The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-26
RuLED BY TYRANTs.
That Is What a Canadian Legislator
Says of This Country.

Says of This Country.
Ottawa, Ont, June 23.-Major Gour-
ley, emb for Colchester, N. s.. who
some time 6 made a speech in which
he said he vas prepared to spend a
year in the trenches resisting American
aggression. delivered another charac-
tertstic grafton today. The occasion
was the guaranteeing of the bonds OF
the Canadian Northern railway, a rival
to the Canadian Pacific railroad.
Speaking OF the necessity of more
Canadian railways, Of the development
Of Canadian resources and the cultiva-
ton Of a broader patriotism, he said
to some extent he would like Canadians
to emulate their neighpors. He had
heard q Fourth Of July Grafton, he said.
out In the state of Illinois, wher they
hadn't a hill any higher than a table.
and yet the orator of the day hkened It
to the Alps"
This was the kind Of policy, he said,
which a made OF that country a great
nation. He would give them that cred
II While contesttng their very existence.
In n province of Nova Scotia there
were many descendants Of the loyal
lists. and these a. no kindly recollec-
ton OF the men who had stripped their
grandmothers and gr~andfathers. They
would be unworthy descendants of a
great race IL they did not resent such
action upon the part Of the American
rebels.
The Worst Constitution.
II ever he said a word in commenda-
ton of the United States, said MI.
GourleY amid laughter, he would
pect his ancestors to rise up from their
graves and protest against 1t. If he
was asked to give a legal opinion on
The worst constitution In the world
the tyranny Of Algiers or the tyranny
Of the United States-he would give
the palm to the latter.
The United States senate" he said,
Is a tyrant for six years, the house of
representatives a tyrant for two years,
the president a tyrant for four years,
and the supreme cour bosses the ceun-
try forever, while In Algters the tyrant
only lasts until the people put an end
to him."
Canadians had been too modest, he
averred; they had sat down quietly and
allowed the yankees to blow about their
constitution. His mature judgment
was that the only constitution under
which a nation could flourish was the
British constitution. So far as he was
concerned ne was going TO devote the
remainder Of his life showing that tho
only Tag worth living under was the
flag Of old England.
Sitting On United States.
He congratulated the government
upon the splendid map of Canada which
they had just issued, stating that 1t
gave a grand conception of a glorious
country. He thought a copy should
be hung in every public school in Can
ada. When his little boy looked at It
he said: Papa, the United States are
gone; we are sitting on them"
He urged the government to build the
trans-Canada railway to Quebec west,
which was 500 miles away from the,
border. II hat railway were built and
Canada were invaded we could retire
to this northern line. Proceeding, he
insisted that every member of parlia-
ment should be whipped If he voted to
build up an American port like Port
land.
On going back to his part Of the prov
ince Mr.. GourleY said he would be met
with the cry OF For heavens sake,
get back to Ottawa and stop this
Grand Trunk business" He closed by
saying that 1t was time to stop this
insult the Grand Trunk is Offering to
Canada. Future generations would rise
up and ask how it was that half the
Canadian Pacific seaboard had been
stolen by yankee statesmen.
Major Gourley vas greatly applaud
ed on resuming his seat.
The house Of divided early
today on motion Of want OF confidence
from J.. Israel Tarte declaring for an
immediate revision of the tariff and an
energetic policy on transportation. Tho
motion vas defeated on a straight
party vote.