'iu 
 
 e> 
 
 >«>^ 
 
 ^^^e 
 
 a^ 
 
 IMAGE EVALUATION 
 TEST TARGET (MT-3) 
 
 y 
 
 / 
 
 // 
 
 ^^. 
 
 O 
 
 
 
 
 i^- 
 
 (A 
 
 -4a 
 
 1.0 
 
 1= 
 
 11.25 
 
 •« 140 
 IS 1^ 
 
 2.2 
 2.0 
 
 1.8 
 
 1-4 ill 1.6 
 
 % 
 
 <^ 
 
 /a 
 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 .% 
 
6^ 
 
 CIHM/ICMH 
 
 Microfiche 
 
 Series. 
 
 CIHIVI/ICMH 
 Collection de 
 microfiches. 
 
 Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions Institut Canadian de microreproductions historiques 
 
 1980 
 
Technical Notes / Notes techniques 
 
 Tne Institute has attempted to obtain the best 
 original copy available for filming. Physical 
 features of this copy which may alter any of the 
 images in the reproduction are checked below. 
 
 D 
 D 
 D 
 D 
 
 Coloured covers/ 
 Couvertures de couleur 
 
 Coloured maps/ 
 
 Cartes gdographiques en couleur 
 
 Pages discoloured, stained or foxed/ 
 Pages d^colordes, tachetdes ou piqu6es 
 
 T:ght binding (may cau^e shadows or 
 distortion along interior margin)/ 
 Reliure serr6 (peut causer de I'ombre ou 
 de la distortion le long de la marge 
 intdrieure) 
 
 L'Institut a microfilm^ le mellleur exemplaire 
 qu'il lui a 6x6 possible de se procurer. Certains 
 ddfauts susceptibles de nuire d la quality de la 
 reproduction sont notds ci-dessous. 
 
 n 
 n 
 
 n 
 
 Coloured pages/ 
 Pages de couleur 
 
 C->!otired plates/ 
 Planches en couleur 
 
 Show through/ 
 Transparence 
 
 Pages damaged/ 
 Pages endommagdes 
 
 T 
 P 
 
 
 
 fi 
 
 7 
 c 
 
 G 
 
 a 
 
 1 
 f 
 
 ii 
 
 D 
 
 Additional comments/ 
 Commentaires suppl6mentaires 
 
 Bibliographic Notes / Notes bibliographiques 
 
 D 
 
 Only edition available/ 
 Seule Edition disponible 
 
 D 
 
 Pagination incorrect/ 
 Erreurs de pagination 
 
 D 
 
 Bound with other material/ 
 Reli6 avec d'autres documents 
 
 Cover title missing/ 
 
 Le titre de couverture manque 
 
 n 
 
 Pages missing/ 
 Des pages manquent 
 
 Maps missing/ 
 
 Des cartes gdof^raphiques manquent 
 
 n 
 
 Plates missing/ 
 
 Des planches manquent 
 
 Additional comments/ 
 Commentaires &uppl6mentaires 
 
The images appearing here are the best quality 
 possible considering the condition and legibility 
 of the original copy and in keeping with the 
 filming contract specifications. 
 
 The last recorded frame on each microfiche shall 
 contain the symbol —►(meaning CONTINUED"), 
 or the symbol V (meaning "END"), whichever 
 applies. 
 
 Les images suivantes ont 6t6 reproduites avec le 
 plus grand soin, compte tenu de la condition et 
 de la nettetd de I'exemplaire film6, et en 
 conformity avec les conditions du contrat de 
 filmagn. i 
 
 Un des symboles suivants apparaitra sur la der- 
 nidre image de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: 
 le symbole — ► signifie "A SUIVRE", le symbole 
 V signifie "FIN". 
 
