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able conalderation c! the clalms o! the Minority of Manitoba. nlon upon the merits ot the3 The investigation asked for: e Legislature to the! ively admit the power of tnterfer- f proper opl nt. Here is the question. oi by the reply of th posit race by this Govemme Government . l THE PEOPLE’S POLICY. liion of electoral divisions coun_ty no case parts of different counties boundaries” should be preserved. and that in shotild be put in one electoral division. Mr. Dal',‘â€"-'i'r.r.~s~: azfidcvlts are all answer giver: by the s - Mn . 'r _ r in remedial in the o inion: , . . . ‘ "il‘fi’diam..-_.~he hon. eo-ié‘c'ii.‘ ‘° me “MM m“ .0: me ....-.°::‘:.:...'.s?“:‘:~ m... eufiemyg 911nt Its term of office the Liberal Partystrove to advance the interests, aâ€"rus SENATE DEFECTIVEâ€"AMEND rue canon-roman. anyo the; are 9.2: «as. ‘ mt, “may mush. ,0 be “NM u" invited. and in the event of the 1M!- 1 of the country. and while in opposmon with the same end in viewâ€"the general; The .658.“ constitution of the Same is inconsistcm Wm, the Fed“ ‘ p.43 : i , . t . , mtion beln acce ted. the scope of the - - - a - ; _ . .p‘ ‘ . . . . ii;.‘€:uillerfifi‘ltils l): the wilful-‘33:", fifotnffiy“ if“ $5138.? inquiry shguld b: sufficiently wide to gumâ€""t bur by “so-“3‘9"? and. dcimc§m m." Hens" mge‘hJI “'“h ‘dd'csses 2 prinCiple in our system of Government, and is in other respects defective, as it we my. 1...”... {.53 Govern: m “Mug,” 0, me “51...... a. «.1? u we Embrace all available facts relating to ' :hroughout the land, stoufly maintained its pnncspms. The Liberal Party, be- 1 makes the Senate independent of me people and uncontrolled bv ,he Public 58711165183 system." lieving in freedom of trade, freedom of speech and freedom of conscience, is - hon. .- and: Il ~21 t [2 out rcc'.ce lo analo- the as: or resent school . - - ~ ~ - “Psi: .. a120,“... w the F, 3 (“jufcolezrl‘z’u,gmmg! gm: ,, 5,10,,“ “up” me JEWEL and are we to be. _ _ _' h Th. ' W PF d b h \a = ‘ l ; Opinion of the country, and should be so amendedas to bring it into harmony :3“ u t; ,5. Drag. on”; LP made use of no a last resort and 10;:1 :9,“ in the 5d“. (,3 this ogre;- , progressn'e in 1.? C amcter. is “as suongy exemp.i..c t e . at.or.a é “uh the principles of popular governmtnt‘ ed‘ , n.’ -'r cfia‘n-gb puiipfilc‘aouarpgctgg we are to pass it by. to ignore it. to; Liberal Convention held at Ottawa, June. 1893, when laberals irom every src- 1 a B T N 11.3.; o- O; , ,4; 'r u. ' __ .,.i . . , - . . ., . . _ _ as}; mmzmg as the can. ' n of a province in ,‘fa’flfge,:‘ceungfir 313?; 7 “1‘ “Egg; “sag-non or the Dominion ass nit-fed, and wuhou: any previous arrangements pit» : 0' QUEST‘ON 0': PRO ' I '0 A DOM'N'ON PLEB‘sclTE' c5331; 5” ;-:nl:§wrrvdlz our! Hing.“ flogln,l,l:-"pf.j,‘j,‘g,‘:'"£3: Par-215mg”: cg banada should not pra- , cceded at once to lane councrl together upon the political Situation. The results , That whereas public attention is at present much directed to the cons M M1, on”. b, 3,, _‘.;.,, and unmistakable ceed any further. We ‘oulddcp‘pfifiof their deliberations are embodied in a series of resolutions which contain a . sidemtion of the admittedlv great evils of intempcrancc, it is desirable that A4 4pc u. ‘I ‘ U_ , :- ‘ ‘ , 3 '.ii.._ .r."_‘ __ _ .. . - . ‘ ‘. _ »‘. ' ‘ . _ ' , . . 5;,‘Igife 0pm“ i‘j‘Lv ““ me p“ ‘; :°gl1:’;‘:fiéa‘;fg°é; 1;; Taiclfmlug or 2115,“).355315033 or the line of policy marked out by the resoluuons previously , the mind oi the people should be clearly ascertained on the question oi ' 7 upon \vlil-' ' . ; C E :- . Sir, here is a clear admission. as clear; °n me am)". as language can make it. on the Darl.?ARRAIG.\'S u! the Manitoba. Government them-i ' I arraign the policy 0 THE GOV'E t the Govern- -’ moved in ii Rxmnx'n i which the LliltTmiS S :e House and debated. These resolutions form a platform upon in every electoral district from the Atlantic. to the Pacu‘ic it applies to the whole Dominion. The There was no divi- iasid. It is not sectional in its scope, Prohibition by means of a Dominion Plebiscite. THE LIBERAL LEADER. ("P-l selves. that this Government has the! O . .. . .,.' ' . ‘: . . .. ‘ : . _ , . _ the power to interfcrc. and that this Par- imxfmlbeca‘fe. ‘3? 1:5}: x§$;“f:g£ “9'1'C"',‘3:',_':f‘fling)? firtfiznégifigfienh‘gggi mm thounh, to and In Hon. Wilfrid Laurier the Liberal party has a lcader worthy to wear the “h” .. U,“ h; filament has the right to interfere by igrgfltomlt fr “31110 did- they not ap- 5’0“ or.“"" ‘ “,"‘-;. ‘ . J’ . g =' . mantle of leadership which has descended in line of succession from such men Ilcf'ln-r , . » lotion: bu:.as they very properly? 0 ‘15 y , . b ,havc dzscussed inc ciffercnt resolutions are united not only on til: princlpics, ' . . - . . d, \l k - ~ _ till-5:: an ' mam" .w; ', this is a power which should , preach the Government 0. Munro 3 b . 4‘ d“. n (me ,.C of ti H E m . ‘ 4‘ ‘0, “Qt k‘ _ as Robert Baldwin, George Brown, Alexan cr i ac cum: and Lduard Blake. by: tu‘ ‘.‘c be exercised only very sparingly am.“ 1:13: ‘féefisrlfcénfife? a‘gpgglgchehfsll‘fil Hu‘ 3),?" Tc, (gaff, “I dig: dythé e‘ifiggi‘figon “r,)l.§:“\““;: "fh‘ri;‘d% ff?