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'5 i • ■ V \ I 1 -. ) i Fef Facts firoi tlie Official Becorils. REFUSING TO MAKE THE LAW CLEAR. The Mowat Ooveruraent and (olli wers have refused to make dear, definite and onmutakeable the fact that every Roman Catholic ratepayer is prima facie a sapporter of public Bchoolfl ; they have declined to declare ancquivocally— so that there can be no dispate about it— that Roman Catholics must be free to make a choice what school they will send their children to ; that a muddled law shall not- curtail their freedom or bind |them against their will. Mr. Meredith formulated the Oiysosition programme which whs moved in the Legis- lature March 28th, and embodied in the following bill : "Whereas every ratepayer ought to be by law prima facie a public school supporter, and no one should be rated as a Roman Catholic separate school supporter unless he by his own voluntary act declares his intention to be a supporter of separate schools in accordance with the provisions of the law ; " Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Onta rio, enacts as follows : "1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any Act or law to the contrary, no person otherwise liable for public school rates shall be exempt from the payment thereof or be liab e for the payment of rates in support of a Roman Catholic separate school unless he shall have given the notice provided for by section 40 of the Separate Schools Act. " 2. It shall bu the duty of the clerk of the municit'ality in preparing the collectors' roll thereof to place in the column of public school rates the rates of every ratepayer who diall not have given the said notice, so as, according to the provisions of the said section and of this Act, to entitle him to exemption from public school rates for the year for which such collectors' roll is being made up, but any error of the clerk in making up his roll shall not be conclusive on any ratepayer who shall be erroneously rated or entered therein, nor shall the .asnesHmcnt roll be any evidence as to whether such ratepayer is a supporter of the public schools or of the Roman Catholic separate schools." The Mowat (S^overnment refused to ac- cept this declaration, and the following members voted against it (Votes and Pro- ceedings, Session 1B{)0, page 273) : Allan, Armstrong, Awrey, Balfour, Ballantyne, " Bishop, Blezard, Bronson, Chisholm, Conmee, Daok, Dance, Davis, Drury, Dryden, Evanturel, Ferguson, Field, Fraser, Freeman, Garson, Gibson (Hamilton), Gibson, (Huron), Gilmour, Gould, Graham, Guthrie, Harcourt, Hardy, Leys, Lyon, McAndrew, McKay, McLaughlin, McM},hon, Mack, Mackenzie, Master, Morin, MowR' , Murray , O'Connor, Pacand, Phelps, Rayside, Robillard, Ross (Huron), Roes (Middlesex), Smith (York), Snider, '^ Sprague, Stratton, Waters, Wood (Brant), Let the electors call these men to account at the polls. DENIAL OF THE BALLOT TO SEPARATE SCHOOLS It is in accordance with the spirit of the age that all voting should be by ballot. The supporters kA public schools in Ontario possess the right in cities and towns to elect their trustees by secret ballot, and Mr. Meredith's policy is to extend this right to separate school supporters. It was a right which most Roman Catholics would like to have and which many of them openly agitated for, bat it was understood that the ecclesiastical authorities were opposed to its being gcauted, so the Mowat fj GoTernment disregarded the popalar de- mand and refused to confer thts ri({ht. Mr. Meredith thereupon introdaoed a bill at the laat aeeaion of the Legislature, and on March 27th moved its adoption (Votes and Proceedings, 1890, page 274), and the following members of the Qovern- ment party voted it down : Allan, Awrey, Balfour, Ballantyne, Bishop, Blezard, Bronson, Chisholm, Conmee, Daok, Dance, Davis, Drury, Dryden, E^ranturel, Ferguson, Field, Fraser, Freeman, Oar son, Gibson (Hamilton), Gibson (Huron), Gilmour, Gould, Graham, Guthrie, Harconrt, Hardy, Leys, Lyon, McAndrew, McKay, McLaughlin, McMahon, Mack, Mackenzie, Master,' Morin, Mowat, Murray, O'Connor, Facaud, Phelps, Bayaide, Robillard, Ross (Huron), Boss (Middlesex). Smith (York), Snider, Sprague, Stratton, Waters, Wood (Brant), The electors of Ontario will note the names of these men and inflict just punish- ment upon them. The bill which they rejected was to the following effect : " 1. Sub-section 1 of section 103 of the Public School Act, which left it optional with public school boards to introduce the ballot or not, was repealed. " 2. Sub-section 2 of the same section was changed to read as follows : The nomination and election of public school trustees shall be held at the same time and place, and by the same returning officer or officers, and conducted in the same manner as the municipal nominations and elections of aldermen or councillors, as the case may be, and the provisions of the Municipal Act respecting the time for opening and closing the poll, the mode of voting, corrupt or improper practices, vacancies and de- clarations of office shall mutatis mutandis apply to the election of public school trustees. "3. The nomination and election of separate sobool trustees in any city, town or incorporated village shall be held at the. same time and place, and in the same manner as the nomination and election of public school trustees are to be held, as provided by the Public Schools A.ct, as amended by this Act, and all the provisions of section 103 of the said last mentioned Act, as amended by this Act, as to the election being by ballot, and otherwise shall apply mutatis mutandis to trustees of separate schools in cities, towns and vil- lages. " 4. Sub-section 12 of section 81 of the Separate Schools Act, and all the other provisions of the said Act which tire inooo- sistent with this Act, are hereby repealed." SEPARATE SCHOOL TEACHERS. Those who profess to desire the improve- ment of the separate schools and refuse to take steps to raise the standard of qualifi- cation of the teachers in them are the worst enemies of separate school support- ers. The Opposition policy is that the teachers in separate schools shall be just as well qualified as the teachers in public schools. The Mowat Government and their followers resist this reform. At the recent session of the Legislature the Opposition policy in this matter was embodied in the following bill : •• Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the IiCgialative Assembly of the province of Ontatio, enacts as follows : "1. Section 61 of the Separate Schools Act is hereby repealed, and the following substituted therefor : " (61) The teachers of a separate school under this Act shall be subject to the same examinations and receive their certificates of qualification in the same manner as public school teachers generally. 