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MANIFESTO

-FROM-

SIR WILLIAM V. WHITEWAY, K.C.M.G.

THE LEADER OF THE

WOiaCINGMAN'S PARTY.

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Evening Telegrani Job-priat.

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MANIFBSa^O

-FROM-

SIR WILLIAM V. WHITEWAY, K.G.M.G.,

THE I.EADIOR Ol'' ■llll!

Workingfinen's Party.

To THE Elb:ct()rs of Newfoundland, —

The time is fast approaching when you will be called upon to ren-
der your verdict for or against the Government of which I have the
honor to be the leader.

It cannot now be said that a General Election docs not afford to
the people the means of expressing their views. The Ballot Act, which
was introduced by my colleague Mr. liond, and under the operation of
which you returned my party in 1889, will still enable you to con-
scientiously exercise that power which is intrusted to you as Electors,
and which you ought to exercise as conscientiously as a jury should
give a verdict according to the evidence. You are the great Court of
Appeal. I have full confidence in your ability to discharge the im-
portant duty that devolves upon you, and I know that in giving your
verdict you will be guided by the dictates of conscience, and influenced
only by a concern for the prosperity of yourselves and children, and for
the general good of this our island home.

In order that you may be able to deal intelligently with the
important issue before you, I shall as briefly as possible review the con-
dition of the Colony when the present Government came into power
four years ago, so that you may contrast it with the present conditirn
of affairs.

The Public Debt of the Colony at the Close of 1885,

as certified.by Messrs. Thomas R. Smith, Robert H. IVowsc and James
Goodfellow, the special auditors appointed by the 1'horburn Government

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to investigate the affairs of the Colony after I retired from poHtics, was
$1,924,277.74. That was the total indebtedness, and to represent that
sum there were ai. the Main Line and Local Roads throughout the
island, 1,230 miles of Telegraph, 50 Lighthouses, the Dry Dock, and
all the Public Buildings in St. John's and in the outports. There was
then, you will perceive, more than good and sufficient value for the
whole Public Debt of the Colony up to the year 1885.

Four Years Later, at the End of 1889,

when the late Government retired from office, the Public Debt was
$4,690,996.16. In four years the late Government had increased
the Public Debt by $2,766,718.42, and the only appreciable assets to
represent that enormous increase are 27 miles of Railway to Placentia,
75 miles of Agricultural Roads, 3 Lighthouses, St. John's Municipal
Loan, 26 miles of Telegraph, the S.S. " Fiona," Survey of the Hall's
Bay Railway, 1 5 miles of grading done on same, and a small quantity
railway iron, all of which at a liberal valuation amounts to but $1,350,-
000, leaving a balance of about

One Million and a Half of Dollars,

for which there are no assets. This enormous sum of money, nearly
ec lai to the whole public debt in 1885, was squandered by the late
Government, during their four years of office. It will readily be per-
ceived how very damaging to the credit of the colony such a financial
statement must have been. A<? a. matter of fact the credit of the Colony
was well-nigh ruined, and it was found impossible to float a loan upon
the London market. Such then, in brief, was the condition of finances
when you elected the present Government in 1889.

The First Duty of the Government,

and that to which they gave immediate att.ntion on assuming office,
was to restore confidence both at home and abroad. By judicious
management, and careful oversight of public expenditure a financial
crisis was avoided. Able-bodied pauper relief was completely done
away with, the expenditure upon roads and public works was not per-
mitted to exceed the Legislative votes, and railway work was enter-
prised which has given steady employment at good wages to all those
who have found it necessary to supplement their earnings at the fisheries.

The Cross Public Debt on the SIst December Last

was $7,009,750.20, an increase of $2,318,754.04 over that of 1889.
But for that increase there are good and sufficient assets as follows: —

135 miles railway towards Hall's Bay $2, 106,000 00

Municipal Act Loan.. .. 153,069 54

St. John's Rebuilding Acts - loi ,622 22

Carbonear Street Act 702 88

$2,361,394 64
Less profits of Savings Bank applied to reduction public debt 101,229 66

Showing increase of.

$2,260,164 98

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To this must be added the increase of floating debt, as follows: —

$616,382 79
557.793 73

Floating debt ns per balance sheet Colony's accounts, 31st
December, 1892

Floating (lel)t as per balance sheet Colony's accounts, 91st De-
cember, 1889, (including Hoard of Works overdrafts)

Increase of $58,589 06

in all the sum of $2,318,754.04, If the loans were raised as pro-
vided for under the following acts, namely: $424,800 on account of
Railway Act, and $425,000 on account of Public Service Act, 1890, not
only would the floating debt be wiped out, but there would be a balance
of $233,417.21 to the credit of the Colony.

