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Exeter Advocate, 1900-4-12, Page 4Oz4er A.brwicctte, Pleas. Sanders, Editor and Preip TIIURSPAY7 APRIL 127 1900 THE FARMERSTRUE, FRIEND Mr, Elitists', our young, vigorous and able representatiVe in the Logisla tie e Assembly, is not losing sight of the in- -Wrests; of his constituents and last' 'week stick the moth-eaten euci moul- ting aggregation or gang of ballot-stuf- fers and liellot-switeheve, better knowu as the'loss-S all iVan and Lewis -Bole" •Government, a crack on the deaf side of its head, with his proposed Bill 101-. the extension of the term of Farmers' policies of flee insaranee from foul: to five years. This would mean a saving of many hundred dollars to the farm- ers of Mr. Eilber's constituency and to the farmers all over the Province. 'Themoribund Government got downon its knees and aikell. Mr. Eilber to NV lth- draw his Bill saying that the Inspector of Fire Insurance Companies was' op- posed to the Bill. Mr. Either refused to be dictated to by the Inspector or ,any person other than his farming con- stituents in whose interests he intro- duced the measure, and plainly told the Government that if they were un - ,der the pay of Insurance Conapanies and afraid to oppose those wealthy cor- porations he was not. Mr. Eilber also reminded the Government that they would soon wake up to find that the farmers of this Province were a strong • and mighty corporation. Though the measure was supported by every Con- servative in the House and by one of the friends of the Government, Mr. James Conmee, Mr. Ross called upon his supporters to vote against it and succeed.ed in defeating, for the time ground scenting for the Registry office imt if his friend Dan McGillicuddy is consulted he will -say that MeLrean has had too much governmeut prog al- ready, he has been a sort of a RN:civet? General for all the odd printing jobs that the party could throw in his way; he for years collected from the reform patrons of his paper a double toll of $2 per annum but when_ be thought to make a few votes for M. Y. McLean and do a little cheap electioneering, he became generous and reduced the toli to $1 (he has been kicking himself ever since because the reduction availed him nothing;) he has been issuer of merriage licenses; he was paid $2,400 Cor doing nothing for his constituency; he has indeed lived, moved anti had his being from aud by the .party and the only service he has rendeved his party in retura was to hancl the con- stituency over to Mr. Henry Eilber. If servility and prostitution to party counts, M. Y. should be appointed to the R. 0. Dan McGillicuddy to , the contrary, notwithstandineland if it should be that he is turned dowreas he likely will be, there is still a place for him on the Ross Commission about to be issued to inquire into and devise the best ways and means to resuscitate the dead and decoznposing remains of that once great and good government of the little Christian Oliver Mowat and his Wicked partner, Arthue S. Hardy. (see page 33 Mowat's Evidences of Christianity) also Col. Ley's 1st, 2nd and 3rd letters to Mowat re the Mid- dlesex Registrarship. In the mean- . tune Mr. Eilber will continue the good fight be has begun and will adorn Par- liament long after Mr. McLean has been placed to moulder on the shelf or has, like other political sinners, beep consigned to political oblivion. being, the Farmers' Insurance Bill. Those who are personally acquainted • with the enember for South Huron know that the Bill, though voted down by the brute and false majority of the Ross ant -fit, will be resurrected and re - resurrected until it becomes law. Mr. Eilber has much to lose and nothing to gain by the measure. He is Man- ager of the Hay Farmers' Mutual Co., and as such is paid a renewal fee on all policies renewed by him. If his proposed Bill became law he would re- ceive this renewal fee only once in five -years instead as he does now of once In four. We cannot but feel pity for the ridiculous figure which M. Y. Mc- Lean and Arch. Bishop, the late Reps. of S. H., are made to cut by the Gov- ernment's action in this matter. We remember when Mr. Eilber had just about wound up his eleption cainpaign in 1896 and had made his election sure, ithat the above named worthies, Mc- Lean and Bishop, ran wildly from one 'end of the Riding to the other circula- ting the lie that Mr, Eilber was to blame that Farmer' Companies did not have • the privilege of issuing policies for a term of -five years. We remember that Mr. Eilber in order to protect himself against the malicious and false eeport and roor-back was compelled to send out sworn and attested declarations, disproving their statements, and show- ing that 'McLean, Bishop and the On- tario Government, were the culprits. So far as Bishop was concerned we forgave him at the time and we can only feel sorry for the old gentleman now as he never knew anything more -than he was told and then forgot it over night, but as for Mr. 