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THE author, having been urged by many '« /ho remembered his "People's Alimanac for 1875," to undertake a sim- ilar publication in view of the approaching Dominion Elec- tions, has no words to waste on introduction — he simply de- sires to say that he makes no pretence of furnishing a com plete record of the misdeeds of the present Government, their NAME IS LEGION, and they could not possibly he crowded in without greatly increasing the size of the Almanac, but he be- lieves he has furnished enough in these pages to convince every unprejudiced elector of the Dominion that Mackenzie has utterly forfeited the confidence of the people. > » ^ > < SHATTERED HOPES. * M The advent of Mackenzie to power in 1873 was hailed with acclamation by Reformers throughout the Dominion, because they believed Jie was going to introduce an era of purity, good government and economy such as had never been known before — many even of those who had formerly been opposed to him, putting faith in his professions and resolving to give him a fair trial, lu his address to the electors of Lambtou he proclaimed: *' We will strive to elevate the standard of public moraUty, which "our opponents have done so much to debase ; and to conduct public "affairs upon principles which honest men can approve, and by prac- "tices which will bear the light of day." JiS° How has he fulfilled that promise? Let every elector read the record of facts in the following pages, and judge for himself 1 » I ^ I < ; The Globe of July 3, 1867, said :— ' ^ *' The Cabinet is thus reported to consist of thirteen members, and "in order to And duties for them, or pretence of duties, the actual " business of the country is cut up into infinitesimal portions with a "most ludicrous result. It would have been lejss absurd to have ap- " pointed two men to the same office, one to watch the other, as they "do in Japan. « * * When tke whole hiisiiiPHH of the United States *^ iff transacted by seven Cabinet ajf/Jcerft^ it is iturtly ahsurd to appoint ^^ thirteen J'or the Dominion of Canada,** >-,• .- , v-,»<^,,^^^. Mackenzie loudly re-echoed these sentiments in the House, Jjflff" but when he got into power, appointed thirteen Cabinet officers, and an additional Minister without portfolio! And last session he tried to imitate Japan by a Bill (Mar. 18, 78) to appoint two Ministers to preside over the same Department ! tti o. rf /p ff^me^mttaaKmm THE PEOPLE'S ALMANAC, ^ 3 NO COALITION! Every elector in the Dominion will remember how bitterly Mackenzie and his party opposed Coalitions. **Down with Coalitions !" was the watchword at every election, was pro- claimed from every hustings and re-echoed through the press, till Reformers were led to believe that to form a Coalition was one of the greatest outrages that could be perpetrated upon the people. Here is what the Reform Convention which met in Toronto on 27th June, 18G7, said : — ..-%'• ^^ ** Coalitions of opposing political parties for ordinary administrative Purposes inevitably result in the alDandonment of principle by one or otn parties to the compact, the lowering of public morality, lavish ^* public expenditure, and wide spread corruption, » * « and that "no government will be satisfactory to the people of Upper Canada "which is formed and maintained by a Coalition of public men hold- "ing opposite political principles." {.Globe, June 28, 1867.) .- - . > v When Mackenzie got into power he formed a Coalition with K J. Cartwright, who was condemned by the Globe as a "mixer and muddler," who had been denounced by the same paper during the last general election for having ''voted to reward foul murder in the Northwest," for voting for the long route for the Intercolonial, frustrating economy by voting down Holton's motion to re-organize the civil service, voting "to deliver the Treasury into the hands of the most unscru- pulous of men" by opposing Mackenzie's fortification motion, voting down Blake's motion for independence of Parliament, voting for violating the constitution in respect of Nova Scotia subsidy, with a long list of other votes ; and who still des- cribes himself as a Conservative! (Par. Companion, p. 129.) He also took into his Cabinet R. W. Scott, who was one of the most pronounced Tories in the old Parliament of Canada, who in the Ontario Legislature voted steadily against Blake and McKellar till they formed a Coalition with him, and who yet describes himself as a Conservative! (Par. Comp. p. 105.) In addition to these he took in Burpee, Coffin, Ross and Smith, two of whom voted with Sir John Macdonald and against Mackenzie on every vote in connection vnth Huntingdon's Pacific Hallway charges, and the other two on every vote when they were present! (Journals 1873, pp. 116, 289, 290, 368, 369. ) Not content with these, on 7th December, 1875, apparently lost to all sense of shame, he took the iiotorious Cauehon into his 3Iimstry f tffT Reformers, who have followed Mackenzie in denouncing Coalitions, what think you of his shameful abandonment of the cardinal principle of the party f 4, THS PEOPLE'S ALMANAC. CONSORTING WTTB, TRAITOZ^t I ^ ** There's a land that bears a well-known namt^ A '■ . Though it is but a little spot^ "^ ■ *Tis first on the blazing scroll of famet And who dare say 'tis not V* From that land Canadians are proud to have sprung, and our connection with it we prize as our greatest glory, biit a party has lately arisen in Canada which would sever our connection with the oldflagy and under the specious name of "Canadian Independence," pave the way for A^inexafion. Read what the Ohbe said on 27th October, 1874, when Goldwin Smith advo- cated Independence : — j' ^^ ** The adrocacy of Canadian Indepeiidence touches every individual ' in the Dominion in all his deq,rest and most important relcf^tiqn^. It ^|puts all his material, social and religious interests into ^ssiljlo "jeopardy, and at the least, into a condition of manifest uncertainty, " It cannot even he discimsed without implying that there is no present "national feeling, and not even present national preju4ices. Its " ooming up as a question to be discussed, or even iolsrated, iniplies * thfl utmost indifference to the present order of things, if not the **most absolute hostility to its continuance. * * ♦ No Govr "ernment worth the name, no people possessed of the very first "breathings of national life, would ever tolerate, under the plea of "free discussion, assaults upon the very existence of that rorm of "gorernment, or the advocacy of sehemes which struck at all that "had hitherto been held dear, and all that had made the nation what "itwaa." V Though the language is strong, it will find an echo in every 103^1 heart throughout the Dominion. Let Electors ponder it, and then ^ , LOOK AT THE DISLOYAL CREW ^^ = Whom Mackenzie has taken in to help him to govern the country : , ; . ; . Looms Sbth Huntington, Postmaster i:. TouasAjNT Antowe fii-DOiPHif' f^H^xMi^,* MfiflsteV o^Jukiee,*%hd proclaims himself (Far. C;omp. 1876, p. 242,) *' a member of the Parti Sa^tionaU" one of whose leading planks is Independence I rr^ ? ,r Lt7C IiETELLTER DK St. Just, late Minister of Agriculture, who pro- iaims himself (Par, Com. 1875, p. 85,) "A Liberal and