It will be Observed that the Northern Railway Represents
Nearly the Whole of the Increased Public Debt.

In enterprising the work of raihvay extension North and West, the
expensive method of construction by the Government was done away
with at once, and the services of responsible contracting parties were
secured upon advantageous terms. The saving that has resulted to
the Colony from the adoption of that policy must be comp/.ted at some
hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In the contract referred to it was provided that the Placentia Rail-
way, the operating of which had entailed an annual charge upon the
revenue of $14,000, should be run free of cost to the Colony while the
Hall's Bay Railway was being built, and a very considerable saving has
thus accrued. The importation of materials necessary to the carrying
out of this great enterprise, and the increased purchasing power of our
operatives consequent upon the labor given, has largely augmented the
revenue collected during the past four years, and has enabled the
Government to fulfill the promises contained in my Manifesto of 1889
without increasing the burdens of the people.

The Government is Accused by Their Opponents

of not fulfilling the pledges and policy outlined in that manifesto. I
fearlessly challenge a scrutiny of that document, being convinced that
an unbiased public will record a verdict according to the evidence.
I ask the electors of this country to review all the arduous things which
have been done, with an attention to all the circumstances, and to all
the motives ; like sound judges, and not like caviling pettifoggers and
quibbling pleaders, prying into fla^^'s and hunting for exceptions. By
reference to my Manifesto of 1889 it will be seen that the

First Pronnise Given

was, " the immediate extension of the Railway to the North, and the
" completion of the branch lines, as laid down in the scheme of 1882
" will be pushed to completion by subsidizing a responsible company
" within the means of the Colony."

On the 1 8th of June, 1890, only six months after the Government
were returned by you, a contract was entered into with "responsible
parties" for the construction and equipment of a railway to the North
with a; branch line to Clarke's Beach or Brigus. The line has been

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completed to the North within the past few days, antl the contractors
have already C(;ninienced work in connection with the brancli hne to
Bri^'us.

A few days hence a tri-weekly train will be riinnin^r between
l^Lxploits and Whitboiirne, a tlistance of two hundred miles, affordinj^
facilities for the transport of freit^ht anil mails from this city to all inter-
mediate points.

Not only have the Govcrnuicitt fnlfillcd their promise of RaiUvay
extension to the North, but they have undertaken a still greater work.

In the month t)f May last another contract was entered into between
the Government and " res[)()nsible parties " for the construction and
ecjuipment of a railway from the terminus north to Port aux Basque, on
the South West Coast, at the same rate per mile as the Northern
railway.

With the completion of the line to Port aux liasque, the remote
parts of the island will be united, and ample facilities will be afforded to
turn to account these natural resources that have too lon^^ remained
unremunerative.

The coal and iron deposits at Grand Lake and on the VVcst Coast,
the rich asbestos mines near Bay of Islands, the pine forests of Exploits,
Red Indian Lake and Upper Humber, and the vast stretches of agricul-
tural lands that border on the great lakes and rivers will be rendered
available to enterprise and capital. This is a matter of much moment
During the four years of the Intc Government many thousands of
our fishermen, mechanics and laborers were forced to leave their homes
to seek, outside of this colony, the labor that was denied them here.
Large numbers of them have returned since the " Policy of Progress"
was revived in 1890, and we may now confidently look forward to seeing
those who still remain away come back to the land of their birth to
engage in the building up of that commercial prosperity which the rail-
way policy of the present Government has made possible.

The Second Promise

contained in my Manifesto of 1889 was, "An effort shall be made to '
" increase the grant for education to meet the requirements of the times."

That Promise Has Also Been Fulfilled.

In 1890 the sum of ($5,000) five thousand dollars was given as an
additional grant for educational purposes. In 1891 the sum of ($20,-
OQO) twenty thousand dollars was voted for the improvement of educa-
tion. This anujunt is in perpetuity, and will be distributed annually as
a bonus to teachers, a most deserving class of public officials whose
valuable services had previously been overlooked. In 1892 a pension
fund was established for teachers ; and last session An Act to provide
for Migher p:ducation was placed upon the Statute Book, in which pro-
vision was made for the payment of ($4,000) four thousand dollars
annually in prizes, premiums and scholarships. I feel assured that
what has been done by the Ciovernment in this direction cannot fail to
meet with the approbation of those who believe it to be a matter of

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vital concern that our people should bo intelligent and well educated.
The total increase in the grant for lulucation since the present Govern-
ment came into power is $31,284, or nearly three cents per head of the
whole population of the island.

