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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe New Era, 1884-03-28, Page 4AllvtrtiMitellt0. Furilture-Geo,Diebl Dressmaking --Miss Tilt, Seed peas -D. Shanahan. Reuse for sales--Thie Office. Fine fur hats-W..1'001010n. Spring stock -T. Jackson & Son. Announcement -T, Jacket:1in du SOn. DiesolutiOn-Cooper & McKenzie. Hotel to sell or rent -s -Geo. Swart& Servant wanted -Mrs. M. Races% Schedule of convictions -Ira Lewis. Entertaiument-Presbyteriart choir, s Canned goeds-Thompseh de Switzer. Seed oats, &c. -James Landebereugh. Apprentice§ wanted -John Roberteen. Spring importations -Pay du Wiseman. Clinton Planing lIttill-Thos.MolCenzie, Sewing machines repaired -J, McKenzie. Clinton 3tw era, anycLiz PA,Pgli OF THE COUNTY, FRIDAY, MARCIE 28, 1884, . Tint IiltuiERY CAKE. Th e investigation inns the bribery o several members of the Local Legislature has been proceeding during the paid week' Nothing particularly new has been brought out, butthe evidence clearly proves a conspiracy on the part of those implicat ed to overthrow the Mowat Ministry, and shows that they were willing`, as one o them said, "to do anything but murder," to accomplish thimatp.licAalttigm hnough tmherreeist7 ,,directrect evi eer. d in the plot, safficient has been, elicited to show that he -must havebeen aware of 'what was transpiring. becausehis contezn. plated motion of want of confidence in the Housewas to have been the consum- mation of the scandaleus transaction. The House has recommended the appoint- ment of a Royal Commission of Judges to probe the Affair to the bottom; and -it is hoped that those guilty will bti punished , as they deServe. The prisoners are otit ()when. Some of the Conservative papers have sufficient virtue left to condemn the .p1ot as it deserves, the Brant Retiew, hitherto a Conservative paper,being honest enough to make this admission :- "We can no longer ccintinue to support A party whose best nrgumetils are bribes, and the leaders of -Which will encourage any political villainy, even verging on treason, to place :themselves rn power, in the face of a decided verdict from the ci'- . tizens of the Province." Most of the 9Onservative pattern', how- ever, see no wrong in the matter, except so far as the Liberals are coneerned, and these they denounce in the Most vituper- ative manner. In their estimation it was no harm to bribe, tut a terrible crime to be bribed. Sir John, by' his influence over his supporters, has dragged -them -- down to the lowest depths of political in- famy, and action's which should be repu- cliated-Entr-dehounced by every: honeit man, are condoned because "they are . in the interests dt the party." . • In the eyes of the world, Canada and corruption will be considered synonymous terms, and unless men of honor and those above reproach are supported in ,prefer - once to political tricksters, whose only ob- jects are self-aggrandizenient and gain, it will soon sink below the level occupied by nations of the past that were consider - cd "an abomination in the sight . of• all mete" • THE LABOR QUESTION. . - At the present moment a conflict is in progress in many cities and townsthrough- out Atherica, between enaployers and em- ployees, with regard to hours of labor and amount of wags the latter refusing to submit to a , redudtion of inges without a corresponding reduction in the hours of labor! Unfortunately for the workmen there is a stagnation in nearly all depart- ments of trade, causing a necessary re- trenchment in maftufacturing industries, thereby decreasing the demand for labor, thus placing him at a °disadvantage, as compared with the employer. .Put this fact does not imply that the employer will be in a comparatively bette'r position to make mendy than the workman, per- haps it may 'turn out to be worse; the re- duction is simply a result of the natural less of eupply and demand, which; if left to work outsits own redeniption, without •combinatibil • on either side, will do 80 with equity, arid find a level that is fair to employer and maned. 