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* R ingrndatpnnne ""in various § V esn Gag y 4440 h No J time ¢ 'the rights of this Pro-- in 7 cce RAVE heard similan t P al Government, midge, $nCte to the potatg s f n ataioke. . on that the Ro, 00 «ontlh ,of an t P > questions. | am _ er especially ; i. ceant _' Th a s have | not sure, w y is heir to, t TCl cing. The 1 ast yeatr | among politicians [ CL_this tendency W made during the » tion is to assume th \ s i of _ suc-- l 8 of Provid C rme func-- the long> ~ series stt jeetionab] ence: is not a little ob. eses achieyed -- by . the Provincial | House is evigaeaft,, th€. l¢ader of thig overnment, <in some cases at leasf assumed eVldent]y. modest. He has not | ¥er the unjustifiable® aggressions O himself ; omniscience, nor presented f ederal authority, ought to be cause | Bountit 1'0 £Ve, country as a Father | Ir general satisfaction. There is no |(,(mm('t9- Wer(_a he to do so in this (* 2ar in this country of a weak Federal 31'Kun]e11;)tn ].K! might, however, produce or central authority, as there was in [ Pection 's in favor of a direct Cns Athe Union 'in the early history (tf tl}at X)él'ity n:t\'ee'n our -- reviving Phos. 'republic, and wh the constitution (and a,arnd his accession to office, s in this regard the very anvithesis events | oL T0 Certain other political b 1. But it is of infinite im-- on ;;('x']{itz unpleasant to him), which |] portance that the rights given and I'fAnd very, PLCH, Pbposite might at least n * the Provinces in the Con-- | Now siyy 1L'wa't dlffi(fu.lty in refuting. e fedcera n act should not only be clear-- ! the ")"w '],r F:IT}){\f:t gmng to claim for m.{;m_' but that they should be held c&im To € n.hl': before he makes the nV i6latacih mr.. _now the emin-- | t l'flr. 'm' "lnmswh. that it just required ent semp rendered 's direction by | "}'l'fi\:}}'"';:53"1111(')' ()Ifif-e to raise the price Sir Oliver Mowat, issisted as he l \\(H](l)u,lmdln_" (]'{1065e. and to start this hy during a , y the pre-- | 4 s aeyv clopment in northern On. ] We now | ; fario, all of which is creating confi-- C« n del | aence and eager hopes of m-,,g_,,.,riw' ail l | over this country. I shall not say that 8 , | it]\\ as he or any of his political friends R F "~X CCC M | who put either > niek w \ d h the great benefts of the strugslc in | | ho io Si oo h nihel or the gold as that c8 um, 6 O they | | the minerals up there, and \'\'hi(-h\'nn\\' are, perhaps, not greater than the rc-- | constitute for us such great wealth, or sult in some of.what may be called the | who drew the curtain and rev 'fld to | inor disputes, in which our rights | us the golden vision of thig wealth ht Wehave been upheld before the highest tri-- | the right time. But I would almost bunals. In this long series of constitu-- have been afraid that if some uti'f-r tional yvictories lies perhaps Sir Oliver gentleman had been in his place thty Mowat's highest claim to enduring | would have made such a claim to th» fame and to the everlasting gratitude country. And they might have got of his countrymen. For it was essen-- themselves to believe it to such an :'\" tial to the stability and the very ex-- Ir.m as to feel themselves the owners | istence of Confederation that the rights of all this wealth in fee simple '\\'iflll 1 .and sprivileges of the Provincial and ' the right to dispose of it ilml'm'; theird al Governments should be clear-- | party followers. Of course I do ;1..( re-- | ly and justly determined. Without such | fer to anyone in this chamber. I do}| Just consideration and protection of the | not propose to be either a m'mol:u! t ts of the Provinces by the Privy ' pleader for political parties as the re-- | e acil it is quite certain that the Pro-- presentatives on earth for the time be-- | B s would not have remained in the ing of Providence, nor the imitator of union. ,'; those who are. Still I may be 1.@1-mlt-i And this, Mr. Speaker, brings m@nat-- led _ to congratulate the leader of this J ;| urally to the last subject on which J | House on coming into office at a time | small make a remark, and which I re-- when gloom throughout the Province gard as the most important that is and throughout the country is being| likely to engage the attention of this | dispelled by hope and by . signs of| guliegislature for some years to come. It abounding prosperity. These signs of | is some time since we have, thanks, as | the times are happy omens for him. He | I have said, to Sir Oliver Mowat, add-- | has been a successful and, if you will ed enormously to our territory. This | permit me, a lucky statesman in the addition has brought with it new op-- ! past. And in politics, as in other mat-- portunities for our people, with new ters, there may be such a thing as duties and new responsibilities. It is luck. It is something to be able to say onrly during the past year or so that of a man that he has always been suc-- the general public have begun to realize cessful, that good -- luck follows -- his either the nature or the extent of the footsteps. May we not say this of the resources of this great new northwest present head of the Government, and »» | of ours, known as New Ontario. To ?"'m'Ftly feel that with the opportun-- describe it in figures or distances would ity which he now has of developing convey very little impression either of this country, and of benefiting -- ail its size or its value. 