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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1923-03-09, Page 1A FIFTY-SEVENTH YEQR WHOLE NUMBER 2882) _�..� __-..: _—. ._ Stewart$ros. Some Entirely New Ideas In Sprin$ Wash Goods v Beauty beyond our powers of description are to been seen in the clever creations of New Spring Wash Goods. We have materials this spring that are so entirely new and so outstandingly different that you simply must see them. Every year the Wash Goods have made wonderful advances, but this year the makers have reached a point in clever new creations that one readily decides is perfection itself. ° Shot Effects - Ginghams These new shot effects come in Navy, Green, Mauve, Sky, Canary Red, Light Green; there is a neat pencil line over check. Ideal for school or house dresses.and they are excellent quality; 32 inches wide and cost only per Yard 404. Special Ginghams The small checks now occupy the seat of prefer- cnce—the large checks have had their day. We have ,a wonderful range of bright new shades and patterns in Mauve, Sky, Pink, Navy and Black checks; 32 inches wide. 40c Price per Yard Ratines withSilkCheck There is another delightful new idea. The ground is ratine in Pink or Lemon shades with a silk overcheck of similar–shades. -This is a real beauty. Price per Yard $2.0 Beautiful Ratines These come in an•extra quality in Mauve, Green, Rose, Sand—the very acme of perfection in ratine Wash Goods. Q• �O Price per Yard a 1. Fancy Cotton Volas Attractive patterns, pleasing shades, d lend- able quality, Orange and Black, White and Black, and Orange, Lemon and Pink with a ratine check 36 inches wide. Price per Yard $Icon Normandy d Bead aor V y Voiles These delightful Voiles are in a class exclusively their own, the delightful shades contrasting so at- tractively with the beaded designs. Navy, Black, Brown, White and Peach; 36 inches N wide. Price per yard �1'j Special Ginghams • nhm a s These. of course, are in keeping with the insist- ent demand for Sma11 checks. They are here in big variety, including every wanted shade. Of course the quality is the best. 27 inches wide. Per Yard 25c 32 inches wide. G e Per Yard J Prints of Quality We never sell low grade prints; only the best finds place on our shelves and when you consider the price you will readily realize that it pays to buy them adhere you pay no more than elsewhere and get the highest quality as well. Per Yard, Light Colors 30c Per Yard, Dark Colas 35c Crum's Celebrated English Print 40c Stewart Bros i'tJ4'wia(tp,,,7SitiKhfIn)I„t4 M'1 1 HOCKEY IN THE WEST About, well—one generation ago— "Stony Jackson" was a household name wherever hockey, football or lacrosse was played in Ontario, and much more ao in Seaforth, and al- though now he is better known as His Honor Judge J. A. Jackson, of the Superior Court of Alberta, it will be seen by the following witty write up of a hockey game, between th•' Lawyers and Bankers of Lethbridge, played in that city recently, and taken trent the Lethbridiee paper, that at times he is stilt the;same old "Stony", stall a bey and stilin the game. The case of the Law Society versus the Bankers' Union was decided in open court at the Arena Thursday af- ternoon. The judgment handed out was in favor of the lawyers on four points out of the seven presented in the argument. Before u mixed jury, and a cloud of witnesses numbering some 2:,0 un- paid adnrissums, including all from ;ho•aherilf and the clerk of the court clown 1, the shin tees skirted stcno- g::rpher the question of who could play the best alleged hockey was uu-1 equivocally and unambiguously de- rided in favor of the Lawyers. Lewis Kept Order. 1' V. Lewis acted as deputy sheriff' mid as successfully as could he ex- pected under the tryingg circum- stances kept order in codrt during the session. Ile missed a few hit- ting in the clinches and totally ig- rcred prostrate forms that every fi.w minutes cluttered up the scene of the battle. He had to sentence 1•; Maclay and M. S. McArthur to a ft.w minutes in the coulrr fur at- ten:pied murder but the provocation was so apparent that no habeas cot- I pus was applied fur. It is reported that Manager Lewis has already tendered attractive con- tracts for next season to "Dynamite" Jackson and "Dead Eye" Reikie, which they have taken under advise- nt. • Best Team Won. .As for the genie itself, the best (Aim) won. There was never a acm- tillia of doubt as to that fact. It was plainly a case of tqo much Jackson. The presider,. of the C,A.A.A. has gene on record that indulgence