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s We. take the following paragraph
from a reeent issue of the Monetary
Tim(.4..paper supposed to he well
posted on finalicial and hosinessmatters,:i
which we folly eorse,!indlittreeoften,
ore this, said so -
a nation, Conadiena are beeinning
richer every ye.ar, in spite of coin:norm!
dieaaters, which are as the ripple on the
surfece of the weter undiaturbed beim:all--
It is well to look at- the cheerful aide of
thinga sometimes ; for moodineas may brit%
deapuar, and exclusive atwitter' to one set
of. facts While others aro left unheeded,
will certaiuly create a wrong and injurious
impression. In the large teinse, it is not
tree tbet Pamela is ft. natint: of Sankropts;
it is rather country in which wealth,
wide1> dietx i be ted , is co es Leal iooreating,"
CVThe point we wish to impress upon
A ebort paragraele copied into thee
• columns a copple of weeks- since, ieti-
--mated that weed- had been "passed along
the line," that 'efforts. should lie inetle
by the Conservatives to obtain .conteel
of all the municipal councilt in the Pro.
vine() At New Years. • Those who 'have
kept their eyes open in the past, • wifl.
fail to notice any . new etanceuvre in
this, for it is a, plea, that has .been fol.
lowed, more .or less, by Conservative
fee years,' end if 'they are deteribined to
make a " big. push" tewarclseccomplisit-
ing their purpose, Refortnere!*tild fail'
toelo their duty in the interest of the
country, did they ent lithe:tette eoneeter-
. act their efforts, .4i1. our objeceatt tide
` time is not to excite strife •and conten-
tion between_ the paeties,''13et.tte ..dis-
conrage and diecountenane.e the .intrie.'
auction of Dominion • partY, .feelleg. in
any .sense into municipal ..affairs.
have invariably noticed. that When .nri
election for Reeve 'or -CoUnciller has
been carried -on in the guise•orDonnototi
politics, it has resulted in, bitter feelings• .
and nnpleasuntnese, and not only is this
• the case, but the inte'reate of the muni-
cipality have, for the time, been lost
sight of, geeerally to its .dettiment.. .
Very soon, the ratepayers Of the, dif-
ferent municipalitiee of:the country:will
. be called upon to ' make. -selection .;of
• their lecittr•iders, for next'yeere end Wet,
think it would bebetter if more
take an interest in municipal -matters
than do. Many console themselves with
the thoiight "well, somebody will go in,
anyhow." Certainly, somebody will,
, but is that somebody one .who will take
an active interest in the welfare of the
2saunicipa1ity, or is it soon) one that 'las
an axe- to grind," which, when .accom-
plished, eares no mete for anything'
concerning the phaels The position of
a Councillor is a responsible
unenviable and turemttherative, whieh
those. accepting. it .very soon 'find
but for all that there shoal(' be sufncieot
good. mon in a place to take areintereet
in its. affairs, lied be willing to devote
some time to its.tnanagement. The re-
3nark has often been made that " goodS
. men will not accept the position," as
there is too much wrongdoing for them
to contend .against„ TJIIS 1 rue, we
• are sorry to say, in many instanees„ but
the reason of this ia because the *meg
, •
parties are permitted to get seats at the
• board, and if tho. people, who are .to
blame for it, would exereiSe more fiulg-
meat in their selection tif our publie
men•and appeul to their selfish -motives
less, the evil would be soon OteroOnie.
With referenee to our present tievri
Council we have little to say. • What-
ever may bd .against them, this
much cae be stud in their- fav, they,
have worked lettelvited diligently, and
this is especialliirtte in reference te. the
matter of fire proteetion. • Of course
there are differences of opiniou as to
whether they have done eight or Wrong
in this matter. With their general
menagement we shall say nett -dog at
present;
It has been customary; just previons
to the inunicipal elections, to :hold a
public meeting forthe discussion of
municipal matters. We would suggest
that if one be held this year, iG be held
a little earlier than usual, as it would
hen give the ratepayers more time to
think about and dismiss *the various
questions of publiCinterest. We would
also suggest that when nomination day
COMM to nominations be made ‘,‘juSt
for fun." Lot tins reatterhave that se-
rious Attentiott and consideration which
its importance demands.