 The original copy was borrowed from, and 
 filmed with, the kind consent of the following 
 institution: 
 
 Library of Parliament 
 
 L'exemplaire film6 fut reproduit grSce d ia 
 g6n6rosit6 de I'dtablissement prdteur 
 S'jivant : 
 
 Bibiiothdque du Parlement 
 
 Maps or plates too large to be entirely included 
 in one exposure are filmed beginning in the 
 upper left hand corner, left to right and top to 
 bottom, as many frames as required. The 
 following diagrams illustrate the method: 
 
 Les c ::3rte8 ou les planches trop grandes pour dtre 
 reproduites en un seul clichd sont filmdes d 
 partir de Tangle supdrieure gauche, de gaurhe d 
 droite et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre 
 d'images ndcessaire. Le diagramme suivant 
 illustre la mdthode : 
 
 1 2 3 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
Spec 
 
 Ir ENTl 
 
 last Vet 
 
 want of 
 
 caused i 
 
 many sii 
 
 as the il( 
 
 rather ai 
 
 tiuiity t( 
 
 to give t 
 
 as soon j 
 
 town of 
 
 because 
 
 the Coun 
 
 and beca 
 
 tlie genei 
 
 vvliii;h I i 
 
 but also 1 
 
 lastTiiui 
 
 and tele^i 
 
 Connty t( 
 
 lieie 1 an 
 
 Gentlei 
 
 consentc 
 
 ago last s 
 
 wliieh fol 
 
 that 1 wii, 
 
 thick an' 
 
 GovecnuK 
 
 proved of 
 
 tion, that 
 
 adniinistn 
 
 anil tliat I 
 
 economy i 
 
 Governnie 
 
 tinetly th 
 
 main com] 
 
 the future 
 
 ermnent fi 
 
 «wu merit 
 
 my own ju 
 
 acce[)ted tl 
 
 conditions. 
 
 ment desei 
 
 vince last 
 
 awered tha 
 
 am sutistiet 
 
 vote the sa 
 
 tor their p.\ 
 
E. R ACICOTS 
 
 Speech to his constituents, at West Farnham, 
 Saturday, Nov. 1st, 1879. 
 
 ^EJ.TLKMEX:— The vote wliich I giivc 
 last V'ediiesday in favor of Mr. Lyiicli's 
 want of coiilideiico motion may liav« 
 caused some a.'itoiiishmeiit among my 
 many sincere friends in this County, and, 
 as the dehate in tlie House was closed 
 ratiier abruptly before 1 liad an oppor- 
 tunity to txi)lain, I deemed it my duty 
 to give explanations to niy eons'^ituents 
 as soon as possible. 1 chose the good 
 town of Farnham as the place of meeting 
 because it is the frst stopping place in 
 the County on my return from (.^lu^bec, 
 and because, moreover. I cannot forget 
 the generous support, the large majority 
 vvhii;h I got h(M-e, not only from Liberals 
 but also from Conservatives. 1 therefore, 
 last Tiiursday, sent frou» Quebec letters 
 and telegrams to different parts of the 
 County to aimoiuice the meeting, and 
 here I am before you to-da^'. 
 
 GtMitlemcM, you all know that when I 
 consentc' ♦^o become a candidate a year 
 ago last spi. *j;, and during the canvass 
 which followid, it was well understood 
 that 1 w lis not presenting myself as a 
 thi(!k and thin supporter of the Jol}' 
 Government; 1 told you that 1 disap- 
 proyed of the Delioucherville aihninlstra- 
 tion, that 1 justilied the dismissal of that 
 administi'ation by the Lieut.-Governor 
 anil that 1 approved of the progranime of 
 economy and retrenchuMMit of the Joly 
 Government. But 1 told you also, dis- 
 tinctly that beyond that I desired to re- 
 main completely unfettered so as to judge 
 the future acts and measures of theGoy- 
 <'rnnjeiit freely and impartially on their 
 own merits, according to the dictates of 
 my own judgnu'Ut. 1 would never have 
 accepted the canilidature under ditterent 
 conditions. Well, did the .loly Govern- 
 ment deserve the conlidence of the Pro- 
 vince last week? I have by my vote an- 
 swered that question iu the negative. 1 
 am satisfied that I was right and I would 
 vote the same way again. It, has been 
 for their evident Incapacity that I found 
 
