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We can also supply you oh a good' pair of boots or Our prices on all the above products are right, and we 'guarantee satisfaction or your money refynded jus as freely as we take it. 8 x biscite Bill. At least | servative member con-| Kk Shusversion tn She doe : e L rg. to legislate on the kind of referen- dum to be submitted, and they all voted behind the Premier, who defended the Gov- berals views Signal v not if | in the debate I always in concord. The Conser- vatives sw! in behind the Treasury benches and expressed the views that had been express- ed by their leaders. Replying to Attorney General Nickle, the Liberal der, W. E. N. Sin- g | clair, K.C, enunciated a prin- ciple that constitutes one of the main differences in Liberal and Conservative thought so far, at all events as the Legislature is concerned, and that is that no "big stick" had been used on the Liberal members nor would be while he was its leader. He twitted the Atorney Gen- eral with having a "Tory mind" which was .probably incapable of understanding the Liberal principle of freedom of thought and action,.and held up in con- trast the ultra-Tory spectacle of a Premier standing up in the Legislature 'as Premier Fergu- sort had a few days previous,and urging his followers to get into the Conservative voting line. Another Legislative item in which the Liberal group is evi- dencing extreme interest is the bill of Hon. Charles McCrae, ll | Minister of Mines, which got through second reading pecul- iarly unnoticed, by which the | Government will reduce nickel No furnishing, h beautiful, will appear to ad- | 1 fu ishing, however pL ap] 0 ll | It has ben pointed out that the ion from 5 to 3 per cent. nickel companies of Ontario made something like * $60,000- 1] 000 profit in eight years, and the general view among Liberal || members is that they should {| continue to contribute fair re- {iH-venues.. They may make some ll | interesting move to protect pro- vincial revenues on that score. | re ren li| A MESSAGE TO WOMEN VOTERS How many votes are there in Ontario? According to Allen M. Dymond, Chief Prov. Election Officer, the list for 1923 Legislative Assembly Election, contained one million six hundred and seventy thousand names: and this, number did not include the electoral districts of Muskoka, Peel, and Peterboro East, in which 22,304 citizens voted. Undoubtedly there - would be over 30,000 men and women Jin these three constituencies. Therefore, Ontario has a voting ft population of one million seven hun- 8 | dred thousand. ® . How many of these are women? The lowest estimate is one half: Think of it! At least 850,000 women who have the right to use the ballot. Yet the total number of electors who. actually voted in last year's election was only 957,000. How many of the 743,000 . delin- quents were women? . Every women who is a British cit- a right to be on the Provincial Poll Be § Ff Prince pointed and twenty-one years of age has | again contested a seat next night. | municipality. = The 8 | railing around it, room for one to pass at a time. | to vote and the railing lasted about five minutes. | but was there to see the fun. Hon. William Smith, P.C, inted from the Ontario Reformer) dey 'me the other day for a political article for The for the 8th of March, when Oshawa becomes a nsent without fully realizing what I was pro- ment of that promise, I hope your readers may ag useful in the days to come. A little over 77 years ago my mother left the Laing homestead, immediately west of the old Oshawa House, as the bride of Wil- liam Smith for her future home near Columbus, and when the James Laing estate was wound up, this property came into my mother's Jossession She held it for a number of years and then sold it to Dr. Coburn, a son-in-law of Senator Reeson of Markham. The building were burned up some years later and as I remember, it was afterwards the home of the late Mr. John Bailes. tive Council and Legislative Assem The old Parliament of Canada was divided into the islative Council and Legislative Assembly, and my first recollection of Senator Reeson was when he was contesting Queen's Division as a Liberal Candidate for the Legistlative Council, and South On- tario was in his division, He was opposed by Mr. John Ham Perry, of Whity, but his candidature was strongly opposed by many of his friends on account of his being Registrar of the County. He then retired, and his place was taken by Mr. Gamble who was of some promin- ence in the County of York. Mr. Reeson was elected by a large majority and continued in the Legislative Council until Federa- jon, when he was one of the first appointments to the Senate