2. This Act shall go into effect on the flsrt day of January, 1892." The aim of this measure was to do away with the absurd provision of the law that teachers vnth the qualijieations demanded in the province of Quebec twenty-three years ag» might to-day be employed in the separate schools of Ontario, and in order that teach- ers thus qualified might h.-ve ample oppor- tunity to comply with the new law the measure was not to go into force for two years. Ck>uld any proposition be more eminently in the best interests of education, of separate schools, and the parents •{ / \^ separate aohool children than this? Yet che (Jovernment rejected it, and these are che members who aided in the rejection. [Votes aud proceedings, March 27tb, 1H!M), p. 276) : Allan, A.rmstrouf;, A.wrey Balfoar Ballantyne Bishop, Blezard BroDsou, Chisholm, Oonmee, Dack, Dance, Davis, Drury, Dryden, Evanturel, Ferguson, Field. Fraser, Freeman, Garson, Gibson (Hamilton), Gibson (Haron), Gilmour, Gonld, Graham, Gathrie, Haroonrt, Hardy, Leys, Lyon, McAndrew, McKay, Mclaughlin, McMahon, Maclt, I\Tacken/ie >ftater, Morin, Mowat, I\l urray, O'Connor, Pacaud, Phelps, ilayside, RobillarJ, R08B (Huron), Boss (Middlesex), Smith (York) Scider, Sprague, Stratton, Waters, Wood (Brant). Let their names be remembe) ed by the eleotorij as utterly opposed to the true in- terests of the province. AFRAID TO UPHOLD CIVIL RIGHTS. The following resolution, moved by Mr. Meredith on 3rd of April, 1890, needs no comment. It explains itself : '* This House doth declare that the rights guaranteed by the British North America Act to the supporters of separate or dis- sentient schools are civil rights appertaining to them as citizens, aud that the assumption that any church organization or body, or the bishops, priests or ministers thereof, are en- titled to control the ratepayer in the ex- ercise and enjoyment of such, his individual right, or to command obedience to its or their direction by him or by the trustees of any such school in the exercise by them oi the duties delegated to them by the State, is wholly anwarranted ai d dangerous to the State and ought to be resisted. *'And this House doth farther declare that it is within the constitutional right of the Legislature, through the department of ednoation, to regulate such sohuols, and particularly to prescribe the tezt-bxiks to bf used in them, and that the said depart* mtint ought, in the exercise of that right, to make provisions regulating the tezt-bM>ks to be used in said schools, except those em- ployed in giving religioas instruction, when and where such instruction is permitted by law'." Here is a clear and unmistakeable de- claration of the principles of civil and re- ligions liberty, but Messrs. Fraser and Mowat dared not let it pass, and the following members assisted them in voting it down. (Votus and Proceedings, p. 348) : — Allans Armstrong, Awrev, ^ Ballartyne, Bishop, Blezard, Ghishc'W, Clark< tWellington), CoDmei( Dack, Davis, , Dance, Drury, Dryden, Rv*iitnrel, Ferguson, FuM, Fraser, Fr<»eman, Garson, Gibson (Hamilton), Gibson (Huron), Gilmour, Gould, Graham, H iroourt, Hardy, Leys, Lyon, McAndrew, McKay, McLaughlin, McMahon, Mack, MaokenKie, Master, Morin, Mowat, O, Con nor, Phelpa, Robillard, R Hh (Huron), Ross (Middlesex), Smith (York), Snider, Sprague, Stratton, Waters, Wood (Brant). Let the electors mark the men who thus showed themselves afraid to declare these principles. Nor let them escape on the plea that the motion being made on going into Committee of Supply, was one of want of confidence and therefore had to be voted down. It is a well known constitutional rule that if the motion does not in its termi condemn the Government it is not neces- sarily want of confidence. Twice daring the present session at Ottawa, on motions made on going into Committee of Supply — one by Hon. Mr. Mills respecting public buildings and the other by Hon. Mr. Blake respecting reference of oonBtitutional ques- tions to the Supreme Court — Sir John Mac- donald announced that the Government agreed with the principles, and the motions pMMd ananimoatly. But Mr. Afowat dare not do $0 vealed a state of affaira that amply sustained every charge which had been made. Al* though their former regulations had not been enforced, Meaars. Mowat and Rosa simply proposed to meet the difficulty by promul- gating another set of regulations which atood no more chance of being enforced than the former ones. That was the state of affairs when the Legislature met in January last. The Op- position submitted their proposal in the fo^m of a bill — definite, thorough and effectual. It was prepared in view of the fact that (1) English was being excluded from a large number of pnblio schools ; (2) English taxpayers were forced to send their children elsewhere to get an education ; (3) text books with hostile teachings were employed in the schools; (4) the Quebec Nationalists, the allies of Mr. Mowat's Government, had boasted of their peaceful conquest of Ontario; (5) their doctrines were incnloated in public schools by the aid of the money of the whole people of Ontario. The bill contained the foUowinff provisions : 1. English shall be the langnage of every public and separate school in this province. 