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. _ . '_ M")' ' I ... , if F r, . we" 1;. a - . 2-01 A. _ I, _ , . . 't 2.. M the P. _ "inf-u. , W ' Oct. ' r it»; t: - ' l jr.,-., I . i rate Schools I. - - - A. w j the tint A, ,1. p - l at T the majority or Public Bq%' u have not of the Bet-thu' , To; " aiia, "mm" , adopted. and which the lower-tern or the So dan .t2Pfyt't2'i,i.,t" Milli Mon 'gamu i f Separate school: have not demanded. 'i)'sv'ltl"lunte, tht degrading a "We", ot 2 Why confine the compulsory ballot to Sep- the chu 'l (refer-rm: to the ittttuenee ot i tsrath Schools? Why not carry it into No Ni) in Quebec). 9 ' Public and High School Board elections? n/J/ll','",',', er ir-rieterrinsr to the amend-', ' l Mr. Ross then united the substantial pi-o- Th. imam: to the simulate Schools actsl l "l, grass made by the Separate Schools in ha: f,,1y, said :--" It it be asked, What !r,,' l the past 27 years, their teaching" staff be- the "d,'fte,',',ta,',o,t,i', to do with the question? ' Eng doubled and many other improvements Whit" nous answer is that the power ,' introduced. Mr. Ross thun held that the Uritili 'y.'..et succeeded in scouring <l Separate Schools do not need the ballot t.nd il',,' Law lolpkecping Catholic, Jan-ins tcr purposes of administration. Thto' iii . it alliulitr children down is only wait- , can build their schools. hire their teachers, "l: S chance to impair Protestant llher- i' collect meanne- und pay their dip-u iiiiini, Ls,' Albeit her, Schools. like the wl 'M'hnllot. and what more how . u Bchools, receive State aid, the law do? 'll'ie question nroue whether grants her the right, tree from any State s" to. School vupportt'ts :tl't' under any l ',,'y,'e'yetyyt or interference. to poison the i, rism. hid Mr. Meredith know of riirl minds o; the children against liritish lu- l such terropism1' if tlterc W,ts' utly tenor-i 1lhte',es, 1Cytty,s, ot anti-British com. l ism there was s inn-thing tt-i-ril.ly wrong. VX3191» of hisl9,1"\'- l and to eliminate the terrovism the classes 'i),'v)1',',b'ir, Irs--- Phi: sale ot the t'atholii- exert-lame; " would ham- to ln- "lirrtiirattul. iv" li us tur Years nee!) one of the most _ Mr. Mon-dith had sail thut the solid ttrr- tll.'" tilting and at the same tum. um. of . mun t'ntiiolh- vote was against lulu, ill {Ft most U,tyts,rtaro.us and} demoraliging olevtions out-Mm: by the ballot, and no {it PI" of F'ederul und Provincial Duli- 1..r . Ho lillt'llN.'l' logical that he in on; it 7' . at? hadlot was L.','.',":,',".','. for the Sl'pilri'lli' how-Wither 'e-The Mail concluded a long { tlchool Boards. Who "oull tXt'l"l.\' th. artltue, rth'rl'lnb' if) the alleged feeling _ terrorism but the -lii.-r.irvliy'.' In that use 'Y'::?.""" ttipatate beliools, as follows , - it Was the hiernrrhy wlilr% "mi tir i,.- im- ttlttVcttirHtt Would, perhaps. in time dealt with, to be .ll: dished. "it become Ho general as to Warrant on... tutl- . was charged that tho Sv'pun'iiv' ers in Nwm plug away the Separate 3 hoois .' St'liool Boards u't'l't- undir cle.rl.al eouti'ol. Minnelli", " consummation that lit l>l be . I' Vi ell. cieriol control might i-r had or brought about before we cull talk serious- good. Many High SvhooI Hoar-is are ly oi building up a outed Canada." ottteered by Protestant elei'gynicn ', is that [let-ember L' .. NN by does the t'lllilt'll not clerical intimidation I' ls it held that that hiy'e t'ntimiies better .sschoolts ? Why dock: clerical control is irurivious to Ill" Sl'iilml'i' she obtain a law from Mr. Mowat virtu- r' It it is injurious. not the separate S"liiilil'( ally compelling them to keep away from ' alone. but the entire Roman t'aihoiie sys- thr. i'ui.'