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GUARDIAN

NOVEMBER 9. 1936 ?

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Disaster To The Province, Warns Hon. Dr. MacMillan

secrecy ShrouTl-i-ii-g Campbell Ad- ministration’s Financial Trans- actions And General Disregard Of Election Promises Scored By Former Co1ls_e_1_'vative Premier.

m Kim-mg contrast presented by m canppbfu Government's vac- in office with its promlses men seeking support from the elec- ws who in for scathing criticism u the hand; of the Hon. Dr. W. J. p MarMlilan, Provincial Conserva- flve leader, at the annual meeting o; m; Queens County Conservative moclation in the Strand ‘Theatre 115i week. "

nit is a great pleasure for me w stand livro for a few moments ‘no talk u) the electors of Queens county," Dr. MacMillan said. Ipurlflg tiie past summer I attend- “) the annual conventions of the prince County Conservative As- peiiition. both Ellit and West Prince. iuui I found there the same titthusiasiu in. is evident here to- night.

"I have more admiration than tier for you, ladies and gentle- men, who italic come to this an- iitiai meeting over roads that are no credit t.) any Province." (Ap- iitiuse).

"I quite approve of the resolu- iion tviiiii you have passed, that the annual tiiceiing of this As- sociation shuuid be held earlier, ind i think it will be iii the in- tzrests of the delegates from the ‘if it trrre held five or six - even two months earlier. t if ccudtions were IIIV- l’. this hall would be ‘nstie Conservatives (10):) ti)» Uniittt". I regret mcrc

- \' tint weather con- iz...) ll.('l so btti that we .. fi‘.lc.i tonigh‘, . . on _\c.u axe going to one c). tfie :""lt Conservative .1) ti). Dani ion of Can-

‘: t) tank _\'-')'J, Mi". Pr:-

'c";i you have both the

Xi) Regrets "I t\':.=h tn acknowledge with llticere gritittirit) the resolution

IlliCll you liztvc passed, exprcs ing tonfidenec in the into fgdgrnl and prorinziai atlmiitistrations. I want leaay that I do not, regret to any mat extent my defeat or the de- ifai°l ml‘ government in this Pro- llllm R rear ago. Although 1 had “l? sllllilcrt of the finest colleagues Ind followers t.‘.:t any man could wish to have, yet we all had the "l" lrelltu. (nu if the Bennett Government WZIS going to be do. feated, we would sooner be defeated "l" and so down with the rhip. That is what happened.

"wllfll we went through the cllllllly in the provincial campaign ‘e m“ n"? People the true story "l the conditions in this pro. Flllllw. I wish, instead of having “will minutes ht my disposal to- hom» "m! I had three or four m that I could go into with con-servillloital supporters of the ‘team “a ‘i’ Pally. just what kind M n amt?!" We‘ carried on against [no int!) time. Time is too short ‘he mm" Fllch details, to describe “mp3!- ‘lfllla rottenness of that Vince tillufrpm one end of the pro- m what it. other. But the result

Y°ll llllkht expect. The

uilllmmeut was wiped out of exist-

ince. "Diners, 1s this consolation, how- platform? (“ll k0 on any public u" the “n the Province today and ‘ampaigA-utre story we told in the m a r010 I 1935. Every man who iovemmpllltlllvr or member of our matuwell can say truly tonight we would dlfld to repeat that story, vaflafloil s0 without the slight- "memen l’ "illldf-‘P. ladies and m", ‘wo- flow‘ many \mong those Iflr liters who are control- hmnlu rzrh" Inlscont ullllll|—lhfi ma" u this Province at the mnymnllllr. can say that? How m“ in "Gm could goon my M“. he m; Province and ecu ch; ‘Loud up l the electors in I935?

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cry oriolhfor m” ‘° so Into the pow" e (our years we were - You know it just as well

'5 I iitiilciiilll m“ know u“ “ma” um “i “'0 had to face in the

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unmllglllldolthtbe Prince of Wales p, You k e Palconwood Ho:- Menake m llpw what we had to M lnsknmlv-der to replace those

ona in the time of

Canada's worst depression.

"It was fortunate indeed that we had at the head of the Govern- ment of Canada a man of the statesmanship and calibre of the Rt. Hon. R.B. Bennett." (Applause). I was never more proud in my life than when standing on the plat- form in the Forum and introdu- cing him to the most magnificent audience ever astembied in- this Province. And I can say to you now what Itsaid‘ to that audience, that I was introducing Canada's ablest Prime Minister and Prince Edward Island's best friend." (Loud applause).