“ He is a born lcider of men. firm, patient, steadfast of purpose, high minded, uni. 6- .; J ~1er t - m. ~ ' l ' . . . r: . . t ‘ ‘ t ". “ e ’ . . ‘ - - ~ ‘ .. f.;.,.,_,,. ,’,“,.E‘: figs-g;'&::‘.;‘;°.§3,.i‘.2§‘,fi;.n? When the last ‘Judgment was rendered! '26 l. 6:; szr,.’o:] asfimbled and fzrmLthe“ 1350"“ of 3“: an ,m ‘ ) m liberal m every thought, and thoroughly Canadian in his every ambition and now,- 12 ,‘.:{inii'.:{iiii"i§ miss-2;; by an offer 103’ 3' theft"? Comma; “'hylvegl‘go ‘31: "my 1" x" "x L p p )' aspiration for this country. His charming eloquence as a speaker is known um”, L..- ,,_,,,,,_.,,,. m, "rzgmnces compmmed on, overnment not go t emse everywhere in the Dominion. In his oratory, he combines with the people of Manitoba. and say to them: Resolutions adcipted at the only National Political Convention ever held in Canada. nglis‘nman, aesthetic and magnetic charac- Although of French-Canadian origin, a ‘.'.‘lint is the inference to be drawn from that '.' The inference that the” ',= implll-d an engagement on the part, direct and practical qualities of the E teristics of the highest attractiveness. Here is the decree of the sovereign ‘ti‘l'ounal or this land: here is thel cf the Government of Manitoba that. ‘.’.S soon at; the g:ievzt:ce has been in- vrstlrrttr-d they are themselves Nepal" cal to circ- to the minority the measure or i's-llnf ir» which they are entitled; the moment these wrongs tn which Ii l-zzvc (Liludl'li have been proved to! satisfaction. Now, I passe this consideration, which is; ,t'm: main argument I have to- anvancu. to another consideration. I . know that there are eminent authori- 'tlczi who assert that the right of the ‘ minority rests on the sole fact that SeD‘ .nratr- Schools were abolished. Separ- .:itc Schools were established in 1870; ’3 lli.-y ware abolished in 1800. There are V wtcinciit authorities who hold that the :rrmmcnt those facts, which are notor- jiuus. arc take-n into consideration, the ,miizority have the right to a restor- : rtinn of their schools. An hon. memberâ€"Hear. hear. ‘CVIIERE IS THE EVIDENCE? r. Laurierâ€"I will not dispute that. car someone say. “Hear. hear." I '.‘;ulte willing at this moment. to mite that view of the case. Let us 5 :ppose that the right of the minority il'i'ilttl alone on the fact that the S‘de , “I 4 a ' ,, , ai'nto Schools which they were grunte _ ' ‘1‘ d f have been abolished. I want to know ‘ Mum" _ um those who pretend to be the “wan, :i‘luud-s of the minority, who pretend ‘j‘mv, 3 that ‘.';c have power to discard everyv “w in. thing clot: and stick close to that fact. "‘ .va why did not the minority in their peti- ' "tins: press their case upon that fact zilniw '.’ Why did they not say to the Government of Canada: "We liaVe nothing to allege but the simple fact . that U165? schools have been abolished, mid \vr‘ claim that they have to be re- Ul’t'lli." But they did not rest their i: (hora; they took the ground I n I I . ~ ‘ 'c s flif‘il. They said : "The people ‘ ob «Ft 1; ‘lflvlv lni.’ Canada should restore our schools. Ali'- 1‘ {"llll‘l - ' “{lmr-nusc the schools now established ' ‘ W’J : ni'c an outi'agc on our consciences : we V 4“"? 3 clnlm that the people of Canada should mil‘d'j-‘lgb’ : give us back our schools, because when I‘Hd‘m-dnvc entered into Confederation there i:utllԤ\‘.‘;ls a compact bt-twuen us and the Hm! ‘gCrcwn of England that we should haVe i" - 3 our schools for ever." If the minority . ‘.m’iiu Manitoba had rested their case on lll‘i"l‘i‘li'."‘.ll. fur tltut. E this simple fact. would it have been as , :it the film: of tliclsu'ong :L case :13 it could be made by I‘v-v-li lfllllil‘. tn tin-[the allegations of these other facts? .~:: ni' thr'n- l'l‘.'ii rights. a! My lion. friend who interrupted ' i li-mis not me.- a. moment. ago knows that the case .~ Human I'nzliâ€" of the infziority is not so popular that ‘ { tlicy cnuld afford to neglect any argu- ' mm": (.l' inquiry, _liii n cuiild havi- mu...» (iill‘.‘ll Llu- illii'ti’lric Iiili‘ ' 'lil ’Li- vmimut to luv”: . ollc doctrine vruz ll'l'lil (‘I‘l‘lftlll phi! and im :‘ltll Ids-imp of tho lluzi'i.‘ :mciit or fact by which they could (unimp- u.'l .. '~ ll; 'ln'lu l‘i‘n'li- 'lstrmimhon it. There are men in I‘iIT‘fll'Ii ilfl‘.“ll':"l 0"“‘18 ~ Itlm party of iron. gentlemen opposite. iiilitm'. It i: in {who are prepared to vote against the the i-vlnlr-zzw m‘ ‘ (‘lm'ci-nnicnt on this occaslon because to remove ilu: lll‘f-jlllill‘i'” tlir-y do not belicvo in Separate Schools. a: (pm, time in 1H,": . jilut Llicy are Britinh man. and have noun”, (-mhnlim: tum . .."l!i‘itisli blood in their veins; and I I mu .mrr" that limit .-.. PL i1._..,tfini clue that even those who do not war: 11le {pl :l by tho itnvi-i'nixicnri 110150“? in Separate Schools. if it were or momma, 111111 my. 1‘ [15.1 pm 1‘ “H shown to them that a. compact made nu inquiry ‘.n-fn;'.- \',"":i', l' (l, 3m, ‘ _‘-'-‘iii‘i “20. CI‘FAVTI and b)" the CI‘O‘VH not). 1;... (my. ,v-...._.-,.x 53;; .,;.,L “W1 ‘ had been violated, would be prepared [ho 11.. - (may. tins of 3.);in§:_.-.l_t;, to review their judgment. and on this inlizliz ii ‘ hon-.11, null \.-'m-y. ) ground alone give the minority the sat- nl! l; 31“.