'But when I say ciasses therein, his old--time luck or that some of the older Provinces could success, good fortune or genius, as you be put up there and lost sight of, that prcase to put it, will not fail him ? } it is larger than several wealthy States Nruw yys of the Isni(m, that countries in Europe THE NEW ONTARIO. that have attracted the attention of the Now, gentlemen, I iam not here to world and exm't.(-d a lasting influence frame a policy for the Government, and on the world's history would not equal I am quite sure I do not know what one of its districts, the mind may form their policy is to be beyond the indica-- | some conception of that new part of tions in his Honor's address. I have the Province of Ontario, of which very never felt myself under the divine af-- little was known until lately, but which fatus of Governmental inspiration. is now attracting the attention of the What I say I speak absolutely from an world. I should be very unjust if I independent standpoint--and modestly said that members of this House have I hope, as a new member of this House. i mot realized our responsibilities and op-- But I am strongly of opinion that the _ portunities in New Ontario, or that great work, the supreme duty, of this ix) A hey had not been alive to the neces-- Government and of this House for 4+# y of developing its resources. Those years to come is in connection with New who say so should remember that it is Untario. We hear a good deal in some not many years since we won the bat-- quarters about a new policy, and many | tle for its possession. In the second nhew policies. But, although intensely place, it is only a short time since, nmnearnest on this subject, looking at through important mineral discoveries, what has been done in the short time ! its possibilitiese were known. But there has been to do anything, it ( now that we do know the value of our Htli'kos me that it is not so roich a new | new possession we would be recreant to P"h('.y that we want as a rapid and $ f our trust if any time were lost or any *"g!!!munus development and extension " i effort spared to fill the northern coun-- :" \\'h.'gt we h:wo'ulr(\miy been doing. try with a hardy population, and to There is ample evidence that the mem--| » assist them in developing its enormous "*'l'.fi' of the ('-"\"('l'mn(lnl fully realize| resources, thus adding, as we may, to their responsibilities. Su\'m'u.l of them| | T the wealth and population not only of at least are pm'._s'nn:llly acquainted with &\ _ l the Province but of the Dominion. northern Ontario, and have taken the P I have already referred to the fact 3'""]"'5'!'infi('l'f'sfr in it fQI' many yemrsl | * that on the accession of the mew Prem-- P hoi. No: Naf should 'we expectrof ier to office the agricultural prospects them in the future ? For years past e y PC Euts my hon. friend the Minister of Agrt--] } of the country have greatly improved. 4 Clls ISM ind culture has been telling people all over ) I shall not enter into any discussion (his country that Thore »weresaniendid as to cause or effect. You may remem-- CAetg 0f actic tural Tand un this arcatdd ber some twenty years ago a very live-- p Cl e OLAGTIOU ,"2' a l'"t' i o o o notl 1 ~ussi itated the _ political 1\_;:1011 tg tl!t, north, tha iere \\_..s ot s | ly «discussion ag . i4s only good land, but all the fortunate| 'd erld of Canada as to which political accessories to good land--plenty -- of ; was responsible for th'e advent timber, good water, a good climate.| } he Colorado beetle. So hor(-:» and e And he has accomplished a good deal.| | @:{-}! racted \\a§ t'he cuntevntion.u}')\t 7t_he 1989 .. A few years ago, when he located--~a } e v¥ and brilliant Gov ernor--(Gc neral . & pioneer farm up at Waubigoon, to § At the time suggested that it might be ; . MR which reference is very properly maae, § ' ecessary for him to act as umpir & he was not only criticized, but laughed * and give a decision. And since th f t, pei'hi}ps by some of his friends as| ' Sus inss lc . on us e iiiinintnn k w "