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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1891.
Another Alleged Scandal.
The scandal development at Ottawa
took a fresh turn the other day, and it
is not unnatural that those papers sup-
porting, the government are trying to
Make the most of it, because it involves
the honor of the Mercier government.
The charge is that a portion of the
subsidy granted by'the Federal Govern-
rnent to the Base des Chaleurs Railway
lora been misappropriated. The amount
alleged to have been so used is $100,000.
The implicated denylin toto the allega-
tions, but that, in itself, will not be ac-
cepted as a rebuttal of the charges,
which are to bo invistigated before the
Senate. The objection raised to an
investigation by the Senate, is that it
is strongly partizan, and fairness can-
not be eaipeoted from it. There may
be some force in this, but, notwith-
standing, it is to be hoped that the
investigation will be carried out thor-
oughly, and if any one connected with
the Mercier administration has been
guilty, as alleged, let them bear the
-consequences. There seems to have
been altogether too much rotten-
ness in the administration of
public affairs, and the sooner a clean
.sweep is made of all connected there-
'with,whether Liberal or Conservative,
the better for the morale of the country.
ye -•.IDE
Sir Hector Resigns.
Sir Hector Langevin iia view of the
revelations made concerning his depart-
ment, has rendered his resignation as
Minister of Public Works. He denies
the chargee that have been made
against him of receiving money, and
repudiates entirely the evidence given
by Mr Murphy. States further that no
irregularities took place of which he
was aware, and if any did take place,
his subordinates, and not himself, were
' responsible, as he was not a practical'
engineer. Notwithstanding his state-
ment, the most charitable construction
that can be placed on the evidence given
by others, proves that irregularities of
the most grave nature were going 011
continually. If, as the responsible
head of the department, he knew
nothing about these, he was merely a
figure -head, not fit for the position, and
should have resigned long ago. What
will be the outcome of his resignation
and what effect it will have upon the
investigation, remains to be seen.
The Superannuation System.
The abuses of the superannuation sys-
tem came in for a lively discussion in
the house on Wednesday, during which
it was shown that over one hundred
persons had been placed on the super-
annuated list who were not yet fifty -fide
years of age. This looks like a rather
n formen pensioned at
young a to be pane o
the public expense, and plainly conveys
the fact that most of them were re-
rmoyed from the public service to give
place to others.
The Liberalsshowed that a strong
sentiment prevailed in the country
,against the superannuation system, and
were supported in their contention by
one or two Conservatives.
Government employees should do
like the majority of people have to do—
work until they are unable to work any
More, and. then enjoy leisure at their
• own expense.
What a Conservative, paper
Thinks.
The Liberal .papers have been charg-
ed with being unfair to Mr Langevin be -
file Hector I,aallagvitr, ,aside frena the
indirect evidence, hao hetet mat elderly
connet<iedwiththe irregularities in his
own depaartmept, by =ans.. of letters
Deering his own liignateee,
ftis estimated that the Tarte inves-
tigation will cost the country between
li65,OOO and $75,000• But it has re-
vealed corruption and wrong -doing to
an extbnt far beyond the coat, and a
state of affair§ that very few had the
remotest idea of. .
It is said that an inventor ltae al-
most completed a machine whereby
pictures may be sent by wire—like a
telegram. The mail ie too fast for a
good many of our subscribers to for-
ward pictures—like dollar bills—to this
office.
However much people may be op-
posed to lynch law,is it not a fact, -that
most persons read the account of some
extra -judicial hanging, where the sub-
ject has been guilty of an outrage on
women, with a degree of calm satisfac-
tion, and a mental expression "served
him right."
Five excellent likenesses of Canadian
uewspaper men appeared in the Globe
last Saturday, with a short desoription
of the papers they are connected with.
All of the engravings were thoroughly
life -like. Messrs McLean and McGil-
licuddy were the Huron editors shown.
-ter
The alleged scandal againt Hon J.
Haggart, the Postmaster -General, is
that he wronged one of the female
clerks in his department, and after she
had left continued her name on
the pay -list. In the examination
into this scandal the other day.
