty as citizens, oi t inee. l

The l-lon. Premier Stewart oil taking an seat was awlnwles vis- oronsly which was 001111111104 Vi" Mr, W. Chester S. leisure was cal- led upon by the chairman to ad- dress the meeting.

Mr. McLure spoke in part as Kol- lows. , I ,

The past four years will godown

in lristory as the sreatest from a ' Legislative and administrative point of view since Confederation. You will all recollect. and it is un- necessary for me to recall, the con- ditions prevailing in this province when we entered Confederation.

.fonr years alter the other then ex-

.isting provinces had joined togeth-

Ier as the Dominion oi Canada. The

then Colony had been enjoying a

1fair measure of prosperity through

1industrial development and expan-

(sien in.our trade relations with the

Mother Country and the Republic

_to the South, but then, as now, we

:hsd not the means apart from tass-

tion and Customs within ourselves

1o! raising revenue to defray the

cost of Government and to develop

‘our latent resources in‘ agriculture

[and fisheries, especially in so far

‘as railway communication was con-

icerned. and the consequence was

‘that we as a Colony, were not mak-

jlhg the progress we ought to have

been making, and so not a few of our statesmen rather welcomed the

"opportunity of making what was

‘considered satisfactory terms with . ‘the Dominion to permit the giving

vice and assistance in the develop-- lnent oi the fruit industry. the Goi- evrnmcnt is already llllflllllig one lie then went into what shall be done in the‘ matter of improving and extending the instruction in Prince of Wales College. He went on to deal \\"ith what is proposed to be done in rt- 1 gard to Public Works, Education and Public Health. i _-We come now to the must itn-. portant plank in the platform. that: is the attitude of the Government‘ in the temperance Slliliiliull in the‘. Province. l W311i, to say, Said the: speaker, that no body of men has‘ s. monoply of the temperance seir, tlment of the Province (-\l'>i1la‘~1I~'-9)! We do not so far as the interests of the people ate concerned-move or other-wise take second place to: thy party. (Applause). No man has ‘i right to cast dispersions tie have neon cast by persons in this; Province We are iii (‘HTIIGSI nhtltll this and it is not ti tnuttwi m‘ trt-c rum. it ls ii mattl-r (if bringing about a grcllici" rcspi-ct. for lziw dud order in this thiivlnce. \\’4- know whorn w» stand and wv- tire point; to fight to a finish. lic thou (‘filli- lnentutl upon thl- actlriti which were caused in certain clit ts when ‘on the 15th of .\'.'ircli last he an- nounced his temperance llfillfiy». A wurprising thing that all agitatifllr~ all meetings should have arisen immediately on the pronouncement on the 15th of Jlflrcli lust.

Many years ago and for mnny years the Province was dotted with temperance organizations ziiilctl by the churches, nil working iii ti moi"- al way lncttlcateil by mural Ellliirilfill. the virtue of temperance.

‘in 1918 moral sunsioii was rc- placed by legal retircssimii l lBPi that experience has [irovcii that prohibition has not the force and weight o.’ public opinion behind it. ln crime in general lhc great weight of public sentiment was be‘ hind law and order, has it been so with prohibition’! l-li- tlicu reform/l to the inability of tho thicc Com- missions lo stipress the growing menace of litteinpcratit-c. During. the six years of legal repression the llliikillflllll system of moonshine has become most provalctit and if ‘with violation o1‘ the customs law which grows greater year by your huh caused a growing (iisrespect for law and order. Have ‘these people which l have referred to. ho said. done anything during those years to

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inculcate temperance in the Prov-

ince? (Applatisc). l-iow many meet- ings were held; how many left their pulplts and (leaks in the inter-

