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Las diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthoda. ata lure, J 2X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 •^^-^<'^-:^..^'^^i.:^ss^^ is^ '' ^ -HiHld.h.M mi \ miik OJompUmcnts of ilu ftiUton Setov'm a^fiat«i^,o«(^ut THE CAMPAIGN IN HALT ON, MR MACDOOGALUS RECORD. m I <^' ' > SPEECH DELIlfERED BY MR. G. R. PATTULLO. Secretary of the Enform Association of the Province of Ontario, AT GEORGETOWN, FRIDAY evening: AUGUST 30tli, 1878. (RepuUishcd hy the Reforvi Association of the County of Halton.) TORONTO, ONTARIO : OliOBB PRINTING COMPANY, KING aTEEET EAST. 1878. ! •« ^^\v .o , -• i the accoi AJC.M andi,< . ■ ' veryi ing ' Ck'litl 1 trien cal e *■ • TBE CAMPAIGN IN HALTON. SPEECH DEillKHED BJ MR. G. R. PAtlOLLO. Secretary of tlie Eeform Association of the Province of Ontario^ At Georgetown, Friday Evening, August 30th, 1878. A meeting in tlie interests of Mr. JIc- Craney, the llfiform candidate, was held in the Drill Shed in Georgetown, on Friday evening, 27th August. The meeting was or- ganized shortly after eight o'olocii' hy Mr. ilaokfr'nzie, Mayor of Georgetown, tiikinj; the chair. Tlie Chaihman invited Hon. Win Mac- dougall, tlie Oppotsition Candidate, if he was present, Mr. Fattulio, and Aid. Halhun, <.f Toronto, to take seats on the platform. The first named gentleman iiad not, however, entered the building. The others came to the platform. After an interval, Mr. Macdougall entred and was rect;ived with choers bv his f riendB. After a private consuKatioii between Mesbrs. McCraney andMacdougull, theCuAiii- Man announced that arranjicmeiits had been made tliat each speaker should be limited to one hour, and that he would enforce the rule. He hoped that the meeting would give a fp.lr hearing to all those who addressed them. After addresses by Messrs. McCraney and Hallain, Mr. McDougall was called on, and having been allowed to speak a quarter of an hour more than his time, was reminded by the Chairman of the fact that his time was up. He remarked that he would have fair play or else somebody else wouUi not have fair play. The CHAniHANintormed Mr. Macdougiill that he hud aheauy exceeded the time agreed udou. Mr. Macd( uqali, said that if he sat down now and Mr. Pati'ullo spoke after him ha would claim the privi- ege of replying. If not, he Wuuld leave tlie meeting and ask his friends to do the same. (Cheers, hii^ses, and cries of « Uh, oh," and " Don't let him run the meeting.") Mr, JIcCRANcy' said he was not going to fireuK the arrangemect he had entered into on account ot tuch a threat by Mr. xMacdougail. Mr. Miicdougall thereupon seized his hat and cane, loiiily wished the Chairman ''a very good evening." and departed, remark- ing '• You'll see how that will work." Evi- dently the expectation ot himself and his friends was that this little piece of theatri cal el!oit %vo!ild jufit about clettr the hit!!. It did char the hali of the boy« and those friends of .VIr. Macdougail who had come from Milton and Oakville, and -who sneaked out as if ashamed of themselves; but the majority of the meeting remained, as did certain very decided opinions of the man who showed his appreciation of the courtesv extended to him by rcting in such a manner. The crowd, after standing ac the door for some time, howling and hooting like a lot of demons, left for parts unknown, and the remainder of the proceedings wero charac- terized by the best ot order, the chsest attention and the waimest enthusiasm. The Chairman then called upon Mr, G. R Pattci.lo, Secretary of the Re- form Association of Ontario, who on rising wasi received with loud cheers. I ain not surprised, he said, at the exhibition of Oppo- sition tactics which we have just witnessed It is only a repetition of what has taken place elsewhere since the present campaign «'p';ncd. A party tliat had shown so little re- spect for the position of the Prime Minister of the Dominion at» to intrude themselves upon the r.. cent workiugmen's meeting in Toronto for the sole [.urpcise of breaking it up, and pre- venting the Premier being heard,cou,d hardly be expected to conduct themselves with more propriety in theii- treatm'eut of Mi- Mackenzie's lollowers. (Cheers.) It seemed to be iheoi)iiiiou of Mr. Macdougail and the managers ot the Conservative party that they had a right to control not only their own meetings but meetings held by Ke- tormero, and when thuy could not so con- trol them they endeavoured, as they had dune to-niyht, to break them up. But I am glad that here, at all events, they havw tailed. When Mr. Macdougail took his hat and with his friends retired from the meeting with an air of bravado that iU became their cowardly conduct,ho evidently expected to deplete the hall. But he was mistaken. He found that his triends were gteatiy uuiuumbored iu the audience as ■ ♦V they would hUo l>e greatly outnuiribercd at the polls. ((.'heciH.) The l88U An orderly niectiiiK being now assured by the ictirsnier.t of the Oppusitiun, I shall now, M.-. Chnirmftu, roter to what I belieTo are or ought to bo some of the leading questions for the consider- ation of the electors in the present con- test. Tlie Canadian people are now asked to consider and pronounce their verdict between tiie two great nolitical parties who seek to govern tbia country, and in one re- spect, at least, they are in a better posi- tion to arrive at- a fair and just verdict than in any previoua general election since Con- federation. IJoth parties — the Conservative, led by Sir John A. Macdonald, and the Ke- lorm, led by the Hon. Alexander Alackenzle — have now a legislative and administra- tive recoid. The former held office from 1867 to 1873 ; the latter has governed the country from 1873 until now. Comparison of Records Necessary. It is by the records which they have made, by their respective policies tor the future, by tlie character, private and public, of the two political leaders and of their respective fol- lowing — who, with them, are now appealing for the sutfrages ot the Canadian electorate it is only by a comparison of this kind that a fair and juft verdict can be recorded. Upon the result of such a comparison, Mr. Mackenzie and the Heforin party are pre- pared to await, with the utmost contid'snce, the nation's v rdict. (Cheers.) Sir John Maodonald's Opportunities. To contrast fairly the records of the Conservati''e and Keform Administrations since Confederation,it is necessary to consider the circumstances under which each as- sumed office. In 1867, Confederation having been consummated by the "union, for