 faidt with them. They were unable, for 
 instance, to abolish the Legislative ('oun- 
 cil. They kne'v that by the Constitution 
 I the}' (onld not carry that measure with- 
 j out the assent of the Councillors them- 
 I selves, and j'ct did they ever try to ob- 
 : tain the good-will of the Councillors, to 
 I talk to their patriotism, to make some 
 I compr(»mise with them to begin with, to 
 ! get by stratagem what they could not 
 I obtain by sheer force, like the General 
 ; who tries to effect an entrance by going 
 ! around the citadel when he finds that the 
 I front wall is impregnable? .Not a bit of 
 it. Did they suggest any prai-tical way 
 to get out of the dillicidty. Not one. 
 Tiicir intenti<Mi was good enough, but 
 they apparently did not know how to do 
 I it. In order to carry on the affairs of 
 th(i conntiy successfully tlie members of 
 it. Governme'it must not only be honest, 
 but they must also be capable men; it 
 must be a combination of honesty and 
 ability. One of the two qnalities is not 
 enough. The imnates of the Lunatic Asy- 
 lum at Beauport can hariUy be said to be 
 dishonest. Diu'ing the last session, par- 
 ticulaily towards the end in August, any 
 one coidd easily see that I had no great 
 admiration for the geniuses who were at 
 the head of our Provincial affairs : a few 
 of my votes then were certainly not 
 very complinientar\- to them. .Some of 
 my friends will remember the expres- 
 sion I used (among ourselves) when I 
 was out of patience at some particidarly 
 weak diiings of the Ministry (and that 
 occurred often enough, God knows) and 
 that was: *' Nous sarmnes sous le regne 
 lies imbeciles.-'' But, still I do act know 
 but thej' were better than the others. 
 I inclined to the belief that they were the 
 least of two eyils; I did not want the old 
 crew back again. And so the session 
 dragged on until I paired off about the 
 20tl« of August and came back home 
 pretty well disgusted with politics in 
 general and with Ministers of the Crown 
 
ill i»iirti(Mil;ir. Hut in ii sliort wliil*- iiiat- 
 tt'i>- yot vvor.sc . Our woitli.v l/'j>isi:ilivf' 
 C'oniK'illoi'ft tiioiij^'lit fit to rcFiis!' (to >;iis- 
 pciKJ. as tiiey caliiHl it.) liic siij)|)lit.'s; tiic 
 macliiiM'iT was stopjx <l. tlicrc was no oil 
 for tilt' w liccls. Tills was adding- insnlt 
 to injury. Not only wore they nnwill- 
 iii<? toubolisli tli('msi'lv<^s.l)nt tliey turned 
 I he tables coniplett'ly on their enemies 
 ami praetieally tried to abolish tlieni. (an'd 
 eventually succeedeci). Now. this was 
 too much; althouj^h I was far from think- 
 ing the Government perfeet. I thought 
 that we of the Assembly, the represeuta- 
 ti\es elected by llie pe<>ple. could attend 
 to the supplies ()urselv<'s and that the 
 Legislative Couueil. though they had the 
 (•onstitutional power to stop the sn[)~ 
 plies, liad no business to interfei'e. They 
 were useless before and 1 desired to get 
 rid of them for the sake of e<!Oii( .ny ; but 
 now they had iieeome mischievous. They 
 were and are. in my humble ojiiniou. a 
 perfect nuisance. But how were we to 
 ge. rid of them? 1 put that (juestioii in 
 French and English at the Bedford 
 meeting before .)oly and his colleague... 
 but no one an? wered. They then evi- 
 dently did no know how. When we 
 met again at ( luebee last Tuesday the 
 Proviuco was in a fiightful crisis; the 
 supjilies we»" withheld by theCoiin- 
 cil, public business was a! a standstill; 
 the school giants and eveiything was 
 stopped. Some way must be found out 
 of the ditliculty : the dead-lock must be 
 ended and I theref\>re waited anxiously 
 to see what i>r(»position the tiaverniiieiit 
 WHS going to make to overcome the o|)- 
 positiou of rhe Legislative Council. It 
 was then that the Prime Minister ol tiie 
 Province of Quebec matle his famous^ mo- 
 tion, which, after staling certain well 
 known facts. sim))ly suggested to protest 
 against the action of th(> Council, and 
 contained at the tail end the gift of an 
 imlimited credit to our Ministers. 1 felt 
 at oiicL' that I could ii<»t supjior; such a 
 proposition, for what was the good of 
 pi'dfcsdutj against the Council. We might 
 iiave kept protesting till dooms-day; that 
 did not amount to anything. And we were 
 
