The Portland daily press., 1873-07-11

this, feeling assured that the road could not
When the Dominion Parliament met, it
was found that deep prejudice had arisen
against the participation of foreigners iu the
enterprise as stock holders or builders, and
when the bill was brought iu by the Govern
ment, it contained clause excluding this class.
Sir Hugh, however, states that he inferred that
the Government would not insist on the pro-
hibition, but inserted the clause to secure the
passage of the bill, and this was the reason
that led him to continue his correspondence
with his American friends until he was as
sured that the door was was finally shut
against them, when he so notified them.
The general reader will come to the con-
clusion, after hasty perusal of Sir Hugh
Adams letters and kilograms, to his American
friends, that, to use his own term, he has
been playing very ''deep game" Nor was
he alone in it; for Messrs. Macdonald and
Cartier, the leading men in the Government,
took hand, while Senat or Macpherson and
G. ]. Bridges of Grand Trunk fame appear
at the gaming table with well stocked hands.
MA Aiu5l w Do PidyluS MeioCCliy SduiC AOi
the control of the enterprise, and it is evident
he could give Cakes Ames and his lawyers
points and beat them all. He played with
the New ork capitalists, with the govern
ment, with the Canadian papers and people,
and has evidently won against all by the aid
of the government which he saved at the
cost of $3.50, 900 in gold and something of his
reputation. The government played for
power. The elections were at hand. Sir
John A. and his associates had from the first
adopted bold policy for slow, timid people,
There were charges of corruption on all
sides. The several provinces were jealous of
each other, and the opposition had given evil
dences of Increased strength and organiza-
ton. These gentlemen used the Pacific rail-
road scheme to improve their chances of sue
cess. They knew that Sir Hugh was power
in Montreal and that for the success of his
own scheme, while caring not fig for their
political ideas, he would be powerful ally.
Senator Macpherson and Ontario they also
wanted. To obtain both they undertook in
no very good faith to use its influence to Sc
cure an amalgamation of the two hostile COM
panies already organized for the building of
the road. There was long negotiation about
this which finally resulted in the formation of
company by the government itself, after the
election, in which Sir Hugh was. practically
given the control. This was done under a
clause cunningly added to the bill by Sir
George Cartier for the purpose, as he said, of
securing competition. Sir Hugh, however,
saws in one of his letters that Sir George in
formed him privately that he and Sir John
A. allowed these companies to organize for
.stheir own amusement as the government
always intended to organize the company as
they wished and give it the contract of build
ing the road.
1t is very evident from the letters, and is
even admitted by Sir Hugh in his statement,
that he and the government, which was rep
resented by Sir George Cartier, had an I'M
derstanding that the government was dispos-
ed to favor the formers aspirations. He,
however, takes the pains to say that the gov
eminent never asked him to aid it in the
elections which were all important to it,
tnough he admits that he paid out over $780,
ooo IN gold to secure the election of friends
OF the enterprise! Despite the assertions of
the noble Baronet to the contrary, the less
noble individual will conclude that there
must have been compact between Sir Hugh
ana the government, that he should have his
way about the Canadian Pacific charter and
contract if he would help them to secure Il.
majority in the next Parliament. Such sums
of money as $3.50, 900 are not trifes to he
scattered for mere friendship. CAPITALISTS
always put such sums where they ''will do
the most good' At any rate, Sir Hugh
Allan contributed and lent his friends, who
were government candidates, $35O,OOo to
eject men, and now the latter have given Sir
Hugh the control of the Canadian PACIFIC
Railroad corporation with its $4,000. 600 and
50,OO0, 900 acres land subsidy.
The reader of Sir Hugh's corresnonao
which he admits from its nature NAV not :,