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5i4 i ."m';;-" m ,' "-' --. p P as oi aeeh ) yese a ,a, enc k o eS 'FRIDAE', C i 26 1908 f umA t""~~~=> t The People Will Judge. ~ _ 6 --11n t LDO 00000 frying to square himself with the Con--| | _ Mr. Donald Sutherland (S. Oxford) & HUUSE Rs servative party. woluld l:l'Ot havehhgd beanytttnng lt\o say unless his name ha en brought into A Why the Leaves Were Destroyed. the debate by some of the'gegtlcmen * t T RA i Mr. Conmee referred to the des--| opposite. He thought it quite appar-- truction of the leaves in the Crossin! ent that the defence had been unable f "ommmenmenionmmmate cash books. The evidence showed| to disprove the charges made agains: E }hat t\l}[e lfivg had bec?hdegtrolzed}{nei them."" The people ol the Province s -- fore Mr. McEvoy saw the books, MH@d| were going to size up the matter. It Telling Address of Member for not the person who saw that the books| mattered not whether a commission or Brockville. contained dangerous evidence found| a committee had decided upon the case. that the '.)ank_would also have the sam¢| 'The members opposite had not made a & n en tire motmannarinccont dangerous evidence and gone down to| serious effort to disprove the charges. P gcstroy ,ldt I;he;e,; {f t*llleflmoney had| He asked whether Mr. Gamey in giv-- een paid by Liberals all these unrea--! ing his case away to the public at the GREET THEIR NEW LEADER,. sonable and dishonest transactions ougtset had not acyted as anphonest man could not have taken place. The con--| with an honest case. He defended the n uapagarags clusion was natural that the money| member for Manitoulin for obtaining came from oCnservative sources, his evidence by unusual methods, as His Suggestion to the Oppo- Mr. Conmee pointed out from Ga--| that was the only way in which evi-- tat mey's own evidence that it was part| dence could be obtained. He laid some sition, of his own scheme to have a smeiter| stress upon the coincidence of Mr. near Sudbury and not his (Mr. Cm_1- Gamey having given one--half of his _--__--____ mee's) scheme, as Mr. Gamey had said| proceeds to Frank Sullivan, and Capt. at anpther time in his evidence. ; C_on- Sullivan having given the same per-- Mr. Conmee Concludes, and Mr. Mac-- Slderl]tclg thé report Of_(tlhgtCOmmlsm?r}- centage to Taylor in his two deals. a €rs, r. Conmee said it was as tair Mr. Sutherland spoke of the findin diarmid, Mr. Sutherland and Mtr. ;;j impartial a finding upon the evi-- | of Judge Britton inp the South Oxforg * Downey Speak. dence as could be made. He justtified| election petition trial, and criticized his also ll!f _rcfcrence of the case to the appointment by the Dominion Govern-- mss mmmssmsersmammoas Commussion. ment on the Treadgold commission. . Accessory Before and After. Mr. Ross interrupted to say that the The Gamey debate in the Legislature He declured that tife member for Al-- hon. gcn'tlcmanh'was sailing vf'ergr cf:ose did not conclude yesterday, but the "C§S ._| to the wind in his criticism of the find-- a oncilice. ye ¥» o goma had been accessory both before ing of a Judge in an election trial. He more optimistic believe the end "'}" and after the act. He had been watch--; could probably serve his own ends really be reached to--day. Dr. Wil-- iu%\ Mr. Gamey. without doing so. loughby, the Opposition Whip, said Mr. Smyth interrupted to ask what; _ Mr. §uthcrland did not catch the last night Mr. Foy would be the only evidence would substantiate the state--| Premier's remarks, but continued to oys + ment that he was an accessory. | say that there were members on the other speaker on the Opposjltfon s!d.e, Mr. Conmee, continuing, said he had| Government side of the House who Mr. Graham having yet to finish. This |been playing the part ofi a spy upon. had not such good reputations as the should insure a division early this af-- | Mr. (gamlcy to see that he was carrying ' mcmbcxi{for Mani}t{oulin bclfczlrcdhg came C Th out the plan. to the House. e concluded by say-- fernoon, :. Mr. C°"T"°° '(fkcuplCd the Mr. Smyth--To see that he was tell-- ing that he thought it the duty of the forencon in concluding yesterday, and |ing the truth. Government to have an investigation in the course of his able address he Mr. Whitney raised a point of order into South Oxford matters. bad_e defiance to the Oprositiqn, as to whether a member could refer to Judges Were Honorable. telling them to come on with |another as a spy.. j fatn: their disgraceful methods and the Mr. Conmee said he meant 10 Ol-- Mr. J'- P. Downey'(South \'Nellmg- o o fence, but how else could the action be ton) said the experience with --the Liberals would meet them, cOn-- |described ? He would withdraw the Royal Commission had justified in fident of the outcome. . Mr. Macdiar-- 'statement if it gave offence. every particular the position taken by mid and Mr. Sutherland spoke briefly, Mr. Smyth--Considering where it the 5ppos.iuon at the outset. More than and then Mr. Downey entertained the: |°Omes from, I won't press the matter._| a dozen times the Judges' report mis-- Fioute for Upowards of two h it Mr. Conmee criticized the leader of| quoted the evidence. _ Was there a fouse ! 