the time being, ot both political parties, Mr. (now Sir) John A. Macdonald was called on to inaugurate the first Government of the Dominion. No Canadian states- man — no ' Colonial statesman any- where — ever had so magnificent opi)or- tunities for great, wise, and patriotic statesmanship as were then presented to him. Appealing to the people upon the ground of no-party, asking them to forget the political differences of the past, and sur- rounded by colleagues drawn from both political parties — colleagues for the most part of political experience and prominence in their several Pro- vinces — he was sustained by an immense majority at the general election which followed. Further: — Canada, in common with the whole civiliBed world, was just then entering upon anera of great com- mercial prosperity — a circumstance which ensured an ample revenue for Govern- mental piirposes.and naturally also a greater degree of contentment aniootrst the people than can possiblyexist Inatimeo^epreHsion. Such were the happy circumstant i!s which suirouiided Sir John A. Mac- donald on the formation of his Govern- ment in 1807. Such were his opportuni- ties for gri.at statosinanKhip — tor laying broad and deep the foundations of the new Government. Bow he failed to Improve them. How was it, then, that surrounded by ex- perienced and influential colleagues from the different Provinces of the Dominion, and backed by an immense majority in Par- liannnt.Sir John A. Macdonald, who, we aia told, 18 " Canada's greatest statesman," in six short years afterwards, brought his Gov- ernment and his i-..rty to destruction and disgrace, and was compelled to resign the reins of office into the hands ot his op- ponents? (Cheers.) How came it, the thout;htful elector will naturally ask, that after seven years' experience of his Govern- ment, the Canadian people ejected him from office by a majority squally overwhelming as was that by which they had sustained him when he appealed to them in 1867? How was it that they preferred his opponents — men, if we are to believe Con- servative testimony, of no ability, und cer- tainly of very little legislative ex- perience — to one so aWe, one s ) experienced, and one so patriotic as " Canada's greatest statesman '' ? Surely these are questions which will occur to every elector at the present lime, bo he Conservative or lle- tormer; for tlw; Conserrative even more than the Reformer should hesitate to again re- turn to power a political leader who had — in spite of the most splendid opportunities —led his party not only to destruc- tion but to disgrace. (Cheers.) The Late Government's Record. To answer these questions satisfactor- ily and to understand aright the rea- sons which led to the rapid decline and fall of Sir John Macdonald's Government, it is necessary to consider some of its chief acts, lo refer to its legislation, to its admin- istration, and to its general policy. The Intercolonial Railway. One of the conditions ot our union with the Maritime Provinces was an undertak- ing to build the Intsrcolonial Railway. What was the course of Sir John Macdonaid's Government with respect to that under- taking ? Was the location of the line, its subsequent construction and management, such as to subserve the best interests of the Dominion? Wm Maodougall's Testimony. With respect to the location of the route I shall refer you to the testimony of one of Sir John A. Maciloimlti'rf coIIoajnucB — one wliu in xtill a political lihy, and who is now asking your HurtiiiircH as Sir John's cdiulidatofoi' the House of C'Drnnionn, I mean Mi. Wm. iMiicdoiigull. ((Jht-ciK.) Frultl03s Mi8sioTi«i, It will be remenibfifd that in ISfJ'J, Mi- MacdouKuU was sent out by Sir John Macilon- ald to tiike punsession of tiie newly acqiiirud North. West Territory, just as lie has been sent out now to take possession of Uiu couu- iyofllaiton. < Lanj^hter.) Unfortunately he wfts iinsncceHsfiil in his mission then, ns lit) will be unsuccessful in his nl's^ion now, ^Cheers.) His position then and now re- minds uie of a little story wiiich, wiien a boy, I lioard .Mr. Alacdouirall tell in the county of Oxford, and as it is his own story 1 am sure Mi. Macdougall will not obj' ct to a peisoual application of it. An Apt Illustration Porker '•>. Potato Patch. When a younjr man ui)on the farm, hav- ing been, like the niajrity of uh, to the manor born, Mr. .Macdou-uU had for a neigli- bour a worthy Irisliman. Said Irishman owned a very ]onj,'-no«ed, voracious, and e.\ceedingly miHcliievous specimen Oi the ^f/jK.? porker. 'J'his porker was always getting into mischief, and frequently into a certain (jotato patch. The owner coiild not understand it. He had examined the fence between his pasture field and the potato patch thoroughly, and had "chinked " every hole that his porkslup could possibly get through, liul still he I'uiind him daily among the potatoes. At last he discovered the secret. He found under a certain jianel of the fence that a large hollow log had been used as the ground rail, id through this»log the ani- niiil was accustoimd to come and goat his owi^ sweet will. The Irishman observed that the log vas not only hollow, but curved, and^ just as li.ny Irishman would, he determined to have some tun. He- turned the log so that botii ends would lead to the it'.isture tield, aiiu when his porkship returned and started full - bound by his accustomed route to tl.-e potato patch, he was greatly surprised to lind himseli coming out o!\ the same side ot the fence. (Laughter.) So with Mr. iMacdou- gall. Sir John Alacdonald. no doubt anxious to get rill othiu), sent him up as (jr.ivernor to the North-Wrst, but he look g(,od care to turn the log under the .Alanitoba line-fence — that " i)lawsied fence' — so that .Mr. .Mac- dougall never got into the North-West potato patch, but came out on the wiong side, just as ho will come out on the wrong side on the l7th ot September (cheeis), only with this difference, that tiie outwarii eiici of the log instead of leading into the pasture iieki wiii lead into the roao', and Mi. Macdougall will hud himself not even in tliu bare pasUire of the Local LegJKlature, but on the street — the only cqnsolatioii leti him b«ing that he will have plenty of Oppositiou stock as company. (Loiii luugbter Hud cheers.) Mr. Macdougall out of Temper. Well, when Mr. Macdougall returned from this t'uiitlusiMluissiuu to the North-West, he wiib not in very good temper with Lis latu colleagues, and he wrote a book or pamphlet, and irem. this pamphlet we get some very interesting testimony as to the conduct of