ests of reform? He then showed

[on 13w up of our independence and fiscal H ’ 1 s mghztz‘ 3.1.110“... rights, and of our becoming part of \\‘a>,llll‘-‘--.‘ “um,” . arkgiwhat is now the great Confedera- mvhl- *l1l’l’1““‘e“m'g if“, rémwhavtion of Canada‘ l1)‘ informing tht- meetiiii. 0H- de, For the greater part oi the period KOV-ZIHTHCIU. t-ohirol int-ans. _‘ 1 iwe have been within that Confeder- ifllldvti this slistflll h? lleclflrmg “Yation. Liberal Governments have the other provinces that lhl$ llillicylbeen in ofllce in this Province, with “he put into effect. .\'0 party a" laaithe result that instead of benefiting as his kiiou-letlge went ‘has asks 13s we should and had a right to ex- fm. a 1.911,... or the piohibitionntl-ipect from our membership In that He ma“ angwered in a forceful antl1Confederation our condition up tlll coiit-ltisiw manner all the rrlt|q1911 had been gelling Wort"! cisms which have been lnutichcdnnd worse until we had reach- bv m? HD8181 1,111.1,“ ‘ed- such a pass that the .1" taking up 11W 1x111“, 011118 op. Liberal Government gave up the _ _ _ ‘, uchfghost almost without n tremor, and lmsmm‘ he “m! “e ha" m.” m the Conservatives under 0i i! Si"? “if “l” “mm; i“ "Ymna Mr. liiathieson to assume the reins illfilallhflll-e- Fm‘ ‘he "educ‘m“ 0510f office. You‘all know. as well as laXflllllh w" a“"°‘,"‘°ed at a.m°s ‘l do, what the immediate conse- uuusufll tihlirwllulmg ‘he ‘hsclmiquence was. The lliathieson Gov- sioii cti reply w lhi‘ 1144195? ir°m1srntnent went after our claims at the Tlliull‘i—~2i tit-bau- ill which fin-1Ottawa. and got, on account. one ancizil mat. c never discussed-hundred thousand dollars, addition- llr.» ltteliE-\'B(l it wins only an uttcmplial subsidy per nnnum, leaving all l0 ('\')\'('l' the slip-ups of the leaderour claims still open for future eu- .,,- .1... Ullplsitltlll Lillll lgis tolltoiltlgeazggiliist Tsallzatlon. ‘ifheflnromiflt: ers. Hc said he had een o 1 uo commun ca on w t several Liberal rlewspapgrmgn hadgthe Mainland. Summer and Winter, Said that Government ¢omro|1made to us over fifty years ago, re- would carry ‘his Provimm ,matned a _dead letter. until the H" [hen ‘PM [hp 1mm" policy as Mnthiesou Government got the then ~ P, _ , lBorden Government to implement “"""“"“'i m‘ Aim‘ l“ by M" A’ the pact‘ and fol" the first time lu (i, _<,,1|11.|._1-_<_ vhhi tho lpflllilfy ‘of lililfi 15.115, wc had regular (filllllllllllillli- iiibvrnl (nivt-riiitiuiit that it V‘ .tion with the Mainland, Summer slnud by niid Zli|ili'i'P to inf: imihlbk-nnd whm-yg

iitill luu‘. Wlv i-t-zivh likt- ti lvli-‘ilgfdi 1t was the same Governiuentthst with Htlfll lilll“lliilll"lll5 M" they htflohtaitieti for us. the fixture of our ilcciui-il iiI~i-i-s.~=:il"y' to iiiukc its tttl-irepresctilatioti at Ottawa at four, 1ninig[|'uf]41n mart! workable. "And1for all time, irrespective of ottr also that n rl-durtinu be mttde lmpopulatlon. v the salt: pm.- iii" liihiiiis." llc ivoulrli These were some the his like in know What "\\'0i"knble:_gllllK5_ llliiifllllDllflhetl Whéll the tiicaiit ll‘ tlic word was "effective 1 onselvllivll! 8°7- llllo POWBT- They 11 11011111 m, 1" 11m, “.1111 me 1,0110). went out of oflice in 1919, largely . ,_ 1 . _ _ - dlbecause they had pledged them

')1 the Linilo. oi lilt (lpticsfltioti an Hmhes m lake adv t I l U‘? TLml“"“m“' Alliance‘ FDotuinion (lovernmizlliitalligoatll) rhwt The, word “\rtirk:iblc" has _rather1and to pursue an improved Krogld a ‘iilllHlPF zinibigiiitl‘. The thud ln-1po11cy_ The Llberals the“ in on lllllllrlll lo‘ llit-‘wluleil’ l"‘"‘*"i°“"“‘,position, denounced that policy as a plebiscite in 1929 (laughter). Phemqqunous. rumous and “kely m lit-ll (ioiertiment put a luu iu thefllnve the farmer“ 11110 bankrumcy statute- books iiatnitig o. day lnThey so frightened and alarmed Jllllillify H9211 to takt- a pleliiscit ollgmnny of the electors In the country the [)l'(lililllil(.‘ll act. the lcadcr of-that they voted against the Arse“. the imposition was ii stipporter ofault Government, and put in power tlu- llcll Govei-iimmit on thr- day the the HOII- J. H. Bell and hi5 cg]- plebisrit should halve Iieen tnkendlcalillefl- Y0" fill RIIOW What hap- The plebiscite was ticvei" takenhpéned bei-weell 1919 flllll 1923- The that is his history iii ielztiril totals; [thing thehBell Governmentditl plcliisi-ilos. (Applauso), Non" he ls-Arsgnigltopl Lhflroad 99ml!’ "l Ml‘ griitig to tnnkc the law perfect,’ ' w c‘ they had 3c 1 _ _ 1 roundly condemned on the liustitigi-z