Mr Haggart sat silently by, -while Mr
Barron insinuated as broadly as parlia.
mentary language would allow, the
nature of the charge. Mr Haggart
may be entirely innocent, but if so
most men would not have sat quietly
by, and allowed their name to be used
as his was. They would have jumped
on their traducers with both feet,
and regardless of propriety or place,
asserted their innocence and demanded
a retraction of the charges.
cause they have concluded he is guity
of the acts charged against him, before
the case is concluded. What shall be
said then, of Conservative papers that
have reached the same conclusion.
The Arukrior Chronicle, a stalwart
Conservative paper, speaks -out man-
fully against the Minister of Public
Works. This is what it says:—
"The investigation into the charges
preferred against the public works de-
partment goes bravely on, and every
day it becomes more plain that Mr
Tarte had good reasons for impeaching
Sir Hector and McGreevy. The public,
it has shown, have been defrauded in a
most eystematio manner; that the busi-
ness has been going on for some time,
and that the pilfering was done on a
most extensive scale. It were prema-
ture, of course, to pass judgment upon
these men before the investigation is
concluded, but it needs no prophet to
tell what the end will be. Enough
evidence has already been adduced to
prove the department rotten to the core.
It is plain that Sir Hector will be swept
out of political life, for the Conserva-
tive party cannot defend his course.
Like Rykert he must be relegated into
the quiet shades of obscurity and serve
as a warning to othere."
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For men who handled thousands of
dollars, and gave it away almost as
freely as water, the McGreevys and
Connollys had wonderfully poor mem-
ories. Instead of telling "the whole
truth and nothing but the truth," as
they were bound by their oath to do,
they appear to have mentally reserved
a great deal that should have been made
public. In Mr Thos McGreevy's exam-
ination it was quite evident that he
had mnoh more to conceal than he was
willing to confess
Additional Local News.
PERSONALS
Mrs Chia. Dickson is visiting
friends in Detroit.
Mrs Jos. Walker, of Alliston, is
the guest of Mrs T. C. Bruce.
Mis Sarah Acheson, of Goderich,
is visiting her old friends here.
Mrs H. Foster left this week on a
visit to relations, at Dundee.
Mr Howlett, of Yipsilanti, Mich.
has been the guest of Mrs B. Cole.
Mr John Emily,of Hartford,Conn.,
is visiting his sister-in-law Mrs Dins -
ley.
Mr and Mrs John Callander, of
London, are visiting old friends
here.
Mrs Walker and Mre Lawson, of
Detroit, are the guests of Mrs T Jack-
son.
Mrs Henry Stevens, of Bluevale,
paid a flying visit to friends here on
Tuesday.
Mr A. O. Pattison leaves in a few
days on a holiday trip to Toronto
and Buffalo.
Mr D. Buchanan, and daughter
Nina, have gone on a visit to friends
at Hamilton.
Rev A A Scott, of Carleton e
r cion Plac
(brother of Mr James
mes Scott,barrister)
is here on a visit.
The family of Rev. Mr. Galloway
are visiting in the east, and he joins
them in a few days.
Mr Hartt, of Colborne, is spending
a few days with his son, Mr 5 Hartt,
of Rattenbury Street.
Mr and Mrs James McGill, of
Blyth, spent Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs F. W. Watts,
Miss Minnie Pridham and Miss
Katie Campaigne of Goderich, are
the guests of Miss Hattie Irwin.
Miss Tena McKenzie, of Auburn,
is at present the guest of Miss Clara
V. Walsh, of the London Road.
Mies Maggie Washington, who
has been visiting in Eastern Ontario
for several months, is back home.
Miss McDonald, of Belmore, and
Miss Lanner, of Blyth, were the
guests of Mrs F. W. Watts last week.
Master Sidney and Miss Jennie
Stanbary, children of Mr Thos.
Stanbury of Detroit, are visiting old
friends here.
Mr C. G. Watts, of Hamilton, ac-
companied by his daughter, Miss
Sophie, is spending a few days with
his father and brother here.