 asked moreover to ant luu'ize our Min- 
 isters to speiid our public money just 
 as they pleased, to sidt themselves I That 
 
 motion alone. therefore. was a )rettv hard 
 
 ' i)ill to swallow. But when mv eld friend 
 
 ' Lynch. sect>n(l('d l>y one on our own .side 
 
 of the Mouse, the tali'Uted member \\)\- 
 
 I (iaspe, proposed in amendment, viiile 
 
 abandoning nothing of tie right and 
 
 , privileges of the people, to ' rm a 
 
 j stronger Gove;iiin<'nt l>v niiitinj the 
 
 I moderate men togetlier in ;i p.ol)le and 
 
 i patriotic einieavor to put an end t)|i the 
 
 (lead-lock and to carry on together the 
 
 '. alTairs of the Province economically and 
 
 j successfully. I felt that this motio)i had 
 
 the (rue ring in it. that this was what the 
 
 Provhice wanted and that we could now 
 
 have a glimpse of more happy times. In 
 
 fact how could 1 consistent Iv vote against 
 
 ; that motion of conciliation? Havel not 
 
 ' repeatedly in tiie Ilfnise (luring my iirst 
 
 i session and also this summer, begged of 
 
 i of mv colleagues, on both sides. t(» unite 
 
 tojjether, to put an end to those de|)li>ra- 
 
 ble party strifts. which did no good, and 
 
 to work together harmoniously for the 
 
 welfare of the l*roviiiceV 'I'liat motion 
 
 met my views and I voted for it. al- 
 
 thoiigh it was not iilcasant to leave fho.(^ 
 
 around me with whom I had acted in the 
 
 I past. It was a paiiifiil s:'paratio:i. but I 
 
 I put my dutj' iiefore personal cou^idera- 
 
 tions and I may add that, up to the nu- 
 
 ; ment my vote was given, not o.ie mein- 
 
 i ber on the opposite siii;-. not even Mr. 
 
 : Lynch, with whom I was almost contiu- 
 
 i ually during the adjournment>.kiiew how 
 
 '' I was ii'oinji' to vote. 
 
 I 
 
 I I have been called a traitor, a re:ie- 
 
 I gade. Well, li-eiitlemen. 1 assure you 
 
 i franklv that those accMsations. though 
 I •• '^ 
 
 • they make me feel soiuewiiat sorry, lea.c 
 
 ! no deep wound in my heart. I am not 
 
 angry against my accusers, but I pily 
 
 I them beiraiise 1 know tiiat lliey speak ou 
 
 ' the impulse of the moment, before tliey 
 
 think, before tlii-y know the motives ot 
 
 inyvote.andl am contident that they 
 
 will deeply regret those unfair and cruel 
 
 accusations when they undcrstJ'd all 
 
 about it. 'I'reason is an easy w<ird to 
 
 speak but are those who accuse me sure 
 
 that I am really guilty of treason in the 
 
 present case. If 1 am. then I must have 
 
 suddenly become a great «couiidr<d for I 
 
 don't feel the least remorse of conscieiKM-. 
 
 I am as light-hoarted and as liapjiy as I 
 
 ever was, piihaps more so; I would vote 
 
 again that way a thousand times o^ver. 
 
 Whiit i- 
 
 treason 
 
 <'oiivince 
 
 lidence n 
 
 tlie iiitcn 
 
 had vote, 
 
 noxioii;, 
 
 advantair 
 
 m^n. I \vi 
 
 t<* my c< 
 
 country. 
 
 ageous eii 
 
 Mould fee 
 
 now. if I i 
 
 gentlemei 
 
 elections 
 
 (lisapjirob 
 
 followed t; 
 
 back from 
 
 of August 
 
 tics, with 
 
 the public 
 
 tiiose iiice,' 
 
