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. -. -, T n It!" . ' .. a ote. W ttdit. 1tt't'rlL"'d mm _ -'U" _ _ 1." clu- ' _ holic mmmb us "it n. 1tt,t2tsi,e'Rit'lP,,", the lead- 'it,tSdf from all the evidence 1ltff,','alg,' in he utterance', o Mon speech, clear thalt there was no e Ca- ot the OpwitionIisn it}: not a tgreat i/s"',,,',',' dechutaltion 'h,wardl'ttl'mt,.h vote Tern; the étate In thuh'oudr scit'"lt,f,'tt mallet harm-Xmas been lost to him by v r " . . e h T rty. he minority, and in t a 5 one that _ and that of his own pa 1; is between parties arugigztggmfmm his f'S' "$5333., in that he retained any tie to the othcr, um ii conduit-item The on "If/l,,'), that quarter. The hon. that other what that other, n rt of that support of Public Works, speaking could riot give witholit In: 81:13:013 one of the -u21"te" put the case lege,',' pact minority? sa' in ' ,, the Par ame 'it.Tlfld'/', to modern 21ie,,t,ig'tact' Y,'. and Max:931 12fthd'.',rd'tC,mk(i' had (no, i that this method o a hung to GG. that C,',').' 'xmbers supporting them in l l S which both parties are in h rent evils Catholic m ater number than "an to . rrt their arms. is one of t e tr ' - House, a Bre _ e at that . litigate to contend with in Jie1"1t'1 found-0n the 'e1tgu1t had a full It ' arr government, h "I": 'l,','il'/7 unite "ndhtmilt 'titil', tVooie While the hon. ire:- th artles s ou- . ' F oft " 'a _ IC. hat vote, " Ezaiiistp the minim)?" "hed'"" path): tleman "idiot: 'gy"11td stu',lyi,, School ere is danger ' was or tot : d, tf has. by his runny." He speaks of the ',t,"tidgJat',flf nuestion ", it "0133:5313: tilitE'Ih-v. lost the a religious body. How ab??? support tehiftirut and yd; 7iii."tiiii"t id, has tent mass of the "pl/el,'.',',' t,',epiidvot,'ttie i/ici; "M'Ioirinzt (if? ninth!- dang"? there is in the r..- has had? ere a h iris, had new . 'H n J/i'iiiiGiiG has tshift.. tions, it is true, but I say that i; t 'body community. lhe ho .stlon mm tit? he has a more utilted support from th'-1 Catho- ed on the ballot (New "1137:: he voted than has had the Liberals fronrt a. l of on most other quest o iiariiiclidi.v pur- iics. And what about the solid 419:1?" agalnst the ballot for sii,' agalnat who" the new element. the ':glt""tc,l'it', r" prses. In 187.5 he spto the same time as of Protestantism from behind ti t', 10"!" t-ii-t-tioiis being held a the round that it this he thrown down his arms before ii. municipal elections, on Fi sling Into edu- -uther, are not his hands up in iroet could Introduce DOWN" ee 31:9. to its demands? Does he'see ',1',.,u"t intionul matters. Now he advocates what ger to the State m this 'JV"'),":.",'.')')),,',, Ji ihe then condemned. In 1382 he voted there no evil in the country by 're/YI".", a iagainst the motion of Mr. Bell, then the it'.' Has he now the courage to speak "mi F "wtttber for West Toronto, for the adore ls there not here 9- common ':'""my'.1c~ tion of the ballot in Separate School elec- which. he should, to be conslstent, h' 2i tions In spenkiniz 0" that occasion. he warning"? How was that platform "n ' is reported to have used these words r-', tin-1- tvsolutions and principles hets Ital'.1 i". si; Meredith said at the time the R0-' to inscribe on his banners understood a: miiirriiiiriii/t,'., were asking for separate the tlme? Here is what Tho Mail said on N'chools it was the Conservative party it I .. lf the reader wlll examine tiie'sin that supDOrted them in theit claim. and of Mr. Meredith which he dellvered m Ixn. obtained for them at the risk of loss of Jon on Monday evening henwill per}; 2iiii'.,,'"i"n1, intiuence their now recognized cen'e that not only has [he Mad riirhts" Further on he ntates :--"He did policy been approved. but i-i hits been '8'; not favor forcing. the ballot system upon Uliiwi in its entirety-not a single planl the Beparate School supports" if they 1...j(...;...|." The Mail's policy. '211 "I',) did i'il want it, but he supported the Huw, is [very close .lf'tef"in'y1r'i,,o pteo- propositirin to extend the ballot to the lion. gent tttkin LH.rpo'. '.' . . b a: rs." . pls know what that policy tH. "I" W"? Pr11tnt1efl/it 1:1853 his tonc was very "ttack nus made upon the. 'beiiainkt: miidii,iit' to what it has been of late. This .SiclsjrttWo, wtun. with a y."'" Win-r it what he m stated to haw- uttered in ing politireal capital out or this agitwt on. a)" vear g"! recognize the right of the seretul amendments wore 'l,tie?oitli. it: i:r"ti,/,'c',,' in this country to tair play-- h, n. gclliit'mt'll UDPOM'W to the heparin -inyum- who would adopt any other Sch Jul utrt--one P force .t.It, tft' Ill?, l' :-t_-urse wa." not a true ('nna'liarr I rt'Cog- take away the right .Ur uppea In cat ... nizv the right of the Catholic authorities tlispute. leaving-1hr Catholics ".7 the met to give their advice and to tnuke inquiry t_-rot' the Town Clerk. moved bs 1",'d,ne/t, with realm"! to what books are ttttml in ber ff". 170mm" ', . tr,t?)if,stt 333:; on cur High Schools. in which the children "xammwtw" of [up " so e ' l . might be taught." He Was for fair play the members of tiégiolua 3m"? it)?" .1,'/'.", in ISIS? Ore wine of has many are no". . Separate sc. oils. o 'm - ' . ' ' " . . . tux-(33:53: and another to take away the a-'ixfiiuttes of foul play, and In- mm:i no pris"tlege HOW enjoyed by Separate ht-htm! I: i", e ii, f ll thl evl I inf" in it not P,ourls to appoint one member of the High i l V I w El a n ., l ' ' I" hool F',oard oi' Trustees. But he and in... manifest that. there watt no foundation I",') t,l,'y,'i/il,1'f.,,' we". then rejected by the Leg- _ for the It.