“ . "3 (ippq-ytunâ€" ltil'nif‘tiflll HIDY are Si‘C‘kiIlL". Alld. tllfll‘e- ity of my, « 1, that f:il‘(‘, this is the rcnson why I say that .1': .L Hm, int-on m: a matter of prudence. even it mm 3 ilic r'ierlit cxlstt-d or otherwise. it Would .linvo been wise and statesmanllke to lune this investigation into all the facts which are alleged in the petition. ;'l‘licrc are men in this house who 1; "POI-fill! to be friends of the minor- " and who think they are going to this question to n conclusion by i-linndcd prcc‘ecdizigs. They are not lie friends of the minority, but the '.voi‘st enemies of the minority, if they think they can carry this question by any other method than the method of persuasion. But there is more than that. Even if we have the right to detrislaic at this moment. even if we . lutvn Ill". fact that a wrong is establish- , ed, have we the evidence lit-fore us that , , would warrant us in passing; this legis- ‘il [ion and in formulating a. remedy? wrong ( sts, very true, but how rciiicdy to be established? is u. bill passed in darkness. um HM.“ sod in ignorance. “dint eviâ€" W “whammy have we {0-day here of the ,k I, ,d mum : ‘.‘: _ condition of things in Manitoba“? \Yhat .,,, ,» (.mu‘.t~\'l(lt-nt:c have we of the different “mun”, m lil‘lIlgS we should know in order to leg- - 1,,“ “up taint: illl‘f'iilgl:‘:ltiy upon such :1 subâ€" M mi,” 'ge‘ct. “hat is before the House? A 1;: ; nalfdisartod and faint measure. a ,mczisurc of compromise. and nothing :01 This measure cannot be sutis- i factory to thuse who pretend so clam- .nruusly here that they are the friends ’ot‘ the minority. It is a measure of , ‘compi‘nmise to be administered by ,__ , whom? 1:: it c. measure of compromise * .\\’ili~“il this Government itself can ad- ‘ minister? No: it is a compromise which is: to be administered by a. hostile Gov- crnmcnt. What benefit do you think will accrue to the minority on this ill‘li ll “ll draw lll' "‘ llv. . “fulfil :' “i. but tilv' fll'll‘lllllt‘lJS :15. to why ilic L2: .u-uvm-n ill the (‘.rovsnr a merit of Canada and the l , judgment which says that the Govern- I’urllament 0t interfere in Canada. have a right to el us to this matter. Do not comp take this extreme measure. but rem- cdy this grievance yourselves. Had the Government done this it is pos- sible, nay, it is very probable, that the Government 0: Manitoba. in the taco Of that decision of the Privy Council. would have accepted this friendly suggestion. Why did not this Govern- ment send an ambassador to Manl- toba? ‘.‘l'by did they not. do at first what they did at the last hour 7 Why did they not do twelve months ago what they did last week, when they sent my hon. friend from Mont- real \Vest (Sir Donald Smith) there as an ambassador. and no better per- son could have been chosen? Nay, I was wrong. I forgot for the moment that we had yesterday a statement from the hon. gentleman who leads the House (Sir Charles Tripper) that the hon. member for Montreal West (Sir Donald Smith) had not been sent as an ambassador by the Government here. They are not even entitled to that faint measure of praise which I was prepared to give them. They are not worthy of It, for we must accept the statement of the right hon, gentleman that my hon. friend from Montreal Vlest simply went on his own ac- cord. Flndlng that the Government were not prepared to do their duty he went himself, as a. messenger of peace. in order to bring back the harmony and peace which were threatened by the action of the Government. BUNGLED BY THE GOVERNMENT. I admit this is a most crucial question, but it is all the more crucial that is has been bungled from first to last by the Government. There are men in this House who are against Separate Schools, but who would have no objection to the re- establishment of Separate Schools in Manltoba, provided they were rc-es- tabllshed by the Province oi? Manitoba. itself. There are men in this Housn who are in favor or Separate Schools. but who think very strongly that it. would not be advisable to interfere. with the legislation of Manitoba at all until all means of conciliation had been exhausted. In face of this perilous position I maintain toâ€"dny. and I submit it to the consideration of gentlemen on both sides, that the policy of the Op- position affirmed since many years, re- iterated upon more than one occasâ€" ion, is the only policy which can satis- factorily (1 only policy which Krievuncc of the m the some time not violently assaulting the right. of the majority, and thereby, perhaps, creating a. greater wrong. This was the policy my part I adopted and developed the. very il fore this House, can remedy the lnority while at and upon this policy l I eat with this question, the, l l l which for ' rst time the question came 139-; to-day I stand once more. I can-1 not forget at this moment that the policy which I have advocated and maintained all along has not been favorably received from all quarters. NOBLE SENTIMENTS. Not many weeks ago I was told from high quarters in the church to which I belong that unless I supported the school bill. which was then being prervir-wl by the Government and which we have now bci‘ore us. I would lut‘ul‘ the hostility of a. great and power- ful