,,the ,,grip ,,cartoons ,,vols4 ,i4 ,,ii4 ,may1 #ahgc1 to ,may1 #ahgd4 ,,with ,,notes ,,and ,,introduction ,,by ,j4 ,w ,,bengough4 ,illustration ,,toronto3 ,,rogers ,,larminie1 #bb ,,adelaide ,,street ,,east4 #ahge4 ,entered according to the ,act of the ,parliament of ,canada1 in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five1 by ,,rogers ,,larminie1 in the office of the ,minister of ,agriculture4 ,,introductory ,,note4 ,here1 ,o ,public6 here they are6 ,you have been clamoring in the most importunate and flattering fashion for a re-issue of the ,cartoons of ,grip1 and out of pure good humour1 ,i have gone to work and re-drawn them for you1 because1 you must know1 these destiny-shaping pictures were not originally engraved upon wood1 but were produced by lithography1 and in due time each was utterly erased from the stone to make way for bill-heads and cigar labels4 ,this has been no light task1 but of course my good will towards men1 together with the anticipation of being an author and writing an 8introduction10 made it a labour of love4 ,now1 the fact of the public request aforesaid will spare me the usual editorial humiliation of an introductory apology2 and ,i need say nothing here about the subject matter of the sketches1 as ,i have written an explanatory note 7comprehensive and lucid enough ,i hope7 opposite to each1 and1 therefore1 my prefatory remarks are complete--with1 by the way1 a word to the ,critics4 ,dear ,critics1 ,i defy you to do your worst4 ,this work1 as you know in your heart of hearts1 is above criticism4 ,there are no errata to be found in the text1 and no false perspective or other defects in the drawings4 ,if you hit upon anything that may persuade you to the contrary pray don't write it4 ,come and see me personally at ,no4 #b ,toronto ,street1 where ,i have hung my basket1 and every ,saturday croak 8,never ,say ,die0 to an ever increasing circle of patrons4 ,but what an ungrateful rook ,i am to be sure1 thus impudently chattering to those who have shown me nothing but generosity during my career1 and to be thus boring the generous ,canadian ,public who have1 with unexampled goodness1 bestowed their favours on ,their humble ,raven1 ,grip4 ,,contents4 ,canada's ,farewell to ,punshon1 #a ,after the ,session2 or1 ,the ,situation1 #b ,the ,new ,mother ,hubbard1 #c ,law and ,justice1 #d ,the ,huntington ,business1 #e ,an ,overworked ,mayor1 #f ,canada's 8,laocoon10 #g ,will he come to ,grief8 #h ,dufferin's ,tormentors1 or 8,per vias ,rectas10 #i ,isn't that a ,dainty ,dish to set before a ,king8 #aj ,whither are we ,drifting8 #aa ,the ,beauties of a ,royal ,commission1 #ab ,waiting for ,huntington1 #ac ,wanted1 a ,good ,stout ,boy1 #ad ,the ,irrepressible ,showman1 #ae ,blackwash and ,whitewash1 #af 8,we in ,canada seem to have lost all idea of ,justice1 ,honour and ,integrity10 #ag 8,progressing ,favourably10 #ah ,rehearsing for the #bcrd instant1 #ai 8,will he get through80 #bj ,a case of ,riel ,distress1 #ba 8,of comfort no man speak4 ,let's talk of graves1 and worms and epitaphs10 #bb ,miss ,canada's ,school1 #bc ,the ,political ,mother ,hubbard1 #bd ,the ,irrepressible ,jack1 #be ,the ,premier's ,model1 #bf ,the ,liberal ,programme1 or the ,era of ,purification1 #bg ,the ,political ,giant ,killer1 #bh ,the ,west ,toronto ,run #bi 8,christmas ,pie10 #cj ,johnny's 8,turn10 or ,new ,year's ,joy1 #ca ,the ,cruel ,object of 8,dissolution10 #cb 8,never ,out10 #cc ,the ,new 8,heathen ,chinee10 #cd ,political ,pastimes1 #ce ,pity the ,dominie6 or ,johnny's ,return1 #cf ,grip's ,valentine to ,canada1 #cg ,the ,new ,departure1 #ch ,the ,curse of ,canada1 #ci ,the ,opposition ,quartette1 #dj ,the ,political ,handy ,andy1 #da ,a ,question for ,pay ,day1 #db ,grip's ,perpetual ,comedy1 #dc ,the ,vacant ,chair1 #dd ,the ,science of ,cheek1 #de ,a ,touching ,appeal1 #df ,protestantism at ,ottawa1 #dg ,mrs4 ,gamp's ,home-,thrust1 #dh ,the ,political ,atlas1 #di ,pacific ,pastimes2 or1 8,the ,hard ,road to ,travel10 #ej 8,dignity0 without 8,impudence10 #ea ,ambition's ,thorny ,path1 #eb ,illustration3 8,,never ,,say ,,die40 ,,no4 #a4 8,canada's ,farewell to ,punshon40 ,the departure of ,rev4 ,w4 ,,morley ,,punshon for ,england1 after a few years' sojourn in ,canada