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o l“! rFFVl’W‘GC . a 1.; a ill I] l 3 'i orMT-lhviflh’lhfifi‘lfi . {9 W , 1 . . . 4 C t!" i so. , F. 0. T8 for. mums-x} AUG. mmmmmlrtc Ibdsav. July 28. mLâ€"asu'. DO ABOUT IT?" to the electors of Canada. the jobbery and corruption that been going on for years at Ottawa? a few subordinates? ueep their positions. . treasuryâ€"the people’s treasury 2” ply because they are politicians? ’ ’1‘ . galargerscale. department ruption electioneering fund for his in these nefarious transactions is promot- ed to a position of great honor and serious responsibility? To be the representative of our gracious queen ? We do not for a moment believe that public opinion is so low and dead that the trumpery methods proposed by ministerial circles at Ottawa will be satisfactory to the people. There is but one remedy. The people will insist upon one sentence: “Turn the rascals out.” And when the 'rascalsareturnedouttheremustbea thorough and judicial investigation, and the law must reach those who have been stealing from the people’s treasury at Ottawa just as it would reach those who stole from a bank or a merchant’s till in Lindsay. A conservative, a minister of the gospel, an old resident of the capital. whoae church the no premier attended for years, In; likened the department at Ottawa to s 11th. Return until Sept?!” 18th. Return til 8ept’r27th BUG-MlletugnnunulOctm In no cynical spirit may Boss Tweed’s cynical and insolent question be addressed “What are you going to do about” the revelations of you going “to turn the rascals out," or will you be satisfied with the dismissal of Some of these .bordinates, like the unfortunate Parley, indeed professional integrity in order ...“ If I had done these things," exclaim- ' ..g ‘a leadingfarmer the other day to the . . A wrist, referring to the scandalous tran- " ' . one revealed by the investigations at ‘ ' p “a, “I would be prosecuted and sent penitentiary. What arethey going Ode with those who have been robbing “Are these men to go unpunished sim- ' .' simple dismissal all that is to bedone 'l" The clerks who drew pay in fictitious names for alleged extra work simply imitated their superiors at the heads of the departments. The deputy heads and A chief engineers who accepted presents from contractors can in self-defence point . to ministers of the crown as exemplars on The ministerial program at Ottawa, it is understood, contemplates the promo- tion of the incriminated ministers. It is commonly said. for instance, that Sir Hector Longevin will in due course be appointed to the governorship of Quebec. That would be a most re- markable disposition of the central figure in the leading investigation. The trustee who has violated his trust, the guardian of the largest spending of the people’s money, who not only neglects the people’s interests but violates his trust by accepting pre- sents and testimonials from contractors, and who turns the enormous and inex- haustible resources of his department into an efi'ective means of raising a great cor- . Party Is to be rewarded by being sent up higher. Every day new and startling evidence has been given as to the complicity of Sir Hector Langevin in the McGreevy con- tracts by which a million dollars of the people’s money was diverted from the people's treasury into the pockets of the boodlers, who in turn gave enormous subscriptions for election purposes. Will the people be satisfied if the chief actor 'nsm CHEAP WALL PAPER £55m W who h” nocexmhihdmymd * HARVEST EXGURSIONS. {1} $28 $30 $35 an BlnthoPl'ovh‘weOt m" m... 1891 Gin (Emotion afloat. LINDSAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14. 11. -â€"â€"_â€"___.____‘ We. ................. .. ...-4.170. “'WHAT ARE YOU GOING- TO have Are Is house. ” stopped, for there improper in the question? The dently thought so, however, for one of them quickly rose and foolishly said, “Do you want to blacken the girl's character?” Mr. Haggart must have “blessed” his henchmsn for such a ‘ way.” Why a visit from the s hdv should blacked the litter-’- clan-.0. tor, it ought to be hoped, is known only ‘ Haggart’s grave “indiscretion,” or Dewd- ney’s petty greed and extensive pickings. or Camn’s lavish mismanagenmnt, but they will vote all right all the same. It is for the people to “turn the rascals out.” It is for the people now to let their repre- sentatives know what they think of the state of things revealed by the enquiry now in mm at Ottawa. THE HAGGART INVESTIGA- ofice investigation conducted at Otr tawa by Mr. Barron discloses a most extraordinary state of things. A lady became an extra clerk on the recommend- ation of the minister in the department about the time Mr. Haggart became post- master general. In violation of the law, and apparently without objection from anyone, she came and went as she chose, yet