as.» a tusriious RAYON soars tam iosimo JUST RECEIVED: ALL-SILK FOULARDS $2.50 , They’1l get Make Our Store DECEMBER 9. , 1943i w”, w- _- _ what he’s_ been wanting Soy "Merry Christmas" to him in o woy tiiot will thrill him. Give him the kind of gift he'd choose for him- self-something he con really weer. We hove every- ifliing for that mun about the house- TIES, GLOVES, MUWLERS and SOCKS s. A. McDONALD their man- — Your Gift Centre wre-ar-a-s-tn-emv-wm-vmm-r PU BLlC FORU M This column is open hi the discussion by corro- epondents oi‘ questions a! interest. The Lisarintwtown Guardian does not necessar- ily endo the opinion of correspondents. ‘iif\'l"u'ufio'u'in'ln'l‘ei' frail-seer. aux-nuns lCOilt-illiiCtl Prom Page 4) island are not going to be misled by men who support a Federal 001W which in taking the bread and butter out of the mouths of tiicir clliidfCil. Then in another breath Mr. Barbour said that Mr. King was Canada‘! greatest statesman. He should have substituted the word Politician for the word statesman. i wonder if Mr. Barbour ever heard of the following great Can- adian statesmen: Macdonald. Lllliliiil‘, Borden and Bennett. To but a man who dlsrlalmed any roiuicctlon with the $120,000 Beniihnriiois scandal when his °"-“ "iimhalsn manager of 1930 and Senator MacDougall were Pliilflll guilty of sucii-and this in0lls—on the some level as these Brest men, is certainly a "travesty an Justice". u In his own words Mr. King said. out‘ llfirty is in the valley oi ‘he K1111.’ Government has Placed the hands of greedy speculators. i. diaiis? z-‘I- - .. “as dlsclaimed by Premier King i111 the floor of the House of Com-- humiliation." Now 1 maintain that the farmers of P.E.I. and the “We hos. dairy. and poultry ytiaikct in a veritable valley of fmllllilluil. made so by a very “hm sishtcd policy of releasing T9911 subsidies and allowing the hliole feed business to fall into Kym" I ‘saw s photo of Mr. ‘kills taken as he sadly placed a oicalh on the grave of one oi “fill lliieroes over there my heart ma: Ii iter us I though of the man- mmii which he refused to send “r Oécements at Col. Ralstons qiegfnl "quest. and as a result of bravm fluted ranks many of our u I 0 lads were~sacrlticed on the ‘$11211’ 0i political expedlence". cant does Mr. Barbour say now? as "We but him in the samo class ab” fest! four great men mentioned “who whose names will forever M _ i1 the hearts and minds of all “itfllliic generations of Cane- WQ: to his reference to roads. It t an election announcement ‘:5 ieve] out, the “hog back" l‘ _ Jeoseut Valley over which many . lo It: have been tossed to and fro auras”, Years. Never was there “v h-msmanagement and stupid- . m: °Wn by the Public Works De- wgienl during the lest summer. . tom En the flirlngfleld road wee “to "D the public was‘ forced to ma" uvcr e mad through North phcusfluih Granvllltl ivl-iich in ,_ huh has so torn up by spring m 9i! that one was compelled "rllap std welt for sn oncoming you ‘ Pill. end they left thmerk main n this condition until the m road was finally opened. f" to complete the comedy m... detour end made a nice road of it while we for the rest of the sea- son wallowed and rolled through “Harbours Ref-that's stupid- ity. They tore up- both roads to Bor- den at the same date and made such s. mess of both that tourists turned back and left the Island alter some of them hsd the bat- teries and mufflers torn off their ears_that's stupidity. What did the people of North Wlnsloe ever do to this Govern- electrlflcation p. stupidity. I two months-that's stupidity. As She Goes" t 1 am. Sir. etc. ___._.___,_ PBICELISS PORKEII. Britons get one ounce weekly. __._______...__.._. Good m-ws for COLD SUFFERERS! Mi T61 ‘sft')!)'\ l nlii». momentum virlli carry them y!’ and D serve ell to abilities. In conclusion. I urge e11 those rcise the franchise, heir best effort: in Under the eligible to exe and to exert t getting the vote out. democratic form of government _ which we all cherish so much and whmh we" made i" U19 Yfqilcili which was so ritcently maintained b the utmost secnitioe of many of our best young men, we are ea- pecielly privileged, Don't be influ- enced by the Llbenal cenvassers who are asking you to stay homo _ "u," than vote Progressive 0MP industry. This is a valuable indus- servative. Use your franchise ac- cording to ypur convictions. Lib- eral governments too long 1n of- fice have grown, indifferent. inef- ficient. autocratic -- and irritable in office. The Progressive Conser- votive Party with thirty able can- didates, combining yoiith and ex- _ perlence, with s Well-conceived, “m1”? 