thou iisk tho pt-ople to iepeal it. [Bland 1“ The Patriot and u l 1 that 1irilii-y bear on the face olitanyzex1ravugant D0110’), wglcwueilet" mnlk flltsitttrority (it i5 it a-hysttéri-Plearb, brought about the "u" o’; cul Uililll to lfrilLil voles. (Ap-nhe prmqnce 11.111011 111e,, 11nd p“, tiliiuso). lii concluding Prcmleljtlicted the Arsenanlt Government Sll3\\'ii!‘l f-ontpllnlcllletl the elcctorsliwould have accomplished. They did nominated iizi candidates, tho splen-[Drllvticfllly nothing for the benefit did team Hon. -Dr. MacMillun andgqi this Province in any glmpe m .\ii'. Vi‘. Chester S. McLurc. fgrm. ln the classic words of the .1 have m, doubt of the uuwome Editor of The Patriot, Mr. Bell 53f

hr) n" {he QYQSEIH

"followed

is‘

0f

i 2 bet lelsilviur the basalt estbesdmiahwstsI-s. ey do not consider Int andfere- the tsoftbepebnlabat

interes tile interests of the Liberal pollti- u;

clans in his! eat-tell. and their particular favorites. , lt 1a unnecessary for tnetocom- pare the record of thefltewart Gov- ernment with that of the Government which preceded it. lt lsanopenbookandyouarefam- lliar with it. The Stewart Govern- ment went into oillcs to lice a de- pleted treasury. a road policy which- hsd been stopped abruptly imme- diately after the election. leaving some parts of QG; public thorough- fares in. an unfinished and danger- ous condition. There was no money to carry on public affairs. and no prospect of any. for the Bell Gov- erutnent had collected the taxes at the point of the revolver and left only uncollectedu-thepoll tax and such like of friends and favorites. The firs} thing the Stewart Gov- ernment d d was to attempt to put the finances in s satisfactory con- dition, and how well they succeed- ed you all know. Not only have they been the means of making ends meet. but theyyhave been en- abled to reduce taxes all round. llVhen they entered ofllce at the end of the first year, they abolished the obnoxious pol] tax. At the end of the last year of their oiiice they have reduced the land tax. they have reduced the income tax, and they have reduced the registration fee on automobiles. What greater proof can you, as tax payers, have of the efficiency and administrative ability of the Stewart Government, than the fact that in four years it has entirely relieved you of one objectionable

nsu um with the policy nut outlined l»

aaythlajhatouijdeterllilll-ililv I'll‘

n-su»wn-..ma~ur.

admillliratlon than has been iii‘ l AbontZJI) this morning the hi9-

sible in the . in order to wl e stigma, “broadcast 011011839!‘ the Dominion of Cauadl. ill! u" conditions prevailing in Prince Bd- wai-e Island, are a blot on its lair men wereealledout toabaltlblase at. 388 and 261i Dorchester 8t. When the firemen arrived on the scene (glands of smoke were issuing from the building and ill-It 0i 1-118

name. I believe. and feel certain house was all ablaze.

The nnoke which enveloped al- most the entire“ block hampered the work of the ‘firemen. and made quick work diiilenlt.

‘llhe alarm was given in by Mr.‘ ‘Perry Prowse who was awakenedi by Lhe crackling of burning wood. He at once took his wife and child, ren to safety and phoned in the‘: alarm. The house is owned by, Miss Mary Connolly of Boston. At thetime of writing it seemed prob-1 able that the structure would be‘ almost a total loss.

you that there will be a If“! hi‘ provement in conditions in Prince Edward island. and at the end 0f another four years. when W9 “m” to give an account of our steward- ship, i feel certain that we Will l" able to meet you in the 9P0“ u!‘ islsction of hsvins accomnlllhell roi- Temperance. what we h" ll" ready accomplished for the llnances gm! the prosperity of this fair Pro- vince of outer-a high and relillllhle standing, second to none in thB Dominion.