Nationalist I" ALFR3D Gilpin Jones, Minister of Militia* who declareci he would t(^ Ojff his hat and <:heer when the British flag uhxs hauled doion /" ^' Loyal f lectors of the Dominion, who still cherish the old flag, will you tolerate a Ministry copiposed of such men? >*>!inP'"***'>'>^***"l*'^ll**''"""l"""»'"i"i"ii""P«>^MPW«MB 31 Dmj». JANUARY. MOON 00 so 8 3 To elevate the standard high Mackenzie doth befjiiiy With Copper Mines and "Come along. Big Pushes and Neehlng! >i MOON OS I— ? O r» S3 22 O QO i M. W. Sun Kise ITue 2W'a ^Thn 4lFrid| 5;Sat 6 San 7Mon 8Tue 9W'd Sun Set. 10 11 12 Thii Fridl Sat 7 7 7 / i7 7 f7 7 13!vSun 14 15 16 17 18 19 Men Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat 7 324 4^ 2(ySun t 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3Q 31 34 4 344 344 344 34!4 334 334 304 334 334 Moo Rise 34 351 30 37 38 39 40 41 42 44r Mon Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Men Tue W'd [Thii 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 r7 32 31 31 30 30 29 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 20 19 18 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 46 47 48 49H 51 52! 53| 54, 561 57 53 59 00 02 04 05 06 07 09 10! 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 3 FACTS. 13 1(* 57 34 02 25 461 04i 21! 3^ 58' 21 47 1874 — Blake introduces his "friend Moore" to Mackenzie. $29,910 of public money s<^uandere(i on "friend Moore!" ^ ~ pm21 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 U 06 03 12 31 54^ 17 3 56 13, a.ra 30, 1 45 2 59, 4 07 5 05 5 59 6 34' 1875— Steel Rails contract. After three years, most of them are still lying in piles as monuments of the Premier's folly, while the country loses between one an d two millions ! 1878— Vail, Minister of Militia, ut- terly routed at Digby ! 1878— Jones, who declared he would take off his hat and cheer when the British flag was hauled down, made Minister of Militia ! How do our volunteers like the insult? 1874 — Maddiver elevates the stafi- dard thus : **Come along and put down bribery and corruption! Vote for Walker. Come^png,: John^ we have lots of mon^yi*" i*> .1-1 « ii »" ' 4^.r^ ,-.*iJ*iiMW»SL*l iISSWpE**- THE PEOPLE'S ALMANAC. FACTS A^OUT OTJR FINANCES. Mackenzie, when in opposition was strong on economy, and never tired of declaring now the country was being ruined by the wasteful extravagance of Sir John A. Macdonald. Since he got into power, how has he shown his economy? Look at the figures: — i -^ ;.^" ,v\ - - - The total expenditure out of Consolidated Fund for the year ending 30th June, 1873, the last of Sir John Macdonald^s ad- ministration, was $19,174,647; the fir«t year Macken7.ie had complete control, ending June, 1875, he ran up the expenditure to $23,713,071, and the next year (1875-76) again increased it to $24,488,372, and for 1876-7 expended $23,519,301] (Pub. Ace. 1877, p. xix.)-- In every year under Sir John A. Macdonald the finance Minister could congratulate the country on a large surplus. Look at the list: — for the year ending 30th June, 1868, surplus $201,83^; for 1868-69, surplus $341,090; for 1869-70, surplus $1,166,716; for 1870-1, surplus .^3,712,479; for 1871-2, surplus $3,125,345; for 1872-3, surplus $1,638,822! (Pub. Ace. 1877, p. xix.) BiU although Mankeiizie's first act was to put three millions of additional taxation on the people, (Budget Speech 1874,) he had only been two years in pow^ when the "mix- ing and muddling" of Cartwright changed suv^Mtsses into defi- cits— iov 1875-6, we had a f/e/rci^o/$l,90C,7b6; and for 1876-7 a deficit o/' $1,460,027 ! (Pub. Ace. 1877, p. xix.) and this year another large deficit is anticipated! » :- .: • Total surpluses under Sir John Macdonald, $10,186,288! Two year's deficits under Mackenzie, $3,360,812! In addition to his continual surpluses. Sir John Macdonald spent more on capital account each year tiftan he increased the public debt. Look at the figures: — 1867-8. excess of capital exnenditure over increase of debt, $545,714; 1868-9, $411,838; 1869-70, $1,^0,681; 1870-1, $4,173,021; 1871-2, $8,417,995; 1872-3, $2,202,929; or a total of ^12,072,778 for permanent works paid out of ordmary revenue! (Pub. Ace. 1877, p. xvi.) But when Mackenzie got into power he increased the puhUc debt each year more than he expended on capital account! Here are the figures:— 1874-5, $700,228; 1875-6, $1,389,017; 1876-7, $1,057,448; or in three years, debt increased $3,206,693 more than expended on capital acoimt! (Pub. Ace. 1877, p. xvii.) far Electors of Canada, look at the contrast, and say which style of xaanaging your fbiAnces 28 Days. FEBRUARY. MOON a u O «3 O 3 This is the kind of nnqVni* Done in the Speaker s chair ; A heavif printing contract Will make his rulings fair! K> »— Ol CTD- • » tn CO S 3 D of D of W. Frid Sat San Mon Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Mon Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Mon Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Mod Tue W'd 1 o ^^ 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28|Thu jSun iE ise 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 16 15 14 13 12 10 09 08 07 05 04 02 01 Sun Moon Set. 595 58 5 57 55 53 52 50 49|5 47!5 5 5 5 5 5 46 45 43 41 39 38 11 14 15! 17j 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 28 29 31 32 33 35! 36 37! 38 40 41 42 44 45 46 48 Rise. 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 FACTS, 05 30 51 09 26 44 02 23 47: 17! 55 45i pm4/i 2 Oo 3 21 4 44 6 OS 7 30 8 51 10 11 11 3d a.m. 47 1 58 3 01 3 54 4 35 5 08 1875 — After having given the peo- ple of Ontario to understand if he got into power, Riel would be brought to justice, Mackenzie to conciliate his French followers shamdcsdy goes hack on his pro- fessions and asks for an amnesty! (Votes and Proceedings, p. 52.) (1 8th) 1875— Mackenzie asks Im- perial Parliament to alter Confed- eration Act, (Sess. Pap. 45, 1876,) in deHance of resolution of House, seconded by himself, that no change should be sought without previous assent of Dominion Par- liament! (Journals 1871, p. 148.) This is co n s istenc y ! - Subsidizing the Speaker is Mackenzie's plan for securing the Independence of Parliament! 8 THE PEOPLE'S ALMANAC. A aUARTER OF A HILLION SaUANDE&ED. "' ^Hie Pacific Railway Act, section 12, provides that works in connection with the Eailway "shall be let out by contracts offered to public competition, " but in defiance of this, Mackenzie on May 11, 1875, sent Hugh Sutherland, the defeated Grit candidate of East Simcoe, up to commence the Fort Francis Lock as part of the Pacific Eailway, without contract, without estimateSy without a proper plan, without a report of a Pacific Railway engineer recemmending it, bat in the /ace of a report from Mr. Mortimer in which he distinctly condemns it, saying, ** I think the lake facilities at the Shebandowan end, even "improved, would hardly justify the expense of putting in *aocks !" (Pacific Eailway Report 1877, p. 212. ) Every elector should read the record of this stupendous folly given in Ses- sional Paper 88, 1877, and the report of evidence before Senate Conunittee, and he will stand amazed at the reckless blundering of the Premier ! Sutherland was sent up without Elans or estimates ; on 24th July, over two months after he as gone