%.Nertions and lnsinuntions that lli>1.:.tiil't-. and by the people to whom tic3 2evrnthc,iti', 'J,"/l"'i, sT1i,,e"'/,'.'o'g" . .. u _ :",,...;,i...i in that your to sustain him on . ' y . o P' it ", l " tr', . "as he had taken. muses its Would have resulted in a aiml- 'iil t',roilrl [ tut. 1sfranse in the vote oi itnv one of the l 18.NA.NDrt04. great Ptuotestant denominations if they . ' . re Hi i l . i i b" ' leaders of ' The hon. gentleman now thinks that the . a"",','];,,",.?.',,"? 'Jed." mitts"; otfhlhl. devlam- 1rcuveu ire has taken so much care to PHI Units at London. and of what has occur- up has been working, and that he tttay ii": red since that time, and tho tin-durations ii- lictirl' rise tltis time. Itat he "/f.r, tin: in this House, is the hon. gentleman not tl u the lump has Kon- SUE" oThim ayd in accord with the platform of the l'.P.A. ' ti itt he will be llilubli lo digest Jt.. As LP party? if not, will he, as a Public mam.' and his ptvposition "tfe ft.aje"tec.1 by the the leader of a great party in this conn-' mum's in 1li9tl. so 1' Predict they will be ru. try, condemn that platform? Jet/teu': for Pd'd4. 'Phe people are not yet "If I The leader of this Government. as be- Pttred to Avril! ll Pt'ty without a polio.s (nine a public man, occupying the high arcl w.':lioti: myerr.al, who. have on mm: position which he occupies, has condemn- thun onv' or also)" been willing to LEAN" ed it, and advised his countrymen to have "my the numnumy of this Ilryvinue tn "7" nothing to do with it. Will the hon Ben. turn for political support. '1 here a" It/ll tleman be manly enough to (lei-lure him- ima: c'on9tbtutional Qllritltms pending. Thr, so"? Will he give the people to under- ' rights to our tishtaries, f which friends of stand clearly what his views are as re- hm. gerclrutttu1 opposite at ottawa are Kurds the policy of that wing of his party? :crkilig to robthe Provinee, are us itnetrt- 1 tell him that he has come to tho minim! am as any that have gone before. lhc of the ways; that he can folluw both lMop!» ttt'r_ not yi-it preparcd to dispense courses no longer. nor can he evade the with 'iht' Services of the tried and eminenl issue. My silence he is understood to be i:['_i[~:>ilittll "ho iusc so well and so faith- allied with that party. . Two of his sup- lrl'") 3'13"" 'chrsir affairs for Iwerttv yeat"d, porters in this House have declared them- lyrl who has Won for them many great and selves as exponents of m, principles 3 an- il:ircing vivtoriss, and who has maintained other. the member for Muskoka, has de- lull the sovereign rights of the Province clared in his speech in Peel that there was agoinst both external and domestic enc- n. combination between that partv and mls, und who has made the inheritance his. With all these evidences confronting of its people something to be proud of. Ilut the hon. gentleman he is silent. Silence fix then- 'auyrhinsr in the change that has under these circumstances will mean con- itaktrt place in tho Catholic vote :o war- sent, and he will be so understood unless iron the .issi-iitions and insinuations that he makes a clear statement. Assuming halve in't'ii mule ? in the early history of that to be his position, can he expect the the country he find the Catholics .with support of "tttttolive, or does he desert? Baldwin and thr. iteformcrs of that time. the support of any man who has a regard This speaks well for their love of liberty. tor the future of this country? For what They Wet'e gradually drawn to the Consee purpose did he introduce his resolution, vutlve side on the Separate School ques- What was his object? Could it have been tion. Thr) were whipped out of the He- the improvement' of the Separati- School form ranks in those days by the Hon. Haw. and thereby the advancement of the George Brown. just as they have been Separate Schools? Is " the desire of the whipped out of the Conservative ranks by hon. gentleman to make them better th" mmnwr for London and some of his schools. so that they may beeome more fillitwet's. In those early days the Conser- firmly rooted In this Province?' ir that wines were forcing the Separate saw" was his object. Why could he not contain I "mm upon the Province tor the name his soul in peace until my bill cam rea; ns they are now seeking to abolish up, and then move an amendment to in 1: it, n mely. power. he wished to improve lt?.But it the d - I Th bulk ot the catholic vote was with sire or the hon. gentleman really was I the onservatlve party in ten, and again " advance the interests of the Se ar t0 in ll 4. and so continued down to 1879. and Schools and of the Catholic peeing a e we..." in 1883 they got the majority of that 1 r would have accepted my bill as 2G" 1' he ivote Even in the elections held since' "t vim"t for the present. If tttia is 'l 9:1"; that time that party eat a large Catholic: 1. tte, ot the hon. gentleman, Maj. T ire to be careful. or he will burst the I I