2. Save as provided by section 7 of this Act, no other langnage than the English shall be taught in any public or separate school in this province. a. No teaoher shall be employed or per- mitted to teach in any pnblio or separate school in this province nnleaa he ia capable of apeaking the English langtyige and of oondnoting the proceedings of his aohool 1 U. ^ ,-' ' I 'J aoeording to th« programme of itadiaa ap* plioabl* uereto in thai Ungaag*. 4. Nothing herein contained ii to prevent a teacher, where it ii impraotioaole by reaion of any popil not being able to under- stand the instrnction which he deiirea to oonvey, if given in Engliih, from imparting it to him in any language which luch pnpil it able to understand. 6. It shall be the duty of the sohool in- spector to report at least once in every six months upon everv school under his charf^e in which any other language than the Entrjlish is taught, and in such report to certify as to whether the provibions of this Act are being complied with, and any violations thereof which have taken place, and also to report at least once in every ^iz months the number of pupils attending each school under his charge who are not able to receive instruction by means of the English tongue. 6. Every teacher who shall be guilty of a wilful violation of the provisions of this Act shall be disqualified from teachmg in any public or separate school in this pro- vince 7. And whereas in certain portions of the province it has been permitted for many years past that a language other than the English be taught in the schools, and it is expedient to make temporary pro> vision with regard to the schools therein, it is therefore enacted that in those parts of the province in which sohoolr now exist wherein any language other than the Eng- lish is taught, such other language may, until the Legislature shall otherwise enact, be continued to be taught for such period not ezceding one hour per day, as the trustees may direct. Provided always that the instruction given in such other language shall not interfere with, but shall ha in addition to, the course of study in English prescribed for such schools, that only such text l)ooks jshall be used as shall be authoriised by regulation of the Department of Education, that such instruction shall be confined to reading, grammar and composition, and shall Im given only to those pupils whose parents or guardians shall request it. 8. If it shall appear by the report of the inspector that tne provisions of this Act «re not being in good faith carried out in any school, the provisions of section 7 shall, after notice has been given to the trustees of the school of such report, and failure by them for one month to remedy what is re- ported against, cease to apply to such sohool. , 9. All regulations of the Department of Xiduoation inoonaiBtenk with fiie provisions of thif Ao| ar« hereby abrogated and repealel. This measure met every feator* of Um case and would have remedied the def««t in the pubMc school system •• the Eo« method cannot possibly hope to dn. Tel it was voted down by the following sup- porters of the QovemmenI : AlUn. Armstrong, Awrey, Balfour, Ballantyne, Bishop, Blezard, Caldwell, Cbiaholm, Clarke (Wellington) Conmee, Dack, Dauce, Davis, Drury, Dryden, Evanturel, Ferguson, Field, Eraser, Freeman, GarBon, Gibson (Hamilton), Gibson (Huron), Gilmonr, Oraham, Haroonrt, Hardy, Leys, Lyon, ^IcAndrew, McKay, McLaughlin, McMahon, Mack, Mackenzie. Master, Morin, Mowat, O'Connor, Phelps, Bobillard, Boss (Huron), Boss (Middlesex), Smith (York). Snider, Sprague, Stratton, Watera, Wood (Brant). Gould, Let tliC electors remember these men and their refusal to rid Ontario of a serious problem and prevent the introduotioii of a dual language difficulty in this province. MR. MOWAT SANCTIONS THE "RIQHT" OF REDELLION. When Mr. Mowat, in collusion with Mr. Mercier and assisted by other Qrit politi- cians, was plotting to revolutionize our constitution by the resolutions of the so- called Interprovincial Conference at Que- bec, he did not stick at trifles to secure adherents to his plans. In the official record of the proceedings presented by him to the members of the Ontario Legislature, appears the following disgraceful minute as having received his approval. (Official Report, p. 26) :— " The representative from Nova Sooit^ present at the conference desired the fid- lowing minute to be entered upon the reoMrd of the prooeedings, and the Oottferemee agrted to the entry being mads aooordingly : " In Tiew o{ the recetife movement in tbe Province of Nova Sootia, therepreHentativea of that Province desire to place on record that thfy participate in the dfliberationt of thi» conferencf. upon the undfmtandina that, whil« Vbey join tbe repreeetitativea of tbe lifiter provinooa in Booking rofurma in raat- tera wliiob are of common iuteroat, tbey do «o withimt prejudice to the right of tbo (lovernment, Legislature or oeople of Nova SootiH to take any courxe that may in future be by tbum deemed desirable with a view to the Hepnration of the Province from the ]>oininion," bo, to obtain the aaaistance of these men to the plans of Mr. Mercier and himself, Mr. Mowat entered into a bar({ain with them to Admit their "right " to secede by taking any course — annexation, aece8aion,^ armed rebellion, he carod not a jet which — ao long as they would aaaiat him in his ■chemeH. And this is no vague accusation founded upon mere rumor. The a(L;reement was made at a meeting over which Mr. Mowat presided, it was authenticated by his signa- ture, and it is taken from the official records of the proceedings. To aggrandize himself and his associate, Mr. Mercier, he was willing to sit in coun- cil with men who meditated secession and rebellion, and even stooped to sanction their "right " to carry out their intention. Is Mr. Mowat