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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe New Era, 1882-09-28, Page 4Ci• ftiv Nirtrti5entent0. Auction sale -Live Stock Association. e' Grand display -Pay & Wiseman, Fall opening-Craib, Macwhirter & Co. Opening day -John Hodgens. Cheap music -C. Dickson. Underclothing -W. Jackson. $3 pants -T. Jackson. Voters list court -H. Hunter. Paiuting-Miss Fisher. Machinery for sale -H. Steveus. Potatoes wanted -NEW ERA Office. A. F. & A. M. -T. L. Fortune. «iinton Vinti= THURSDAY, SEP. 28,, 188?. 11iR. CROOI s AM) TILL •TE tUilk. tS. If straight out-and-out lying will'' defeat the Mowat government the Mail is deter- mined it shallbe accomplished, for its col- umns daily contain the most villianous. statements in reference to members of the Ontario government. In reference to Mr. Crook's management of the Education Department its Friday issue contained the following extract; among many others of a like nature: - `'The teaching profession has been vir- tually informed that the chief qualification. of everyone who receives pnblic tnoney is uncompromising Gritism. Of his dealings with the High and. Public Schools not a tithe of his misdoings has been revealed. Teachers are compelled to speak of them with bated breath ; for underthe vile. regime of the last six years they dare hardly call their souls their own. Mr. Crooks; stands over them with a whip,before'which they inust needs quail,and they must per- force hold their peace atthe expense of their duty as Canadians,or leave the public service." We have -in -our -mind -at -the -present moment two rural teachers who are Con- servatives. During the late election both of them worked tooth and nail for their' party, one even going so far as to leave the school for the time and make a canvass in the interest of the Conservative candi- date -and this notwithstanding the fact that the board of trustees in each case was partly composed of Reformers. In1'a vil- lage in il=lagein this county another teacher: that we know of took ,a.very active part in the in- terest of the Conservative candidate, al- though; if wed mistake not, the Reform can- didate was amember of the board that en- gaged him. Here ire three Conservative teachers who " dare call their souls their own," and we could easily enumerate others, to show that the charge of the Mail was without the slightest aotual'foun- dation. A conservative teacher has • un- questionably as much right to exercise his own own political opinions as a Reformer, and the fact that they do so, without let or hindrance, is proof positive that no official' - restraint brought to bear on_bix r to prevent his so doing. . But the Mail wants to make out a case, and the simple . fact that it has no grounds upon which co work does not,prevent it from constructing, a case'out of whole cloth.; That such. false: statements should be' made and accepted, in a country where the truth can so read ily he: obtained, is cause for great sorrow, as it shows that the moral tone of -the pep=' ple is not whatit' should be.. There is ecarcely any one in this section but well' knows that such utterances are not only.. false but foolish, as Mr. 'Crooks , has' no' more to do with the appointment of teach- ers than any other person in the country,: and Conservative, trustees can truthfully support this assertion. NEST IHL'ItON ELE:CT1ON PROTEST, This case is to be brought up for, ',argu- ment before Judge Cameron. next Thurs- day, on the objections entered as to its be- ing entered in the wrong court, and also that tlie protest was entered -too Bite, and` has not yet been thrown out, as some sup- pose. l a. • r While the Manitoba boom was at. its height, no less than three hundred Coloni- zation Societies were -formed; 'but -of this. number only seventeen fulfilled the terms of the government, andthe land allotted the remainder has reverted to thogovern- ment. The government has therefore a chance to partially remedy some of the evils it has done the northwest, but i t is exceedingly doubtful if it will underta ke the task. Nothing appears to be too small or cop- femptible for the Conservative papers to do. When Mrr -Mowat desired to get all. the stastical information possible in refer- ence to the fertility of. Ontario, and insti- tuted the Bureau of Industries, they abus- ed hirn as if he had been a pickpocket, simply because he requestedteachers and others to furnish the 'necessary ,informa tion, insinuating that it was an attempt to control and influence the teachers politi- cally. The information was of value to Ontario, and teachers were at liberty to supply the information or reot,_without in- terfering with their political views an iota, just as they liked, but the Conservative press are evidently dotermined that the interests of Ontario ,shall not be' brought into prorninont notice, nor shall :they -do anything to further them, so long as, Mr. Mowat is at the head of affairs. With but few exceptions Conservative newspapers are a Small lot, withouta particle of honor, / a prosperous portion of Canada, all unjust and ruinous burdens must bo removed from its sho rldci , and every oppertunity given it to develop its resources without restrie> tion • or impediment. CONSERVATIVES LAAftii)fiTILE LICENSE '. 'One off the planks in the Conservative plat- form for the Local election is to change the present admirable license law to something less effective. We have before referred at 1 ', some length to the matter and now only de sire to call the attention of some of our Con- servative friends to the following extracts from a letter publishedover the signature of "A.Temperance Conservative":- " onservative :-" I .am a constant reader of the daily Mail, and as. a Conservative); eaenot see that it is right for our parts to help intemperance in oider to gain power"; if it is the, case, all tem-,. per•ance;melt 'and all good men must withdraw their support.. The .Conservative party' through the Mai], pledge themselves, if placed in power, to•do away with the Crooks Act, a direct concession to the liquor interest. One of the prceeisions of the Crooks Act limits the number of licenses issued in proportion to the population, and to -day there are, according to statistics (issued by the Globe and copied into the Mail, but not contradicted by the Mail,) nearly 1,800 less licenses issued yearly for. On- tario than there were before the .passage of the Act, six years ago. This does not suit thebrewers and distillers, and Sir. John IMai- donald's' objection to the Crooks Act : is that " it interferes with trade, and mast be done away." As many -men' will vote', with ,their. party,, and do it ignorantly and innocently of the great wrong they are doing, I feel it my duty to give some. hints on the Crooks Act that they may vote intelligently and ,Consci- entiously: The Mail attacks the License Act as a rascally Act, but never enlightens the reader upon any of its provisions; or . points out any of its defects. I' consider the way in which the Mail attacks the license system .as an inqult to the intelligence of its readers, and I cannot accept the stand that the Mail takes, that the Orooks Act has increased drunkenness in Ontario, or how lessening the number of places where it is sold and shorten-ing the hours in which it sold, and making. conviction an easy matter where' there are violations, can be much :help- to the liquor business.. Don't vote with the Conservative party unless yon can conscientiously vote -that_act_down._Re_men, don't forsakeyour prirrciptes for 'any pas 1y thxd the -result -will: be the party will support your principles` for your vote. In one of the States the Demo- crats posed on the liquor traffic just as the, Conservatives are now doing, and the Repub- lican party, took the temperance platform and won by such a sweeping majority that . the Democrats hadto bow and put that plankin also. The voters, if they stand firm, ` have the power, not the politician ; when it comes toa moral question don't -give an inch is vio- lation of your principles and by so doing we.. will soon be able to vote according' to our pre- ferences. The questionis in anutshell ; when your party do no violence'. to your conscience,. then you can vote with them; when they vio- late that, 'vote .against, them and be true to your principles." While on this subject the following para_ graph isworthy of consideration :- The committee on temperance repoited to the General Methodist Conference at Bam- ilton< that though they could not accept as absolutely righteous any license lawothey mnet•regard the Crooks Act as the best in- strument for the suppression of intemperance, that the Province of .Ontario has ever had, and they recommend the people to use their votes ani rf unclii`se ; rn,prevf atii'rg. patrol -of - this' license system reverting -to the munici- palities, where the industrious ward politician' and