body. Sir, this is too grave a. phase of this question for me to pass it by in silence. I have only this to say 2 Even though I have threats held over me coming, as I am told, from high dignitaries in the church to which I belonrr, no word of bitterness shall ever pass my lips as against that church. I respect it and I love it; but, sir, I am not of that school w ich has been long dominant in France and other countries of conâ€" tinental Europe, which refuses eccle- siastics the privilege of having a. voice in public affairs. No, I am a. Liberal of the English school. I believe in that school which has all along claim- ed that it is the privilege of all subjects, whether high or low, wheth- er rich or poor. whether cccleslastic or layman. to participate in the ad~ ministration of public affairs. to dis- cuss. to influence, to persuade, to convince, but which has always do- nied. even to the highest. the right to dictate even to the lowest. I am here representing not Roman Catholics alone but Protestants as well. and I _rr.ust give an account of my steward- lship to all classes. llcre am I. a Ito- man Catholic of French extraction, ' » tire of compromise “'t'l'l‘ zigi‘ccd on. and H‘"‘§“°“‘-‘ (“93T- h'PD-T-l YN- 51mm thlil‘cntrustcd with the confidence of the I halt-hoarth measure has to be ndmln-lmon who sit around me. with great isicrctl by a hostile Government. \\'Ollldland important duties under our con. it l‘ut have been far wiser to have had autuuonal system or” government. I a comuuisiou appointed? 'I‘bn Govorn- am here. the acknowledged leader at l;.~.‘:.l u. Manitoba might have a gyeat party. comprised of Roman lu'i‘ll i‘cpi‘esvntcd on that commls- Cuthoucs and protohmnts as we”. in 5‘i"“- mm “mm “"mm have been which Protestants must be in the ma- tco ch:ch then that, if n. mcas- jorny. as in every party. Am I to . 1be toldâ€"l. occu ying such a osltionn- there was nothing: else to expect. tit all 1m,“ [ am (0 hi; dictated to I:15 to the .iviw-u ‘.i would be administered by u. -.-c. .' and not a hostile Government. I't‘ is more than that. The .tlovcr'mtwrit say today that they are l‘nuzul i0 brim: in this measure bo- ut' the Manitoba Government have , .. -u to come to any terms. I {aim complete issuc with the Govern- ‘izzczit nil this point. The Government of _?\l;::iitu’=:t never was approached in a proper spirit upon the point. it g m; was approached with threatening i,= ~,-..v.. i ltzt'lil .: was threatened with ~ . - ~ the strong arm of this Government un- lvw 1 \Vé-ilid no \sliat it was, timid!” ordvrcd to do. But even after this ffile' nil: ii ‘i'.\ '.wn‘fi‘tt' v1 it \\-.xy~;. ".u‘m‘goous proceeding the h‘anitOba “at WWW“: . I - ‘u‘fi'cw (.ovcrmnent nme this reply. to which rfiw -I I . - .3 lrl "3 I call the attention of friends and mum?” ‘ ‘ I foes. .\o. I shall not say foes. because "c R I '.‘. gt “Salad; :. . do not believe the minority have .\ ‘v.. on... “"133- “i'l; for-s in this chamber. But I call at~ .‘ i “1.1;. . n a {twat Us It‘ntlun to this reply :â€"-"It is a matter cm?» 1 3 sit-ll NW?“ WWW NHL of rccrct that the invitation extended 1d“ l “7“ “Wild I“ HEY '.lm ‘.‘-hen h» by the. Legislative Assembly to make gov-3 thu: consultation (bi.- rvv. 20ll~ a. proper- inquiry into the facts of the tlcninji land «it rum! inc ‘nnswcr of case has not been accepted. but that. luv (mu-rim H In“ as above stated. the advisers or his ORICl‘ il‘. (‘Oll is i:.i\'.\fy~ I“! PW m. we 0 Excellcncy have declared their policy \iizlrnut investigation. It is equally a matter of regret that Parliament is apparently about to be halted to legis- . ' ~ __ ~ . . late without investigation. It is with - Li so :.r.i\c a I nutcr- to trust 5 all deference submitted that such it their hows in non-o '.‘-l inquiry. ' course scouts to be quite incapable of which would unnvvlcat-ly bring in new ; rilfisonallla ustmcntion. and must delays. nth! whim. sewn: aside ch- Ecreate the conviction that the educa- emi imminent-c. to wucli its pro- {tionul interests of the people of the muler “'.‘:msr‘il. “5“th flirts: back Province of Manitoba are helm: dealt Catlmhcs to 12::- mc-rcy of their pursrcuc with in a hostile and peremptory way tag-53' 1 my that the gentleman E by a. tribunal whose members haw.- wlm gave that c :isultatlon evidently inot approached the subject in a jadl had not Noni lire answer of the «‘.uv- i clni spirit, or taken the procoecllngs (mm-:3: o: mullahs. in which they "successor-y to enable them to» form a - V i icnurse I am to take in this House by 1reasons that can (\DDf‘fli to the con- ,scienccs of my follow-Catholic mem- 1bers. but which do not appeal as well ,tn the. consciences 0! my Protestant ‘colleamies " X0 ! So long as I have a seat in this House. so long as I occupy the position 31’ do now, whenever it shall become my iduty to take a stand upon any (pics- jtlon whatever. that stand I will takn. not from the point of view of Roman 5Catholiclsm. not from the point or ,vlew o! Protestantism. but from a point of view which can appeal to tho lconscicnces of all men. irrespective of ’their particular faith. upon b0 oceupied by all men irecdom and toler- i i which can who love Justice. grounds I i i l , ntion: (fiheersJ i OPPOSES THE 13th ; So far as thls bill is con- 3cerned, I have given you my, ,vlcws. I know. I acknowledge. that ‘there rcstsdn this Govornmont the 3 power to interfere: there is in this Par- liament the power to interfere, but that pews-r should not be exercised un- til all the facts bearing upon the case .lzave been lnvcstigntcd and all means ‘02 concilatlon exhaustci Hold- ‘inz these opinions. i move that the ;blll be not now read the second time, {but that it be read the second time ithis day six months. , Durlng the delivery of his speech i and cm ilir. Laurier was frequeritly ‘ tn l ire-sumcd his sent his iollowers crow-'.