.sumiwOHno.vsoot
A Sltoart Sketch or its Ili.t;tory
t0ol,trittuted)
Mr Editor, thinking that your
readers might perhaps like to have
me write up this place I have con,
eluded to dp Eo; although it play be
very imperfectly done. '' I do this
partly far the above reason and partly
because other correspondents have
used your columns for the purpose of
"blowing'" their several localities,and
why shouldn't I Y
Well, the village of Summerhill is
situated on the banks of the river
Maitland,directly on the Base line, 4
miles north of the Hub (Clinton) and
about 6 miles from Auburn, in the
County of Huron. In stature it re-
sembles the Eskimos of the north; it
grew very fast at first, a great many
years ago, but was nipped in the bud
—became stunted. It has a remark-
able history (unwritten) yet fresh in
the minds of the pioneers of the
vicinity, of which a very few are liv-
ing. It may be wise to note in
passing that the present population,
according to the last census, is be•
tween 35 and 100, with considerable
fluctuation. Years ago, the building
now occupied by G. M. Kilty was a
tavern hotel, kept by the late Jere-
miah Whitely. and was the scene of a
great deal of carousing, causing much
misery in the families of those who
were slaves to drink. The great traffic
on the Base Line before the building
of the L. H, & B. railway, also gave a
large amount of custom to the hotel.
But we have at present no hotel.
"Old things have passed away and
alj things have become new." We
are also informed that during its in-
fancy the village also had a black-
smith's shop, which passed away and
for a great many years there was no
such shop until the establishment of
the present one, of which mention
will be made later.
Our general store is kept by Mr G.
M. Kilty, whose pleasing counten-
ance, or stentorian tones, can soften
the hardest heart or vanquish the
most formidable enemy. He is one of
the most obliging persons in the world
and can supply anything in his line
from a carpet tack to a barrel of sugar,
and does a rushing business, In
connection with the store is the post
office. Mr Kiley carries the mail
between here and Clinton on Tues-
days and Eridaya. On the eyeuings.
of Tuesday and Friday Chiffe is - a
special stir owing to the fact that
they are "mail" nights. In addition,
to all this Mr Kilty also practices
the pedagogical art to the general
satisfaction of those concerned. Next
comes our brawny, muscular knight of
the hammer, Mr B. Grainger, whose
shop is at the extreme southern end
of the village, and immediately ad-
joining it is his residence, large and
commodious and the finest in town.
Ben is a jolly good fellow, and his
jolity is echoed and resounded in• the
merry ring of his anvil. He has
tired a great many wheels this sum-
mer, yet he seems never to be tired
' himself. Just across the river is our
cheese factory run by Mr Josh Hill,
and the neighborhood is well supplied
with cheese of a delicious quality,
Mr Hill also sends large quantities to
other places. Then there is the car-
penter and repair shop kept by H.
Beacom, sr., one of the pioneer set-
tlers of this vicinity, who could give
the early history of the place a great
deal better than we can. Our village
contractor, Mr Chris Beacom, takes
contracts of framing etc.,and performs
his work in such a manner as to merit
approval of and satisfaction to all
who deal with him. Mr H. Beacom,
jr., is our venerable, estimable, good-
natured,genial,good-looking bachelor.
He is the only person of that classifi-
cation in this town. Mr Beacom is
contented and happy and although
sometimes struck with "young
notions" yet he proqdly retains his
bachelordom, cherishing it as the
golden key to
freedom and
perfect
happiness. Mr John Johnson, er.,
another resident of this place, is ab-
sent from home during a great deal
of the time working at his trade, he
being a atone mason. There seems
to be a great demand for vacant
houses in town (it one would judge
from appearances) there being only
one such house, that recently vacated
by Mr Geo Johnson. It is a very
desirable site for a small family as it
is hear the centre ofthetown. There
were for some years two churches
here, the Episcopal and Methodist,
but the latter bas been closed for
some time owing to the fact that the
congregation moved away. The
Episcopal church is still flourishing,
at present under the pastorate of Rev
L. W. Deihl, of Holmesyille. There
are lodges here representative of two
societies,viz:—Orange and I. O.G. T.
