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Tous las autras aiamplaira* originaux sont filmaa an commancant par !a pramiara paga qui comporta una amprainta d'imprassion ou d'illustration at an tarminant par la darniAra paga qui comporta una talla amprainta. Tha last racordad frama on aach microflcha shall contain tha symbol —^ (maaning "CON- TINUED"!, or tha symbol V (maaning "END"), whichavar applias. Mapa. platas. clians. ate. may ba filmad at diffarant raduction ratio*. Thosa too iarga to ba antiraly includad in ona axposura ara filmad baginning in tha uppar laft hand cornsr. laft to right and top to bottom, a* many framas as raquirad. Tha following diagrams illuatrata tha mathod: Un daa lymbolas suivants tpparaitra sur la darnitra imaga da chaqua microficha. salon la cas: la symbola — » signifia "A SUIVRE". la symbols ▼ signifia "FIN". Las carta*, plancha*. tablaaux, ate. pauvant atra filmte t daa taux da raduction diff*ranis. Lorsqua la documant aat trap grand pout ttra raproduit an un ssul clicha. il ast filma * partir da I'angia supAriaur gaucha, da gaucha i droita. at da haut an ba*. an pranant la nombra d'imaga* n*ca**aira. La* diagramma* suivants illuatrant la mAthoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 MKXOCOfY tISOlUTION TBI CHAUT (ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No. 2) I.I 1.25 131 '^ I 1^ 12.0 t.8 A >IPPLIED IIVMGE In. ^^ 1653 EQSt Mam Strest B'.f Rochesler. Ne* York U609 US* "-i^ (716) 482 - 0300 - Pnone ^= {7'6) 288- 5989 - Fo> MANY BAD VOTES THE LEGISLATIVE RLCORD OK J P. Whitney, M.P.P. A Non-proKreiwIve and RracUonary Public Uan. Mr. Whitney's Lep;i.slntive reconl haH bneii one of unreasonable op|U).sition to every iliing iimposui I hy the Liberal Goverrniiei.t. Ho hiis opposed many of tlie best leyislutivo fentmeM of the Government, whieli have since bfen sanctioneil by public opinion. He ba« init\ite4 nothing. He has ],r.. posed notliinj; new. Accordini; to^lic "Ontiirio Tory," a monthly journal issued in the interests of the Conservative party, Mr. Whitney has no ennstruetive policy and is a man of small ideas. The following extracts from his leyislalive record -ill prove the truth of ttie above statements and show how ill-tiitted he is to become Premier of this great Province of Ontai io. OppoRCd the Early CIuhIuk of Simps. By reference to pai;- l;37, Journals ot lHs8,it will be noticed that on the third readin;^ of tlie Government Hill " to rej.,'ul'ite the closing of shops and hours of labor therein," Mr. Whitney entered his vote against it. Opposed the .Ippointment of a Minister of Aericniture. During the .session ot 18S8 a GovernrneDt Bill was brought in " respecting the Department of Agriculture and other indu^ries." It was moved by Mr. Meredith, .seconded by Mr. Creighton, that "while this House concurs in the proposition to give grenter a'ten- tion by^ the Executive