The Hon. Dr. Macliillan, the ‘next speaker in his Opfllllll! refill?!" wondered if he has sufficient DOW" er necessary to inqce l-lw 64mm’ of the Patriot to turn on the maslv lantern at the back of the house.‘ He would like to see the “rum; unies", "old soaks". "Dally 1,9849" and candidates for office according to the editorial column of that paper, said the Doctor. they a" should be there last night. He thanked [he gplslldld convention unanimously nominating Mr. Mc- bure and himself, candidates in the forthcoming election, and also thanked the electors for electing him as representative four year! ago. ‘He then reviewed his activit- ies in the interests of the Conserva- tive Party and all his eudeavorinl ito carry the honour of victory in ithis Province. and preachinl 111°

Central Guardian

THE ARLIE MARKS PLAYERS. —Another‘ large audience enthusl-j asticslly received the Arlie Marks= Players in the "Parish Priest" n11 the Prince Edward last evening.» This play with s. touch oi old 1re-1 land had an appeal all its own and was cleverly handled by each and every member oi the cast. The‘. specialties were bright and enter-i‘ tainlng and on the whole the Dre: sentailon provided a most enjoy~'

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tax, and reduced three other taxesfidwmm’ M Liberal conservaum l need only say that should them‘ ‘he mwresls M ‘he party‘ l am Stewart Government be returned to‘“°“' ready-“vflung “d anxious to powgf (o,- mmme, 1cm, o1 omcmgive an account of my stewardship. which 1 feel certain it will, tliereilvlleh e candidate stands before will be further relief of taxatlonj-lhe elelllll" he makes Pmmis“ m‘ especially for the working inenjhl-‘l Dllll-limm- Fill" 3'65" 33° we with families. We can promise youifillmclibed 1° a Phuorm ‘aid m“ that there will be s very consider-lspellkill- "W" n '5 “i” i‘ ‘M '°' able reduction in the income tax, If I"! "l! h" M“ 5"" "lumflt so that the working man will be ill Yes. ll admit there ls one plank-

able evening. This afternooni "Slick Crooks" will be staged andl tonight one of the strongest playsi ever written. "Youths Temptstlou"1 will be offered and has every indi- cation of packing the house.

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Western Guardian

-—-WH(‘)LE80_ME WHOLE wllcut

1 better position to make ends meet.

The ideal country to live in is “he one with the lowest taxation. for taxation not only fails to stint- ulate industry- but saps it at its foundation. and it should be the en- deavor of every Government. wor- thy of the name ,to make the con- iitlons of life as easy as possible for the working and industrial members of the community.

Now, with regard to one of the principal planks of our platform, namely, Temperance Reform: As most of you are aware, 1 am and al- ways have been s supporter of the Temperance cause. Away back from my youthful days, up till now, 1 have always advocated and sup- ported nil measures calculated to improve the condition of our people, and one oi‘ the tiriiiclpal means of accomplishing this. in my opinion. is to reduce to u minimum, oppor- tunities for the use oi strong drink.

l have nlwnys policy of Prohibition, because I felt herein W85 the means by which :he abuse of strong drink could be prevented. and l still am a believer ln the fact that the only way to prevent absolutely the use of alco- hol is prohibition, and by that tern- l mean the prohibiting of the manu- [ncture and importation, as well an the use of liquor. in no other way is it possible to have prohibition enforced. itituted that there is alwoysa large Dercctitage of men who desire a stimulant, and if they do not get it in one form they take it in another. if they cannot get it legally, they will obtain it illegally. if it ls to be wbtained at all.

For twenty-seven years we have tried to enforce Prohibition ln this Province, but what has been there- mit? You are better aware of the

supported tho

act with conditions prevailing both ll filly. towns and rural communmgg, if other evidences were wanting, we have "l" 0i ll"? flleflly themselves. What greater denunciation of thc conditions prevailing under Prohi- hlllml. was ever made than under lhe regime of the Bell Government‘!

fter it was three years in power the R"- Geflrge C. Taylor declared,

iii lill: ("liy or the province. I be- U“ ‘he w!’ 0T the trfiflflury chest. llcvo Wt: iirv the light side said the and "unwed '0 budge t" flllallfw lllll’ speaker, and asked the citizens m “"29"” f" ‘he benefit v! the people. look upon the matter tint as it has _ hey borrowed mom” i“ ever-i’ bet-n inisropresetitcd but as it haslmnctgvable way possible‘ {mroduo been rend to vou. To look at 1PM?“ gvefinmepl l’ o‘ us‘ and withtit ' llirlir or iait feelln i ze t e ploceeds for gamma“

ll pllle 9 l Y 8 only knows what. At all events.

when the Stewart Government Mime lnw power in 1923 they found "Oi Only an empty treasury and an overdrswn bank account, a deplet- ed Blnklns fund and a quarter of a million unpaid bills. but a number of Bell Government l. O. U.‘s which ,were worth just about as mtich, in-

