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‘."I‘here is a tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood leads 0n to fortune, omitted all the voyage Ilif our life is bound in shallows and ies.”—-SHAHESPEARE. _ ' , _.. After calm and deliberate consideration, and acting upon the advice of wise counsel, l have de cided to appeal to the people and the Liberal parlgy- 011,

the Province of Prince Edward Island.

Owing to the lamented death of the late Honourable Senator John Yeo a vacancy has been created in the Senate of Canada. , _

At the outset I wish to make it known that I have ventured to send in my application for the Senatorship to the Right Honourable W. L. Maclfenzie Hing, Prime Minister of Canada, to the Honourable J. E. Sinclair, Minister in the Cabinet from Prince Edwa rd Island, V. to Mr. D. A. Macllinnon, M. P., and to Mr. A. E. McLean, M. P. I a Having thus followed the proper course, I now take the liberty of publicly appealing to the people and the Liberal party of Prince Edward‘ Island. _ Edward Island. I I ;I ’ * ' * I

I base my claims for recognition on the following reasons:- I ~ e

(1) Ihave been a member of the Patriotstaff since l887---thirty-seven years--- as Reporter, Assistant Editor, under the late Honourable David Laird, and promoted to the Editorship on his appointment as Indian Commissioner in 1898. Since that time ---thirty-seven years ago----I have been continuously -~ Editor, Managing Editor, and I now am President of the Patriot Publishing Company.

I During my thirty-seven years in newspaper work the Patriot has consistently, unwaveringly, and to the best ability of its writing staff supported the Liberal party. » I A '

(2) Not only have I striven with all the ability at my command to advance the cause of Liber alism, and to develop whatever I deemed for the good of our country, and the extension of its commerce; but at the same time I have been ever ready to publicly demonstrate that my convictions in this regard were firmly and irrevocably rooted. , I I A I

In proof of this, at the request of the Liberal party, and yielding to representations of delegations, on five different occasions, I consented to run as a Liberal candidate. These were in the elections of 1911,1912,1915, 1919 and 1923. v ,

All who remember the elections of 1911 and 1912, andl might also include 1915, will recall that any Liberal who offered his services to his party as a candidate in those years certainly had to face heavy odds. ,

(3) Again I had the honour of representing the Fourth District, known as the “Belfast District” of Queens County for four years, during which term I also had the honour of being a Member of Premier Bell’s Executive Council. a a a ,

Iran four elections--three under adverse conditions, and one in a fair field with no favour-in the Belfast District. , , A

Therefore I especially appeal to the electors and the people of the Belfast District to support - and assist me in my application for the Senatorship.

I also ran in conjunction with Hon. Geo. E. Hughes. for many years an outstanding public figure in our Province and in the City of Charlottetown. This was inthe year 1912, and it is my fervent hope that no public man will ever again have the difficult road to travel in politics that both of us had on that memor- able occasion. lpause here to pay a well merited tribute to Mr. Hughes who was first elected in 1900 and was successively returned as a member of the Legislature till 1921, with the solitary exception mentioned. Truly a splendid record! ~ 14-" ~ 4 ~ » 9- ~» ~ - ‘

I (4) For fourteen years I had the honour of being a Member of the Board of School Trustees for the City of Charlottetown.

Idevoted my best energies to the cause of education in the press, and on the platform, and I frankly appeal to the teachers of this City and Prov- V I

ince, and ask them if l did not prove on many occasions to be a friend of themselves and their profession.

(6) 0n many occasions I was requested to represent on the platform the Federal candidates on the Liberal side, and I question if many men in the Liberal arena today have spoken as frequently on political platforms in this‘ Province as I have done; for about twenty-five or thirty years I have been doing this, because I deemed it my duty to uphold the flag of Liberalism, and to advocate its policies not only in the the press, but also upon the platform.

In my humble opinion the hardest, most racking. and nerve trying task that any man can undertake is to contest elections and to face on the plat-

forms in political debate the cleverest and ablest men on the other side. . _ (7) Again I have had the privilege of lec turing by invitation all over this Province in the interests of" both Catholic and Protestant denominations , times without number. At the instance of clergyman, committees, church officers, society brethren, and others I have gone on the lecture platform, often against my own inclinations, and assisted in raising funds for churches, halls ,and for innumerable worthy objects. Year in and year out I have spoken to the pupils of the public schools; also to the students_ of Prince of Wales College; and have been honoured by invitation to lecture before the students of St. Dun stan’s University. . . _ (8) With the majority of the public men on the Liberal side since the days of Sir Louis Davies, with whom I travelled a great deal over Ilueens County, I have campaigned, and been one of their chief speakers. ' ' v Nearly all of these men have either passed away, or have received their reward, and I am still in the thick of the fray. I a ~ In my opinion, however, this appointment should carry with it service to country and fitness for such a high and honourable place. No man who places self first in political life should be regarded as a patriot. Patriotism is love of country, coupled with service to your fellowmen. ' The winning of a Senatorship is not of a day nor of an hourf it is the labour, the service and the sacrifice of years. ' If appointed to the Senatorship I can assu ure all that I shall continue to the best of my ability to serve the Province of Prince Edward lslandand the Dominion of Canada, with an eye single for the welfare of the people. I have nothing more to say. I now leave this matter in the hands of the Liberal party, and the people of this Province, and I cheerfully and hopefully await the result. . ~ I I I I FREDERICK JDHN NASH, President and Managing Editor of the

Charlottetown, December, 1924. Patriot Publishing Company.

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