Government to the agricultural interests of the Province than ha.s hitherto been done, it it of opinion that that end can be attained without incurring the expense of a Idinj another mem- ber to the Executive Council, and the inevitable additional expense / / L/ Air \vT' ""'^'"""••fi -'""-•""eutner, "inted tn iiK^it.L .. voting ugjiiost ilj 900547 tario, afterward', locato.l ut Hrock Ileal?! """/^r""" f""" •^»«l'-> <'"- patient., showin- the wislm of in.r ' .^''' " *"" "•*" «""' "i'h insane at that time ''"'''"" °' "'"'^'"ii the accommodation lor the rnrea,o„abIy 0,.po.ed to the «„,»,,. A,rleaUur.I College. haa ntl'rren^^;or,;ii"d%Xn;?'' ""^f"'' ''^":''="""-' t''""^«<' value of the establiHin, en han W„ •''^'" opp„,,i,on though the farnnngcommnnirOn pLe ?96 of »h*'r '"''^ "f " P^"^"'' ^i' "'« edthat Mr, Marte^r m7ersee„„do iV^r^Rtnt Z tion respect ne irrant ^in niH r.f »„ • Tx s •^"rna, that the re.solu- be forthwith reft red back to a cTmi ""'^p'^t °tf °<=""'^'l i", hut instructions to strike out the proprd'ttf of Sl'Ioo'l "?.""' r'"" of an ass stant in the Honnrf,,., .,» t m , r,*''°"" »r the salory for the Ontario^SLfercXe " Mr'vVht""^' ^'".'T/^' "'^ motion, and in so doinj; evidenced h?; „ f V '"tney voted for this and well conducted ins^litution ""'''gO'"™ to this most useful Toted awlnst a Plebiscite on the lemperanee «lae.tlon lution^ft^cfoltiStXtkfr^^t* V'^r '^'^^ "■' '^ -°- tion. Mr. VVhitney ""rrLd h , w P''''^'.''"^ °? '*>« temper-nce ques- ing public opinior;re':ui5::t7efr^r:' ''" "'"''"' °^ '-"^-- THE EXPORT OF SAW-LOGS. futurl^itlralrs onX:^t 1 ■rfi'T^ "^= ^'""''"- - was ,ai..ed in a mot m. bv Tfr V u'n \^ 'n'S ™'^'' '" Canada, substituted ^^''tM, h''''' "r"" ' '^'"•"^ ' ^ '''^<^^ °»t -^nJ the following obtained, ,«,d is of opinion t^Uhe r"tt to cut tifr'"' ^".T ""' sent reserves should be sold under smph!.!^ iT ^^^ ^P"" "'« ?■•«• manufacture of the luXr Zt th "!f "°°''' i™' «« w.lf ensure i,he moreettectually guard a^Tnst the .mn ^'""n the Province, and of small timbef gTwTngT^^'ch rtserve:-"^' -"'"g "'"^ destruction tl"- "-iHile .„, " i, l'-""«Mo , ,I,„„M ,1,,, ' '''^- '';'.'' ••■N;mn.|.,i 'f* mill's we„i, t„ A,„„,: ' ' '" ™"""<, iukJ „iit „r ,■ .., -i' '"'f-'rat that occasion ""'' ^''" ^'"vermn,.„t pur!,L' ','':''>•. ■"^•''"'''l i" It will be seen H>„f • r ... * "^""''"' ^'^ tinetqneationV It'™,;;:;,* ':?""''''"■''■« -'ion .|..„|t ^,n , vious vote of thn r ."■'-"""•'I the sn ,. of (i„ Ji , ^'"' tW" 'lis- I' m-xed up two ,„at or ? '■'r""--';"''""'"'-' '' '■ 1 ,T ' "'^' Fir..H f.-eqnently occur vl, ,.| ,'"' """""K '" Wo wi '"■"■*''''•■''■ "1 the Province so tlmr A,? T "''''»'« """im her to^ I'.rnpos,.,) Ont«rio li,„it,, wo", 't^ : '7 ■"ili-ow„er... w,',,': '..,!•".,':" ,-"'>n;.H.eture,l wore moved into the p ''"l"''''' to 'io s anv «-i-the.„,X^l^!'-!.<'^On.ari<^ 't w„. ,„„., -^n by a majority „°/o7."""