Tuesday, April 25, 1907 standing on his own, accomplishing on his own, creating on Ms own, to such an extant that the Chkf Justice is now referred to aa the father of the Premier, the leader of the Liberal Party of P. E.I ., — one who has caught the imagination of the populous, one who is destined to go far, on to greater things in the years ahead. How common to each have been the problems which father and son have bad to contend with. In 1935 the father came in as Premier during the Great Depression. Thirty-one years later the son has to face one of the gravest financial situations ever confronting the province, — both occasions inherited from Tory misrule. In his remarks upon his Speech from the Throne, the Opposition Leader made some caustic remarks concerning our leader and the members of the Cabinet. He referred to pictures of the present Premier in the press. He referred to action shots of the Premier . Yet he forgets how, for a period of nearly seven years, every paper in PJS.I. was plastered with that wonderful picture of the present leader of the Opposi¬ tion. At first people accepted it. After a while it became monotonous. Then it be¬ came boring; and if any other factor, outside of a wild spending spree, helped to cause the defeat of his party at the polls, it was the over-exposure of his features upon each and every occasion, from his arising in the morning until his retiring at night. He took a sly dig at me by stating, "Though he was given three portfolios, Fisheries, Industry and Natural Resources, he is a little bit confused as to what the responsibilities are at the moment." Then the Leader of the Opposition goes on to say "Some nasty people say that he is associated with a lot of other things". Mr. Speaker , upon occasion, silence is golden. Mr. Speaker , upon occasion, the best response is no response. Mr. Speaker , upon occasion, silence is deafening. Because I saw fit to keep quiet and say nothing every effort has been made to belittle me. The Opposition Leader has been one of four who have followed such tactics. Well, I am a gregarious fellow, yet I do know when to listen and when to allow someone else to, have the opportunity to speak. The Leader of the Opposition has also mentioned that it has been suggested that the Star Chamber of the Liberal Party has been set up and that this Minister, meaning me, has a good deal to do in matters of political executions that are held of innocent Conservatives that have been in the employ of the Government. Mr. Speaker , may I ask, whoever heard of or recognized an innocent Tory? Mr. Speaker , not to my knowledge is there a Star Chamber within the Liberal Party, and I have never taken part in the execution of any Tory. Sometimes I wish I had. Mr. Speaker , if the Leader of the Opposition had any sense of shame, he would never have mentioned a matter such as the Star Chamber and all that it implies. Star Chambers.....well, there has been placed upon the table of this House one of the finest documentations of the actuality of an existing Star Chamber and its actions, and it belongs to his own Tory party. Let me read this important document so that we shall know where and why the Tory Star Chamber existed. " Charlottetown, P. E. I. January 22, 1960 Honourable J. D. Stewart Provincial Secretary Charlottetown , P. E. I. Honourable and Dear Sir: I am writing you this afternoon with reference to the Labour Replacement Committee for the Fifth of which I happen to be the Chairman . We have been meeting quite regularly at weekly meetings m an endeavour to assist you and other members of the Government in alleviating the heavy demand on us for employment among those who claim to be supporters of our party. Our committee has sent in recommendations from time to time which have for some reasons been ig¬ nored. Several of our Committee members feel that we are wasting our time and are Sroviding no benefit to the Party. If it could be arranged, we would appreciate you, ir and Mr. Farmer join us at one of our meetings so that explanations which I as Chairman have given for failure to follow our Committee recommendations, could be given directly by you and Mr. Farmer . —855—