§.- bchoo' and to support the 5.1.. tem, must be proseriinyi. it was tiatitral uratc School. which is contessediy at; iii- . tor ell-rgymvn to dam-rt themseiw-s. nut i'eiior institnl on ? Above all, why does " the clergy of the Roman t'athoiie 1'hurch the train ll.tlll to herd touetttet as u a." , T [ thought they should texercise a I't'l'lJlll Limit- and distinct people. and why docs . guardianship While Protestant I'lt'l'izimru she from time to time humiliate them ill l do not ext.tvisv. As far as the spe.sktu' . t the sight of all men by disposing of them mold JUdg'ta they usually "xtatvised lt lhrt to the party, Return: or Tory, which of- the good of the schools. in st-ttrinse, in, ters her the highest price? . . . And creased and regular "tttmd-anti. it de- "hat is to be thought of the Protvstunt _ yoiye-i upon the hon. gentlenu-n opposite civilly who, as a body, are sittiug idly to prove that there was any intimidation. by whilst t.he is Iurisonlrix the wells of When the ballot was applied to i'ariut~ popular "plump." ?" ttuntil)' "ltu'tlotts, ttttte "'"N' "iiiployers lt "mild he nctirvri, said Mr. Hess, that of' lahor who were intm'esied in the issue the who of the articles Ueurattte. 'stronMcras . of thost, oltitions. and who h" tltutr work- the elections came nearer. This was the men in platoons to the polls. The ballot literature that was being circulated Just , was given as a protection to thes" eoereei prior to the election of 1556. Speaking at . classes. and it had Worked grandiy. Uptli London on nomination day. Dwelnwwx. 'dl, i voting, however, is l" uuiordatits. wtth thtar 1556. Mr. Meredith had expressed himself traditions of the race. and is convenient. as follows in regard to these utteruiiwsr - and there is no reason why it should not .. Tho, sir. an attempt is being made to be retaiue-l unless there are men llt a po- make political capital out ot the course , sitiou of ililliIv-lit'c who iliillU' ll thr-ir Mb ti The Mail nuwspawt it has been said l iness to thwart the "ill of thc in'oi'l'H that the t'onseryative party has been When such inierfci'enm- is prowl in '-\i'l raising in this country the 'No-l'opery' in Public or Separate S ~hooi elw'iit'nti. no tty. it has been said that the ('onserni- mun uoiiid be more ready to smut ili' tiye party attempted to raise again those: . lu'oitniiou of tho ballot than the ri'wilw'il tries of sectarian hate and bigotry tshicit who was the guardian ol' the riiliilwn n "i Were raised in days gone by. l utterly ie- ttcation. 'I'lw country is passing; ilii'oumi Itnluvte that they huve done unythinu. of a peculiar period of itel den-i 'llllit-lii. Mr. the kind in this country. i repeat ll, that Ross went on. in the early history ot " men who Would raise a cry of that kind nation it is of the ttrst illliu'rtanw- to have for the purpose- of getting into power are the foundations well MM. H" tllt ill-*1 men who should not be entrusted Tslth it." the religious 'attttotsl+evt. way ttot Willi c. ".