, 1875-09-28
CANADIAN NEWS.

Statement OF the annt1. George Hr0svn
Regarding tho Isicctitsn oil 1S72-
Complexion 0F the Present fgnta*e OF
ENrlinmCue-'Fha New rDHth1 a4Nsvs
Spst,at Disratch to The Chicago Trfbunr.
TonoNrt,, Ont, Aept. 37-On Saturday tho
Conservative prcss OF this city charged tho Lib
oral party with grohB political corruption In ex-
pending about f500. 900 by which tlaov secured al
election triumph and tho refns Of power, haAing
their chargcs Of, lotter maid TO nvo toon writ
ten by tho Hon. George brown to tho Hon. John
Simpson. In 1879, extracts Of which woro jhlb-
lfshea, IN which In recuunta wllat Ind bncn dono
by way ut aid, and asking THO Hon. ain'Ison 10
contribute. 70 all OF tlia tho lion. EroNn TO-
plies III an editorial over his own name tn tho
dto6e OF to-day. uo HayB:
Simpson Informs That ho has no such letter;
tha he has recollection Of astR received or hnv
ing sceo auch letter anil that liz quito c.tsn he
contributed no money 10 tlo f1nd referred to. l
hsyo copy Of Tho letter from which these c1trac.s
are stated to ',ass been taken, hut have recui-
mentioned to hree rosshy for, pulilieal friends.
ss.ums herctore tnat the words q',o,ca nssro have
Rrettna that lho Oppost!on oraans havs possa'siou
q ths letteI, sud ha7o felt. 'homFc!yc' at
!ssry to pubf, selected rs'sases from. i: 5ejoso
thus publicly shat waH tho amount and character Of
tha fund about which such wonderful Htoties harc
rnsfnc scandal, have then 10 sL1to that tho party
eubacrlpt1on Hueston wAs got up TO nil n dsfrnylng
necessary Cx1cflR1h OF fAft1ltI6 un3Gi0
10 besr tho whole cost Of 3otlyconestctt election
fighting for The Liberal In constituencies hopeless
n the moment. and dcfraytng tho travelling c1-
documents and other similar eeai md propor expenses
Of great electoral contest believe that tho wolo
ei tho money subscribed WAS applied strictly 10 tcHo
purposes. further Etato that the cntro amount "a
rascd aut 20 expended waa 81 709 or the nnm q si5
10 oaeh Of clghytwo conAtectca, Ind they all rsr"
ttciphed In IT, md a|ato s further that nre wns
no other general reform fund hut thts for electoral
purposes Mt tho occnn Of 1874 to my know1odRe and.
Il ,bt.A Ln.,5 4
Of 1t.
The result Of tho general provincial election
! last January M recorded by tho Government
organ, waA Ministeriaets 30; Opposition % !;
Independents !. Subsequently pott1ons for un-
senting vore presented hgai.,nt sifteon hlln!ste-
1talists nnh soycnteon Opposition n'on1borB. Tho
roAut of tho election trialn up 10 tho prcaent
timo H. MtnisterialiBs unsDAted. 10; petitions
Withdrawn or dlsmiBsed. 8; undecided, 2; Oppo'
sition unaoatod, 3: petitions withdrawn or dis.
tniseed Z; undecided, 2. Of ton aiiniBtcriaiista
nnaoated four hnso been reelected or thcir soata
filled from the Same party. Five seatn ato att!!
unseatod Opposition members three llave boen
reelected, ono se.t Ia hilod by Ministerinlist,
| and four aro still vacant From thcao premises
it In fair to conclude thu. tho result Of Januasy
last will b0 IN no wiBo changed. 40 far as tho
strength Of parties is concerned. Tho election
trials so far havo established tho fact TINT tho
elections Iaat JANUARY tosu!tad fairly. Tho
oiferaea OF tho unaoatcd members In no Instance
| were OF tlaBrant character. On tho whole the
country Is 10 bo congratulated on tts Wholesome
stringent Election Law.
Tho new Posta law comes into forco on Fri
| day. by 1t all iattota not ptopaid Will be setit
| to the deAd letter office; il inBnflfciently paid
tho receiver parB double tho oIixlnsl charge
| Lettera between Canada and Britain cost
Oalco must 10 prepaid. Othor minor changer
l aim nnnna intp farcD,