The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 23 Mar 1903, p. 1

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._ Pf - ' 'tBe MEMM!le!lWf,i','ii,LCe? IT,; ,"a» rr _ IT" Trir, M C I ' V . M--#"h q O .. . . i . .jltCtpir1.i11.eA.'.,' , _wcn p, 1903. . _ _ Wet was not a great sin, for Dr. Ness', n W bitt. had himself 'endeavored to run as' V _ _ _ V F .. -. i. I an independent in Algoma. Even then.i . FINE t -EEGH' in 1806, Duncan Role and Cap. Sullivaml L . I the men whom he now condemned so _ unspari.mrly. were the chief instru- _ _, -_. i nients in endeavoring to get Dr. Nes- ', bitt the nomination. Members Excluded From tserv-, A Cry Prom Macedonia. ing on the Jury. l, Ar. Graham then took up Dr. Nes- l bitt's_ connection with the recent bye-i -------_ _ elections in the three 'Norths. and: i made a running comment of happy} FAIR TRIAL DEMANDED.i raillery as he proceeded. He read a letter addressed by Dr. Nesbitt to Con- __.____.__. servatives throughout the Province'on December 26!M,t,trna, Macedonian cry, . '- . . as it were. " ou know the strenuous Dr. Beattie Nesbitt m North ' efforts that we are putting forth to beat Norfolk. ' Ross," began the letter. "That is the preamble to the bill." Mr. Graham tr marked amid laughter, and added :--H presgni? that that sot,a,.t"e'1etta,' 7135 , . . wor o supererogation. . Lang ter. Mr. Thomas Crawford Rtpliet-yr I "North Grey and North Perth have Duif Opens To-dar:--'-""" been Conservative constituencies. We Notes. are certain to win them with the work I being done." How ? Mr. Graham ask- ed. By speeches, by arguments ? No; but by appealing to every 'g'tae,i'saif,"Jitve' . . , hel them. "North Norfolk has a ways The Parliamentary reputation. of Mr. be; Grit. If we win it wewill have George P. Graham was considerably a majority in the House. Can you enhanced by his speech yesterday after- not get enough subscriptions from a ' noon in support of the Government's few ot our friends to.pay the expenses .. . l ference of the Gamey of one of younbest workers to come position on tlte re _ . up and help us in North Norfolk for a charges to a commission. 1n the week? You have someone in Vol"; course oi an address of an hour and county whom you all jook upon as * three-quarters the member for Brock- We" lt/T Get him to come up . . . and help us. ville reviewed many of the pomts al- . . . ready discussed, and paid his com- Opinion From the Inside. pliments to Dr. Beattie Nesbitt in \51 a result err/d.esb1sMadwsegg,,e,f . . . . I bust ers to he p um. " in l gentle but elfectivt manner. \lr. u orld, which claimed to be "the only Graham's gentle raillery was as id Conservative paper in Essex County," breeze projected into a jaded HOUSCI commented on the return .of John H.a.r- continuing a stale debate. "rhe speak-; Ill? yt, Unitas, and" hZV'lPStECil'Cd l' _ , r.. _ ,_ . i,North Norio .an sat it _cy wer er to toliow was Mr. rlyoyas LraWIUld,{ the men' whom the Conservative lead- who took up many or the arguments,' ers employed, Mr. Whitney would previousiy covered by Opposition) never fill the place now occupied by speakers. Mr. J. S. Dun" IllOVCll the ad-: Mr. Ross. On Mr. Harnton's return -jouriiment oi the debate, which is not; he had Rourished a large roll at bills, expected to conclude betore Thursday the outside one being a twenty, and had 5 at the earliest. ltreated many people, spending $40 at ' On the opening of the House the! one hotel. On this point Mr. Graham [ Speaker announced that he had receiv-i thought there should be an inquiry, to, ed notice of a vacancy in the seat iorl iiurl where Harmon got the $40.; North Renirew, resulting irom the, (Laughter and applause.) . i death of Mr. J. W. Munro. ; Mr. Graham want (on to say thzt tins-i a '. tice was a two-e ge swor . an i it', The Man From Brockville. i did not tind its victim in the accused; Mr. George P. Graham (Brockville), it must recoil and find it in the accuser.§ in resuming the debate on the motion "I do not proposed at this stage," he', to raw the Gamcy charges to a coin- proceeded, "to either hold up the Pro-, mission. remarked that me old Home vineial Secretary as a martyr to the} was not what It 11510 to be, for, as al people of this Province. or to con-l member ot the House, his tirst clvas-i demn the member for Manitoulirras al tiseincnt by tire Opposition had been. bad man. On the other hand. hon. ior even suggesting- that the Judges) gentlemen should not hold up the ac- coulti err. the member tor North 10-! Ct1ser as a hero, and take him around roiito (Dr. Nesbitt) had gone too far the country until they hear the evi- in his spe.ech, etch tor an old politician.' dence." (Applause.) n reierriiig to the Government as a1 "cringing. crawling, cratvtishirtg, guilty! Excluded From the Jury. Government." he had gone beyondf Mr. Graham proceeded to point out what was approved by even his friends,| that the Legislature as a Jury was al- who thought he had the qualities on many prejudiced, andmosrol the mem- leadership. (Hear, hear.) The Lib-' bers would have to step down under erals could not be blamed for his occ ,_) challenge. Dr. Nesbitt was already oti pying a seat. on the back benches; (oil the Jury tor cause; he woulu not be the other hand. from a party standpoint allowed to act on any Jury in Ontario they would like to see him occupying, unuer similar Circumstances. (hear, the scat of the member ior Dundas! near.) Mr. Downey had quoted poetry, rw. Whitney), though they would not,' titting in Mr. Gamey as the hero; he like to see that occur, looking at it'; had expressed an opinion, and he must iroin the standpoint of the Legfslaturei. step down. (Applause.) Mr. St. Joittt allti of the country. (Applause.) Dial would have to step down for havmg ex-i Nesbitt's references to Mr. Martcr' pressed an opinion, and he had inocu-i were unworthy. and ill-deserved by al tated his whole neighborhood, as shown: man who had been thought worthy oi: by' the cheers at the Toronto Junction, occupying the. position of leader, sue-i banquet in honbr of Mr. Gamey. Mr.' ere-fling therein a man who was now al Crawiord had replied to the toast of Lliicl Justice oi Ontario. and who had "Our Leader" at that banquet, and had lelt the House with character unstained.' said that "the green youth from the though perhaps with some changed north had proved too well seasoned for opinions. (Applause.) Mr. Graham the keen Necks of Queen's -Park." read Air. Yarter's.'ietier of denial pub- 1hereipre he was unfit to be on the lished in the morning papers, and theni Jury... (Applause.) In 'fact, every 0 - added that he believed the present position member had applauded 'dit. member would never repeat the charge Gypey, showing they " roved what he where he could be taken to account for said in his charges. 'izherefore thev it. C.hpplatvs.e.) Mr. Martens sin had must all step down. (Loud applause.) been in running as an. independent, bud He was also tree to say that the Liberal CED doing that against a prospective) members were biassed, and couhrnot "A. - - A owegCrrC.L.,

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