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The railways now consolidated into the Canadian National Railways were in a disorganized condition when his government assumed power, sald Mr. King. His govern- ment had been spending money on the C.N.R. because they had to spend it to meet the inherited obligations. Debt is Reduced. "In spite of theese difficulties we have, by effecting economy, cut down' a debt of $460,000,000 to $350,000, 000--cut down expenditure $100, 000,000," declared the Premier. "For every dollar our opponents spent in office we have spent 75 cents. We have given the country economic and, I am proud to say, honest.government. (Cheers.) You have not heard any charges of graft of public funds. (Cheers). There hasn't been a single charge against the admini- il | stration. "The people want first, honesty, economical govern- ment. You hava both in the present government." Premier King told of the obliga- tion left by the Meighen Government in the merchant marine. He pointed out that the government had reduc- ed expenditures, despite the unrest of the times, and despite the fact that the government had but a ma- jority of one. "The cost of the war and demobili- zation was $1,640,000,000, and not one cent paid off. The whole capital cost of the war was borrowed, and left to subsequent governments and after-generations. Then one of the sources of revenue was cut by the issue of millions of tax-free bonds. Another mortgage was left in the railways. The payment of pensions to soldiers and dependents was the first obligation on the government. Mr. Ring claimed that during the four years his government had been in power it had twice declared sur- pluses. This had only occurred eight or ten times since Confederation. "We have every reason to feel that we retain the confidence gf the peo- ple as well as parliament, he stated. Problem of Senate. "While we have had our problems in the House of Commons, we have had greater troubles with the senate. The senate has thrown out 80 meas- ures in four years, after these had passed the House. "The time has come when the Commons should demand the right to enact the laws that are essential, regardless of the views of a senior body, the members of which are selected for life. a statute passed by parliament and outlines the powers of both Houses. It is so worded that the Senate must take part in all reforms. Until you have in the Senate, members who will support a policy of reform, spon- sored by the government, you can- not change the Senate. "The only solution to tha prob- lem is to chose senators who will promise to approve measures when passed by the Commons. "You have the fate of both Houses in your hands at the present time. The Conservativa policy is to keep the Senate Tory from now until the end of time. When you elect a Lib- eral Government, you are assuring the appointment of senators who will co-operate with the commons in im- portant laws, No Charges Made. The Prime Minister said that dur- ing the entire term of office and dur- ing the present campaign not one whisper of any shady or corrupt ac- tion had been laid at the door of the government. The Public Accounts Committee had never been called to- gether to investigate any irregulari- ties. Stand by Confederation. Ne "Phe issue is whether or not this country will stand together, or will GENUINE ASPIRIN PROVED SAFE Our constitution is | | the great benefits of confederation ; be shattered. "The one message I have is that beneath all policies is the great mat- ter of unity of the country, and how best it may be obtained. "I do not share Meighen's view portant. trade, taxation, every citizen. "But Meighen says the tariff is the main issue. I agree with Mr. 'Meighen that he did bring this ques- tion of high protection before the electors at the last general election. But what support did he get? He didn't get a single follower in Que- bec, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Alberta, Prince Edward Island, and Saskat- chewan. In six provinces out of the nine he didn't get a single seat. (Cheers.) "Of his 49 or 50 followers, if you deduct those who owe their election to three-cornered contests, you have to take away 30 from the 50. In other words he had fewer followers after the election than he had cab- inet ministers when he went to the -country. "Has Mr. Meighen's record as leader of the opposition been of such a character to make those six prov- inces out of the nine go tumbling over one another to put him in power? I don't think so. Policy Snowed Under. "In the last parliament, Mr. Mei- ghen brought forward a high pro- tection resolution. Only 835 of his own followers were there to vote for it. Not a single Liberal, Progressive or Independent member supported it. "That's the programme on which he says he is appealing to the peo- ple. You can't have ap all-round protection without an all-round in- crease in the cost of living. "Higher protection means higher taxation. The problem is how to get out of some of the burden of taxa- tion. Do you realize how heavy the mortgage is on the back of the coun- try? "You can't have this all-round protection Mr. Meighen {is talking about without having an all-round increase in the cost of living. If you make the cost of living higher you increase the overhead charges in J every industry in Canada." "Our Dominion 1s ome country; we hope to keep it one. The aim of all our policies should be national unity. To unite this country is the thing for which we must all aim. A policy that does not do this is a policy that gould help to break Con- federation rather than make Confed- eration stronger than it 1s." --i Canada as a Whole. To illustrate the geographical and other differences in this country Mr. King took a view of Canada show- ing the smoke clouds of industry over Ontario and Quebec, the golden grain of the prairies, and the woods and mountains of British Columbia. "If some one comes from the prairie and says we sell in a free-trade mar- ket and buy in a protected market and ask for a policy of free trade, no government could do It, because it would create discontent