- 19d around and warmly congratulated lbitn. i l l i l l l usiastlcnliy applauded. and when he, nur: ‘rjr of electors supponi ~ expression of the opinion cflhq’country W:, the Liberal Party‘of Canada, in convention assembled, declare: l.â€"â€"FREER TRADEâ€"REDUCED TAXATION. That the customs tariff of the Dominion should be based not as it is now upon the protective principle, but upon the requirements of the public service ; that the existing tariff, founded upon an unsound principle, and used as it has been by the Government as a corrupting agency wherewith to keep themselves in office, has developed monopolies, trusts and combinations; it has decreased the value of farm and other landed property; it has oppressed the masses to the enrichment of a few; it has checked immigration; it has caused great 1055 of population; it hasimpcded commerce; it has discriminated against Great Britain. In these and in many other ways it has occasioned great public and private injury, all of which evils must continue to grow in intensity as long as the present tariff system remains in force. T but the highest interests of Canada demand a removal of this obstacle to our c0untry’s progress by the adoption of a sound fiscal policy, which, while not doing injustice to any class, will promote domestic and foreign trade, and hasten the return of prosperity to our people ; that to that end the tariff should be reduced to the needs of honest, economical and efficient government; that it shou‘d be so adjusted as to make free, or to heat as lightly as possible upon, the necessaries of life, and should be so arranged as to promote freer trade with the whole world, more particularly with Great Britain and the United States. We believe that the results of the protective system have grievouslydisap- pointed thousands of persons who honestly supported it, and that the country, in the light of experience, is now prepared to declare fora sound fiscal policy. The issue between the two political parties on this question is now clearly defined. The Government themselves admit the failure of their fiscal policy, and now profess their willingness to make some changes ; but they say that such changes must be based only on the principle of protection. We denounce the principle of protection as radically unsound, and unjust to the masses of the people, and we declare our convictiOn that any tariff changes based on that principle must fail to afford any substantial relief from the burdens under which the country labors. This issue we unhesitatingiy accept, and upon it we await with the full- est confidence the verdict of the electors of Canada. _ 2.â€"-EN LARGED MARKETSâ€"RECIPROGITY That, having regard to the prosperity of Canada and the United States as adjoining countries, with many mutual interests, it is desirable that there should be the most friendly relations and broad and liberal trade intercourse between them; that the interests alike of the Dominion and of the Empire would be materially advanced by the establishing of such relations; that the period of the old reciprocity treaty was one of marked prosperity to the British North American colonies; that the pretext under which the Government appealed to the country in :89! respecting negotiation for a treaty with the United States was misleading and dishonest and intended to deceive the electorate; that no sincere effort has been made by them to obtain a treaty, but that, on the con« trary, it is manifest that the present Government, controlled as they are by monopolies and combines, are not desirous of securing such a treaty; that the first step towards obtaining the end in view is to place a party in power who are sincerely desirous. of. promotinga treaty on terms honorable to both C0un~ tries ; that a fair and liberal recrprocrty treaty would develop the great natural resources of Canada, would' enormously incrcase the trade and commerce bc‘ tirccn the two countries, would tend to encourage friendly relations between the two peoples, would remove many causes which have in the past provoked irritation and trouble to the Governments of both countries, and would promote those kindly relations between the Empire and the Republic which afford the best guarantee for peace and prosperity; that the Liberal party is prepared to arranged will receive the assent of Her Majesty’s Government, without w approval no treaty can be made. - 3.