1mm" YER" have bee" linen“! and [toward looking anything but a. tourist attraction. statement olf policy-are the loglca alternative. vote Progressive Con- servative on December lilth and give P111. the new deal that is so perienee on some of our roads. The failure of the Government in its Department of Highways is perhaps the heaviest handicap which the tourist industry ls car- rying. We shall never succeed in developing the full possibilities of this industry until we have a gov- ernment conscious of these pos- sibilities. and prepared to do its share hy providing public services of a character which will attract and -not drive away these profitable ment? This Government that operates in brain waves (rural electric schemes. dental clinic mo- bile outfits still on their hands). The end of the Winsloe Road was left in a wretched condition all summer and maybe it is so yet. This is e main road to the besch over which tourists travel, and was left almost impossible-that's When a road is to be construct- ed Mr. Barbour should send one of his engineers over the planned detour and see that it is properly machined and made passable. Last year the detour into Bradalbane was torn up piecemeal by big ma- chines. left almost impossible. Then some contractor's employee stuck up ii. sign which said “de- totir", so we were obliged to plough through loose stones, clay, and roots oi trees until the Spring- field job of that year was done. Even the remainder of the detour from Birad-albane to Emerald was full of holes and hog backs-no machine touched it while we roll- ed, swayed and tossed over it. for I have often wondered how Mr. Barbour could even maintain a whimsical. cynical or even a half- apologetie smile as he drove up to his farm at Coleman weekly in hle govemment purchased car filled with government gasoline. Not much wonder that his weak and wavering Government are rushing to the press and radio in a last minute effort to save a slnklng.shlp which they in the last issue of their platform say is sinking-yea, sinking, — “Steady ‘ ELECTOR- ILYLIJSBURY. Buckinxhemshire. England -- (or) - a Pll killed in prosont times l: worth u years‘ bacon .ration for one person said a member of the Buckingham- shire National firmer’: Union. airline- (Oontinued Prom Page l) where and ours was no exception. failed end refused to carry out the In each election since tho pm- clear intentions and instructions grenive Conservatives have -een 0f the Legislature. The revenues gaining strength steadily and Qhat (""1 lPefiliil tilxcs, earmarked by m“; the Legislature for this important office on December llth. Very few department, have been diverted votes separated the two parties in fwm their intended purpose and soil-votive candidate for the Third 1968. these end many more have Elsi-Tm °1 P1111“ Cfllinty- been swung our we Tribute To Ceilesgue Before closing I wish f4 say Mr. Leslie Hunter. Being the ‘ member of the House swore of my shortcomings u counsellor. Dining the first World War he served overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. m“ m. y“ h, w“ a gm-mu- b” 1n agriculture and in the fish- fore entering the mercantile field. m: constant contact with farming people in business and as manager of the locsl cheese factory, along with his keen interest and lead- ership in ell other community ef- forts stamp him u a men excep- tionally well informed on the prob- lems of ell. Hie lengthy and var- ied ewes-fence. coupled with his never questioned integrity and sound abilities have mark d him c" a" “w” 1°“ °!» is m" it l5 as one o! the most valu bers of the Legislature, We need men like him to guide m, "hi" of o“, pmh,“ ‘my I Well. these Governments have urge the electors of the Cardigan M“ i" “"- md 5-" "i" l" 1i"?- Distrlct to give him that strong silpport which his splendid record _ meflym on my own behalf I thank and fishermen and all citizens are the District sincerely for the con- fidence placed in me at the by- election trwo yous ago. Your con- _ “mud ‘uwon w!“ b‘ Mgmy w“ interested themselves in finding "owed and I w", endnvm, m and submitting to Ottawa a rem- the best at my humble badly needed, -iiricui_t_i.iiii- selected immedlat‘, after serial from which to choose. Islllol At Stake spokesmen have made and promises in an however extravagant, but ymt will judge them. ably and efficiently have and imliemonted whatever icles they may have on Election Dey. . in el of the msjor depe- oble neglect. wliirrv flirt of Hf “immunization-alums l dltlon. U! Q m,“ that; recognize its obligations to those time, m, Mgcltflllgn ha; been d9- unfortunate and needy persons for fentgd, by the time; a. h“, 0th,,- whom this assistance was dssign- iii being chosen by you to stand great leaders - the most recent ed "ind inlendvd. r5 calldldflies W!’ W“? 1109 B811- .exemple being Winston Church- ' ill. This time he will be successful and the Island will be governed with a man at its head whose rec- ord 0g publlc and prlvage servlce we hear the same talk and the industry and joint efforts the pro- stands second to nOne in this pray- same promises of Regional Iligh giess and prosperity of your dis- ince. 1110i’!!