a it Premier foi the Pro- vince of Ontario ? GAGGING THE LEGISLATURE. It will be remembered that at the instance of Mr. Meroier,Mr, Mowat andlhia oolleagnes went to Quebec in 1887, and there, at what is known aa the Interprovinoial Conference, helped the Quebec Premier to paas a aeries of resolutions proposing to revolutionize the oonatitntion of the Dominion. When Mr. Mowat proftqsed these reaolationa to the Legislature, nn the 8th of March, 1888, the Opposition started to exercise their oonstitaticnal right to disouss them in de* tail and propose amendments ; but Mr. Mowat saw that many of his followers would be forced to oondemn some of the details if he permitted them to be moved against, and although they had a large majority at their back the Government was afraid to have tb« details brought under scrutiny, so Mr. Franor jumped up and applied the cloture or gag law, moving an amendmeuf to adopt the resolutions in bulk, thus shutting off further dieuuasion or amendment. The fol- h)wing members assiatod him to perpetrate this outrage on fieedom of diouufiflion in the Legislature (Journals, 1887, p.08) : Allan, Harcuiirt, ArmHtrong, Hardy, Awrey, Loya, Btlfour, Lyon, Hallantyne, McAiidrew, Hiahop, Mt Kay, Hlezard, MiLtughlln, Urunson, McMahou, Uhisliolm, Muck, Clarke (Wellington), Muxler, Clarke (Nortbumb ild') Mnrin, Conmee, Dack, Drury, Drydc'Uj KvatKurel, Feivuson, Field, KraHcr, Freeman, GarHon, GibHOP (Hamilton), Gibson (huron), Gilmour, Gould, Graham, Guthrie, M'Wat, Murray. Nairn, O'Connor, Piioaud, PhelpH, Rayeide, R')b')lard, R «> (Huron), R..h« (Alulilleaex), Smith (York), Snider, Siriition, Waters, Wid.lifi.ld, Wood (Brunt). That there might be no miatuko aa to the meaning of thia action of Mr. Frasor aod hia followers, Mr. Meredith had it put plaiuly by tbe following minute in the journals (p. 99) • ' ' Mr. Meredith rose to a point of order, and enquired of Mr. Speaker whether or not the amendment to the proposed amendment as carried precluded any further inotinu to amend the 'resolution, and Mr. Speaker decided that, in respect of further proposed amendments to the main motion as now amended, Mr. Spoaker ruled that as the House, by the words added to the main motion, had expreaaed concurrence in the resolution, no auoh further amendment de- claring, or by its terms involving, non-con- currence of the House in said resolutions could be proposed." ^t the electors say what they think oft this h h-haifded stifling of discussion when] an attempt was being made to revolutionize our constitution. '-« -» THE LICENSE INIQUITY. Th« rsoorili show the MowatGoverDment't oourRH on the lioenw qoeit on to b« exoep- tiiirinlly bad. The puwer of •ppnioting liceuao oommiieionern wm taken over from the manioipalitiea with the expr«M promiae by Mr. Mowat that independent boards would bb^appointed. Uut the uyatem soon became a gigantic engine of partiNan in- justioe and intolerable ooeroion. So muoh ■o that during the aesaiou of 1889 the Oppo- iiitiou direoted attention to the scandals of the Byateno and reoited the ohief coinplainta in the following motion, moved by Mr. Meredith, I'ooonded by Mr. Creighton, March 14 (JournAlB, p. 14) : " That all the words in the motion after 'that' be omitted, and the following substi- tuted therefor : ' The present mode of ad- miniateriug the liquor license laws through the board of oommiHsicners and insp-otora appointed by the Government of the day has resulted in a partisan administration of the law ; has subjected those engaged in the I'quor traffic to undue influence by and in the interest of the dominant party in this province ; has led in many cases to the tyrannica\ exercise of the powers of the commissioners and inspectors, and in others to the lax entoroement of the law and the condoninc for partisan purposes of offtM'oes against its provisions ; has unduly and un- fairly interfered with the freedom of exer- cising their franohise by those engiged in the liquor traffic, and is otherwise mischievoua ill its purpose and operation ; and while declaring its firm intention and purpose to be, not to relax or impair the efficiency of the other provisions of the law, and particularly those limiting the number of licenses t>) be granted, this House is of opinion that it is essential to the honeut, non partisan and faithful execution of the liquor license laws that the present mode of appointing boards of commisttiouers should be abrogated, and provision be made for placing the aproint- ment of the commissioners in the hands of a body more removed from the influence of partisanship, nnd more directly responsible to and under the control of the people." Declining to remedy any of the evils brought to their attention, the Government and their followers voted it down, but dur- ing the late session the Opposition again brought forward the matter and propound- ed their policy for the removal of the in- jariooB system in the following proposition, moved April 2nd by Mr. Meredith, aeoonded by Mr. Creighton, in amendment to the Government's license bill, wbioh was then being road a third time. fVotei and Pro- ceedings IHUO. p. .307): "That the bill bo not now read a third time, but bo forthwith referred back to m committee of the wnole House with in> struotions to amend the same so as to pro- vide that the lionnne oomniisHioners Htiall horeaftor be appointed in counties by the county oounoilH, and in cities and lowns separated from coui'ties shall be elected by tho municipal eKiotors of stich city or town." But Mr. Mowat refused to Rive np the power which the political control of licenses gave him as a party engine, and called on his followers, who voted it down as foUowi (Votes and Proceedings, p. 307): Allan, Haroourt, Armstrong, Hardy, Awrey, Leys, Bulfour, Lyon, Hallantyne, McAndrew, Bishop, McKay, Blezard, McLaughlin, Caldwell, McMahon, Chisholra, Mack, Clarke (VVellington), Mackenzie, Connioe, Master, Daok, Miller, Dance, Morin, Davis, Mowat, Drury, Murray, Dryden„ O'Connor, Evanturel, Phelps, Ferguson, RayHide, Field, Kobillard, Fraser, Ross (Huron), Freeman, Rohb (Middlesex), Garson, Smith (York), Gibson (Hamilton), Snider, Gibson (Huron) Spra^ue, Gilmour, Stratton, Gould, Waters, Graham, Wood (Brant). RULING OUT WOMAN'S INFLUIENCE. The Mowat Government professed to have introduced a measure last session designed to improve the license law in the interests of temperance and good order. When it was before the House, the Opposition desired to amend one of its clauses in the right direction. This clause provided that before a new license in a polling sub-division could be granted, a petition had to be presented, 10 ■igned by a nuEJority of th« votOTS in the polling •ab-diviaion. The voters' 'lata need for this p&fpoae were, aoocrdlng to the Govemmeiit bill, the liata need for pro- vinrial eleotiona. THe Oppoeitioa moved (Votoa and Prooeedinga, p. 305) that the liata need be the monioipal votera' liata. The reaaon ia|obvion8. In the muniotpal eleo- tiona women hw^e the right to vote, and women, having* vital interest in all matters pertaining to liottnae laws, ought to have their wy in s ioh a oaae. But tne Govern- ment refused to allow them to have a voice, and the foUowiofir raembers voted down the ameadment (Votea and Prooeedinga, Aoril a 1890. p. i06) : Allan, Armatrong, Awrey, Ballantyae, Bishop,* Blttzard, Caldwell, Cnarlie /Wellington), Conme^, Danoe, Davia, Drury, Dry den, iilvanturel, Fergtoeon, Field. Fraaer, Freeman, Garscn, Oibaon 'Hamilton), Gibson (Huron), Graham, Harcourt, Hardy, Leys, Lyon, McAndrew, MoKav, McLaughlin, McMahon, Mackenzie, Master, Morin, Mowat, Murray, . O'Connor, Phelpa, Robillard. Roaa (HuroA), Roaa (Middleaex), Smith (York), S Prague, Wood (Brant) Gilmour, Gould, Let thoae who have been carried aw»y by the hypooritieal profeaaiona of the Mowat Government in favor of temperance ponder thia vote. TORONTO REQISTRARSHIP JOB As the law atandc, when a registrar's feed exceed a certain amount a proportion of them go to the oity or oonnty. Not- withstanding ^is provision, the rapid progress of the oity of Toronto h&d increased the fees of the registrar to a very large amount. Instead of taking the obvious oonrae proposed by the Opposition of tiioreasing the proportion going to the city, •o that t%e MglitrKf would bnfy la«v« a tth salary, Mr. Mowat determined to reward Mr. Peter Byan, a partisan aupnorter, and rob tlM oity of Toronto to funiiah an un. necessary office for him, so he introduced a bill to create an additional registrar for Toronto. When thia bill came np for a second reading on 26th February, 1889, Mr. Mereclth moved, seconded by Mr. Ingram (Journals, p. 78) : "It is inexpedient to provide for the division of the city of Toronto for registra- tion purposes, and thereby as well to oreate an otiice to bfi filled by a partisan of the GoyerrjraeDt of the day and so divert from the treasury of the city of Toronto that portion of the surplus fees of the office of regiatrar which, unde^ the existing law, is payable to the said oity, and that the bill be not now read the second time, but be read a second time this day six months." But the Government determined to go on with the disgraceful job, and the follow- ing members voced down the amendment : Allan, Armstrong, Awrey, Balfour, Ballantyne, Bishop, Blezard, Bronaon, Caldwel!. Chisholm, Clarke (Wellington), Conmed, Daok, Dance, Drury, Evanturel, Ferguson, Field, Fraeer, Freeman, Garson, Gibson (Hamilton), Gibson (Huron), Gilmour, Gould, Graham, Guthrie, Harcourt, Hardy, Lyon, McAndrew, McKay, McMahon, Mack. Morin, Mowat, Murray, O'Connor, Paoaud, Phelpe, Bayside, Robillard. Boss (Huron), Bo«s (Middlesex), Smith (York), Snider, Sprague, Stratton, Waters, Wood (Bran^. Fmding this effort frnitleaa, the two re- preaentatiraa of the people of Toronto, Mr. H. E. Clarke, seoonded by Mr. E. F. Clarke^ on the third reading, on March 20^ oMved as follows (Jonrnala, p. 13€) : "Of the farther feea and emolnmeBts re- ceived by eaob regiatrair in each year im ex- oesa of $4,600, not exceeding 1 15, 000, he ahaU be entitled to retain to his ova nse fifty per cent, and no more, and of tiha farMier fees and emoluments received 1^ '-^ ,**- ;?!■>• 11 ,.#f" •Mb regiitrar in each year id czoeai o! $16,000, he ihall be entitled to retain to bia own nae twenty-five per oeat. »nd no more." Bat tbe Oovomment atiW peraiatad in thia flagrant robbery of tbe oity, and tbia amendment WM alio Toted down by tbs Mme membera (Mr. Onthrie being abaent), witb tbe addition of tbe following : Davia, MoLaugblin, Leya, Maater. What do tbe eleotora think of tbii robbery of ratepayera to provide an offioe for a partiaan ? PATRONAGE AT THE PUBLiC OOST. Tbe manner in wbiob Mr. Mowat haa mannfaotared nnneoessary offioea. tbua a«- aailing tbe pooketa of tbe people that be may bave fat biileta witb wLiob to reward his partisani, gain venal adherents, multiply " subBoriberB " to official campaign funds and obtain other party or personal advant- ages ia a very dark feature of bis public record. One black page is to be found in the journals of the Legislative Asseubly for 1B87, (April 22ad) page 146, aa fcUows : " Mr. Meredith moved in amendment — to tiie third reading of tbe Bill * For further improving th? law' — seconded by Mr. Grei(tbton : " That this House has adopted tbe policy witb regard to tbe fees of Registrars of Deeds and Cterka of Diviaion Courts, that in order to prevent tbe payment of excessive compensation for the services rendered, a proportion of the receipts of these offices, which will leave ample remuneration for the boldera of them, should be returned to the people; that this House recognizes that policy as aound in principle, and ia of opinion that it ahould be extended to the offioe of 8heri£F ; that by section 4 of the. said bill it is propoaed to di/ide the office of sheriff of th3 county of York, tbe fees of which are admitted to give an excessive in- come to tbe oocnpant of