0 • During • the last twenty -Aye or thirty years nearly all trades have formed labot societies, for the -purpose of:protecting; S.' !Illagned, the intereSts of the workman against the encroachnietits of the ettploy- or, just.as if their interesth were hot idens tical, the result heing conflicts, etrikes, and an immense loss to individuals mid the country, in time wasted. It it pal. • sible in brisk times Jo force wages up above a fair remuneration, but the eertain result will be a renetion, or a. eorrespond- ing rise in most every article of necessity, making living. no cheaper, or the sur- roundings of' life more 'comfortable. That there has been an enhancement of the comforts and neceseities of life dur- ing the past forty years no one Attempts to deny, but they havo not accrued front labor combinations and "protection facilis ties, but simply from the labor saving in- ventions, bringing into subjection the forces of nature, faeilitetieg transporta- tion, utilizing artiNdS that Were onee 118e, less, and in a multitude of Other Ways mil Kopriating more' thoroughly to our Use • the materiel part of ereation. Manitoba Correspondence, Wm./Mr, To the Editor qf Ohs Clinton gent gra. ORMTAL Car, MAN., March 12, 1881 DEAR $n, -I suppose you think that we are nearly sroze up over herein this cold country, and an so many opinions Lave been given about the cold in Manttoba, I will now give mine. After having lived here for nearly three -winters, 1 thiek 1 ought to be In a _potation to ,know !something about the cold. The 'winter of 1881-2 was a very fine one-40021dg to fright- en any One; the winter 01 1882-3 waa good until Now Tears, fronsthen until the 201h of Febru- ary it wee the roost severe weather I have ever seen. The remaining ttart of the winter waft fine: The present winter has been all that (Amidbe desired, very slight storm* and not muctt snow. I tiad often heard about people net feeling the cold out here, but I wish to say that it is all bosh; I believe that 40 below zero here is mould 98 40 below zero would be in On- tario, or any where else. We are not subject to such !sudden changee tie you are in plaint° ; and when the mercury is dowa among the twenties and thirtme it is generally very calm and, still: I -would rather be out when the mer- cury la thirty below zero., than when It la at zero, and blowing. The winter is mull colder here than it is in Ontario, but not so Limb us has ofteu been represented., saw an aecount In a newspaper the other day about some cattle and pigs being frozen to death in Turtle Moun- tain.; it is mush ridiculous aecounts as this that give many the impression that tins country is not fit to Bye in ; and 1 ani prepared to sta to and prove that if stock are anything like de- cently housed and fed tbere is not the slightest danger of them being frozen.. I am well sans. fled with the country, as far as the winter is concerned. Perhaps your readers ,would fike to bear something about that frost on the night of the seventh of September last. That will be a night long to be remembered by the farmers of the north-west. Our harvest Was exceptionally late, and the crops being very heavy seemed to keep green, and we kept wait- ing for the grain to ripen, while some few eltb. down their crop, green as it was, and the re- sult was they sold their wheat for seventy cents a bushel, while those who were waiting had the crop so badly frozen it could hardly be sold at any price. It was a very great injury to this country; but the greateet calamitythat this country is suffering trent is the way it is being used by the government. The tariff le a miserable imposition on the settlers. A. self - binder costa about $100 more here than it does our neighbors across the lines, and all kinds of machinery are in the same proportion. Why should this• bel If the manufacturers of On- tario cannot make and sell maelunery as oheaa) as Americans, then they.onght tolgive up the business and go farming,' Then thereis the huge monopoly of the C. P. R. Oh dear, how shalbyre get over that! A epeakeir at a farm - ere' union meeting here very beautifully said, "In some places. they bave a .country with a' railroad aitachedi but here we have a railroad with a country attached." Very true indeed, but we Must have redress, or I fear the govern- ment and O.P.R. will find themselves mistaken in their calculations about this northwest and the people who are occupying it. Farmers' union meetings have been held all over Mani- toba and the agitation is such that the people will not be satisfied with the present state of affairs, and we wish it to he distinctly under- stood that the people of Manitoba will not be oppressed. We have alwit ys,spoke Well of the . country since we came here, andwe are as well satisfied with it as ever. providing we had. justice. The soil is excellent awl' will pro - dupe grain in almostu ol te d q tutu tat les. Tb e climate is veryhealthy, and when we get fair play this will become one iil the finest comp, try's on the globe. TYtrinaili, 3murs, JAMES GORRELL, dur readers may'. 