- MISERVATLQ ADDRESS (Continued from page 5) record of patriotic service behind them. 1f, as there is every reason to believe and hope. a new Pro- gressive Conservative government will be formed and a now cabinet visitors. Dec- ember 11th., there will be an ab- iundonce of excellent cabinet mat- When you go to the polls mark making numerous and extravasant their hold on power. However, it is not by their present promises upon their record as a government that You will ask yourselves —- to what extent have they fulfilled the glowing promises which they made to you four years ago? -—hoav cap- they managed and administered the af- fairs of the Provlnce- -— how pru- dently and wisely have they shaped and of our: general economy fol- lowing this government's four year term of office? I am confident that your answers to all these questions will be such es to com- pel you to mark your ballots d1 policy as to toads, education, pub- aum" m’ government can date. iic health, rural electrification. ag- riculture, the fisheries. the tourist ‘us; Qgetzomgozqlgolgl 319,8‘: industry, and all other departments no opportunm m (mm. ‘m, mm“ and activities of Government. o‘ u‘: flrangraweigf new financial agreement which he ment. That. herbeen done on other ‘occasions. The _ situation may feirl summed up by saying ma. government there he: been on ob- _ eence of n clear and consistent policy snd the presence of extre- vegenco end e-groet deal of cuip- . Ihrery. one knows that our major limb public services are in an unsatis- factory condition. The Department of Public Works has been very active and he: spent s great deal o! your. money during the put two or three months in preparation for this election. but except foguyliis that Department hse been n1! idle end negiiglnt so that our baloney: end our secondary roads ero in s most unssmfectory cou- The sine snd insistent pree- qpiurn he tend o THE sGfiéRPléN- S7HARPQTIETQWN Public Health. It is clear. how- ever: that the Government has felled to evolve any consistent pol- icy 1n that Department, and has the Government has refused to lfillonsi lllth Schools In the Department of Education Schools that we heard four years has been done by the government ucation during the past years. erles, the Goverment does not et- tempt to suggest that conditions ere satisfactory. It only attempts to excuse itself by saying that the unsatisfactory conditions ccm- plained of are due to Dominion Government and not Provincial Government policies. That, of course. is true in part, but we must remember that one o! the argu- ments, which Government speak- n great thing to have the Provin- cial Government in line with the Dominion Government at Ottawa. and one criticism of the Jones Government which our farmers properly making at the present time, is that. the leaders in the Jones Government either have not edy for these problems. or they have so little influence at Ottawa that their representations have been ignored. in any event the farmers and fishermen are suffering and are losing itioncy. not merely pmg. its. but actual capital investments, of the government, and the King government and the Jones govern- ment between them have done nothing tn remedy the situation. The Government has attempted to take slime credit for our tourist fry and with ‘vigorous government assistance it could be developed to bring to this Province a. revenue many times greater than what it now produces. One of the first re- ovisitcs ‘for the development of this industry is good roads, anti road conditions in this Province Conservative Platform to contribute his bcsl. be iiiiliiii‘ igilifrff giflfl it‘ is all it 160011011’ by lit-L. Edward Arnett: this evening as Progressive Con- My colleague, Mr. Peter Gallant, and myself have been honoured ago and have been hearing ever Prince Edward Island in general since .- but not one Single thing owes so much The present Government led by to implement these promises oi- to Premier J. Welter Jones. for rel- y", won}; an be“); o; my “menus translate this talk into action. In sons best known to itself, has seen the meantime our primary schools, ilt to appeal to the country at this which are of first importance. have lnost unsuitable time of the year. been permitted to suffer and de- This will, no doubt, make it dif- nmh l; h“ bu“ my n“ ‘onune cline, so that the government which flicult or impossible for many of h, h“, mm u u, "web" “d succeeds this one will have as its the electorate to reach the polls first task the winning back of that and exercise their franchise. You Krulind which we have lost. in ed- will all recall the