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THE DAILS EXAMINEK CHARLOTTELOWN OCTOBER 9 1900

LT TE A hae

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ac DAILY EXAMINER

being announced in the Goveroor-General’s epeech, thatfact furnishes an excellent reason whr a change of positions should take place between tne “ins” and the

“OCTOBER 9, 1900.

—~ |**oute,”

But why this novel spectaele of 2 mem ber ofa goverument coudemning a meas-

“QOME, SIR LOUIS.”

‘ure anaounced in the Governor- General’s

Come, Sir Louie, answer these ques- apeech and pntroduced by one of his col. il leagues? The reason is obvious, Bir are — 7 ‘ ‘

Why dida’t you obtain Reciprocity Louis Davies fiads defeat siaring him im

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the face and one of slraws ai which he is

is the possibiliuy cf being ebl+ to mmamid-

with the States as you aseured you the many

w suld ?

Why didn’t you “eliminate

gracpiog,like adrowoing wan,

” that was

. ‘ . j your word—every vestige of Protection | ate Goveroment employes, la a ee from the tariffas you promised to do? attempt to effect that object be is willing

to admit that he snd his colleagues are mere puppets in the hands of Sevator Bas Sit Louis ever heard of the ease of the lawver wno sought a vote from amanwhotold him tbat be had made aresolution never to vote fora law- yer? The reply wae, “Oh, but 1 am not much of a lawyer.” Io like manner our Knight appears willing to admit that he bas been a mere jelly- fish in politics, if in doing so he can frighten the civil to voce for him.

On the fifth day of April last Solictor General Fitzpatrick introduced a bill which is known #8 the Dominion Elec« tions Act of 1900 It contained 154 «c-

Why didnt you have the prices of icerosene oil and binder twine and other things lowered as you led the electors to Ferguson. b+ lieve ycur Government would ?

Why didn’t you and your colleaguer, according to your promise, reduce the pubic expenditures by $4,000,000 ?

Why did you, instead, increase {the public expenditures by $10,000,090 and the public debi by $7,090,000 ?

Why ie your Government taking $11, 000,00C more per year out of the pockets of the people ?

Come, Sir Louis, give an account of your stewardship. Doa’t imagine that your conétiiuterts are going to «xcuee

service

you and your colleagues, for whose acts|‘!0n*, most of which were in you are responsible, on account of any- | former election laws in part or thiog Senator Ferguson tas done cr left}'® whole = from the date of

Confederation, aud even fbefore. Many miods furnished ideas in the construction

undone.

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THE MEMORIAL.

ernments, by putting them in their con- solidations, made them theirown. Why

We heartily approve of the proposed action of the City Counsil with reference toa handsome public memorial to our breve boys who fell in South Africa. A grant on the part of the City Council need not, and, we feel sure, will not stay ibe band of avy man or woman who desires’ and hes the ahility to give a private donation towards this patriotic otj-ct. It will simply be a contribution oo bebalf of those taxpayers whose means are so limited that they cannot afford to oin personally in the movement. It should indeed, stimulate others to more gecerous yiving. We hope tbat the sub- ecr.piion will be large and the monument Our boys were second o none of the boys wio have fallen in Let it be re- tbat they were among the

they thought they were good provisions. How absurd it would be to attempt te shift the blame to Sir John McDonald or Mr. McKenzie for auy of the numerous fections which these gentiemen caused to be inserted in former revisions of the law; and which are adopted in the act of 1900, Yet that is just what Sir Louis Davies is doing when he attempts to blame Senator Ferguson for alleged defects in u section of the Election Law which his

Franchise Act of 1898.

a really ne cpe. : ter established than that a Government the wer new dyirg out.

mm inhered this obligativo is doably strong re.

Cee hele garding bills introduced by the Govern

‘Le nesrest—to the enemy’s inr8 whentbey .liat Paaderburg,—and

sive geuerouel:,

so Upyer Chamb:r controlled by th. O ppos ition.

(t is simply beating the air for the Patriot speeches made by Sir Leuie

dhe diseussion carried on by the Pat- ot aod Sir Davies for the last Deminion Elections Act vacet ~ joeglere the preeert

ae ic quote 24‘ . © week over ihe

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“OV22-useri. Ti... Act was the ouly important cne, besides supply, passed during @ sess on of nearly eix months; aod yet the priacipal part of the only epeech minieter Las made here in the presect Caspaign, a8 well as many pages of the Pairiot, ere devoted to the attempt ‘ogprove tba’ ‘he measure ie a bad one.

o “Necessity

Knows No Law.”’ |

Bat a law of Nature bows to the necessity of keeping the blood pure so that the entire system shall be strong, healthy and vigorous.