 • •riiniiiatio 
 
 burden, rli 
 
 iicld and i 
 
 with polit 
 
 have clijii)^ 
 
 .strong hop 
 
 that fills is 
 
 for the Pio 
 
 I can help I 
 
 tr.\ ; I shall 
 
 Jiving: and 
 
 have to do 
 
 votes; but 
 
 now . until i 
 
 Cientleine 
 
 new ad-niii 
 
 members fi 
 
 house, and I 
 
 our views ai 
 
 'J'lien we ha 
 
 rejJiitation < 
 
 (not .-1 very 
 
 ireaMHcr, j 
 
 esteem wlli 
 
 Lynch, cvei 
 
 politically. 
 
 will do the 
 
 ••ountry, Is tl 
 
 He and I h: 
 
 .good many y 
 
 itiaiiy hard I 
 
 but our per 
 
 been disiuriM 
 
II 
 I 
 
 , (' 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 •1 
 ill 
 to 
 re 
 If 
 
 r'(* 
 
 >VIiiU is it tlint nn;i;lit Uf ciille.! 
 trt'iisoii 111 tins cnse. IF l)i'iii«j; 
 <'((iiviiic('(l MS 1 \VM> tliiit tliis wait tit'coii- 
 lidi'iicc motion ol' >Jr. Lynch was what 
 the iiitcrcit of the ri-oyiiicc nMiiiircd. I 
 had vote. I against it hccaiisf it was ob- 
 noxious to the vanity or tlic^ ixTsonal 
 advaiitairc of the Ministers, then. <;cntl('- 
 iii^n. I would Ifivc hcfii a traitor, trait-ur 
 to my conscience, to my duty, to my 
 c(Miiitry. I thank God that I was cour- 
 au'coiis eiioiiiih to vote as 1 did. for I 
 would feel dreadfully ashamed of myself 
 now. if I had <'oted the olln r way. Ami. 
 i^cntlenien. I shall at the next i;-eiH'i-al 
 elections call for yoiir a|)|»i*ohatioii oi 
 disapiirohalion of the' course which 1 
 followed on this occasion ; when I came 
 back from Quebec, about the latter par! 
 «d' August. I felt so dis^'iisted with poli- 
 tics, with the iinsatistactory way that 
 the public business was carried on. with 
 those iiicessa.it personal attacks and re- 
 criminations which mad > pn)>lic life a 
 burden, that I had decided to leave the 
 lield and to have notliinii,' more to do 
 with politics; bill now. gentlemen. I 
 iiave clianj!,('d my mind ; I have now a 
 stroll"' hope that matters will l>e riv'hted. 
 that tills is the dau ii of a prosperous era 
 tor the Province, and I believe now that 
 I can helit to do some yooil lor my coiiii- 
 tr_\ : I shall be a candidate aiiaiii. if I am 
 liviiiii: and if ^on don't want me. all yon 
 have to do will l)e to say so with your 
 votes; l)iit I shall not leave the ship 
 now. until you turn me out. 
 
 (Jeiitlemen. 1 ijave .ijreat hopes in the 
 new ad'ninistration. i( contains two 
 member!" from the Lib;'ial >ide of tiie 
 Jiouse. and thi.s will be a i^uarantee that 
 our views and ideas will be resjte<Med. 
 'i'lieii we hav(^ a treasurer who has tiie 
 reputation of being' rathei- 'ciosi -tisted. 
 (not a very l)a<l (juality lor a rrovincial 
 iieasni't'r. Jiisl now). Vou know the 
 esteem which 1 always had for Mr. 
 Lynch, even wfliOn we did not agree 
 politically, but the man who. 1 hope, 
 will do the most for thc^ good of the 
 i-ouiitiT, is the present Prime Minister, 
 lie and I have known each other for a 
 good many years; we have had a good 
 many luird k«iock.'! together iioliticiillvi 
 but our pei'soni.l friendsliip has never 
 been (list iirlied for one iiistiiiit. I have 
 