™'^ "^'^»' '<> 'he Ho;; ':^: ";-:^ -"M n ^ ^ „ J" 1894 I,, . .natter „nVn h« ' '^''"■" Govern.ne„t up to tl,„i „ "^ ^""'"^ "" 'ssue anH .i, «"! for ,b, i. £~ te"""'.' ■■' p- 11.;" « „'",:;2 ?""•» It will tliiiK 1)6 Keen lliat the Govvniinent ttwk the initml !«>pii rei;iii-lin;; tlic iimntifiietiin> of hitrs in tln' eipiintry tliici' yrnn !«. fine ilic U^liiU'd luiil cDiitniclicloiy uiotidii cif tin- ii|)]i')siii(,'ii, (uml mIi.pIi .vttN till' oiilv inii'lc Tin- |«i!iunil iiiirpnsu^ mi t'lc i-vi- .if it .yi'iirml elictio il. ami Imvc siiici cciiiliiiiUMl tn ilciilttilli tlir iiii|iiirt- ant (|iicstii)ii prmii|itly uml .irictiiiilly .h iirciiiii-tiiiin> ouIIimI for A liitiT ilfvuliiimmia wm the .•.ul.iiiiHiidii, liy cdii^'i'iit, of tlin coii-litiitioimlily nf the Act (if !«!•" s t.i ii Triftl Cuiirt, iit thu instiuini' of siiini' ot tin.' .\Iichi;,'Mii luiiili.rin<'M iiili rustcil. Arj;uim'iit was iiinile liifniv Mr. JiiNtice Street, who ;;iive Ijiiiioiit iiii Nov. 2-», !«!'!), ill favor of the Province on every iioinl in ilispule. tliun forininj; anotliir jji'i'iit victory in the conrts fiir Provincial Ri({ht.s. Opiiiwed to a Surrey of Onr .\ew Terrltarr. Mr. Whitney is on rei'onl as votinj; ayiiin.il the yearly Hurveya of new town.shipH in NorfI.ern Ontario — "urveys tliut w o ahso- liitil .■ 1 led iiH settlement ailvaiiceil. On May i6tli. lUil.i, Mr. I'laiey iii iveil, seuiniled by Mr. Misciunplicll, 'that a resolution (rispi'ctini; the cxjiense of the Crown Lands Department) he not ii'uv I' .neiiired ir,, hut be forthwith ivferred back to a Cmnniittee of the Whole House with iiisiruetions to strike out the item of S':i.'),()00 [ir. posed to be voted for surveys of townships in new ilis- triets." (Seep. li)7, Journal-i, l.S!):l.) Opiiwed Appolntr lent of Clerk of Forestry. Almost every new depar iip- by thj (ioverniiient, which the country h.is aj,'ain and ajj.iiu appi-ivoil was votoil against by Mr Whitiiev. On April .SOih, ISfl! Mr -M ' ' ' "" "' ey, I'riston, "that the resolution u-pct turi') l>e not now concurred in, Imt b ('oiiiiiiittee of the Whole H"Uii- '.vit item by S2,000, beiii^' the salary uri.l Foreitery, which ollice was now vai House should be discontinued." (See Mr. Whitney joined with the resuliitinn, and yet no branch of (iini has proved itself more valuable than tl Department of Aj;iieulture. Mr. Whitr iinpoitanee of the yreat subject of forest \, On iMarch 29th. 18(19. for the third t abolLsh the jtfiee of Clerk of Forestry. Opposed School for Tralninic or T^ A vote was taken in the House on April H to grant a certoin sum for the Ontario Scho Whitney oppo.sed the grant and voted against it. lOved, seconded by Mr. jiii'its (in aid of a};ricul- foith'-it.i recommitte I to a inscruitions to reduce the .iirseiie lit- ,)f the Clerk of ' M the ojiiiiion of this 'urnals, lsi»4.) ..1 in "olinu: for this nt was more needed or i Forestry Branch of the has never (frasped the ■rvii'ion and reforestry. Mr. Wbitnev voted to 17?', .TIs.) Mr. Oppoud to Cood Reaiiii. True to hU old fiishiiiiuil niu\ iioiipro^n.Hsivu \iknn Mr W itncv during the HcRnion of ISIiti, voted for IIih folLiwiii;; rvwiltitiiin wnirli WW. inov.