Omir statement the next. This teiree
graph is elow being quoted approyingly
hy CoeserVative papers, but previous to
the eleetio...1s, they ir-ere alWays telling
their 'readers that the revere°, of this
was true,--andno Indere .couldbe made
dark enough to show how the country
k: wits: going te the dogs," Of obtuse
cinin of theiti will say the remarks .t3f
the Time !poly apply to the Pountry.
since the Ohange of goverentmit, but they
knew better than that, even ie -they; do
not.say• see. It is 001tnully teeth tti be
regretted, (Made front a pelitecal view,)
that papers een bo found Who. will per-
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sistently and wilfully misrepresent 'met-.
thee, but it'is *relieved by knowing that,
since the elections some of these emus,
papert.have had their ogee eipened a lit,
tie, an.cl. ktre. beginning- to Admitthat
•matters are.snot as had 'aS they had an-.•
• tipipateil.I-lad these admissions .,been
inade fearliee,, they • Would be less liable.'
to the :chez-gent' inconeistency;
a
TE CLINTON --1sT. 1W EA.
elide for the whole meeting apa it would •
v*Mult Minuet.
have been unjust to, the autiience to have I
imposed upon them the lengthy haran-
gue of parties wb9 1414 neither interest
in the riding nor care' "for .what they
geve utterenee to,. The amount a clop,
trap aitti bosh ..that has been uttiwed
:some of the.meetings in'the riding, anent
the trade ponce,. is beyond the entiorimee
Of any reasLable man that • has tiler -
()ugly posted himself upon it. It is noth-
ing btit undiluted falSelmod to tell the
farmer that he can he •heitetted the
smallest fruestion by a proteetive policy,
It is an impossibility, and to aid tind
abet; those :who are going throngh the
Country doing. so, is to be partakers eif
the crime. •
"rovaitiv N» CRIMIR IN TAU STATES;
Ata time when 'there is So troielt tallk.
of the depression forcing Canadians to
seek emp;Oyment in the,United States,.
'it is interesting to note frbm our es.
change's that hardly a week passes over
witheut eneeking the return of farmers'
Sons:and others. who had gone weat,frota.
the.agrimaitoral districts to seek. theii,
fortime.. From Nevada,' Colorado, Tex-
as' and Kansiti, the storris always the
. . .
•same—". no eutploy•ment for strangers,
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and heti work and poor pay for those
'who are einployed." •
In the ' great cities of the Union,:
things are even werse. To New York,
owners of real-estate find it e:e.ceedingly
difficult to procure tenants that will or
. .
can pay even a low rental; while taxes
remainat war rates. The labor market
is overrun in all directioos and men in,
dostrious, sober and eapeble, are•on the
.verge.' of desperation.. . Crime, the in -
°enable adjunct of grinding' poverty,is
alarmingly on 'tho.. increase, andthe
prospects for the coming winter are ..inost
disheartening. .
Theefollowing extract from e private
letter gives the welter's' version of the
causes which have •.brought about this
deplorable condition of affairs: •
Legislation has made the rich richer,
and the poor pepret. Everythingin:our
•tariff throwathis burden upon the poor ' Or
the prodeeine Or manpfacturers are pro-
tected in nearly every case: 40 and even
70 per cent ; theiresult is.'that 'capitalists
succeed: iq adding tti their great Wealth,
whilst the fanner and laborer aro sitiking
daily into the sloughof poverty:
ce In in ogricultiiial country
higliduties on imported goods mean poverty
fromthe fact that nations like individual*
wilUn6t trade except with those who pile,
• :
.chase fou them. • • • :
If we am purphase largely of the
European producer, fie will be a heavy
ouatorner Of ours" and so the old and now,
world will be actively employed; and pros-
perity will reige in place of anieery. • The
time is net distaat When the Western;
• fanner ,Will irnperittivelY detailed a change,
otherwise the natioq will be thrown into
liopeleisik bankruptcy."
NOT It ET A DEAD ISSUE,
Whenever Reform papers speak of the
Pacific Scandal,- some of their Conserva-
tive readers are very tipt to take effence
.at them,. and opine of thern term it "
dea.cl issue and say the matter should
be rh-oPped; the:only way to convince
themSto' the contrary.' is to evi-,
,.
chance frona their own side-2Soirie say ,
-the election, of so- many -of -Sir John's.