'P o ours with' | the Opposition for his violent lan--| Judge in the land but would call the his genial Celtic cloquence. The last |guage, and remarked that the methods| Jury back under the circumstances ? speaker of the day was Mr. Geo. P.: |bf the Opposition had kept them where! He would not accuse the Judges of Graham, who put new life into an old | they were. If they went to the coun--| consciously {101"8 something dishonor-- subject, while the Liberals pounded| | Y With the apostle of purity from| able, but while they were writing their their desks continuously. _ His spccch] Manitoulin at their head, the avowed| report their creative faculties were up-- was a fitting antidote to the hours of| leader of a lynching mob, the Liberals| permost. . The fact that the Premier Opposition argument, and the House| | were ready to meet them, and he be--| had felt it necessary : to make a iwo adjourned with the Government mem--| {li¢ved the people would stand by their| hours' speech in moving the adoption bers in splendid fettle. _ Should the de--| | trusted leader, the present Premier.} of the report was an evidence of its bate conclude early to--day, some time (Applause.) weakness. _ Because it was not a fair will be necessary to dispose of the 'It was within a minute or two of 1-- resume of the evidence and because oi other business on the order paper, in-- o'clock when Mr. Conmee concluded,| the qnwarranted conclusions reached cluding the land grant to the Canada |and Mr. McDiarmid moved the ad--| therein, Mr. Downey cla}mcd thc.nght Central Railway Co. journment of the debate until 3 o'clock.| to discuss the report 1'26:101'3 S"n(illcflgHi; i j on to the great jury of the people. I In the Main False. The One Bright Spot. paid his c;:»mpliljnents to Mr. Conmee Mr. Conmee, in resuming his ad-- Mr. F. G. Macdiarmid (W. Eigin)| as a member of such high culture and dress in the morning, took occasion commenced his speech when the House| sensibility that he was able to to deny a statement that he was cn~~| resumed in the afternoon. _ He paid| invite the member for West York gaged in the pulpwood business. Pro--| |2 satirical compliment to the member| (Mr. St. John) out;ldc.' and that he ceeding, he charged the member for| | for Port Arthur, Mr. Conmee, for his' now felt able to lecture the Opposition \ Maprtoulin with deliberate falsehood in| | !aithful attendance . to his Legislative inside on how they should csmduct; stating that Myers had carried the par--| | dutics. _ He concurred with the At-- themselves. (Opposition applause.) _ | ccl\.[ & i ';uxncly-Gencral in his remarks concern-- RBouquets For Mr. Conmee. { _ Mr. Whitney said that without ob--| |!N&Z the two eminent jurists who had s col--cans jecting to this charge he dc"r:; that] |acted as commissioners. Their char-- . Mr, Conmee _lzadl 'hf' iian]t:11:'tf'ltke;ln:" the member for Manitoulin, should he| | a¢ters were not brought in question, fidence now which he lmllnbl)rl chenl ipeale atains be given similar frecaom | | but the thoice of Such men, to any' . hi Harreited an ie hovar trader (o ebate. ciate themselves with political scandals C s o 5 agnt k--| ¢ Mr. Conmee said he was qunting! | was a matter which e\")cryone mustisre Ssd th}t~})e']l,LC1ul'1crt'\,i, ?:::1 ]8'5'6',' rom the evidence. He did not be--| Ir;:rm. He would not say t rer edhim up in ABLIi L don 0o oC | lieve there was a % an ; [ 1 a minr ol say there wert: night. (Laugiiter.) (ar) 4 »c was another man in Un any improper relations between -- the Mr. C . hardly able to suwpresii ario who would use such methods to| | Gov 4 p M s c . Lns 4 ant" wae) get evidence against an opponent, such ernment and Sir John Boyd, but p;s jaughter, said the statement was| aS_l'wducing his m--\-c;;r.,n}('l,ls('yl: xtl(l.. (\(l»]m ;)}iltcluzin)pr(.)pr}ety 'was m his bemg an 1}- without fnlmdati(m. f ; t iorgery. He believed tme chatges |. | s ;lt:rll'n' a md'ttvr in _ which he was Mr. Downey, proceqdmg._rctcrrexl"?o. frere in the main lalse. It was qmté' '",-'d'""f" m(cre.stcd.. Spcakmg of the Mr. Conmee's connection with the I<1,~1'1' apparent that Mr. Gamey had been in ence, Mr. Macdiarmid said that Company, which propose to build a| looking for a bribe and Mr. Ayles.| MZ, MAmmond was the only bright (railway to Lake Nepigon. . . ag) worth had sized him up in 2; fillitite. | spot in The (Jlohc to--day. The !st-- Mr. Conmee rose to expiain, and was | There were many things in the re--| ter from Mr. Gamey to Mr. Ross on presently enga.ged in a heated c.rm--t.wlrc' ports given of the conversation in the Septem}_vcr 10, tendering his support _ with Mr. Whitney, during wlnclg) the Crossin factory. which showed that the| °2 the Government, was not replied to. _ tension was only broken }w.}'_'all ppo-- subject under discussion was a con--| The <~FPremier always treated members _ sition mcmbcr shouting 1L.nmc _""t' spiracy between Gamey and Sullivan.| COUrteously, and the only reason that side, which created loud laughter. ! Mr. Conmee agreed with the member| b¢ did not reply to it was because it Mir. Whitney said the fish compan)i for West Lambton that when the mem.| W$ 4 reccipt, calling for no reply. |had got a great steal. heldo AiAu't| tber for Manitoulin got away from his|. Something more was needed to--day Mr. Conmee said the """.';,'d\,' (""'i?'_'z story he became badly mixed. He be--| than the loud--sounding phrases and the 2° !° °U ©OMP@NY in which nc es ' lieved now that the hon. member was | oratorical powers of the Premier to cleanse the present Administration.