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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 302, 11 December 1874, Page 4

' ■' ■■•'."•, ;; ; PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTION. TO THE ELEOTOIiS OE MOUNT IDA, * ■ [" BEG Respectfully to 01% myself ns a Candidate. Jar th'o Seat in the Provincial Council rend'ete.d ivacant : by.,the Resignation of .- > .'-L.:., .-„.»• ,'"•■■'; "ij ,-i ,-i-j ,t1,;,4 . :?-.;, s Me. OilVitß.;' Beinganold'miner.andhovirig - reßidod £ or BOVoral years on the Goldfieldsr of! " Tiotoria;.aba*.Ofcagp/'i'am- protty r . woll^ao-! qnaintod with the wants of o'Miiung.'comm'u- 1 mty, while to-Moral Ida' (during,the 'past three'y'ears) have affordedi me an opportunity of learning th' 6 require-j moutrpf the District. ' ~r /'*' 'I may'mehtiori that I am'thoroughly'inde-; pendent pf class influence, and, should you do ; me the honor of electing me, you may-rely, upon being faithfully served, and honestly represented. - -•■ ' ' ! I shall take an early opportunity of meeting you, and explaining ray views ; meantime, 'I respeotifully request, you will not pledge, yourselves, , : *,';...' j,'. "!-•■., ■ 'l'amJ-Q-entlemen, "' **.•'••";. . .')' -ufii! 'j. . . .:, ■in <■ >'. -:Your obedient servant, ' ■• '' : _■•■" RICHARD H. LEAKY: TO OF MOUNT< IDA. ' ' '" MB/ OLIVEE-'havirig'Resigned his position as Member'for Mount Ida in tne Provincial Council, I offer the'-Electors, according to promise, my services: '■ ' ■ ! > • In doing this I desire to draw, attention h the fact that, if a suitable,,local man will the elector's ough^tbjsuppott, : him"in"prefer; ence to a stranger, hardly,:: hdwever/ JSPifosk e ;C6uncil,; f and you are " f u -™i£,*Ws ■.Pf/my;pplftical .opinions, which have not..altered, f '■.. ', :; c "regard to''the abolition of the-Proviri.

cial Councils, I have always been, and still am, favorable'tp'Siicbaimeasure-^ifitean'be • brpught-;about carefully and wisely/ and with duo protection to purlahd revenue, 'an"'--intei rest wMohtistqf .th'e.most.vital ; importance'to mir Province. it is no new opinion .got up for the occasion, as the following passages,.from my* peared in the:;' Mount Ida Chronicle' of February 17th, 1871,' will sßowi-i-'f I;.will first touch on^Srovinoialism^jiibugfiv I confess there is such - ajdonglomeration of'- Governdents:thatiijcisjdifficult to ; : tell where ; one ends.and:therdther r begins;.r Provincial Governntent has 1 effected much good in has served its day j and/ .to perpetuate that system in its present form, would be a curse rather than otherwise. . . .Each ProvtocW has an expensive staff of paid officials, v, 'Now, it must be apparent, that,.if the Provinces aud Counties were-under one Govern'mefit,' therefwoiild be> a great savins m departmental expenses alone, I would tint ahrtliflli! pTwtfTn/«rtK(»w.r ■M*.*.*i.Tr ■miii'i. «i----would reduce their, number, and do' away with so many petty arid e'xponsive "Governments.- No doubt there would be ■'obstacle's in the way, arising out of so many'land laws and so many, Provincial debts, but.these would be more than counterbalanced by- the solid ad vantage, gained." "'.„"' Before, however "taking so radical a'step, I would like to have a clear idea of the means by which wo will protect bur local interests; Perhaps it might be'judicious'for'us in' the jyj-idaleilsland;tO'Waitiandsee;'how tho new system works, in, the 2 North". Island' Before adopting it here, ■ . :' °-.'..- i . j , •.-, • j ■■■_,■; " . .-. , As to the Duty on Gold/I will do all in mv power (if returned) .to abolish that invidious and tfnmst impost,""l caimot see it is oittier' an act of justice or wiso policy to impose a heavy tax on one of the most important branches of industry, while others less important are fostered and encouraged. ' I shall ever'oppose the selling of large blocks of our public land to the wealthy. Ruoh proceedings will only tend to the establishment of a landed aristocracy great wealth and powcron tho one hand, and poverty and servitude on tho other. lam in favor of leasing all national lands, but, if that will be found impracticable in the meantime, J. will support any measures that may have for thoiryobjects the placing of the industrious working man on his own freehold, on the principle of deferred payments. 1 look upon the present system of wholesale and unselected immigration with dread and would rather see a more limited but move useful stream of immigrants approaching our shores. r * On other matters T need not dwell at present as yon know my opinions, and as Ihavo nothing to recant or withdraw. It is not my.intention to make a ptrsonal canvass, or to address you before the election, as r think it quite unnecessary. If, however, you do me the honor of returning mo as your representative, I will take the unusual course of doing so immediately afterwards, ni order to consult with you as to the best method of fathering the interests of the district.' I shall then do so with more confidence, as I know the -eloctors of Mount Ida will not bo led astray by anything parties may say—parties who are looking about for vacant constituencies as a hen looks about for an Rinpty nest that she may comfortably sk on or be entrapped by promises never intended to be'kepfc, but, like the celebrated razors ' .''nnlymado to sell." ' ' ' I am, Gentlemen, •Your obedient servant, JOHN P. AEMSTKONG. November, 1874. a SECOND HAND COOKING STOVE, in good order, for sale. Can' bo soon at Mv. B, V. Bottine's Nasobv. VPrice£3.' ,; ' ' /