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. St."Thomas. That the facts, and settle ions in . 1 3 t 6 time to have sought for further dispute for all time. _could -- not & into the conduct of criminals. ' understand the objection of the Opposi-- Mr. Luecas--Drowning men will grasp (tion to the Woest Elgin commission. !tllt) aGstra\v. I am prepared to acquit He recollected a specch delivered by the f\\l?l dt:)ve;ll'ggltent of wr;)(r)xgdolrl\g if they Opposition leader wherein the Iatter| now. pposition _ ap-- stated that he had abundant evidence, ptliause.) The Government met the and if given a commission of Judges! charge of corruption by saying that the Conservatives would have all the ' both sides were equally bad, and by | offenders in jail. _If the Conservatives :'J:};T;;g't"'fégm C;ggst};!;lvfitivfrhqi;('l:qs Otf had evidence which they could substan-- 3 st. $ a tiate, why did they not produce it be-- poor kind of defence, and would not fore > SS 9 'heir 1: satinty tho people.. fe laid down the to 5o T@ to'the beief hat tioy afore f Z_'(I"";sllt),lehth'%t o G"';;'{?"f"""' or party not anxious to probe these matters to epman meune. "Tis soden & Eo o is ons 8 C sorvative wrongdoing. They content-- different matter, however, where the ca themselves with charging that Lib-- , head organization assumed charge in cral elections were corruptly won. The f several constituencies under the direc-- (V('HS('I'\"'ti\"(' record was a ver u;!sq'v- | tion of one who enijioyed confidential y one. T' ppc § A 4 ¥ C o ooo ory one. The Opposition did not raise relations with the Government. In an outery when -- wrongdoing -- was such a case if the Government neglect-- R 6 ir . sw ed to make a thorough and impartial :::;iuil;tmgg t](igt':()t Sg:']'tht(;:}'t(i)z\g' rl'al?ks, Investigation they wore equally as: d. {p e dfarrma, y eenl guilty as the actual criminals. ~(Op--| 1""?(] n n Nks .M"'("]g"';;""'} lost lmsl t i amarvan" | seat on e occasion of his first elec--| position applause.) . If the Govern--| tion on account of corruptior ' ment did not back dowh from th:'iri Mr. Macdiarmid 'said t{le,.pl'".as no present --position, take the risk of fur-- o renrinis lt ib? o ther confessions and order a thnmu_::hI ::.:,_(.ncy estal)hshe«:\. and _hoth partic® inquiry they would be swept away by nl '~""'ed that there should be a new elec-- deluge at the next election, (Opposi--| tion. tion applause.) | The Reason For Forfeiture. West Lambton's Member. Mr. Pardee--I have always under-- Mtr'l Pa(;'dehe (West Lambton) con-- .l'xtigmietal}atr:?fero?fi-'u'fimrg)mzin \f?{lidgig gratulated the Premior upon attaining inxv eatic se + \ his presont high pns?t!vm,l and ;vlgolr:f!- "{""'"bfltmn- (Ministerial applause.) fered his congratulations -- to _ Mossrs. i('mbt' l_mlng. Mr. 'Iamee oxm-ossodr'hls Stratton. and Latchford * Their ala. \inability to understand why the Con-- 4 n and Latchford upon their el« [servatives had not instituted a private vation to the Cabinet. He expresse in 3 Taur 3 4 sys his sense of the di.~:li|:u-t ]n:"}: i\'\h]i"-;x !|h(1i Il'" s-wvutmn in West Elgin, which was liouse had sustained in the retirement| qperfectly open to them to do. Had i ofHon. A.. 8. Hardy,; and--paid a tri-- Ilwvn a case of Conservative bribers bute to that gentleman's talents and |\'h" o i in being proceeded against, the great services to Ontaric. The war in '(.Imi"m""ln "::mm have raised an outery Houth Africa was not without its gains. .";"m fls uin [fOvernment infervening in-- The preferential tariff of the Domin--| To at ajouing the law to fake its ion Government had brought Britain 'curse. _ In the case of Dominion elec-- and Canada together as had nothing tions Conservative corruption was so else which had occurred previously, giaring that, compared with what the and now the unity of the empire was }iberais had done, it was as a giant to being cemented by the blood of the a pigmy,. . And in the case of Provin-- brave Canadian volunteers who -- haidl clal elections he pointed out that thou-- fallen in South Africa. We lamentei sands of dollars had been spent in the the death of Canada's sons, but it was attempt to elect Mr. Calder in South a consolation to know that they fell in Ontario. Mr. Pardee was prepared to defence of great and glorious principles. put down corrupt practices, but in view (Ministerial applause.) _ Mr. Pardee of the Conservative record he could dissented from the view that elsctoral rot stomach their pretensions to be con-- corruption was the main issue before| sidered the party of purity. It was the country. Both sides depiored the| all very well to bring corruption to the wrongdoing that had occurred, but the front, but he thought the people would Opposition would not succeed in their vote their approval (of the wise and | efforts to place in the background the statesmanlike measures of the Govern-- great ouestions of policy which the ment, which were intended to settle Premier had announced in his Whitby I""" develop the newer districts of the speech. These important _ matters | Province, to promote the well--being and must . be kept in the forefront progperity of the inhabitants of the old-- and promptly _ given eect to. er sections and to raise Ontario to a "The Opposition had hitherto failed to still higher plane than it occupied to-- show in what respect they could im-- day. The Government would be on-- prove upon the Government moasures dorsed in preference to a party who had which had been promised. _ Mr. Pardes not enunciated one single measure that approved of the policy of securing the was calculated to place Ontario in a manufacture of raw materials in the |\better position than it was at the pre-- Province, of aiding New Ontario and of sont time. _ (Ministerial applause.) belping the farmers by means of cold i t futs storage, _ There had been continual Mr. Batr Talks, bh-l'«-rlngs in the past over the financial Mr. Barr (Dufferin) charged the Gov-- position of the Province, and the ques--| ernment with stealing the Conservative tion of whether or not there was a { clothes in regard to timber and nickel. surplus. -- It was a very proper thing on |\The clothes did not fit them, however, x the part of the Government to appoint , |and they felt very uneasy. He attri--