'McLean, he did know that he was misrepresenting his opponent (Mr. Eilber) and ,that he. (himself) ib was, who should, as the member of the Constituency, have at- tempted to secure for the farmers their rights. We have always looked upon McLean as one of the "Jim Crow" pol- iticians, ready and willing to swallow anything. We have seen him take in at one gulp -the p0form and princi- ples of the Patron,',.ezf Industry; the printing and publishing monopolies of the Mowat and Ross Government; the platform of the Royal Templars; the principles of Mowat and Ross in their infamous liquor Acts, , (or the • "Liquor Licenses for Votes Act"). He is one of the "yellow dog" chaps 'and can be depended upon at all times to follow the beck and call of his political party and here is the way he eats dog concerning Mr. Eilber's Insurance bill in the Expositor of the 23rd March. He says: - 'We notice that Mr. Eilber of South I-Inron has a bill before the Legisla- ture to amend the `Insurance Act' eo that purely Mutual Companies can ex- tencl the insurance from four to five years. This change it seems to us is not desirable and should not be al- lowed by the Legislature. We are not sure therefore that it would not be wise to return to the three year term, certainly if any change is to be made, the term should be shortened instead of lengthened, and this is more especi., ally the case as nothing can be gained by extending it." How his tune has changed! Pool, Mr. MeLean, he is thus'made to swal- low Iiiixiself. His party says to him, "Mac eat leek! and Mac eats leek.' He sees that Mr, Eilber has gained point, and realizes 110W that Mr. Eil ber has proved the farmers' true friem and completely unhorsed both .Arch Bishop and himself, in theie very clis creditable attack upon him and he therefore seeke to depreciate Mr, hiiil lea's nieasure. Evidently Mr. McLean (Toes not intend to face the elector; o '1 El 'sae his nose off Legislative Assembly. March 20th, 1900. In continuing the debate on the bud- get speech, Mr. Eilber rose and spoke as follows: - Mr. Speaker, I am sure that I have to congratulate you upon your election as speaker of this House, and I do so with pleasure, and I know you will ap- preciate it all the more when I tell you it comes from one through whose veins German blood flows, nevertheless, a true British subject. There is no per- son, Mr. Speaker, who could feel his position more than I do upon this oc- casion, when addressing this House for the simple reason that my English Education is limited. Nevertheless I trust I will be able to make myself understood, and that the Government will understand that which I have to say. I might say that I consider it my duty to refer to the expenditure of this country, a question which I deem to be second to none of interest to the people, in the Province of Ontario, and that Eshould not rise on the floor of this House to continue this debate, were it not for the interest that I take in the good and welfare of this coun- try and a duty which I owe to my constituency. In the first place, Mr. Speaker, I just want to say one word in reference to the way in South Africa. What a pleasure it must be to Her Majesty, the Queen, to see Her Empire so unit- ed as they are upon the present occas- ion and, Mr. Speaker, we in this coun- try are more cemented together to fight for the mother country than ever before. Our young Canadian men are loyal, and the brave young men who went from this country to fight for the, rights of their fellowman, and pro- tect the flag of this country, have done more to cement England and her col- onies, than politicians have ever ac- complished or would be able to do. I know that the country and this House regret to hear of the loss of our brave boys and while their blood is filtering in. the sands of South Africa, we in this country should not forget to pro- vide and protect their homes and dear ones and I trust that this House will do its duty in that respect. (Cheers.) I innist say that I believe to -day there is a misunderstanding and misappre- hension as to the attitude assumed by the German people. I believe to -day that there are no better British sub- jects in the Province of Ontario than the German people. They are citizens and good citizens; they are citizens who will die for the flag which will give them their bread and butter and their children education. In entering upon the discussion cif public affairs, I desire to call the at- tention of the House to the expendi- ture in the Civil Government of the Province. I believe, Mr. Speaker, that the cost of Civil Government in this Province is an expensiveone. Take the public accounts, and