'think Mr.' Gorrell "a dissatisfied Gra," we 1003, Say that he always voted tbe Conservative tiocet, as residents on the base line knew, but the wrong•delegs of thcgovernment have evidently shown lilin the error of his ways, We ere always giarl tit hear from our northwestern sebserlbers, and hope otherwill. write is, as their old friends here are pleased to read theirletters,-Et,. NEW' BnA.1 . • OUR LETTER BOX. • Ism New EsA does not acid USC11reCiponsilile for Ideas expressed under this heading. • • WHERE ARE WE DRIFTING. • — 7'o ike Editor of Clinton New E'en. , -• Langtry is. Duraoulin. The: defendant. -wants to keep all the rectory.lands in Toron- to. Judge Ferguson gives judgmentagainst. him, and /bakes him- pay all the costsi • over V10,000, more than enough to Send' ten ode- • sionaries to the heathen. for. two years.' 'Yet • he will" preach from the text lie ye stead.fastiinnievable, -always abounding in , the work of the Lord,'" Is going ta law to get money the work of the Lord ?' S")1VIE TIIiNGS IN GENIMAL. To the Mite?' of Ihe Clinton •„Aye tv Sin, -You stated in a. reoentissue anti the • Contract for Mr. S6ar1e's buildings .was likely to be''given to ofitside parties, if local men di1 not' tender I See thatsueh has partially been the ease. During my residence among you I. 'have- been surprised at many werkino• melt in not trying to assist all partieswho are willing 1 to help build up the teat. I AM no wlvocate of low wages, but those at home danaurely work as reasonable as ontsiders. Itiswell known that few will invest their money in town build- • ingsi unless they can build ata reasonable price •se as to make their .investment pay. Then there is Another drawback to building (verso tions. I refer to the manner in vlich the .fire- earried put.. It •would: appear xis 11 you had °flirt() be in a certain line .of hug - fide to make whatever 'additions. yon like to void. ,frame buildings, without any pbjeCtions being raided, and'it 18 even winked at approv- • in' ly.by, NM authorities. •Had- Messrs,. Coats, urray, Searle and others, who have erected brick premises t built frame and not regarded the by-laiv, they would undoubtedly' hat% had a greater return for their money, but like all good cititens should do, they complied with all requirements ,of the I3ut how !have they been treated? 'ATew-Years ago a tenant Of Mr, Mtirraybuilt a little beck shop and had to case it With brick. Has the same course been pursued on the other side of the street ? Have partici there complied with the fire -limit by- • law, and have.not some been grante&priviltiges .not extended to others? Then again, see lidW Mr. Searle had to.follow. the stria letter of thg law . last year: He built a small..woottithed against A brick-Wit11, 'ISeild-ed the shingles in mortar; and had bricks on hand to case it with, but eould not get a -bricklayerjristihdri to do the work. He was refpested somewhat fre- quently to have the Work done: Has any one m toVvri,. Of equal means, done .as much to lin. prove it? I doubt it: If a dry goods /Adelina, puts his wities outside on thesidewalk, lei is • politely informed that he must -not keep them there lung, "it's obstrticting the highway), yen know:" But, sir i Inch in other linos of business may fill the streets, yea, even the sidewalks, with waggogs and other obstructions; Why, because, mr, they have licenSe. Even tei•sons in the same . line of business, %Om have brick buildinge andsultablepremisetSto accOlihiodate their customers, are not treated fair, itthen Ileum resenibling barks are brought into com- petition. 1 am goingto write again, ll-ItEditor, about Some other things that need the attention of the municipal authorities, and will hist stop now to sharpen up my pencil,. As Artemis Ward would say, "11,B... -Took notis for the rest," Yours, gm; ' Otig Weill OPEN Th•Ell„ ' • .