â€"PURITY OF ADMINISTRATION-CONDEMN CORRUPTION. That the Convention deplores the gross corruption in the management and expenditure of public moneys which for years past has existed under the rule of the Conservative party, and the revelations of which by the different Parlia- mentary committees of inquiry have brought disgrace upon the fair name of L, .......... A “c \qufl'lllllclic much promco llUliiikdli: my liluac: cxpcliduux'cs oi public moneys of which the people have been defrauded, and which, neverthe- less, have never punished the guilty parties, must be held responsible for thc wrongdoing. We arraign the Government for retaining in office a Minister of the Crown proved to have accepted very large contributions of money for elec- tion purposes from the funds of a railway company, which, while paying the political contributions to him, a member of the Government, with one band, was receiving Government subsidies with the other. The conduct of the Min- ister and the approval of his colleagues after the proof became known to them are calculated to degrade Canada in the estimation of the world and deserve the severe condemnation of the people. 4.â€"DEMAND STRICTEST ECONOMY-~DEC'REASED EXPENDITURE. We cannot but view with alarm the large increase of the public debt and pf the controllable annual expenditure of the Dominion and the consequent un- ‘due taxation of the people under the Governments that have been continuously in power since 1878, and we demand the strictest economy in tho administra- lion of the government of the country. 5.»â€""OR RESPONSSBLE GOVERNMENTâ€"INDEPENDENCE OF PARLIAMENT. l". u the Convention regrets that by the action of Ministers and their sup- portcrs Ill Parliament, in one case in which serious charges were maria ngniiista h'iuistcr of the Crown, investigation was altogether refused, whilc another case tlzc charch preferred were altered and then refcrrcd to a commission 3;)- pointcd upon the advice of the Ministry, contrary to thc wcl settled practice of Parliament; and this Convention affirms that it is the ancient and undoubted right of the House of Commons to inquire into all maticrs of public cxpcndi- turc, and into all charges of misconduct in office against Ministers of the Crown, and the reference of such matters to royal commissions creatcd upon the advice of the accused is at variance with the due responsibility of Ministers to the House of Commons, and tends to weaken the authority of the Mouse over the Executive Government, and this Convention affirms that the powers of the: poo pic’s representatives in this regard should on all fitting occasions bc uphold. 0.-â€"-THE LAND FOR THE SETTLERâ€"NOT FOR THE SPECULATOR. That in the opinion of this Convention the sales of public lands of the Dominion should be to actual settlers only, and no: to speculators, upon reason- ablc terms of settlement, and in such areas as can bc rcasonably occupicd and cultivated by the settler. 7. â€"OPP03E THE DOMINION FRANGHISE AOT~FAVOR THE PROVINCIAL FRANCHISE. That the Franchise Act since its introduction has cost the Dominion Trca ury over a million of dollars, besides cntailinga heavy expenditure to both political parties; that each revision involves an additional cxpcudimrc of a fur- ther quarter of a million; that this expenditure has prevented an annual re- vision, as originally intended, in the absence of which young voters entitled to the franchise have, in numerous instances, been prcvcntcd from excrcising their natural rights ; that it has failed to secure uniformity, which was the principal rmson assigned for its introduction; that it has producml gross abuses by partimn revising barristers appointed by the Government of the day ; that its provisions are less liberal than those already existing in many Provinces of the Dominion, and that in the opinion of this Convention the Act should be to- pcalcd, and we should revert to the Provincial Fran isc. 8.â€"AGAINST THE GERRVMANDERâ€"OOUNTY BOUNDARIES 8HOULD BE PRESERVED. That by the Gerrymandcr Acts the elcctoral divisiOns for the return at members to the House of Commons have been so inc. 3:: as to prevent a fair at the general elections, and to secure out of all proportion greater than the on them would warrant. To put an end to this abuse, to make the House of‘C'ornmons a fair exponent of public opinion, and to preserve the historic continuity of counties, it is desirable that in the forms. fit on to the party now in power a strength fact in which he takes pardonablc pride history, and o: liberty buy a 3 Liberals of British origin have drawn their inspiration. and resourceful of his contemporaries. He has‘ accession to the leadership in i887, he is the peer ofihc most skilful made no iiiiszakcfor nusâ€"stops since his éither in Parliament or face to face with the peOple in the country. ith a manlincss, vigor and temperatcness which unusual praise and rcSpect. ast once, and sometimes oficncr. to address the general elections in 189: w drew from his opponents words of has visited Ontario every year at lc the people of this province. went to Manitoba, the Territories by his carnestuc than the magnetism 0 has become more than a party chief; dians of whatever province, origin, con the principles of freedom of trade, His qualities as the public; and by opponc ordeal, is admitted to be and as a man stands be reproach. ‘ In this cool