circumstances surrounding the announcement of the pendin, election. Either Pre- mier Jones was kept in the dark concerning the event, by his De- lruty, th-ue confirming that dis- unity does exist in the Liberal nd- " ministration, or his statement of denial issued in Central Canada. was made for the express purpose of misleading the people of this Province. A Government is judged by its plainlng to that body that this ag- reement had been accepted under protest. Every one knows that it ll riot satisfactory and does not do justice to this Province. Bvery- one lmows that w,» have given up to the Dominion for it: use our most profitable fields of taxation. and that what we have received in return is not sufficient for our needs. Everyone knows that this boasted Agreement makes no pro- vision whatever for the settlement of our just claims against Ottawa flor its breaches of the Confedera- tion Agreement. basis of our minimum financial requirements the settlement which we have received is inadequate. No onc blight to know better than Premier Joni-s himself that this settlement will not make it pos- sible for our Province to develop its resources and to give to ‘its people in roads, in education, in public health, in agriculture. in rural electrification,‘ anti in other directions. those public services such as the other Provinces enjoy and to ‘which our citizens have the some right. It would be a serious Many tourists. attracted to our beautiful Province by the excel- lence of its natural advantages, have left hurriedly after one ex- Our Party realizes that while it is its duly to criticize the Govern- ment record and point out to you the shortcomings of that record, it has also the positive duty of in- your ballots on Dectlon day, I forming you what course it shall suggest that you keep Certain things in mind. The Government of Premier Jones is asking to be returned to power. Its leaders and pursue when elected to power. Conscious of our duty to you in this regard. we have prepared our platform which we presented to are you immediately after the Election was announced. This platform was effort to retain formed after the most careful thought and study by all of the Progressive-Conscrvatlvc candid- ates. It. is. not. the work of any particular person. It is a joint ef- fort to which each of us has tried It is a summary and a, plan of what we honestly believe will ad- vance the interests of our Province and the welfare of its citizens. We realize fully that its implementa- tion will involve the expenditure of a great deal of money. We |,g]- Hlnkly admit thlt the Provincial o __ m“; what, revenues now available may not y, the slate o; our public serylcgs permit tho iiill implementation of every planlq in this platform. It is our firm purpose to remedy that situation first of all. and to en- deavour to place this Province in that financial position “liicrc it will be able to implement a proper Premier "Jones now boasts of the made with Ottawa. Only e few months ago. he was apologizing to i e veriimen increase ex- ' ‘v “m” Shit"... t. it? sesshmiii. a Congervahve Address By Mr. Edward Amett i The following sddress was given past performances end the fulfill- znent of its promises. The present I am privileged to address you islberal administration, practically devoid of veterans, holds itself out as the champion of the returned men. The basic privilege of any citizen, civilian under our system o! responsible government, is that of voting for his elected representatives in Par- cultural and fishing community, liament. As populated by the descendants of those four great stocks, English, Irish, Scotch and French, to whose Everyone knows that on the matter if the government at Ot- tawa were permitted to believe that this settlement which was made with this Province was re- edmtnlsustion Iii-llfqlresentation in this by our opponents. Thus lt is ap- past performance, trot the Conservative Party is one which 11m up to its commitments. 1k. Jones bu. in no uncertain ‘Jrml. told us whet he is prepared to do with organized labour. I sub- mit that the interests of labour are the interests of the farmer—- one is dependent on the other, The farmers of the Province wish to see the labouring men‘ rgcolvg This is another matter on which the, Premier and his candidates seem to differ in Policy. The Liberal candidate for Charlottetown Royalty, Dr. C. I". But-Wm. in a recent address, pre- sented hlmself es s champion of ‘abour, as did also his colleague, Mr. Protvse. Dr. Dougan stated: "Labour must be given its place wit-b adequate rates or pay", H“ Party two policies’! How_ than, csn it for-m s govern- ment? All ministers in s Cabinet must be of one accord on policy. If differences arise in this respect, the-dissenting members must re- sign. The Progressive Conservative Pl"! W111. 