up, Mr. Hazelewood, engineer, is instructed to go up "with all possible despatch," and ascertain "ivhether or no ^* the labors of Mr, Sutherland are in the right direction T August 2nd, months after the work has been commenced, the plans are only in preparation I In the fall of 1876, a year and a half after the work has been going on, G. F. Baillairgej another engineer, is sent up, and trom his report of Dec. 26, 1876, it appears that although the lock is being constructed 7 feet deap, the navigation below only averages from 5 to 7 feet, and above is only 4| feet ! In the spring of 1877, Suther- land got orders to reduce depth to 4^ feet, but he was already a foot lower, and he had to make it 5^ ! (Evidence p. 25.) The wildness of the Premier's undertaking can be imagined when it is understood that he proposed to carry freight to Manitoba by a short j)iece of railway from Thunder Bay, then through these "water stjetc lies'" oivr nine portatjes, (where it would have to be handled twice at each, ) and then another short railway at Selkirk ; and that Fort Frances Lock onlif overcomes one qf these portagts ! Shortly after the Lock was conmieuced, the Premier changed the line of railway to run alx)ut«?*wtY,7 or a hundred miles north of Fort Frances, which renders thu utilization of the water stretches practically impossible ! (See evidence of Capt. Dick and others.) The lock will cost at least a qv.arter of a million, and is on the Eainy River, the bwAndary beiweeH Canada and the States, If improvementa are needed, Americans should do their share, but our "practi- 3t Days. MARCH. o o o !6-g And nov7 Markpvzi^ hringeth in His Cabinet so pure, The '^ smelt to heaven^" while Blahe et al. The odor must endure! 9 MOON If 3 S -rr: M. ww> un jSun Rise; Set. MoonI Rise. I 5~34' 5 5(]i 6 16! 6 34 6 51 7 09 7 28! 7 51 8 18 8 53 9 36 10 31 11 371 1 2 W. Frid||6 36j5 49 16 34 5 50 Sat 3|Sun 4;Mon,!6 6Tue ejW'd 7jThu .6Frid «:Sat lOiSun llMonI 12Tue X3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30, Sat W'd Thu Fridj Sat Sun Mod Tue Wd Thu Frid Sat Sun Mon Tue Wd Thu Frid 5 SllSun FACTS. 6 33;5 52! 31 ?5 53 i> 29 5 54 6 275 55' 6 26 5 57! 6 24 5 5^ 6 225 m. 6 20 6 00| 6 19 6 02 6 17 6 03 6 15 6 04 B 13 6 05:i)m52i 6 116 06; 6 106 08! 6 08 6 0^ 6 9^S 10 6 0416 111 6 03'6 12 6 0116 13; 5 59[6 14 5 57 6 M 5 55!6 16 5 54t6 18 5 52!6 20 5 50:6 21 fe 48J6 22 47 16 23 5 45i6 24 fe 43*6 261 !(9th) 1872— Mackenzie and Blake offer $5000 reward for capture of Riel [Ontario Gazette,) but when they got in power in Ottawa, al- lowed him to come and sign his name as a member of the House, (Mar. 74,) and instead of search- ng for Riel, searched for an excuse to procure an amnesty, wiiich they afterwards did ! (Voted. W^d. Proceedings 1875, p. 62.) ' ' 1 875 — Mackenzie refused to have 9, survey of route before letting contract for Georgian Bay Branch! (Journals p. 220.) Contract had afterwards to be abandoned be- cause of difficulties discovered! tt '-ft (29th) 1875— Mackenzie refused to submit contracts for Esquimault and Nanaimo Railway to House for approval. Blake could not stand such a departure from ter- mer professions and voted agaiojit him ! (Journals p. 299. ) 10 THE PEOPLE'S ALMANAC. cal Premier" wants Canada to clean out the river for the- Americans ! ter What do the electors think of squandering our money on this stupendous folly? VIOLATING THE STATUTE ! The Pacific Railway Act, Section 5, enacts that: "A line of electric telegraph shall be constructed in advance of the "said railway and branches, along their whole extent respectively, as soon as po:jsible after the location of the line shall have been determined ** t^on ** The plain intention of that Act is that the telegraph shall be constructed after the location of the line, so that the work of clearing, &c. , done on it shall be so much towards the con- struction of the railway. But Mackenzie never allows even Acts of Parliament to stand in his way, and in October and November 1874, and February 1875, he Ut telegraph contracts for the whole line from Lake Superior to British Colitm^ia, (Pacific Railwav Report 1877, pp. 384, 385,) at a cost of about a million of dollars, (Hansard, March 5, 1875,) before the line was located ! At that time, of the 430 miles from Lake Superior to Red River, only 160 miles had been located; a portion of the line had been located through the prairie region, but no loca- tion whatever ha^^ been made through the Rocky Mountains and westward ! v^ia-i^sard, Mar. 5. ) On April 2, 1875, Messrs. Bowell and Kirkpatrick moved regretting that telegraph con- tracts should be let contrary to statute, before the line was located. Blake could not sanction such a plain violation of statute, and shirked the vote, hut Mackenzie with his less scrupulous followers voted it down ! (Journals, p. 34<). ) A few days after voting this down (April 9,) Mackenzie telegraphed to F. J. Barnard, who had the contract in British Columbia, to stop work! But the contractor had already 50 miles almost completed, and large supplies on hand, and put in a bill of $43, 720 for expense he had been put to ! (Sess. Paper 82, 1876. ) Three years and a half after this contract was let, and two years and a half after it was to he completed^ the location of the line through British Columbia was only being determined on, (Mac- kenzie's explanations. May 4, 1878,) but in the meantime, thousands have been squandered through the Premier's recklett) violation of statute! '^r^rlt Electors, how do you like the Premier squandering your money in defiance of law? -^sar ■%:.:! *w^mme-'m' JJO D»y8* MOON APRII.. n a B If: CO • • O OS a u II. * M9.*:tr ■M g « I W^V/i mdustries ruined and men out of worky , )P5 0» Canadians ecerjiwherc feel ^ (-4 TZ/ai a change must be had,, and iCs tim^ to get rid Of our Government ^^ flies on the wheels ■ -•- jMOON Full Last PI • • coo trtr • • OiO B S O of J) o' Sun iSwn 'iMoonj M. ! W. FACTS. lIMon 2|Tu8 !i5 39 3lWM:'5 37 Thui;5 6 2S| 6 29 3516 30 Frid'a 34 6 31 UisejSefc. j Rise. 41 6 27'i 4 SB's 1875 — Mackenzie voted down resolu- tion to purchase Government rail- way supplies by tender! (Hansard, p. 7.) This is Reform! 1877 — Sir Johu Macdonald moved to take duty off Tea, and make it up by something that would aid the industries of th« country. Mac- kenzie voted it down! (Journals, p. 224.) (>iSat 'j5 32|G 33 7JSun ;ii^ Wfi 34: 8|Mon'2 2SK> 'i^^ 9iTne !5 2lki 3(>;' 5 15' 5 35j 5 571 6 23: 6 55, 7 35: 8 26,' 9 m lOiWdi:^ 25;() 37i;iO 36 1 IjThu j5 23 6 39, II 52 1876— House passed a report recom I2!Fnd;5 21 16 40|pm7O l3iSat ip 20i6 41;; 2 2S I8i() 42ii 14 Sun ||5 15 Mou!5 16 17 IS 1616 43 15i6 45 Tue \p WVV15 1316 46 T\m\h ll!6 47 5 6 7 9 49, 09j 31; 54i 15; 20|Sat 21 Sun 19|Fridi5 10;6 48; 10 30^ |5 ()S!6 4ft ^11 3^ io 07,6 50 1 a.m. 22iMoa|5 0516 52!! 27 23rue;'5 03i6 53'i 241\Vd5 02i6 54 25iThu 26Frid 27 Jsat 5 01 16 55 4 59,6 56 k 57,6 581: 2SSun Kt 56,6 59t 29 Mon^4 55i7 0(>| 30|Tue'4 53 7 01* 08i 39 H 26; 45: 03! 3 21, 3 40 mending Return respecting Steel ilails to be printed. In defiance of the House, the Return is sup pressed! -- .-.^^ 'S'^ \ ,) '^^ »*. ^ . 'v^ 0/ 'i;. -.-Vi? - ^ f * .'c,;.;i--,x-,it> . ■ ^Jrfl^ - •'- t. :ii O4 ;^;.- ■■'-. . j'^^ 'i ;^ii 'ii "^ ..