public atluirs by Mr. Macdoufjairs former leader and colleagues and present political allies. And as Mr. Macdotlgall's oi>portu. nities for knowing the facts and of knowing these gentlemen were um'tjuttlled, and m he is now accepted by the Conservative party as a political authority, what he say* with regard to Sir Joim and the Interco- lonial ivadway and other matters connected with the lato Administration ought to be acceptid as good evidence by the (Jonserva- tivo party, at least, if m^t also by ileformers. Eight MiUlons Thrown Into the Sea. Writing in 1870. after his return from the North-West, JJr. Macdoiii;all charges that " Sir John and Mr. tJannibcU surrendered the iiUereatu of Ontario to (Juebec and Mr. Mitch- ell, uiul threw eiyht miiliona of dollars into the SCO. " by selecting the long ro .te for the Intercolonial Kailway instead of the shorter and more natural one. I3y this grave mistake 138 miles more road liad to be built and the whole commercial inter- communicatioa between the Provinces greatly injured — in addition also to tiie con. sequences of being compelled to maintain for all time to come a much longer and more e.'ipensive line of railway than was neces- .sary — and all this for a purely political object — simply to strengtlien Sir George E. Cartier and Mr. Peter Mitchell in certain tjuebut and New Brunswick constituencies. "Trepanning" Imperial Dospatohs. But it has been alleged that the Uiiiger route was chosen on account of Imperial pressure, on tiie ground of military necessity. Tiie only evidence to substantiate this statement is a despatch from the (Jilonial Secretaiy, but which de- spatcli Mr. .Macdougall publicly declared in St. Joim, New iJrunswick, the (Joloniai Sec- retary was '• TUEPAN.NEu" intcj writing. That is to say, that desiiatch was written by the Colonial Secretary at the suggestion of Mr. iMacdoiigaU's colleagues, and then those colleagues having, tor political objects, thus secured it, gravely pnisented the despatch to Farliament as the raison d'etre, for adopting the long and ex[ieiisive route and imposing immense additional and unnecessary bur- I dcu.s u^jou tiie Dominion for aii time to j come ! This, liien, I submit, upon 6 the evidence of Mr. MticdongaH, '■ wan OIK of tlie grave nilsiake* made by the Oovernnient of Sir John A. Macdoniiltl, and aHscntfd to, be it remembered, by Mr, Macdougall himself. (Cheers.) North-West Blundering. Aiuv'ber ot Mr. Macdoiffeall's chargei against Sir John Macdonald'a Government vas its I 'uiidering with n-Hpect to the ac- qiiiMition and subsequent niismanngementof the North-West Territory. In the same pnra- graph of his pamphlet from which 1 have already quoted, Mr. Macdougall says ;•- I am diBclosinit no secret of the Connvil-room when I attinn that in Hepttiuber, l'?6M, cxci-pt Mr. Tillc;' and iiijaelf, fvory nieml>rol' thu UoVornniiMit was either indifferent ot hontiU to the acjuisition of tlie North-Went TerritiriBB. When they liscoverod that a Miui^itcrittl crisis ruspocting the route of tlie lutercoluniul Kailway coulil only be avoided l)y an immediate agreement (and immediate ac'.ion) to secure the transfer of 'hene teriiorics to the Domin- ion, they were ro^uiy to act. On the same dny tluit Sir John A.ilucdimald and Mr. C'amj*e/J »i»»i'e»id- ered the interests of Ontario to Quebec and Mr. Mitcheil^and threw eigut milHonH of diUurs into the seo— I carried a proposition to send u deputation to liiijland with full puwt r to cIohc n4'K')tiatioii8 fertile purchaHe of one-third of the North Ameiic.iu ;outiut ut as an olT-aet. From the above it will be seen ^hat, con. trary to the wishes of the wholo (leojile of | Canada, and especially of the people of On- tario, Sir John Macdonald and his collengucs were either indiftiient or hostile to the ac- quisition of the North-West Territory, and that it was only to make political peace with Mr. Tilley and Mr. Miicdou- ] i^all, and to prevent a Ministerial crisis, on account of their opposition to the lonfi liitercoloniiil route, that tiiey tinally consented to complete the purchase of that ttrrito'ry. Macdougall Charges Sir John and Col leagues with Treason ! and Incapi»olty. It was natural, therefore, considering the inditieruDce and hostility on the part of Sir John and iiis colleagues to the acquire- ment of the North West, tliat they should sliow equal disregard tor the proper estab- lishment of a Government there. Honcft we find Mr. Mu'.dougall,in paue 7 of his pamphlet, addressing Mr. John's Government in the giiage :— Tlip authority of the Dominionhaabepn :it longtli estaolished over that v.ist njgiou, und can only bi' eii- dangen il by treimon or inrnpncitij at Ottiiwa The la.T^^'^, we know, reiqnn .-iuprcme in evfri) di-piirt- iiifnt : the I'onaer in more tlian suspected iu yours. "When 1 use the word ' tri;ason," 1 dusiiv that you sliall uiiilerst nd it in its wjih^at sense. Treason not til the hiirfiil HQvereign of this Unminion only hut trensiin fu the people of Canada ; treason to tJie ■iiitere.'^ts, civil and, rcliijiuus, of tlie jieoiiU of the North-tl'e.it ; treason to hainan Jirogress, freedom, a)id rirnizntion in every Proviure of the 1}0' winion. Here again we lii;d Mr. Macdougall tur- nlRhing us with a ulrons; and doubtless true indictment of his former and pieseat col- leagues . A Hippy Family ! But Mr. Macdougall goes further, and gives us an interesting insight into the " interior economy " of the late Administra- t'on and of the mutual cunfidenoe enter- tained one toward the other by its members. Before loaving Ottawa I took the precaution to obtain copies of all the despatches, draft a^renmonts, and documents relating to the North-West, which I hare sinuu found was a wUe precaution. I knew by experience that it would be unsafe to rely upon oftlciil promptitude or jcoi-spicacity at Uttawa, or to assume that the proper Minister or a quorum of Min- isters would be found at the (Jjpital in anv eni«r- goncy that might hap))on. And 1 know — what this case has conclusively eatublished — that you and the innjdrity of your colleagues would not henitate to garlite or auiipre.ts itnportiint State papers even when demanded by Parliam nt if their production w.\8 likely to expose or embarrass the (Jovernmeut. Wliat a happy family Sir John's Oovetn- ment must have been! What unbounded conUdenco and respi!ct for each otiier and for their . mutual honour is exemplitied in the above passage ! Howe and Sir following lun- Maodougall's Appointment a Mistake. 