it, and by ao doing to give to tbe boldov of the nerv offices tbe moneys which, acoordmg to tbe aaid princi- ple, would and ought to be paid into the treasury of the oonnty of York and tbe oity of Toronto ; that it is not expedient tibat tha aaid aootion should beoome law, and that the anid Bill be, therefore not now read tbe tf^ird lime, bat be forthwith re- ferred back to tbe committee of the whole Honsewltb in<. Tactions tc strike out tbe Mid seeftioB." However, the Minis' era stood up and their followers obediently rose to reject the Conservative amendment and lo declare that the money should be kept fr>m the treasuries of York and Toronto to go to Mr. Mowat'H pots, the holders of tbe new offioes.. The foUowiog Grit members voted for tbia outrage (aee Jourqal, 1887, page 146) : AlUn, Hardy. Armstrong, Hilliard, Awrey, Leys, Balfour, MoAndrew. Ballaotyne, MoKay, Bishop, McLaughlin, Blezard, MoMahon Chamberlain, Mack, Chisholm, Morin, Clarke (Wellington), Mowat, Conmee, Nairn, Dack, O'Connor, Drury, Pardee, Dtyden, Phelpe, Evanturel, Raysidc, Ferguson, Kobillard, "ield, Ross (Huron), Fraser, Ross (Middlesex), Freeman, Smith, Gibson (Hamilton), Saider, Gibson (Huron), Sprsgue, Gilmour, Stratt n, Gould, Waters, Graham, Widdifield, Oothrie, Wood (Brant), Harc( art. Having thus carried the outrage throug:! the House. Mr. Mowat made matters worstf by Tiolating one of tbi professions of the party and giving the unneeessary offioe thus vacated to his own son. The electors should no more tolerate such fleecers of the municipalitiea to create offices for themselves or their friends. No muni- cipality is safe while such men are in power. The ballots abould speak to them the pablio verdict. APPOINTMENT OF REGISTRARS. Determined to put an end to tbe scandals wbiob have ariaen under the power of tbe Government to appoint Registrara, and to do justioe to tbe oounti'ta 1^ allowing the County Counoila to appoint T'^igiatrars, and to fund tbe fees for tud benefit of tbe ooanties, giving these officers rsasonable aalarief!, Mr. Meredith, aeconded by Mr. Clancy, when a Registry Bill waa going :> •' la '/.>.' throagh the House on April 2Dd, 1800, moved to add the following (Votes and Pro- ceedings, p. 309) : "Begiitrars of deed* shall herebfter be appointed, by the oounoil of the city or county wherein the registration division for which they are appointed is situate. " Whenever the ccunoil of any city or county within which a registration division is situate shall pass a by-law declaring that the fees of the Kegistrar of such registration division shall be funded, and that the regis- trar aud his clerks shall be paid by salary, it shall on, from and after the first day of January next, after the passing of such by- law, be the duty of such city or county oounoil to provide for the appointm<)nt of a registrar and such other clerks and assist- ants as may be required for the proper per- formance of the duties of the office, and for the payment to them of «iuoh salaries or wages as they may think fit, and all the fees which pertain to the office of the registrar shall thereafter be received by him for the nse of such city or coucty, and. by tiim paid over to the treasurer thereof at such times aa shall by by-lbW of such council ue directed. " Whenever a oouucil passes a by-law as provided by the last preceding section, the corporation which it represents, shall on, from and after the first day of Jauuary next, after the passing of such by-law be respon- sible foi' tLkC due performance by the registrar of all the duties which are by law imposed upon him, or which pertnin to his office, and shall take security from the resistrar, and such clerks and assistants for the perform- ance of their duty. •• A certified oopy of every such by-law shall immedately after the passing thereof be transmitted to the Provincial Secretary, and another certified copy thereof shall be registered In the office of the registration division to which it relates. "Whenever any such by-law shall be passed as aforesaid, the registrar holding the office when it takes efiect shall be en- titled if he chooses to accept the office at the salary fixed by the council, tj continue in office as the officer of the council on his giving aeourity as prodded in section 2. " The salary fixed by the council shall in the case of registrars to which the preced- ing section applies, be subject to the ap- approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Conucil." But Mr. Mowat was not willing to relin. gnish the power to commit such outrages as he had perpetrated in Toronto, and called his followers to vote down the motion, which the following members did:— Allan, Armstrong, Awrey, Balfour, Ballantyne, Bishop, Blezard, Caldwell, Chisholm, Clarke (Wellington) Conmee, Dack, Davis, Drury, Dryden, Evatiturel, Ferguson, Field, Fraser, Freeman, Gar son, Gibson (Hamilton) Gibson (Huron), Gilniour, Gould, Graham. Let the counties men say what they this question. Harconrt, Hardy, Leys, Lyon, MoAndreW, McKay, McLaughlin, MoMahon, Mack, , Mackenzie. Master, Morin, Mowat, Murray, O'Connor, Phelps, Rayside, Robillard, Ross (Huron), Ross (Middlesex), Smith (York), Snider, Spragne, Stratton, Waters, Wood (Brant), represented by these think of their vote on .J. ^^-x p'-\ REFUSING TO PUNISH BRIBERS. Notwithstanding that our law imposes a fine for bribery at elections, it is found that unfortunately it does not prevent this crime against the community, and that the only .efi:'ecuual way to put down bribery would be to make it punishable by im- prisonment. Mr. Whitney, of Dundas, at the last session introduced a Bill to ac- ccmplish this, and on April 1st, 1890, moved its second reading. Af ..ar all his lond professions of purity it would have been thought that Mr. Mowat would give this his hearty support, but instead of that he bitterly opposed it» and called on his followers to vote it down, which the following members did, (Votes and Proceedings, p. 297) : Allan, Conmee, Armstrong, Daok, Awrey, Danoe, ^ Ballantyne, Davis, Bishop, Dmry, Blezard, Dryden, Caldwell, Evantnrel, Chisholm, Ferguson, Clarke (Wellicgton), Field, \ • . 