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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1908-10-15, Page 4r, LAURIER AND rJ'Wfl LARGER ().NADA`►iUPP.I,EM 'X.12 i • ss a n ei ,.7 /b.r ,q :1 iF:7 t :fir "ti �•p y,yy; 15 C. RY.„rY q ^tp ,,,r e.,t` •� ,1t O T 7'$.i"•1Ai`A"lu �L� -7' •4x, 4'. r% C 2� THE CONQUEST OF THE CANADIAN WEST.—NO. 1.—THE CONQUERORS, A Series of eight cartoons drawn by Mr. C. W. Jeffreys, representing the Conquest of Canada for civilization and the men who are engaged in it. ipR 'y �i C.W IefFtt�afm ^5 INCREASE IN EXPENSES proved and increased service, and pro- fit made to be used for other public purposes. Which was really the eoon- omlcal administration? Which Govern - SO ET�IIN TO BE P OIrD OF �s eae amofor mismanagement and loss are among the worst kinds of ex^ ex- travagance, while chargeable liberaty wmay ith go hand in hand with the truest economy. The Post -Office Department controls one service out of the many which the Liberal Governmentfficiently, and profitably, prudently, It is not likely that the country Will take its business out of the hands of that Government and hand ft over to Poorer service was operated at a loss toe fault-finders who criticize and to the country, which had to be met condemn the modern methods, and from some other source of revenue, boast of what they call the "economy" Under Liberal management there were of the system that was discarded very low postal charges, a vastly im- twelve years ago. Because It Means Increased National Business, Better Managed, More Profitable, and More Beneficial—The Figures Illustrate. Liberals do not deny the Op- position statement that the coun- try's expenditures have been largely increased. In fact, the Government claims credit for that Increase, and points to it with pride. Any captain of lndvstry, whose well-managed busi- ness expanded until his expenses had grown from $30,000 to $90,000, would congratulate himself upon what he had aocomplished, especially if he could show that the greater business was far more profitable than the less. The country may take satisfaction in an expenditure that has grown from less than forty millions when the Con- servetives held office, to more than ninety millions under Liberal rule, be- cause the increased national business is better managed, more profitable, and more beneficial than were the condi- tions and methods which It supersed- ed. In the last fiscal year of Conserv- ative government, ending in 1898, our national revenue was 836,618,691, and the expenditure was nearly one-half million greater, so that the year's ac- counts showed a large deficit Contrast with this the results attained by the present Government. To make our fig- ures as nearly up-to-date as possible we take the last official returns, being for the year ending April 30th, 1908, and wefindour revenue to have been $93,474,565. The current expenditure fer the same year was $64,999,608. There was an enormous surplus. of which the Government expended on capital account $28,138,720, and still had a surplus left. There is no ex- travagance In doing a big business at a substantial profit. There 's no econ- omy in a small business done at a serious loss, Money Not Squandered. There has been, expenditure, liberal expenditure. What for? For the hene- flt of the country. The money hats not been uselessly squandered or given 11Woy. For some of it, we have rail- ways, canals, fine buildings, end other tangible possessions to show. Part of 1t has been expended in opening up great areas of new territory and filling them with a prosperous population, the country's best assets, Part of it has been expended in giving to the people cheaper and better public service than they ever enjoyed before. A good illustration of this improved public service is found in the manage- ment of Our postal system. This de- pnrtment of government in the year 1898 cost the country $4,793,699, and for theothmr rear mentioned It cost $1,708,142,. But let us take a look at the actual business results shown by these two different years. Here they are: 1896— Revenue 896— $4,006,891 Revenue 4,793,899 Expenditure ...., Lees .. $787,808 1968-- „ 07,708,143 Ilevenle .. 8,898,377 TG,:pendltnre ...... Profit ;flow much bettor it was to do the large buslness with the big expendi- turn., than the smaller business at a the differ- . part of rola This is only a 1 e care betiv"en the record of the two ,cars, The largn4• volume of outlay represented a still greater and 'better satrvlee. This Is strikingly shown 10 the folk/Whig table for the same two $1,911,706 y.ers: 18'06 1008 Letters carried. 116,028,000 843,644,000 Pont cards carried . 24,704,800 88,874,000 Total , , , . 