0n assuming office. deal with this problem of labour parent, from e living wage. now this right during the Provincial election of. 1543. when many of us were serv- lfix overseas The Dominion Gov- ernment and the Province of On- trlct and of the Province of tarlo made provision for the service vote. Why did Prince Edward Island not do so? consideration the Liberal can you veterans nope to receive from a govern- ment which, in the first instance, deprived you exercise your franchise? _ Pledge to Veterans The Progressive - Conservative Party pledges itself to look after your interests in the creation of e Department of Veterans’ Affairs snd ubour at the first session of the Legislature following its elec- tion to office. Under our democratic system of responsible government afforded the privilege of choosing iepresentatives to speak for us in the Legislature. and to enact our laws. It hoe always been the pre- cedent for Ministers of the Crown t: be members of that body, so that they may appear therein to answer questions concerning their respective departments. nt. of their admin- present government, contrary to all precedent ha! dis- iegarded this principle in mending the appointment Attorney General who is not s the Legislative M- reveree way: many of the most im- portant and debatable affecting this Pr been brought up the House, but h with, and have come into beinfl. l-Il-COUBCU. It was never contemplated, in for discussion in ave been dealt dealt with in this man- ner. In Plank No. 18 of the Pro- is given that constitu- twlll be restor- tlonal governmen practice of Gov- td, and that the ernment by Order- ln listening to the Liberal speakers <i t benefits received by Province emena y, You the electorate. know that this ls would like to recall carded by our people as lust. suf- ficient, and satisfactory. If you sot-coil lTiis government at this election, Ottawa will have every reason to believe that you so rc- gartl ‘it. Co- operation in the past. cess again. the unsatisfactory treatment whic been done in the past. the legislature for it, and ex- th- coed of the Province as whole, i t during his visit to a1 car ferry steamer. n eaker. For the first assured of contin- The Progressive - Conservative Party when elected to qifice is pledged to have this financial question reopened. It. is too big a question to discuss tonight. How'- ever. the people of this Province, Liberal and Conservative. know flint our pnrly is in earnest about this matter and that it has very considerable experience and suc- cess in rcfcrence to this question one of the most im- uortant terms of our entry ble value to the her interests in Island. It should also be borne 1n been of lnestima. iarmers and o Conservative Pre- Edward island at When elected to power, we in- tend to fight your cause in this matter until we receive a just settlement and establish provin- cial revenues adequate for our needs. We intend, as we did be- fore, to co-operate with the gov- ernments of the other Maritime Provinces in reference to this mat- ter and ln reference also to all other Maritime problems. Such co-operation brought us success in the past. and it will lead to suc- old Age Pensions 01d Age Pensions legi placed on the Statute Ottawa. and at this P pension is not ade of the increased c the present time. forcibly brought before ininion Parliament by gresslve Conserve when the matter slderation in the We anticipate no difficulty in obtaining that ire-operation. Nova Scotla and New Brunswick. like ourselves, have had governments in line with the Liberal Govern- ment af Ottawa for n great many ycors. The result for them has been no happier than it has been for us. The Liberal Premier of Nova Scotia has not hesitated to indorm his" c-‘rn people regarding d to power, are sts of our aged and will urge that Old Age Pen- d and paid with- t the age of 65 S9375- e Prince Edward Island Railway Skate co under a Conservative re thus making it possible to cur transportatlo that l‘l'\'l\'.|‘1(‘ has received. In this Province a vigorous local govern- merit, not concerned about con- ciliatlng the Ottawa politicians, will certainly be able to do much more for the Province than has d cars to and from In conclusion. I wish to make a t railway centres final appeal to the people of Prince Edward Island to support. the Progressive Conservative can- didates throughout the Province on Election Day. I have spoken of the outstanding calibre of these cun- dldates. It is my personal know- ledge that many of them are mak- ing great personal sacrifices in permitting themselves to be per- suaded to enter public lifexThey are making these sacrifices. not because they have any personal ambitions to serve, but out of a sense of duty and out of recogni- tion of their