18 m a id lis ^he iry fcC- )0, [r. ktes Fraser, Preemnn, Qmtaon, Gibeon (Hamilton), Gtbeon (Huron), Qilmoar, Goaltl, Grabam, Gathrie, Haroourt, Hardy, Leys, Lyon, MoAndrew, MoEay, McLaughlin, MoMahon, Mackenzie, Master, Morin, Mowat, Murray, O'Connor, Phelps, Bayside, Bobillard, Ross (Huron), Boss (Middlesex), Smith (York), Suider, Spragne, Stratton, Waters, Wood, (Brant). In view of the revelations which have been since made about the bribery fund Organizer Preston ia collecting from public officials, i-^ is now seen why Mr. Mowat did not want to laake bribery punishable by imprisonment. Let the electors say what they think of him and his followers refusing to do so. REFUSING A SECRET BALLOT. It is well known that the ballot at On- tario elections is not a secret one, but that by means of the number on the back it may be known for whom an elector has voted, thus opening the " way for bribery and intimidation and vitiating the prin- ciple for which the ballot was established. Last session Mr. A. F. Wood, of Hastings, introduced the following bill to make the ballot a secret one : "Whereas the provisions of the Ontario Election Act do not secure a secret ballot at elections of members of the Legislative Assembly, and it is essential to the effici- ency and security of the system of voting by ballot that the ballot should be a secret one ; and whereas the provisions of the Municipal Act, which secure a secret ballot at elections of mayors, aldermen, reeves and other members of municipal councils, have been found to work satisfactorily, and it is expedient to amend the Ontario Elec- tion Act BO as to make the ballot at elections of members of the Legislative AsHembly similar to the ballot provided for tnunicipal elections ; •• Therefore her majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, enacts as f oUowB : "1. So maoh of sub- section 4 of section 68 of the Ontario Election Act as provides that every ballot paper shall have a num- ber printed on the back thereof, and Nhat the same number shall be printed on the face of the counterfoil attached thereto is hereby repealed, and hereafter neither the ballot nor the counterfoil shall be num- bered. "2. So much of sub-section 9 of seotion 90 of the said Act as provides that ')he deputy returning officer shall write or otherwise mark on the counterfoil the number prefixed to the name upon the voters' list of a person presenting himself for the purpose of voting is hereby repealed, and hereafter such number shall uot be written or marked thereon." But MessrEi. Eraser and Mowat were not willing that electors should have the pro- tection of a secret ballot, and with the aid of the following members rejected this bill (Votes and Proceedings March 12, p. 197) : Allan, Armstrong, Awrey, Ballantyne, Bishop, Blezard, Bronson, Caldwell, Clarke (Wellington), Conmee, Daok, Eance, Davis, Drury, Dry den, Evanturel, Ferguson, Field, Fraser, Freeman, Garson, Gibson (Hamilton), Gibson (Huron), Gilmour, Gould, Graham, Guthrie, Haroourt, Hardy, Leys, Lyon, McAndrew, McKay, McLaughlin, McMahon, Mack, Mackenzie, Master, Morin, ^ Mowat, Murray, O'Connor, Pacaud, Phelps, Ray side, Bobillard, Ross (Huron), Ross (Middlesex), Smith (York), Snider, SprRgue, Stratton, Waters, Wood (Brant). What do old Reformers think of these men ? DISFRANCHISING GOOD VOTERS. Aft the law stands, some of our judf^es believe they are authorized to strike oS the name of a voter who has been appealed against on the mere ground that he has not attended to defend his right, and without any evidence that he is not entitled to be od H Um Hat. When il wm foand that this wm th« praotio* in Bome oountiM, Mr. Meredith, in nmendmenh to the Voten list Act, on 12th Febrnary, 1889, moTed M follows (Jonrnali, p. 43) : " It is not deiinble that the right of a peraun entered upon the voters' list to be a Toter should be taken away for mere non- attendance at the oonrt for the trial of complaints against the Toters' list, unless there is reasonable ground for believing that the right of such person to be a voter is fairly open to question, and that the bill be therefore not now read a third time, but be forthwith referred back to tlie committer of the whole House with instructions to amend sub-section 3 of section 14 by adding thereto the words ; But in the case of a person whose name is entered on the voters' list his name shall not be struck off unlesr the judge is of opinion that there is icasona » ground for believing that the right of su«. ^ person to vote is fairly open to question." But Mr. Mowat was not prepared to do this simple act of justice to men who were in danger of being deprived of their votes, and called on his followers, when the follow- ing memlMrs votea down the amendment : Allan, Armstrong, Balfour, Ballantyne, Blezard, Bronson, Caldwell, Chisholm, aarke (Wellington), Conmee, Dack, Dance, Davis, Drnry, Ferguson, Field.- Fraser, Freeman, Oarsoa, Gibson (Hamilton), Gltpon (Huron), GUmonr, Gould, Graham. Harcourt, Hardy, Leys, Lyon, McKay, McMahon, Mack, Master, Morin, Mowat, Murray, O'Connor, Pacaud, Phelps, R«- Government in 1880 to give an estim e of the cost of the proposed buildings, tiie Government were not in a position to give a correct estimate. In the estimates which I am now able to lay before the House precautions have been taken that there should be no extras. We asked for tenders for the erection of buildings accord- iitg to the two plains which I have men- tioned, and I propore to give the Houre the result of the actual tenders received, 8 • that the House may see that in aski i g for ihis sum we are asking for a sum th t WILL BK AUPLB FOB THK KRKOTION OF THK.