as ,president of the ,wesleyan ,conference1 took place on the #bdth of ,may1 #ahgc1 7the day on which the first number of ,grip appeared47 ,,may #bdth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #a4 ,,canada',s ,,farewell ,,to ,,punshon4 ,,canada--,,good ,,bye ,,then1 ,,doctor1 ,,and ,,remember ,,me ,,kindly ,,to ,,the ,,old ,,folks ,,at ,,home4 ,,no4 #b4 8,after the ,session40 ,on the #bnd ,april1 #ahgc1 ,hon4 ,l4 ,s4 ,huntington1 member for ,shefford1 from his place in the ,house1 charged ,sir ,john ,a4 ,macdonald1 ,premier of the ,conservative ,government1 with having corruptly sold to ,sir ,hugh ,allan1 of ,montreal1 the ,charter of the proposed ,canadian ,pacific ,railway1 for a large sum of money1 which had been used as a ,ministerial ,bribery ,fund in the preceding ,general ,election4 ,shortly after this1 and before any decided inquiry had been made into the matter1 ,parliament was adjourned 7on ,may #bcrd17 until the following #acth of ,august4 ,the ,cartoon playfully suggests the feeling of the ,opposition1 7represented by ,hon4 ,a4 ,mackenzie17 towards the accused ministry during the 8vacation40 ,,may #ca1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #b4 ,,after ,,the ,,session2 ,,or1 #8,,the ,,situation4' ,j4 ,a4 ,m--,c--,d--,n--,,ld4--8,,come ,,on1 ,,old ,,fellow1 ,,it',s ,,all ,,right1 ,,you ,,know2 ,,it',s ,,my ,,turn ,,to ,,treat60 ,a4 ,m--,k--,n--,,ze4--8,,oh1 ,,aye1 ,,joney6 ,,bet ,y' ,,maun ,,recollec' ,i',m ,,te-,,total--,,more ,,especially ,,till ,,august60 ,,no4 #c4 8,the ,new ,mother ,hubbard40 ,an allusion to the ,city ,by-,law1 introduced by ,alderman ,,william ,,thomson1 compelling all owners of dogs to obtain ,metallic ,checks certifying that the ,city ,dog ,tax had been paid4 ,,june #adth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #c4 ,,the ,,new ,,mother ,,hubbard4 ,,she ,,went ,,to ,,head-,,quarters ,,and ,,bought ,,him ,a ,,check1 ,,and ,,when ,,she ,,came ,,back1 ,,put ,,it ,,on ,,the ,,dog',s ,,neck4--,,nursery ,,rhyme4 ,,no4 #d4 8,law and ,justice40 ,the advisability of removing the bronze statue of the ,queen from the ,park had been under discussion in the ,city ,council1 and created considerable interest4 ,grip1 in this ,cartoon1 took the liberty of suggesting a work of art to supply the place of ,mr4 ,marshall ,wood's figure4 ,the persons represented are1 in the centre1 ,mr4 ,a4 ,macnab1 ,police ,magistrate of ,toronto2 on the right1 ,mr4 ,nudell1 a popular ,court official2 and on the left1 ,alderman ,john ,baxter1 ,j4,p4 ,,june #bast1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #d4 ,,law ,,and ,,justice4 ,a ,,design ,,respectfully ,,submitted ,,to ,,the ,,queen',s ,,park ,,statue ,,committee4 ,,no4 #e4 8,the ,huntington ,business40 8,sir ,john courts enquiry0 was the oft-repeated assertion of the ,conservative newspapers1 in view of the approaching session of ,parliament at which the charge brought by ,mr4 ,huntington was to be regularly tried4 ,the ,cartoon was meant to depict the gallant ,knight in his 8courtship0 in such a way as to render the quoted statement 8sorter ,ironikal0 as ,a4 ,ward would say4 ,,july #e1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #e4 ,,the ,,huntingdon ,,business4 8,,sir ,,john ,,courts ,,enquiry40--,,the ,,mail4 ,,no4 #f4 8,the ,overworked ,ma7yo7re40 ,a palpable and surely a pardonable pun1 seeing that its object was to pay a tribute to the official industry of the ,civic ,chief ,magistrate for #ahgc--;,alex4 ,manning1 ,esq4 ,a branch of the ,society of the ,prevention of ,cruelty1 c41 had been established in the ,city shortly before the date of the cartoon4 ,,july #abth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #f4 ,,an ,,overworked ,,ma7,,yo7,,re4 ,a ,,fair ,,case ,,for ,,our ,,newly-,,fledged ,,humane ,,society4 ,,no4 #g4 8,canada's ,laocoon40 ,an adaptation of the classical story of ,laocoon and the serpents to the circumstances of some of the parties to what was already known as the 8,pacific ,scandal40 ,the persons represented are ,sir ,hugh ,allan 7to whom the charter was sold71 ,sir ,john ,macdonald 7by whom ditto71 and ,sir ,francis ,hincks4 ,it is due to the latter gentleman to point out that1 as indicated in the cartoon1 he was merely suspected of