To take Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier, is therefore a law of health and it is a necessity in nearly every household. Jt never disappoints. Erysipelas—‘“ Had a severe attack of erysipelas, suffering from dizziness and nervousgess so that Icould not rest at night. Tried Had" s Sarsaparilla with good results, and now recommend it to others.” M, CHALMERS, Toronto, Ont.

Tired Feeling —‘“ Was all ron down and had no appetite. Was tired all the time.

? 4 * Our Cacioet

[t ia cértainly o rével epectecie, under 6 Britich parliamentary syetcm, to find a cabinet minister anda cubsidized govern- ment organ condemn a government bill; but we are accustomed to many extraor* dinary doings hy the mongrel com bina- ‘ion, which we call a government through a mistaken courtesy. Sir Lozis Davies my welltay to his orgar, a8 the doughty Knight once eaid to his page,—

“T go before thee like the eow absorbed eli ber Inter.”

that

Hood’s Sarsaparilla was suggested, and a The plea which is involved in this dee-| trial benefited me so much that now I would not be without the medicine.” AiRs,

truction Of theirown legulative progeny by the government iteelf, is one that calls for the sericue consideration 0? the If it be true, as contended by that Seuater Ferguson isso powerful acd Sir Louis so weak ie re ee a that the is Bee 2 eee Bills introduced by the Goveriment after

G. D a Central Norton, N. B,

electora’e.

Sir Louis Daviee,

on- irrita cing and

. y: sapari iia iormer dictates ee ee

ey

Seed Gewaiisen apres -

Davies in 1898 against numbering the, The organ might as well have |

ballots. quoted some of the Koight’s windy —) tions io favor of Commercia) Union. He | deliberately swallowed bis 1898 epeeches

in 1900 by helping to frame section 67 ud |

making the requirements about number- ing the ballots more explicit than they hud beea in the Act of 1898.

We have good reason for believing that Sir Lone was not hevest in 1893, and 1s uo. honest now in saying that the secrecy of ibe ballot is destroyed. Evidence of tnie is tojbe fouad iu hie reply to Mr. Tayl>r, M.P,in 1898 intheCommons who pointed our to him, buat the same buillot was ased ia Ontario and that it was regarded a. His reply was: ‘L ain vOt very slroug against that.” Auother

sacred by his friends.

of those old sections, but following Gov- . We will ecumerate some of these.

did they put them in their bills ? Because» of 1898 aad doing away with the voters’

government deliberately remodelled and | officers ard agente from fine, i oprison- placed in their own bill havicg repealed | ment and ard labor it they endeavored to the old section as it appeared in the | ascertain how the elector voted.

& There is no constitutional doctrine bet- | enquiry into objected votes.

must take the full responsibility of all, defeated by the vigilance and ability of acts paesed by Parliament or resign. But! the Conservative S:aatura and members

ment itself, and eepecia!ly sections which ! like 67 of the E’ec.ions Act, were recast by themselves and were not amended by :

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* ground for bslieving that Sir Louis is not honest io saying that the secrecy of the ‘ballot is destroyed. by section 67 isto be found in his attempt in 1900 te relieve officers and agents from the severe pena t. imposed by eeciion 96 against them if they attempted to ascertain how the ballots were marked, If the secret was already gone why was it necessary to remove the penalty aimed at those who would attempt t» discover .t? Sir Louis murt think the public are very gullible if he cherishes the delusion that they cannot see through hie political juggiery.

Amongst the many sins of transgreesion and Omission which the member for West Queen’s bas to newer for inthe com~ ing election not the leact important are his atiempts to prevent a fair election:

1. By introdeciog the Franchise Act

list, while retaiuiog the ballot, he imper- illed the votes of honest men by allowing ballots to unqualified persone without the possibility of objection tt the pollor a | Sabsc quent ecrutiny before a judge.

2. By attempting to make partizan deputy re‘urning cfficere judges of voters qualification and iademnifyi:g them iw advance for wrovg doing.

3. By attempting to destroy the secrecy of the ballot in his proposed exemption of

4. By endeavorin,z to prevent a judicial

In every one of these attempts he wa§

for Prince Eiward Island.

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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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