'i here was still anotiit^r error made by Sir John ila','donald's Government in attempt- ing to esifthlish the new Government in the North-West. It was--and I legret to refer to this in Mr, Jlacdoiigall's absence — the selection ot Mr. Macdougall as Governor, Not because he was not qualified for the position in point of ability, of experience, and of knowleicion, if not hostility, by a considerable section of those who tnen conslituteda large proportio.. *' the pcjpulation of the Norih-Wust. His Hostility to the Catholic Clergy. As a meniber ot a former Canadian Gov- eriiuient, Mr. Macduigall had made himself obnoxiinis to the Catholic pojiiilation and the Catholic clergy in Mjiniitiuliii 1-land. He nlers to this in his oaniiihk't, and cffrs it a-;, in home mca- siiie, an explanation ol tlie diflicullies which followed his appointment as Governor, ili'fcriing to the (. iitiK.ilie clergy, Mr. Mae- doug«.U a;iVB: — In tliecouraijectg that hia reign as a tenipoTHl t^jveiei^n couut not bu nuiintaincd JJiiven iiud being driven from nearly every country in Kurope, these diirk birds of evil omen aeoui to Iruve alighted upon tlio northern rliure of the finest lakes of America, and to have spread themselves, under the miine of Ohiiils, over tlio vast regions and among the nomadic tribes uf the NorUi- ■WesU The Manitoba Act— A Slap at Mr. Lanzevin. The measure pipposftd by Sir John Mnc- donald to form the Province of Manitoba was condemned in equally btioiiK ternii by Mr. Macdougnll, who took occasion in the following; extiatt to return to his attack upon the Catholic clergy, ami altio to get a lilap it another of his present allies, the incorruptible Mr. Laiigcvin : — The Bill, as submitted by tho dominant faction in the Cabinet, wan, on the face of it, a Will to estabiiiih French hall-brced anu foreign eucleaiastical ascenUancj/ in Manitoba. The i;ngli
  • y the sante mail that broi'ght me your nou- committal and deceptive despatch of lUth November, that thu (jaiiudiau Uovernmiit wui'ld not ac- cept thu tran-feri that their so-ciUed tiovernor hud no authority, would be left to get out of the scrape as best I'.e couiU, and th.it thu leaders of the uisurrectiou need not fea' either puuishment or coercion I I may add that thu same mail brought me the Montreal Udatte, with a paragraph inform- ing tliH public that the Uoveruiuent had telegraphed .Mr. Uose nut to pay over the Jt lu>l,ouut Tills was toe first and only intormation I received while at Pem- bina from which X could mler < our policy. Kichot and Uiel were biUer advi'.>ed', they hud positive in- t'ornialion, and acteil on it at oiieu. Meetings were held wl.ieh Ojlonel Deiiuin was not invited to attend, and it was resolved that tiie half-armed loyullsta had better Uut take tlie field — tliey could not expect to ciMiqiier tliu French iiall'-breeds uud thu Canadiatt (Jo ..:rnMeut at tlie same tiine. 'sm. 'g yet another i^all against Norlh-Wast "cting both hrst lieu« vo the np- jf " blawst- -. -law of Dr. the North-West I was told that Or. Tupper de- Dr. Tixr. •irep" IJnt this is not t charge made by 8ir John Mc.cd' » vjuestion — a cnai Sir John and his tenant. Dr. 'I'lippvi. pointmeiit of Captain c ed fence" notoriety, and soi. Tupper), .'ilr. Macilounall sai Capt. Cameron was sent to nguiiiit my strong reuioustrancu. he had to be provided for, that Mi'nded it. And again, on page 17 : — In a short conversation with Dr. Tupper, whom I met on the nlains as I was returning to Canada, he informed mu that Capt. Cameron was sent to the North- West under a promise that he should be a member of my Ouvsrninent, and that he (Dr. Xuppei; hud that promise in writing. Could a more direct and serious churgo 01 nepotism be made against Sir John Macdonald and Dr. Tupper than the above? Tnat Ca|it. Cameron, because a sou-m-law of Dr. Tupper — whose ten- der solicitation tor the gallant cajitain's promotion was truly touching, — " bad gone to the North-West under the promise that he should be a luf iber of my (Mr, M icdouyali's) Government,"' and that "this promise was made in writing." VVlio gave tiie promise? Was it bir John Macdonald? If so, it is clear that Dr. U'upper also, like Mr. .Vlacdougall, was very suspi- cloud of lUc value of Sir Johii'n piotn Imh aud was not toritcnt to niccpt thiin ui>'eBH they wcro iu black, and wliitc I (CLeers. ) Mr. Btaodousall's 'ndlotmont of Pr««ent AUlea. TliPFP, Mr. Chuiniiaii, were the opinions cntiilulnod of Sir John Mtudonald l)y Mi'. Miw.dotintiU mid his coUeanueu ;u 187U— after llnoe or four j«» which Mr. Matdougall ulltifcd j wore ju»Uy churgeable ajiainst them. U:' tlly | stated, Mr. Matd'Hiiialls nidittniont of Mr John aud liincollenKUcs wan:— That for poli- tical purposcH ihey liad coubcnttd to a wubttj of the jjubiic n.ont:y to the extent of figlit niiilious of dollars in locating the linu of the Intcicolouial Ilnilwav ; that Hivy >vcrj hostile or iuditlerenl lo the ac- quirtment ot the great Noith-WcHt Torritoiv; that they had blnnd.n'd egie,".i- ou»lv in attempting to establii^h a Uoirern- ;jicnt thure ; tliat they were guilty of the gro8«est nepotism in tha scluviion of his (Mr. Mac(!oU!;all's) officers when he was Kent to the Noith-Wcst us Governor j that incapacity rcigi'ud Riipremeiii evciy depart- ment of their AdmiUiBtration ; that, iu a Macdougail was a "loud-mouihed pretend- er"; that Mr. Macdougall "had proved re creunt tc the most cherished principles ho had formerly profcHBed"; that Mr. Mac- dtamall's "practices anii {jrofeKHi'msdiftered Very widely " (an they do uow); that Mr. Macdougal'l wan "formeily teimed Wiwb- ington Macdo\ij:al!,and wa» reported to havo ihreatemd to appeal to Wanhington"; that Mr. MacdoUKall '•'w\ been guilty ol treniiou to the best intereots ot Canada"— you will obHerve that thecharge of treason is mutual— (laughter); tliat Mr. Matdougall '^w&ti not honest or reliable" (and he is no better now) ; that Mr. Matdougall had " boxed the political compfiss' (and he has boxed tho political compass several times since!) ; that Mr. Macdougall was a -'politicil weather- cock;" that Mr. Macdougall, whin iu office, had been involved in matters of a " auspi- cioti!