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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe New Era, 1883-10-26, Page 4rev .Nivtrtt$Ctlaient$$. t rentice wanted--. Pallier SS-, Cu. 1p S as House for sale John Fisher, Local notice A..A. Bennett, h ilio A. AS Pn o net . Coatmakers wanted—W. B. Smith. Furs—W. Jackson. Oak'•Ilall—M. Fischer. The Montreal Witness. thtton . tni Ora. } RIDAY,OCT.,C 26, 1883, NORTH -W! sT LAND 1•,OLICY. One of the worst feature.: in the admin- istration of the present government has been their management of the north-west lands, rt would.be more proper to say rnii- ,nanagennent, for the result shows that the ,abominable land regulations have done much to retard settlement in the west,. livery newspaper in l: Manitoba and the - north -west territories': (and this includes number -of. Tory papers) -has strongly condemned the course which the govern- ment has, in its irnmaculate'wisdom,'seen tit to_P�er ue, 3 but the Tor • j papers of On- tario, almost with one accord, have de - tended their leaders,• for the simple reason that they had not sufficient independence and honesty to do otherwise:' There is EDITORIAL NOTE$, Ail! IST1sltLAL JTWCs A(.At1. THE Mail admits there is a "terr}pbrary depression essto n in, business affairs,'` Sp the • t 1. Tory papers and s OntCT &. u..st.h_ ase beenen circdlating falsehoods when they said the N, P, would banish all depression. SINCE the present Dominion Govern- ment came into power the public expen This is nature has increased $13,165,111. Th_ ani enormous increase, -and shows how recklessly the public fundsare used. *sees, "SEvEN years of prosperity before us,'?. SirS amuelTilly boastingly said less than a year ago, and yet the failures. are on the increase, 'workingmen out of employment; merchants in the dumps every day be- cause of the unsatisfactory state of trade, and a feeling of uneasiness andgloomy despondency permeating every class ofso- ciety, through fear of impending evil, Mit, G. W. Rose, -.M P., for. West Middlesex, (Reform) has been unseated: on the grounds of bribery by agents. The g ar es personal chagainst him were•disc p >a missed by J oYthe judge. In' the way of e!ec- • tions, matters appear to be getting worse instead of better,' and: if the law is not amended so' as to restrict" all influence, personal and otherwise, being used for or again lasid t candates the most cornu t. cartel an editor in the Dominion but is P Y 1 convinced in his own mind that the course means will carry the day. —Ss( the governinent, in this respect,h'as been ;ret.:l y injurious to the country. ` They know perfectly well that hundreds of Cana:- diens liave been compelled to cross into Dakota and:' become American citizens, simply because of the .land regulations, and no amount of abuse heaped on Har- dy and Pardee will convince people to the contrary, or turn their eyes; from the guilty parties.. Scores of intelligent Con- servatives, who have visited the north-' \vest, have opened their eyes in astonish- 1nent at the government's wilful disregard if settlers' claims and. have, been holiest enough to eenden them. A3 Quo •Con servative very truly remarked, `"the speeu- later gets all and the poor man nothing ."• �._ .-.To show'thatnan3 ludic northwest are dissatisfied we copy a portionsof a letter which appears in the. Moose -jaw News Pp J , and such.aetters as the following are: by % • no' means uncommon' :— Now Mr. Editor, do. o hi o ,you thank it is justice to the bona-fidesettlers .who went" in this land ing ood. =faith, as •we ave done: We have e spended a Considerable sum of money.. Everyone knows a. person cannot start fanning without the neces- sary outfit. • Now, after living'on and`eul ivating this land all ,summer, we have the encouraging news -from A. Walsh, Commissioner, that he cannot .hold" out any hope of our 'claim ebeing .