J. W. Bengough

“ The Reform Government took up the Pacific Railway scheme, but initiated a new policy with regard to it. Sir John Macdonald had pledged the country to complete the entire work within ten years. Mr. Mackenzie characterized this as a physical impossibility, and proposed, as the cartoon has it, “to tak the distance in sensible like jumps, ye ken!” ”

“ THE CURSE OF CANADA.
IS THERE NO ARM TO SAVE?
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No. 40.
“The Opposition Quartette.”
The most prominent members of the Opposition (Conservative) in the Ontario Legislature were Messrs. M. C. Cameron, Q.C., J. Chas. Rykert, A. W. Lauder and A. Boultbee. These gentlemen were always most active and energetic in their labour of fault-finding, and at the time of the Cartoon were ringing the changes on the public accounts of the Province, which were undergoing examination in Committee. ”

“ The Reform Party is represented in the cartoon as facetiously anticipating a repetition of the right hon. gentleman’s famous asseveration of his innocence. (See Cartoon No. 11.)
May 2nd, 1874.
No. 48.
MRS. GAMP’S HOME-THRUST.
Sairey Gamp (The Reform Party) —“’AVEN’T GOT NOTHINK TO SAY ABOUT THEM ’ANDS THIS TIME, I SUPPOGE, MISTER SIR JOHN?”
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No. 49.
“The Political Atlas.”
Hon. J. R. Cartwright, Finance Minister, became the object of incessant newspaper attack. ”

“ Shortly after this, and before any decided inquiry had been made into the matter, Parliament was adjourned (on May 23rd,) until the following 13th of August. The Cartoon playfully suggests the feeling of the Opposition, (represented by Hon. A. Mackenzie,) towards the accused ministry during the “vacation.”
May 31, 1873.
No. 2.
AFTER THE SESSION; OR, ‘THE SITUATION.’
J. A. M—c—d—n—ld.—“Come on, Old Fellow, it’s all Right, you know; it’s My turn to Treat!” ”

“ The legend of this cartoon sufficiently explains its import. The facetious occupation of the Clown had its analogue in the course pursued by The Globe during the “Scandal” excitement—an eager and justifiable desire to see the hero of the business unseated.
July 26th, 1873.
No. 8.
WILL HE COME TO GRIEF?
THE THRILLING ACT NOW IN THE RING OF THE POLITICAL CIRCUS.
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No. 9.
“Dufferin’s Tormentors.”
The Ministerial party in the House, headed by Sir John Macdonald were exceedingly anxious for a prorogation of Parliament, the Opposition as earnestly opposed that course. ”

“ No. 22.
“Of comfort no man speak;
Let’s talk of graves and worms and epitaphs!”—Shakespeare.
Typical of the overwhelming grief which seized the Conservative Party on being turned out of office, after a reign of nearly twenty years.
November 1st, 1873.
No. 22.
“OF COMFORT NO MAN SPEAK;
LET’S TALK OF GRAVES AND WORMS AND EPITAPHS!”—Shakespeare.
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No. 23.
“Miss Canada’s School.”
Being a word of advice to the new Premier. The persons represented in the cartoon, are, commencing at the head of the “class,” Hon. A. Mackenzie, Hon. Edward Blake, Hon. Geo. Brown, Hon. ”

“ The persons represented are Sir Hugh Allan (to whom the charter was sold) , Sir John Macdonald (by whom ditto) , and Sir Francis Hincks. It is due to the latter gentleman to point out that, as indicated in the cartoon, he was merely suspected of complicity in the matter, and most emphatically denied the truth of the allegation of his guilt, made in some of the newspapers.
July 19th, 1873.
No. 7.
CANADA’S “LAOCOON:”
OR, VIRGIL ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
“Ecce antem gemini a Tenedo tranquilla per alta, &c.”—Æneid, Book II (Freely Translated)
When lo! ”