■./ L 1 12 TH E PEOPLE'S ALMANAC, THE CAUCHON DIftGRACX. jNTever in the history of Canada was a more shameless Coa- lition entered into than when Mackenzie took the notorious Cauchon into his Cabinet, and electors will not soon forget the indelible disgrace it brought on those who had heretofore paraded their purity. Here is w^hat the Globe on Dec. 9, 1872, said of Cauchon : ^^ *-The Beaufort job is RANK AND SMELLS TO HEAVEN. That ^^ Cauchon has been proved guilty of jobbery,, and of defiantly breaking ' the law for yeara^ is we think not doubted by any sane man 1" When this scandalous affair had compelled Cauchon to re- sign his seat to avoid being expelled, and he was re-elected, the Globe said : * * Mr. Cauchon comes back apparently to brazen OUT THE WHOLE OP HIS iiTiQUiTiES !" While the Heraldy the leading Grit paper in Montreal, said the job was perpetrated at the expense of ** those who suffer from the saddest infirmity to which human nature is liable, because what was bought and sold was the power of squeezing the highest possible profit out of economies exercised at the cost of the most helpless (^ God^ 8 creatures r' and went on to say that if this were a matter of life and death in the criminal court, "the evidence of M. Cauchon WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO HANG HIM!" Yet Mackenzie "elevates the standard of public morality'' by shamelessly taking this man into his Cabinet, and after brazening it out for a couple of years, elevated him to the Lieu- tenant-Governorship of Manitoba ! Jisr Electors, you will be called upon to say what you think of the Coalition with Cauchon ! Voting for the Government means approval of it — can you honestly do so? •■^^^ In 1871, Blake and Mackenzie insisted that iron rails should be laid on the Intercolonial, and voted for a motion ta that effect, (Journals, p. 223;) but in 1876, aaving those steel rails on hand, and wanting to hide them away Mackenzie took up the iron rails, and took 11,600 tons of the SO, 000 bought for the Pacific to lay the track with sted! (Sess. Pap! 77, 1877.) He thus had the iron rails on hand, and despite protests, he took Ijower to leud (!) them to whatever railways he pleased, with- out naming the roads, (Journals 1876, p. 298,) although he and Blake denounced Sandlleld Macdonald for taking power to subsidize railway- without nanung them, and turned him out of power 1 that very point! (Ont. Journals, 1871, p. 18.) tST What do those who joined Mackenzie in condemning Sandfield Macdonald think of his consistency? •Wi SI Oajrs. MOON. a as .'^ ^ MAY. g o 3; d fr/*?» EnglantVs /tag's pulled down^ Jones sayi Hell doff his hat ami s/ioiUf ^ Bui loyal man wUl tftach him Uiat We turn such traitors out! , :, 13 MOOH FACTS. 1S78— A return to the House having beep "cooked" in the interest of the Government, Sir John Macdon- ald asked for committee to investi- gate who was resj)onsible for the alteration, biit Mackenzie dare not have an investigation, and voted it down ! (Votes ami Proceedings, p. (378. ) Another sample of * 'practices whicli will bear the light of day !" 1875 — Mackenzie tends defeated Grit candidate up to commence Fort Frances Lock without contract, in defiance of statute! jfeesult, a quarter of a million squandered ! 1876 — ^Another contract withNorris, member for Lincoln, under which he and his partners draw ^89,060 of public funds ! (Pacific llailway Rep. , 1877, p. 395. ; This is Mac- kenzie's way of maintaining the ludepeudence of ParlisUaefiitJ. j: 14 THE PEOPLE'S ALMANAC, THE KAMINISTIQUIA JOB. Mackenzie having located the terminus of the Pacific Rail- way on the Kaministiquia, sent up Messrs. Wilson and Reid i^i 1876, to value the lands to be taken, and appointed Peter J. Broum, a partner in the firm of Oliver j Davidson & Co., the principal owners of the property to he taken, as their legal ad- viser / The Premier states (Evidence, p. 154,) that he did not know at that time that Brown was a partner, but this is in the face of the fact that previous to that time he had entered into a telegraph contract with them, where the names of the part- ners are set out in full, and Mackenzie's name as Minister of Public Works is signed to it below Brown's name as a partner in the firm! (Sess. Paper 52, 1878.) One of the partners of this lucky firm by some mysterious means gets early informa- tion of what lands are wanted, and goes around buying up lots. (Evidence of Clark and Savigny. ) The result of this valuation is that '^51,650, or over $600 per acre is given for about 100 acres of land in a comparative wilderness ! (Sess. Pap. 57, 1877. ) Although Murdoch, an engineer, had recom- me'^ded further down the river as more convenient, and a site 30uld have been got there for about $75 per acre ! (Evi- dence p. 51. ) Half -acre lots bought from the Government two or three years before for $4 each are paid for at ^250 and $275. Lot No. 6, Neebing, 113 acres, was bought from the Govern- ment at $1 per acre in 1869 : was purchased from the owner in 1873 by Oliver, Davidson & Co., for $350, in addition to which they paid balance due Government, getting the patent for less than |4 per acre. (See records in Crown Lands Office.) But the valuators allowed them $5047 for about 10 acres of this wild farm lot ! (Sess. Pap. 57, 1877.) Although the Rail way Act, sub-section 18 of Section 9, makes provision that the increased value given to the rest of the property by the railway shall be taken into account, the valuators consulted Brown, one of the owners, and under his advice did not apply the Act ! (Evidence of Wilson, p. 13. ) .,^^ tffT Electors should read the evidence and see if a more l;)arefaced swindle ever was perpetrated in the Dominion, For the year ending 30th June, 1873, $13,033,856 of Cus- toms revenue was collected by Sir John Macdonald at an ex- penditure of $576,765, (Pub. Ace. p. 9 •) but in 1877 it cost under Mackenzie $721,604 to collect $i2,556,767, (Pub. Ace. p. 11,) or $153^839 more to collect '$47/,0S9 less/ ^ I'ililtifliii- •iO {)«f». JUNE 15 MOON 6 S X3 X3 &: a B> < 20 o £ o P a • COKD o to a • k.* •vl w cr ET iiw< Cji ZtS *a 5 3 • «„^ FACTS. |}4 21 17 3-^ 7 8 Sat Sun j'4 '^0 7 Mon';4 2017 Tiie |l4 w'd ;4 Thul'4 Frid;4 Sat !^ ^jSun ik 10iMon:;4 llTue|4 12ivV'di4 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 77 7|7 7 7 7 7 Tbul4 Frid 4 Sat 4 Sun 4 Monk Tue !;4 W'di;4 Thu!4 Frid 4 Sat 1 4 Sunlj4 Monj4 Tuejk Wd4 Thu!4 Frid 4 _.,. Sat 4 20|7 SuiiU4 2117 4 16, 35 5 12 36 6 IS 9 7 37 7 31 917 37i S 47 817 38 10 04 8i7 39|ll 19l 8!7 40ipm34^ 87 7 7 1 3 4 5 6 8 8 9 10 41 42 42 4^ 42 43 43 44 44 44;!l0 , 44il0 8!7 45;!11 8:7 45111 4511 45'; 46. 46 46! 46: 46! 46| 46 87 7 7 97 917 20i7 2017 51 0S| 24 44l 57j oq 53; 33 0,^ 31! 53 30 48 a.m. 06 291 1 2 3 4 55' 27j 08 oi 1S75 — Judg« Torranoe eives judij- roent declaring in effect that Jetto and Ladamme's LachmeCanalJob was a swindling operation. This same Lariamme haa been made Minister of Justice by Mackenzie! And so the standard is elevated I (29th) lS76~Judco Wilson declares Brown's big push letter to be a di- rect invitation! to join in bribery and corruption ! Some more ele- vating of the standard! ^: • ' ^, ■ -1f ^ ,rl^-J^^ ^' ^ .'