* character." (Cheers.) ThiP, Mr. Chairman, was the opinion formerly held by the Hon M. C. Cameron of Mr. .Macdougall. I don't believe he has changed his opinion sinie, but it b- has,he difl'eus in that respect from a vast u...jOrity of the people of Outa- rio. (Cheers.) I i word, they had been guilty of ' treason, not to the lawful sovereign of ibis Dominion only, but treason to the people ol Canadu; treason to the interests, civil und religious, of the people of the North-west; utasou to human progress, freedom, aud civilization i in every Province of the i>om.inion !" This, Sir, is Mr. MacdoiiguU's indictnaut against his former aud— strange to siiy— present politual uUitb, Their oppo- nents could not wish to have it inad^; stronger, and v/ith such an indict- ment— drawn by r. friendly hand— with such a certificate ot character from Mr. Macdougall, how can tiiat genileman now ask you to assist him in return- ing hese traitorous politicians, ihese blunderers, these incompetents; lo power again? (Loud cheers.) Their Indictment of Mr. Macdougall. But, Mr, Chairman, we must hear both sides t)f the case. We must be liur to these gen- tlemen whom Mr. William Macdougall has thus so severely coixlemne'". 1 have given you i^is oiiinions of them . It is ouiy light that 1 should give you their opinions of him. Mr. M. C. Cameron's CertlflcatvT of Char- acter. The Hon M. C. Cameron, M. P P., an.l for the past four years Mr. Macdougall's leader iu the tlouse of Assembly, made a speech some years ago iu the county of North Ontario, and this is whut he said ot Mr. Macdougall on that occasion : That Mr. Bir John's Certificate, via th« "Leader." But hore is another certitnate of character for Mr. M-''..oiigall, from a thorouglily rci liable Conservativ.«» source— the Toronto Leader, lUen the chief organ of Sir John A. Macdonald-and no doubt it was written by instructions from Sir John, ilefcrring to Mr. Mucdougull on his return from the North- West, the Leader said •— Fish-blooiled though Mr. Macdoui?Bll n, lie h»9 nevei been notta lor un iveii teiuiHT. * * IHb conilitioii iB niiiublc enough, but uppeaU ud )in.-.ei\- crJiom are gemnilly ai»Ki.8ting when coiui.i«lrmii one who bus weU merited hia tute • * IU: (At. Mac'iougaU) has gona through uU the de-jrafiatnin of uoUticul './e-Heloruur to-day. Tory to-nionow, Coalitioiiist the text d*v, hi^t name stinks sufficiently in the ptMic entimuhon. ' Tbe heart of a »aint might weil bleed at the spectacle he (.Mr. MacdouL'nH) presente.l. .Still fiectlnu his bile and diaiilu>int.' the luteniperauce ot liiB mil d, he was buffeted about from Bide to Side, uow niected by the ilinisterialiBts, tlien repudiaU'd by the' Opposition. ♦ * Atr- Macdout,ali was a, stauneh Ministerialist so lona as there iccre a>:y iiickings to be hud. and it was only when out ot em- ployment, aud not likely to Ret any. that he beta.i.o the B^slnng patriot oue: -ore • * Wlmt a yush- lURl.atriol is the Hon. Wm. AlacdouKal), ('-.H.l He has iust puii. a vielt to liis constitu.^nta, and tru'd as liurd a'i lie could to i^how how ditterent are a ir.iin's Nvorls when /a is fttdinij ut the puhhc cril and >v!ii'n he is left to his ovn resources. * * VV o do no', know l.ov; -.eh the (Jovernoi (of Manitoba) I ivl was to have been -vlrew umler tliu head of salary. 13ut in the matter of expMiHta ivi (Mr. Mucdouuall) drew with a vigour wlueli would loouttU on the public o.'cche.iaer. $13,iM)i in three months is « trill,: not to he sneead at. Is " «" 'O .vcndered at t..at, having lost socomiortable abartli, .Air. Macdouuiill beeumo so suddenly virtuo-is and patriolic y * ♦ * * Perhaps they (Mr Miicdou- uail's coi'.?tituciits) can plac ■ implicit confldenuo in him. Iftliey can they are far wove fortunate than thobe wiio luive had mOic intimate rci:;i:o.i= wi.li him. He (Mr. Mncdouijall) is wnv too old uluich to deceive anyone. It is well know., that l.ia uUeui,.nce is siiuity a qiiention of wone-j and mow-i/s uorth. ♦ » ♦ » \ *lv\)w, Sif, I bftvo i>rc8i ut^tl both si-loHof the picture. Surely 1 hnrc tl-inlt fft'ily with lir. Macdougull, Hi' John Mncaonii'd niid the late aovernmcut I have h^t biT**;"' co"- dcniucd thorn, I'll huve only Kiven yyu their condcinuatiun of aic. hted each other, they will do their ' utinoMt tc keep both out of power by re electintj t).e lleform caiulidat<». (CheerB.) Other lilUBder* of late Qovernmont., but to return to the record of tne late fSov- einnicnt. it must be roinemberi'd that in addition to the in;iny Bins of omission and commission char-ed against them hy Mr. Macdougull, theie is also their blunderiiiK 'vith respect to tlie Nova Scotia subsidy , the admission of tiri;isK Columbia to the Union ; the monstrously absurd and impossible proposi- tion to build the riuitic itailway in ten years— theiibsurdily of wiiicii w.is proved by the fact that three years of the ten were al- lowed to elapse before the late (}overnm«nt went out of power, and yet not the first spadeful o: earth luid been turned upon tlir proposed roail, and as a result riir John had left the people of L'.vitisli Columbia upon the vcige of secession ; that they had iiicna.sed by the most rec'dess f.vtravauaBce ino yub- lic expenditure of iliu Dominion t'loin — in round numbers— :l3,0'jo,000 V ,r23,0.)(),00'!, and the grow' imbiic uebl tiuui $93,oUO,OOOio $141,000,1:00. Wbat bas sinco come to Iiight. But besides all tiiis. it must also be renuniberi'd tl;iit at ti.e timn Mr. Mac doiigidl wrote liis pamitblet, nothing had been 'leard ot the Pacitic Scandal— an of- tenccr, yi'ii, a political crime against tht; peo- pie of Canada such as was never before [ht- putrated among a tVee people or in any con- istitiuionally governed country— a crime which bliocked alike tho people and press ol Canada, of the United States, and ot Kn^iland —a crime lV>r which Sir Jeiiiii Aiacdonaltf, as the /'all Mall tluxeUe suid, confessed htm- fflf ;/u!ll!/, M\d added Jiirther, "ft 'vUl h« the duty of the ho ie»t people ot the Uonilu'on to tiikf euro that aono of th'5 pcr.«>nil who were coii jrned in the procet'dingH i which Sir Moorge B. Carllei was the agent uhttll tvr ar/atn obtain fowcr I.. Vunttilu," Tlie Northorn Railway SeuwiAl. Nor wai .t then known that Hi. iohtt Macdonald and hi« tVieiidH hiJd iwe'.l an* otiier runway corporation for political purposes in the oamo way as they wt-ro proved, upon th«ir own evidence, to have used the Canada I'aeitlc Huilway Com(>a»v; iliuthe and his fiieiid.s had roceivo.ui- cal treasury. Hut even a Conservavivf '' C' liament, althout'li it 'tontained, no aoubt, some ot the very men who were elected by the Northern Kail way Co.'s money— did not daio to sanction so outrageous a proposition, and Sir John Macdor'ald was consequently coaipelled to vilhdraw it. Sin':e then the Ueiorm Government lias received somewhat over a million dollars, besides conipcdiine tne Company to p.iy back the $27,000 *m- propjrly coLtributcd to Sir Joh i, for the claim which the latter had proposed to settle for $500,000 ! (Cheers.) Ttiis is one ot the economies o* the present Government lo whicii Mr. Macdougull has not alluded. The SercQt Service Fund. Neither had Sir Joliu Macdonald at tha lime when .Mr. .Macdougull condemned him been uuilty of retaining .