Tribute to Colleagues

"Fortunate for me as leader of the Government, when I went to Ottawa I had men of the calibre of the Hon. John A. MacDonald, of Messrs Cherter McLure and John Myers, who stood shoulder to

shoulder with me in presenting the .

demands of this Province to Mr.)

Bennett and the membe a of his Cabinet. I was not lacking in friends when I made these trips to Ottawa, which my critic‘ have been disposed to call ‘picnics’. If there were any ‘picnics’ they were ones which paid this province well in- deed, brcause we never went back without obtaining something for this province." (Applause).

“Look over the record. Add i‘. up and find out how far short oi a million and a halt dollars we ob- tained from the Bennett Govern- ment during the four years we were iii power. Those three men who it behind me now, and a former ibt-r of’ the Bennett administra- iis , the Ilo". Mr. Hansen-those ivcre the men who stood by Prince Ildimrd Island and lieip:d us nut in our rpscial dlffLulties.

"We felt llilll. we were doing our

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zintgx. that there were certain con-.

ditions on the Island that demand- ed consideration. That is wiiy we gave Old Age Pensions. (Although this hurl. been promised on mare than one occasion by the Liberals they never fulfilled ltcir pledgc). TlIlJL ls why we went into expendi- ture in the Public Works Depart- ment, in order that, we might put some dollars into the pockets of the people who needed assistance most.

“Today, all over the Province. and from visitors who come to the Island, we hear praised in the most glowing terms thi: highway which rims from Charlottetown to Bor- den and connects with our other leading centre, Summerslde. Yet when we were building it, when we were going to Ottawa fighting to get money, what was being said about it by our Liberal friends? ‘Another of MacMillans extravag- ances‘ that was going to ruin the Province.

Credit Where Due

“What have our friends done since they came into power to con- tinue that work? Have-this’ bill" one mile of paved road in this Pro- vince? Some of them are contemp- tible enough to try to take cre- dit for building the Rustico high- way. There sit tho two men-Mc- Luro and Myers-who got the Rus- tlco highway. (Applause). To than two gentlemen the whole credit goes. For years that part of the country had been ciamourlng for a rail- way, and you must admire the abil- ity of those men who were to pres- ent an. alternative scheme and convince the Dominion Govern- ment to give those people some- thing that would be a real and lasting benefit. The Bennett Gov- ernment voted $100,000 for that ten mile stretch of highway; in other words they undertook to pay for it completely with the exception of the preparation, the ditching and other incidontals.

"How many votu did that set Messrs. McLui-e and Myers on election day? None. The very men who were working on the roads were the men who went to the poll! and voted against us. What con- sideration are they getting since? (Laughter).

"'I‘he old age penslone a told us we were not paying them enough. and they too went to the polls and voted in large numbers against us. Are they any better off today? Are they getting any more? Will

.3"! 9V0!‘ Bet any more from this Government? No, because ma; p‘- Iffillfivll "Ill is there now have "lily 0M consideration-and that ls to look out for themselves." (Loud applause). _ “Th9? didn't even appoint an outside Clerk of the House. They would sooner pay one of their own members an additional salary. "And among them stands the President of the Council. We have government with two premiers at

the ‘present time. In order to satisfy

one of them they had to provide him with an additional salary and name him‘ President of Council. (Laughter-J

“Where therehad been three or four members of the Treasury Board, which is really a committee of the cabinet to do the work of

work Mr. Albert Baker, u man whose experience, integrity and fllllllty was of the greatest value in that capacity. And I say it was no credit to the Province when the Liberal Government let Mr. Baker go off that job. He had an eye to everything; every tool was kept un- der lock and key. I wonder what happened afterwards? (Laughter) The work that should have been done in I month dragged on and on. In fact I don't know whether llwy m done yet." (Cries of “Nol")

“Of course, we were only repair- ing the building. We were not put- "III in any fiurcy frames; we were m‘ llllylng the most extravagant furnishings and fittings. All that was left to those who are there now. We appropriated $40,000 for work which was deemed necessary and essential. When the Public Ac- counts come out, i! you can figure it up, find out whether they haven't spent another hundred thousand dollars on it.

"They will go down in history, they say. as the House that had no Opposition. I suggest that they will go down for other reasans-for proving themselves the most In- competent government this Pro-

llle Government. these people are , vincc ever had. They will go down

now being paid a salary. In other words, these are the fellows who be- llcve in looking after themselves. (Appiaure).

The National Park

“Take the National Park. When I first exposed the deal, months ago, and said the Government had committed themselves to a cer- tain proposition, namely, Dalvey, I was met with criticism. Deriials were made, but I persisted. I said more-

over that they had passed an or- der-ln-council, What was the re-, suit? The order-in-couucii had to; be printed in the Pioneer. Then‘ the mouthpiece of the Liberal party, the Patriot, came out with it too, and said that if Dr. Mac- Millan had been ‘fair and square‘ he would have indicated that tiierc was a. loop-hole in the order-iri- council. (Laughter).

