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Kirwan, set- ting forth that the pamphlet called " Facts for Irish Electors" was prepared ard revised by W. R. Meredith, Sir John Macdonald and others, prior to the General Election of 1883, wherein an earnest appeal was made to the Irish Catholic Electors to support Conservative candidates on account of the liberality of the leader of the Opposition, and alleging that they should oppose the Mowat Government on account of their ultra- Protes- tant leaning. Affidavit of M. W. Ki/rwan. " I, the undersigned M. W. Kirwan, of the City of Quebec, and presently in the City of Montreal, solemnly affirm as follows :— " I am a journalist. " When in the City of Toronto in the year 1882, 1 was shown a letter from Sir John Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada, addressed to a prominent Conservative friend of mine, urging the desirability of securing my services as a writer of campaign litera- ture for the Conservative party during the approaching Ontario Provincial Elections. " The letter was an autograph one. " I was accord mgly engaged by H. H. Smith, of Peterborough, the organizer of the Conservative party for Ontario. " My salary was to be $100 a month. The understanding was that I should assist the Conseryative party by special appeals to the Irish Catholic Electors. " Sir John Macdonald and Mr. Meredith, the leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature, were aware of the agree- ment " I accordingly began to write an appeal to the Irish Catholios of Ontario. I. itt^ }n " I wrote the gheet **Vm/tU for the Irish Catholic Electors,** extracts from which have recently appeared in the Globe, of Toronto. " While 1 was preparing it, I had, occasionally, to make lnqalr> les as to the nature and scope of iwy work from Mr. Meredith* to whom I had aliiKiya easy a4sc3sa. " This was during the session of the Ontario Legislature, and as my researches were made in the Parliamentary Library, it was there that my consvMations tviUi Mr. Meredith generally took place. " When the sheet, " Fbcts for the Irish Catholic Electors," was completed, I submitted a proof to Mr. Meredith in his private room in the Queen's Hotel, and I showed a proof to Mr. Bunting in his privale office in The Mail Buildings. " He received the proof as if expecting it, and expressed no surprise. " I also sent a proof to Sir John Macdonald, under cover, marked ' private and confidential.' It was returned to me with several marginal corrections in Sir John's handwriting. I have a distinct recollection of some of the corrections made by Sir John Mac- donald. He mentioned the names of some Irish Catholics who had been appointed by him to positions of emolument and trust. These corrections by Sir John were embodied in the sheet and published with it. " I have also a distinct recollection of Mr. Bunting saying that the sheet would do good among the Irish (catholics, or words to that effect. " I remember, too, that Mr. Meredith rais^ no objections to any statement made in the said sheet after reading the proof. He smiled approvingly, and said : ' it wo-iild do,' or something similar to that. " I am, too, the author of the circular containing tlie following letter and questions v — (Private and confidential. Toronto, Jan. 7, 1888. Dear Sir,— A letter will be forwarded yon in a daq^ or so making in- quire witj} Tii&ceno» to the Ckitholio vote in vdnr ridutg> Be e:ood enough to answer the questions and forward your reply with- out delay to H. H. Smith, Esq., Feterboro'. Yotirs faithfully,- QUESTIONS. 1. Abofftt how many Catholic electors Art the*e in your riding ? 2. About how many of them voted for the Conservative canoidate the last election? 8. Abpnt how many voted for the Beformer ? 4. About how many were th^re who did not vote at all ? 6. Who are the Catholic clergymen in the riding ? 6. How did they vote ? 7. Did they take an active part in the contest, and if so, hew ? 8. Whar, reasons, if any, do the Catholic electors give for supporting Mr. Mowat? 9. Have you any suggestions to make as to the best means of putting the Conservative cause fairly before the Catholic electors ? 10. Give the names of a few of the most influential Catholics in your riding ? 11. Send a complete list of the Catholic electors in your riding, with names and addresses. 12. Oblige by returning this list at once, and the reply to question devm, as soon as possible. 