•%cognized, is not this on: injustice -,to the saectial set- tler who came here toe snake' his... home? Now who refs the benefit of the improve-: ;seats made by is. poor settlers?' Who 1Vby the speculator of course; ho always stands ready to grab all evenin a case like :;ieis. if we were wealthy we firmly be- lieve we should experience :no :difficulty in establishing• our alibi,, but it is useless - for us to. expect oorsigh ts to berecoguized by the present (",overnntent. "The weak- est generally goes to the vn all,'; If we are crosuccc.sful in obtaining our rights in this case, we will not attempt to take up any more land in this country; but will do ,zs many others haze doze this 'szt7ttmrr un der similar circumstances—:o over to "Uncle Sam," where oiu rights wi11 not only be recognized but protected." The editor of .the Ncw's, commenting. on the says: The. warmest friend of -the Govermnent trust admit tl:iat it is a tale Of hardship and wrong. ''.Without' reference just 'new to the wisdom; or unwiisdom- of the 'mile belt 'reservation itself," the general effect Of which •seems tei be to •throw the\ lands along the railway line into the hands. •of speculators, and drive the real:eultivators into the background; what, can be Snore arbitrary and harsh than th'e', nannet-in which that edict is.beiing carried into \et fect•? One can readily imagine the. bit- terness 01 spirit aroused in the •man !who euffeesssoch treatment. He finds , al.l'• his TItL'consisteney,of the Mail t,'ibout as' prospects blighted in; Sin instant by an good as the -weather at thisseason: of the: a.: THE Hamilton Tribune is again' -direct- ing attention to the practical 'uselessness. of a Governor-General, and shows plainly, that an institution which costs this coun- try annually the sum of $113,000, without producing anybenefit, should be discon- tinued. We ,quite agree with' it. We have nota word;to'say against Governors. Generals peitons ll y, -but :we believe this_ country could get along; very well' with- out one -and the: sooner'the better, finan- cially. November has of 14o en P •vA1 the -8th v IIIL a been appointecla day of thanksgiving to God, for the bountiful harvest of this year. The present form is foe the Dominion Go vcrnment to name the day, which' is ac- cepted by each of the provinces through theLieutenant-Governors-in Council. The idea of;a uniform day of thanksgiving for the Dominion is much more satisfactory r than the system' hh"ieh It c..vailed a few ylcele d' years since, when every 9row ince sec. P its own day, without any regard to those chosen-its-nei -h-bc-trs 1}V g The trials of Kent' and Bothwell Dotnin- ion Election, cases have been fixed for' the _foi2rti11hursda in February next.' Coun- sel foe the respondent; lir. T, J, 1awkins in the Bothwell election petition ease, ap- plied to the Divisional Court of Common Pleas this. morning for an order restrain- the estrain- ing tl.re'London.tldvertisee from publish ing injurious comments upon the conduct: of the' respondent, arguing that certain tit'icles appearing ill that >aper• front time. toltime were calculated to '1 reju lice the case and inflame the mrtide of the ivrtne.-:+. ses. 'The order was refused: Tiro Tory papers; more with a viesv to i damage the Mowat goy crnment than bring.; about any improvement in the education alsysteni,:have 'been c,i1Iing out for a._ cltief superintendent of Education • to re- • place the Minister of, Education in the ., cibinct, but the'Teaclers' Associations in difierent.sections of the country, which are composed of J -eforthetsand Conserva- tives alike, have .passed' resolutions' in favor of the Minister of Education. This• is a -direct slap in the face`fo these . Tory editors, add proves thatthey do not know as much as they thought they did iu re- ference to the best methods of furthering! education. Wo are in receipt of a letter from. Rev. t •r l•e I t the article ffin ino teen• which S. r1vhC \V,,.0 � rreply • we published a couple of weeks ago, rein. • remarksupon the election of a tine to his t election by the TJnitcd D'Tethodist Con- ference, rex r e t ference,: at 'Belleville. Our only reason for not, publishing the sante in full is that its sentiments, are calculated to create breaches, if that were possible, between the contracting churches, and: 'to keep t. they is C not 4 ll.h prospect os eco of a rise: � h. as -been t 1 d. 1 P alive a (juestion whle ,h se t e I have uttered. Mr: Griffin still harps upon what we sup- • We eels see no ;seed purpose in con- Opinion} arediv ided'as to the prospects what professional ,etbies,detnand, Hae- dei.