in sp,nts is n sure cure fur crintinal tcrdencies in mankind. Mr. Luck- v:ood Lakes issue with the Judge as lar says he has a clear case of at- tempted manslaughter in which the Judge is the accused and he is the iniurntant. liowever, according to the evidence of the winded and blown participants three periods of 60 minutes each were played. In the first period "Dyanamite" Jackson sliced a beautiful mashie shot dead to the pin and beat Ken Reikie for the first putt of the game. Shortly afterwards he played a screaming niblick shot out of the. rough and again lodged in the cup. Mr Reikie admitted he must have put English on it or he misjudged the fall in the green. This ended the scoring for the first nine holes. Draw on Reserves. About this time the Bankers drew on their reserves and called into use a few stray accountants to handle the; cash. They closed the branch at Coalhurst and brought Mr. Thomas into head office. fie with Mr. Mackie of the Standard took a flyer in high finance and between them declared a dividend of 2 per cent. Dave Elton, trainer and manager of the Lawyers, sent out. despatches' to bit forces to bean those guys. Gladstone Virtue, Fred Rose and Slim' Davidson responded at once. They bottled up the Bankers' stars and then broke the bottle. Fred Rose1 put his micmacs through Mackie'..; knee cap and Giaddie scalped Thomas while Roy Davidson body checked him into the hoards. During thesecond period Sim Shep- herd made his appearance, and curs- ed the day he ever took a hockey stick instead of his reliable brassie. Bob Dinning is looking fine. II think he must have gained about 250 pounds since last. I saw him. During this period I ::bowed great respect : 1•o.- him seeing him about to crash ieeu and I,Fir Walter Raleaghed nay- i :,ell' as a drape beneath hint and ho sm. down comfortably on my mid- riff. At a gue, he weighs 450 1Ls. gloss. i lost all interest in the darn game after that. A Wild Scrimmage. ,line Lewis nerd, -1 a cribbage hnaul during, this period to keep track of the opposing ptryers on the Jr.,. The ' Bankers had :is many as ten on and in self-defetim. the Lawyers slippe•i lin three subs. ' Vin Gibbons rad l.he close of thn second stanza, aft another hour of piny, and all retired ,to the dressing rooms for light refreshments. Pea- nuts and such. In 46 seconds the gong sounded calling the deflated tires back to the !Bull Pen. It had been mutually ar- iranged that no more than 6 players aside were to be in action at one time. Stan McArthur had been warned about cross checking and Ab - t big' Hogg consented to quit tripping 1 if Streak Hunter and "Toughy" Lock- : wood would quit using the butt end , of their stirke. Agreed. Roy David- son compromised with Bob Dinning. Roy was to stop body checking if Bob would quit hitting Bill Beattie over the knuckles and mussing his hair, Looked Like Bumper Crop. Third Hour The Rankers started off like as if it were fall and the farmer4 all had good crops. They looked as if it was going to be a SEAF(RTH, FRAY, MARC!!" 9, 1923. 's ® O • O • ST. PATRICK'S DAY Sale of Horne -Made Cooking In the Methodist (Church, Seaforth UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE LADIES' AID MARCH 1.7th FROM 4 TO 7 p.m. clean up. Dave Elton said the D.A.R. Act must have been repealed they gut so busy. But the fuse only net- ted them one, goal. Alllenghem, Hunter and Mackie burnt things up fur all of four minutes, whentart McArthur Who had been playing bril- liantly plunged through the line for a gain of 40 yards. Roy Davidson acted as snow plough and With bred Rose on one side and Glad Virtue on 1. th , other Mac boosted the' Lawyers' score column to four. This goal was netted when Dinning I backed out into an open switch and again seated himself on another un - 1 fortunate victim of his sitting habit. ;This time it was his own, goal cus- todian. The Bankers quickly tried to pile themselves up like cordwood be- ' fore the entrance of their citadel, but Mac played a chip shot into the corner pocket and the scoring was • over for the day. Lawyers 4 ; Bankers 3. Inspector Bavin and E division were out in force. They had heard it was to be a riot, Mayor Iiardie 'ordered out the am- bulance and several doctors were in voluntary attendance. K. D. John- ston and Dan Currie were on deck locking over the risks for the life in- surance underwriters. They have re- commended Judge Jackson for a fur- ther $10,000 20 -year endowment. Lawyers Line-up Shylocks Goal Fairbairn Reikie Defense. Jackson Dinning Davidson Hunter Forwards. McArthur Mackie Rose Lockwood Virtue Hunter Subs. Hogg Allengham Beettie Thomas ?'