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 ONTARIO GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1898. 
 A CONOENI^ED RECORD 
 
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 Showing: so Years of Honest, Ppogresalve and 
 Economloal Admlnlstpatlon. 
 
 ' Itff Record as to Ihe Farmers, v 
 
 > It, hM crektod a Departniont of Agriculture wiUi • auccoisful farmer m Ministwr. 
 
 It Ims Hpeiit S!i.'M,530 in theint«rmta of Agriculture in the pattt four yearn, 1894-'9?. 
 
 It has Rjicnt f l,1)2i),S00 (incluiling expenditure on capiUl account) (or the Mme purpoM in 
 the pant twenty-au yram, IH7w-'97. 
 
 It han han«le<i over §1,6.14,761 to t lie various Agricultural Societica for the fanuera. 
 --7 It has handed over 8438,079 to other .Societies in Zi years to be expcmled by iU metnber*. 
 
 It has carried on the most successful Agricultural Collc^'n in A>neriua for 28 years. 
 
 It has cfinduotn'l the most extensive work in field exi>crini<!iU8 in America at Ouelph. 
 
 It has now in operatibn three suouewful dairy schools, at (iii(;t|i)i, Ktngston and Stimthroy. 
 
 It !<cnt trav<!lhn)> dairies througlioul the province for six years in nucccsaijEtn. . 
 
 li lins eatabliiihcd fruit ex|ieririi-'nt stations at twelve points at little expense. 
 
 it lias giye(i practical in!itrn<:tiriii to the furmers in fruit Hpi-aying for thti jwst three Jtut. 
 
 It \vui energclioally tiikcn hold of l>^c San .los^ scale and the Tuben uloaifriiucatioB. 
 ■ It ha'< established "a live <.iiK>cl Ruadi.Jiranch with marked success. 
 
 U collects and publiKhei a<'<-umtn.fariiiL, municipal and other statistics; 
 ^' It conducts .in cxIensiM- system of Farme'h! Institutes. 
 
 ' It has established a .pi<>n<'er (arm in Xlooina and published valuable in frsnnation as to 
 Ontario'* resources. It prepares and pubjjfihiKbuIletins and reports,- aggropitini; hundreds bl 
 tho<iH.inds in the past four ycirs. It provideuVlieap money for tile-drainagf li'v the farmers. 
 
 ItH Record in connectfon witli the Dcfrartnieut of Crown Lands. 
 
 It has surveyed .It.'i townships, of , which 161 are free grants and 43 sale t»wnshi|M. 
 
 It has loeattM] 26,<)0<> iwrsons, equal to a population of m5,000, in Free (irant; Townships. 
 
 It hits collected on account of public lands, since 1872, (4,276,581. 
 
 It has sold 4;:{9.t miles of timlMtr limiU for JF5,.366,700. Bonus, say, $1,222 per mile, just 
 (or the right t.o.cut. still retaining the land. Dues 91.23 per.1,0()0'{eet, ground rent $3 per 8.ni.', 
 
 It has collected f<ir bonuses, timl)cr dues and ground rent, sinice 1872,920,253,770. ' •. , 
 
 It has created two I'rovincial I'nrks— ths^AIgonquin and the Rondeau. . "^ ' 
 
 It has built 4,725 miles and rv|)aired 10,737 miles of colonisation ronda, and built 16^ miles 
 of bridges in the new northern ilistricta. 
 
 It hasspcnt on rna<is and i)rtdcoa in the new diatricts uearjiy 93|000,OQO. 
 
 Itrhas established ;i Bureau of Mihea.and passed an advanced mining l»p, and made pro- 
 vision for ei^loration with diamond drills and for summer mining S<^hm>1ii. ^ 
 
 It has encouraged iron mining and ateel and iron manufacture. 
 ' 'It haa examined and granted licenses to 654 cullers of timber. 
 - It haa establiahcd a forestry branch' and taken steps toward inrther forest preaervntion. 
 
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 / Its Record as to Education. ' 
 
 ■ *. It has ekpanded 914,500,000 during 26 years on education. 
 
 It put the Department:of Education under the direct and' responaible control of » Minister 
 of the Grown (a courae approved by .the .late Dr. Byersont the Snperintendei|t of Council d 
 Public Inatmction). Quebec now propoaea a aimiliir change. '^ > ^ 
 
 It effected a uaeful and important oonaolidation 6( thn Provincial achool lawa.- 
 
 It haa improved the achool ayiiteni on 6hf diatiiiot linea, making it the moat complete and 
 effective of any aimilitrqratem in the world. ' / 
 
 It haa dona much to further Higlier Education in the GoIleMo and Univormty. 
 
 It haa eatebliahed • Sohoid u( Fnotioal Science. Omnty Mod«l Soboda, Tralnina Inati- 
 tntoo. a Normal iTqlloge^ Art Sohoolar TeMihoraf Aaoointiona nad Maehuiiea' InaUta- 
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 It. MU •fliciently regulated tlio liquor tr»ffi(% »nd bM giTen us »n «ot whioh hu rwtucml 
 thoni'iihher of lirennesfrom 6.185 in 1874 5 to 3.0M in 1806-7. or on? lioemin for erwy 2H7 
 prrnoiin HI iho provinco in IH75. M iiKiiin«t one li<-«nM for Vitry 7'28 penwim in 1807- . » 
 
 It lia« in.vlo W'lHprrsiM-f teaoliing coiiipuliiorjr in Hchoolii un<l«r Oovcrnnient •ii|ienri«ion from 
 
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 mtfrnl iiml pliynical oviU of intcinpcraim". 
 