drew her salary regularly. She was absent five out of twelve months. and left in June. 1889, when her niece took her place in the service on the recom- the oflicials could sayâ€"she continued to draw hersalary up to and including the following October at the rate of $400 a year. The civil service act provides that only three weeks leave of absence can be given by the minister or deputy head of a department, but that leave not exceeding twelve months can be given by orderin- council. No such order-in-council was given in the lady's case, and the deputy admitted there was none, and that he could not account for her absence; that no leave of absence was given, and he did not know of her absence. further provides that when absent from work on account of illness a per diem deduction must be made, unless the clerk produces the medical certificate of a physician named by the governor-in- council. No such certificate was ever given nor was a physician ever thought of or suggested, nor was a per diem deduc- tion made from her salary, as the law provides, but she drew her salary regular- ly for five months after she had left the service. A strange entry appeared in the pay list as a receipt for the June cheque issued to the lady after she had left import. Ottawaâ€"“given to the D. P. M. G. for the Postmaster General.” and the deputy swore that never before or since was there such an entry. The next two cheques were received by Mr. Haggart’s private secretary, who says he gave them to Mrs. Graham, sister of the lady. But why she should have gone to the minister or the minister’s private secretaryfor the cheques “the evidence sayeth not. " He is not the otficial to issue or deliver the cheques which all found their way into the lady’s hands after she had left the department. It was sought by the tories, who were present in force. to show that the lady’s case was not an uncommon one. failed completely. Fortunately the case of this lady was an exceptional one. . The other two cases sought to be proved anslagous were totally different. The other persons were absent on account of illness. The deputy had to admit and the attendance book proved this conclusively, whereas in the lady’s case it proved that she had left, as we have said, in the month of June, and never after entered the department, but continued to draw her salary for five months thereafter. Rise and explain, Mr. Haggart. Don’t let thismatter rest where it is. Mr. Bar- ron, whose examination of the witnesses proved his intimate knowledge of the facts, and who displayed much skill in the conduct of a. delicate matter, was stopped peremptorily when he asked the brother- in-law the question “was the minister in the habit of visiting the lady at your .a< den at‘ we, teach-pleat Jeru- flu at'the fins itvuu’ ‘ outByOurSaviour-hshnfidwhdl indignation. Itisfcr'thepeoplsdflil. country topmouncsfinallW‘ uponthescandalousrcvelscicnsaffihll lesion; but they should m M opmrcm" fdtsow. Notmuchinthewsyofpun'ficltiouil tobeexpectedfromthepresenthouss. Thsministsrislforceswerelargnlyelect- edbywsmeansandmschineryprovid; Whymflvm Fuppedmmdbyudpdomand now and axpln’n. this young lady’s n-nsrn‘ woman, who has not qualified her- together. Theydarenotthrow Sir-elf for enteringthepublicservife. Hector Langevin overboard, unless Sir Pray, then, why have a civil service Hectoris willing to besacrificed, and so examinationif those'who have Pin-8d“? aretobepa'edover infavor ofothers whodono‘tpassthe examination because it is the nleasureof the minister. There is said to be very strong feeling in con- servative circles regarding Mr. Haggart's conduct, anditishardlypo-iblethatthe party will become responsible for his “idiosyncrscies.” The Warder stands out in conspicuous rcliefastheonlypaperinCanadaseeking toturnattentionfromthepost ofioe scandal by attacking Mr. Barron. The latter had a most important _»and delicate dutytoperform, and he didsllthat was required of him without one word or one suggestion such as the Warder desires to wrench from the evidence and proceed- ings. We challenge the Wander to pub- lish the evidence in extenso, and, except what fell from the lips of the tory mem» her, he will find there was not, from the beginning to the end of the day’s proceed- ings, even a breath against the fame of any one, except against that of the post- master-general. The Warder’s violent attack on Mr. Barron will not afi'ect the latter before the public of North Victoria or any other part of the province. Mr. Barronhasdischargedhis dutyiua dim- cult and delicate matter, and is to com- mended and not condemned. * AN MUDENT BOODLER. Sundry tory organs and politicians are tryingtogetagooddealof comfortfrom the impudent and false statements of John R. Arnoldi, one of the boodling departmental clerks at Ottawa. that in Mr. Mackenzie's time the clerks received presents