--{ 1-4 I Hi HHH 111•1 111111 !11111, ;lipi Now Being Shown Harold Lloyd Ii in " Grandma's Boy " 11111111 11111111 111111111 Matinees Friday 4.15 p.m. Saturday 3.15 p.m. Bring the Children in the Afternoon if possible. Evenings I5c and 20c. Matinees 10c and 15c. .111117,--111 Princess 1111 1111111 • B!111 • • 11111111 Notes on Game. Chucky Fairbairn is to bo recom- niended for a K.C. immediately upon hi.: admission to the bar for his 1 stellar work before the' sh net. Ire saved the Lawyers no end of ief, ' wlr gr by his dazzling performance in goal. Roy Davidson did several Freddie Henderson's that brought the crowd to their feet yip yaying. Judge Jackson says trent 'em rough, the good die young, anyhow. "Toughy" Lockwood ran out of op- ponents to check so he took a coupl,. of slashes at his own side. Strew< Bunter wanted to know whatinhelena was the idea, anyhow. The players wish to thank the Vets for the use of the utensils and drap- eries for the picnic, and also the man- agement of the Arena for the nice soft ice; there were mo injuries from falling at all, Mr. Pennefather said h,• ordered it a little damp, as he wa' afraid these twc, teams would burn 11 up. Kirkham 16 Bank Clerks 17 Stenographers. His umps, P. V. Lewis. Time of game, 3 hours and 32 minutes. Hits, Jackson, three; Mackie , two; Mc- Arthur one; e. one. Thomas, n Shots on Reikie, 74; shots on Fairbairn, ten. Shots on anybody else, none. Assists Dave Elton, one. (He threw peanut shells in front of Mackie). Major op- erations, 3. Rose punctured Mackie. Jackson slaughtered Lockwood. Din- ning pancaked Kirkham, Censored, McArthur, Mackay. Dirty work at the crossroads. Holes in one, none. Wct pants, several. Tired players, 17. Tired spectators, 000. Paid ad- missions, 000. Witnesses, 252. Pea- nuts devoured, 10 lbs. Broken skates, one (Barry Mollie). Ambulance calls, none. Police calls, none. Offsides 4324. Weather fair and warmer. Ice soft and wet. Threats, 120 (2 to tl minute). The Doctors, C.P.R. officials, V/ts, Blcirmmr and the Calgary T. ers Wired shall°to the winner; It .ler 7tpon tgkiq e hes been de ideedd to rest on ou para, tke Cabiggtr�1y�u The 'Bankers talk of appealing but selves) into flee han(ia'. o Judge Jackson refuses to grant stay AU WO' p# the Old' He of execution or state, a case. men i'or w ase record ill( O J. Jamieson was to have played largely responsible, and wbicb . goal for the Lawyers but the Bankers tin: United:Rprlper Leadera ad refused to play. acterised as r'wildly . raEtrava The next testis to be a golf match. with the result that fir` 'M. S. McArthur was the Tex mates for the year had bean};. Rickard of the fuse. ed. considered and, acre' Cabinet and passed ougb- e Tuuae, provision had been made 'fors- an or•-an expenditure under the supply bill of over $10,000,000 greater than' in any previous year in our history. The official returns of the actual expendi- ture, under the Supply Bill, are: -- For the year ending October 81st, - 1919, (last year of Hearst Govern- ment) $21,921,584.77 }em the year ending October 31st,. lli20 (first year of Drury Govern me nt) $82,107,035.85. while the grand total expenditures. for these two years was $47,360 949.29 under Mr. Hearst, and $82,844,790.28 or an increase during Mr. Drury's. first year of no less than 385,473,- 840.99. For new beginners, who had pledg- ed themselves in advance to the promise of true economical adminis- tration, this was certainly going some - and the statement of the bald facts- is sufficient to show that they must }'ave surrendered to the deputy min- isters of the previous Government. After passing through their hands. the Cabinet was attacked by the civil servants. The members of the Cab- inet, being mostly farmers represent- ing the agricultural viewpoint, moat have realized that agriculture is the great basic industry of the Province,. and that its constant condition forms the true barometer of trade—that just as Agriculture fiourishee, ' so - does it set and maintain in opera- tion the other great industries which hinge and depend upon it. They must also have had some definite conception of the economic returns obtainable from the pursuit of Agriculture, and, imbued with the_,, principle "That the true basis of all renumeration for service should be somewhat in proportion to that which is obtainable by the real producers of wealth -the farmers, laboring men,. artizans and mechanics of the coun- try." Fortified in this manner, if there was one body of men in