. .
supporters is an iedication that the peo-
ple have condoned his offence, biit we
•do riot think so, and in. support ot this
• statement, We quote from the ...Monti•eal
Moreete, one of the -Most -rabid Conseiva-
.
tiro papers,. as follows: -•-e• ••
The verdict ef last mouth was not, and
nonotie eau honeetly pretend that it was, a
condoning of the blunder cotumitted b); the
leaders of- the Conservative par,ty in 1872.
We have never ohanged our opinion that the
issue liefore the electors was the one great
issue of a tovenue• tariff, ora tariff framed
with spare' referent(' to theprornotioic of the
commercial and industrial interests of the
Dominion."
• Or,. as a 'Conseevative correspondent
:tersely puts it ;--
• Sir John's Cebineb, as at present oenstitit,
tett and,the men with whom he lias surround.
himsolfsincahia election, shows prettyclear.
ly that his leading idea is his own reinstate.
rant and the wiping out of the. Paoifie scan.,
dal, Straw' show which way the wind blows,
and the absence from Sir John's Cabinet of
all admittedly earnest and sincere protection.
• its who have contribeted !nest largely _ to liis
• return to power,a tigers in for his good' faith
upon this important subject, and will certain• -
ly be /wised upon with plausibility by his 'op.
ponents as'a tulfilment, in part at least, of
their prophecies. 'Veen this Attest:ion, as the
fielseu!nie.81i'lrovnet!'j 11°°10'icer 11.inodly
7:
r o r ae e e, as.
mete they do not care two buttons, for the
ieliey advocated by the perty led by the
former they have a .clegideil preference,
,Tbo, Montreal 'ar, anotlite Conserve-
tiVe papee, tays
• "Sir Sohn tenst not think that becattse the
people have restored liim to power, they, haVo
flt;t1 ar fltv:21:f.:11,`:fttIV,1,:il:
ti I
has already associated with him some -who
cwootturiltybilsblvetititennt a from s!vnedit
think the
by a
cid° Scandal Ministry."
Emanating from the sntrces they ;Jo,
these extracts should carry soma weight
and'intinence, and may be taken a's an
index oi the opinions ef the geeat
jority of right-minded persons. Mid
Sir John and hiS party appealed to the
country on the Pacific Scandal issue,
they would, yet bein the cold alludes of
*Opposition.
PHE ntERTING smetetartel.
A. good ileal of ill -feeling was express-
ed at Seaforth, on Saturday, by...the
friends of Mr. Platt, because Mr. Cartwrights friends refused to allow some
Of the former's canvassers an opportu.
nity to ocenpy sonie of film time ,of the
meeting at CArdno's hall, We think
they did. quitelight. Theywere respon.
The nomination of catitliclates te con-
test the Ilitlingof Ceutre liuron for its
representation In the Rouse of OM.
mono, made vacant by the retirement of'
Mr, Et. Horton, took place, at *feral,
on Saturday afternoon leet. Mr, Sher-
iff Gibbons ,aeted. as Bet ureing Officer.
•TO the ampinittion paper of Mr, Cart-
wright there wore wee fifty names at-
tached, and .to that of IV/ie ' 5, Platt's
-
there weeeever • thirty. NiTith the ex,
peetatien, which Was.fully realized, that
Alert) would be a Jorge gathering, the
Mends of Mr„'. Cartwright had sersered
Oardno's hell to address the electors in,.
and also knowing that Me....Maelteneie
.weeete be :there, and that considerable
tin% woeld:likely be required by Itim
to express his OpiiiiOli of the eituatioe
they heti refused to porm it any, and
every one to oecupy, the platform, but
generously offered to allow Mr., Platb.