complicity in the matter1 and most emphatically denied the truth of the allegation of his guilt1 made in some of the newspapers4 ,,july #aith1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #g4 ,,canada',s 8,,laocoon30 ,,or1 ,,virgil ,,on ,,the ,,political ,,situation4 8,ecce antem gemini a ,tenedo tranquilla per alta1 c40--,,neid1 ,,book ,,ii 7,freely ,translated7 ,when lo6 two snakes 7perhaps from the ,yankee shore71 ,together trail their folds across the floor1 ,with precious scandals reared in front they wind1 ,charge after charge1 in long drawn length behind6 ,while opposition benches cheer the while1 ,and ,,john ,a4 smiles a very ghastly smile6--and-- ,everybody knows the rest6 ,,no4 #h4 8,will he come to ,grief80 ,the legend of this cartoon sufficiently explains its import4 ,the facetious occupation of the ,clown had its analogue in the course pursued by ,the ,globe during the 8,scandal0 excitement--an eager and justifiable desire to see the hero of the business unseated4 ,,july #bfth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #h4 ,,will ,,he ,,come ,,to ,,grief8 ,,the ,,thrilling ,,act ,,now ,,in ,,the ,,ring ,,of ,,the ,,political ,,circus4 ,,no4 #i4 8,dufferin's ,tormentors40 ,the ,ministerial party in the ,house1 headed by ,sir ,john ,macdonald were exceedingly anxious for a prorogation of ,parliament1 the ,opposition as earnestly opposed that course4 ,their counter entreaties to the ,governor-,general on the subject suggested the familiar scene of the railway passenger and his friends the 8cabbies40 ,,august #bnd1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #i4 ,,dufferin',s ,,tormentors1 or 8,,per ,,vias ,,rectas40 ,j--,n ,a4 7,,anxiously47 8,,carriage1 ,,sir8 #8,,ministerial' ,,hotel--,,only ,,constitutional ,,place ,,in ,,the ,,city--,,come ,,along ,,with ,,me1 ,,sir40 ,,mc--,k--,,nz-- 7,,eagerly47 8,,this ,,way ,,my ,,lord--#8,,reform' ,,house6 ,,tak' ,,the ,,right ,,course--,,gie ,,us ,,yer ,,checks660 ,l--,d ,d--,,ff--,n4 8,,much ,,obliged1 ,,gentlemen1 ,i ,,assure ,,you2 ,,but ,i ,,have ,a #8,,rig' ,,of ,,my ,,own ,,at ,,hand1 ,,you ,,know40 ,,no4 #aj4 8,the ,dainty ,dish40 ,a note here is perhaps superfluous4 ,the faces of the 8blackbirds0 in the 8pie0 are those of ,hon4 ,m4 ,langevin 7a prominent member of the ,macdonald government71 ,sir ,hugh ,allan1 ,jas4 ,a4 ,beaty1 ,esq4 7to represent ,the ,leader71 ,sir ,john ,a4 ,macdonald1 ,sir ,francis ,hincks1 8,uncle ,sam10 and ,t4 ,c4 ,patteson1 ,esq4 7representing ,the ,mail newspaper47 ,on ,messrs4 ,blake and ,mackenzie devolved the task of presenting the savoury dish before ,parliament4 ,,august #ith1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #aj4 8,,isn',t ,,that ,a ,,dainty ,,dish ,,to ,,set ,,before ,a ,,king80--,nursery ,rhyme4 ,,no4 #aa4 8,whither are we ,drifting80 ,general indignation was expressed throughout the country1 when1 in accordance with the advice of the implicated ,premier1 ,parliament was prorogued and the investigation of the ,scandal thus delayed4 ,the words imputed to ,sir ,john in the cartoon had been used by him on the floor of the ,house1 and became a popular by-word while the discussion on the subject lasted4 ,,august #afth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #aa4 ,,whither ,,are ,,we ,,drifting8 ,,no4 #ab4 8,the ,beauties of a ,royal ,commission40 ,this ,cartoon was intended to satirize the appointment by ,sir ,john ,a4 ,macdonald of a ,royal ,commission1 absolutely under his own control1 to enquire into and report upon the charges brought by the ,hon4 ,mr4 ,huntington4 ,the sentiment of the ,press and public with regard to this proceeding justified the implication of the caricature1 that the accused ,premier was virtually 8trying himself40 ,,august #bcrd1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ab4 ,,the ,,beauties ,,of ,a ,,royal ,,commission4 8,,when ,,shall ,,we ,,three ,,meet ,,again80 ,,no4 #ac4 8,waiting for ,huntington40 ,hon4 ,mr4 ,huntington refused to acknowledge the ,royal ,commission appointed by the accused ,minister1 and declined to submit his case before it4 ,the motive imputed to him by the ,conservative ,press for this refusal was fear1 and in the eyes of his partizans ,sir ,john sustained the attitude represented