^32,000 of piUdic nioncv aiier he iiad ceased lo have any riKht to be lis custuuiun, after he had been ejected troin oliiee, and wh,en he had no more authority to hold ov to dispose of ihe moneys of the Crown than a bank manager would have the right to ret.iin a portion of tht lUndsoftlie bank P.nd dispose of thera !«,.•, he pleased two yeai'i aft*"- lie ha.l retired fiom its management — or than the trea- surer of your nuinicii)ality would have to retain in his possession and dispose of the funds of tliis municipality two years after his successor had been anpointed. Mr. Maodougall lets in a Flood of Light on this Question. But Mr. MacehiUij&li, in tuio precious pani- phlet, hai thrown utlood c flight upon an- 10 other dark tranenctioa of his present leader — the Secret Service Scandal, He (Mr. MaC" •dougali) wa* himself a member of the Com- mittee cf the Privy Council, under whose direct control the Secret Service Fima was placed. He knew, therefore, to what pur- poses the fund had been applied ir he past, and unless he was aware that Sir John IVlac- donald and hia colleagues liad been accus- tomed to use it — as had been strongly sus- Jjec ted— for political purposes, how does it .come that on pages 6 and 7 of his piiniphltt, rtfcrrinfj lo the publication of a Government brochure ciiticisiug Lis con- duct in the Nurth-West, Mr. Macdoutfall Bays :— "I am B>)8olved by this ofRoial attack (if not made at the coat of the Secret Service Ftmd it ceriuinly is witti the assent of the ruupunHible guar- dians of confidential state pajjcrs) from all obliga- tions to secrecy ot leticence respeutiug the res gestae cf tliis wliolo mutter" ? (Cheero.) Now, Sir, mark the insinuation here made against bis colleagues by Mr. Mac- dougiill. His Personal Knowledge. He says in efl'ect to Sir Jolm and the otlier niembeis of the Sejrut Service Fund Committee:— "I know all about this matter; 1 know ho'vv you were ac- customed to use this fund ; I Uuve had some experience with respect to it myself, and 1 very strongly suspect that you aie now doing as you have done before — drawing upon the fundto pay forthepublicationofthiscriticism of my conduut in the N'>itb-West.''*(Uheei-8.) Such, Mr. Chairman, is a record ot the chief events wl.icli ltd to the rapid de- cline and fall of Sn John Macdouald's Gov- ernmeut, and suth the evideii .• supplied by a member of that Government as to the righteousness of the verdict which the people subsequently recorded against it. Tbe Reform Record. Coming to the record ot the present Ad- ministration, let us contrast the circum- stances I'liuer wliich Mr. Maclienzie assum- ed ofHce with those which surrounded Sir John A. Aiacdonald in 'ti7. Grave Difficulties to be overcome. When called upon in 1873, Mr. Mac- kenzie found himself tac« to face with many and vast ditticulties, which were the natural legacies of the blundering legislation, errors of policy, and general nuil-admiiustration of liis predecessors. British Columlua was clumoiuing for the fiilfiliiieiit of the impossible terms which had been imposed upon us bv Sir John A, Matdonald with respect to building the Pacilic llailway ; the liiel difti- cuUy was s!i!l un.settU'H in M.-itsitnha ■ the New Brunswick schorl question was causing irritation in lliC east; and besides all these he had to fulfil the enormous tjuancial obliG;ation8 to which the country had been pledged for the proposed construction ot the Intercolonial and Pacific Rail- ways and other great public works. Further, — the country was just then upon the eve of a severe and prolonged commercial depression, the result of which has been to greatly curtail the revenue and make the financial adminis- tration of the new Government au exceed- ingly difficult task. The present Finance Minister found himself much in th-j position of the farmer who, having this year assumed large responsibilities in the improvement of his tarm, or in the erection, it may be, of new and larger buildings, suf. fered in the following year by a short crop, and in order to make both ends meet he was compelled to entorce the strictest economy in every department of expenditure. Wliat has been the record "of Mr. Mackenzie's Administration despite these efnbartassing circumstances- -tUese enormous obligations ? How Obligations Have been met and DifSculties Surmounted. In 1873-4 the late Administration increased thepublicexpenditurenoless than $3,768,300. IiH mediately before going out. of office they made 629 new departmental appointments, adding thereby §^322,943 to the annual bur- dens of the country. They increased the existing salaries of 1,381 employees, amount- ing to $152,350 per annum, or a total an- nual addition to the burdens of the people of$475,ii39. In addition to thia they had undertaken public works to the extent of $96,000,000, and there were maturing $35,- 000,000 ot debentures of the Domin- ion for which no provision whatever had been madd ; and yet, notwithstanding all this, the present Governmen- have sue- ceeded at the end of five years in providing for tliese vast obligatiotis,ar.d after doing all thisit has managed to keep the total expend, iture of the country down to within $202,975 of what it vvi J in 1873-74. (Cheers.) Economy In Controllable JGxpenditure. But, Sir, the best test of a Government's economy is its management of controllable expenditure, and in thii respect the Reform Government has greatly the advantage of its predecessor. TUe latter increased the controllable expenditure during tlieir tenure of office at the Kite of .5 1 82,296 36 an- nually, or a total of $4,693,778 15; while Mr. Mackenzie's Goveriiiiienc sliows a total decrease of §1,488,997 99, or an annual avertige decieaso u{ :?496,332 GO. How these Economies were Ejected. These satisfactory results are explained by the folloA'ing cv •iiparative Btatei-.