the Province who should have been able to meet and successfully cope with th• members of the civil service, it w:a. the farmer members of the On- tario Cabinet. It is a well known fact that civil servants everywhere are always on the lookout for themselves and for this they are not censurable. ' For years the Ontario civil servants hed constantly been rapping at the door- of oorof the Government for increased re - Stewart Bros. e- ONTARIO'S POLITICAL SITUATION (By M. T. .H.) This is the first of a series of three most interesting letters on the politi- cal situation in Ontario. As the Farmers' Government, en- der the leadership of Hon. Mr. Drury, has entered upon the fourth and last session of its present parliamentary term, and the Clerks of municipalities have been instructed to prepare the voters' lists for the approaching pra- viucial election, it is time the preen of Ontario was beginning to discuss and reveal the true condition of af- fairs. We, therefore, purpose endeavoring to set forth in succinct form, front the Government records, the present political situation. The last appeal to the electorate of Ontario was taken in October, 1019, just after the close of the great world war, when the people generally were more or less unsettled and had come to realize what serious financial burdens the war had entailed, and when the watchword, "Economy in Public Administration" seemed up- permost in the mind of our citizens. The U. F. O. organized to promote the social, educational and economic welfare of the farmers, had been established and was meeting with a commendable degree of success. It was never intended that the organization would plunge into po- litical strife, as the basis of a dis- tinct independent political party; but being buoyed on by the spirit of its own success and the rising tide of political feeling, many of its mem- bers --overlooking for the moment— the true purpose of the movement, rue -bed into the political field as the nucleus of a third distinct political party. In the face, comparatively speak- ing, of the brilliant record of Lib- eralism in Ontario, and in order 4 make a place for themselves in po- litical life, their leaders proceeded to try to blacken the record of Liberal- ism by endeavoring to consign the two old political partiea to the same camp, as utterly unworthy of the cdnfidence of the electorate. A circular was sent out from head office to the secretarys of the U.F.O. Clubs, advising their members to have nothing to do with any one as a candidate, who had taken an active numeration and further favors. These interest in either of the two old politi- ; entreaties the members of the prev- cal parties. l ious Hearst Government had always According to press reports, Mr, successfully resisted. But what was Drury, at Fenelon Fails, expressed the outcome? Did the members of himself as follows: "With the dead the Cabinet consider the situation defunct Liberal party, there cannot from the just viewpoint of the re- ts some have suggested, be amalga- ; rumeration not by the real nation, unificatidn or endorsation. wealth producers? Did they say to Our policy is not, as with that or- those civil servants, clamoring for ganization, to end in words, but to additional pay on account of the high be translated into deeds. We shall coat of living, that if they were dis- welcome individual adhesions from satisfied with present conditions, men of like views to our own, but tie re was ample opportunity and the two old parties, one in outlook they would be welcomed, out in the rind sympathies now, must be swept broad expanse of country, where they into a common camp. The United c•t-ole earn their livelihood by the Farmers will hoe their own mw, sw-st of their brow and thus be able mai hoe it clean, and they will form the nucleus of a new political party, etc., etc." !u their professions they adopted practically the Liberal platform, with the watchword, "Equal rights to all, special privileges to none." The Government was elected on the strength of the cry for Economy; that the Hearst Government had been recklessly extravagant; it did nothing Mit spend money foolishly—with nothing to show for it. The mem- bers of the Government were known as "(.he seven sleepers in Queen's Park." As witness: -- 1. The expenditure in connection with Government House. 2. The frills and feathers at the opening of I'arliament. f -T1ie scores and hundreds of heedless civil servants. 