in the ,cartoon4 ,,august #cjth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ac4 ,,waiting ,,for ,,huntington6 ,,no4 #ad4 8,wanted1 a ,good ,stout ,boy40 ,there were those1 of course1 who saw an evidence of weakness in the ,governor-,general's use of his prerogative of prorogation in accordance with the advice of the accused ,ministers4 ,but perhaps a 8stouter boy0 would have done little better in that difficult and delicate case1 and certainly few 8boys0 could have done the work of the 8place0 generally so as to secure more of the peoples' respect and admiration than ,lord ,dufferin enjoys4 ,,september #fth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ad4 8,,wanted1 ,a ,,good ,,stout ,,boy40 ,,canada ,,to ,,britannia4--8,,it ,,was ,,kind ,,of ,,you ,,to ,,send ,,him ,,over1 ,,mother2 ,,he',s ,a ,,good ,,boy ,,enough1 ,,but ,,he',s ,,too ,,light ,,for ,,the #8,,place'60 ,,no4 #ae4 8,the ,irrepressible ,showman40 ,apropos of the visit to ,canada of ,barnum1 the ,showman1 during the ,pacific ,scandal 8fever40 ,,september #acth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ae4 ,,the ,,irrepressible ,,showman4 ,,barnum ,,wants ,,to ,,buy ,,the 8,,pacific ,,scandal40 ,,no4 #af4 8,blackwash and ,whitewash40 8,illustrating10 as the legend goes on to say1 8the recent great opposition speeches1 and the doings of the jolly ,royal ,commission40 ,the ,reformers1 of course1 lost no opportunity of painting ,sir ,john in grimy colours2 while it was generally acknowledged that the ,royal ,commissioners and the ,conservative press did little more during the excitement than 8whitewash0 him4 ,,september #bjth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #af4 ,,blackwash ,,and ,,whitewash4 ,,illustrating ,,the ,,recent ,,great ,,opposition ,,speeches1 ,,and ,,the ,,doings ,,of ,,the ,,jolly ,,royal ,,commission4 ,,no4 #ag4 8,we in ,canada seem to have lost all idea of justice1 honour and integrity40 ,so said the ,mail1 the leading ,conservative organ1 on ,september #bfth4 ,grip sought to point this lugubrious confession with an illustration drawn from the topic of the hour4 ,,september #bgth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ag4 8,,we ,,in ,,canada ,,seem ,,to ,,have ,,lost ,,all ,,idea ,,of ,,justice1 ,,honour1 ,,and ,,integrity40--,the 8,,mail10 #bfth ,sept4 ,,no4 #ah4 8,progressing ,favourably40 ,a ,peep into the hearts of the ,reform ,leaders during the interesting period of ,sir ,john ,macdonald's political 8indisposition40 ,the 8,poor ,dear ,premier0 may be seen1 if the reader will take the trouble to peer into the bed-room4 ,,october #dth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ah4 8,,progressing ,,favourably40 ,,miss ,,canada--7anxiously7--8,,doctors1 ,,how ,,do ,,you ,,find ,,the ,,poor ,,dear ,,premier80 ,,dr4 ,b--,n 7for the ,m4,d4's7--8,,madam1 ,,we',,ve ,,just ,,had ,a ,,consultation2 ,,the ,,symptoms ,,are ,,hopeful--,,we ,,believe ,,he ,,can',t ,,survive ,,october60 ,,no4 #ai4 8,rehearsing for the #bcrd40 ,representing the spirit in which the ,leaders of the ,respective ,parties approached what was expected to be the decisive date4 ,,october #aath1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ai4 ,,rehearsing ,,for ,,the #bc,,rd ,,instant4 ,m--,k--,,zie--8,i ,,will ,,fight ,,him ,,upon ,,this ,,theme ,,until ,,my ,,eyelids ,,will ,,no ,,longer ,,wag60--,,hamlet1 ,act v41 ,scene #a4 ,,john ,a4--8,,what ,,do ,i ,,fear80--,,richard ,,iii41 ,act v41 ,scene #c4 ,,no4 #bj4 8,will he get ,through80 ,the question which was on all lips during the interim between the prorogation of the ,house of ,commons on the #acth of ,august and the day fixed for its re-assembling1 ,october #bcrd4 ,the prophecy conveyed in the unreasonable smallness of the hoop in the clowns hand1 was duly realized4 ,,october #ahth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #bj4 8,,will ,,he ,,get ,,through80 ,,no4 #ba4 8,a ,case of ,riel ,distress40 ,the murder of ,thomas ,scott1 at ,fort ,garry1 during the ,red ,river ,rebellion1 naturally excited great indignation throughout the ,dominion1 and a universal demand was made for the apprehension and punishment of ,louis ,riel1 the leader of the malcontents1 at whose instigation the deed was committed4 ,this righteous sentiment1 however1 ultimately resolved itself into mere political 8claptrap10 and the action of the ,conservative ,government1 then in power1 was hypocritical throughout1 they having secretly promised the rebels an amnesty1 while publicly professing an anxious desire to 8catch him40 ,,october #beth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ba4 ,a ,,case ,,of ,,riel ,,distress6 ,,no4 #bb4 8,of comfort no man speak2 ,let's talk of graves and worms and epitaphs60--,,shakespeare4 ,typical of the overwhelming grief which seized the ,conservative ,party on being turned out of office1 after a reign of nearly twenty years4 ,,november #ast1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #bb4 8,,of ,,comfort ,,no ,,man ,,speak2 ,,let',s ,,talk ,,of ,,graves ,,and ,,worms ,,and ,,epitaphs60--,,shakespeare4 ,,no4 #bc4 8,miss ,canada's ,school40 ,being a word of advice to the new ,premier4 ,the persons represented in the cartoon1 are1 commencing at the head of the 8class10 ,hon4 ,a4 ,mackenzie1 ,hon4 ,edward ,blake1 ,hon4 ,geo4 ,brown1 ,hon4 ,e4 ,b4 ,wood1 ,louis ,riel 7who had been elected ,m4 ,p4 for ,provencher1 ,manitoba71 ,hon4 ,m4 ,langevin1 ,james ,beaty1 ,esq41 ,m4 ,p41 ,t4 ,c4 ,patteson1 ,esq41 manager of ,the ,mail1 ,sir ,francis ,hincks1 and ,sir ,john ,macdonald4 ,monitor1 ,his ,excellency1 ,earl ,dufferin1 ,gov4 ,general4 ,,november #hth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #bc4 ,,miss ,,canada',s ,,school 7,,dedicated ,,to ,,the ,,new ,,premier47 ,,miss ,,canada 7to the ,boy at the ,head7--8,,now ,,alexander1 ,,be ,,very ,,careful1 ,,or ,i',,ll ,,put ,,you ,,where ,,john ,,is60 ,,no4 #bd4 8,the ,political ,mother ,hubbard40 ,it had been currently reported in the newspapers that the dignity of the ,lieut4 ,governorship of ,ontario was to have been bestowed on the ,hon4 ,george ,brown1 immediately on the accession to power of the ,reform ,government4 ,the new ministers discovered1 however1 that ,sir ,john ,macdonald1 had1 in the last gasp of his official life1 appointed one of his own colleagues1 7the ,hon4 ,john ,crawford7 to the position in question1 besides disposing of ninety-nine other 8places0 in the gift of the ,first ,minister4 ,,november #aeth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #bd4 ,,the ,,political ,,mother ,,hubbard ,,and ,,john ,a4',s 8,,dying ,,iniquity40 ,,no4 #be4 8,the ,irrepressible ,jack40 ,the circumstance under which ,sir ,john ,macdonald was deposed from power seemed to warrant the assumption of the ,reformers that he was 8done for40 ,but on the contrary it only seemed the signal for additional honours to be heaped upon him by the ,conservative ,party1 who unhesitatingly chose him leader of the opposition1 and nominated him as member for ,kingston1 ,west ,toronto1 c41 not to mention banquets1 and other species of emphasis4 ,,november #bbnd1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #be4 ,,the ,,irrepressible ,,jack2 ,,or1 ,,the ,,conservative ,,resuscitation4 ,,john ,a4 7,side ,showman7--8,,did ,,you ,,think ,,the ,,little ,,feller',s ,,spring ,,was ,,broke1 ,,my ,,dears80 ,,no4 #bf4 8,the ,premier's ,model40 ,in an address to the electors of ,lambton1 soon after the accession to power of the ,reform ,party1 ,mr4 ,mackenzie declared the cardinal points of the policy he would inaugurate1 as leader1 to be 8,electoral ,purity0 and 8the ,independence of ,parliament40 7,before entering political life1 ,mr4 ,mackenzie followed the vocation of stone-mason47 ,,november #bith1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #bf4 ,,the ,,premier',s ,,model2 ,,or1 8,,implements ,,to ,,those ,,who ,,can ,,use ,,them40 ,,canada--8,,well ,,and ,,bravely ,,done1 ,,mackenzie1 ,,now ,,stand ,,by ,,that ,,policy1 ,,and ,i',m ,,with ,,you ,,always60 ,,no4 #bg4 8,the ,liberal ,programme40 ,an adaptation of one of ,leech's ,cartoons1 in ,punch1 to ,canadian circumstances--the cleansing of the ,legislature after the corrupt ,conservative regime4 ,,december #fth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #bg4 ,,the ,,liberal ,,programme2 ,,or1 ,,the ,,era ,,of ,,purification4 ,,no4 #bh4 8,the ,political ,giant-killer40 ,the 8,canada ,first0 movement1 having for its object the cultivation of a