The former is flourishing under the
mastership of Mr Thos Mcllveen and
the latter is also in flourishing con-
dition with a membership of over 60.
Mrs Oliver, of Seaforth, (mother of
Mise Jessie Oliver) accompanied by
her daughter Minnie, have gone on a
visit to friends near New York.
Mrs B. Webb, who has been pay-
ing her sons in New York a protract•
ed visit for nearly three months, re-
turned to Clinton on Monday last.
Miss Susie Rumball, sister of Mrs
Janes A. Ford, returned from Man-
itoba, on Friday evening last,accom-
paaied by her sister-in-law, Mrs
Mark Rumball.
Mrs G. S. Robertsonfrom near
Lucknow, has been visiting at the
home of her father,Mr A. McAllister.
She states that the spring drouth
seriously affected the crops in that
section, more especially those a little
further north.
KrLLED A FARMER.—On Tuesday
evening Mr war Steele, a farmer of
London Township,while endeavoring
to cross the London, Huron & Bruce
railway track at Hyde Park, was
struck by the engine of the express
hound nortb,and sustained a facture
of the skull, from which he succumb-
ed a short time thereafter. The un-
fortunate man. who is a well-known
farmer, and aged about sixty years
was driving his team drawing a loan
of flour home when the engine struck
the vehicle, with the result stated.
Mr Steele was a married man and
leaves a widow and small family to
mourn his sudden taking off.
Stanley
NOTES.—Mr Donald Campbell has
returned to the Bend. Miss Jane Ann
Campbell has gone on a visit to the
same place. Miss Mary Gibson has
gone for a six weeks visit to Manitoba.
Miss Minnie Pearson, of Egmondville,
is visiting friends in Stanley.
Porter's Hill.
FAREWELL.—A large number of friends
assembled at the residence of Mr John
McCartney on Monday evening for the
purpose of saying good bye to his two
daughters, who left on Tuesday for
Brandon Manitoba.
News Notes Areae the Cook
W. McCluskey, of Goderich tovyu-
allIP, xeturnedlast week frorna, month's.
visit to Scotla14.
Colin Purvis, nephew of D.A. Purvis,
of Goderich township, was killed lately
in jiritieh Columbia, by being knocked
from a train.
Mr. Thos. Mitollell, of Westfield, has
arrived home from Scotland, bringing
with him some fine apeoimeus of
Clydesdale horses.
S. Y. Taylor, who taught at Smith's
school, Grey, has been engaged as Prin-
cipal of the Paris sohool, at a salary of
$650. He will have nine assistants.
Last week Duncan MoLauchlin, of
Grey, sold to Messrs. Scott & Jones, of
Listowel, 15 steers and 1 cow, four years
old, for the handsome sum of $1,000. •
Mr Robt. Blank, who for some years
has conducted the Dominion Flour-
ing Mills fin Gorrie very successfully,
has purchased the mills in Wroxeter,
and intends shortly removing to the
sister village.
The Forest High School Board has
engaged J. C. Hutchison, of Fordwich,
as assistant teacher, in place of Mr.
Hamilton, .who resigned a few weeks
ago. The new teacher will get a salary
of $000 per year.
J. Thuell, of Morris, lost a valuable
horse 011 Wednesday evening in rather a
peculiar way. The animals stepped on
a Stick on the road and it flew up and
pieroed its body, oauerng it to bleed to
death. The horse was worth $125.
Mrs. Wm. Montgomery, of Manitoba,
who was staying with her mother, Mrs.
Wm. Glendenning, at Wingham, last
winter, for the benefit of her health,
died at her home near Emerson, Man.,
on the 23rd ult., of that dread disease,
consumption.
Last Friday Thos. Smith, of Brussels,
had the misfortune to fall through a
hole in the second floor of their factory
(used for taking lumber up and down)
to the ground floor, a distance of about
13 feet. His back was injured but his
old time pluck soon pot him on his feet
again.
