Thursday, April 6, 1007

Walter R. Shaw: Insinuated what?

Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald: that we had something to do with the van- dalism. You did, Sir, and you. . . .

Walter R. Shaw: Your Premier admitted that the vandalism was there. Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald: If you want to speak get up on your feet.

Walter R. Shaw: No, but I am answering you. Your Premier admitted that there was vandalism.

Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald: All right, and you tried to blame us. Walter R. Shaw: I did not! I did not! Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald: Sit down!

Walter R. Shaw: All right, I am not going to sit down facing an accusation of that kind. Now you tell the truth.

Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald: I am telling the truth. Walter R. Shaw: You are not telling the truth! Several Members: OOOHHHHH! !!

Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald: Just because you don’t tell the truth, you needn't think I don’t.

Walter R. Shaw: Well you’re not! And I’ll stick to it.

Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald: All right, Mr. Speaker, I am sticking to it. Mr. Speaker, you made reference to the vandalism, Sir, and we played no part in it, but it is quite possible that the people that were paid to put up those signs in Kings at $25.00 a day were probably taking them down the next night. (Applause) That’s my story and I can check it out, I can back it up too.

Walter R. Shaw: All right, that’s your story.

Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald: I should know, Sir; I went from one house to another in that District twice and I was quite ashamed. As far as I am concerned that District is ruined forever. . . .

Walter R. Shaw: I think you were ashamed and you have a right to be.

Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald: It was your actions I was ashamed of, Sir. and furthermore I will go on to the day of the Advanced Poll. Such bullying I never saw in my life and you needn’t think we were doing it. People were taken to that Poll, driven in their cars; two henchmen would jump out from behind the place, open the doors, and snatch a man out. You have to come in to vote. They would swear that he was unable to vote, that he didn’t know how to vote. Those were some of our leading citizens, supposed to be leading citizens, that were doing this. I wit- nessed this; I was called in off the road to come and take their part. I will say this also, Sir, that the two candidates that were nominated, our opponents on the other side of the House were very fine gentlemen. (Applause) I know them both per- sonally and they went out to do justice and to win the election if they could. But those boys were misinformed; they were misinformed by people that were supposed to know a whole lot better. This is the truest statement that I ever made in my life. They had the poor fellows running around doing this, and doing that. Heaven’s above I don’t want to start relating it all here, but I am certainly prepared to do it.

Walter R. Shaw: I suppose you were sitting in your armchair, were you?

Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald: I wasn’t in my armchair, Sir.

Walter R. Shaw: No, I suppose not; you are an innocent fellow.

Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald: I was doing the things I should do. —129-—