compare them 30 years back, in the year 1870 we spent $101,909.35; last year the total was $253,013.03. Why, Mr. Speaker, we natiet come to the conclusion that Civil Government is a very expensive affair in the Province of Ontario. Now eve have $:35,000 the cost of seven Min- isters in this Province. It represents that seven ministers are maintained at a cost of $5,000 a piece, the value of a good hundred acres of land; in other words the seven ministers receive a salary equal to 88 working, men. If yoli will take that in the County of Huron (the South Riding of which I have the pleasure of representing) wibh a population of 22885, Civil Goverment is too expensive, the people are bur- dened. We do not say that the Offici- . als of the Government, except in eome instances, receive too large a salary; but what We do pretend to Say is that there are too many of them getting salaries and not giving the Province any valuable return. ]Deering the last session of this House, the Provincial Secretary read to us the salaries re- ceived by the different officials in the United States, but he did not read to ns for instance, the State of Michigan. You take the State of Michigan, there we fin I, Mr. Speaker, that the Officials in that State receive the following, sal- aries: -The Secretary of State received $800 a year; the State Treasurer receiv- ed $1000 a year; the Auditor General received $3000, and, Mr, Speaker, In ay God tpend the day when we shall If honorable gentlemen opposite Will talc the Paine to read up the Auditor's eeport 1 thiek they will come to the conclusion that it \VOlaki be better, jf we had such an independent audit in tide Province. Take for instance, the Land Office there, the Master receives $800; the Attorney -General $800! the SuPerinendent of Public Institntions $1000. Nov,Nit has been said that the duties of these Officials are not shnilar to the duties of those Officers this Province. Let me read to you what the duties of the Treasurer of the State of Michigan are: "He is required, be- fore entering uPon the duties of his office, to give a bond to the people of the State in the SUM of one hundred and fifty the us a nd dollars, With three or more surities to be approved by the Auditor -General end Attorney - G eneral, et." Now, the duties there are larger than in this Province. Now, in addition to this when we go into Our provincial account, take our asy- lums for instance, we find in looking over the accounts that there are a large number of officials, men who are supporters of this Government, nien who are willing to support them in every way, recdiving large sums of ineney from the public treasin.y of this Province, and honorable gentle- men claim credit for saving money to the tax payer by taking care for those unfortunate people. Look at the money we have given you. They will rise upon the platforms of this Prov- ince and say, see the vast sums of money we have given to your people to relieve your taxes, when, Sir, if you will analyze those expenditures, you will find that two-thirds of the same have gone into the pockets of the friends of the Hon. gentlemen oppo- site. Take for instance, the Reforma- tory at Penetanguishene. Is there an Hon. Gentleman in this House who will take up the report of that "institu- tion, where we had 123 boys confined last year, and say that this Govern- ment was justified in paying the sum of $16,115.47 for salaries alone? We ask the Honorable, the Treasurer, would anybody in this country say that it was a reasonable thing that every boy in that institution should cost for salaries $124.58 for one year? And then they tell us, and the farmers of my county, there is the 'money we have saved you. Hon. Grentlemen opposite are not friends of the farmers, neither are they giving the assistance to the Public Schools, which they received years ago. I am going to quote for a mo- ment from a statement I have here in reference to the schools in my county. And I want to say this to the Country and to the House, that in the County of Huron we are not receiving for the township public schools what we re- ceived years ago, and the grant is go- ing back every year. The sixteen township municipalities received from this legislatru.e the fol- lowing grants: 1868, $6143; 1869, $6223; 1870, $6796; 1871, $6958; 1872, $7118; 1873; $7631; 1892, $5602; 1893, $5632; 1894, $5464; 1865, $5497; 1896, $5580; 1898, $5527; 1899, 5393. - • 1873 •• 1899 Ashfield $527.00 • $360.00 Colborne 329.00 224.00 Goderichr Grey • Hay Howick Hullett McKillop 1VIOrriS Stanley Stephen Tuckersinith Turnberry Usborne E. Wawaiaosh W. Wawanosh 0 h11V0 1,11:11 tIrlditOr thiS .Pravi=e. Total 489.00 ' 472200 524.00 .00 435.00 410.00 ' the opposition, have been endeavoring \ to do from time to time, is that these . gentlemen, when they are about to dispose of the