>. •.ii.t iO liii, (30lh) 1876— Mackenzie allows Fos- ter to carry off 227^ tons of Gov- ernment rails, and don't know whether the security given is worth anything! ■ ■ ■ ' I ^ I I I ■■ III „ I — . I>^ W THE PEOPLE'S ALMANAC. KLKVATING THK STAN1>ARD! Mackenzie sought to gain the confidence of the country by proclaiming that ois was the puriy of purity ^ and when he diflflolved the House in 1874 h« announced to the country that they were going to "elevate the standard of morality !" This is how he pit> it: Major Walker spent fl 0,000 in London in "puttlnpf down bribery and corruption ;" Cameron of Huron conf ess,186l (Pacific R. Rep. 1877, pp. 392, 395,) and they got their contract at $G.20 per ton when another person h^d offered to carry them for $6! A. G. B. Bannatyne, member for Pro- rencher, was suKsirlized with large sums for various contra^»ts, drawing $24,051 of public money in 1877! (Piib. Ao^ 1877). Besides these, there were Workjnan of Montreal, ^McLeod of Kent, and others, all drawing large sums in defiance of the Independence of Parliament Act! When his wholesale vio- lation of the Independence of Parliament was discovered, Mac- kenzie PASSED A Wiffrj&WASHiNC AcT to relkve his friends from the penalties incurred in violciiing the fuwl (40 Vie., chap. 2). jjar What do the Electors think of this great champion of the Independence of pj^rlianjent? SI 9*j; MOON nqr-.C -T •^,« eS o O -♦a _ fap^_ D of D oil Sun Sun M. W. 'Rise Set. lIMon:-!: 2'iTuei'4 4{Thu;4 Slit Sun 22 7 207 247 24 7 24 7 25 7 20 7 27:7 27 7 28 7 2^7 307 317 32 7 337 347 357 307 37:7 |4 38 7 21 'Sun (4 40 7 22,Monl4 41 17 23;Tue |4 42,7 24jW'di4 43 7 26;Thuik 44:7 26iFrid!l4 45;7 27iSat L4 45|7 23Suui|4 46^7 29;Moai'4 47 17 30 Tue 4 4817 31W'd'4 48 7 45 4^ 6 3^1 7 5l!i Oh Neehing! oh Neehing! the countrifs hotel, What graceful proportions are thine! Tliji fgure shall still in our memories dwell — 'Tisjive thousand and twenty and nine! Mooni Rise. 5T() FACTS. 6 7 $ 9 Tue lOjW'd lliThu 12lFrid ISSat 14i8un ?.5iMon 16;Tue 17!W'd 18;Thu iDlFrid 20.Sat 45^ 45; 44 44|11 40 44piii57 9 09| iO 26' Men 4 14 14 14 I 43 4^ 4'^ 4i; 41| 40, 39 39' 38; 37 36 35 3^ 3^ 33 3^ 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 2 14 3 3i! 4 44i 5 50 6 45| 7 30, 8 05i 8 3l| 8 5^ 9 16| 9 34 9 52 10 11 10 31 10 55 11 24 a.m. 01 46" 1 45' 2 h% 4 id 5 30 6 50? 1875 — Neebing Hotel oonnuenced. The old rookery was sold to the Oovernraent tor $5,029, although the most liberal estimate of its value was only .*$3,(XK) ! See par- ticulars of this ^raud on another page. Thus is the standard ele- vated ! .; - r. |(29fch) 1875 — Mackenzie makes con- tract with Norris, member for Lincoln, and his partners, uqder which they receive |67,126 of of public money : (PaciHc .Hail- way Rep. 1877, p. 392.) These are the champions of the inde- pendence of Parliament ! tmmgm 18 " THE PEOPLE'S ALMANAC. ^^"'' $41,000 MORX: GONE! Although Mackenzie, when in oppofiition, was loud in de- claiming about the madness of letting c contract for Pacific Railway before surveys were made, when he got into power he determined to build a line to French River, which was not necessary as part of the Pacific Railway, and was not included in the original scheme; and in such a hurry was he to let the contract to his friend ex- Senator Foster, that he refused to have surveys made before letting the contract! (Journals 1875, p. 220). When the line as let for contract came to be exam- ined it was found impracticable, and had to be abandoned I (Sess. Pap. 57, 1877). Mackenzie then cancelled the contract, gave Foster back the security he had deposited, and paid him $41,000 besides without proper authority! Here is what Sandford Fleming, Chief Engineer, says on oath: — " Are you aware that the Order in Council requires that the pay- " ment should be made on the certificate of the Engineer, and do you " hold yourself responsible for the payment of the $41,000? — iVo, I have " not certified for the payment of the $41,000 ! "You have not seen the vouchers, and have not certified the pay- " ments ?— iVb / " ( App. No. 2, Journals 1877). ; Hff' What do the Electors think of Mackenzie paying out their money in this way ? ' ■ V ' - * " FRIEND FOSTER GETS SOME RAILS. ^ Mackenzie having agreed to subsidize the CanA.da Central Railway to the extent of $12,000 per mile, his friend ex- Senator Foster had the contract, and delivered some iron rails in Sep- tember and October, 1875, for which, without any wforrnation as to their quality ^ (App. No. 2, p. 16, Journals 1877,) he was allowed ^48 per ton, and $68,000 paid on them. Mr. Reynolds testifies that he bought steel rails a few months after at $37.71! (p. 31). Mr. Mussen, the engineer who laid some of these iron rails, testifies: *'I consider the quality poor." "/ don't think I have ever seen ivorse rails." (p. 28,) In June, 1876, Mr. Mackenzie loaned Foster 100 tons of these rails, but in April, 1877, an engineer was sent up to see what was taken, and it was discovered that he had. been allowed to carry ojf 227^ tons! (p. 27). Although the rails were to have been returned in three months, nine months afterwards the rails were gone, and neither Mackenzie nor his Deputy knew ivliether the bcmds they had taken in security were worth anything! (pp. 19, 24). Jiar This is how the business of the country is being managed, in the_ interest of the Premier's friends! .1*. 81 Days. AJGUST. MOON s a ^ oo O lO 00 00 l-H 5d. 12d. First Quar. Full Moon, Now to his friends a letter writes The Grit Chief Briber, Brown : **Big Push must make! Will you be To handsomely come downP* one too B 3 M. Uoi W. MoOHj Rise 1 2 3 iHun jban Rise vSet. 6 ■7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ^8 29 Thu Frid Sat 4 1 Sun 5 Men Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Men Tue W'dl Thu! FridI Sat I Sum MonllS Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Men Tue W'd Thu 301 Frid! 31 Sat 5 5 5 5 5 ■^ o 5 5 5 15 49 7 50 7 517 527 547 55;7 567 57 7 58 7 59i7 00|7 01 17 037 047 057 067 077 08 6 09 6 10 6 126 13:6 14:6 156 16;6 17|6 186 196 206 216 226 23! 2^ 20; 19' 17 16 15 14 12 11 10 08 07 06 04 02 00 59 57 56 54 52 51 49 47 46 44 42 ^ 39 38' 8 09 9 28 10 45j m03 1 21 p FACTS. 2 3 4 5 6 35 42 41 28 13 6 35 7 rr / 7 7 8 00! 21 40 58 16 8 36 8 58 9 24 9 56 10 36 11 28 a.m. 31 1 43 3 01 4-22- 5 43! 7 oii 8 25 9 45 1869 — Alfred Jones, in a public meeting at Halifax, declared that when the British Hag was hauled down from the Citadel he would take off his hat and cheer ! This is the man who has been made Minister of Militia by Mackenzie ! 1872 — Geo. Brown writes to Senator Simpson— "Big Push," **Come down handsomely." "Will you be one?" This is elevating the standard ! -^'-■'^-/.. I J -■-11,1 '^iv-' 'i'l- 'y/Wi '*';fsfv. 1875 — iViacKenzie, under cover of new Insolvent Act, set aside old Official Assignees to make room for favorites ! This is introducing the Yankee system. 