4. The giving of all- hydro to the hies and none to farmers. The unparalleled increase in public expenditure e. And lastly, that farmers were the sanest and most capable business axon As a result of these cries ih Verniers' }'arty obtained the. Largest representation of members to th:• Legislature and were called upon to ferns the Government. No sooner were they installed in efl,ce than they proclaimed to the people that we were entering on an era of careful and sane administra- tion. The value of every dollar ex- pended would be well weighed; and to seal all their professions—in car- toonist form—the ponderous weight and sanity of the lion. Peter Smith was seated, tightupon the treasury hes lid. I'- was thus the province took the members of the Cabinet at their word. The people everywhere evine- - 1 a willingness to give them a chance. 'I hey gave the Government their ,. ympat.hy, and allowed them every 01 portunity 10 prove their real worth. Never dirt any Goverrum n:. in this province assume control an- d r conditions, which gave them n mune fevershle opportunity to ef- fect.ively curb rising expenditures and L'ew out a splendid record for them - solves and for the Province. What is the record? Immediate- continued on page 4. to •,i,t, in at first cost the luxuries of el—all milk and cream, butter, eggs • hirken, and in this way become vi::a Liters in "reduction of the high ce-: ni living game." Had they done s„ 'he solution would have been easy. a: el - id have carried with it the c••r:rode of a long suffering public. 1.. l alas! They succumbed again and fir• e.,st o,f Civil Government during 11;- ;;• first year of office was increas- d ley $216 023.90, to be followed by e-••-th tr increase the second year of en -1,41,419 with a further increase in l022 of $185,489.16, and over and • ve this the Government has estab- i; Jed in their favor a system of s n.-annuation in old age, which ex - ds right down through the whole it • to every workman on the '- 1••arm, and on the farms of nubile institution of the Prov- er exp •m:e of which one-half i-; '.•. ,,•direct from the public treasury. 1! - does (hi.-- arc, IA with their pre- n•---n.ise of "Ewa, r'ghty to •ir1 privilege to nailer rn_r,nailerlis int; in the lrv••-Iity o£ ;.,.11!e institutions are thus fore- ., nt, • t a e,m:n,:i m in the labor 1'• '. with which i! is impossible . 11•-- - r.,p-•. This pension sys- t n.it. only nnju st, but is another f. , • .r 1:1 withdrawing from the gen- issm the touch needed labor re- l thereon. dealing with this matter it to say that Mr. Drury gave as nt reaann for passing his Superan- m:e'inn Act that it would enable the t cerr.ment to dispense with the ser- vice of many old civil servants, who 1181 become quite incapable, and in this way the staff would be reduced. It:•rever, it is interesting to note tbet en March 14th, 1921, in reply to gvevtiona from Mr. J, A. Calder, N ;'.1'., Oxford, Mr, Drury said: Tho nonrher 4 civil servants in the cm - t of the Government on October "1 t, 1919, ,just before he took office, • 5.V1 ;5, and a twelve Months re- .... en October Rtst, 1920, the num- • n•as 5,0211 or mi increnee of 370. tt't•t was dune to redeem the 1; mei=e to the people to abolish the r,ckless extravagance in the upkeep f f,nvernment House? The reply may beat be given by the Hon. Kin- . FIREMEN'S - Progressive Euchre in TOWN HALL Monday, March 19th at8p.m. You are cordially invited to attend this, the Euchre you have been waiting for. Bring your Pipe and have a good time. GOOD PRIZES R. G. -PARK K, 11. R. SCOTT, Chief. Secretary. Wired shall°to the winner; It .ler 7tpon tgkiq e hes been de ideedd to rest on ou para, tke Cabiggtr�1y�u The 'Bankers talk of appealing but selves) into flee han(ia'. o Judge Jackson refuses to grant stay AU WO' p# the Old' He of execution or state, a case. men i'or w ase record ill( O J. Jamieson was to have played largely responsible, and wbicb . goal for the Lawyers but the Bankers tin: United:Rprlper Leadera ad refused to play. acterised as r'wildly . raEtrava The next testis to be a golf match. with the result that fir` 'M. S. McArthur was the Tex mates for the year had bean};. Rickard of the fuse. ed. considered and, acre' Cabinet and passed ougb- e Tuuae, provision had been made 'fors- an or•-an expenditure under the supply bill of over $10,000,000 greater than' in any previous year in our history. The official returns of the actual expendi- ture, under the Supply Bill, are: -- For the year ending October 81st, - 1919, (last year of Hearst Govern- ment) $21,921,584.77 }em the year ending October 31st,. lli20 (first year of Drury Govern me nt) $82,107,035.85. while the grand total