• CRITICS AND CE1180,118, , • re the Ildi4,91 r of the Clinton New Era'. MAIL 811t,•141= is, 1 Milk, Usual when a dia. mission, such at Ilit8 boot going on ihyour col - tunes for a few wooke peat, takes place that ell replies 1xotxlxI be conducted througli the same medium.. This rale soma to bejust and lleeeS• SOY, 111 order that „both abbe may,be presented •to all parties. If the Matt who answees " a matter before he human it" is pithy of ua fel- lY and a thanes" is It less foolish or tiliatneful to present a reply to an Arno° through 0 me. dium that does not eontain the origthal deem- /not:al This equitable rule had Ina been ob- Served in this case, ts 1 hoe been assailed from behind masked, Gattertes,through the *mums of both oar local papers. "Cannons to right of me, cannons to left of me," have "volleyed and thundered." On one side there has been hurled against ins history and phitosopsy, and oite Dye and ono dead bishop. On the other side ;MMUS and Jeffrey, Addition and Macattldy, Beeeher and Howland, and ((or the • second ,time) Tom Hughes nud Rainsford have been • .; • • • fired off at me. The wonder Is that there is WOrktiOgS Of h.ie pet theory, or be would never anything left. even the proverbial " grease make such a statement, Sir -that it will spot," to mark the place -where 1 once stood. abolish crime." It inigkt not sbe amtes to ask However, here I am, eta' alive, "soundinmutt . . and limb," clear in head and heart, and no our iriend, Temperance,bief ites-hom lorsworrattnoe for me that the AIM 0 scars or conflict left on nip.h0 Xot uniina was ri own:snit ow:411% go .o f Ittbeheechbeatosenot . be has at letutt a good, and that the deadly missilee omitted by QU • friend fro um other side, and I remain unhurt. m Maitie who write endear; "Unit • I de not complain of the argrit inWhich there the list of crime exceeds that of •any other Ilater productions have been written, I have very great pleasere in bearleg testimony to the marked improvement in this respect of a "Christian who skates,". /t may be that tbis le to be attributed to the fact of his writing under a nom de phone, as it appears all great men do. He certainly appears to be progressing towards perfecition. He will, however, I fear, have to try again, perhaps more than once, and, it tally be. under severat assumed names, before he at- tains to the celebrity of some of the men he hats mentioned. 15 18 donbtful whether be will be as successful as Junius, in concealing his identity, and thus throwing an air of mystery about las productions. It le said that even now there are shrewd tumefies indulged, and !some say "telltale fingerpoots," all pointing in the direction Of the unknown writer. But 1 sun - pose it was the aanite, in the ease of his ideal and.exampier, the famous Junius. If my object in writing had been to please "the little children tit School" 1 might' have written in as childisb a taanner as some others, but my appeal was to candid, reasonable men of full age-ohristian men who nave had their "senses exercised to diecern between good and christian men who would not be satisfied with vague generalities, or with superficial vtew of things ; but NI ho weed cap- able of looking a little beneath the surface, and considering the tendency and results of certain courses. of conduct. To !mob men taw appeal. I have no intention of being led away by side issues, or of following my critics through the details.of the letters they have done me the honor of Writing.. I would simply say that whatev er may be -the result, iny object has been largely gained -the attention of anintelligent obristian nubile has been called to the evila of "skating rinks, as at present conducted." If the result of this discussion should lead to the. cure of these evils, I shall not regret the Part I. haply° to. to Prevent Misunderstandings or mierepresentatione. I wish to ealt the attention of an enlightened christian public+ to the fol- lowing facts ;- 1. My remarks Were not directed against the Clinton akattng rink, only so far 98 it IS guilty of the evils of which / complain, but against "skating rinks" An general, "as at present con- duetedp with their "masked carnivals and bet - tine' races." (See.' the heading of ray letter, as also my statement of the question, tobe die- ve no where either asserted or intiniat. ed that all who attended skating rinks were to be placed among the vicious and criminal Maas - es, but just the contrary, But who will deny that. they are' to be' fonnd•lis suoh place e in large numbers -- • . 