heritage of the people in respect to these timber limits, should come to the peOPle's representatives:in Parliament, and submit their proposi- tions to the judgment of the people, and permit them to pass judgment up- on them. But instead of doing that, sir, these gentlemen, forgetting the true principles of liberalism, have an- nounced and have adhered to the pol- icy of themselves eletermining what shall be done withlhe timber and re- sources of this country, and they have insisted on bringing into the market a large quantity of the timber of the countey without consulting the peo- ple's repeesentatives or taking them into their confidence. The result of this has been that large quantities of the timber upon the north shore of Lake BUM have boon fovced into the market under the pretence of fostering settlement, and this timber has passed into the hands of speculators to the amotuit of hundreds of thousands of dollars on the advanced value of those limits, and has practically gone out of the hands of the tax payers of this country. What do I find in travelling through the district of Parry Sound and Mus- koka? Why the Hon. member from Muskoka the other day said that hun- dreds of thousands of dollars were be- ing made in his district from bark. I travelled through Parry Sound district last year a considerable distance; and what did I find? I found that his statement was true, that there are thousands of cords a bark made in the country that while the bark is be- ing pealed. What is the result? You will find logs rotten to the core, going to ruin instead of having that timber cut up and manufactured into lumber. This is not as it should be and only goes to show that the Government of to -day is careless. If this government adopted the system practiced in the Black Forest, we would have all the thnber we require and so would our children. Take for instance what is known of the Hiligenwalt, a forest of a little over two thousand acres -it is now very prominent -and people are receiving employment in that forest and they are kept there at respectable salaries. What is the result of that? Why from the very revenue of that forest you will find that they pay the whole of their school taxes and their municipal taxes, keep up their roads, build churches and pay an annual rev- enue to the head of every family. Now that is the kind of policy that could be adopted in some parts of this country; and Sir, I think it would be a step in the right direction if we were to -follow the method practised in Germany, France and other countries, and have the lands not fit for agricultural pur- poses in Parry Sound district re fores- ted. He could take some of the boys at the Reformatory, some from the Central Prison and the tramps in the country-, and distribute them through- out that district and plant a forest: so that our children will receive some benefit from the forest in the future. The Hon. Member, for East Huron, (Mr. Hislop) said the other day that on your right did not practice bribery and corruption. I suppose the Hon. Member from East Huron has read the public papers and the returns made by the Judges, which you, Mr.Speaker, have presented to this House. Surely, he has not forgotten that we had bribery practiced in -Waterloo, South Ontario, and West Elgin. Why, Sir, if he has, does he not remember his own connty ? Let me read you the evidence which was given by a mem- ber who at one time held a seat upon your right (Mr. Bishop), giving evi- dence as to the unseating of M. C. Cameron being SWOrn, said:-" I am Reeve of Usborne Township and a member of South 'Thiron in the On- tario Legislature. I took an active part in the last election on behalf of Mr. Cameron. I got $150 from McDonald. He sent it in a letter and wished me to pay Routley 880 and the balance to Schmidt. This was during the week before the polling. I spent some money of my own for a team and re- freshments. Paid $10 for a team to fetch a voter from Bruce and $20 to a voter from Darlington for his ex- penses." Surely he has not forgotten the bribery and corruption which was un -earthed in South Huron. I would like to read something to Hon. Gentle- men opposite. I have here before me clippings from papers, which have supported Hon. Gentleman opposite the last 20 years. CANADISCHER KLONIST, refering to Waterloo and Elgin says " A Band appears to have been thoroughly organized who have travelled from one constituency to an- other t� practice bribery and corrup- tion. That this gang did not spend their own money is beyond question and the question arises, where did the money come from ? and from all ap- pearance it was furnished by a corrup- tion fund of the Reform Party and that men who stand higher in the es- timation of their Party must know where the money came from. It is no excuse to say that the Conservatives, have