On Friday, as T. Anderson, of Ash-
field, was leading his colt to pasture it
by some means or other became
frightened and kicked him in the head,
thereby causing a bad wound. Had he
been struck about two inches or so
nearer the eye, it would probably have
been more serious.
The monthy meeting of the Howick
Mutual Fire Insurance Company was
held in the Gorrie Town Hall, on July
25th; all the members present. 165 ap-
plications were passed, amounting
to $'57,315. This is the largest amount
ever passed -,in- ariy._ month:. in- the ,17 -
years history of this Company. All
the claims presented were settled.
A very sad accident happened at
Belmore on Wednesday. While Hugh
Prior was engaged in delivering a load
of milk to the cheese factory, his horses
became unmanageable and upset the
whole load of milk and smashed the
waggon. He immediately got another
waggon and got loaded up again and
started for the second time, the team
got frightened again and this time they
ran away and trailed Mr. Prior a con -.,4 McGreevy, and these still remain in
siderabie distance, breaking his thigh. 1891. These notes were first given by
and, it is feared injuring him in- Sir Hector and later other notes appear.
wardly. Mr. McGreevy swears that he paid the
While Mr. Adam Whiteford, who interest on these notes during all these
lives on the London Road south of Hen-
son, was busily engaged working a
sulky rake he met with a misfortune.
At the time it occurred he was driving
through a field when the bolt which
holds the wiffietree to the shafts, broke
and allowed the shafts to drop out of
their place in the harness. The horse
made a rush for liberty, drawing the
rake by the holdback straps attached
to the shafts, and at the same time in-
creasing its speed, Mr. Whiteford,
who had remained all this time on the
seat, began to feel uneasy and tried to
make his es:ape from his uncomfortable
position. In trying to get eut over the
side of the rake he was thrown against
the wheel, and had two of his ribs
broken.
xzws NOT.I4s,
This .season: ;1a5 bfndere ll. ave been
sold .at peloraige,, Man.
Gen Luer& formerly oottemedant of
the Canadian xnilita, ledead.
Attorney,Generail Sift= was eleOted
for North Brandon on Saturday.
Cattle ehipMents front irlontreat show
a decrease this season as compared
with last year.
The extremely dry weather continues
Dakota, and causes alarm about the
wheat crop, whioh will be. ready for
harvest in ten days.
The London News states that with -
diet thehelp of America's wheat crop
Europe would be on the verge of star-
vation before next harvest.
Charles Matthews, formerly. of Bar-
rie, was burned to death on the steamer
Glendevon, which burned to the water's
edge on Lake Winnipeg on Saturday.
Mr Fredrick Woolfenden, cashier of
the Dime Savings Bank of Detroit, was
drowned on Sunday in Orion Lake,
Mich., while bathing, owing to cramps.
Ellis Hayden,a nephew of J E Lance -
ley, of Toronto, was drowned while
bathing in London. He was an em-
ploye of Esoott & Co., wholesale gro-
cers.
The position of register of Welland, •
rendered vacant by the death of Dr
Everard, has been filled by the appoint-
ment of. Lieut. Col James E Morin.
Col Morin represented Welland in the
Local House from 1883 to 1890, and was ,
a very popular and efficient member of 1
the House.
The body of Sophia Handcock was
exhumed ore Saturday to allow of Inde-
pendent medical experts examining the
ekull with a view to determining
whether or not the fractured skull could
have been caused by a fall. To the
surprise of everybody it was discovered
that the deceased was apparently killed
by a bullet wound.
Great interest is manifested in the
Catholio world regarding the exhibition
of the only coat—said to be the seamless
coat worn by our Saviour—which is to
take place in the historic old cathedral of
St Peter and St Helen in this ancient
pity. Muoh ouriosity is also manifested
by Protestants in the proposed exhibi-
ton, and it is expected that thousands
upon thousands of people will go to
Treves from all portions of the world.
