LE MESSAGE DU TRES HON. MACKENZIE KING

L’avis officiel du très hon. Mackenzie King était accompagné d’évocations chères à mon coeur, et qui j ’en suis certain auraient été appréciées par n’importe quel Canadien qui connaissait mes relations avec Sir Wilfrid Laurier et mon admiration pour ce grand homme d'Etat. Je ne m’attendais pas de voir le nom de Sir Wilfrid attaché au récit de ma nomination officielle au Sénat et je crois faire un acte de justice envers l’hon. Mackenzie King en citant ici son télégramme m’annonçant ma nomination”.

Ottawa, Oct. 28, 1922.

Hon. Senator Turgeon,

Bathurst.

Please accept my heartiest congratulations upon your appoii ment to the Senate which has just received the approval of His Excellency. I am sure that had Sir Wilfrid Laurier been spared, it would bave given him a great personal pleasure to hâve lived to see this récognition of your lifelong dévotion to your country and the principles and policies of the party you hâve so loyally supported. My colleagues join with me in extending with our congratulations the best of wishes to Madame Turgeon and yourself.”

(Signed) MACKENZIE KING.

Je ne fus pas lent à accuser réception du télégramme du premier ministre. Je le fis dans les termes suivants:

“Bathurst, N.-B.,

October 29th, 1922.

To the Right Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King,

Ottawa.

Your message received late last night. Words fail me to express my feelings of appréciation and gratitude for my appointment to the Senate of Canada, for which you secured the approval of His Excellency yesterday evening. My gratitude will be everlastingly equal to your thoughtfulness. You say, had Sir Wilfrid Laurier been spared be would bave been pleased to see this récognition of my lifelong dévotion to my country and the principles and policies of the liberal

party. I am sure his soûl in heaven rejoices over the fact that his worthy successor has taken advantage of the first opportunity to hâve his wish realized. Madame Turgeon joins me in sincere thanks for your good wishes and those of ail your colleagues who hâve so generously assented to my appointment.

(Signed) O. TURGEON.

Nos journaux de la province apprécièrent dignement cette évocation de la mémoire de Sir Wilfrid Laurier par l’hon. Mackenzie King. Pour moi elle ajoutait à mon admiration naturelle du premier ministre et je n’ai jamais perdu une occasion de rappeler cette belle pensée de sa part.