the sarne•length .of time Ceeupied by
Mr. Cartwright, and that Dr..Colentere
Jackson, candidate, for ,tite.tocal,'
Legieliattueeeeee ally .othere respoesible
person should_ have an opportunity of
addressing g thb electors..., It appears this
• • •
arrengetnent did notsuit the idea* of
Mr' Platt's friends • and they, therefore
announced, early hi the day, that they
weuld hold a separate :Meeting,
• .At the dose • of the • nomination'
proceedings, anneal:et: of pe600 lather-
ed inefrout of the Commercial Betel,
where the eandiclates-Were•staying, Mz
Platt and his friends embraced the
op-
porbunity of addressing them, which
was continued till .the arrivalof the
train at three O'clock, but was then ).d.).
ruptly brought to a Close by: the 'Shouts
of the peoPICIS Mr.. Mackenzie drove
pest on his -way t� Cartino'S Oen, they,.
also flocking there on lmasse. •
On the • enfisinee of Mt. .11facketitie,
into the hall, which was crowded to the
deer,' the audience, at if by magi°, rest!
to their feet and cheered him ,enokt:.'.en-
• thasiasticelly, Thi' meuting., Was then
lininediately °ailed to order, .11fr, D. P;
Wilson taking the'Cliair, who • cordially
• invited .Me. Platt; Me. •Jackson,Dr,
Colennuie,tle eny other, responsible per -
sen, to occupy a • seat en the .platfoere, -
hutnone of these. parties „tespended. :
' After a:few words 91.e.iplanatiori from
• the' chairman; 14. Cenrwiiecoti ,took
the 'platforneand addreesed the audience,•
in an eloquent and teuthfel. speech.
He Wentinto, the different questionee
whiCh'haVe been so fully ilieaussed dur..
ing the lato elections; as lengthy as tinie
Wotild admit, and We have nodoubt
that he ,Otirried & eeryiarge, initiority of
the audience with hint; ••
• Dining his speeeka, deputation • frian
Mr.' Platt's. ft -lends. .waited upon' the.
chairman:to' ascertain ' Whether. any, one.
:teal:chose .weluld.be allowed
tunity sPeaking ; but, we suppose, :bo
furtherconcessions wore „.mede, as no
delegate ' 'of:their party pet 10 an.appeae,
ance. ••
• At the :eonelesion of Mt. Cartwright's..
speech, the chairman againe invited the
above. mentioned ''goutleinen to go for-
wercl. and addresti the electors; . but as
they did not .accept .1110, invitatiint ,he
introduced • ,
'MituseNgs, who,upon rising was
greeted eithlong, loud and moat entbusi
, Attie cheering, ele appeared ' to take h is
•defeat very cithule, as he was in good health
and looked cheerful and satisfied. After
expressing himself as highlrd6lighted with
the recepeion he met wite,' he said that this
was his first publia appearatieesioce his de:„.
eat. fle hoped thae no one teduld betibler
*to, see in .his face. any•of those Signs of de-
spoaderiay that the Consetvetives, Attribut-
ed tphiw... fbe. hadfoughb them for twenty
years in Opposition, and he could de it
again. lie advocated certain principIee in
opposition, carried them Out in Office, and
left office still honeying in those principles.
(Loud. applause). It so happened that in
the recent :struggle Mr. Cartwright fell, and'
in- this- nomteptiorr he highly spoke of the
patriotism shown by Mr, Horton inresign.
ing, for Me. Cartwright would be of 80
billet USD 'oil the floor of the Haute. He
referred to the fact that Mr. Benster had
onto given way to make retort for Sir -Fran -
els .Rittelts, and • cited: other instances to
show that the action of •Mr. Horton was
not without precedent. He saidthat very
few tvereaWare of the ernount ofeiVoik done -
by Mr. Certwriglit while .in Office, for the
eonscientioue discharge of which he highly'
praised that gentlemen. :The speaker went
on to say that he believed iic t Couseretai ea
elementen political life, as it would ever
act tte a check to eitreme Liberals, alio
alight he disposed to make irinoVatioria
merelyrather titan .refornor. This wenld
not apply to the Liberal party ef. Canada,
who had so fee only aeted to seeure the
proper rights of all srml the prevention of
the dominanoy of any Oho, ohtireh or party.
(Loud applause). applause). .The Conservetives tiro
afraid of meeteng Mee, Cartwright in Par.
Moneta, as 15 hown by :the flooding of
Ihron by ell classes of Ornieseries, (Cheers).