national sentiment and the extinction of political party strife1 was inaugurated about this time4 ,,december #acth1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #bh4 ,,the ,,political ,,giant-,,killer2 ,,or1 8,,canada ,,first40 ,,no4 #bi4 8,the ,west ,toronto ,run40 ,in the ,general ,election which followed the defeat of the ,conservative ,government1 ,mr4 ,e4 ,o4 ,bickford contested ,west ,toronto in the interest of the ,new ,opposition1 and rested his claims to the seat mainly on the prestige of ,sir ,john ,macdonald1 declaring that1 if elected1 he would follow that honourable gentleman through weal or woe4 ,as the cartoon suggests1 he met with defeat4 ,,december #bj1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #bi4 ,,the ,,west ,,toronto ,,run4 ,b--,,ckf--,,rd 7,jockey of the ,nag 8,john ,a407--,,say1 ,,guv',,nor1 ,,look ,,here1 ,,this ,,hoss ,,ain',t ,,woth ,,shucks ,,on ,,his ,,own ,,merits6 ,,no4 #cj4 8,christmas ,pie40 ,the treat which ,santa ,claus had in store for the ,reformers4 ,,december #bg,,th1 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #cj4 8,,christmas ,,pie60 ,,no4 #ca4 ,johnny's 8,turn20 or1 ,new ,year's ,joy4 ,the election of ,mr4 ,d',arcy ,boulton as ,conservative ,member for ,south ,simcoe1 in the ,ontario ,legislature1 took place about this time4 ,although the influence of this event on the fortunes of the late ,premier of the ,dominion was hardly discoverable1 it was hailed by the ,conservative ,press as the earnest of a reaction in favour of that party4 ,a ,mr4 ,saunders 7whose face our artist had not seen7 was ,mr4 ,boulton's opponent in the contest4 ,,january #crd1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ca4 ,,johnny',s 8,,turn10 ,,or ,,new ,,year',s ,,joy4 ,,no4 #cb4 8,the ,cruel ,object of ,dissolution40 ,mr4 ,mackenzie and his colleagues advised the dissolution of ,parliament on taking office4 ,this was accordingly carried out1 with the object1 as the cartoon suggests1 of keeping ,sir ,john and his comrades 8out in the cold40 ,,january #ajth1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #cb4 ,,the ,,cruel ,,object ,,of 8,,dissolution40 ,,no4 #cc4 8,never ,out60 ,a ,bill for the incorporation of the ,orange ,societies was at this time occupying the attention of the ,ontario ,legislature1 and creating considerable interest4 ,it was treated as a test question when it came to the vote1 and the ,opposition anticipated the defeat of the ,government1 who1 by the way1 opposed the measure4 ,the decision of the umpire1 after the ball was bowled1 is pictured in the cartoon4 ,,january #agth1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #cc4 8,,never ,,out40 ,,no4 #cd4 8,the ,new ,heathen ,chinee40 ,the analogy sought to be pointed out between the new ,premier and ,bret ,harte's famous 8,ah ,sin0 was merely in the possession of a great advantage in the way of cards4 ,mr4 ,mackenzie went to the country with the 8,pacific ,scandal0 for a text1 and it proved as ruinous to the ,conservative ,party as ,ah ,sins 8twenty-four packs0 did to 8,bill ,nye0 and his ,pardner4 ,this explanation is needed1 as the cartoon was considered1 by some who misunderstood it1 to impugn the honesty of the gentleman represented4 ,,january #bdth1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #cd4 ,,the ,,new 8,,heathen ,,chinee20 ,,or1 ,,the ,,winning ,,hand ,,and ,,sleeve4 ,,no4 #ce4 8,political ,pastimes40 ,political sport1 analogous to this1 occupied the minds of the 8boys0 and the newspapers during the recess4 ,,january #cast1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ce4 ,,political ,,pastimes4 ,,no4 #cf4 8,pity the ,dominie2 or1 ,johnny's ,return40 ,anent the re-election of ,sir ,john ,a4 ,macdonald as member for ,kingston1 in the general election which followed the accession of the ,reform ,government4 ,,february #gth1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ce4 ,,pity ,,the ,,dominie6 ,,or ,,johnny',s ,,return4 ,,canada--8,,here',s ,,our ,,johnny ,,for ,,you ,,again1 ,,mr4 ,,mackenzie6 ,,you',,ll ,,find ,,him ,,apt ,,enough1 ,,but ,,frankly1 ,,sir1 ,,he',s ,,full ,,of ,,mischief60 ,,no4 #cg4 8#8,grip's' ,valentine to ,canada40 ,the leading ,english and ,american ,newspapers had been interested spectators of the