expenditures. for these two years was $47,360 949.29 under Mr. Hearst, and $82,844,790.28 or an increase during Mr. Drury's. first year of no less than 385,473,- 840.99. For new beginners, who had pledg- ed themselves in advance to the promise of true economical adminis- tration, this was certainly going some - and the statement of the bald facts- is sufficient to show that they must }'ave surrendered to the deputy min- isters of the previous Government. After passing through their hands. the Cabinet was attacked by the civil servants. The members of the Cab- inet, being mostly farmers represent- ing the agricultural viewpoint, moat have realized that agriculture is the great basic industry of the Province,. and that its constant condition forms the true barometer of trade—that just as Agriculture fiourishee, ' so - does it set and maintain in opera- tion the other great industries which hinge and depend upon it. They must also have had some definite conception of the economic returns obtainable from the pursuit of Agriculture, and, imbued with the_,, principle "That the true basis of all renumeration for service should be somewhat in proportion to that which is obtainable by the real producers of wealth -the farmers, laboring men,. artizans and mechanics of the coun- try." Fortified in this manner, if there was one body of men in the Province who should have been able to meet and successfully cope with th• members of the civil service, it w:a. the farmer members of the On- tario Cabinet. It is a well known fact that civil servants everywhere are always on the lookout for themselves and for this they are not censurable. ' For years the Ontario civil servants hed constantly been rapping at the door- of oorof the Government for increased re - Stewart Bros. e- ONTARIO'S POLITICAL SITUATION (By M. T. .H.) This is the first of a series of three most interesting letters on the politi- cal situation in Ontario. As the Farmers' Government, en- der the leadership of Hon. Mr. Drury, has entered upon the fourth and last session of its present parliamentary term, and the Clerks of municipalities have been instructed to prepare the voters' lists for the approaching pra- viucial election, it is time the preen of Ontario was beginning to discuss and reveal the true condition of af- fairs. We, therefore, purpose endeavoring to set forth in succinct form, front the Government records, the present political situation. The last appeal to the electorate of Ontario was taken in October, 1019, just after the close of the great world war, when the people generally were more or less unsettled and had come to realize what serious financial burdens the war had entailed, and when the watchword, "Economy in Public Administration" seemed up- permost in the mind of our citizens. The U. F. O. organized to promote the social, educational and economic welfare of the farmers, had been established and was meeting with a commendable degree of success. It was never intended that the organization would plunge into po- litical strife, as the basis of a dis- tinct independent political party; but being buoyed on by the spirit of its own success and the rising tide of political feeling, many of its mem- bers --overlooking for the moment— the true purpose of the movement, rue -bed into the political field as the nucleus of a third distinct political party. In the face, comparatively speak- ing, of the brilliant record of Lib- eralism in Ontario, and in order 4 make a place for themselves in po- litical life, their leaders proceeded to try to blacken the record of Liberal- ism by endeavoring to consign the two old political partiea to the same camp, as utterly unworthy of the cdnfidence of the electorate. A circular was sent out from head office to the secretarys of the U.F.O. Clubs, advising their members to have nothing to do with any one as a candidate, who had taken an active numeration and further favors. These interest in either of the two old politi- ; entreaties the members of the prev- cal parties. l ious Hearst Government had always According to press reports, Mr, successfully resisted. But what was Drury, at Fenelon Fails, expressed the outcome? Did the members of himself as follows: "With the dead the Cabinet consider the situation defunct Liberal party, there cannot from the just viewpoint of the re- ts some have suggested, be amalga- ; rumeration not by the real nation, unificatidn or endorsation. wealth producers? Did they say to Our policy is not, as with that or- those civil servants, clamoring for ganization, to