Still the Conservatives..sey the Ministers
should not be opppeed. They know they
Canna defeat Mr.' Cartwright in 'Cadre
Huron, but in order to be revenged on hint
they are willing to do anything and eveey-
thing to make his °lotion as difficultiat
potsible ..13ut the Reformers of this, SeetiOtt
will not bo appealedto in vain to show that
one who Was unanimously selected in the
Convention would he returned at the polls,
Had Mr. Cartwright notgiven so much of
his time during the general election to the
country at largo; he would not now be seek.
ing the suffrages of the people of Huron—
he would be the tnemb'er Inc Lennox, (Alf-
plause), It, had been saidthat had the
Reformers maTieeleuteatioott itethe wayef
a Protective polity,thoy weuld not havin
bean defeated, But he held that the than
Whtt was capable' of temporizing with a great.
principle was not wanly of thti support of
tho people, (Applause), Why, if the party,
sought onit °nice, they could 'have had it
,
often iu the ern: rso of tho past twenty years.
Sir John, when deftattl ou the queetion
°feints t i tu t lo e ill changes, afterwards °hang.
•64 arouud and said they were necessary.
Why, he wont to the Reformers, an his
hands and knees aitd Said that he Was will-
ing to vote that constitutional changes were
uecessary, "Only," seideSie John, " let
int stay! in Mika and wa will .do` whatever
you Went.' • (Langhter and applause).
Thireting for Who, indeed ! Mr, Macken-
zie Bahl they wanted him to go into the go.
vernnientin-1865, bet he felt that he OOnhl
:not go in there and keep his betide dean.
George Drown went in, anti, ho barely es.
coped in -time, (Loud cheers and laughtr.) There .is not a Measure Sir , John
would at adoot to .keoe (ace. . He has
ahnost pverytheig he ever opp,oeed.„ Be
(the speaker) would not take office . on e
poliey that wee calculated to enrich a few
at the eepeese of the. many. (Applause.)
Ile referred to the"decrease in the price et
grain, end said that he did not elate& this
as a result of his defeet ; but he had seee
it explaioed the other day. in , the leading
Con servetiv e. paper in tho very, Arlo in ants.
ehatite hadnate] on the • pletferin during,
the election -canape en, vie.,; thee the price
riisot Cie golettle ebnyt tit taviltcPb°1;9•01:il':!4elttitt.'gen It
one Way or the other., (Applause.) Mr.
Mackenzie went op to speak of the •trade
qbestions'showing that MI:vie/In mot 'be
the' fesult or labor and diligence, and was
loudly cheered as Ito made each point and
drove it home, Ile dwelt at lengthon the•
absurdity of supposing . that e protective
duty could raise the •Price of wheat, and in
a series -of well: arranged illustrations fully
• caaght the temper of the andience and .oli•
cited inust hearty cheer*, ,.. " • :' .. , '
' :During Mr, AlttOkenzie!s address, he
was interrupted hy.un impudent:youlig.,-
man 'walking the whole length of the
'hall and then presenting him . With an
eight -sheet bill that lied'eitst been print-
ed, .withethe assertion upon it that free
discussion bad been denied by the frieuda
Of Mr, Cartwright, and that pt... Berra.:
brook, the owne:.•nf„ 090 acres.' *of land
in .the :county was hot - permitted to ecl.
drees the' electors in Cardno'e Hall,. ..
- : ' The peeteetediiigt . were dm:dila:ea in
the most perfect order ',the speeches be.
ing.liidened tuivetli the, meet' Wrapt, at -
tendon, and often -And loudly Upplanded,
. .
• -• . cOTRilfP0.1iARY 'NOTES: ', • '
' Ube Now Ens doos no nbcogsarily eaddree every-
thing soposriniefrom time to time upiq this henaing,
the pennons tietngeivo,n os a mattor orrubvs.]
