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yM e * y PA Tt v 9+ 4 Ferce nesita am Aj S e f f d sometimes in pubucngarg:: To unfo mistakes. This, however, may f wCR n in which it&now was. -- ' t be the time or the occasion on people would deal with no nigg I . which a friendly critic, although a hand with the minority, but they wo ~P9 political opponent, should enter into object to burying more money in A ) 4 detailed criticism of the events of his bottomless pit, where it could not b w rule in this Province. We on this side found. The Government must 'expect [ i of the House have to thank kim for \to be held to strict account in regg.rd oftentimes adopting the views and to their dealings with Toronto Lnl--. [ measures advocated by us and putting versity. Mr. Whitney made a plea for | them into law. We have to thank him, better facilities for education in the p and the whole country should thank Public Schools of the Province, and he him, for having so promptly stamped quoted Mr. Pattullo as saying at his out the annexation propaganda that a first campaign meeting in North Ox-- | % few young and irresponsible chatterers ' ford that he thought the scope of edu-- on the outskirts of his own party were cation in the Public Schools used to be attempting to bring forth into the better than now. Mr. Pattullo had world a few years ago. I know of no said that he believed in keeping up the occasion on which a public man did an standard of the Public Schools to a act fraught with greater consequences higher capacity, and' he thought there in a more distinct, positive, successful were too many High Schools. It seemed ! and conclusive manner, and the coun-- to him (Mr. Pattullo) that in the towns c ' itry has a right to be thankful to Sir and cities they had been forcing higher 3 fOliver Mowat for it. I am prepared to lmluc:_mfm. If they could save a"little ':')a,v that I believe his influence upon on higher education they could afford | Ithe whole has been good and that the to sive more to the Public Schools, Mr. ( |cotntry has been better for his life." | Whitney declared thiks e eoncise ® | «Mr. Whitney expressed his pleasure | and condensed indictmen arraign-- at gceing the Commissioner of Public ment of the policy Of . er_of e Zorks back in his seat and indulged Education could not 'have been got into the hope that his health would soon ' tIPaett(.l(l)llll(l)mr}zs(')tto:.dnef;}si'tjp\f;;: No r' & :c_(iml,h,t ly restored. Then he went ]i'"'m'l'l had gevlnlted h'shh:"f T _ «4 ratul: a to telling the House tha (e in' in emeratuiats ine i mifel Govermnent" me -- this" under ag@eea m qurthity l arigrige NK 4 y rakg 6 f l If the Government did not pay T any reasons I hesitated, very mark-- tion to the d ¢ o A ' lly as far as my own sensations are i onir o o ar iem&nd, _ h ncerned, in choosing the proper tional facilitiés in the PuOT . 9 f » } the people would visit upor Heir,} vords in which to do so. I might say, condemnation, and there ° _ no ,? owever, that my hon. friend deserves | doubt that the Premw.f' 6 is promotion ; for length of service, fhm] individually a high regard, w or experience, for industry and for | have a short reign as leader of" x | vility he deserves his promotion. party. ~, CR ) rom that point of view I have no inldinfon uin on ns epigany C " esitation in saying that the party THE PATRON a | yhich sits behind him has done well w * u. t i choosing him for that position. Dur-- Felicitations to the 8 a ) l"x i my public life l"»]r the p}usl u-ln or tion--The County Counciis Bul%- ( I velve years-- our relations have been Lk 3 l!l the ;m)s'( cordial description possi-- proved--Cavadiast Loyany. f ) fle, and I think it is one of the most Ml'-' Haycock heartily congratulated &1 I!' Yleasurable sensations that while hon. the Speaker upon his election t 1 ' entlemen may disagree very material-- position. The only than in conne on l' y on public questions, it is possible at \\.'ith it which anyone could regret was '1 ho same time to maintain those cor-- the unfurtungte cause of his occupy=; I\ djal relations in private life which ing the position. He paid a high tri-- U hould ~exist between political oppon-- Mltt" to the late hon. member who oc-- i hts. To--day, owing to the circum-- cupied the chair. When the Patrons ances, I feel that I am almost de-- first entered the House without any | irred from the duty of criticizing my Parliamentary experience at all they b n. friend, and I am glad of it had no kinder friend than ~the late || it falls in -- line . with Speaker of this House. It was not t y inclination. AXS far as _ to necessary for him to add one word to | y is concerned . I _ will confine what had already been said with re-- [ vyself entirely to _ congratulations, gard to his true manliness and honor. | nich are thoroughly cordial on _ my 'l'hv-ro.