“drunkenness and. crime, always found together, have never. been so remnant in my knowledge of Prince Edward island as now.“ "l have Iivod here almost twelve yearn," he "said. "and without any doubt there has never been such a condmon or =hll18s along the line of drlnk,such looiieness and such heinousness of ‘crime. There you have the condl. 1on5 Dvrlfll-Yed hy u clergyman who was a Liberal in politics, ex- isting under Prohibition at-radmin- lBleYHl by s Liberal Government. after having been three years in 9mm l" ll "Rely thstanother Lib-

llumsn nature is so con- tunate in having in power at that

560w Drflbflllly than lnm myself, for‘ ‘lllillly of you are coming in close con-

that in regard to muscle mud which the changing condition of farmi-nl 1made unnecessary of fulfillment. Can all stand on a platform and say that every i>l‘0llll5° has been fulfilled? The record of fulfillments is the first thing by which a candidate should be judg’ Jed by the electtbs. We have tried to live up religiously to our promis-l es, our record for the past four years is the record by which we may be judged the next four years ;if elected. if we stand fouryears ‘hence as representatives, we can 1say the same of that platform ns awe say about this one. (Applause) =We don't believe politics is a game. -but a duty. No government can lbc successful unless there be unity among its members. We can say itlie members of the Stewart gov- ernment uro on speaking terms ‘with each other (Applause). There is not a member in the Stewart 1governmctit that would throw 1Prcniier Stewart over tonight. Our object has been to put into ef- fect legislation that would benefit ‘the Province-do carry out our pro- mises, to do something that would i- 1 be s,lasting benefit to Prince Ed- —FOR SALE! ln lleffet‘! cOIHlI- 1ward island. The last four Y8iiPH1llOl) and at a reasonable price, ii have not been easy years by anyJChevi-olet roadster. 1925 hltidcl. means; we were not in power longiCommunlcate with ‘P. t). llu.\' l6. 1before the province was visited by-lSummerside. 5276-54 5i _s severe storm, one of the greatest ' ;ln its history which cost the pry- {vince over $50,000‘. We were for-

ceigeal is 100 percent whole wheat. Central Bedeque Flour Mill's. - 5Z4T.5.3.3i

-ROBIN HOOD FLOUR - All‘ sizes wholesale and retail. 1101-1 man's, Sunimerside. i width? -WHOLESOME WHOLE “lilfiflli cereal is ground in a manner that! it can be used for baking breath; biscuit, muffins, etc. Central ~; deque Flour Mills. 5247.5.3.3i1

. l —-POWER SPRAMOTOR for salei ‘Harold Lefurgey, Suminerslde. , 5233-5-2

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—<R‘E$ERVE MAY 10th for “The Villian Foiled" by the liargaic Dramatic Club. in Slruiid 'i‘llc.'tlrt',. Kensington. 515865

—-WAiNTElD five cars bluo pol-I atoes, also "five cars reds. (iovurii- ment inspected Canada slot-k. (SgdJ A. H. Affleck, Albany.

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the Wllmot Valleyflliall on Friday the sixth instant and see the Wil-' time a man of such foresight aslmol Valley Recreation Club stage the now Chief Justice Mathieson. the four act comedy dramu entitl; who inaugurated the building of ed, “Josiah's Courtship." music by steel bridges. The storm of 1923 the orchestra and other numbers would have cost the Province uenr- between acts. Come early, 8, ly $200,000 were it not for those o'clock is the hour. 5292 5 42i 1 {permanent structures, the only ' I ‘ones which stood the violence of -E~'N1'Eil'i‘l'~AilNED.-4.\l'rs. C, ll.‘ that terrific hurricane.

1n comparing the Bell Govern-

Foster, Prbprietress of the ‘Rose

and Gra and Mr. Ben fwa n r. ment with the present ndministra- leader gyr Wagneis Orchcstrag zit-l flml- ‘the members 0i both bell"! tcrlained tho Arlie Marks ct; u‘ pract cally the same as those con- , ' L‘ ‘,_‘ testing the forthcoming eiectiondgazwwgtltulfgwémaid"):1mm“! Hon. Dr. MacMillan said. do Yfillljo b-l i r I Iilill- ll (‘ll- suppose the Bell party in power at d y? e evon n5 " “m” “g w” m‘. that time would do any better than u 59d i“ by 1P9 mmlla"? all‘! iii they did before if they were elect- “we “umber i" [rienda- M119" Wfl-‘l m? Would they ‘keep their pledg lmlfllwd ‘by Wlwllerh‘ illflnw 0H ed word’! 1f the truth were known

ohestra while dainty refreshments’ the grggt mgjority 0g mam benevn were served by Mrs. Foster and lit-r. in at least one plank that Premier