>tand, I think, the requirenter is pf Christian courtesy. I may not always do es well.asflbut after ac carefulu1 nn s. thouglitful`rev iew uf"611"t1iel ctsin this case, in whit I can certainly sayI have h c entalav 5 no personal interest, I do not sec. that I should take back any thing that .I have said. The unfair and vindictive treat- ment of -an, old honored minister justifies, according to all principles of righteous- ness, every word of condemnation that I t.!Ni1'(1.1Y Mt AIC il•.•11.e; Thursday, get'. 2(, 188s.. Comparatively little ,grain: Lias been lieu g i. tU t 1 cta� doubt cm z factat the ' that there thing, t r, butliiile to indg,, and also because prices have net advanced —as ivas hoped and expected by many. 13y the following extract, whichwe take. from a 'city paper, it would seem that pose was the fact that when the election tinuine- the discussion. The Conference of 'better prices for grain. Some authori- cme off only a small penton` of the dole has chosen a wise and competent man to in Bold that the abundant crop of grain gation of the C. M. Church were present, fill the poyyon, one who will bet able to L pe, .w*illi the increasma supplies VVhose.fault }vas it? t�'as itnotthe duty 'command £he res et,and' confidence of from India will more than counteract the p decreased ie of each member of that delegation to re- not only the C. M. section; but all other yield on this continent—little main until his work was finished ? If so sections of the united church, we do decreased when compared with last year, much till ortanee is to be attached to the not believe in _and are not nodal to.•u but much smaller considering tine aerea e selection of such an officer, how'comes it hold, Mr; Grif3in's: ethieal:teachinbs, as, under crap.- .One of the la•gestshippers that so many leave the: post of duty? expressed (in, his ;utterances, but would era NevvYork does not hold out roach hope Mr,;Grifflnalso remarks that the action _rather mould. ours after ;• the attern of St. frsoeme her prices., IIs says:—There i no of thel Conference has' "caused general Paul, "Now abidetli faith, ,hope and 'use expecting s iippirg orders for wheat and intense feeling, to which I gave but charity, these three, but the greatest of from Europe at the p"resent prices. Rua a very feeble expression" We fancy that these is charity." • sign wheat can be delivered • to -day at a good "deal of this imagined feeling must A Marseilles , about . eight • cents a bushel' be in the writer's mind No one else has seen -or heard-any.`thingnf it. sIsMis Griffin EDUCATION. cheaper titan American wheat,and India can eliver ,her wheat nearly twenty cents would have us believe that the church- 1'o Glee Editor of the Clinton New Era, a bushel cheaper in London thanwe can` was ina regular ferment about it, that 1n- DEAR Sir,—At the last meeting of the numerable. disasters ivere likely lfollow, West Huron Teachers' Association I per- In otherp grains 'the tendency is: firmness rYLIv er ool. and that it was something terribly mon- •ceive Mr. R. E. Brown is made to say in but as most of the barley is somewhat strous in Mr. Gray to accept the position his essay, • All know should hould be ex We, do •not believe any of these things, eluded" (from the school room) "whch is but; on ,the contrary, are convinced that out of date or .practically useless." Now, I eo le -d conference are quite satisfied it would be. yer interesting to your cor Withan thc'choice;made, and pay little heed respondent, and I ` doubt not to many to the 'attempts, of soreheads to stir up others,' if Mr. Brown would.' enlighten us, strife. :` so, far as, •to point out any knowledge Mr. Griffiu also states in his letter that whish is out of date or practically useless. the day before the election came oft' the .,I_ always understood that it was the want delegation of 'the' C. M. Church met and of a thorough knowledge of any subiect unanimously resolyed upon the re-election which rendered it useless. I think it will of Dr, Sanderson. ' What right had the be conceded that no knowledge can be out