\w-n- many things in this coun-- | irt. 1 will to--day adopt the suaviter try of which we boasted. Sometimes " '!.1- do; perhaps in future I may """"'t_ it was the fertility of our soil, some-- | ge fortiter in re. I am glad that my times of our forest wealth, and lately ! , m. frierd has been able to attend o we had heard a great deal of our min-- t e hbigh position which he now holds, erai wealth. He did not know that we '1 . 'n'i\:'.' the short time that h« '\:H| should be so proud of these things, ' »1d it. | they were gifts of nature for which we | [ [ATIVE NADIAN PREMIERS. | were not respongible ; but we could be ' f ATIVE CANADIAN Tl' I . f | proud of the fact that our ancestors | Mr. Whitney rejoiced with Mr. Pat-- | came into this country when it was a | llo that the Prime Minister v as & | wilderness and transformed it into the | tive Canadian, but he was not the | brightest gem in the British crown. But ia( native Canadian who had had 1'h~el if there was one thing more than an-- ice of Premier. There wéore Baldwin, other of which we might be proud it acdonald, Thompson, Abbott, Tacne, | was that we had that broad--minded, rtier, Lafontaine, Chapleau, Laurier, liberal spirit which was shown in this | ake and Mowat. HMe expressed his | House yesterday and of which the reement with the remarks ~:1' Mr. Speaker's election was an m'kl('n(-.(;. | 1ltullu.m n~1;m._;" to the _1'-1_1'.-"\' _"1 \\'hivl_l proclaimed that any man in this | . r Majesty. Whatever action the Province who proved himself worthy . ' 'verment might take in reférence to could aspire to any position in the gift-- \' . 1hroper, oelebration ,'."] "]":_ '_i":)::'(':_' | | of the people without regard to nation-- | uid no doubt meet with the ap; he | ality or creed. _ He was pleased to [\ ition of the House as \:..n as of the |learn that the Lieut.--Governor of On-- I 'ople of the country. Regarding the tario was recovering. He had bee II Jining law, Mr. Whitrey said that the | personal 'fri«-nd of the Liouth-('m\'erl:m'rl' J| * I'«tn (t.l":rl'iim'rt;..-Y'L'::t'L'.l-;:x'xlx'l":n-T'}'l:u('l(fl t}\): | since his boyhood, they were natives of n .;nin;; ixxtlfx.s}tlny"f|;<,: 'nnly cufisidcm- | ';lho- same place, and he could unite in i pn, but careful observation might !.;e! \\ ~I-':1y \\np@ that had been said in re-- | ¢cessary in order to arrive at a cor-- jbfll. to him. . He also agreed with l | ct conclusion. When a correct con-- | what h"']."('"" said by the leader of * || I sion had been arrived at the Gov-- ;thy Opposition on the récirement of Sir I mnment should feel free to extend to }'I:lf""': Mowat and the elevation to the | e mining industry every possible op-- i remiership of Hon. Mr. Hardy. He I| brtunity and encouragement within |also congratulated Hon. Mr. Davis up-- | le bounds of reason. But he was not | on his appointment to the Secretary-- || fepared at the present moment to; I"'l"!" He did not wish to add anything ;i ate in detail just what provisions | | to the high encomiums pronounced up-- | ; ould be adopted by the Government. i '(tj]l\l.»-tthoig fi(,;'f(:,l,?"w"{ l;?;flm-('l :lflta" tCt I T e qistns o . # se S es to e nob % 1| * | NIVERSITY AND EDUCATION. l {'?V"""l purity of these gontlmm-ny\\['lglr(tl' | X In regard to Toronto University Mr.| \((lln abroad lhq people on the other || 'hitney said that the people of On-- | U iLkOf} lhe, line might envy us and | } rio had a high regard and respect | n;itnur'tl";t\i"(i had some kind of super-- | 'r Toronto University; it occupied a | _ _GA'hes here. He did not pro-- / | } rm place in their hearts, and theyl noxe to go into the speech, because it | ) a_not propose to do anything to in--" would be as unreagonable to ('rltlcwvf\'s:; | re or hamper it in its career of use-- the legislation foreshadowed in it as 1t} _ | pness, but there were a great many, i" ould be to criticize a book after read-- 1 a d their number was constantly in-- ng the preface. When that legislation Basing, who believed ~that the in--} in 6 | | ; : y. R \ ' '