asks that gov places and the distribution of offices. wanton waste of public money, the l dais, ilie Langcvin block robbery, i waste, asks the farmers to say by their votes if ministration should go up as the prices heavy taxes on raw mat justice under the policy plc to say if they are satisfied w plans for settling the N money fulfil one of the promises of its authors, gress stimulated and prosp elections. cal organization. days experience. | sweer the taunt of his old followers 1 i of yielding to the force of argum 1 experience. When Peel introdured the a follower of English Liberalism. c come to him through the same fountains from which his fellow In 1894 he not only and British Columbia. sonal acquaintance with the Maritime Provinces. visits he has created a profound impression throu ss, frankness and the vigo fhis personality and the brilliance of his eloquence. He he is a national lcadtr to whom Cana- dizion or creed look as the exponent of freedom of speech, freedom of conscience. For twenty-five years he has been a rcpresc acitizen and n statesman hav nts as veil as friends, after this long and severe a statesman of broad, liberal and patriotic aspirations, fore the people of Canada without fear and without crnment be carried on not for a party but for the country, not for and corporations, but for the plain, unorganized and unsubsidizcd people. crnment shall not combine to be a more agency He asks the people to declare their con- demnation of the enormous increase in the cost 0 .acliinc bridge job, the gravmg he Little Rapids extravaganc'c, and a hundred other jobs and scandals in all the workingmen to say if they are satisfied w in a few industries, if they are prospering un down wages and keeps up the price of store go He asks the manufacturers to say if the value of the ta duct is not‘more than offset by a limited markc erial. He asks the fishermen to say if they have rece of the Ottawa department. ith the lamentable failure of the Government’s orthwest, which has cost us so much money. the Canadian people to say that a Governmen and squandered the public patrimony, lamentable consequenccs foretold by its opponents, ada rescued from the domination of the combines, ng erity restored. You are not the cliaitel of any party leader, Never mind if you were a Government supporter in other ll; is your business now to consider facts nter int n0a0.iations with a v t bt . . l . l . , It may be supposedâ€"sonic evidently ‘I ’ ' Y V, o a o a ' ' c 0 D L . le“ 0 0 mmnb we 1 a treaty, “1C “dmg ‘1 “ Cl“ 3 IS humiliating to make such an admissron. considered list of manufactured articles, and we are satisfied that any treaty so ; abashcd a, saying mat I have been in error. he has been a close student of English His political principles and love As a parliamentarian He fought Since 1887 he toured through Ontario, but He also made pcr~ 'l lirough the means of these «bout the -Dominion, not less D r with which he discusses public affairs ntativc of the people in Parliament. 6 become thoroughly known to est Mr. Laurier asks the people of Canada to declare that gov- the combines Ho for the creation of f government since i878, the dock scan- the ’l‘ay canal parts of the country. Ho they are satisfied that the cost of ad- of their products go down. He asks ith the policy of making millionaires dcr the economic system that keeps ods and household necessaries. x on their finished pro- t. an impoverished people, and ivcd He asks the Canadian peo- He asks twliicli has wasted the public and a policy which has failed to d brought upon the country all tho shall he overthrown 3 Can- riculturc emancipated, pro- Never mind how you voted in past or the scrf of any politi- an as demonstrated in your own bill repealing the Corn Laws he an- hus: “I claim for myself the privilege dof acting uptntlic results of enlarged take it for grantcdâ€"that it I feel no humiliation. I do not feel The question is whether the facts . l . . . hose are sufficxent to account for the change, and whether the motives for ll are pure and disinterested.” The man who cannot vote against ” his party " for his coun- try is unworthy of the 3 PU BLlO WASTE. ! There is no disputing the {act that line Dominion Government has been smore than reckless in its use of the 'publlc's money. and many scandals are recorded to their credit. This is an unfortunate record, for there ought to be no question that the affairs of the country should be honestly and fairly administered. This has not bet-n done by the Government. OI! the many cvi- rlcnccs of this the Curran bridge is one. From the report of the commissioners appointed to enquire into the terrible waste of public money on this 'Wol‘k the following facts are taken : SAMPLES OF CURRAN BRIDGE “CAGES, ETC., PAID BY GOVERN- NEXT. 84 a day for foreman. $6 a day for foreman for night. or overtime. $8 a day [or foreman on Sunday. ‘3121 a. day for toreniun Sunday over- t me. 35 :1 day for team. $10 a day for team on Sunday. $2.50 a. day for derrick. $3.75 a day for derrick for ovcrtimn. 27.5.0 it day for derrick for overtime on Sunday. St. Louis puts on all the men Wishes and gets paid for thcin. 