 eard aeeusatioii.« of corruption or dls- 
 hoiiesty made against liiin, but I never 
 saw the proof of any ; he also lias been 
 called hard nauies; l)ut I have always 
 tried to b'lieve every man iiiiiocent. un- 
 til I had satisfactory proof of his guilt. I 
 doift believ<' that any good results come 
 from that unfortunate hat)it wlii(;h w'«^ 
 have of recklessi-- dragging our i)olitieal 
 adversaries in the mud. I have been of 
 opinion that Mr. Chai)leau had made 
 mistakes: I said so in the irouseand out 
 of the House; but lam happy to say 
 that I never accused him of any ]>ersonal 
 dishonesty, no more than I would now 
 stoop to accuse Mr. .loly. or any of his 
 colleagues (>f dislionesty. no nuu'e than 
 in Ai)ril. 1S7S. I would coiis«'iit to take 
 Mock in an ■•icciisation of that kind, 
 which was then suddenly made against 
 my adversary; but it is as to ai)ility that 
 Mr. Chaplean has no superior; a better 
 orator, a harder working and more 
 experienced politician cannot be found 
 in the Province of (Jiiebec. in my opinion, 
 and I am inK alone of that opinion, like 
 ii piece of gold, the more you riii) him. 
 the b.igliter he is. Why then should 
 I refnseto give him a fair ami iiidepend- 
 eni sii|)port "r \V|iy should I imagine that 
 he will be mean eiiongh to use his great 
 tali- lit otherwise tiian for the good of 
 his eouitiy. 
 
 (ienti 'men. if I had not already de- 
 tained you so long. I miglit give you 
 some other reason.? which gt> ineidentally 
 to show that the usefulness of the Joly 
 administration had ceased to exist, when 
 they resigned. J^et me allude cv;. pai<snnf^ 
 — to thai old federal account, out of 
 which tiie late treasurer manai»'e(l to 
 s([ueeze half a million of dollars to help 
 to make the ends meet last year; you 
 must not forget th.-it Mr. McKenzie is 
 not ii. power any lougoi at Ottawa; 
 don't yon tiiink that if we are going" to 
 apply for a not tier round sum. our 
 chances are a good deal better with a 
 Quebec Admiiiistraticiii. friendly to the 
 ;ire.seiit 0:tawa CJoiVernment':' — to the 
 nropo.sed sale of the Q. M, (). & O. Hail- 
 road to the Federal Government t«> form 
 a Ii ik of the Pacitic railroad; this is yery 
 Ulticli to be desired to light eii the burden 
 of your Provincial debt, but don't you 
 think again tlial Mr. Chaplean can oh- 
 
tain much more favorable tcMins than 
 Mr. Jolj' troin the prrsynt Ottawa Ad- 
 ministration?— to tlif nnciorstandinjj 
 wiiicli will probably be arriveil at with 
 the Legislative Council to amend its 
 constitution, v.ith a view sooner or later 
 to obtain its ultimate extinction etc. 
 VVIiy, gentlemen, is it not evident tl:at 
 since the downfall of the McKenzie Gov- 
 ernment a year ago last September, and 
 more particularly since the dismissal of 
 Lieutenant Gvoernor Letellier. (whicn 
 1 opposed to the best of my ability), the 
 
 * existence of the Joly Administration had 
 become almost impossible? Tliey might 
 
 • continue pluckily,— like a courageous 
 swimmer, to try to swim against the 
 current; but it was of no earthly use; 
 their fate was sealed. 
 
 Let us heartily hope that the patriotic 
 efforts of the peace-makers will be 
 crowned witti success ; let us forget the 
 past with its stiifes, its hatred, its stifling 
 animosities; let by-gones be by-gones; 
 let us all unite together, all the moderate 
 men of the Province, to support nv hon- 
 est and able aoveniment ; which will be 
 strong ei'ough to carry on the affairs of 
 the Province, without being compelled 
 to yield to the barnacles, the axe grinilers 
 and the wire-pullers. There .e ex- 
 treme men in all countries, o will 
 never listen to peace or conciliation ; in 
 Fi-ance they call those flre-eaters, "-les 
 communards'^ '-les Ir-remnciliables.'" It 
 is rumored that we are threatened with 
 that plague in this Province and that it 
 will very appropriately call itself '-le 
 parti des Enra(/es •'''' but I hope that 
 they will be too weak and too ridiculous 
 to do much harm.