-cut 'of the various expenditures uiidfir the head of or- dinary ex,)enditiire and charges on revenue by tlie late and present Goveruuieuts for 11 I Jt the years 1871 to 18T4 and 1674 to 1877 re- Hpectiveiy. Only the details ot total itici ea.?es and ducreasis are giveD and both in all cases: — Civil Government —Tory in- crease, $241,385 ; Reform'decr. ase, ii571,492. Contingencies— Tory increase, !t!69,510 ; llef'orm decrease, |64,437. Department of Justice — Tory increase, $134,626 ; Utforn-. incrrasc, $106, lOO (ciiused by entablisUment of Supreme Court, Court of Appeal in On- tario, and County Courts in Nova, Scotia, jutlges having to be paid by the Dominion). Police— Tory incruase, $16,840 ; Kelorm de- crease, $45,032. Penitenliaries — Tory in- crease, $l76,3b9 ; Reform decrease, $92,382. Legislation — Tory increase, $427,842 ; Ue- form dtcrease, $188,U42. Geological Survey — Tory increase, $52,034 ; Kfilorm decrease, $2 256. Alts, Agriculture, and Statistics - Tory increase, $13,918 ; Ruforni increase, $46,675 (for uxpomliime on ai.C(nirU of Syd- ney Exhibition, $10,837, and Centennial' ^87,855, in 1876 and lb77>. C'-nsus- Tory decrease, $120,036 ; Reform decreasf, $32,924. Immignition and Quarantine — T Results of the American Tarift. If he nuan.s tlie foiuu'r,then it would be the greatest blunder that the ^people of Canada ever niudc to endorse sucli a policy. It would be tlie lir-t step towanis the disiiieni- bermeni ot the C'onfi deration and toward the severance ol our connection with Eng- land. It may be for that reason that .Mr. Mai.dougall supports this poliiy, beca.ise it will be leiiRinlered that in 187 J, iir Haiiiil- tun, J2r. M.icdou^ali declared hin.scU in favour of Canada's independence o/tke Mother Counlri/. ((lieers.) Impossible to Carry It. The Maritime Provinces, as was shown by the votes in theHouse last session, would be arrayed as a unit against it, so that it is im- possible to se'jure its adoption in the House of Commons ; and it; would be ruinous even if it were adopted. Wbom would it Beaeflt. A higher tariff would not benefit tiie farmer, because the American markets do not regulate the price of his suriilus products : it would not benetit but would ruin the wholesale man and tlie im- porter; it wtuild ruin the Uimberins in- terests of the Dominion by bringing about an increane of the American duty at pn.sent against us ; it would ruin the shiiiping in- terests of the Dominion, and drive our ships from the seas, as it lias already done to American shipping; it would not benelitthe agricultural imulement makers, 'vho ara alieiuly prosperous anil do not want protec- tion ; it would not ber.etii, the se'viiig ma- chine manufacturers, who are more prosper- ous in Canada than in any country ot the world; it would not benetit the stove- makers, u Ijoaiealso prosperous, anddeny that they want more protection; it would not benelit the pidtessioual classes, small traders, and officials of all kinds; it would not benefii, but greatly injure, the working man and ar- tisan, who, altiiout-h they would be com- pelled to [lay dearer for everythins: they ate, tlrunk, and wore, could not have their labour inotecteil against Competition ; and ahhough it might for a time benetit a few maiiuiactu- rers. they are after all only a small propor- tion ol ilie community, and it is not fair that the .ureat body of consumers should be taxetl for the beneiit of those whose present cir- cumstanciH show that they can be fairly !irosp«rous without an increased prot^tction. Finally, protiction would ruin tue revenue, and tiieieiiy intr>ase taxation. (Lheers.) Look to England or to 'Washing ton-'Whioli ? These .■^tat•■m Jilts are fully borne out by the results ol a free commercial policy in Eng- land and a protective pol.cy in the United Slates ; and why should Mr. Mucdoiigall and tb« Conservative parly — tha super-loyal party — ask us to look away from the ' old land whose traditions and histoiy are I our glor\ , whose constitution and laws are I the fountain from which we draw all that is bi-si in ours, whose free coiunnncial i policy has made England the commercial i mistress «.if the world, has covered every sea with her commerce— why, 1 say, should Mr. Macdout;all and the Conservative paity ask Canadians to look away from the mother hind lor a fiscal policy and " look to Washin.uton,' and adopt iiiis miserable ' Yankee notion " of protection'? (Loud cheers.) ^' 15 ^' Praotioal K.e-a4jU3tmont. But if Sir Joiiii Macflonald ir.e.inw only to readjust the tariff, tlicii lie a in precisely the Maine position as Wr. MacUL'a zie, who has already done so by rein»\iiig tliehi^li tarift from coal oil, thereby bieaU- ins up the coal oil protectionist riua;'*, ami thus fL'ducin.u; tlie price of oil to ti.e people from 40 and 45 gents per gallon to 20 and 15 cents. Mr. Alnckenzie has also readjusted the taxation of the country bv reducing let- ter postage, and by removing the tax on ne^vspapers — thus saving 20 cents a year to every man who takes a weekly paper. This 18 practical readjustment. And at Halifax the other dav Mr. Mackenzie declared his willingness to readjust the tariff' wherever it can be shown to be in the interests of the people, but rs he said " his duty is to protect the great body of the consumers." Tho Two Candidates. I come now to the two candidates who are soliciting your suffrages in the present con- test. Mr. Macdougall has complained be- cause Mr. McCraney has not dis- cussed at length and defended the record of the present Government, and that he has not indicated his and tlieir platform for the future. .Mr. Mackenzie's Govern- ment requires r.o defence before the Re- formers of the county of Halton, and Mr, McUraney's best claim to their support is the assistance which he has given to that Government in carrying out the many reforms to which I have alluded, and gen- erally administering the afiairs of the country wisely, economically, and Well, (Cheers.) Work better than Talk. Mr. Macdougall has sneered at Mr. Mc- Cianey in his usual contemptuous way, be- cause he (Mr. McCraney) does not occupy your time or the time of the House ot Coni- mona by talking. It is true that Mr. Mc- Craney 18 not so good a talker as Mr. Mac- dougall, but he has proved himself to be a much better worker. (Cheers.) And after what took place in the House of Commons last session, the country lias made up its mind that the re«er talkers of the Upposition staimp, at all events, there are there the bet- ter. (Cheers.) Mr. 'rCrauey can fairly claim to have been zealous in the discnarge ot his duties in Parliament, and to Imvd eaitied for himself the confidence and re- spect of his leader and his fellow-members — something which Mr, Macdougall never could claim to have done. (^Cheers.) BIr. Macdougall's Record, But it McCraney has failed to refer to his Pailiameutary record, and to indicate his plat- form for the future, what about Mr. Mac- dougall? What has he been doing while Mr. blcCiaueywusatliis post supporting Mr. Mac- kbuzie at Ottawa? His Opposition to a Genuine Rsform Gcvernmont. Mr. Mtu,dougall has neglected to justify himself for havintr, during that time, constantly opposed the best Government and the be.st Premier that ever ruled in On- tfvrio — a Government whic h has settled the Municipal Loan Fund indebtedness, which has given us tlie Surplus Distiibutiou Scheme, aliberal Hiiilvvay Policy, an improv- ed School Act, the Farmers' Sons' Franchise Act, the Meciianics' Lien Law, the Women's Riglils Act. besides a host of other wise and usetul measures, and has also economised the public expenditure so that at the present time the Province has amaanilicent surplus of over five millions of dollars. A Platform of " Zoonomy "! But, moreover, what is the platf Mrin that Mr. Macdougall has proiK)unded? (Cheers.