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, eminent to dissolve the Koch's and av- peal to the mpeople. Jitru'd"l',i','2grl-- 29 son why t s course on a op - . ' .. - ed; but when the Government did ap- [minion flepPlSt'ifd ','tl'tt'i, Was to 'r't'.. , tie Manito a: an t or West Terr peel to the electors in the usual course itories and the Canadian Pacific Railway of events, and time had been given to Company gave reduced rates to the work out their new policy, they would west In order to settle the Jame areas be triumphantly sustained. (Ministerial of the land Which they possessed. It applause.) The Opposi'tIOn professed to hehoved the Government. therefore. to be anxious to put down corruption. The redouble their efforts not only to ob-' record of the Conservatives did not/ tain settlers dor the new territory oN warrant the belief that they were Bin.. this Province but to retain within On- cere. The evidence Justified the opinion tario these bt its sons who were tempt- that the Conservatives were more anx- ed to go elsewhere. As a matter of ions to secure seats for their friends Justice," however, New Ontario had than to put down corruption. After the strong'claims upon the Government. It. last general election Mr. Whitney de- had yielded a revenue of some $30,000.- clared there would be no sawing " of 1100, which had been expended upon election petitions. Jn spite of this the . public institution's and public works Conservatives agreed to several "aaw- _ in the older districts. while New Ontario offs." It the Conservatives were in itself had received in return only about earnest why did they not insist upon; F5,000,000. Mr. Pettypiece sppke elo- the 08595 going on? There was a tstiw-) quently of the struggle in South Afri- ott in Mr. Whitney's case. Why did! ca, which he alluded to as one for civil he consent to it? Was he anxious not rights and freedom. He expressed re- Ito face the court or to condone cor- met that Mr. Miscampbell, in refer- .ruption? Opposition speakers had pro- ring to this matter, had so far forgot- tested that nobody connected with their ten himself as to act the partisan, and party organization was identified with ' claim that Sir Mnlfrid Laurier had corrupt practices. In North Waterloo been forced by public opinion to send a Mr. J. M. Scully. the President of the contingent to South Africa. How dit- i Conservative Association, had been re- ferent was the course at Ottawa, where ported for corrupt practices, and lately the two veteran leaders crossed hands a summons had been issued against over the chasm of party strife, and l him to appear tor trial. united it:1 't',',,t'fi ttg"'//t' dto tianadgiin - valor an ep or us e ea 0 e i! The Timber Policy. brave men who had fallen. The events ', Mr. Miscamptre11 had made the claim in South Africa were tending to bring F that the Conservatives had been parties closer together in regard to i ttghtintr the Ontario Government's points upon which they had differed in l timber policy for 25 years. As a mat- the past, and the speaker hoped that i ,ter ot fact they had lent active aid to in the future it would have the result , ithe Conservative Government at Otta- of causing both sides to look more at f 'wa. in the attempt to rob Ontario of questions of public interest from the " her timber. It would not have been point of view ot the public good than i' wise tor this Government to place that of mere party interest. (Loud I an embargo A, logs when a magi-net Ministerial applause.) existed in the nited States for an- F adian lumber. but the very moment Mr. Hoyle on Rama," Grants. '. legislation hostile to the lumber inter- Mr. Hoyle (North Ontario) began ii ests ot this country was adopted on the with a word of congratulation to the , other side. then was the proper time Provincial Secretary and the Minister " to strike. The Government took that of Public Works, the two new mem- course. with the most benetielal results. bers of the Cabinet. Referring to cor- _ Something was being said about tree ruptlon. he asked how it was that after logs for tree lumber. Mr. Pettypiece so much money had been spent in in- thought the policy at present in force stilling noble principles of education inl in the Province was the best for On- the Province there was running paral- tario, and should be maintained. Mr. lel to the magnificent system of educa- (Marter had criticized the revenue bill tion such a carnival of corruption. Re- brought in by the Government, but in viewing the railway subtsidy question, the speaker's opinion eighty out of the . Mr. Hoyle said the Premier had said ninety-four constituencies were hearti- it was desirable that Ontario should ily in sympathy with It. There were no; have a seaport. He then read from Ireasons why the wealthy corporations the Dominion report on Hudaott Bay lot Ontario should not contribute to the navigation, showing that such a thing (Provincial revenue. The Opposition m was impracticable. He therefore felt their criticisms of railway grants seem- [ that he had been Justified in voting l, ed to wish to convey the Impression 'ngainst a project ot subsidizing a rail- that large sums of money had gone into 1 tray with valuable land for the pur- _ [ the pockets of railways contractors. It IroRe of obtaining something that was) must he remembered that not one dol- entirely chimerical. The Rainy River' (lar of the subsidies had yet been paid,) hallway, for which a large subsidy rand the probability was that many was given last year, ran 42 miles of years would elapse before the money It line. through the .State of Minner was earned. The railways would not sota. He questioned the propriety of), be subsidized unless they were a benetttl r giving such an enormous grant to a I \to the localities, and care would be "in? of railway that would pursue that; taken that substantial returns policy. The railway question was of lwould be exacted for aid given. great importance. Under present rates er. Pettypiece approved of ex- the Glengarry farmer paid as much, or pending a" for the develop- 28 cents per hundred, on cattle shipped iment of New Ontario, but pointed out to Portland as did the farmers of 3 that in doing this the Government were Minnesota and Dakota. The farmer of handicapped. The tendency of the Do- Essex paid 28 cent. Per hundred to