18. Name of riding. ** These auestlons were also smbmitted to Mr. Meredith and approved by him. It was, to the best of my recoli'ect-iou, on hia av^mtioit that the answers were directed to be sent to H. H. Smith, of Peterborough, although said circulars were mailed by me from Toronto. My salary was regularly paid by Mr. SnoLtth during this time, and for several months while I waii canvassing and addressing meetings of the Irish Catholic Electors of Ontario. " And I make this solemn declaration, consci^ntioasly believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Act passed in the thirty- seventh year of Her Majesty's reign, entitled ' An Act for the sup- pression of voluntary ai 1 extra judicial oaths' " Solemnly affirmed before me at Montreal on this fourth day of December, A.D. 1886. W. A. Weir A Commissioner in Quebec for receiving affi- '^^' ^' ^^R^-^N." davits for Ontario. 181 St. James St., Montifeal.^ A NEW PABTY. There is another interesting document to hand, which also, in a ^ery striking manner, shows the treachery of its promoteihs. It deserves a place beside the formulas of the " New Party " aiid the " Equal Rights Party," both of which, though professing en- tire indepelidence of the existing parties, and opposition to ooth, and though apparently not actuated' by common motives and interest, seem to bfe lit bm in the opinion that the Mowat Qov- ernraetatr^houid % tufned out because Sir John Macdonald re- fused to disallow the Jesuit Act ! The late election in West Lambton, and projected ones in the coming contest, prove this fcxt beyond much controversy. But hero is an organization which wants to do the same thing under a different name and line. It calls itself by the pretentious name of " The Ontario Educational Reform Party." The fact that the notorious Big Push Wilkinson, of the recent " Brood of Brawling bribers," is one of the organiz- er.« and leadii^ lights of this organization will not secure for its proposals the confidence and support of the good men and true to whom it appeals. Here is the scheme as outlined by the Secre- tary of the organization in letters addressed to prominent electors throughout the Province, of which the following is a copy :-— TOBONTO, 9th August, '89. " Dbar Sir,— I have been instructed to write to you by our party. " We have formed a party upon the enclosed platform, to be Known as the Ontario Educational Reform Party. The party is to work exclusirely in Provincial politics. The purposes are :— " (1) To neutralise the Catholic solid vote in the Legislature, and thus disenthral any party from its control and influence. '*^) To retorm the school laws in conformity with the platform. "The mode of accomplishing this is to run independent candidates in about thirty ridings in which Mr. Meredith's party cannot win, thus securing, say, half that number of seats from Mr. Mowat's side, and so secure the balance of power between the two parties and be able to dictate terms to them. By not opposing Mr. Meredith in the ridings that he can carry we can get a solid Conservative vote, and our platform will bring ua enough ultra-Protestants to win the election. "There is no advantage to us in winning from Mr. Meredith, as his is the smaller side, and the more he gets, the less we will need to get to give us the balance of power. "The party is not seeking for power or to reform a Government, but only to become the balance of power. '* We find that you stand in such position in your riding of that if you were to name the candidate on this platform you could win easily and without a perad venture. You could get the aolia Contervative vote for they vmUd not Iring out a candidate, and you would get vour personal friends, Reformers, and the ultra-Protestarts who would rather vote against than have Catholic rule. " A requisition circulated by your friends would commU enough Reformera to you, before you accepted, to make your election an assured fact. "We will be glad to have your views upon it, and will be happy to give you any further informsttion that you may desire. Your corres- pondence wul be strictly confidential, as we hope ours will be with you. Be assured we are going to win in the next election, which may come off this fall, for we are meeting with the utmost encouragement from every quarter. When we get a little further along, and the leading citizens return from their summer holidays, we are going to hold a large public meeting in the city, at which we would like to have your presence pn the platform. " Your obedient servant, " H. J. BOSWELL, Sec. of the 0. E. B. P. "29 Adelaide Street East." ,<^'5 «"'•!>»•« mSk