Sir, as I gro older, and look a little deeper a phase of the question whieh we and the-
intO thi; I~ , am of the opinion that i oountry had hopea would never be present-
would not be a bad thing for the Govern ed, and wh?ch we are sorry has ever been
im~to ow and,ru al t the railways of a presented. What is that pase ? Sir, they
eeatr,la I am not to PardIi, there to to th ssion of 184
be agnst the ruing- of a road by a Gov-a through the Goverment, and they say: we*
er But iI appreMed the danger have raised the holes of Canada and of the
which other hon g?enlemen appridated, worid that th is roadi would,.ibe finished i?
and which I amsu th 188. We based thoe hopes upon alcul-
cia -the dager ofns th i i a n that we thooht e good and wo
Gov ernmnikattempt to b-ld a raiway bold. We e to e toe toyou tiday and
of such dimension, and of such enormous say that we mst fall baek on onr original
expendture. Sir, th ptro and t he n nd`the and finish thatroadby 1891; or eJ?,
victiess of rty ichis i ioW d i i order to fiish it by the end of 1885; we-,
theletting,aad m g and cr?tWi.o? of on- must ak you for a loan. That is th? ques-
tr ate almostini blea o s to a tion that is preented to Parliament and the
GoveBment u tting bufi a road of coruty-1891 on the one hd, and 1d
* ch dmr oD n i?a ig-such coet. and. a loan upon the other Now,lir,,
So, -Sr I Msay tm ce?n?t wa$ willing to I as an Independent member of this.
* ora tfitort t hrti'eewec tl ~r?aons: t louse--
nirst, b uase?teibx a time at *wich the Some, hon. members--Hear, hear.
road r it bi , en , bec ause it MS, FosTEB -I supposed,sir,that I shouldt
a finaity, as far as qrpeditnre was have a general ehorusB of hear, hear, fromn
concerned; and thirdiy, becauie it had the the opposite side of the House. I say to,
rbadbullt by 'a compny and avoided the the hon. gentlemen opposite who are so
risk and danger incident to the building of prodigaljust now with their hear, ]iear, that
such an immense road by a Government thoughit may be a ost unheard of and un-
organized on a party basis. So mueh, then, thought of thing to them for a man to sit-on?
with reference to the contract. Now, Sir, in oneasideof the House, and whilat he sup.-
1881, thlie Company wmt to work. It has, I ports withall his' power, and Tith all his
am bound .to say, displayed . earnestse, the party of his choice on broad
lines of policy, .t is still quite posi'bl for
~AN T~i3 S AS T OF PUSfiI him to make up his mind, as an inipndpendet
and eney-a fact that t is not quetioned by thinker and investigator, upon every sutOect
the country at large,or by ay section of the which does not come witiin party lines. I
people. It has kept, good faith with refer- am supported in this opinion by what hasw
?noe to ?ts contract, and has built a bonma fe taken place in this house this session. There
road, muc better tan, the roa. which was has been more
laidldow to guide itas a -mode~L ha u IiDPENDENT AND SCATTING VoTNG
fore and enegy and power into the enter-
prui, so- mueh o that at the end of 1883 it on this side of the House by memberg sup-
stands before us with 1,131 mnilesof corn. porting the Conservative party, than th?r?
pleted road on the mainline rwest, with 269 has been on the other side. Andso I say,m
mies of eompleted, equi'pped and running as a man who supports a party and,
bmacihes onthatsam e Hine st, and with yet who does and will thik inde-
471 odd mi east of Callander, taking in pendendy, and conclude indpetly. I al.
the br es and the man iner from n.bound to take this matter'int my_ coniidera-
treal and BroIkville, and as far Wst as Cal- tion and find out whether or not it is reason-
aner and running p to Algoma Mills. able. Now, sir, what reasons did the conm-
Tatiswhi haas beaedne by thbe ompasy, patygive whenthey cametothlisGovernmentc
and mothan that has been done. Such and Parliament. They said this: owing, to
has been the enerv and push t&ey have hotility and hostile combinations at home,
dulayed, su}kh has been teira ty vith' and a broad; owing to shrinkage in ]llues
whlch theybave cons.t?nuce<A Athat and adecine in theprice of stocks; ing*.
they havti the btf of th people ta the difficulty of realizing auch large sums.
that the road rwuld be finisedinE -1886 eade as are necessary to earry on this gMai.c
not in 1891. S? that theyistand . p`ote the work, from lands which are, to a certain ex-
countryiand before tle orfd in the latter tent, locked up from a speedy realiia-_
part of the year 1883 as having accomplish- tionr, and which, if throwp. upon- the
ed al that Nwork of whieh I have spoken, narket would bring but ruinoust
and as holding out to Canada and to prices, we come and say: we have
ALL` COUSTIEY INTisEaED 'I r CANADA, reources sufficient; we want aloan; we t,l
Ite. lope that this road would be built en- road by the eud of 1886; we ask your aon-,
tirel y. 1886. Now, Sir, a new phase of sideation as to whetfer or tour proposa
th?e question is presented to us-a phase of is a resonable one. Sir, the cgzapany does
the question, 1 am bound to say, as unwel- not come on bended knees befoie is RHouse-
come as it was unexpected, phasee of the This company comes as a man would come,
question whieh is eqally painful to gentle- walking straight on his feet, looking u
Iten on thi's side of the House as it was to traight with his eye a Vn to th
gentemen on the other side of the, House; Government and Parliamen-t we have