obligations to employ their experience and abilities for all the intpartan double handling of goods and materials was elimin- pollcy of permanent n was inaugurated under a Progressive Government, and elected, will con ri further construction. tilntenance of our way system and tlnue this policy benefits accruing to Prlnc The record of the present Gov- ernment is such that yon should indicate h_v your ballots your dis- approval of it. The carefully plan- ned pollciee of our party as set forth in our platform are designed for the general good oi ‘the Prov- ince and should, I submit, meet with your approval and support. The men who frame this policy end who are prepared to put it into operation ere the Progressive ward Island under Conservative in spite of tbe LIBERAL ADDRESS (Continued From Page l5) They say we would have got as much if we had stayed at home. We)‘ Sit-Y the great Premier of Nova scotls held out and did bet- ttr- Let us see. In round figures Nova Bcotis got ten million dollars e year. At the same per capita would Bet only $1,400,000.00’ in- stmsd o! $2,300,000. Or put 1t the i.f Nova Bcotie done as well u Prince Edward Island per capita she would have 80t- $15,500.000 instead of $10,000.- 000. You electors will not be fool- ed by that Progreslsve 0011591115,. tive stuff. Our Der capita allow- ance ls nearly 50% above that of any Canadian Province. Flees! Need sense for our votes. would require five siders. much. SUIVBYS. in their platform. Government since form. Conservative candidates in ell of the districts throughout thisPro- -vlnce on whose behalf 1 solicit your Nil will! on fllctioa Bu. race: NINE Pending the settlement wit the at on this econ. we have set up departments on I. contemplated for. such e small Province and have provided, or ere providing, build- inn sdequste to lu-ndle the whole We established s polio clinic, and did it ell before the Medics-i. Association made s move, contrary to a newspaper's recent statement. We support the hospitals to the full extent o! tbe Recons‘ notion report, paying out nearly three times the help given. even a year or two ego, and we propose to give help to approved All these services cost money but I can aseure you we shell have s mrplus on operating expenses over three-quarters of s million dollars in the current year. The present Government. om- snised ia May 1948, is practically s now Government with e. new It is just hitting its stride and is vigorous enough to want. s free rein for the next several years. The revenue ls now sufllcient enough to give them s Whom do you wish to trust with newer developments in Agricult- ure? Agriculture is due for some Drolperous years spperontly. Don't you think s transformation can be made with more agricultural training and with more agricult- Continued on page 1o The time has almost arrived when a great extension of electric- ity will take place. Whom would handloithls field? The lio Utilities controls electricity now. Do you desire n. Board to unify and. control ell el- ectricity in tbe Province’! aground, together with grants- ald to insure complete distrib- ori of power. We have s report the situation by the ‘oeet ox- ts available. Send for s copy. Whom do you wan ucation? The Progressive Con- rvatives seem unsure in the field o the provision of Regional Com- ille High Schools. One of them ggesied we first try one iriCbar- ttetown. That's not the idea at although in New ame towns and cities are estab- uum: something similar. choots are primarily designed to nrich and revivity rural life. When it comes to looking after ado the Government's record is od. During wartime when the ewfoundland trade might nave een largely closed on’, l. t-racla Merit was responsible for keeping the trade going and even increas- l it amounts to several millions annually. .ther increased and some citizens will cast their votes for the Gov- ernment because o! the advant- ned by this trade. eted to improve the win- tion by both ships Then another candidate talks 1150B]. 1lC0d—8 word he learned from his father's brief. It means s handout. to a. needy subject. Apparently wegot lust that but We didn't argue as a supplisnt. We, gave facts and fizures. And those precious concessions given before-some $275,000.00 u. cured during the pest seventy. five years-are not interfered with in any Wily- Tho lkreement merely for five years, and in i051 when it runs out, we hope toagain negotiate intelligently. This will be done in 1951 probably. That will be riearim the time of the next election. It would be well to see that a Liiberal Government is in Dflwer to be in line with Ot- tawa, and it would be especially foolish in the extreme to have a' C CF. trust-instills Government} sitting here at that time. We de- pend on the electors‘ The farmers benefitted by