Arrangements have been made by
the railroads to carry vast numbers,
and preparations on an ample scale
.are almost completed or under way
for the entertainment of the crowds
that will go to gaze upon this most
sacred relic of the many deposited
in the Treves Cathedral. As yet, how-
ever, few pilgrims havetirrived, but this
is undoubtedly due to the fact that
the coat will not be exposed to the
gaze of the public until the 20th of
August '•- Those - alre-a y there have
come with the intention of procnring
suitable quarters before the multitude
begins to arrive.
The Accountants appointed by the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
to investigate the books and accounts
of the McGreevys, Murphy, Larkin,Con-
nolly & Co., and the rest, have presented
a second report to the effect that cer-
tain books show that Sir Hector Lan-
gevin has, since 1879, given and renewed
a series of notes in favor of Mr. Thomas
NoTes.—Mr W. E. Struthers, of
Grand Bend,was vieiting in this neigh.
borhood last week he was very
am(y)cably received. The dogs of this
neighborhood are swiftly though not
silently passing to the sweet subse-
quently where they will join the dogs of
Nimrod, the mighty hunter. If is a
dog-gon'd shame the way they are used
around here.
TEairraus.—The members for the
present quarter of I, O. G. T. Lodge
here are Arch McDougall, Chief Temp-
lar; Flora McDonald, Vice Templar;
Fred Beattie, Chaplain; Nellie McDon-
ald, Sect.; John Dennis, Marshall; Vi m
Lindsay, Sentinel; Sarah Sterling,
Guard; T McDonald, Asst. Secretary;
Maggie McCartney, Deputy Marshall.
Daniel Whale has been arrested at
Mitchell, charged with murdering his
wife on Tuesday.
Rev. Dr. Wild, of Toronto, let for
Europe on Friday morning on the
Mail's free tickets. Over 70 applica-
tions were received from ministers in
Canada and the United States,liwanting
to use the ticket if Dr. 'Wild should
not.
The Wingham Times says: — On
Monday morning last, Mr Peter Mc-
Laren, Treasurer of Turnberry town-
ship, was in town looking for law for a
young man named Geo Casemore, son
of Mr Jos Casemore, who resides near
the Junction, for viciously assaulting a
MoLaren's. Saturday last
son of Mr y
the boy, Duncan McLaren, aged about
sixteen years, was at the Junction,
when young Casemore bit a dog be-
longing to McLaren, and was told to
leave the dog alone. Without any
provocation Casemore knocked the boy
down and jumped upon him with his
heels in the abdomen and otherwise
maltreated him before he was taken
away by those present. The boy was
taken to his home and medical!aid sum-
moned, and is now out of danger. Case -
more could not be found when wanted,
and it is thought he has cleared out.
years ont of his own pocket. The
Minister of Public Works and Mr. Mc-
Greevy, who were able to assist the con-
tractors having dealings with the De-
partment of Public Works, seem to:have
maintained relations of the most extra-
ordinary character.
Sir Hector Langevin Resigns
and Denies.
Sir Hector Langevin, before g: ving
his evidence at Ottawa on Tuesday,
tendered his resignation as Minister of
Public Works. ,At the Privileges and
Elections Committee on Tuesday Sir
Hector Langevix read a lengthy de-
fense. He said he would preface it
with the statement that he had resign-
ed in justice to his colleagues in Par-
liament and the committee. The state-
ment was very voluminous. He de-
nied very emphatically all the charges
preferred against him, and asserted his
innocence in the most positive manner.
He said it was absolutely untrue that
he had ever received $10,000 from
Owen E Murphy. He had no relations
whatever with Murphy. He was not
aware that his son Laforce Langevin
had received a cent either directly or
'indirectly. He oontenied that his ad-
ministration of the public works was
perfectly honorable and that there had
been no manipulation of contracts. In
support of each assertion he quoted
documents and papers which be con-
sidered irrefutable of his innocence.