140,822.800 897,318,000 estieervativ5a Had 8.099, Under the fi nrsyrvativ0 'Government, with higher rates, ti comparatively "I AM TRUE TO ENGLAND" (Continued from page one.) my ancestors. They came to me from England, from the great mother of modern liberty. I belong to the school of those men who fill the pages of English history, who always faced the great to get the right. I belong to the school of Hampden and Pym, of Rus- sell and Somers, and of Burke." In the case of a public speaker, it is impossible to separate the man from his message. and Sir Wilfrid Laurier carries about with him wherever he goes a dignity of presence, coupled with a charm of manner, which disarms his bitterest foe. His whole countenance is one that denotes peace In himself and good -will to those about him. A Picture Gallery. 'y The lines of his figure suggest strength without bulk, whilst his mas- sive brow, his keen but humorous glance, and firm but sympathetic mouth, together make up a face which t7 once seen is never forgotten. In the t0 words of Hon. G. W. Ross, "He is a picture gallery all by himself." Perhaps it axises. from the charac- ter harac ter of his language, but the French- man rench man in speaking opens his lips wide:, in a way that gives. the finishing touch {j! of oratory to his utterance. Of Sir v, Wilfrid it may be said that his lips are ever ready with a laugh asfrank 1 and hearty as his words, Even when most closely pressed in debate he turns to his adversaries with the same calm and graceful persuasive- ness. Whether in French or in Eng- lish he never hurries and has a per- fectly marvelous control over his pas- stens. as slons. An .English journalist, in writ- ing rit ing of Sir Wilfrid's presence, observed that hie pose vividly recalled the very beautiful statue of Burke which stands outside Trinity College. Dub- lin, in which the great orator of a past generation is shown standing with chin i on hand facing the world. T. P. 0.'s Description, T. P. O'Connor, M.P..has written of Sir Wilfrid Laurier that "Ile is like some splendid portrait that has walk- ed down from the walls Of a mediaeval French chateau and Is again stalking the earth. You could never mistake him for anything but a man of French '. blood. Nor could you at the same time ever mistake him for a modern French- man." It is a matter of common knowledge among his friends that, although he was prevailed on at the jubilee of her late Majesty Queen Victoria to accept knighthood, the Prime Minister at- taches but little importance to these things. Tlties and badges," ho has said, "do not make the man, and I myself Would prefer to be called simple Wil- frid Laurier. I commenced my politi- cal career under plain Alexander Mac- kenzie, who began life as a stonecutter, and lived and died plain Alexander Mackenzie, and one could not well bet- ter his example." His Final Ambition. On his return from the last. In,- perial Conference, Sir Wilfrid's atten- tion was drawn to a newspaper report that he was to succeed Lord Strath - eons as Canadian High Conemissl0ner, and to be raised to the peerage, In replying to the address of welcome from the oitizens of Ottawa he made It plain that nothing is farther from his thoughts than the acceptance' of any such honors. Wilon the time came for him to lay down the cares and respon- sibilities of the Premiership, the most that he would ask was to spend the balance of his clays In Canada, and to be enrolled among the membership of that splendid body, the Ottawa lm- so0muc1hnt t beautifytheCanadiain cite- Ita1. " AN HONEST GOVERNMENT," "`This shows, I believe, what is at the base of these accusations which are hurled at us in the press, at what I believe, nay, what I assert, to be an honest Government." --Sir Wilfrid Laurier at Strathroy, TI-IEs E*S LOTS TO SHOW FOR IT Progress and Development of the Country Have Resulted From the National Expenditures of the Last Twelve Years —Has Been Money Well Spent. It is true, as 515 Wilfrid Laurier frankly admitted in his Niagara, Falls speech, that the national expenditure has boon largely lnereaaed In the last twelve carer Itl i s yis equally trio, it shown by the Premier' and Postmas- ter -General, that the progress and de- volopment of the country have been Immensely aided by much of the ex- penditure uuderta.ken. Next to the moans for the education of the children thorn are no conven- iences that count for so much 1n a new country—and nearly all Canada Is new —as transportation facilities for the bringing In and sending out of sup- plies, and the service rendered by tho Past-OfNce. This fact has boom altar. ly recognised by the Laurier dovern- meat, ancl In the giving effect to that reco,vnition Is found the chief cause 011 the increase lit expenditure, Nearly 3,000 new post -offices have been established In twelve years, over o e order and costal note 8,000 money 1 of - fleet have been created, and the dis- tance covered in carrying the coun- try's mall has increased by nearly thirteen and one-half million miles, In the. provision made for increased transportation facilities progress has been quite as marked se. 1n the case et the pistol service. 