A Third Promise Was

" That some modification should be effected in the Bait Act."
Immediately on their assumption el office, the Government
Carried Out That Promiee

by instituting a system of duties. Finding, after repeated trial, that the
' very large expense in maintaining it in operation, even in its modified
form, was by no means commensurate to the advantages derived, the
Act was finally suspended.

The (}uestion with regard to the administration of the grants for
roads and public works to which I promised attention should be given,
was dealt with in the season of 1 890, by the passing of an Act which
provided that

^oad Boards to be Elected by the People

may be substituted for tl^ present appointed Board of Road Commis-
sioners.

As this Ari. has not been called into force, it would seem that its
advantages are not appreciated. The opportunity will therefore be
availed of during the coming canvass of explaining its provisions tc the
electors.

I also intimated " that in p Tsuance of the policy of Telegraph
" Extension which I have all ak followed, and of the great com-
" mercial convenience which its further development will secure, it
" should be my aim to direct the construction of a line to the Straits of
" Belle Isle and the Labrador if found' practicable."

I regret that the extension of the telegraph to the Labradcr from
this Island is

Conceived to be Impracticable,

owing to the shallowness of the water, and frequency of heavy drift ice in
the Straits, across which a connecting cable would necessarily have to be
aid. It is probable, however, that an arrangement may be concluded
for a connecting wire via Canada. Provision has been made out of the
surplus revenue, for the extension of telegraphic communication to
other important settlements as are not at present within the circuit of
the wire, and the work is now progressing north and west.

The Sixth and Last Promise

contained in my manifesto of 1889 was that "the question of Con-
" federation, which vvas submitted to the country in 1889 and then'
" disposed of, should not be raised again until the people demanded it
" at the polls." That pledge, solemnly given, has been sacredly kept
by mc, and will be so adhered to in the future.

Apart from the evidence of the fulfillment of all the promises con-
contained in my manifesto of 1 889, there are a few matters to which I

St^t.ri'!' A "'"" '° ""? «'="«»" °' O""- trade. ,clatio„» with the United

ton for a treaty of reciprocal trade between this Colony and tint n- 1 on

Canada™"^'' "" '■''"=''''^'-<="" "' '^<^ Government of the Dominion o(
*nd the "nPatHot.c^Conj{.,ot^of^|^^ Opponents of the

month has been unusli^ W, t,t withi e asT I^ . t-.',' 't "l?"
been «;/ .rftf /„„,,.;. fy f^, ^ .,„^ o„!„ T H h ^^

with the United Statesieifatified.thlt ,'„»;' Z:t:::T
ease for „ free marl<et with sixty-^ve milhons of people would h»e

ben^ Z II "r '^'''^^™™' ""-' ™i"^ °' whose eatch vo d have
been enhanced by the increased demand

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That the interests of the other industrial classes have not failed to
engage the attention and sympathy of the Government is at te ted by •
the Amendments m the Crown Lands Act which nill f-icilit.ro thn n.
qu.s,t.on and working of our Mineral lands, and el "^^^^^^^^^
duct'on of capital for the^utilization of our forests ^

Isubmitjto you these considerations in full confidence that the
fhtd^hfan^d^Lr" "''''"'' '"'" ^"'^i°- "i" n" "n

Tu .1 , . y^^^^ About the Future?

Ihcoutlook.is bright and cheerful. The credit of the Colon v i. ■
again sound, trade is active, labor at good wages i bmich r^th

1^7-h'^^^"^'^'^^ ^°"^'""^: '^ ^"-^ ^'^ avL.t;Sn:^;;tir'pe"

pi- a..^ .hey are conteiUed and prosperous. If again returned to rp
present you our constant aim will be to keep the cotmtry adrndng

9 •

The Early Completion of The Kallway to Port aux Basque

and oftheBranoh Lines, ^

^ctt\^n.Z' Jr' '"""■■"■ "','" ""•' '''"y''"^ °'" °' " "l"-'""-- 'or the
settlement of our crow" lands.

With the complet.,,,, of the railway to Port aux Basque this ishn^l
w, form the eonnectind Hnk i„ the gieat chain of railwLv communi
cat,on between the eastern and western hemispheres. Thfdes,res oi

whlH?"^ ^^' " ' T/r " '""B"^«<-' "'"'h .sounds rather my."i^a bu
wh.ch e«ryone, I believe, imderstan.ls, the destinies of the ro„nt^ r, '
east an,l west. What is wanted i.s this great line of artifkial eommu,"i
cat,„n, not n.erely to clevelop.and carry the trade of our own tcTrUo v'
U.t to aequM-e a fa,r share, a large, a growinR share of the commerceTl
he new and old vrarld. ,A great object surelV; to a commer^^'ye t
h,s conm,u„,ty, the greatest that can be proposed. wZa fas h^e of

as r/st'^Vu^s i'r? 'T f'"'-'" Krear Britain, and onT on the

the means w!-„ch m^t be employed » effect it^ '

What Aro.thogjpa.is? What Are We to Do?

c°"leTK"e'\';H[d'„':''^." ""'V """"^' ■'^^ ^-" 'iSncd and con-
power. It wilrs'u gocf„.°""" """^^' """ "^"' " ^^ -'"- '"em to

Electors, be Not Deceived.