20 THE PEOPLE'S ALMA2iAa - THX NZEBING SWINDLE. Every elector ought to read the exposure of this notorious swindle given in evidence before Senate Committee. It is there sworn on oath, that Davidson, (of Oliver, Davidson & Co.f) knew in January or February, 1875, that the town plot of Fort William was selected as terminus for Pacific Railway, (p. 120,) while Brown, another partner, knew in winter of 187 -5. (p. 17.) But the firm had a saw-mill there, and in July, 1875, six months after they knew it was wanted for tJie railway J they conceived the brilliant idea of putting up a lot of their cuUs (p. 112,) and common lumber in the shape of a hotel, and selling it to the Government at an enormous price ! The builder was notified by a number of people, and by a railway engineer, that he was trespassing on the laud reserved for the railway, but Oliver told him to keep on I (p. 113.) The swindle thus deliberately plannecf was well carried out. When the valuators came to it, they took whatever accounts Oliver J Davidson <£• Go. liked to hand in^ tvitJiout taking any step to verify them^ (p. 6, ) and SoO^S wds allowed for this un- finished rookery! Here are some specimens of the accounts : — 15,872 ft. flooring charged, although only lower floor (taking 1920 feet, ) and part of upper floor laid ; 2S boxes and 252 panes of glass charged, though only four windows were in ; 44 doors charged, but 24 delivered, and only 10 used ; doors charged $2. 75, worth $1.50; 43 pairs sash charged, only 38 delivered — charged $1.50 per pair, worth 60c.; 16 tins white lead charged, which were used in another building ; and so on, through the list! (pp. 7, 8, 110, 111, 112.) To show how careless the valuators were in examining the accounts, — when they were being investigated by committee a year and a half after it was discovered that the land on which the hotel stands was charged for twice! (p. 8.) The highest estimate of the building is $8000! (pp. 113, 149.) Even the valuators would not allow such a palpable fraud, and made this report : — *' In the claim of the Neebing Hotel Company, we are not prepared "to recognize the erection of this hotel, commenced in July ,1875, " about six months after the reservation of the property had been "made." (p. 38.) But notwithstanding this report, the Government helped the swindle through and paid the money! j^S* Electors, what think you of the Neebing swindle? ^•» •- The Globe and the Grits used to denounce C. J. Brydges as an incompetent railway manager ; — when they got into pmoer made him Manager of Government Mailways at $8,000 a year! 30 DftyR. MOON SKPTCMBER. sd CO -^5 c8 o S O CIS .3 fl Cartwright show.^ hcic morality J» elevated welt^ When we in England and at home 7 wo diff'renl stones ielU 21 MOON - Q> a 00 CO FT rri M. V v t> of Sun, Sun I Moon W. liRiseiSet. jllise. I FACTS, l 2 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS Id to 2^|l^ 23 54 25 Suni'S 23,6 36,111 05 MonJS 24 6 34|pm23 TueiS 26'6 32}! 1 35' VV d 5 27,6 3 Thu 5 28,6 Fridi^ 29:6 Safe ^ 30,6 Sun p 31 16 MoniS 32i6 Tue 'IS 33 6 20' 35 6 18| 36 6 1ft; 37i6 14i 38:6 39,6 W'd;^ Thul^ Frid\5 Sat j^ Sun Ii5 Mon'S 4116 0^ Tuei|5 42 6 071 W'd'S 43 6 05' thu|'5 44'6 03 Fi'id!'5 45 8 SatJ'5 46!6 jun 'O 47 5 Moa5 48 5 Tue fe 50;5 W'dS ^1:5 26lTHu|5 62 5 27 Fri^;5 53 5 28 Sat p 54!5 29 Sun p 55\5 30 Mon>i5 56 5 1874 — Major Walker unseated in London. Over $10,000 spent to '*put down bribery and corrup- tion !*' * * Come along, John,( we hs^ve lots of money I" .! . ; . . « (22nd) 1877 — Cartwright insults Highlanders by declaring thar Sir John Macdonald and SenatorMsc- pherson are thieves because they are descended from a Highland clan^ and "their predfis^ry , in- stinctfi are hereditary i'% ., :,V T. 11877— Mr. Cartwright. at Aylmer, unblushingly pMradea his "two- faced shield "—silver side for Brit- ish capitalists, brazen side for Can8^ A In 1873, Sir John Macdonald's government let a contract for Ineonish Harbor works to F, W. McKenzie for the sum of $7S,20S.60. In 1S74, after Mackenzie's Government came into power, the contract was transferred by the original con- tractor to John Ross (a relative of the Minister of ^Jilitia,) and James McKay. (Sess. Pap. 67, 1877 ) From that time the dealings in connection with this contract appear to be of a most extraordinary nature. A!thona;b by the coutract the work was to be completed by 31st December, 1874, no at- tempt was made to get it done at that time, and it was not finished till end of 1S76, or bea^inninsj of 1S77! In Septem- ber, 1S76, Mr. Ross resigned his contract to run as Grit can- didate in Victoria. N.S. , but Mackenixe kept his resignation in suspense till he was defeated, and then permitted him to resume contract! Although the coutract bound the contractor to "make good at his own expense any damage" "by storms or from any cause whatever, during the i?rogress of the work ;" when a portion of the pier was carried away by a storm, in- stead of compelling the contractors to repair it according to their coutract, Mackenzie allowed them to abandon that part, and shorten the pier! The final result was, that instead of 700 feet of pier, the contractors only built 565 feet, yet they ivers paid the full amount of their contract {$78,208,) and $3,643 for extras! ..... -^^' ^^ <^ ^- ♦■; nv ^.^ S^ This is the way in which friends of the Government are compelled to fulfil their contracts! , \Z't .1:^' . "^ r>U J"> ..■*■■• -^ ■'■■,, f- r;f!-i -X;}, On the 19th of May, 1874, Mackenzie got a resolution passed authorizing him to make a gift of the Truro and Pictou branch of the Intercolonial (52 miles) to any Company that would extend the line into Cape Breton; but the Premier had those notorious Pacific Steel Rails to use up, and aft^r deciduig to give this branch aivay he took up the iron rads and re-laid it with steet, (Public Works Rep. 1877, p. 167.) thus laying out in the neighbourhood of a quarter of a million, to be given as a gift to a private Company, in addition to what was originally contemplated ! While Mackenzie is thus re- laying with steel a branch which is to be given away, the old iron rails are considered good emmgh to lay on other feeders to the Intercolonial! (Public Works Eep. 1876, p. 68.) If iron rails are good enough to Jay on new lines, they ought to be good enough to repair a road to be given away! SIS' Let the electors say what they think of this style of throwing away their property I 81 Daji. OCTOBHR. 23 MOON ^So • ** 8 o O .S3 3 BAH fCT MOON iV^oi/j Simpson makes a hig push, 'Mong South Ontario men. And changes Tories into Grits By * * mesmerizing" them ! o tf O P Crcr ■ • 5 B M. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 w. Rise Tue W'd Tha Frid Sat San Men Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Men Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Men Tne W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Mon Tue W'd Thu 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Sun Set. 58 5 59,5 00:5 015 025 04 5 05i5 06i5 07 5 085 105 III5 12;5 135 145 155 175 185 205 215 225 24|5 25|5 265 275 285 294 304 324 344 354 Moon Rise. 38 36; 34 3^ 3l| 29 27 25 2! 20 19 17 15 13 11 10 09 07 06 J4 03 01 OOr] 58 57 55 54 63 41 pm27i 1 23! 2 2 3 3 07j 411 09 32 3 52 4 10 28 47 oa 31 00 35 17 8 OS 9 10 10 19 11 32 a.m. 48 2 05 23 44 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 3 4 6 07 7 31 8 52{ 10 07 11 m pmOl 40! FACTS. .•i-t.V 1877 — ^Mackenzie asks amnesty for O'Donohue, in defiance of Parlia- ment, after having twice called on his followers to vote it down in the House! (Journals 1876, p. 193 ; Journals 1877, p. 255.) (27th) 1877— Laurier, having ac- cepted office in Ministry, is routed in Drummond and Arthabasca! Majority of 238 changed to mi- nority of 29 — this is the people's estimate of Mackenzie's Govern- ment! J •** ** ^ '*" ^"^ ' ; * — ' — '*»-■*-- w ' r I " I ■ ' • _ "u _. _. .. . . 