delegation to do so? The election was to of date. We might teach it out of place be by the United Conference, not by the for -instance'a childunacquainted with C.M.delegation_ Is this the kind of can- vassing,' wire -pulling business that goes on in the meeting of church conferences? Waa it good faith with the other delega- tions to do any such thing? We trow not. It is useless to say that the office:, was one which :belonged especially to the -C. M. Church, as its ministers had most to assertion '.discipline' is useless. It is just. with do it, because the officer was to be an the reverse, it is the essence of the whole matter. ' The poet I'ope.•says, "Order is heaven's first law.":' But we will be much pleased to hear Mr: Brown's. explanation. fidence in the :ability-and_ltonesty.of.those,--Yours,-A-B,E*DEIt or TIM NEW EnA. with wh they were uniting. tan Mrs Grlffn sr mark however, will serye as a con BORN. mentary in church elections. TADLLLY1 .—fn Brandon Man. , oto tTie Mr. Griffin's answer •to he chaise of 14th:inst., the 'wife -of Mr. Frank: Tam- hisn t want of. knowledge of. ministerial blyn, (late: of Hullett,) of the Club Ste - ethics, we will give him filo benefit ot'in- bless of twin daughters. full :—, -Vzzsost.—At Clinton, on '.Tuesday, eth "Now one wore as regards myself; Know- ing the true inwardness of this whole pro- ceeding, feeling deeply that an outraoc was being perpetrated, knowing that a Zest wiry —Rve.--In Clinton, ou the22n,el inst.; by. the Rev. John ;'Gray, -liar. A. Askwith, of Manchester , to Miss Mary Rye, of Michigan. 8EA R ITHING Lr. ,LJ ANI 1 2.5 colored,' it is not likely to adeance much, Poultry. is coining. in freely, g , and. brin PANTS at s 2 75 _• ..� about 7 cents per lb. _Wood appears to be • the 'article mostwantecl,'and is sold rapid ly at a good price,. I s - Wheat, scot old`, - '• new - -White wheat, old - " new - Spring, Oats; Barleys Peas, Flour, Potatoes,: Butter, Eggs, Hay, Hides,' - Sheep pelts <• Lamb skips, Beef, Pork, - - Clovei Timothy, The' Manitoba --wheat"•crop- has come tlirou`nlithe lateiferetaste of,iviuier.well. who has i 7:heassistant land tomn is i ss on �r. c -returned f'r ti'n s ection tour tltrough �- Southern Manitoba, says not 1 }"ler ct, of rcrop by • frost. damage has been clone the er ,1, --MORTGAGE SALE OF DWELLING A ND TWO LOTS the alphabetshould not study thebinomi-'. cal' theory, etc. Solomon, in -his proverbs,' is not so particular,and makes no excep- tion to the rule, "Search for knowledge • as you would for treasure." No doubt' some knowledge is much more disciplinary than others; but who would venture the officer of the United Conference. Surely the C, M. delegation did not by their ac- tion seek to insinuate their want of con .wrong was being inflictecl upon a worthy. and moble brother; by a:few men who re-, mined to the close of the-conference.:I spoke "strongly ' and. severer, I admit tliat I violated the isles-df-order--in-the e pression of my indignation. ' '): knew after that I was represented as saying 'things I had not said and I resolved that Whether any utterances were right or weeng, to place them cn recorci Hence ray lettei• inst., the, wife of Mr. S. Wilson, com- mercial traveller, of a soil.. MARRIED. iMooess—f rnsoossu-(;hieage ori-thq. 12th,i ist., by the Rev. H. Johnston; D. 1)., at the bride's cousin, Mr. Frank IT. Moore,: of Topeka; Kansas, formerly of London, to Jennie, eldest daughter.. of M. Anus Johnson, of Stratford,,'(for to the<Intellieencer. l do tlenow I think lnorly of Clinton.) - $1 00 a 1 10 - 0 80 a - 1 05; 100'a..1. 10 0 75 a 1 00" 100 s 110- O 30 a 0 35 040.:a 0 50.`'' O 60 a'065 600.0 6 50 O 45 a 0 50. 0.16' a . u 17 0 20 a 0 21 8 00 a 9 00 )0 a 6 50. -• 050'a 075 O 80'a 075 650 a 800'. -800 a 825 8, 00 a S. 50. -- • 00 a 2 50.:.,_ ANTS at $3.00 TTITNDER 'sad {,y virtue of the Power:of ;alt • - contained Inc• mortgage from Joseph Co- ventry, et uit,, .which will be produced at time , of /into, there will be sold'by Public, Auction, en trio premises, in Clinton ..on SATURDAY, `37th of OCT., 1883, atti1ice o'clock. 