True a contract has been signed, and under ordinary circumstances it
.s to be suivosed that the work of railvvay constructiorTvoTd p oc'^^^^^^^^^
niatter wh*h party is returned. But you must remember that the me^

btlZ "Z:T""' ''^' ^°--"™t are precisefy .lo" have
been the b,tt«rest opponents of the railway policy. Thev are the mJn

to nf °! '"^'"^ '■="'"'^y ""■■k has brought about. If returned

o Do^^er, ,t ,s qmte possible for them so to hamper and worn- 'e co„-

tr< , tor as to make ,t impossible (or him to complete his contract anH

a'SiZd nf ''t " '"'^ S"-^' °'^i"' *hat I'hat o t inedTs io be
-.trustJ to th' ? '1^'^ •completion of the railway will have to been"

' don evemhin.in^h™™'"™"'' ''■'"'' "°' '° '^°"^ m^" »ho have
^ Clone everything ,n their power to retard its progress

• Attention Will be Directed to a Revision of the Tariff

so a.s to discriminate be«een the poorer and wealthier classe., I h,A
hoped to have been abk. to deal with this impc^n r^atter be ore now

erl°c7feff tie' '1"°^'^ ^"'"''"^ '™'^'"°" '" whkMhe :« Go":
ernment left the colony, ,t was considered unwise to touch the tariff

feai.ng that ,t woBid disarrange trade, and cause greater embaras'
ment. Negotiat,ons will be immediately entered upon for a ""''""'''■

Uniform Telegranh Tariff.
cl„y.'"'"'"°" °' ''' '■'"^S'^^ '° uventy-f^vo c;nts throughout the

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The Erection of Harbor Lights,

to which a portion of the surplus revenue was devoted this year, will be
continued, and an attempt will be made to complete by an early date a
system so essential to the safe prosecution of our fisheries.

An Effort wiii be iVIade to Keep Our Young Men— the Flower

of the Country— at Home,

by encouraging local industries, and fostering mining, agriculture and
other enterprises that will provide them with lucrative employment.
Finally,

We shali Progress as Fast as the Revenues wi I Permit,
and Decrease as Much as Pcfbsibie that controliable
Expenditure which i3 not on Behalf of Progressive
Worics. V

An attempt is now being make t< block .the wheels of progress.
History is repeating itself, in' the facfc that a number. of Merchants hcWe
combined to clutch the Government of th(| Colony. It is the struggle
of 1882 and 1889 revived. ..

is the Merchants' Party or the Workin^man's Party

to govern the Colony? That is the questioi^^It is» the only question
now before the Electors. Tl -.t is the question that you will have to
decide in November next. I regret* that it is so. I have always con-
tended for a fair representation of all classes and creeds in the govern-
meni- of the Colony, but now that a number of flic Merchants haiw formed
themselves into a party against the people, they must be fought and beaten.

Young Men of Newfoundland, ♦

you, vvhom the present Government have qualified to take part in the
coming struggle, the future welfare of our country depends greatly upon
your action. I appeal to you to jealously guard your honfcs and >'c)ur
liberties.

I appeal to the older men, those who have. stood beside i-nte ti.rough
many a hard fought campaign. ' On no former occasion has Wiere been
a more determined effort on the part of th# enemies of progress and
liberty to seize the reins of Government than will now be ma^c.

Shall we make no effort to hand down the traditions of our party
to our children ; " to pass the torch of liberty, bright and flaming,' to
those who stand next us in the line? " ,*

Let, then, the public mind be disabused ^of tlie prejudices which
mislead it on the question at issue. Let it Aft be operated upon by
slanderous and false statements. Let the Wprkingmen's Party stand
firmly together. Let its well-v/ishcrs and weii-hopers declare them-
selves in the cause. Let every ardent and high-spirited young man,
who desires an independent subsistence embark personally in the cause.
Let this be done, and our country is safe.

Yours faithfully, .

W= V. WHITE WAY,

St. John's, Sept. 23rd, 1893.

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