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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mithode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 T( f ■J '^f Dominion Elections. 1887. •y I * - ADDRESS OP DONALD MAC MASTER, (QUEEN'S COUNSEL) TO THE ELECTORS OF GLENGARRY. To the Free and Intelligent Electors of Glengarry : Gtuth'men : — For .soiuc yi'iirs I haw lind Uh' hniiour ct' bt'iiiuyuiir representative In Parliament, aiul I have been asked by a ver} large number of the people U^ be aj^ain a canilidak' tor the reprewHitation ol'the (.'ounty. I would have \>vvu ((uit<' willing;, with the coiisi-iit of my nuiny friends, to see any other of the many re.sjK'ctable men in the county nominated in my sUnid, and to use all my humble influence to secure the return of the one who was the choice of the great-est number. But two ciriiim.stancert prevented this; my friends wished that I should lie tlie candidate, and my enemies very plaiidy intimated that 1 was to be kicked out. If there w'as anythinj; m(»re powerfid than the demand of my friends that I nhould be the candidat/C, it was the threat of my enemies". Tiie two influences deterujined me to ent^T upon this contest and mak'! it hot for the kickers. 1 must do them the justi«!e ut say that .>*in('e the campaifrn opened I have not seen nuiny of them antund, thou;.'i l am itd'orined that they are industri(»usly and courajreously attacking mt btdiind my back. In order to settle some little outstanding accounts between my accu- sers and myself, I. at the beginning of the compaign, sent a formal notice to my opponent (of which I enclose a copy) inviting him to come to an arrangemtnt with me to hold joint meetings, in order that the candidate's might face to face discuss the public i(uestions of the day befor<' you — ^the grand jurors (d"the county — and that you might be spared the trouble and the infliction of atUMiding two s*>ts of political meetings. A ghastly silence has Ijoen the only response to this invitation. T(» this moment my loud- mouthed accuHMS have not dared to meet me in fair and opt-n tight. Ncctl I say that there is a sense of fair-[tlay among the people that condennis the arts of the slanderer and tlie liar ; and that cowardice has no favour in the eyes of the sons and daughtilo>ophy on this subject into one short sentt'iice. Under our free instit\Uioi»s it i> the ])eople who rule. But as every man caiuiot take his place at the coiuicil board of the nation^ he c.vereises the valued priviUtge of casting his vote for the man he thinks worthy to represent him there. From the men thus chosen, a few are selected who constituted the Adniinistation — ami these, with the assistance of their suj)^ portt^rs, propotmd a p(»licy for tin' (Jovernment of the country. I am free to confess that I conscientiously bdieve the National Policy, ])lanneil and cxeeuteKl by the (lovernment of the Kiglit Honourable Sir John Macdonald, is tiot only for the trmjMtrary but for the permanent benetit of this country. Under it an era of pros|)erity and national de- velo|iement has commenced which 1 .sincerely Indieve [y but a mile-stone in the march of progress upon which our people have set out. in jud .sent fOIfj -lloJ ll'icl vouj conti will.) lavfj I _,,, didal abilil li n >u jiolit ^till. am I and \ A. -, _ I'or this reason I have sui»]ioiud th:tt lu'licy. But 1 \\\A\ tll-tiiKtly OrS Or I tc, <:iv u\ v<»i» that I am not the h(iiul-^h»ve of Sir John Mactloiiad ov o\' any intMnU-r ot his osition ill litl^ ill which I eoiild not within n-asonahlo lionnds fxen-iw' niv •)wn jiidirniiiit as to how I shouhl tlisclmrgc my duty. .My fir>t lUity i< to the |K'ti|)l«' who a|i]) to repn ^iiit thorn. I have endeavored in the past t4»
  • eharire thiil tluty. It'you ciiiiseientiously tliink I am n<»t ahlo or worthy to ro|»re.sent you. then you xjiould reject me. Uut if. on the other hand, you think T liave h<»nestly I lied, aecordiii}.' t of fiiii-|»hiy t^» see that ju>tiee is (hme me in the (■untc.>st in which T am now eni^aired. 1 ha .e no reason Ut th>ubt that you will. I ."HH* the old and warm friends tt .vhom I am imh'br^'d for so many !';tvours enthusiastic and a»'tiv^. Surely thes<^ forces work for liotnl. I am (h'ejily sensible of the ohliirations such HupjMtrt implies anU if 1 lected I feel that a battU' f<'u>rht on i*uch lines means .something; more than a mere political tus.^le, and that T am bound to cnnsidi • and resjtect the tionest sentiments of those who have 'iomliined to .secure mv success. I wish T were more worthy of the «rreat' confidence I see on every side. I re,2;ret I can never mak(! any suffic'ent ri-turn to those who at much per- ■^^tlal inconvenience mv fnsely de\otinf; their time and bestefturts in support of my candidature. The honor-roll of (ilenj'arrys di.stinj^ui.sjied rcprcsi-ntatives has been and ever .shall bo dear to me, ami I luive felt a pride that you will pardon, ill U'inj^ an humble member in a line of (\inadian representatives tliat has no e(|ual in our country's history. Wherever 1 luve beeu 1 have felt proud of the .sons and daugliters o\' Glengarry, among whom and with \vhom I have .spt>nt the hippioat 'i lya of my life. The veiy fields, troey, roads, liills and shores of the uKI county, speak to ine iu a language that iccalls the past, and of assu- liatiousand friundshii)s that w-ent to juake me wliat little i am. The very name of the county is to me a f>as.s\vurd of honour, and I have never heard the word " (ileiigarry " uttered without an ever frci^h consciousness of pride at being born and brotight up within its bounds. [ do not desire unduly to pres.< my candidature upon you ; but if it is your pleasure to grant me a continuance of your generous couH- denco I shall regard it as the greatest honour that could be conferred ujiou me, and il my life is spared it is my Jiope and will be my en- deavour to restore to you the iionourod credentials of the county as stainless as I received then, , I have the honour fopo, Geutlfinien, Your obedient and faithful sorvaut, WUliiimntuu-n, Feb. \Wi, 1887. DONALD MACMASTER.