2.000 mt-n on the works at one time. Large numbers idle. No Government timckccpcr‘. he franchise and unfit for citizenship in a free country. estimate of the cost or completing these bridges was $160,000. But. they propon- ed to make certain changes. to enable them to deepen the (ritual and improve the works. and the highest figure which the Government's own engineer gave as the cost of the work was $33,000. Although the work was within two or three hours' run by rail of the head- quarters ui’ the Government at. Ottawa. what did they do '.’ ’I‘liey paid 8394.000 for that Work which their own engin- eer lind esimated would cost $223,000. and then thcy instituted n. suit against their own contractor to try to 80‘ $170,000 out or him. Let me make n. i'cv: quotations from the statement of the Judge upon the evidence pieced bci'nre him with rcspcct to tho tc‘ma or the contract made by the Demin- mcnt with the contractor, air. St. Louis. Here is a apcclincn or the wages which this precious economical Govâ€" ernment contraatcd to pity to that con- tractor. A stonecutter fort-mun Wlui ul- luwcd 84 a. day for day time and $0 for night time, 38 n. day for Sunday. and 812 a day for Sunday overtime. A double team got 35 a. day. rind when X‘l?ilgi()l18iy at Work on Sunday, it got 810. What else do we find? We find that a derrick was worth 82.50 in tlic day time, but tho same instrument was worth 23.75 at nitrhl. and it was a religious derrick, because when it had to work on flundny its conscience had to he appmsod by giving it $1.60. That was the contract made under the supervision ut the Minister right in ()t- lawn. We are not upczlking of what occurred outside, but of the contract No iwyuliir count. No (luvr-rmiicnt furl-man. No Gov» . cm supervision. No Government ICL’Ul‘ll of men or mammflb. that these gentlemen made with Mr. No Government classification of in-‘ h" 1‘0"” “'3 “'"m 10 war“ 10 Ciler hon “UK that contract. “'hnt does [ha Unsklllcd labor paid tar as sliillcd.3“d“” my in addition? He tiny-z labor. "And on the manic scale for atone. l lTlIiHUIlU. utoncncltur‘l mid nklllcd labor- X0 public tendcrs for timber. cm .‘iir. St. Lfllllii' billH must have been Interim- timber supplied. Carters delivery tickets {or lumbar etc. missing. No checks as to qualliy and lumber sur-Dllr-d. Large quantities missing. New timber burnt. as ilrcirood. carted awn); stolen, etc. Government teams haul lumbcr that contractor Wu“! to tic-liver. 839.806.“! paid for $6,000 worth of stone cutiln . 510.715 paid for $3,000 worth of stone cuitlna’. some hauled by teams 20 m railway. running from quarry to parks. ('.(vvcrnmont warned all aloof: of the frauds but allow them to t-oniinuc. l'ay bills as tizey come in. 'i‘v'lien work completch l'lov issue commission to lnvcntlgmc. Pending invcstittation (lovr‘mmcnt pays St. Louis balance or minim for wages that '.‘hlnf Entlnccr desert-dit- (-d and would not cvrtlfy in. Commission unanimously rcpnrt inolwan sworn i cxtravagance and fraudldlrrrracc; an lilo mndr: and ranked. tltv-y worn Mod blindly and an a matter n! form by lthc amt-cm of the Govt-turnout. compr-tmicrg, l’c'nplc'n moot-y lost. :40 one held responsible. HO“? THE TRICK “'AS DONE. We will quoio from the Montreal (la- zette n! the Nth May. 1505, a statement made by Judge Dcsrzoycra upon the ap- nlicatiun o! the .‘lnllcltor-(lw:-:rnl ulth respect to tho stilt against tor of the Curran bridge of money whi- fsinlmc-rl he ball got unfairly from this Government. bet us call n'tention to 90”!" of this details of that tranurtmlnn. It related to two bridges across the 14.: o! o l labould be punished by do «it. chine Canal and the Grand Trunk Hallo way. The Government engineers tit-st lien nlnngi :iwo lattcr jobs itccniii to have been left .to take care of luc- évrnrnem ernrncriti liion on {procured all the workmen that were {a} ER!)an .ztnri om,- oi’ them ntuflwl the lists. Thin the chorar- i that the Government for n rctundi failed to get any of the in: .my paid to ‘il the. Solicitor-Genera” St. g tallied all the inciting a judl.’ 5 (Matt awarding him an additional aunt trr-inendous, when it in rcli'ictnbercd the job lasted four months. and that at u: “my,” timcn there were 2.000 morn at Work in tle doy~t|mc. and 1.500 men at work at night. The trim wnrc wild ulterimtl-ly every week. Mr. Mirhrtud tell» no that some of the pays mmmntcâ€"d to 334.000, igginc 810,000. Home “5.990 and Home 320,- ,3. "Thch was no proper surveillance by lht- oillcl'ra of the Government on two M the jobs :it lcast, vlz., the Grand ' ‘runk bridge- :uid luck No. l of the La- clilnc canal. The timevltcepinz on the li’. tut far as tho .‘mv- offin‘J-rn wI-rc concerncd. .u) much so that two prominent public oiiiccrn. high in othcc. lost their situa- thnt account. Mr. Ht. I/Juia km! or him. He did not lit-op time perâ€" 'l,v. he had several clorka to do it, a Ly himself. In his own ti when tin-ire iirtu were chrti- Afii'r' the GovnnznmrA cult-n4 suit Igulnu Ht. loula “Oil. Mr. Dickey ro- iertcd in tlw Curran bruise Job in a "clear case or steal." The (love-tnâ€" merit mun-act was :0 Imnudy made hit, not only I/nuls back. but fit. 14min hut re- mrmey paid him beside! men: from the Supreme ver 869.0“: and interest. The Government iii resmnaible and