My Political Creed

My Political Creed
To the Electors of South-East Grey:-
I treasure the support and friendship you have in the past given me. Few constituencies have stood so loyally by their member. I have always worked in the interests of the common people, and against special privilege. I appeal again to you for support on the following principles: 1- The right of the common people to take independent action. 2- The need of a change in the form of government to allow groups to function efficiently, questions to be debated and decided on their merits, and the Cabinet to be a committee of Parliament not of one party chosen by and responsible to Parliament. In brief, the substitution of co-operative government for party warfare. 3- Good will, peace education and arbitration to replace militarism and war. 4- Democratic control of credit. By that I mean that the Treasury Board only should issue notes against the resources of Canada.. This privilege is not enjoyed by the chartered banks. The government, through the Treasury Board, should at least endeavor to control inflation and deflation of currency. 5- Good social laws. 6- Low tariff. 7- Economy in public business. 8- Complete clean up of the business scandal by whichever government is returned on Sept. 14th. 9- Dominion wide prohibition of the signed the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes. 10- Asserting the producer's right to market their products co-operatively and the removal of laws that make co-operation difficult. 11- Electoral reform. The single transferable vote and proportional representation. Election machine to be controlled by the chief Electoral Officer- absolutely outside of politics 12- The right of women to retain their British citizenship though married to an alien, if they so desire. 13- Canada's nationhood within the Commonwealth of British nations. 14- The equalization of freight rates and the establishment of a committee to closely study the whole transportation problem and strive to lift the burden of high rates where they weigh most heavily. 15- The abolition of the Senate. 16- The closest harmony possible between member and constituency; the member the servant, the people the master, in proof of which I have recall.
Yours sincerely and gratefully,
AGNES C MacPHAIL.