from contractors and got pay for extra work, and that pretty much the same sort of improprieties obtained then tbstkind. On the contrary he hasde~ claredlntheplainestandmostaignificant termsthatss he has stoodbythe party thepartymuststnnd byhim. The sub- if there are ten ministerialish in the house who have the courage and inde- pendence to cast a vote against the government, no matter how disgusted they may be at the revelations and no matter how virtuously indignant they may beatthedreadfulexposures,ofthe corrup~ tion and malvorsation that has been going on foryearsat Ottawa. They may revoltat 2701' AT OTTAWA. The published evidence in the post of Abbott w' mendation of the same minister. Though as has been revealed this semion. weakness as a she left in J oneâ€"for what reason none of Arnoldi is knowingly an impudent falsi- when he fier. Whenever he has mentioned a in single case he has been proved to have stated what is not true. His last statement is to the efi'ect that Mr. W. Buckingham of Stratford, who was Mr. Mackenzie’s private secretary, received a gold watch and other presents. Mr. Arnoldi, who was on oath. knew very well he was lying when he uttered that slander. Mr. Buckingham is a man of the highest character and of unswerving integrity. He promptly punctured Arnoldi’s false- hood in the following incisive letter to Mr. Trow, M.P., which the tory journals who circulated the falsehood of Arnoldi should place before the public :â€" “I notice tha‘. Mr. Arnoldl. after-many Ineffec- tual attempts lttce to connect Mr. kenzl :ssoclated with him during his admfnls with fraud. made yesterday not what can be called a charge. but a base and cowardly sugg- gestlon abo myself. He is thus arteport : “Witness now grew in t and d Mr. Mackenzle's private score received a 1d watch once. and Perley's p ecessor rec ved resen and et the were not branded as geomdl‘ils andy y The law sion. the unfit. for 1: is wg hell! and unequivo- cally false. ere were no such occurrences in Mr. Mackenzie's time. as few men then in the service have better reason to kn . Arnold! himself. Now see how a good act in by malevolence be made to up You are well aware t when I left Stratfcrd for Ottawa a great compliment was paldmebymenof all parties in theshapecf a public testimonial. and when I was asked what em I would like it to take I stated my prefer- ence for nothing whatever. However. a banquet was decided upon at which I found myself the guest of nice as man conservatives as reform- ers. lnclu oods. who was secretary of the commlttee. the late Mr. Daly and Mr. Hesson. who was vice-president. Subsequently Mr. Mathescn. my successor on The n. in- formed me that my Stratford friends had also decided onglving me a watch. which the had bought wl their moeeyfnom Mr. Welsh ler here. and which Irecslvcd from him. has Mr are events of nearly twenty years ago. This is the only present I ever received. except a hand- some ssrvice nights by the Loan Compan in Stratford, of w chyou are president. to mark their esteem and confidence in the Mr. Arnoldi's false suggestion should have any the purity of Mr. Mac- dminlstratlcn. on which. to my know- thcre does not rest a slnule stain. should if by any means this could gain the same measure of wide publicity as the slander itself." They praising Mr. Mackenzie’s honesty. Now they aretrying toblackcn his recordon :22“ .. the strength of statements made by impu- that if, dent boodlers of the Arnoldi stamp. his They hope evidently to create the impres- sion amongst their supporters that one politician is as badas another, and that theyareall absdlot. Thisviewistakeuin some pulpits. especially in tory pulpits. andgives much comfort to the Arnoldis, the Langevins, and the Dewdneys when caught and exposed in their boodling. It lets them down more easily; and helps to weaken public sentiment against bood- ling. this, fact as all ...“:f‘ Why should .he have been appears nothing tories evi- energetically ‘give- mnmr‘ ' to museums-m mouths, nocne‘suitable totio m‘ " rs. civilssrvica' mammuw forpoutrou" whohsvepauedthenecaary course they taken by weighing sense of laced. This or. but ltls something.” Yet this ,lpwel- lees boodler did not hesitate to lie about . ackcnale. Mr. Buckingham and othcrref The Ottawa Free Press says: “It has leaked out that the special consignment of Canadian eggs sent to England last autumn for the purpose of testing the value of that market was bought by Sir Charles Tupper. no doubt With money - .32. e urpose by the Can f course good paid for the eggs. This is a flood sample of tory ‘statesmanshlp.’ sloner wanted make it appepr that Cana- were much relldied by the but those merchants who have cc s ' e to Enzluud have lost pm ifiry sin vided for th government. dlan eggs cockne s, swam *W' came-new as . .. . . .- , ., m’dvu‘m"‘”" enticin- fjohave‘been‘ place him shutout!