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Newspaper
Nelson Daily Miner
Location
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 30, 1899
Page
2
The Globe argues the problem lies with schemers and wire-pullers rather than the people. It criticizes party leaders who push a Yukon Railway Bill and calls for a nonpartisan Senate to curb partisan excess. The piece urges voters to seek honesty and independence to guard against rash legislation from any party.
The Returning Officer to be named, likely John A. Turner, presides over Nelson District canvass. Hume and Turner, both Liberals, head a race seen as a test of new government political methods and voter intelligence beyond personal appeal. The piece urges informed, principle based choice over partisan pledges.
A Toronto Globe paragraph discusses Senate creation as a check on hasty legislation and demagogic politicians. The piece argues a second chamber protects against passion driven measures and warns that scheming politicians may sway public opinion and Parliament, especially in British Columbia where partisanship sways seats in Victoria.
The Victoria Legislature debated a bill to compel terminations of board appointments every June and allow a one year reappointment, risking a shift to a spoils system. The Miner and Victoria Colonist criticize the move as dangerous, urging protest to preserve a permanent civil service and warn of political manipulation.
A political newspaper mocks a royal tobacco story noting cigars of extraordinary length and expense. The claim alleges the Prince of Wales pays 175000 dollars per thousand for cigars that are seventeen inches long and that he smokes and gives away a thousand weekly.
The column cites editorials from the Toronto Globe and Ottawa Free Press arguing that danger comes not from mobs but schemers in parliaments, with warnings about provincial rights in British Columbia and a New York opinion on Cuban politics. It notes calls for federal intervention to curb province-led actions and interpretation of Waterloo's fighting fields.
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