-d »,y Mr. M...iclmiii ,iimI Hivond.vl l,v Mr. Mu;;w.hj<|': ■ il,„t allthu wordsof tl...|,ioliut. »rt.rtlu. word'timi'l)., Ktruck out hihI the followin« «iilwlitiit.'d— ' this Hoiim. vIowh withaUrm Miu ti.rid.'iiey "L ' "?^'''''""»'"'' t" <••■"'"''' ""«■ "tlic>"< "»d U of the opinion tlmt il,,- office of I'lovincial Highway CoiiimiMM. ,r , with a H«l«iyof gll,.-). exchimvuof e.\[.ti!',<.,, is unnocc«.H.iry. . „l phiceH nn ad.litioniil lui,! UKclcNK hiirden on the Province' " (Sue p. 1N5, .lounmls.) The creation of a new offie.! of I'rovincinI KohiI ConiinisHioner hax been more tlmn justified Ijy tlie sulHi.,|ii,mt cxperien -e.nnd tlie (Jovcrii- ment ban receive 1 more prai- or their advaiiceij policv in this tiiiui alinoHt an V other one act. And yet, uh had been Haid, Mr. Whitney did all III hm power to hlock pio^ress in tiiix direction. Voted agninat the Coanty t'r incll Bill. The public will recall the excellent and much needed lecislation of 1896 to reduce the number of county ' incillors, thus eflectini; a grcatsavingin timoimd e.xuen-ein this I m of municipal tovein- ment, besides simplifying the election una procedure. Mr Whitney moved a six months' hoist of the bill, thus opposing unotlier IcKislative reform demanded and since sanctioned by the people (p. ir; t«. On Apiil 9th, 1897, on a resolution in Committee -" riiit (.piaviiiff SI OOi) 1<|,„, ,. i, ■ ~ \-" •"'''' I'"' I'l^tiiicti.jns in •■•■" U.,hy .S,.|,.„,l Ht !S,p.tl„-„y. ■'""" "f *-■'">" f°'' ""• Wtt. <;.ii<^;«i!^:;[::;^:,:':!^v;U:::'v::!;:yi:'Tr *t r""' ^'^'■''^"""-"' "t H I)„i,;v S<.l,„„l HhiVI, ..osls tl„. P, "il"il!nn.,. praetic-allv i...inl,«, of people, ^ '""'""•""" '" f"'tter ai„| cl.,..«o niakin- to a larj," The P„,.,.c WorU. Oep.rt«.„. „.„ , ^.„.^ .„ ^.,,,^ ,^ ^^ _^ portant l.ranch of Ooverninent vv Ih fnrV "* .'"^'^''-ne^ t'li'* im- «ont.ol of a Catholic Miniler „f w r? " ^'T T ''-"' '""'<■'■ the b.V an Opposition amendment, whici rea th« .1 '''''•^ *?■" "r-P^^e-l nmv comurie,! in, but he fort .« h i-if . . , "'" '«'«'l"t>on l.e not Snpply, with in.struction., to reil^^^^^^ '""='' "i""' Commitfoc of -lary and expense, of the Public 'wort: SriLnt'"'''" '""« '^-^ Voled ARulntt ImmlBration. «een*fhafrrcatTt.;"Ll:!:^' •''-""'■' "f l^"" it wi,, ,.e a".endment "that the r.™l,tIon "^^^"'^^^^^^^^^^^ -"Piorted a Con,,erv„five conc.um.d in.but be forthwith "fe,;; /.'.".rrT""" 'r ""' -- Pl.y witli inK'r'ictions to r..,l.„.<. *i 1 ™eK r., th.' Committee of Si,n. vote for agenMe. in Kuropa" """ ^^ ^'*'^^'' '"^'"K i">"'i«ratio„ Voted Awlnn the Victorian Order of X„„e. ?..500 for Lady Aberdeen's Victorian Order of Nnrsea (p. 259 ,Jo '"« Opp*«e