end in words, but to additional pay on account of the high be translated into deeds. We shall coat of living, that if they were dis- welcome individual adhesions from satisfied with present conditions, men of like views to our own, but tie re was ample opportunity and the two old parties, one in outlook they would be welcomed, out in the rind sympathies now, must be swept broad expanse of country, where they into a common camp. The United c•t-ole earn their livelihood by the Farmers will hoe their own mw, sw-st of their brow and thus be able mai hoe it clean, and they will form the nucleus of a new political party, etc., etc." !u their professions they adopted practically the Liberal platform, with the watchword, "Equal rights to all, special privileges to none." The Government was elected on the strength of the cry for Economy; that the Hearst Government had been recklessly extravagant; it did nothing Mit spend money foolishly—with nothing to show for it. The mem- bers of the Government were known as "(.he seven sleepers in Queen's Park." As witness: -- 1. The expenditure in connection with Government House. 2. The frills and feathers at the opening of I'arliament. f -T1ie scores and hundreds of heedless civil servants. 4. The giving of all- hydro to the hies and none to farmers. The unparalleled increase in public expenditure e. And lastly, that farmers were the sanest and most capable business axon As a result of these cries ih Verniers' }'arty obtained the. Largest representation of members to th:• Legislature and were called upon to ferns the Government. No sooner were they installed in efl,ce than they proclaimed to the people that we were entering on an era of careful and sane administra- tion. The value of every dollar ex- pended would be well weighed; and to seal all their professions—in car- toonist form—the ponderous weight and sanity of the lion. Peter Smith was seated, tightupon the treasury hes lid. I'- was thus the province took the members of the Cabinet at their word. The people everywhere evine- - 1 a willingness to give them a chance. 'I hey gave the Government their ,. ympat.hy, and allowed them every 01 portunity 10 prove their real worth. Never dirt any Goverrum n:. in this province assume control an- d r conditions, which gave them n mune fevershle opportunity to ef- fect.ively curb rising expenditures and L'ew out a splendid record for them - solves and for the Province. What is the record? Immediate- continued on page 4. to •,i,t, in at first cost the luxuries of el—all milk and cream, butter, eggs • hirken, and in this way become vi::a Liters in "reduction of the high ce-: ni living game." Had they done s„ 'he solution would have been easy. a: el - id have carried with it the c••r:rode of a long suffering public. 1.. l alas! They succumbed again and fir• e.,st o,f Civil Government during 11;- ;;• first year of office was increas- d ley $216 023.90, to be followed by e-••-th tr increase the second year of en -1,41,419 with a further increase in l022 of $185,489.16, and over and • ve this the Government has estab- i; Jed in their favor a system of s n.-annuation in old age, which ex - ds right down through the whole it • to every workman on the '- 1••arm, and on the farms of nubile institution of the Prov- er exp •m:e of which one-half i-; '.•. ,,•direct from the public treasury. 1! - does (hi.-- arc, IA with their pre- n•---n.ise of "Ewa, r'ghty to •ir1 privilege to nailer rn_r,nailerlis int; in the lrv••-Iity o£ ;.,.11!e institutions are thus fore- ., nt, • t a e,m:n,:i m in the labor 1'• '. with which i! is impossible . 11•-- - r.,p-•. This pension sys- t n.it. only nnju st, but is another f. , • .r 1:1 withdrawing from the gen- issm the touch needed labor re- l thereon. dealing with this matter it to say that Mr. Drury gave as nt reaann for passing his Superan- m:e'inn Act that it would enable the t cerr.ment to dispense with the ser- vice of many old civil servants, who 1181 become quite incapable, and in this way the staff would be reduced. It:•rever, it is interesting to note tbet en March 14th, 1921, in reply to gvevtiona from Mr. J, A. Calder, N ;'.1'., Oxford, Mr, Drury said: Tho nonrher 4 civil servants in the cm - t of the Government on October "1 t, 1919, ,just before he took office, • 5.V1 ;5, and a twelve Months re- .... en October Rtst, 1920, the num- • n•as 5,0211 or mi increnee of 370. tt't•t was dune to redeem the 1; mei=e to the people to abolish the r,ckless extravagance in the upkeep f f,nvernment House? The reply may beat be given by the Hon. Kin-