\ir. Jas. Mills-Do you repudiate The should be; that there here "ro.H.s'-t'ttrrt'nt 'r Mail '.' i , aerolitcs. t'otttets, and other Irhtmotr1rcia, "Mr. Mcredith-1ooes Mr. Mills repudiate . which made for slitsintta,'rutlott: und in" The Globe l' l have laid in)' platform tw- _ respotisilrility fot' SUV" ii SUN" of affairs fore the citizens of London. f'n'l lilmn _ lay with the hon. gentlemen opposite. For that I am preparcd to stand or fall. . j. . . years "WT." atutvnitttttstu to the Public and It is said that I propose tollo '.t\\il)' \tith Separate School acts was conenrred in by the Separate Schools st this Ptvviniv. t . them, they evidently Frill»: that tlttO deny that. and the man Vi ho makes that Were in accord with thr. fntetists of the charge in the face of my address to me P veourttry. "ill at last mm" si'il'll WNW" electors. in which I mini-l maintain them to take possission ot' thetu, uttd they and increase their eiliei 'ttcy', IS an iiiipizst _ reached out for evtH'y' advantas,'t. "my and uuiaii nun. 11'lteutsc1 As 1 mod mu could get, despite the import; or trau- tore. I tin prepared to be Nils?) by my qulliity and tgood-will to the country. in record and statements and nothing else. _ not; The Mail, their strum: _culrporter, The men "ho raised this my must luiit'y ' launched out into an active campaign. the that the people are no; intelligent. This , effect ot which was to promol" rcliKlous privilege is guaranteed to Roman Catho- strife Instead of rcpudratinp, the "WT- iii-s and they shall have their ii-tparatt ant-es of The Mail, the hon. gentlcm' ' olr- Schools. No man could take them away, posite tteeuned perfectly ready to "WWI" however. much he might drsire to do so ; them. In 1886, a few mouths before the I but I J0 ttot propose to rh, anything of gm. election of that you; The Mail had pub- kind. l declare it is th duty ot Ittr.uov- lished articles, from which he would ernment in the 1,'foviu1".'.,of Untai'io to take the following extracts :-- make it: se schools as Mix-tent iv: pass-i- . (in August 17 it described the Roman Ca- hie that they may fulill the purpose lot. thoiic Church as " an aggressive and ra- which they were establislitd."-The Daily pacioas eccltssiasticisrn." Free .l'ress, London. December 2e. Isis;. August 23 -" The tentacles of the church . 'Mr. Ross pointed out that Mr. .\iereditlii , are felt by the English settler in all things. had had the opportunity of repluiiatmg (, great and small." The Mall. but had declined to commit him- ' "'Phe church is promred and buttressed .5911, one way or the other. Yet, in thee _ by many hoary acts. and is without let.'.', of these utterances, and of the fact that ' the most unique and thte tttost .opirt'estsive this paper had ever since supported hun. 1' institution of its kind on the face of the gentlemen opposite, they would now utr l earth." sort they Were not seeking to stir up re- " October 4--"The church is seeking to ligious feeling and Were only disposed to build up, not a British, but u Frerwh com- deal fairly by their Roman Catholic tel- l imunity." . Itty' !low-citpzens. Now, take the Memo" ct I i' October 13--"The, wonderful i'eeiintrt. 1880. He would quote again from asiieeeh l , and cohesiveness ot the PrPlH'h-L'dlh" 'tll', delivered in February, 1830, by Mr. Mere- tace and its entire subjection to ..t. o dith in London. The hon. gentleman had church. whose bottle-holding is alway'b f spoken as follows :--'Us there not a great Judicious, make Jean Baptiste a ter".,'),' .. 3 danger to the State in this solid compact i _ 'able competitor for the soil of " WW T of the minority, and in the great heat t country. . . . The impeachment of the I there is between the parties Bwayiag from Dominion Cabinet for having allowed the V _ ttle side to the other and exacting from? _ law to take its course in the case ot Riol a that other what that other in conscience I , is nothintt more or less than an uprising .: [could not give without the support ot i --- -T's. tr' . "Y compact minority ? I sav that is one) ,. _ V i it ' "rt i litk-mi-tiI--imi- " _ N