Week
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contributor: Blakemore, William
issued: 2017-03-21
issued: 1917-04-21
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note: TheWeek H British Columbia Newspaper and Review Vol. XIV, No. 45—15th Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, April 21st, 1917 5c a copy $2.00 a year Appalling THE admissions made by the chief actors in the drama staged in the committee room, where the enquiry into the expenditures of the Pacific Great Eastern is carried on, form unusually interesting reading. The frank statement made by Mr. D'Arcy Tate, the lawyer-promoter, that the contractors had given him half a million dollars for use as a reptile fund is hardly believable. If the statement had been made by Mr. Tate's implacable enemy in order to injure his reputation, charity and fair play would require everyone to suspend judgment. Mr. Tate himself declares it and in- addition gives some details of its use, and suggests more. The astounding character of the crime against the people of this Province is such as to demand the most searching and complete enquiry. The uses made of the fund, its beneficiaries, and the purposes of the payments made, must he fully disclosed. If—as partisans on both sides aver—the money was used to corrupt both Conservative and Liberal members, then the people should have the facts plainly stated. The prompt denials made by the Attorney-General as to his participation in $25,000, and of Mr. John Hart, campaign manager of the Liberal party, cleared the atmosphere in some degree, but the Legislative chamber would have been purified still more had the leader of the Opposition made an opportunity for a like disclaimer. It must not be assumed, however, because Mr. D'Arcy Tate stated that the money was given to him for electoral campaign purposes, and that he used it for such purposes, that therefore either of the political parties profited hy the fund. The man that receives money for a corrupt purpose is not of the class whoBe word should be taken at its face value. It is easy to throw mud, and thoughtless people are ready to condemn the persons that are dirt-bespattered before hearing their defence.…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: publisher not identified (1904-1906) ; The Week Publishing Co., Ltd. Offices (1906-1907) ; �The Week� Publishing Company, Limited (1907-1918) ; publisher not identified (1918-1920)
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Victoria (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0374044
language: English
lat: 48.428333
long: -123.364722
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Victoria : "The Week" Publishing Company, Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text