The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-07
CANADA'S BIG BOODLERS.
woRE REVELATIONS CONCERNING TIE
MISUSE OF PUBLIC MONEY.
Thousands Taken from the Treasury TO Fay
Political Expsnsss-Mr. McGreevy Said
10 be Telling What He Knows.

Thouspnds Taken from the Treasury TO Fay
political Expenses-Mr. McGreevy Said
20 be Telling what he Knows.
TORONTO. Feb 0-The revelations made here
90 day Of moro boodllng by Dominion Minis
tsrs to carry twenty-elght constituencies in
the proynce OF Quebec In favor OF the Govern
mon, has created q sensation In political cir
Giles. and tho opinion is expressed in some
quarters rather freely that disclosures OF this
kind are doing more than anything else to
force Canada into annexation. The story
comos from Montreal. and shows how By or
ranizcd corruption in that province twenty
eight constituencies were carried for the Gov
ernment. In a recent speech at Halifax Sir
John Thompson. Minister Of Justice. said that
n any one had information to communicate
concerning boodors or boodling he would be
GLAD to receive II and act upon it.
Upon this invitation the Globe to-day gives n
statement, which 1t says 1t was requested to
publish by a director Of leading monetary
institution in Canada. who Is said In town to-
div to be tho Hon. Thomas McGreevy. direc-
tor OF tho Union Bank OF Canada. the Govern
ment contractor. who. with Mike Connolly. the
Government is about to prosecute In court at
Ottawa on charge Of obtaining from the Gov
eminent money for work never performed
The statement goes on to say TINT the
session. which led to the expulsion Of Nc
Greevy from tho House OF Commons and the
subsequent proceedings against him. were
superficial and In a large degree abortive.
and that special pains were taken to suppress
the ugiest facts connected with the affair.
Whom NcGrervy was ,discharging immense
the COR. ervativs partys funds in the district
ofguebcc 4 dishonest man could have made
stad lie 'H lost and his orss1 saor
in the history, Of the PARTY. Yet now
leaders turn upon him to send him to. Jail. in
order that Premier Abbott, Sir John Ihomp-
son. nnnd John li"GGart may acquire a reputa-
LyssS Ss @ s ssn tnS qSea tin IL
contractar for the Government. North Shore
Hallway from Quebec to Montreal and.
lion dollars on this ecn1traet. osstensibly
fer sut rSsy for The
gsyln. P1ivy Conncillor and adviser Of her
il Works. undertook charge. as two Quebec
Ministers asset Of tWsgty-eiGht constituent
dre% orders O on for money
needed. and for money so paid out the writer
behaves McGreevy can produce vouchers for
Accompanying tho published statement are
iac-simi!es OF some OF the Vouchers and they
show Among other things money paid to J. I.
Tarte. who at the, Instance, Of Robert Nc
Greevy inauguratedt tho hoodling investigation
at Ottawa year ago. But 1t is only generally
known now that THrte got part Of the money.
and writes the call on this apostle Of pure
politics to explain what he did with the money.
Robert McGreevy. who is well known in New
York FILTERED away, his money with his
tons on margins IN pork and wheat. and
Robert owed his brother S40O.OOO on account
Of contracts in Canada and the States which he
never paid. quarrel ensuet through Robert
trying to squeeze more money ont of his
brother hyA threat to expose his dealings with
the Ministers. and the revelations began.
The Globe promises more revelations. and
the talk is that the BLACKLIST feature Of the
whole scandal will be nnenrthed ut Ottawa II
the Government consents to an Investigation
/ when Parliament meets at Ottawa in q few
weeks 1t Is u question with many IL the
Government can survive these exposures.
Prominent Liberals think further boodling
disclosures in cOnnect ion with tho Canadian
Government may result in another appeal to
the country, and that Lord Stanley. the Gov
ernor General. will, force the. Government
t?inyesteate the charges made to-day. and
that he may even dissolve the Parliament. A
prominent local Liberal said to-day that If
teen members Of the Commons and ten m en-
hers of the Senate arc in the mire as deep as
y. s-