Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-04-14

vocated the burning Of vegetable
refuse. In numerous ways ne ue-
scribed the use to which this garbage
is sometimes put i'm the formation oil
building lots by the filling up oil hoi-
lows. Toronto furnished many such
lots.
Another speaker remarked that the
crowding, examining, pushing ana
strained mental overwork oi our
present erroneous modern school sys-
tenn rendered it imperatiyely neces-
sary that those who have the manage
ment of public schools, colleges and
seminaries OF learning should give
the subject Of ventilation, heating and
sanitary surroundings their constant
attention.
The Grand Jury at its last session
indicted the city Of Toronto for keep
ing its Court House in an unhealthy
condition.
The Globe Of 10Th March has the
following vital statistics;
There we're registered at the City
Clerks office during the past week
81 births, % marriages and AZ deaths.
The causes Of death are thus sub
divided Pneumonia, q diphtherla,
s.; commissions, 4; phthisis, . still
born, 3; debility, 3; measles, =;
bronchitis, 2; congestion OF lungs, =;
and one each OF hemorrhage, per
tussis, scarlet fever, apoplexy, CON
gestion OF brain, hydrocephalus,
Group, marasmus, heart disease,
erysipelas, meningitis, and found
drowned.
Now let us see how the Canadians
themselves compare our prosperity
with theirs. The Toronto Ners oil
3lst March contains the following
epitome Of Sir Richard Cartwrights
speech in the Canadian House OF
Comm ns on the budget on the pre-
ceding day;
Sir Richard Cartwright expressed
regret at the gloomy state OF affairs
as presented by the facts, and de-
plored that the debt Of Canada should
be nearly three times as much per
| head as that Of the United states
| that our total volume OF trade should
be 1924 600 900 less than it was thir-
teen years ago; that after possessing
the Northwest for fifteen years, and
| extending there $l00,000,000 OF pub
| lie money and $50, 000,000 of private
money, we had scarcely 200, 900 set
tiers; that after importing 9OO, 200
immigrants, the population OF Canada
ia scarcely l,000,0 900 more than in
| 1867. Last year there was deficit
of AZ, $50, 900, and the government
borrowed 81 900 900 from 1885, max
| ing total actual deficit OF $3.50, 200.
Besides this, certain amount,
chargeable to revenue, was charged
| to capital account, so that the actual
deficit last year was $500, 900, in
GLIDING the 81 100000 for rebellion
expenditure. Then, as to the deficit
| for the present year, they had on the
LIST of March, 1886, a deficit OF ST.
| 10000, and at the close OF this year
| their true deficit would amount to
81, 900 900, II not more.
The honorable gentleman continued
| TO speak till o'clock, denouncing the
government for increasing our taxa
ton, and especially by adopting
specific duties, bearing heavily on
| the poorer classes. He prophesied
increased estimates for the coming
year. He did not like increased de-
posits in the savings bank, as it was
q sign Of timidity among the people.
He outlined the drawbacks attendant
on protective policy, and believed
the people would have been better
off il they had retained the tariff OF
1878. The only returns he could see
for the addition of 5000, 000, 900 to the
public debt within the last 10 years
were two rebellions and seven deficits.
Dwelling on the exodus, he declared
that of the native Canadian popula-
ton in North America, one in every
four was in the United States. lie
drew a dark picture OF the condition
OF the country, ascribing it chiefly to
| the great railway and land monopo-
lies and the unjust system OF taxa
ton, and believed the only hope oil
confederation was in bringing the
people to realize the position OF the
country.
From fuller report OF the same
speech in the Toronto Globe OF 3lst
March, we make the following ex-
| tracts.
Our present situation was worse
than any before. A very curious fact
was that in 1880 the Canadians in the
| United States were III 900 and $780,
600 children born Of Canadians in the
United States, which shows these
emigrating there were in full man
hood and womanhood.
He contrasted the condition OF the
people of the United States, Austria
| liza and New South Wales with that
OF Canada, and showed that we were
laboring under great disadvantage
as compared with them. He pointed
out that in 1850 the United States
had population of 10000, 900, or a
| public debt of 1913 ,000, 900, while Can
ada had a population of four and a
hall million and debt OF $500, 0O0,-
900. This debt was being gradually
reduced. As it was in the States, SO
it was in Australia, the one federal
the other legislative. We in Canada
had got one Canadian Pacific, two
rebellions, seven deficits, and huge
monopoly.
In hardly any English speaking
country did the honest, temperate,
workingman bear so heavy a proper
ton OF the taxation. The taxation,
any part of which fell upon the poor
in England was 1924 per head, while
in Canada some expenses were So. 10.
This was an especial hardship
| where, owing to climate and other
conditions, a man needed to be better
housed and fed and clothed than in
many other countries.
In his predictions of the coming
state Of affairs, the Minister had
overlooked the fact that the income
OF the farmers had OF late years been
seriously diminished. He attributed
the present unhappy state of the
country to four causes, the press OF
taxation, u great railway and other
monopolies, the unfortunate system
OF making perpetual concessions to
the various Provinces whenever they
got into difficulties, and vicious and
corrupt system OF government.
Toronto Nems 3lst March:
Canada is not Democracy. We
are governed not by the will OF the
people but by Anticipated traditions
and an inherited system OF govern
ment, diluted, perhaps, in some re-
spects by modern ideas, but retain
ing sufficient of the old leaven of
monarchy, aristocracy and caste to
defeat in many cases the popular
voice.
The head OF our system is not-as
he ought to be-a man chosen by the
votes OF the people, but the aristo-
cratic delegate OF foreign power for
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