- BUILDINOS UPON BITHBB ONE OF THISa PLAN , For the erection of the buildings aooordiijg to the plan of Messrs. Gordon & Helliwall we received ten different tenders from oon r 1^^ 17 le xt 3r It r si^ feTAoton all of whom were men of experi- ence and all flnanoially able to audertake this work and willing to undertake it, so that they were in every respect the tenders of flrit-claBB men. "Mr. Carnegie— They will be tendered for again of course ? "Mr. Fraaer — Oh, yes; and there is every reason to believe that the tender* will be rather le»» than these. Five of these ten were under the sum of $600,000. These five were respectively for $542,000, $556,000, $578,000. $580,000 and $585,000. • • • The other plan received nine tenders, most of which were b}' the snme persons. Three out of the cine exceed $600,000 a very little. They are, respectively. $612,000, $626,000, $626,000. Three others did not exceed $750,000 ; they were for $703,000, $719,000 and $750,000, bo that six out of the nine tenders for the more expensive design did not exceed $750,000. The lowest, $612,000, was by a competent firm, able to carry out the work, which would leave a margin from the sum anked of about $150,000." The House voted the additional sum makiog $750,000 in all, understanding that the plans of one of the Canadian architects which had been approved would be pro- ceeded with. But Mr. Eraser suddenly discovered that these plans would again have to be submitted to scrutiny, and itistead of calling in the three experts, he 8 mply called in Mr. Waite, of Buffalo, to sit in sole judgment on the Canadian plans. Although this was one of the gentlemen who had before approved of these plans, he, now, when alone with nobody to check him, professed to find them so defective that they had to be rejected ! But a more extraordinary thing was to follow, for it was soon discovered that this same Mr. Waite, of Buffalo, after rejecting the Cana- dian plans, was commissioned by Mr. Fraser to draft plans himself, and was hai'd at work at them ! A more indecent thing than a man being made sole judge over the plans of others, and after reject- ing them taking the task of making plans himself has never been heard of before amongst honorable men. Yet th .t was the tvansaction carried out under the aaspio,^ of the Minister of Public Works I Nor was that all. On March 10th, 1887, Mr. Creighton moved for a copy of the report of Mr. Waite on which the Canadian plans were rejected, as well as the report of experts on the plans of Mr. Waite. The (Government dare^not let Air. Waite' $ report teethe light of day, and amended the resolution so as to leave out that part of it, as well as the request for report of experts on Mr. Waite's plans ! (Journals, p. ^.\ They admitted that they had allowed these plana to be rejected on a report that was mainly verbal, and that although the plans of the Canadian architects had to be sub- mitted twice to the scrutiny of experts, they accepted the plans of the Buffalo architect without submitting to experts at all 1 (See Globe and Mail reports, March 11th, 1887.) And while the plans of the- Canadian architects had to be complete to the most minute detail before they could be accepted, they allowed their favored Buffalo architect to go on with plans so defec- tive, that the plan of the whole upper por- tion of the building had to be ohauged after the work was well under way 1 What do the electors think of this insult to Canadian architects, and the scundalous transacliuii with Mr. Waite of Buffalo? But disgraceful as were thbde dealiii<{.', about the plans, there is a worse featuic still in connection with the erection of the. e Parliament Buildings. As will be seen above, Mr. Fraser aissured the House tli>- buildings would not be proceeded with if they cost more than the riLoount approi'ii- ated, and gave the amourut has oontinaed to charge more to thia very day. Bat now oomea in a greater outrage upon the people than before. In or(*er to bolater up his case the Micister arranged for an " arbitration " to decide whether his books were cheap or dear. The three arbitrators diosen were respectable men, but tho sittings of the commission were private, the pablic were not admitted, the publio interest unrepresented by legal counsel or in any otner way. The parties present were the Minister interested m proving that the prices were low. and the publishers, who desired also to prove that their books were too cheap, tho evidence being taken in secret was of just such a nature as these interested persons chose to select, no record was kept of it, and the arbitrators, of course, had to deliver judgment on what was preprinted to them. They had no other choice.. The proceed- ings, therefore, being a one-sided farce with the publio unprotected and un- represented, no wonder the report was a whitewashing of the Ministiar. But utterly ridiouloas must have been the evidence submitted, seeing that the arbi- trators' report overstepped the limit of common sense, and declared that so far from the prices being high, aeveral of the books were published without prodt and several at an actual loss ! (Sess. Paper, 1890, No. 40, pp. 45 and 46.) As if shrewd business men as book publishers are known to be. woald lose money from motives of pliilantrophy ! The electors will thus see i^ the mislead- ing report of this bogus arbitration an insult to their intelligenoe, and a flagrant attempt to deoeive them. Among the books pronoanced apon by the arbitration were the drawing books alluded to. The arbitrators deoided that a redaction to six cents was a reasonable one. This, after the Minister's admission that five cents was enough to ask. The electors are, therefore, enabled to know to some extent how they are being swindled under the present sj'stem. 1 I /■/ SBES99BESSSSBespi^i •\ The official documents of the Province not being iiccessihie to the general public, the record of the Mowat Government and its followers on a few of the points on which the electors are now cpUed upon to judge, are herewith culled from the jo.ima of the House and other official documents, an '/