great ,political ,drama of the ,pacific ,scandal1 and joined in praising the purity and pluck exhibited by the ,canadian people in so promptly ejecting its authors from the high places they had dishonoured4 ,,february #adth1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #cg4 8,,grip',s0 ,,valentine ,,to ,,canada4 ,,for ,,interpretation ,,whereof ,,see ,,the ,,english ,,and ,,american ,,newspapers4 ,,no4 #ch4 8,the ,new ,departure40 ,hon4 ,edward ,blake's withdrawal from the new ,government very shortly after it had taken possession of the ,treasury ,benches1 created an unpleasant sensation throughout the country4 ,the hon4 gentleman had been perhaps the main instrument in bringing about the fall of the preceding ,cabinet4 ,,february #bast1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ch4 ,,the ,,new ,,departure4 ,,spouse ,b--,e4--8,,farewell ,,for ,,the ,,present1 ,,dear2 ,,you ,,and ,,the ,,girls ,,must ,,manage ,,the ,,house ,,in ,,my ,,absence60 ,,no4 #ci4 8,the ,curse of ,canada40 ,whiskey4 ,,february #bhth1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ci4 ,,the ,,curse ,,of ,,canada4 ,,is ,,there ,,no ,,arm ,,to ,,save8 ,,no4 #dj4 8,the ,opposition ,quartette40 ,the most prominent members of the ,opposition 7,conservative7 in the ,ontario ,legislature were ,messrs4 ,m4 ,c4 ,cameron1 ,q4,c41 ,j4 ,chas4 ,rykert1 ,a4 ,w4 ,lauder and ,a4 ,boultbee4 ,these gentlemen were always most active and energetic in their labour of fault-finding1 and at the time of the ,cartoon were ringing the changes on the public accounts of the ,province1 which were undergoing examination in ,committee4 ,,march #gth1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #dj4 ,,the ,,opposition ,,quartette ,,performing ,,the ,,new ,,and ,,highly ,,aggravating ,,air ,,entitled 8,,public ,,accounts40 ,,no4 #da4 8,the ,political ,handy ,andy40 ,hon4 ,archibald ,mc,kellar1 ,commissioner of ,agriculture for ,ontario1 whose official record was certainly marked by occasional 8blunders10 was1 notwithstanding1 popularly looked upon as one of the most trustworthy and useful members of the ,mowat ,ministry4 ,,march #adth1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #da4 ,,the ,,political ,,handy ,,andy4 ,,squire ,,mowat4--7,per ,the ,st4 ,catharines ,times1 ,ministerial7--8,,for ,,some ,,reason ,,or ,,other ,,you ,,are ,,constantly ,,making ,,small ,,and ,,foolish ,,mistakes60 ,,no4 #db4 8,a ,question for ,pay ,day40 ,the 8,opposition ,quartette0 had vigorously assailed the action of the ,hon4 ,a4 ,mc,kellar for having1 in his capacity as ,minister of ,public ,works1 granted a half holiday 7at the public expense7 to the workmen engaged in building the ,central ,prison at ,toronto1 to allow them an opportunity of attending a nomination meeting in the ,west ,division of the city4 ,in view of the meagre amount of work done on the left side of the ,speaker during the ,session1 8,grip's0 question was quite logical4 ,,march #bast1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #db4 ,a ,,question ,,for ,,pay ,,day2 ,,or1 8,,central ,,prison0 ,,logic ,,applied4 ,,grip 7loq47--8,,gentlemen1 ,,is ,,there ,,any #8,,scandal' ,,about ,,your ,,drawing ,a ,,full ,,session',s ,,pay ,,for--,,no ,,work ,,at ,,all80 ,,no4 #dc4 8#8,grip's' ,perpetual ,comedy40 ,the adjournment of the ,ontario ,legislature was immediately followed by the assembling of the ,dominion ,parliament at ,ottawa4 ,,march #bhth1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #dc4 8,,grip',s0 ,,perpetual ,,comedy4 8,,they ,,have ,,their ,,exits ,,and ,,their ,,entrances40--,,shakespeare4 ,,no4 #dd4 8,the ,vacant ,chair40 ,louis ,riel1 the leader of the ,red ,river ,rebellion and alleged murderer of ,thomas ,scott1 had been returned for ,provencher1 ,manitoba1 to the ,dominion ,parliament4 ,he prudently failed to take his seat in the ,house1 while the unanimity with which both sides cried for his arrest made 8the vacant chair0 a bond of union for the time being4 ,,april #dth1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #dd4 ,,the ,,vacant ,,chair4 ,a ,,riel ,,bond ,,of ,,union4 ,,no4 #de4 8,the ,science of ,cheek40 ,a great sensation was caused throughout the country at the announcement that ,riel had actually appeared