1 in t the afternoon. nor 0n. the following desirable property, , consisting or •Town Lots unmbers 453 and 43O, on Albert ,St.. '4 -in the said Tow of Clinton, ani! .otherwise ,mown and'numbered as';5 and°i on Railway Terrane, in said town, containing one1galt an • 'acre or land. rnbre or less. There is erected on the. property a: oomtortoble dwelling, stable, and other conveniences, and several' bearing trait trees.' .TeI•ma mitis known at tittle o: Ealr, or,on application to tho'Vendor, • D,:DICKINSON, . W. W..,lr:ki-i AN,. • Actioneer. Vendor. 'Clinton, Sept. 22,188I1. 188c. si0 AND UP. L -l., Sri i ukase item which thele is no appeal: to uumbets, is-to-thee-youngmeningocstion yenl no reltauco n'hatevt can be pl testi t b 1 t Th h oil it h'orweel-s•:it has'beei lroivling et t linins n so u e ruin. ey !ve come to this 1Voeth-west at; nreat:e. case tit self her p rse:st what it tcs•nls the 'unpatino- the invitation too of the Gbverninent,, ani ticconciuctof softie prominent Canadians' order to take •up farms and .make lntinus 'wlici have ,• hccn:s,eculatiu ni ''I)al.otas of their own.: They liave ctpendcd their t lairds littt;;.rti hell' .it :i5 oiiir,cd.' oaf that ve c toxon," They Litten kl,iqul al•l' ;.,'.luuil, tat .'olhet• prominent till,, wvelland-they;shall t;on civil}vcs.4tc d' 'lyse?. p,, i4 cont cations they improvements upon the 10, , . 1 cations they h,t 1 Cl fi l 1 themselves t,bat h n <lc.utnrn� the illail r-,noi es the' t test at,d i f they laboriously. I t t u two or bares years: beeom;e owners of t ie: arms t., y arecu iv r s ' . 1 dark' d tl cl tn11 la -fide -ifs If?"own 'columns,' -�Vlteii` Lut, :v as . 501818 ay le: postmaster even 1 oes :so frit taste i (1-\ erose Michigan;. ' hands them -a -little missive to tell :them • that'alr is lost dud' they are; otter e a., file people tiuclr rsfannd ilial the sale object When Sir hector Land nisi - bcttel,sttll of the 111ai1's existence into :support Sir John A. Macdonald visits the North', west, iflte;wants to get the 'bottom' facts in respect to the, workings', of the land policy, let him step over into Dakota Sind interview some ofthe hundreds who have been driven by such treatment as 'above described "across the:lrnds," . We ven`tere to say he will come back an astonishes -Is; if not "a sadder and a wiser man." Will the Tory papers. of 'Ontario aid tb e , 'settlers of the west • in sem:ring a just .re- cognition,ot tlieirclaints Will they be patriotic enough to censure a overimient Which has and is still driving' hundreds of sterling settlers into American territory and unjustly treating those that remain ? 'ill they unite • with, the liberal papers in trying to• remedy these' evils. No, em phatically to And why, the reader asks, will t.hey:not engage rti•So ;reasonable an undertaking, which has the yell -being' of thesettler ,at heart? Simply because they • :i;re pititI 10 keep 't-;tiotr editorial'--nvotztlt'S closed, and they liave not .sufficient in-' government iu every thin„ •they will be -better able,to appreciate its utterances, ah •their true Worth, which' ls'• very little in- deed.: The'_ annual. meeting of the._ East York Reform l ssoeiationwttg'held on Saturday night. After', .the regular husiness was eve stirrr'HoisS-Alex•: lliickenzles ily .re- atest;, addressed the meeting for a few minutes,: referrieg, referringbriefly, to the present flnaneial' 'condition' of:the country, de- scribing: the policy which had brought; about suclt disastrous results as iniqui tons, and"'such as had Over and over again been prediicted of it. - He referred to the recent combination "formed among .cotton manufacturors; as, well; at; .others, as it-- lustrative of' the practical outcome and Working of the highly protective' system,: and•expressetl-Wonder how. it :had 'been possible for the'. farming commhinity• eit- pedally;' ever, to haye,been• deceived by i ,13efore taking his seat he made tlie: an- nouncement that as his -health had nevi :do niptete`ly reeoyoi etl he wauld ayalil hila self of :in opportunity before the : meeting ierest in the true welfare of the countryof the House to address two or three to open them, for fear 01 being deprived I public meetings in the riding upon the ofa little pop, and loose accordingly, .:i leading topics of the/ day.