3. There is net a single word against skating In the abstract to be found in my letter. If performed under proper limitations and rre- Striotions it may be even useful. This point is carefully guarded. • 4. There is mot one of my main objections against skating rinks, as at present conducted, that le not Mealy, or -virtually, or directly ad- ulated by some one of those whit have written on the other side of this question. hold, then, that the following objections stand in 1011 force againstskating rinks, milt Picsoilt conducted, with their =Sited earn iVal andbettiag.races-nauch valuable time is vast. ea -they oftenlead the yaraug info very unsuit- • able eoniparfg--fhey tend to lhe. formation of ir- regular haints-thvy 2umnoic one of the most dangerous forms of that Mast dangOroas vice- ga7nhling I ea mint tell, !011ie life of. m 6,why betting ou the skating rink is less' criminal th whetting in 4lie gambling 'saloon• or at the horse rate, while I fear it is eren more dauger- ous to the morals of the young. • . Till convinced that -I airiwrong, I nave noth- ing to retract; indeed my' opponents have ren- dered retraction unnecessary by a virtual ad- '1111i$Sitill 01' my main objections. Thanking my nameless and unknown crities for misting me so effectually in bringing tills question before an intelligent Oration publie-for the court- sey with which they have treated my comuluni- cation, "and for the general tone and -temper with which they have aided nie in „conducting thiadiecussioni. and thanking yeti, sir, for the space you have given in your paper for the dis- cussion of this subject. I now bid my unknown censors and yourself a. kindly , good bye," wishing for. them and for you health mid hap- piness here, and hope -a good, .1101te-in " tho• great hereafter. • • Clinton, March 24, 1884.. JAMES. Gniv. • AMMER. WELL. state, and in Portland, the bead: centre and' home of that arch.fanatte, Neal Devr, there le more bad -whiskey drank, with bed reignite, than in any other town of ite size in the Union." That,. of emote'with some minds, will settle the question. But, from the !neer- Ing way in which he speaks of Keel Dow, a man whose lettere for the welfare of humanity will hand his. name down through the con., tulles, radiant with honor, while the name of those who have, for the love again, dealt out the soul-destroying. lit quor and those who for tho love of gratifying a batle thirst, have bar. tered health, wealth, home oomfort, body, eon), and every interest that is dear shall rot, lead's me to ettepeot that. he may not look upon the working of the low with the most impartial eyes. If prohibition, would not abolieh erime, might it not greatly lessen ; that, enrely, is deetrable. A short time einem the. Legieletu re of the Province of Ontario hatted a Ovular to medical practitioners, clergymen, sheriffs, :bounty attorneys, magistrates, judges, coro- ners, inspectors of asylums., hospitals, poor. houses, brewers, distillercerailway nieetagers, misters of vessels, and managers el insurance coMpaniee ; and the Senate of the Dominion Parhainent appointed a Committee to eon. sider the expressed views of 89,224 individuals petitioning fer the euppression of the tropes If there be.any.means rot knowing what ere the effebte • of the, traffic, the -.testimony, of those persons meet phew it. The committee report and the respeotive.Parliernente endow and publieit the following, viz r. -"The tref• fie in these liquors is the prolific -cause ef three-fourths of the crime and pauperiam the country; that so long act the -traffic is allowed to exist, the evils resulting from ins temperatioe-cannot be repressed, all the va-. riots attempts by stringent license laws hav- ing signally failed. ' • Which is most worthy of belief.inftirniatios thus gathered and endorsed, or "Temperance who gives us the word of one who takes 'his glass as a moderate drinker? - , In -1879 the Dunkin Pot had been endoreed by - some: 11 counties., .. Temperance workers know how defective was that act, and *bat unserupulons means were employed -to bring. it into contempt. -Bet note its working over this limited area . for a short time, and amid .such .nnfitYdrable eirmanistances, the Inspector of Asylums, rrisons, &e.,, pays, for the first time in ten -years there is 'a diminu- tion of ceinutitreents to the common jail .of the Province of over 14501 • Au Owen Sound paper stated Shat while