73y the building of the Crow's Nest Pass i allwey tho cont of British Columbia has been Placed within reach of ,the settler en the pla1n81 by the deepening of the canals and equipment of the chief hat. box the rapid ,movement of Western grain to the seaboard has been made passible; and by provision for cold storage by rail and vessel the trans- portation of perishable products, with- out Injury, has been assui'rd, It is largely e.1 0, result of all that Flt cx erts of do- mestic been done th p 1nestic products have increased from $900,000000 In 1806 to $240,000,000 ill 1008; that deposits In, chartered banks have grown from $1.98,000,000 to $006,- 000,000 0:61 000,000 and that the value of the out- put of our factories has jumper, from 3941,000,000 in 1301 to 6718,000,000 in 1006. The question 1s not 00 much, Flow largo is the expenditure? it is rather, Nava the results at- 819111ed bean commensurate with the Spending? Tv the latter question there cannot, on the showing made, be other than ail affirmative answer, ..' tri:e W„,.,.,..,,.w.rreMe..'°teeese«i;."w,..» Ilulu�up�uua�' sur 1111 MrrJHti et tileS1 i12neu 1339.8luldiuuutuW4111111w�uuumlmullutul911111 muu u>U4 w ,w .... ....w .w..w..... ., . i aT er Pri'spe 81*e , �Inm Twelve Fat Ye Yrs for Agriculture Under Laurier r In Both Old and New Canada -'- Agriculture is our basic industry.. The prosperity of the work shop, the, warehouse, and the office depends on the prosperity of the farm. 'W'hen the farmer prospers, all prosper with hila. Under the Laurier Government agriculture has prospered. A vig- orous immigration propaganda has added enormously to the number of producers in the West, a wlsel conceived transportation policy has in - ceased .the country's carrying facilities and, through the Railway Com. - mission, compelled better service from existing carriers; persistent and well directed efforts have been mi ode in opening and extending markets at home and abroad, and informattion has boon scattered broadcast as to the demands of the roar keias catered to. Farmers have nobly responded to all that has been attempted in their behalf, and the result of this co-operation between Agriculture and Government is seen in the figures which follow : IN 1901 IN 1906 INCREASE Number of farms in Manitoba, 1901 31,812 Number in same Province, 1906 35,441 Incre9tse in five years 3,619 Number Of farm, in Alberta, 1901 ............. 9,433 Number in same Province, 1906 30,211 Inorease in five years 20,778 Number of farms in Saslcattthewan, 1901 13,380 b4 787 Number in same Province, 1906 , 41 407 inoreaae i.1I live years Number of fauns in three. Western Provinces, 1901. 54,625 Number in same, 1906 120,439 Increase in five years 65,814 .dt�ylliw In The Golden West Increase in production has kept pace with the additions to the number of producers. How great increase has been is shown by figures taken from the regular census of 1900 and the special census of 1905, together with the most reliable estimates for 1908. • IN 1900 Acres in wheat in Western Provinces, 7.900 2,495,000 Acres in wheat in Western Provinces, 1905. , . , - - - .. 3,952,000 Inoreese Bushels of wheat in West, 1900 23,000,000 Bushels of wheat in West, 1905 82,000,000 100,000,000 Estimated, 1908 Increase Acres in oats in West, 1900 833,000 Acres in oats in West, 1905 1,697,000 Bushels oats in West, 1900.. 16,653,000 Bushels oats in West, 1905 68,76%000 • Bushels of oats in West, 1908 (estimate) ..... , , . ... 120,000,001. Increase I01 1905 INCREASE • 1,457,000 77,000,000 064,000 103,347,000 The West is not all grain. There are cattle on' a thousand hills and battalions Of horses are to -day hauling the golden grain to market. IR 1901 IN 1000 INCRIASE Number of horses in West, 1901.. 340,000 683 000 Number of horses in West, 1906 , Increase...... .a. ...... ...., Cattle in the West, 1901 943,000 Cattle in the West, 1906 . 1,944,000 Increase • . . . • • . • 14001,000 343,000 Progress in the East, Too ' While the West has advanced by leaps and bounds, the East has not stood still. Dere, however, progress has been along somewhat different lines, While grain -raising has been the gain interest in, the country beyond Lake Superior, the eastern farmer has devoted his chief atten- tion to docks and herds, The story of his success is told in the census figures .which follow IN 1901 MN 1907 INCREASE Number horses in Eastern Canada, 1901:...: .. 1,075,426 1 40.171 Number horses in Eastern Canada, 1907 , , Number milch cows in Eastern Canada, 1901 .. 2,042,544 Number miich cows in Eastern Canada, 1907...... . , . 2,353,450 Increase ............ 310, 911 Other cattle 1901. . ` ` . 2,841',,071 cattle, 1907. 2,833,7Q2 Other cal 483,001 Number; sheep in. Eastern Canada, 1901,... .. 2,276,242 2,478,688 Number sheep 1x7. Eastern Canada, 1907 Increase.. 202,4456 Number swine in Eastern Canada, 1901.. , , W = , 2,058,aii7 31006 Number swine in Eastern Canada, 1907...... , ... ,20'1 Inereaae ............ 947,677 Poultry in Eastern Canada, 1901— . .14,290,374 n r Poultry in Eastern Cana:da,1007......:: . ... 20,565,580 ,,...... •... .., ..., 3,275,206 164,745 Would It Be Safe or Wise to Change ent U ler� Which Our Bask Industry Has So a Government Amazingly Prospered? ed ? i • A A e • t t- eb • nm