The Prime Minister first torted that the campaign of the Libera? party had been founded on 2 series of lies, and he refuted number of charges made by political opponents, principally in regard to railway policy and immigration. He then gave.a clear and comprehen sive statement of the fiscal policy of the Conservative party, namely a policy of protection for Canadian industry end a frank facing of economic facts, specially in regard to the national debt, which must be reduced gradually. Mr, Meigiwa ale analysed the Constitational of which I wrote in a Ssvmer Among the English-spcaking people Mr. Meighen is a general ind_many supporters of the Conservative party are personal adherents of the Prime Minister, rather than supporters of the policy of the party.
The Montreal speech was a fine example of oratory, and certainly dealt with important political issues, but there was an avoidance of several questions which are really national problems, and jh particular of the question of immigration, and of the French Liberal bloc in the Federal House. These two problem sre not topics for political speeches. in this province, for reasons which T will mention below,
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