in the ,house at ,ottawa and signed the ,members' ,roll4 ,this he did incog41 and immediately afterwards disappeared4 ,the cartoon anticipated his next step in the 8,science of ,cheek40 ,,april #aath1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #de4 ,,the ,,science ,,of ,,cheek2 ,,or1 ,,riel',s ,,next ,,move4 ,,riel 7loq47--8,,five ,,toussand ,,dollares6 ,,by ,,gar1 ,i ,,shall ,,arrest ,,ze ,,scoundrel ,,myself60 ,,no4 #df4 8,a ,touching ,appeal40 ,on the accession of ,mr4 ,mackenzie's ,government a large deficit in the treasury was discovered4 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,finance ,minister1 in his ,budget speech1 attributed this to the extravagance and corruption of the preceding administration4 ,a new tariff was issued1 in which the duties on various articles were raised considerably4 ,,april #ahth1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #df4 ,a ,,touching ,,appeal4 78,,touching0 ,,the ,,secret ,,of ,,increased ,,taxation47 ,,young ,,canada--8,,say1 ,,uncle ,,john1 ,,won',t ,,you ,,give ,,me ,a #8,,deficit8' ,,ma ,,says ,,you ,,gave ,,the ,,grits ,,one60 ,,no4 #dg4 8,protestantism at ,ottawa40 ,the new tariff proved very unpopular in many points1 and the ,finance ,minister was for several weeks fairly besieged by the representatives of various branches of trade and commerce1 who called to protest against the objectionable items4 ,,april #beth1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #dg4 ,,protestantism ,,at ,,ottawa2 ,,or1 8,,job0 ,,cartwright',s ,,comforters4 ,,being ,,one ,,of ,,the 8,,pleasantries ,,of ,,public ,,life40 ,,no4 #dh4 8,mrs4 ,gamp's ,home-,thrust40 ,early in the session a committee was appointed to inquire into the cause of the ,north-,west difficulties1 and during the progress of the inquiry evidence was elicited 7mainly from ,archbishop ,tache7 which implicated ,sir ,john ,a4 ,macdonald4 ,the ,reform ,party is represented in the cartoon as facetiously anticipating a repetition of the right hon4 gentleman's famous asseveration of his innocence4 7,see ,cartoon ,no4 #aa47 ,,may #bnd1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #dh4 ,,mrs4 ,,gamp',s ,,home-,,thrust4 ,,sairey ,,gamp 7,the ,reform ,party7--8',,aven',t ,,got ,,nothink ,,to ,,say ,,about ,,them ',,ands ,,this ,,time1 ,i ,,suppoge1 ,,mister ,,sir ,,john80 ,,no4 #di4 8,the ,political ,atlas40 ,hon4 ,j4 ,r4 ,cartwright1 ,finance ,minister1 became the object of incessant newspaper attack4 ,sir ,francis ,hincks1 who boasted a great reputation as a financier1 wrote a profound essay in ,the ,mail to prove ,cartwright's incapacity4 ,,may #ith1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #di4 ,,the ,,political ,,atlas4 ,,who ,,wouldn',t ,,be ,,finance ,,minister8 ,,no4 #ej4 8,pacific ,pastimes40 ,the ,reform ,government took up the ,pacific ,railway scheme1 but initiated a new policy with regard to it4 ,sir ,john ,macdonald had pledged the country to complete the entire work within ten years4 ,mr4 ,mackenzie characterized this as a physical impossibility1 and proposed1 as the cartoon has it1 8to tak the distance in sensible like jumps1 ye ken60 ,,may #afth1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ej4 ,,pacific ,,pastimes2 ,,or1 ,,the 8,,hard ,,road ,,to ,,travel40 ,,no4 #ea4 8,dignity0 without 8,impudence40 ,the ,dominion ,senate1 usually so passive and quiet1 strikingly signalized its life and vim during this session by throwing out a bill introduced by ,mr4 ,cameron1 ,m4,p4 for ,south ,huron1 having for its object the re-distribution of the electoral divisions composing that ,riding4 ,,may #bcrd1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #ea4 8,,dignity10 ,,without 8,,impudence40 ,,old ,,madame ,,senate--8,i ,,say1 ,,mr4 ,,lower-,,house ,,mackenzie1 ,,who',s ,,running ,,this ,,country1 ,,anyhow80 ,,no4 #eb4 8,ambition's ,thorny ,path40 ,dr4 ,john ,herbert ,sangster appeared as a candidate for a seat in the ,council of ,public ,instruction4 ,his candidature was warmly supported by many of the public school teachers of ,ontario1 and as ardently opposed1 on personal grounds1 by ,the ,globe newspaper and many others4 ,,may #bcrd1 #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #eb4 ,,ambition',s ,,thorny ,,path4