“ inthiscmssetatdcfincd} Opposite mics. Sumo-amateu- w words,’ ‘ mm ....‘cfm museum an m " Wrewouuansvtobr-sod dammdomfidnw'fil halfiniudelivery. handsome» dailssallknowledgeofthehnds. n. demu' tlntherecerved" largesmnsfor Wmuwhmw once. Heplscutbeblamccnothcra. SirHectordenic-toomuch. Thoevid- enceisclearandconclusivoastocxtensive fnudgastocnormousboodhng’ ,andas to enormous sums contributed for elec- tionpurposes. Sir Hectorisamau of greatsbility,whohasalwsysi3fll°h°"° shown a thorough mastery 0f “M mentalafi'am.‘ Itis idle topm that hedidnochnowwhstwugoingon. To plead ignorance is to plead disgraceful' incompetence. But 8i:- Hector was not incompetent. He knew what he was doing. and so did his colleagues. The department of public works has been placedinchsrgeof the Hon Frank Smith, sndSir John Thompson takes the lesdershrp' of the house. ~ â€"â€"â€"_~______, A manners.- SPE'C! 'Am The Empire andâ€"dike: tory organs are humbu that line. carry them out. tryingtomakeagreatdsaloutof certain brave utterances of Premier Abbott in the senate about “exercising summary vengeance" upon all these, be they high or lo or, found guilty of “appropriating public money-stealing." with singular fitness from one of the lead- ingactorsinthePacific scandal. He wasthencngagedin transactionsnotless demoralizing and. scandalous than those revealed by the investigation now in mgr-cu; and it isthe shugest irony of gate that enables Senator A bott to pose in one house as a pgtrist and mud th a charge against ercier co emu e corruption and malversstion practiced by Langevin and others. by which the pm has been kept in power and the reversion of the premiership secured to the pro- fessed “purist" of to-dsy who in the years not so long ago was one of the high priests of the greatest and boldest .scheme of corruption ever devised and camed out. Mr. Abbott according to his own rule should execute summary himself. He should have the grace to commit political hari kari. He should make way for honest men. The . _ have not for years had a finer exhi than and hypocrisy. quickly ascertain his own punisher of corruption begms' to carry out his professions These words come discussing vengeance upon ublic Senator But he never intends to * EDITORIAL NOTES. “ When thieves fall out." a telling review of certain phases of the boodllng exposures at Ottawa, will be found on our third page- A letter by Mr. J. A. Barron, MP" to the Watchman. correcting an erroneous statement in that paper is reprinted on Our third page. Sir Hector and Uncle Thomas should retire from the house of commons. They are not entitled to seats in that asssem~ blage. They are disqualified. and if in due do not retire steps should be the government for their expul~ The Mall is occasionally unfair in referr- ing to the French Canadians. It says the late Mr. Mousseau “was no: a man of sufficient weight for Dominion purposes.” Now. Mr. Mousseau was “a good man 3001bs." and surely he could tip beam with the Dewdn ' garts and Bowells from Ontario. The Mall says:~â€""Shakcspcare says that men’s evil manners live in brass. This is 3y certainly true of Mr. John R. Arnoldi. whose manners are as brassy as some of the many donations improperly received by him. Canadians have little to be proud 0 in connection with the Ottawa scan but they can at least congratulate them- selves upon the fact that all the person implicatedb them are not as shameless as brazen skipper of the 'Joa.’ He alone excepted. they evidently have a proper the position in which they are is not much Chas. Tup r has not exhausted resources in elegaon trickcrv. The Woodstock Sentinel Review very pertinently and effectively remarks: “It is not often that Rev. Dr. Grant of Kingston and Dr. Wild of Tomato lose a chance of making their voices heard a ve the din of the most exciting topic of e day. But they preserve an audible fi‘ence about these ‘trillee' at Ottawa with just now are in all other men's m the. from the emission of o , prophetic utterances about w that were alleged to have selves on the citadel of Que as they are. The high commis- I he ltls s eye, and Bag- tobethankful shame- prlcea were and shows '1' would have been . authority eto rector of those to seem ave been long Ottawa. Zealoustor the . - â€" public life. Is that these birdsthat We like to make money but we are convinced it cannot You know we can’t afford to knock a Good Reputation into Silvers. Abandon the idea that we will allow anyone to do better by you than we will, for you must always remember that is never afraid to Sell Goods on a Close Margin. trade. We know of but one way to do it and that ENEXT THIRTY DAYS; LINDSil’S LEADER 0F LUW BASH PRIEES BRY fiflflflS HUUSE "'d‘ onAINSTw OLD FOGEY BUSINESS IDEAS Is one of the little Jobs we have on hand this month. 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