been bad, as per an editorial which appeared in last week's Globe. The Reformers were not elected to imitate the Conservatives. If the Leaders of the Reform Party are free of this scandle, it is their duty to pro- secute the gang of boodlers, and set a good exaMple and rid the party of such men. A responsible Government cannot stand in any country, which is elected and hold office through corrup- tion." Yet, Mr. Speaker, we find men arise in their place in this House, and say bribery and corruption isnot practiced by their party, If they will open their desks they will find the report of Judges which you presented to this House, condemning followers and peo- ple who haye been identified with ,the Government of the day. '735.00 530.00 466.00 317.00 515.00 326.00 479.00 367.00 515.00 272.00 447.00 453.00 320.00 288.00 291.00 231.00 240.00 502.00 435.00 179.00 359.00 358.00 $7631.00 $5393.00 This government has paid for the maintenance of township public school $2238.00 less last year than they did in 1873, and it has been going back yea]. after year. Why, Sir, during the last contest I spoke in a large number of halls and school houses in my constit- uency and I ask any gentleman in the room, be he Reformer or Conservative, if he believed the statement made by the Minister of Education as to the an lama cost of school books for children attending Public Schools? ;tnd I have yet to receive an answer from any in teffigent man that, it does not cost more to -day than it did years ago. I hold herein my haud an authentic re cord prepared by friends of ths Honor able Gentleman in Ottawa. And wha do we find? We find that the propor tion paid by the Government and the people to be as follows: -Proportion o total grant to public school edueatioz paid by the Government and by as sessment By Government By People Ontario 1898 $ 869 $91.31 Quebec 9.8200.18 Nova Scotia 29.30 70.70 New Brunswick 37.88 62.12 P. E. Island 79.63 20.37 We, therefore find, Mr. Speaker, that in Ontario the Governraent pays less to assist the farmers and poor in educating their children than any of the other provinces mentioned. This is not as it should be when we are told that 90% of the children of this Coun- try never attend any other school. I ask Hon. Gentlemen to brace up and give more assistance to the public schools of this Province and to relieve the binder' of the poor people and farmers. ' I had intended some time ago to take up some time in discussing the Timber Policy of this Government, but I will drop a considerable portion of that to- day. But, Mr. Speaker, I think at the present time when we look at the past policy of this Government, when we consider the way they have been tinkering with the timber policy of this country, when we look around to see the millionaires who have made them- selves wealthy by the policy of this Government from those limits when that money should have gone into the Public. Treasury of this Province, say we cannot help but regret it. Had this Government laid down a wise pol- icy proposed by Mr. Meredith when he was Leader of the Opposition in this House, T say they would have thous- ands of dollars of revenue coming into this Treasury which we are not receiv- ing at this time, do not wish to weary the House by reading the whole of Mr. Meredith's speech on the timber question; but a portion of who t he se id is this: "I arraign the Government of 'Mr. Mowat in respect of its ndminis- III ONTARIO LOAN it DtBENT1URE CO. cap„,,„, Reserve Pend, $315•000. ninioroas JOHN HoOLaRT, WI., President, A. EL XHICRY, Esq.. VPresident. WILLIAM BOWMAN. Elea W31," AM 3101)0NOUGH. Fed. Iroir. GARranozo. SAVINGS ENAMOR. Interest allowed on Deposits at 110100 and enoxbalf per adivith, Paid or comPouncled half-YearlY. Idarried WOnsea and Mindy* can now deposit and draw out money in their own names. DEBENTURES Issued for eese or more years, hearing a slightly higher rate of interest than Deposits. Int,erest payable half -yearly. The ilobontineent of this mally are such a high class of security that they are fteeePted by the liominion Oavernntent as a Deposit from Fire and Lilo Insurance Companies as Seeurity for their Polley Holders. Executors and TPusteoc are authorized by law to invest in tnenn Debentures. The Act of Parliament., under which the Company is incorpor- ated, restricts their business solely to loans on Mortgages on Real Estate, and, Municipal and other Debentures, which are the safest securities the Dominion affords. MORTGAGES. Money loaned On Mortgagee on Roar Estate at low rates of interest. For full particulars apply to - F. MILLEN, Manager. Offiee-or. Dundee and Xerket Lang LONDON. T. 