in December adder the Dunkin Act tIn3 county - gaol contained only fourpesoners,' under the lieense system, at a corresponding period of the year, there were forty-three. • This led Inc ,•te make_enguiries ittim" Cobourg gaol, and an elnuninatiOn Of the .books led to She dia. eovery that notwithstanding the depression, and consequentpeveity -favorable to petty theft, which leads to the filling of our peisone, the United •Counties had !sent many lese prisoners during the peat eightmenthe than were sent &ming the correeponding periods et 1875, 1876 and -1877, and that there were less than one half the number of criminals in gaol on the lat of Jannary, 1079, than there were On the 1st day of tbe preceding year. If the Dunkin Bill thus redttees the vriminals, we have reason to presume that with the „pro- . hibition of the niaeufacture, importationand • sale of the liquor enforced by a strong- pul3lic oninion,drunkenness would (if not abOlished) be as ore as horse stealing, as it would'. -be. • . 'PRACTICAL ? .•• •debased and criminal. • . As to Portland, its Mayor reports' i --March, 1852, nine monthoafter the ., Maine law had come into operation, and Comparing the orinii- nal statistics for nine Months under prehibi- tion-with-the-correspondings-nintl-months-ofs 1850, the 'follOwing results :-,Under Remise 1,020, bat under prohibition 397; in taior of' the Maine Lew,, -623. • A:Toronto paper el the '30th 'ult.', has the follawing: "Portland, Maine, a twenty-five year prohibition city, gained in last year in. valuation $480,000, While Boston, city of safeties, lost in 'valuation $70,090,000," .1 quote again from the Parliamentary Blue Beek,in answer to Parlianientary Cominittetis and signed. by Mayor, eirdSlayor, .Siffige of Probate,Collector el Inland Revenue:, Re- corder oPeliteOntiti and City Clerksin the following :,--"Mayor's Office, Bangor, May 30;• • 1872:-ThOregords of ourPoliee Cotirk show only about ontsflith the number of .cases f ore, it ae conipared with lase year. No red - dent of mg 'State, can have any clouhtthat the limier traffic has been .greatly repressed and reduced. It is safe to say that in :.our city not oriedentli part as much is sold nOw. as in years past.'t Augusta, Maipe, the Mayor said SIX months after the law came into opera 'tion, "The police. were galled, out 100 nights in the year :singethe.eimattnent they have not been call;cl'out: once. ' •• •• If such a failure atithe.home of the . •starch :fanatic," hew is it, will "Teeeperance" ex- plain, OW tim-A-merieenctrintally considered shrewdpeople, do not perCeive the mischie.. vous working of.Prohibition and • repeal the r Surely over 33 Years of trial should .be loparingegnough to siee.what kind fruit it; is b Bat instead of seeking repeal the people of 'Maine go on inflicting' (totes' of fine and Ms. , priamiment upon their patriotic publicans who seek to bring hack: to the State the blessiegss. of the whiskey traffic. Ill•fated people An Act. of Parliament prohibited itsSentirardstlie ealesernithr during -the -SSW - hath day. , The reeved annooeces. the effect on morals thus :-."Cases of -Sunday drunkew, nese for • three Months preceding, 153; far. three months following, 27.'-• In favor o1. limiting thetraffie, [26." The Wilson -Pat: ton Act of 1854. shut the publie. houses England en-3.Sundays from 2,30,.to 6 p. rn, auct rom 10 p. n1 t� 4 a.m., Monday. The returns in Liverpool of criminals far six Months preceding and six months following give the folloning results :-Before the Act cameinto 'operatioxi, 1,i30; after, 902 ; and other centres .of population correspondingly.. 1 ,thinkr, from the above, it Will be seen that Prohibition'is'aa likely,to be right as ,"Tem- peranee" And 'a little.niore so, Let me remind' "Temperance" if he has spiked his boolg and persons, ininorir, 'Indians, Cte. prehibits svitheposwaitlithbeo • ernellea-ygletsoss ctoltreyreilittareext,thmouxencit their selling cob° sabbath I If it. has a taking the 'glass but find .themselves inca.. right to prohibit. the sale On the Sabbilth Why not on the week day? 