the interested liquor dealer so largely manipulated the elections.. The .report con - John Wesley's writings on: the subject." • As this is the view ofa-body >composedalik'e!4 of Conservative and Reform" ,ministers, it should be endorsed by the lovers of oeder and sobriety: everywhere, but whether it will re- mains' to be'seen.' ' The fool " wli didu'tknow:it was load- ed" this time lives near, Teeawater. His namo'is'Prescott and he " playfully point- ed a revolver at conipanion•named Good- fellow" and oodfellow"and the con8equence is that. Good- fellow is at the point of death, the revolver, "'Of course" being. loaded. If seine of these noodles would playfully point revol- vers at their own senseless 1 eada, they might' confer a benefit on the community-. should the revolver happen to go off. A'coteuporary very accurately take& the measure: -of the Conservative platform for the Ontario elections, which it' epitomizes as follows: -"Resolved, Thnt we ; want the o'itce:s, and-mtcst-have Them at—alt'-1raNards:='- That, and thatalone is the platform. It is no use their hemming and hawing, about other things, because the Conservatives don't care a snap of their fingers for -them. What they are after is "office and nothing else." AT 1e Dry Goods Palace .OF •FOR sE -SOFT :S WE WILL'.REFRAIN FROM ANY- UNDUE EULOCTY' OF THE BEAUTY OF OUR' STOCK 'IN THIS DEPART- MENT FOR THE FALL: AND: WINTER. TO OUR' -MIND •-IT IS VERY AESTHETIC, AND EVEN, THE GEL-EBR-ATED--=-OSCAR- 1'VILlar,-_B IMS:HLF.=: O-1JL1 -_ BE DELIGHTED AND PRONOUNCE' IT WONDERFULLY. LOVELY. ' After all the ladies have -to act as umpire in these matters, and their judgment is .the ruling power. We are content to ;;leave the subject with then and do not fear the verdict. JOHN HODGENS. HZ DRP �Z l'ALACE An Ottawa correspondent e ay Ottawa it is1 understood that the Government as re versed their policy of disallow•ance of local railway charters' in Manitoba owing to the strong. recommendations made by an in fluontial deputation, composed of both Liberals.arid Conservatives, now 'in the - city frothat Province. 'This change of policy was rendered: necessary by the strong current of -public opinion; which has, set in °againct_the Dominion Governinent's policy regarding railways in Manitoba'. This is a step which the NEW Pia predict- ed would have to be taken sooner or later, or the people of the Northwest would have tisen in their might in opposition. to the • present railway monopoly, and not only demanded this concession, but also. a change from a iron-tax-payingiustitution to a tax; paying one. This latter change will have to.be'made before long, for no people will submit to the injustice of pay- ing takes for the benefit•, of such a highly favored company as the; Canada Pacific, It also only requires time, and' a'little in- crease in the population,' to bring about an agitation for change'in the tariff laws, for they cannot, by any 'manner :of means,.be benefitted by any restriction in the freedom of trade, 11 the Northwest is to become I. and have no more intention of treating a political opponent fairly than would. a highwayman treat his intended victim who resisted his demandel,-.•--.••..:- .-. I1N C JI41IN rO1N . The undersiarie'd;having again opened out' a general stock of Gogds, take this op- portunity of thanking their: old customers,for 'the liberal patronage afforded them.' when in business before, and trust that bytgiving Special Bargains to get all their Old cucustomers back, and many new` ones..`: We .intend to keep -full lines in ..the "following Dry Goods -- Blue and Grey Cottons, Sheetings, Ducks,Denims Tickings, Cotton Yarn, " Carpet Warp,Flannels, Grain Bags, Winceys, Tablings, Dress Goods and Trimmings, Small wares, &c.. Tweeds, Coatings, Tailor's Trimmings, Ready Overcoats. Made Suits, GENERAL LII ES''TJSi5ALLY KEPT: Special value 2n Z ea l and ugar H,AIrS Al -iLJ LAPS : rUL1 S200K IN cil� .:IJz'l FEREN7i11.1KE5, cCD CD —O J Pcs • ''S & CHILDREN'S,. LA.1-.GE e.�.S;SOI'TMLNT IN MEN'S,1 WOMEN TILT$$FL1 and € V 1 1E SJTC)JS, As we are in a. _position: to pay cash £of'oin• goods, and get them at the lowest possible price, parties buying from 'us nay e pect to get' bargains, as our motto 'is '`t smallprofits and quick returns." Purchasersare tes eetfully requested to call and seeour goods and get prices, as weare bound to sell at-,tl:e lowest paying prices. Hod ens' old sty nd; Br ck Block, Albert Street.. Clinton, Sept., 1SS?.