and occupied this position until his death some years later, although very helpless during the later years of his life. Mr. Perry, of Whitby. find the follo Mr. Perry was avery able man, and I never can forget his fine | turnout of horses and carriage when he was canvassing the Di- vision--A driver dlways well groomed horses white as snow, harness and carriage to match. This outfit played a prominent part in taking the Prince of Wales, afterwards Edward VII from the Grand Trunk Station, Whitby, to the wharf, where a boat was waiting to take the party to Toronto. I seemed it was intended that Sheriff Reynolds should do this, but by a little manoeuver- ing on the part of Mr. Perry, the Royal party took Mr. Perry's carriage instead of the Sheriff's. It was for a long time considered a good joke. : During my first term in Parliament, Hon. Alexander McKenzie and wife and Senator Reeson and wife and myself occupied rooms on the same floor in the Grand Union Hotel, Ottawa, and as Mr. McKenzie and Bator Reeson were both very helpless. I never can-forget the Kindness and devotion of these ladies to their husbands. Nothing seemed a trouble to them. Senator Reeson and I became quite intimate and it was always a pleasure to help him out in any way I could. Mowat at Columbus. I must hurry on and go back for anumber of years to the first political speech I ever heard and that was in Columbus by Mr. Mowat--atterwards in Oshawa. He was anything but a pleasing speaker, but. an able man. He was contesting South Ontario as a Liberal and was opposed by 'Mr. Angus Morrison, the two can- didates being Toronto Lawyers. Mr. Mowat won by a large maj 1864 when he was appointed to the Bénch. counted one of the Fathers of Confederation. A Confederation Election. Mr. Mowat was opposed twice by my uncle, William Laing, of Whitby, but all the glory of the Conservative party got out of it was a reduction of Mr. Mowat's majority by several hundred. Mr. Mowat's appointment caused a by-election when the can- didates were Mr. T. N. Gibbs for the conservatives and Mr. Abram Farewell for the Liberals. . Confederation Was the Issue. Mr. Farewell was considered somewhat doubtful on the loyalty cry, although I never could see where it came in. Mr. Gibbs was rather inclined to be independent and so won out. Mr. Gibbs had two sessions in the Legislative Assembly. One session in Quebec and the other in the new Parliament Buildings at Ottawa. ? The next contest was in 1867, after Confederation was an ac- complished fact. i Sir John Macdonald was the First Prime Minister of the Do- minion and Mr. John Sandfield Macdonald for the Province of Ontario. South Ontario has been changed several times, but at this time consisted of Oshawa, Whitby Town, Whitby Township, Pickering and East Whitby. : Hon. George Brown Defeated Mr. Gibbs was the conservative candidate and the Hon. George Brown the Liberal, and it was some election. Mr. Brown came into. the Riding and held a series of meetings, speaking for five hours every night with coat and collar off and using plenty of water. A common saying was that no one before had ever seen a windmill run by water. I heard him in for breakfast. Sir Matthew 3 Gibbs, so the election had one good night of it. Two days polling and one polling place in each Town Hall, Columbus, had a high desk with a Men were crazy 1 hadn't a vote, Every elector could talk politics and it was no unusual thing to see neighbors hammering the line fence over their political differences. : Mr. Gibbs won, and the Hon. Mr. Brown was appointed to the nate some years later by the McKenzie Government, but never for the Commons as the Legislative As- never called. SE ~~ Gibbs Again Elected. The next election was the General of 1872. Mr. Gibbs was rain the Conservative candidate, and Mr. Truman White Reese, Pickering, the Liberal. Mr. Gibbs won again and his brother ~ won in Noth Ontario. Mr. T. N. Gibbs was shortly ap- Minister of Inland Revenue in Sir. John Macdonald's en he came back for endorsation by the , he was opposed by Mr. Holden, of dal was now a live question and was Gibbs won, but some months after after several days discussion. Sir. { Mr. McKenzie, ority and held this seat until Mr." Mowat was Brooklin for the first time and got home in time Crooks Cameron was there for Mr. Columbus the ly was Ro ER fo tory of South Ontario| Wie " a ty nV v : The Farmer's Partner 1 JAC ee sn iid, i Vion by the puny & keeps - in other words, every bank has a distinct character, ¥ This Bank has been so cl yr A _ mentia the Net hall contaey tely. swwociated with vure} develops Formar's Purtves for if Jou ara louking practical banking co-operation, let ow , STANDARD BANK