'If to the Incline why not to •the European ? If to the mine's, why not to the inan who has attained his inalority? • Can "Temperance" show US* any reastm t Or does he ' regard all these prohibition s as ty. rennical and Oppreesiret The logical sequence of his position is that it is wrong to prohibit murder, arson, theft, &c., because snob filth° perversity of horned nature it always lusts afterthe forbidden. I wonder if he Wenla regard this as Suck a land of liberty' that he, would like to live in it, if there tvere Ito 'pro. libition of those and similar offeecee On the statute book of Ontario?' I trow,not.s Then why try to mislead society with such newton? The kW is prohibiting:him every hour of the day, and ho,oan only do as ho likes when he liked to do right; or else he must suffer the penalty attached to-tram/ice/ peohibition. "Temperance" asks "Is prohibition the pro. pee remedy?" oed answers his own query by saying 'Prent the °spells:me° of those places that have had and are now trying it, 1 answer emphatically 130.4" ire goes eti to any "1t is evident that ProhibitiOn.has never secti the s • • To the Eh1it6r'of the Clinton 771retv Era. . -- D1iARSIn,-In . youtlinpression of tbe 29th. • Feb., 'Temperance" addresses himself toLthe_ "above subject, with a view to correctinkthe sentiments of "Prohibition," in a .previotis issue. Bat to 'my mind 'Prohibition" is as correct in sentiment 48 ":Temperance," • not gonsiderably more so. • , I have no taste for controversy, b u t regarding the temperance question as the question of the day, is is very desirable that, as,Ffar as poseible, • Mitred views sholild obtaiii, concerning it, and I can but regarl the. yieWs Of ":Temperance" aa wide of the mark: How far •wo. might agree in sentiment would much depend perhaps on She definition of Words. He evidently' re- gards temperance, • as consistent With the moderate use cif alcoholic etimulante. I re, gard temperance:as consisting in the moderate •use of things lawful. . • • . .As we are enjoined in scripture to "Lok not upon the wine. Be. nia drunk witlimine, and td abet/tin from- all appearance of, evil," 'I regard alcoholic 'drinks as forbidden; and hence .unlawful, and that, therefore, intem- perance is Comprehended in the' moderate as Well as the excessive nse.of 'those drinks: Agten. if .he Ineans by Prohibition that theenaament Of laws 'does not neces- sarity.involve Or secure its Observance; I agree with him, -but -that -the -conclusion: -he -draws. that, • therefore, 'there should be no enact- ment of prohibition is a .falacions one:I ani fully'convinced. Ho sayl, "For a body of men to say to their fellows we will legislate for thebalance of mankind, and we say you,shall not do this or that, we prohibit: you, is Certainly Most ty- rannicali and an oppression not to be borne in • this nineteenth century, in a country which boasts of its,freedom." • ' 15 ,is . possible for. a person's. passion tied sentiment to carry him beyond the region of' corm:non sense, Doos "Temperance" mean ter-sitylthat: bet:mese Ahem:ere some 'degraded apegimens of humanity who are not amenable to law, but commit adultery, theft, arson, murder; etc,, that the Deity was tyrannical and wrong in prohibiting these things, 11 not, his argument has no force: Does ho 'not know that the thing he cletilaree•tyrannigal inewrOng id being enacted everyday? ThS' liquor traffic catinet be legislated out of Orbit- enec till the majority sees it. And shall we bd tOld it is tyrannical and ineonsistent-witlt A land of freedom for th airy:fidelity to protect itself.and-community from the manifold °vile ever tollowingin the Wake of the traffic. The legislature prohibits the majority frqm soJling because they have n� license. 15 prohibits those who, Have a Beene° sellirfg to certain pable of stopping at that, that suck ie the undercurrent itt teniperance sentiment that it is not'to be discounted by calling. a few of ite leaders ranaties or tyrants. It is advarie. ing all along the line, and like the sweeping tideof ooean will carry everything before or majestically 'ride it clown. 1, fcir one, hail with delight the adoption of the Scott Aot in so many countiee, As one of its best provisione is that when muse adopted it eannot be re. pealed till it has had three year's trial, and I am satisfied that after such trial so beneficial will its results be' found that the people will, like the imputation of l‘litine, be too amenable to every sensible and humane instinet; over to anow of repeel, Come stir tip temperance workera and lot int have ite adoption in the eounty Ot:Ilurent." 