...The tendon FM Pi7oes asks, with wore
than erdinary,zoolness,' . win) it Was ever
promised,to itioreatieAlt4ificii-of farra pro,.
duCtethrough the National'Poliey agency,
Tithe is sheer impudence, wining :so geon
after the elections. • What stump speaker
"ou the Conservative, side didn't ;say 80 1 --:-
St. 'Phonictilionke,Aturnal. , • . i
For their own saltee and for...the credit
of the coentry.it is to- be:loped that the
censeevativeleedeneivilleet, in the fleiise
:folio* ihe tinWOrthY exaMple of a pertion
of their press,- We can assure' :them' that
the conittek 'expects something' better at
'theie heeds thateasseultion their defeated
opponente and if they indulge in- siteli at;
• tacks they will rt;tap their rewards in future
defeats.—Torento Sationot •
, Mr. Platt isnot 'blinct to the .different
Methods adopted by the party organs' in
theietreatinent Of Perliatnentary candid-
ates'. 'He admits that the iteform press
havemot ablatedhim pereonally, but that
he did not like.the ,way. the :Conservative
.papers werotreatieg Me. Cartwright. . He.
says he. recently Wrote, to the .Goderich
•Stareeelling it that if the "%pore peeaistiel
in abusing and villifying; Mr. .Cartwright
he (Platt) Would retire .froin Abe contest.
• ltir. Plait liae•good reason to be ,aeharned
•.of the Conservative press..11rnasels Post.
•. It is to be regretted that the Cie.:serve-
Ova press (lees not display a more magnan-
imous spirit in the hour of their party's
trinmph. • It lab natoral that there should
be rejoicing aud ti, certiiin innoont of glair-
file:Item at a tesiilt which trasiicended the
expectations Or' the,nietit hopeful of them;
but we certainly hoped Mutt they would
stop short qf tingenereusly assailing their
defeated- tidverearies. . The attacks which
have been and are being made on Honor-
able Mr.- Mackenzie. lye, some of them,
little short of.brutal, and are alike discred-
itable to the prase which indulges is them
and -to. therpartrwhich.:tolerstek.thertr;—
. y!Oronto Nationol, Conaersative, ' •
• The question is being lieked, '11.Sii John
endehe 'Mail epeak initiestly : when they
say the delay in forming the Cabinet arose
from the desire to telecteint beat available
men so•as to Make the "N. V." tariff the
• covect thing atilio start off,' why has the
new Cithinee no tnahuracttirer.oteperson in,
eerested in industrial piretaits in it 1 It is
a eonuedruni of the hest elate and tve give
it op. Sir Jobe Meedonald is a lawyele
Hr.:O'Connor is televyi3r, Mr. Campbell is
a.leweer, Mr, Laegeyin is it lawyer; Mr.
Pope of Compton, is a lavvyer, Me. /3aby
is A lawyer, Mr. Macdonald is a lawyerand
Mr. Tupper a doctor., • The other nlentbers
of the Cabiitee Are gentlemen of leisure
• sa;ve 'gr. Bowen whois ft printet, and Mr;
Pope ofete. E. L who is a shipbuilder.' If
any mantifaeturer dan See any name in that
list calculated to give birn hope he is Wa-
iled' with a better vision thau. is given to
ordinary rtuirtala„—efantilion Times.
-Upper Provence papere somounce that
Atm Sarnu*el Platt, of Goderick ie to op -
peso Mr. Caetwright in, Centre Heron.
He is connected with the " strugglina" salt
it:dotty, and teatitied before the Peelle.
tnentary Depresaioa of Trade Committee
in 1870',"'that'twsi Dollars per ton duty
were reqUirecton imported salt to give the
Ontario ealt inenneacturera emitted of the
IVIaritinte Provincele market, tie doubt.
less aspirea 16, a seat itx Paelieteent .413' a
• patrOti of the milt interests, gis defeat
Should be fervently hoped for by every
fishermen hi Nova Scotia. But of course
Mr. Salt Tax Platt will be warmly enclor.
sea by the Nova Scotia Conservative press.
1.The general elections are over, now and
thotio pretty Stories aboutet• tax on Ameri-
can salt and 4 tat on fine talty salt need,
not he used to humbtig the people, There
, *ill be now pries now—" Down. with Cart-
wright .whe aidviietttes free 8alt for the
IsTeve,Septia,fiehormen. Hurrah for Platt
and two dollars a ton tat on salt, ;...ifitli.
frix eibroniele. .
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• ;EDITORIAL NOTES. •
'We've got 'em Fres.
