Farmer's magazine (January-December 1920) . play in partypolitics. We stand admittedly against all demoraliz-ing and dishonest methods of electing men to parlia-ment. In the aforementioned issue we referred to S. S. McDfermand as —a prominent local farmer well-known, honest, and un-schooled in the arts of dissimu-lation. He stands for—not class government, not sectionalism, inot socialism, not bolshevpsm, not wrecking devices, but for a government of all the people for the people. At any rate it is purely East Elgins business! We drew this picture of the man land the situation from our knowi-
Farmer's magazine (January-December 1920) . play in partypolitics. We stand admittedly against all demoraliz-ing and dishonest methods of electing men to parlia-ment. In the aforementioned issue we referred to S. S. McDfermand as —a prominent local farmer well-known, honest, and un-schooled in the arts of dissimu-lation. He stands for—not class government, not sectionalism, inot socialism, not bolshevpsm, not wrecking devices, but for a government of all the people for the people. At any rate it is purely East Elgins business! We drew this picture of the man land the situation from our knowi- dge of the situation and from Ian interview with the candidate, nowing also much of the local istory of East Elgin. Since then events have justified11 our conclusions. A visit ti) Igin during the contest revealed e fact that our arguments erre 1n the side of understanding theolitical situation. The fight was hot one. Never in the historyf politics in my lifetime has sotrenuous a fight been made by a By F. M. CHAPMAN WRECKERS WAS RIGHT!. On the old Talbot Road. government to win a seat. The administration wouldhave been infinitely stronger to have ordered the election, to have presented their case calmly and thenleft the riding, depending on their local feeling was rife everywhere. They overdidthe interfei-ence act, and all the promises and cajol-ing of cabinet ministers and paid organizers onlydrove home the determination of sane thinking-farmers to teach a much-needed lesson in goodmanners. The Liberals had no great organization. Theircandidate was a good man and much sympathy wasfelt for him in being a defeated candidate before andthat a Liberal had withdrawn from the field to allowMalcolm MacVicar, , to be elected in the localhouse. There may have been much of this saw-oftwork in past politics and many farmers felt thatthe time had come for serious business, not forhorse play. There were two towns and two villages in theriding. Aylmer is a pretty thr
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