MASTER OF THE SITUATION.
TRYING TO SMUGGLE ACROSS
Sir John Macdonald had so far recovered his self-assurance by this time, that he and his followers were calmly asserting that there really was “nothing in” the Pacific Scandal. The Conservative press had in fact ceased to call it a “Scandal” at all; “Slander” was the word now used. The possibility that Sir John could so far regain the confidence of the Canadian people as to get back to office was amongst the things the Globe regarded as ridiculous.
Grip, July 29th, 1876.
TRYING TO SMUGGLE ACROSS.
POLICEMAN G. B.—“NOTHING IN IT! THEN WHY NOT VINDICATE YOURSELF BY HAVING IT THOROUGHLY EXAMINED.”