^ Here it is — a platform of economy, at least so tar as Mr. Macdougall himself is concern- ed. In reply to the Conservative Conven- tion, which nominated him in Halton, Mr. Macdougall says ; — Your o£fer imposea on me some sacrifice. I shall be compelled to CCS j'gin Ml!/ *eo< iu tliu Local Legis- Ittture, and to give up souie business arraiigeiueuts I had contemplated. I have been eugnged In twelve contests on my own account since IS5*, and I never yet personally solicited a vote, except before the public, and I never purchased a voter. Yet, I am obliRod to confess, that having held office lu several Gbveruments, and having always lived economically, 1 am by no means a rich man. * * * • And I shall exj)eot tlie Committee to provide for all e.cpensiM, except those which are perbOUiiHo myself. How toiichingly pathetic is the above ap- peal I Tlie otter of nomination by the Hal- ton Conservatives imi'.o.'8 $iSn 00 1868-139 41-0 00 i8oa-7o itiy <'<> 980 OU II. As delegHte to Kuylaiid with Sir George Ciirtier — I'aiil in Ottawa, 1808-09 $ 400 00 Paid in Ijoudon, It'liS-iJO :!,419 08 A-ttid in do 108"-J0 ■i,i)X6 a:J 6,r,r,2 91 III. Services as Immigration Agent f),7;il 27 do iniid in Ca.iada, lS?:;-73. ... 1 (iCJ 00 do do do 187a-7-t 5uu 00 IV. Service in coiiui'ction witli VVaaiiin-- ton i're.ity, paid in CanLi>la, ll-72-7.'1 .. 400 00 V. Services in conaection witli FiblieneB, paid 111 Cauitdii, lH7r.-7G 8j0 00 VI. Services as l.icut -Uovernor, &v. Ura ts drawn on Hank of .Montreal, 1S09- 70 1,290 4.-, lio . do do • d ) 3,b7() Oil do do (io do o,L"JO Ou Inspecting Fort William road 300 oo Kxi'tiisei nroa^eduig to Territory, paid iu 1^70-71 2,(56 36 Compeusi.tiou in lull of claims, paid iu ia72-73 3,^0 Cu BICCAPlTULATfO.N. Service I $13,l.-.8 48 do II 0,3,2 91 do 111 7,231 -^7 do IV ^I'O 00 do V 800 00 do VI 15,^17 8u 4;4o,lUJ 41 To tills must be added the followiinf (ums, taken fioiii the Public Aocoautb of thi; Pio- viuce oi Ontario : — Hon. Wni. Macdougall, Borvices as Crown Counsel S ^>(58 Hon. Wni.ilucdougall, services as Crowa Counsel 164 OO Hon . Win. Macdi.u;iall, services asCvowu CounBel 80 0') Hon. VVni, iMacdougall, services and ex- p«;i3cs re ^sortli-Wesi Uouudary 007 liO $ 1,715 00 4:-!, 160 41 Grand total $44,875 41 These, iir. Ohainnan, uro ihe " spoils "ot office which iMr. Macdougall has ''found" between the years of yrace 1867 and 1872 3. I have ulioady gi.jn you Sir John Mucdoii- ald's opinion, as expressed by his organ, Ihat Mr, Macdousall could draw from the public service with wonderful " vigour" iu the matter of "expenses," at Ica.st, uud you r.ill obaeivo that it ia Mr. Aiacdouijail'B "ex- penses" that must be provided by Halton Couscrv.iiives ! (Lausrhter). The above items prove that Sir John's siatemept was absolutely true ; and now, let me ask, is it any more than fair that you should pity '.he depressed condition of this unfortunate political patriot — this specimen of our struggling and depressetl industries — and provide tor his expenses iu the present contest? ((Jheers.) General Prospects of tbe Xlection. One word as to the general prospects of the lloform party in ibis eleciiou. A few months ago the Conservatives boasted loudly that they would carry a majority of constituencies in Prince Ed«ard Island j that they wou'd divide equally the Provinces OI Nova Scotia and New Brunswick ; that tliey would sweep Quebec by a majority of ibrty-tive; that they would probably have a majority of twenty in Ontario, but at the Very worst that they would tie llefurmers; and that they would carry all buc two or three seats in British Columbia and Manitoba. These calculations have been modiliodsome- wiiui since Men. The recent Liberal victory in the i'rcvinee ot (Juebeo has annihilated all hope oi' a large mujority from thai Pro- vince, and in Ontario they now admit a Iveform majority of ten. A Reform Victory Certain. Now, S'r, I have had some opportunities for obsiuvcitiun of political opinions and of the strength of parlies during tho past few uiunilis--more especially in the Province of Ontario. I have iiad some means lil.so of s»;curing reliable infor- matior. iroui the other Proiiiiices as well, and my settled conviction is tluit on the night of the I'th September, the lle- lormers will be fouii i to have carried two- thirds ot the couatiiuencies of the Province Oi' Ontario (cheers; ; that they will have im- I'roved their position in Quebec ; that they will have carried seven-eighths of the seats in New Brunswick ; ttia^ they will have car- ried Nova Scotia by ji I'uur-fiftlis miijority { tliat they will luive carried Prince Edward Island solid , .tnd that in the Western Pro- vinces they will stand very little, if any, wiuse tliau they do now. . (Loud cheers.) Work Necessary. This, Sir, is the l|,.form victory which pre- sent appefirauees indicate will be achieV'jd. on the i7th of September — the only condi- tion being that Keformers in ..every polli;ig division of every Miding in tne Dominion shall from this time till the night of pulling, work earnestly, unitedly, and systematically to secure and poll their full vote, (Cneers.) And among the Uefordi constituencies that I expect will assist to " Hold the Fort" on that day is «(a«nch old Haiton, which i itnow will not tail to reject th( "d C. po do do th 15 the rejected of many constituencieR, the " damned of North Oxford ' — as the Hon. M. C. (lameron used to describe him — that political wandering refugee. Mr. Wro. Mac- dougall. (Loud and prolonged cheers.) Mr. McCbankt, in tlio course of a briel speech, dealt with the remarks of Mr. Mac- dougall regarding tlie contract systems of the two Quveniments, the steel rails cry, and the National Polijy. He closed hy urging his friends to united action as the best means of partaking in the victory wliich awaited the Liberal party on the l7th of September next. (Loud cheers.) Alter a vote of thanks .^o the Chairman the meeting closed with cheers for the Queen, and three times three for Mr. McUraney. Uf