Press.• •
You, have 'elnprotey often;
• CossmtViam, its wallas Reform pa-
pers, .are complaining because in the
formation -of the Cabinet, ,Sir John
over -looked Weetern Ontario in his se-
lections, •
• We Understand, Oise the Conserva-
tives of South Huron have decided not
to enter a• protest against, the election
of Mr. eameren. .Itereby 'they dis
?ley wisdom,
Tun Exeter Tinies Announces the ar-
rival of.tt lig of Atnerictui furniture for
a denier tliere. • Had this* oeettrred he
-
fore the eleetiett„ it Would have abused
the Mall because he did not make it at
home.* It .also 'enentions. 'the shipident
of five cirea of wheat tceDOeton, but i•teye
tot (tester(' about the •Cardidien &Mier
paying the duty thereon.
'ME Video Orgraht Wits to go up with
a ballad once Sir John: was placed in
powers. ;file Jfc�nliiom Toms gives the
following table for the consideration of
the Ontarioditemers
Vrioes 17th 61 Prices 18til of
• Soptatabei October «0-
• dos Ur, 'Sloe; der Sir John,
tons's. '
'White wheat $1 00 85e te,
'Winter red 90-• 110e to 820
Spring Vhear„ .......85c fa 93 22e ter 806
Peat4 to St She to COo
13arley .... to SO 00o 20 80e
Ogg 1)2o to 84 30e to 82e
14:LOYINPI4L PLOWINV4
• Although the weather was very itt-
clement, a. snow :storm having covered
the ground with snow during the night,
,and the storm not yet ceased, the 'mateh
Was Carried out. ••,
The entries are as fellows :-1st eiass,
; :had, II ; 3rd, T. rit11 particulars
next wook. •
OCTOBER 31.„18/8;
,TEM tIANTR/4 IIIRANO*
in, the interest of good government'
the eleetoes of the Centre 4idiug. Or an.
ron should See to it that Mr. Cartwright
is returned. by it good tnajerity. 41(014.
thOSO NVII0 are -opposed to Min on the
protection ,quesidon shoo_ki have no 4313.'
jeotion to his obtaining a seat hi the
House, for his eine+) vote, mallet effect,
itt the slightest , degree, °the Introduction
and earryitig out of a preteetive policy; '
bet he can watch the prcieeedings of par -
'lament, end ,as 'he has experieuce, and
also wishes .to •regain the confidence of •
the oeuutry, there is every reason to be-
lieve that he will do all in his power te.
pee that the best ioteretits a the C011.11try
are !Atha:dell to.
• ther0 lies been ample ijitie to • peeve; • •
.since the eleotion, 'that Akv. CiartWright's
Statement, Which has boon tcde tenitielt
ose of by the conserv,atives, t(Ilat the
GoVerinnent had lee more influence in
rennetlegethe depression from the eountry
than a fly on the wheel is perfectly true.
If it were not why doee the titneaik
enprOye ,There Le every indication that '
the cetnieg winter is .going,to be a se-
vere ooe, iu a business point or view,
and We believe ie will he intensified in •
consequence of the uncertainty diet now
exists' as to What eXtent, if any, the
National • Polley will be carried out. ."
In the interest of the ceitutry we believe •
it would be Wisdoin in John . A.: if he .
Were at tepeeto announce that no oliango
in the tariff would be made till after
'next(Mareb, at. least. • If electors will •
thouthtfully consider the situation, they
will, withoutexeeption, see' it to thou.:
interest.to retnrn.afr. Cartwright, which -
we hays doubt will he des
ttliA
ll'elxte-1.14tecee.e-ARtillirtD
ilty4Chttrele Bay-
. ; field, on tho letleinste, by the Rev. R.
Forbes, Mr, Itobeetlkiker, •to Annie, obi-
• -an daughter of Mr. .is. Haacite,. of Bay-
thAuir.--WAy.---At the residence of the bride's
fathor,•Hullint, on the-e3rd inst;, by the
Rev. Mk. ittibiusein, 11,1i, Henry Clark, of
•'Morris, to Miss Elizabeth, eldestdatiglater
.0.tirgirii—iTANNwl.th.Way.ilSTiptlC• r
•ilin itighara, on,
, 22nd inst,; it1. jouathan Carter, to Miss
Nellie Yanalstfne, both of Blyth. •
Yottee—AleMeseurt.—.63 Goderioh, oh the
• 22n4 hist., by 'the Rev. Dr. Dre,Mr
• Jacob Young, toAliss Annie McMaster.