"I am not the type of man who believes in any government pass- ing orders-in-council In which there are loop-holes: bceuusic an order-- in-couneil with a loop hole is nn good! (Applause).

"Time goes on; the engineers come down here; and finally come: the f announcement that there is to be l a strip of land coming down and stopping next to Dalvcy. After more family fighting among timse thirty ‘wonders’ in the House, Dal- vcy is included now. Antl if I may venture the prediction, if you ever sec a National Park in this Pro- vince it will be Dalvey and very little else." (Appausc).

"But I want to ask you what good is a National Park going to do this Province? The Government must buy the .ite, and where are they going to get the money? Is it_ out of the three million dollars that they voted, and which some people say now has already been spent? The taxpayers of this Pro- vince have to dig down into their pockets to pay for the site of a National Park, because the Fed- eral Government will only trike it over on those terms.

Prov. Bid. lwpairs

“There was a nice story in cir- culatlon during the campaign by some member of the present Gov- crnment that ‘MECMIUEII was tear- ing down the Provincial Building and rebuilding it in order to pro- vide work for the electors of Char- lottetown, to make his own elec- tion secure.’ That story, ! may say, had a very damaging effect to the Conservative party. Do you think that I have any apology to make for my action in restoring the Provincial building?" (Applause).

“We proceeded logically and when the House was in session we ap- pointed a joint committee of the House to investigate the condition of the building. One member of the committee was the late Hon. Mr. Lea, whose death we all re- gret; because when you took him out of that ‘solid thirty’ there wasn't very much left. The present Minister of Public Works was an-

other member of the committee. They went over that building from top to cellar and a unanimous re- port was presented to the House, to the effect that the proposed im- provements were absolutely neces- sary to prevent the building from failing down in ruin.

"We placed in charge of that

as the government that fought like blazes among themselves. Why, you couldn't go through the Square when their caticus was meeting without overbearing the bedlam of i sound; And if you could only see) behind the doors, you would seel one of them opening the ‘door to l an enraged colleague and telling) him he didn't care if he never came back. (Laughter).

Unemployment Relic!

"Arc- they looklizg after the ones who are in need? Has relief been increased in this province? Is Chur- lottetoivn any better off? Are there any projects of work being done in Charlottetown except what has been forced u-‘cn them by the Mayor and City Council after con- tinual fighting and even making trips to Ottawa in order that (‘hnrioltetown labouring men might be given a chance to eat and live? it that is turned lightly aside by

"use who are now in power.

“I can‘ say sincerely that during my Premier hip I did everything in my power to do what I thought was in the best interests of this Provircc. I urcd cvPry man, woman and child alike. (Applause).

“I citailenge any one in this Pro- vince to say that I ever made any distinction IJJLWCC!) the electors. But that was not tho story told in the inst campaign. The story of MttcMilinuis ‘cxtrittnuznit-s‘ should have been a revelation after this Government t-amc into power. Have you ever seen one bit of evidence to show that. there Wtli extravagance.

"Ilow different is the record of iiic'latc Mai-Milton Government to the record of the Taschcrcau Gov- i-rnmeut when it went out of wist- enec." (Applause). 1 had the privilege 0f spciittitigun hour (vitli the new Prime Minister of Quebec, and after we dismissed his difficul- tle: for a while I remarked. “You have a big job." He said ‘fWe are only beginning: before we are through the people of Canada will be amazed that there should be so much rottennes in any government in Cniiadaffhat Government, I need nnt tell you, ladies and gentlemen, was a Liberal Government." '

Spelling Disaster

“And where 15 the Liberal Gov- eminent. in this province drifting? A party in power without an Op- position spells disa tel‘. Those men can go and sit in camera and do what they like with the taxpayers‘ money, without let or hindrance. If there tvas only a Public Accounts committee-AI there were onc or two men who could stand up in the House and compel them tn anstvcr questions on the Order Paper; It would reveal conditions that would startle the people of thii Province. They say that is a ‘wonderful’ sit- uatton. It may be ivonderful for them, but it spells disaster to the Interests of Prince Edward Island." (Applause).

Continuing, Dr. MacMillan re- called that during the campaigns last year Mr. Peter Sinclair stump- ed the county with hi: “little story nbuot the Sales Tax." "You people coming to town," Mr. Sinclair would say. “think you have got a dollar in your pocket, but you are mistaken. You have only got 94 cents. The other six cents goes to Bennett." NowI suppose when Mr.