3, UNSER. ilueltion)es Arnim). Salve. _ The' best save in the world for cuttsbruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever ;Ores, ,tetter. chapped hands, Chilblains, corns, and all skin ereptioue, and positively cures 'piles, or ho pay required, It . la guaranteed to give perfect satisissition, or money refunded, Pride ,25 gents per box.:Watts & co; There 'are three things of very great importance to Geode thie season FIRST. •• That'an residents within a reasonable radius should see the meridian 'display of NEW SPRING GOODS at the GREAT DRY GOODS PALACE of Clinton and Huron County. ESTATE OF THE LATE JOHN HODGENS. SECOND. • That all Goods are bought for cash, and in the beet markets, aid will be Bold at Abe very lowest remunerative prices, at the DRY GOODS PALACE, all who intend buying Dry ESTATE OF THE LATE JOHN HODGENS. THIM): It ict of tha moat paramount importance that all should realize and be convinced that the shop where the email profit and quick return principle+ is in full operation, 18 THE DRY GOODS PALACE, and the .right place to lay out your money profitably • ESTATE OF THE LATE JOHN HODGENS: 1:13, SP -RI if -STOOK. Is almost 'complete in every department, and we show some of the nicest goocla ever shown in Clinton, or the County ot Huron. We occupy the whole of the Murray Block, every corner of..which is filled with the choicest goods that our Foreign and thinadian markets can supply. We are prepared to offer great inducements to the ILLINER ... 'Nlivsittohaivl',eselgeaegned h - services of 'get: ,FetriBL'at: int fiearsneh e Millinery D�partinent She conies highly recommended, and,we, believe, from what we • know of her, she will be able to cater to the tastes of thainost fastidious. Our display in this departtnent • will Ise far ahead of any previous seaaon. Ova SPRING QPENING will be announced in 'due time, In the meantime any orders -entrusted to us will be promptly and • Man le Department. MISS MolVIANUS is °Or Mantle Maki. - Her ability as such needs no comment from us, Her record in the past speaks for itself, • She is second' to none in the Dominion. Our stock of MANTLE SILKS AND CLOTHS are of the finest grades of pods . , , in market. No MISFITS. No AVrehariorr TO BE MADE. WE OLTARANTER EVERT . • carefully executed. , • STITeri. We have gone extensively' Tailorincr & Gent's Furnishiligs e into this line; We are showing splendid' ranges of WHITE SHIRTS REGA.TTA LINEN' Sams, DRAWERs, TtEs, SCARFS; LINEN AND PAPER '0:mans; etc. Also, the finest range Of SOFT AND STIFF •FELT BATS, in all the leading styles. Give' us a look through. You can buy cheaper and more stylish goode .froin us than any one' else. • SPRING SUITIGS. of every ,description. CarrAniAss TWEEDS, SCOTCH TWEED8, VEEN= WORSTEDS, BLAcit AND COLORED. 4 • • ;We have one large room being fitted up • Carpets anti House Formslullo. eipreaslys for Carpets and Oil Cloths. show. the finest range in the county. ,Threeeply _Wool Carpet', Two-ply Wool Car- pets, Brussels Carpets, Tapestry Carpets,Hemp Carpets, Stair Carpets', Floor Oil Clothe; Stair 011 Cloths, Coca; Matting and Rugs: ' Lace Curtains. . Croton§ in end- . less variety and: wonderful designs/ White, Counterpanes, Colored Counterpanes and Toilet Covers, Table Linens, Towellings and Towele. - • ' • • griiptiffivapTvQ We have tt- full ateiCk of -Groceries. TEAS, SITGARS, " 111""1.3*"1•,:a2.3. RAISINS, CURRANTS,: TOBACCOS,and general shelf goods. „ : • • . • , -117. Sell for ChM. • We Bell for Rade. 1 S411. On Tine to go- ocl niarki.• bur Goods are all marked in plain figures. stateof the late-..JOhn Hodgens Dry Goods.Palae6 of Clifton and Huron County. • COMPLETE 'ASSORTMENT 'OF "Comprishig all 'the NiWest Styles in FRENCTI & AMERICAN HATS &,130N1ST.ETS tn Chip and Friudy Straws. 'Floyers, Feathers, Tips, Pom PoinS,'Orimments, Laces, Ribbons, Silks and Satins. %Having bought from the leading' importers in the trade, and at 'prices that we are enabled to' offer special value in the above lines. • EMBROIDERIES, large steels to choose from. DRESs 014.4130:Ny8i PASSEMENTRIth AND dna, TarmatilOS. Full line of SPRING' PRINTS and iYeiteral assortment of DRY GOODS. Hats and Bonnets made over into ill the leading Eityles. Apprentices • wanted to learn the strips work. . • . • BEESLEY & SON BEAVER BLOCK' • ct?o.r..E In011311a 1•TOPW 13i= -11.1B. Best Stook and Lowest 'Prices. • ' In th• is lino we show the nicest pids ever offered in Clinton. The ()Id. ;$tatiti; ,Victoria ' .Stke'Ot . eitiOtono.