Davxson-Ginee.--AtiBrucetield, on the 23rd;
• inst., by the Rev. T. G.' Thomson, Mr.
• James Davison', to Nancy, youngest
• daughter of the late Mr, John Grier; all
• of Stanley:: •' • • :
on the eeril •
•• •"inst., by Rev. T. G. Theinsi.n, Mr:Robert
.Orjer, to Janet, daughter of Mr. ;tarries
Davison, all of Stanley.. '
Rixo—Ermorr,---On the 24t11- test , at St.
•• Paul's tathedre), hondon,. Ont., by the
Rev. G. M. Dino, ;Fred. W. King, of
Toronto. to :Janet; second daughter of B.
. Y. Elliott, .Rso., Iiitetor, • •• •
;Snitexteecire-Detteres.e-At Gocleriele oh the
• 23rd inst., by.the•Itew, J. Sievetight
Jonathan Shackleton, te' Miss' Annie
'
Douglas, both of the townalep of Ashfield.
. DIED, •'
BILL. --Near Londesboro, on the 28t11. inst,
3• 'thigh Hill, aged 5 . 4 . •
6 years. .
:E 1.4 p T 0 II 8
Or
.CENTRE RI'D
; . • .. •
•
“ENnnunorgri,
ON, •
• At it Reform' Conveption held la 86aforth
on the 10111 inst., I theb iniited the opinion
and asked the consetit of that large gathering
• as to the propriety of resigning my seat in the
House of flommons, to width I had, recently .
been elected, with the view of opening the
Riding to the Ron, 11. J. Cartwright, late
Minister of Einance of this Doti:anion, Ana
now without a seat, and whose presenile
• Etteliatnent le Considered necessary, int& im-
ported to the Reform party v and in tthe in—
terest of tbe Dominion generally. I stated at
this meeting, as the law Stook I ootild not re -
Sign withoet receiving an appointment. In
order to comply with the law, 1 had formally
accented an appointment, but `Without any in-.
tentiou cif tilling the office (and which office X
have sinie resigned) add further that I had
• not received any conapensetieu, or the prom
Of en& for the personal -sacrifice I was About
with their consent to niakes'hut, then vide and
now ate actuated hy the solo And only intim.
• tion of stfengthening the•bandief our esteem-
ed political feeder, the 'Heti. 'A -,Mackenzie,
whim he again meets the tfouse an !cadet of •
• the Opposition. The entire responsibilityrot ;
tny resigning was thenve aeon the Convention
wholt applauded my conduet and exonerated
me from all base suspicione. I have not *re:
teived any office or eiheluirient or the premise
of euch either now or in futtire for the course- •
I have pursued,
• The MUM role, lidieever, of falsification pia
-
fitted by Toriee is being pursued in this me.
They ara industriouely emulating that X have
bartered awey the onstituency, not being
willing or capable of placing a proper constine-
tion on an limierablo statement Let me say
then to toy relloW Electors of Centre flume,
that for all tihst favors they hey() bestowed on
Dui in iny•seVerar elections, I herewith return
• them tnystere4 heartfelt and grateftil thanks,
while regretting that party exigencies has
made it necessary that ZShould make this
persona saerifice. Rest fissured 1 have not
sold you, Init have acted under the advice.ot
loading men of our patty and of .your Con-
ventioo.
• AW I eotooder every Reformer in the Riding
is indirectly bound. by the action of that Con.
ventiott, :r would therefore urge upon every
good man end true to rally at the rolls, '
• the rnOrning of the thul November, and show
our Tory friends the utter absurdity of a con-
test in this Riding, by giving to Air, Cart
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weight, which yen Can easily do when yea '
warm to yaw work, 800 majority:
I Ara GOrdiereetli
• . 'route faithfully,.
• IfORADD nortrax.
Goaorieb, Oet.10th, 1878. .