1877 — Senator Simpson ' admits in Court that he "mesmerized" elevitors in a room! Another phase of standard elevating ! 24 THE PEOPLE' 8 ALMANAC. ANOTHER $30,000 GON£! In the beginnins: of January, 1874, Mr, Mackenzie receired tenders for the God^rich Harbor Works. The lowest tender was that of John S. Tolton of WalUerton. $182,630; hut nut- vbitkstanding that he offered am p/p Hocnrily, h'm tender van re- jecledy and the covtract wai qwen lo D. Moore d: Co., of Walk- ertoUy at $212,540, thus ahmlntehf Ihrovnng away ^29,910! (Se9S. Paper 75, 1877.) In February, 1877, three years after- wards, when the matter had been discussed in the Hoiuse, Mr. Page, an official of the Department, writes a letter to explain why Tolton did not get the contract, and the reasons there stated are, that ^'some trouble was taken to ascertain whether he was a person acquainted with such work, but no information could be obtained about him;" also that *^*th0 other surety offered was Henry Tolton, a farmer of Eramosa," tindi they were afraid tha*^^ Mr. ToUon w'ujht also he a far- mer T (Sess. Pap. 75, 1877, p. 15.) How much ^'troubfe" was taken, may be judged from the fact that although they knew Mr. Tolton lived at WalkeHon, and must b^ ko^wn to the leading men in the County of Bruce, there U md a single letter or telegram from the D*' part me at maAing enqririek dlnnU him, while on the other hand, D. Stirton, Esq., Postmastier of Guelph, (and well known to the Premier,) sent the follow- ing telegram on Jannary 4th 1874, vihich for some reason <^ omitted from the donumrnis pnhttfihed. — ** To the Hon. Alexnnde'' Madcenzie^ Mini^femf Puhlif. Worl-'i. O''on;fx: ** I understand that Jf»hn ToUon. of Walkerton. has tenJored fqr "the Goderich Harbor Works. Mr. ToUon is a thorouph. prdcucal, "honest .and rcli'able man. financially able and ac(*u«romed tp tne "construction of public works. Tbe securities named are relitible, "sound men." ; _; "D. SuRioy." In addition to this, tJits name Mr. Tolton got fhf contract for Meaford harbor ivorks, and according to Mr. Mackenzie's own report, "satisfactorily performed" the work! (Pub. Workb Rep. 1875, p. 33.) As to Mr. Moore, there appear to have been no enquiries whether he was acquainted with such work, no statements to that effect, and no apprehension that ho might be a farmer — he had at a previous election deserted his party and supported Blake, who now introduced him as *^my friend Moore," (Sess. Pap. 75, ) which was apparently sufficient I For year ending June, 1873, under Sir John MacdonaJd, the Montreal Custom House collected $5,017,207, at an ejtpense of $87,733. (Pub. Aec. p. 5. In 1877. under Mackenzie, they had run the expenses up to $117,989 for collecting $3,869,704, (Pub. Aco. p. 5,) (yr $$0,256 more for collecting $l,Wi503le$si 80 Days. NOVEMBSR. % MOON CO iO CO 1—1 • • Still doth he ''mix and muddle t^ And still deficits co'ine ; Till in despair he tears his hair. Then tries another loan! Mooy o O 8» B :» crcr « • en »u CO B D ofBof M. 1 2 ,1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ■8,n '^A9 429 W. Frid Sat Sun Mon Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Mon Ttte W'd Thu Frid ^at Sun Rise 6~36 4 51 88 18 Mon Tue :^ W'd 21 Thu 22 28 24 25 26j 127 Sat Sun Mon Tue W'd ^^9Thtt Sun~Sun Set. H6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 \S 6 39 40 42 43 44 45 MoonJi Rise. 4 50 4 49 4 4 4 4 47 46 45 44 42 47 K 4 J 48 49 51 52 53 55 56 57 6 58 7 00 7 01 7 02 Fridl7 03 Frid 7 12 Sat U? 13 05 06 07 08 7 114 f 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 ^3 32f 31 30 29 29 28 27 27 26 7 104 26 10 34 26 25 25 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 35! 57 16 3i 53! 36! 03' 35 14 06 04 11 22 34 a.m. 02 1 03 2 20 3 39 5 00 6 22 7 40! -8 51 9 481 FACTS. 1876— Cartwright sells £2.500,000 sterling of Dominion bonds at 91 when they were quoted at 94 to 95! (10th) 1874— H. H. Cook, of North Simcoe, another of the standard elevators, unseated for bribery! Confessed to spending $28,000 in two elections 1 This is purity ! 11 n 08 37 59I mmmmm Mhi 1 26 19 THE PEOPLE'S ALMANAC, .*i^- ^ A SAMPLE STATEMENT. "*—y, ; On 2nd July, 1877, at Newmarket, Mr. Cart wright de- nounced the re-adjustment of the debts of the Provinces, de- claring how hard Mr. Mackenzie and himself had worked against it — ' ' We did all in our power to prevent it, * * it ** was an act of the grossest foll;f to saddle ourselves with ** nearly one million additional to our permanent debt." (Pic- nic Speeches, p. 47.) The Journals show that they never moved a single amendment, and so far from their party oppos- ing it, eight of their colleagues (Burpee, Cauchon, Coffin, Dorion, Fournier, GeofFrion, Jones, Pelletier and Ross,) voted for the hill, while only one (D. A. Macdonald,) voted against it! (Journals, 1873, p. 420.) , _ . _- ---^,.- . tffT The Finance Minister who boasts of presenting one statement to British capitalists and another to the Canadian public, cannot expect people now to take his assertions on trust — they are apt to look and see which side of the shield he is presenting ! :'■"■ - *^* *; ^f *^ «io.*^ - MORE CONSISTENCY! ^ - l V ? "When in Opposition, Mackenzie and Blake used to insist on ihe House getting full particulars of where money was to be e.?:pended before voting it. In the Ontario House in 1869, Biake and his followers moved an amendment to the item for Drainage, that it be referred back for the purpose of specify- ing certain localities aad improvements to whieh, or some of which, the sum would be applied, so as not to leave so large a sum of money to be expended at the mere will of the Executive, without a vote appropriating the same, as far as possible, to particular works. (Journals, p. 145). In 1878, Mackenzie asked |1 10,000 for dredging, without stating where it was to expended. ^Mr. Stephenson moved to have particular works specified, copying almost ivord for word the resolution moved by Opposition in Ontario, but Mackenzie and Blake, with their followers, voted it down! (Votes and Proceedings, p. 393). t^ This is another specimen of * ' carrying out in power the principles advocated m Opposition!" ^ .,. • <•> • For , the year ending 30th June, 1873, Sir John Macdonald collected $4,527,287 of Excise revenue at an expense of $171, 704, or about $3.79 per $100. (Pub. Ace. p. 13.) For year ending June, 1877, Mackenzie's government took $211,157 to collect $4,973,951, or about $4.24 per $100! (Pub. Ace. p. 16.) >- a t-- e« o e8 S O :3 _^ _ c8 .