H. G. Hutcheson, Manager Port Perry Branch, W. E. N. Sinclair, K.C, M.P.P. L. 0. Clifford, M.P. Present member for South Ontario. Present member for South Ontario. Mr. W. H. Gibbs was again the candidate in North Ontario and was opposed by Adam Gordon of Manchester. Cameron and Gordon won by decent majorities but by a strange co-incidence both members died within a few days of each other, rendering new elections in both Ridings necessary. This was held in August of 1876 and the Hon. T. N. Gibbs was opposed by Mr. Edgar, afterwards Sir. James and speaker of the House of Commons. Hon. Mr. Gibbs won in South Ontario and his brother in North Ontario. Sir. John Macdonald and his party were urging in Parliament better trade relations on the lines of the National Policy and when Mr. McKenzie"s Government appealed to the country in 1878 the Trade Issue was the only question and strange as it may seem Hon. T. N. Gibbs and his brother W. H. were defeated along with the McKenzie Government. At a later date, Hon. T. N. Gibbs was appointed to the Senate by Sir. John Macdonald's Government, but did not live very long to enjoy the honor. Hon. William Smith Elected. I must hurry along or thisg article will be too long. I was the Conservative candidate in the new Riding of Pickering in West Ontario and Reach and Port Perry from North Ontario into the South in 1882, 1887, 1891, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1911 and 1917 and 1921. Hon. T. N. Gibbs was beaten by Mr. Glen in 1878 and Mr. Glen was the Liberal candidate in 1882 and won. Dr. Rae and I fought it out in 1887 by my winning. Mr. James I Davidson wou in 1891, but was unseated and beaten in 1892 by myself. Mr. Burnett, Liberal, wonein 1896, and was replaced by Mr. William Ross, of Port Perry and he won in 1900. Mr. Ross was again the Liberal candidate and was beaten by Mr. Peter Christie of Manchester, and he in turn was beaten by Mr. F. L. Fowke, of Oshawa, and in 1911 with Reciprocity as an issue Mr. Fowke was beaten. In 1917 Mr. Sinclair was the Liberal and was beaten and in 1921 in a three cornered fight, Mr. Clifford, Liberal won. The Legislative Fights I must get back again to Confederation. Dr. McGill, Liberal, of Oshawa, in 1867 won the first local but supported the Government of John Sandfield Macdonald but paid® the price by being defeated by Mr. Abraham Farewell. Mr. Fare- well was defeated by Mr. N.'W. Brown of Whitby, and at the general election, Mr. Brown was'defeated by Mr. John Dryden. Mr. Dryden held the seat for several years, but was opposed once by Mr. John Miller and twice by Robert Miller. Mr. Mowat had retired from the Bench and became Premier of Ontario, and Mr. Dryden became Minister of Agriculture. Dryden-Calder Contest Sir Oliver Mowat resigned the premiership and finally became Lieut.-Governor of Ontario and Sir George Ross' government was formed. When Sir. Geo. Ross' government was defeated, Mr. Dryden went down with it, being defeated by Mr. Charles Calder. Mr. Dryden never was a candidate again, but there were several strenuous years between the two parties as lead by Mr. Dryden and Mr. Calder, and when it was all over honors were about even, but I feel that Mr. Dryden and I parted for the last time in the Queen's Hotel, Toronto, our differences were buried and ended. Mr. Dryden passed away when I was in Scotland. Mr. Calder paid t he penalty of these hard fights a few years ago passing away rather suddenly. Mr. Calder was beaten by Mr. Sinclair, who was in turn beaten by Mr. Calder, and after that Mr. Sinclair won again. Mr. Sinclair was opposed by Dr. Jas. Moore of Brooklin, and it is just possible with a little more time, Mr. Moore might have won. So on the 8th of March Oshawa becomes a City, and although it was not too kind to me in 1921, I can do nothing but wish its future well, and its people prosperous. They tell me the people of Oshawa are Traders, and while this may seem strange, still it is borne out by the result of the 1921 election, as every polling division voted Liberal. : My friends say my political activities are over and the Liberals hope so. If this is so, nothing remains for me but to keep in a quiet humble way, the old Conservative flag unfurled, believing as 1 do say Canada is safe in the hands of a party whose pledges are as good in government as in opposition. - was in Parliament for 20 sessions and never in op- it in the House of Commons with every one who has - We are sorry that we did not have a picture of Mr. Smith to ublish with this article. The old party fights are over. It will better for our country when we to vote more to our convictions 'regarding the issues before the country. Tels mes AE. Rs foes