in On- tario and Quebec. Similarly if a group of men came from these prov- inces and asked the government to shut out outside goods by a high protective tariff, could a government listen to that? You would say that the government had mot your con- fidence. What follows? This; we cannot have free trade nor can we have higher and higher protection. We want to further the greatest good for the greatest number. We are not a cabinet of supermen, but we can got together men who are experts. We have decided to form a board to consider all tariff schedules, and to call for advice to the board repre- sentatives of manufacturing, of com- merce, of agriculture, of labor, and also of the women, so that the homes would be dealt with fairly. We will consider the tariff with the advice of this board. The govern- ment will take final action, because the power of taxation not be given, to a non-responsible body." o Spirit of Reasonableness. The Prime Minister asked for a spirit of reasonableness in dealing with the tariff problem. It should be the aim, he said, of all parties to try to- eliminate differences between one section of the Dominion and an- other. The sound policy was that which would work the greatest good to the gréatest number, declared Mr. | King. That was the policy his gov- ernment was pledged to take. Its | was brought that the tariff question is most im-! There are other great ques- | tions; matters relating to railways, | to the pockets of| proud to speak In a.city which re-. turned to power, men of the stamp of | Sir John A, Macdonald who so earn- | estly worked to keep this Dominion | united; Dominion unity and unis ; within the British Empire. j "If Sir John A. Macdonald was | here tonight he would not be'ex | pounding the policies of those peo- | ple who are quoting him as an auth- | ority. When the National Policy | in, Sir John had in| mind, Ontario, Quebec and the Mari- | time Provinces. The great western | provinces with their problems were | not a pressing question at that time, Sir John never liked the word pro- tection and never used it. He tried to build up factories and he put up the tariff wall until the infant in-| dustries got on their feet. This was in 1879." "This is 1925 and this so-called National Policy has been running along since that time. In 1894, '95 and '96 there were men walking the streets out of work and factories were closed up and general depres- sion prevailed. Don't forget that the National Policy was there then." A World Market. "We have a great Dominion," Hon. Mr. King declared, "with two great railways crossing it and the country is exporting." When he was in' Vancouver a month'ago, he saw there seventeen ships of different nationalities in the harbor. This fact was testimony to the importance of the export trade of the Dominion, ! Part of the policy of the Liberal Government was to get world mar- kets, Premier King stated. He point- ed out that 400,000,000 bushels of grain was raised in Canada and of that 100,000,000 was used in Can- ada. That left Canada with 300,- 000,000 bushels to be sent abroad somewhere. What was true of grain was true of dairy products and some manufacturing industries. "What we need to-day," Hon, Mac- kenzie King stated, "is not so much a home market but a world market. That is the National Policy of to-day. What we want now is a policy that will send our goods to every cor- ner of the world and Sir John would say this too if he was alive to-day. "In order to trade in the world markets you must sell in the world markets," the Prime Minister declar- ed, "and you have got to bring down your costs of production in order to do this. The first item is the cost of raw material and the second is the overhead. That depends on the cost of living. Our policy. has been to bring down the cost of production. Industry is simply the resources of nature aided by capital and labor transported to points of demand." Taking up the question of reduced taxation on raw materials, Hon. Mr, King stated that "you begin at the basis of the whole industrial life of the country when you seek to reduce the duties on implements of produc- tion." He pointed out that the Gov- ernment had cut the duties on these things very materially. They didn't cut these ruthlessly. They conferred with the men concerned and at the same time reduced the cost of the raw materials. No farm implement industry had been heard to say it was ruined. . Protection is Taxation. With respect to the tariff general- ly, Hon. Mr. King sald, "if you put the tariff so high that you don't get any revenue from it you have got to get it out of increased income tax or some other form of increased direct taxation. The money has got to be raised somehow. I would suggest that instead of using the word pro- tection, you should use the word taxation for that is what it really is. "What Is Mr. Meighen saying the. West?" asked Premier King. "He "is saying, 'I know I can't protect the Industries here or in the Maritimé Provinces but I will invent a form of protection for you. I will make the people of Canada as a whole pay part of the cost of hauling your goods to the markets'." in -------- Went Out. At this stage of the meeting the lights in the theatre went out but there was just a' momentary commo- tion in the large crowd and Mr. King stated that he would continue to speak even if' the lights were out. At this announcemeht, Mr. King was loudly applauded. Continuing he said that in Alberta Meighen had ¥ (Continued on Page 14.) « 4.85 | Men's Brogue Ox-| "fords -- Tan and Black. Also Boots in same style. - 4.85 Men's Brown and Black Blucher Boots -- viscolised waterproof soles-- leather lined. Sizes 6to 10. 4.95 Only | dozen Ladies' Hat Cases -- a very pretty case. Handy for . - ' travelling and just the perfect case to keep | your hat in while not in use. Hat Cases keep hats free from dust and are really a necessity. You will be delighted with this case at only --$4.95-- Looks like $10.00 cases The Abernethy Shoe Store & Wm m-- Kingston's Biggest Home Furnishers ESTABLISHED 1854. 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