 ■ It han, hy incnnx of cilucAtion and lej;"iBlation. amiatefl in the diniinntion of drunkenneiw m» 
 r>int dommitmetrta for thiH ofT'^nce liavo fivllen fnmi 4.0.12 in 1877 to 1,716 in 1H07. Thua while 
 
 • lirrc waaonorommitment for every III ponioii!* in thn provinco in 1877, there «*" in IH1I7 
 one for every l.-TW jiersoiia. The l)«»niini<tn Oovnrnment. in ita Statiatiral Year Umk, haa for 
 
 •«v/-<ral ycnrtt pHl»ti«lie<i »t,iti»li«;«, oblaimd dinrlly from nflimal source?, which nhow that in the 
 HoSrtPty of its p<i>pl« < »n»nrio nUndn nl the hmil of alltho pnivincea nf the Dominion- U may 
 l>e lol.Jitl (h>l no Hlale or oraintry from whinh ntnlidtics iiro ohkiiimhlo RhowR no ^noil • rocoMV. 
 Tho follow JOR are ninf> of the priiicipil featiiron of tlio «iovornment'« li<Tnw law : 
 (I) It lm« v;iven the provinco » l»<u»l Option lnw which permitH tho entire prohibition of the 
 liquor trallir for beverage purp<Me» in niunii i|mlitirH. ('J) It haa provided that not more than 
 lliioe licennrx.niay be issued (or \\w liiHt wjic thousaml of |H>pulalion and one for each full 60W. 
 (S) Itliafl providcil that Municipal t'ounciU niiiy "till further limit the numlier of licenses. 
 ( t) It han ii>iiferrod the power ot philnbitiou bb Ui i)cw li<'iuiRe« Ulton a majority of eleotora in 
 ixtllinK «nb ilivi««ion,t. (.5) It liaa , given lejt;iMlalion which prohibiln tli«» aale •f intoxicating 
 li'piorM on vetweU navi>;iiting the lakes nud rivers of the provinco. (6) It haa provided that after 
 yVpril. I8W, miloon lieenaos shall be a'><>liHhc«l. (7) It has prohibited the sale of liquors to all 
 perHoiis under 5JI years of age. (8) It has given IcjfiHlation enabling relatives or employera of 
 l>erHon» « Uo drink to excess, to ^rohilrit the sale of liquor to such iterNons. (ft) It haa prohibited 
 the si\l" of liquor from aeVen o'clock on Saturday evenings until six q'cliM;k on Monday 
 mornintfH, and during Municipal or Parliamentary election days ; and that for thrfo violationc 
 uftlKie provision)., within two years, the license shall Im) cancelled. It is further provided 
 that oil' ether days in towuships and villa^*-" no liquors shall be Mtld aft«r 10 p.m. jintil A »,in. i 
 ami in towns and cities from 1 1 pjm. unld 6 a.m., and that stamlunl time shall gj oveni. 
 
 Its Rrroril In Dcnlinc with the Afllirted. | 
 
 It has expended over f l8,000,»HiO since 1872 upon hospitals, charities and a^lums. 
 
 It ha«six large asjlums for the insiinc, and an asyliim for tjie idiotic, accomnuxlatiiigih all 
 6,7I'2 patients, at a lower per raniU coMt than any asylum in the States or other Province. 
 
 It has institutes frtr the di «f, dumb and Mind, and gratiU aid to 1 12 ch»ritab»\in»tlinliona. 
 It leads t he worhl in »ti» caro of t he afllicted classes. ., . \ ' ' ■ .' 
 
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 (Qiit of a total of $8«,('2l ,785, expended aincc 1872, it has returned to tbs peo|(l« iho '"••»*'• 
 ing auniV, amouniing to $68,824,893, or 79 per cent, (with other smaller sums): — 
 
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 Mninlonanro of public institutions .'. - I5,4.c4,»i7f» 
 
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 rublio buildiiigi and works. ».355,«!W 
 
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 ■Goloni/Ation roads...... ^ , •-• ' . Jl ivi 
 
 Aid to colonization arid ortier railways...... ;... *>''"®'*i' 
 
 Municipal loan fund distribution 3,388,777 
 
 Of miscellaneous expenditure of f I ,flp8,000, I was returnoil to the 
 
 people ..?;.;..... .:... 1,683.216 
 
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 ' In addition to this lil»eraIe.ijfcnditnr«At has* surplus of $5,121,345. ! J 
 •i Ottt of the total expenditure under Supply Bill in 14 years, I88i-'97, tho Oppoilition op- 
 posed only $243, 146 out of $47,4 1 7,483, or, about one-half of one per cent. fi, 
 
 '~^~'- Its Record as to Public Works and Buildings. 
 
 It has expended $9,355,098 on PabUo Works and BoUdings (including $I,a|M>,090 for con- 
 (traction of nsvr Parliament Buildings) sinop 1872i \A . \ . 
 
 It has expended newly $3,600,000 on the Qreotion and intproveinent of Asylwns for thi 
 
 ""^It has expettded nsarly $426,009 on the eraotioa and improTement « Inatittitea for tht 
 
 .^It has egpsoded aearty $800,000 for tha ewotioo and Improreineat o^acaMoyU Bnadings 
 
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