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DRSurutirrni o cirDpnim i48 SHELBY ST Ktrincii EIAPJfiN Dc.TROIT ;MCH. • est eleilieeleVises "et Plileiell141411 - '-')Pkato Province of Ontario that there they will find hundreds of thousands of dol- lars which we do not believe is legiti- mate expenditure, if we are telling the country- this and we are decrying the country' I hope, Mr. Speaker, we will have more strength to keep at the de- crying. Mr. Speaker, if We tell the people of this country that this Government holds power by virtue, not of the hon- est votes of the people, but lay the fradulent obtained seats by stealing the people's franchise and switching ballots and if that is decrying the coun- try, then I plead guilty of the crime. When we tell the people of this Province, Mr. Speaker, that this Gov- ernment has got three mineral policies one vvhere you can export and the oth- er you cannot export, one upon which you must pay a royalty and the other where yon do not. If when we tell the farmers of these different munici- palities that this Government is com- ing there and taking away a license an is bringing it down here and put- ting. it into the treasury instead of leaving it there in the municipalities for the purpose of relieving the bur- dens of taxation of those people, if that is decrying the country, then I plead guilty of the offence. If, Mt. Speaker, I inform the people of Huron that this Government has taken away $1,300 in one year from the children of the public schools who have written for High School Examin- ations, and if when we tell the farm- ers in the different constituencies of this country that this Government collies into our Country Treasury and takes the money, which should remain to assist in keeping the poor and erect bridges, etc., if when we are telling the people that they should not do those things, we are decrying the country, then I plead guilty of being one -who has done that. Further, Mr. Speaker, when we rise and say to the people of this Province, here we have a GOvernment which hits taken $9,000 and given a monopoly to three firms to print the school books for us; if, when We get upon the public platform of this country and tell the farmers that this Government has not been kale to its pledges in regard. to binder twine, and tellthem that this Government has not protected the farmers against the monopolies of the country anti that the hip;hprice of twine last year was not caused by theadvrnce in raw material but WaS 011 aeCOallt of combine amongst those who held the twine and that We belieVe it is wvong that till., Go\ et:n=1,lb sheald ipadir in bulk all the twine manufactured at the Central Prison, to a firm in Toron- to or London,but that it should be sold. direct to the farmers and not pass through five or six hands to have a profit out of the farmers (the produc- ers of this county.) If, Mi. Speaker, that is decrying the country, why will in the interest of the farmers, have to keep on doing so. Then again, Mr. Speaker, we tell the people this Government passed an Act prohibiting threshing machines being run at farm- ers' places without spark arresters and they themselves have, run a ma- chine in Waterloo, Ontario and West Elgin without spark arresters. If that is decrying the country I plead guilty of havieg done that. If, Mr. Speaker, we take Bulletin 71, issued by the Bureau of Industries of the province of Ontario and by this Government, in our hand, which shows that Farm property is not worth to- day what it was years ago. Farm lands in 1883 were worth $654,793,025 and in 1898 $556,246,569, and total farm property including land build- ings, implements and live -stock in 18- 83 $961,128,505 and in 1808 $023,022,420 and the said Bulletin says chattle mortgages held against farmers in 1889 amounted to $2,647,558 and in 18- 98, $3,580,497, and that the population of the Townships were in 1889 1,130,060 and in 1898 1,110,891. If, Mr. Speaker, when you tell the people that Hon. Gentlemen are telling one story in the, Country and upon the floor of this House and that returns brought down by them and issued to the people is different and that the farmer is not making the pow ess that they claim they are, if that is decrying the Coun- try 1 am guilty. Mr. Speaker, we want to have a place where the young men of this Country can have a home in this fair province. 1 have at present a young hi man in vieW who as lived n the County of Huron and went into the District of Pane, Sound to make a home, simply because he had received pamphlets and other literature from tthhies sGpoovterinvenirnhteshcoowoiltdie.iti!lixa,et little home for himself and family. He moved back 40 miles 110111 a raile way; he romia that he was linable to take up land; he finds that while. he is willing o au c. _ a_ ey(111 the 1ln )er t 11 1,11 1,t. Wen of that section will not ;Wow him to tike enough timber to place a roof on his shanty to Protect his wife and children. We find. We have young ,,Conlinvq700 page,5% ,