Those Splitting Headaches A Symptom of Disease

The catiiio of hcntlncho is tho accumula-

Bttiznutih i

toot) i Bttitizs

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tion of poisonous matter in the liloutl which spreads with it, every mmucnt, to nil parts of the body.

This poisoning of tho system must be cleared up hoforc you can get rid of the headache, ntbieh in n sywiiptom of an un~ healthy condition of the hotly.

Remove the poisonous mutter from tlia blood with Burrloek Blood Bitters, then,

more headaches’ ‘.

man were well mtisfied, all rejoined

KEEPS

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ALIVE

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Social Meeting 0f

Vlinsloe limits. llel I’

The W. M. S. o! Winsloe North held their annual Mite Box Open- ing at the spacious home of Mrs. John Maclnnis on Wednesday ev- ening, Oct. 28th,

The Rev. T. Palethorpe delivered a very interesting address which was much enjoyed. A programme was then carried. out which con- sisted of old familiar Hymns and recitations.

After the programme, the ro- mainder of the evening was sociab- ly spent in games and contests which caused much mierrimcnt. Lunch was then served by the ladies of the W. M. S.

When the wants of the inner

to the parlor where a very enjoy- able singsong was engaged in by

At a late hour all wended their way homeward, feeling that their time had been well spent.

A very substantial sum was real- ized which goes to the work of the W. M. S. of Winsioe North.

(Patriot please copy)

Lodge Members Entertained At Pinelte

A jolly evening was 596m‘- l" McEwen hall, Pihette Bridge, when Lodge members ' entertained at supper the members 0! Thistle Lodge, Eldon. . .

Bro. Fred Panton, W. M., pre- sided and the follow ng im-

promptu programme was carried out. Opening chorus, "0 Canada";

reading, “The Bonnie Wee Win- dow", by Mrs. M. A. MacLeod; Duet, "The Isle of Capri" by Joyce MacDonald and Florence Mac- Lccd; reading, "Corns" by E. T. Gillis; reading "The Oyster" by M. R. Murchion; duet, "Sweet and Low," by Mrs. T. F. West and Mrs. Mabel MacEaehern; reading, Boys essay on “The Cow" by Mrs. MaeEachern; sing song. Mrs. Mac- Phee the lodge accompanist was at the organ.

The Bentral Guardian!

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g nanny uuluro may be inserted n A t nanlu n word strictly payable In l advance. I i t

VARIETY SHOW by York play- ers at Hunter River tonight. L-215

RETURNED MEN-Listen in to- night CFCY at 9.30 and hear the Chm ‘ u Male Chorus broad- cast for the Canadian Legion poppy sale. L-2ii

ENGAGEMENT-Mr. and Mrs. Henley Jenkins, Mount Albion, an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Lona. Blanche, to Pres-‘ ton Ira Wood, Cross Roads. Mar- riage to take place in near future.

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PAINTUL INJURY-Many friends will regret to learn that Mr. Angus Weir, of the Post Of- fioe department, Charlottetown, is in the City Hospital suffering from a. fractured ankle, which he ustained on Saturday when his foot caught in stepping out of a car.

CLUB HEARS ADDRESS—Tht' adjourned meeting of the Army and Navy Club of P.E. Island tool; place at the club rooms Friday" evening, when ‘some business left over from the annual meeting was , transacted, after which Major T. E. MacNutt gave an address on the subject of "Aid to the Civil Power in Prince Edward Island."

FIREMEN IIEMEMBERED-Thc secretary of the fire department has recently received a very gener- ous donation from the citizens of Mt. Stewart for services rendered by local firemen at the recent fire.‘ The boys certainly appreciate the gift and the spirit in which it was given.

TRUCK DRIVER FINED — A truck driver stopped on the Mal- peque Road near Hunter River by Mounted Police Friday appeared before Magistrate Tweedy Saturday in a charge of operating a motor _ hicle to the common danger, and 111s fined $5.00 or ten days. The driver was speeding when stopped, police said.

ISLAND COW MAKES RECORD .--'I‘he Jersey cow, Standard Lily, owned by Mr. Charles Roberts, Charlottetown has recently made a record of 7,485 pounds of mik, 428 pounds of fat, with an average test 5.72 per cent as a three-year oid in 365 days, according to ‘in- formation released by The Can- adian Jersey Cattle Club, of Toronto. Lily is a. daughter of the Grind Champion R. O. P. bull, Brampton Lily Standard, a. son of Gold and Silver medal buLi, Standard of Oak- lands, Lily's dam is Golden Lass of u. R... with a. aoa day two-vcar-vld record of B311 pounds of mi k and

After the programme the ladies served a very dell:ious supper.