*: s Dof M. 1 2 4 5 6 7 '8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 20 21 '22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 $1 D of W Thouqh Coufhon now fiifs iv a Oorrrnors chair. Bis thoiujhts thai are not to be. driven From v/sfons i>f B^auporf, renvvdinq him atill How the Onfs f^aid he '* ffmelled unto heavenT ^uii fSnn 00 O 3 3 Sun Mon Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Mon Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Mon Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Mon Tue W'd Thu Frid Sat Sun Mon Tue Set 4 Rise 7~14 7 15:4 7 16:4 17l4 18;4 19.4 204 21 14 224 234 24'4 7 25:4 24 7 26 4 24 7 26 4 24 7 2714 24 7 7 7 7 7 7 25 24 24 24 24 24J 24 2i 23 23 23 25 25 25 26 26 27 27 28,4 284 29|4 294 30:4 314 31i4 32:4 28 32 4 28 32 4 29 33;4 30 33|4 30 334 31 33,4 32 34 4 32 34'4 33 'Moon Rise. 20 3S| 57 1 17 1 38 2 04 2 35 3 13, 4 00 4 57 6 03 7 13 8 26 9 39j 10 52 a.m. 08 1 23 2 39 3 58 5 16 6 30 7 33 8 23' 9 03 9 33 10 00 10 22 10 42 11 01 11 2a V^ri .f^l(7y\S^^-JS ; ir^^i-^ 1877— Mackenzie makes "smell to heaven" Cauchon Governor of Manitoba ! Thus is the standard of purity elevated! - - - 1875— 1.1 ackenzie takes the noto- rious Cauchon into his Cabinet! 1872— The Glohp declares that Cau- chon 's jobbery "is rank and smells to heaven V* . j ,; ■■I ■■} f''l ''«i- !,;;- ,i:iC ^;; •:*?*, \^«^-^'--' Ir. 2S. ~-'::^: THE PmPLE'S ALJUANAG. ■"•- i-^ llfM?\-: I r\ -? **IfaU unite^ a# once loe did^ to keep that flag unfurled, :i, - Britannia yet may fearless hid defiance to the world I*^ *- But we have traitors amongst us who would pnll down that flag, because as the emblem of Britain's might it stands in the way of their 1 ase designs ! Alfred Jones, now made Minister of Militia by Macken2de, in a Public Meeting at Halifax, de- clared he would take off kid hat and cheer when the British flag was hauled down ! That loyal old soldier, General Sir Hastings Doyle, who was Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia at the time, could not tolerate traitors to the flag he had fought for, and thus wrote of Jones:— ^ iv ^ # ; r|r.4 v i^-|/; <* --"'^■' *' Gk)VERXMENT House, Halifax, March 1, 1871. " My Dear Tupper,— More about my friend (?) AJfred Jones I Here- with I 9eud an account of the m«eting at which he made use of the disloyal expreswsion that * when the British flag is hauled down from the citadel ne would take off his hat and cheer/ The judges who werfe present most distinctly heard him say so-, and Thomson, (HoTi^e's son-in-law,) and others who were at the meeting all declare to his haying made use of those expressions, and that bis whole speech was of a most inflammatory nature. The occasion of his making use of the above ttamed disloyal harangue, was at the meeting held to prevent the Governor General receiving an address, or being in any way recognized by the Local Government, who strictly abided by their decision. I have telegraphed you to-day to remind you of this speech, so that when he makes his appearance at Ottawa you may not throw your arms around him and embraOe him. I do not ve|i- ture to dictate to others what line they should adopt towards persons who publicly preach disloyalty, but it is but right that I should re- mind my friends at Ottawa that he was guilty of making that spaeeh* and that I have sent him to Coventry ever since. " Vail, who is somehow or other related to him, came to me some time ago. to say that what he (Jones) did utter was in the heat oi the moment, and that he never intended to say what had been at- tributed to him — that what he meant to say was that he would oheer when the British flag was hauled down from the citadel, because Nova Scotia could then fight Canada and^ shake off her yoke, bat this he did not add because his voice was drowned with hisses and hooting. I told Mr. Vail that I would not sit at the same table wifh him until he publicly denied his disloyal sentiments, but he has never done so. If he would even now do so puWidy at Ottawaj^ would make bygones be bygones. Yours aiu^orely, -** Hastings PoTLE." The Judges of the Supreme Court wleanepres^il^ but prampfcly got up and left the meeting to mark|!theiv disapprouation al of ^e traitor's speech. Here is what OhielJuBtaoeXouiig and Judge Desbarres say: — : i .- . < r. \' : tmmmmimiamifm THE PE0PLW8 ALMAKAG. ^ •I In August, J869. t! e then Governor General, Sir John Youngr, was " expected Art Halifax en an official visit. It Was the first o'fficial visit **of her Majesty's representative suice the passage of the Dominion **Act'. A' meeting was called hy the Mayor to make arrangements for "the rec^tiop of his Exoeileney, and the Judges of the Supreme "Courts, having conferred together, thought it their duty to attend "and to.ke part in the proceedings. They went, therefore, in a body "totbo City Council GhaDuber. In the course of the discussion that " ensued, Mr. Jones addressed the meeting, using very warm language, "to. which the Ju4.!?e8 listened in silence, till he uttered these words: ^^'' When the BritiHkficig is hauled doivn from the Citidel Hill I ^h^U "tejfe^ ojf my hat and cheer.* Yo\\t of the Judges, the late Judge " John»o«, tie late Judge Dodd, the Chief Justice, and Judge Bes^ " barres, at once rose fr-m' their seats aiid left the room without say- " itig k word, but to mark their strong disapprobation of so disloyal a "a sentiment. This fact was witnessed, and the objectionable speech "was h^ard by a crowded audience, and if any onewas daring enough "to question so memorable an occurence, it could be easily and " abundantly proved, -""^ - - • " - . . , (Signed) ■, " W. Young, ' ^ • . " W. S. Desbaeres. "HaUfkx,reb. 18, '78." : --^ ' -^? -;. r This is the man whom Mackenzie has taken into tj^e Gpy wi-? ment and made Minister of Militia ! f. -. i, . J8^ Let the loyal electors of the Dominion say how they re- gard the taking of this traitor into the Cabinet! ^ .^ \:^''-^^ "ZJ^-^''" 'suppressing returns. "^^"" ^-^s;^ i^i, On the 2nd of March, 1876, on motion of Dr Tupper, an order of the House was issued for an important return relating to the tenders for Steel Rails and other information concern- ing them. (J( rnala, p. 98.) On the return being received, it was referred to the Joint Committee on Piinting, which is the proper authority to 'decide whether it should be priiited. The Committee reported that it should be printed, (Jouirnals p; 296,) and the" House adopted the report (p, 305.) Biit in defiance of the order of the Honsii the publkatiqn qf these im- pOf^t^Ht (iocmnents has been eruf^ressed ! To add to the offence, the suppression is attempted to be covered up hy a falsehood t In the volume of sessional papers, after indicating the title of thi#T§*^VA> it is stated th«vt **m accordance %'nih the reeovii- rrwiiijlalMnQf the 4oint Committea on Prinling, the above returna ai'eiiidt printed," (Sess. Pap. 65,) when the recommeudation w^s jjie reverse ! 'jCrSleGtoMi, what thifil^ you of this style of suppressing ii^tiijlktibii? * 1^' ifes''"0oneck of a leader, that your desire for Reform has been ainoeksry, and your professions of purity a sham — or will you teach him the lesson that thoug)ti leaders may abandon their principles and disregard their professions, there is a sterling integrity iu the heaits of the people which resents such shameless de- sertion, and will assuredly condemn the perpetrators of it? Let your honest convictions speak out, and say tchlch course you will take/ j^ ^ ^.^ * The original edition of this Almanac was issued from the office of the Owen Sound Timks, the publisher of whicii offered a Reward of One HuNDtiKD Dollars for proof that will upset the substantial correctness of any statement contained in it. Copies may be obtained from T. & R. White, Mont- • jpeal. Wee $10.00 per thousand, or f 1.50 per hundred — Ctish to accompany order. mkmmam f^'^^ ^a