keep- ing the meat packing plant open. The Government agreed to pay for an extra. weight of fifteen er hog even before the ent agreed to it. As for those C.C.I~".’ers, I've read Fedenl G°v°mm their platform prepared by thos law-breaking M. P.'s from Sask- atchewan, now in our Province. It fifteen extra pounds we could not pay ex case the farmer himself should for slaughtering the hog as fresh pork while there was still a demand for more civil servants to carry it out, and taxes would be higher than in Saskatchewan, which al- ready are almost four times high- er thnn on Prince Edward Island. I refer to all taxes. provincial and municipal. It is too bad that some of our decent citizens have been temporarily deluded by these out- Cloelng Remarks I could go on giving instances o! the prcmptness of the Govern- ment ln dealing with questions that arise daily. and their deputies and work hard at The Liberals have been without the usual support of s. newspaper. The newspaper has taken advant- age of its ownership to berate and belittle practically all activities of the Government for the past sev- eral years. It has even scoffed at the Federal Government and their ministers. It has attacked me daily. ridiculing my business of livestock breeding-a worthy pro- fession if there is one. I can only say in defense of my livestock ability, that if I bought a milch cow I would keep her in the stable and milk her and feed her well- rather than let her run off to the woods. My qualities as an animal husbandman would dictate that wrench. into the rs of the mach- no machine that. could be set up out of the present Progressive Conservative candidat- es that would prove as good even after it got going.- It is in your own Liberal on December 11th. Take a look at the harness and sleigh in case they are needed on De- cember iltli. Law provides there there will be no more of the radio s after an hour With the knowledge and common sense you possess per- suade you and yours to go to the and vote to allow us ork again in your inter- ests after December 11th. I do not know of one Liberal in the Government who would be better off financially by having a. Government. These men t. to do a public ser- Some sacrifice their affairs for tbe honour of it, and. for their love of their native Pro- vince. You are asked to vote for them in appreciation of what they have already done and to trust them for several years more as the best group of men, and the best party. to guide this Province through these vital years. If I had not had to make a re- cord of this speech, I could have replied to Capt. Reed's speech of this evening. Like the deaf man who had to reply to a political ent‘s speech, I can say I hear it. but I know it would be verbose, twisted, and. full of egotlsm. He would under- stand our watchword which is nautical. but he would, of course, be quite unaware where our ship's course would iced him. The Canadian Congress of Lab- our has again voted to make the C.C.F. "the voting arm of Labour.‘ well-greased gea Our Government is not a little pleased with many thl been able to do for Pi‘ Island. For example, there ls the land or cadastral survey now pro- ceeding on the basis of modern survey methods. The old survey was by the magnetic compass. No survey has been mad and it is quite necessci Province be plotted and marked on a modern basis to Soil Survey We have completed a soil sur- vey in conlunction with, the Fed- eral Government that will prove of great economic value. the P. C. intention to do this is We have maintained our great potato industry on a higher plane than any Province in Canada. Re- cently, we were able to great concession oi an extra one million bushel quota from the Un- ited Stntes. We have maintained the whole Province as a disease- free area far above any Province in Canada. We have extended markets. But a careful proves that not one Conservative market was establi ed has done anything for the potato industry on Prince Edward Island. an tatoes are not even mention the Progressive Conservative plat- Wright. let Capt. Read mull that over, and its consequences. I suppose. I must close ‘this radio campaign and ex- ress my fullest confidence that t will be returned. The peace and prosperity of the country will guide the country in- to voting Liberal tether than vert- turlng their ship of state into the unchsrtcd waters of the 0.0.1’. or the foggy banks of the Pro- gressive Conservative party's rep- eteedy Ae-Qhenoee. . I We have set up the Department of Education to s point of effic- iency the Province is proud of. We have increased teachers’ salaries in four years nearly double and to tbe full extent oi tbe Recon- struction Committee's Report. 1n Health and. Social Security, expenditures have increased _five times and more ll fifteen yells.