With regard to Mr Peters, who said he
gave Sir Hector $10,000 in 1887, the
Minister said he had no recollection of
the transaction, Even if the payment
was made for election purposes as Mr
Peters had declared under oath, it meat
be remembered, pointed out Sir Hector,
that this alleged occurence took place
six years after Mr Peters had ceased
to perform work for the Public Works
Department. Sir Hector reviewed all
the evidence in a most comprehensive
manner. He denied that be had ever
profited by any contract, and said he
had never bad private dealings ,with
Larkin, Connolly+ & Co., or anybody
else, inconsistent with his position as a
Minister of the Crown.
Mr W. 11. Osborne, of Darlington,
West Durham, has threshed over 1.000
bushels of wheat from 22 acres.
The Presbyterian Review has no
hesitation in affirming that the revela-
tions before the Privileges 'and Elec-
tions Committee at Ottawa are most
shameful to those concerned in
them and most humiliating to the
the country. It really is time that a
clean sweep of organized rasealdom
were effected.
What our Exchanges Say.
The farmers are slaving in the field in
order to make both ends meet, while con:
tractors and officials are living like
fighting Cooke at, Ottawa on the money
raised by the Goernment in duties on
what the farmers buy.—Dundas Ban-
ner.
A more sordid spectacle of corruption
was never presented to a free people.
Whatever defence this or that politi-
cian or official makes, it is now abun-
dantly clear that the relations between
the contractors, officials and members
of the Government were shamelessly
unblushingly corrupt. We would be
very muoh surprised if the Ottawa re-
cord in corruption could be beaten any-
where in the States. Still it is a
healthy sign, that public opinion de-
mands a complete exposure.—Pall Mall
Gazette.
The Hamilton Herald, which sup-
ported the Conservative candidates at
last election, says it is a sad.thing to
see a public man makes such an exhibi-
tion of himself as Sir Hector Langevin
has done. It says — Sir Hector is an
old man now. Hoon in public
life many years and it was said of him
that he was one of the most efficient
departmental heads the country has
ever had. But the revelations whioh
have come to dishonor has gray hairs
and besmirch his reputation, showed
one of two things very clearly —he was
eithier dishonest orjwholly incapable;he
was either a fool, or a knave and his
blunders,were worse than crimes.
Middleton suffered for the sins of the
Minister of Militia. Penley is suffer-
ing for the offences of the Minister of
Public Works. In each case the suf-
ferer had indiscretions of his own to an-
swer for. Bremner's furs and Murphy's
jewellery represented serious official
errors. These mistakes may have
merited rebuke, but certainly the con-
sequences to General Middleton and to
Engineer Parley appear heavy when
contrasted with the usage meted out to
Sir Adolphe Caron and Sir Hector
Langevin. Canada is tired seeing
English-speaking subordinates sacri-
ficed for the sins of French-Canadian
M inisters. Technically, General Mid-
dleton had the worst of the situation,and
the wrong done to him was overlooked.
According to the evidence, Parley is an
angel compared with Sir Hector Lange -
vin, and if the Government does not
deal with the Minister according to the
standard by which it gauges the con-
duct of an engineer, its 'error will create
an ugly feeling in the country.—Toron .
to Telegram, independent Conservative.
It has been very evident from the
first that Mr Thos McGreevy wished to
conceal a great deal of the truth in re-
gard to his and Sir Hector Langevin's
connection and dealings with Murphy
and the contractifg form of Larkin,
Connolly & Co., and yesterday, for re-
fusing to answer the questions put to
him, the Committee decided to report
him to the house as contumacious. Mr
McGreevy was, however, compelled re-
luctantly to admit a great deal that was
most damaging both to himself and the
Minister of Public Works. He was not
only the distributor of an immense elect-
ion fund for the Conservatives, but he
appears to have endorsed notes for Sir
Hector Langevin's use and to have even
paid the interest on these without get-
ting any return therefor. As a mem-
ber of Parliament, he voted for grants
of money, in regard to the Intercolonial
railway whioh were paid to hie brother
and which were immediately handed
over to himself. If what Mr Thos Mc-
Greevy wishes to conceal is worse than
what be has revealed it must be of a
very damaging character indeed,—Mon-
treat. Witne§:.
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