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Wingham Times, 1890-02-14, Page 41E.WILLIAMS,CILENEST AICD. ��'rr**�� 1 'G' erg be obtained again. England cannot lea itltvolved. in any complicatio:,a which will allot her out frou�,manyan f the eonntries of wheat supply, • therefore a sufacient supply could be easily obtained and consequently, the priiaea would be moderate, rest icer, rhe barley crop. is one of g porteatte to the ferneers of this country. Canadian bade/, is usually of good quality abet the suiplus not required. 0 for hotne oonaumption has: bttltel;t commanded a ready sale at reninnera• tivo prices to. maltsters of the United States, and such sales have averaged, during the last eleven years, 9,135,• 4,55 bushels, or a total of 100,401,005 bushels. if there had been eluting these years free trade in barley, the farmers of Canada would have real- ized a price ten cents higher than they obtained. This would be an ggo gohe sum of $10,049,100 in farmers of Canada. But the e,dvocetes of the National Policy will content themselves. with the knowledge that this amount assisted manufacturers on. there way to wealth at their ex- pense. If there is a drop of consola- tion in that thought, it • is well to enjoy it, as it i '-tall they have. The demand in the United States market materially, lessened within the last year or two.. This has arisen earedt pro causes: ist. To any duotien of barley in the United States It bas�increased from 42,000,000 in 1878, to 58,000,000 i n 1889 , but the increased consump and hence with the 'ulcreased,supply, the demand for Canadian barley has, until the recent year or two, been maintained. 2nd. The demand for barley for the manufacture of beer in the United States has of late been materially lessened by of various substitutes, From official -returns published in the United States it appears that w',il,' 2 - bushele of barley were used in 'the trlex utaeto e of a barrel of beer, in 1878, n y - bushel was used for the same quantity, in 1889, the balance being made up inif ngrediern, nts enable enable glucose.d tirebrewer lloto make his beer at less cost than from barley alone, it is not oyer, likely that Canadian barley, however goo:l it may be, will continue to find a mar- ket in tt'e United States in such quautities and at such prices as he the past. Now, if the United States market is closing against Canadian - faruters for the cause_ s over wbiole they have no eantrol, their attention should be directed to another great barley •mar- ket. That great ,market is England, But the English Maltsters require the two -rowed barley while Canadian farriers produce six -rowed barley. Now Canadian faiinnera should direct their attention to • the production of the barley preferred by English Malt - stern, so that they might obtain the English market if they lose that of the United States. I understand that the Hon. John Carlin;, Minister of Agriculture, proposed to import $2.5,000 worth of Englieli. two rowed barley and distribute at cost to ,any who may wish to test its suitableness to Canadian climate and suit, and iu this way introduce it to Canada, ,. P. R. TICKET ACEN7`,, ��tt[[��'l� (� Y C %1]� u S,'iil a . C. N. W . TELEGRAPH CO. Opp. Ur> nswick Km�.�%, ' Sfingham, - - - Oat. (te ti,ZiRgilain Elmo fie eppearec to ootnhat . the argu' 'emote of the hon, leader of the Opposition and the ion, 1-lonore Mercier in: regard t'e. -certain • views promulgated by then. But these things do. net concern us who live in the Weer, We have a tight to demote this measure from nn Ontario stand- point that 1 present my arguments to day, 1 believe an injustice is clon0 a the Province, of Ontario by this Erato ace it ta. first place, Chide get. In the fi t p unjust to Ontario because it admits an illiberal principle. We were told last night 4r. the lion, Minister of Public Works that, in hie opiniati, this Act was very liberal. He said that from, a Quebec standpoint ; and not one single Iron. member from the Province of Ontario who e its. ehind hint has the moral courage stand hep and speak on behalf of the people represents,. You know, Sir, that both parties in the Province of OutarioOaree in favor of manhood s iffrage• two years ago, the leader of the Con- servative ' party in the Ontario Legis- lature moved. a resolution in fav r .of the Goveriinletlt extending suffrage to the youug mien of h n t Proeinoe, and he was supe doing so by every Conservative men,• ber of the House ; and although the Government at that time did not accept the resolution, only two years passed when the 1 efurni party of Ontario emoted a law giving to andy young man of the age of 21 years over the right to vote ; and both parties in the Legislature voted unani- moucily in favor of that Act, Now, Sir, we have in this house a, large number of members sitting bebind the Government, from the Province of Ontario, „and not one of them has put forth a plea for the young men who engaged so actively in their elec- tions and brought out the Voters, or asked for theta the:,francllise, As the Dominion Franchise et does ount extend that privilege to the y men of Ontario, we have a right to demand of the Government that the Act should be repealed, in order that the privilege should be extended to them by the more liberal and more progressive Government of Ontario. Now, ho.w, do the young men of On- tario argue in regard to this matter ? They argue in this way : We are using every year articles upon which - duties are imposed, and, therefore; we con- tribute to the Dominion revenue.; we therefore, should have a voice in the administration of affairs' at C ttawa and in seeing how these moneys are expended ; but this right is denied us by the Dominion Government, and if this Act is repealed, the Act of, the Ontario Legislature will place us in a. position to vote for members of. ,•tial Dominion Parliament to look. after our interests at Ottawa. Again they argue..in this way. We have aa in- terest in. the public domain of this r enter- ed , older people have Theo p P country,.. ed. upon their inheritance, hut we have not yet entered upon ours ; we are standing at the very threshold of our manhood, and should have a voi.ae in the management of that public domain whicli is being frittered away by the Ottawa, Government. Many. have pointed out to me a few facts to show how this great iuberitance is being dissipated, One gentleman, for in. stance, who sits in Parliament, receiv- ed sixty square miles .for $260, and realized ft,r the same 3200,000. An- other hon. gentleman who sits,on the Treasury batches, received a grant of land for $216,1anrl the parties into whose bands that went realized on it $50,000 or $60,000. There is another case, that of Hunter's ' Island, wlnvh was sold fol" $7,500 to private indtvi- stoats who afterwards resold it for $650,000, thus realising a fortune out of the inheritance which properly be ' coun- try. n bft Ina longs to the young men try. And the Government at Ottawa, under the Dominion Franchise Act, reuses to grant to our young men the privilege of voting, refuses to give theta the right of sending men to Ottawa to look after their interests and protect the pubtie domain, whiner is their inheritance tend oil. which they leave not vet entered, These young their battles, We deuuaumt t right o have a voice in sendlog They ask also, and with touch force, £,r it is•au iunportaut matter Give us a obauee, upon the very thrts hold of manhood', to take our shre ii will l.il'aire of the country, and, you t1tIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1890.. OTTAWA LETTER• t a'a '1 is o s CORN FOR CAT'1I FaY.DtVio —TSE MILLERS' DEMAND ---THE AMERICAN BARLEY MARKET, TWO -ROWED BARLEY. ''rothe Editor of the "Times." • So fax this session of"' parliament 'there has been scarcely any business of importance transacted. There have 'been two night sessions so far, al- though pariiament-uas been sitting for three weeks. The Government �lbes not appear to be ready with the work it proposed to introduce. t. few little sgaulls have occurred between the opposing parties on the rebate given to .distillers o -n the corn imported to manufacture whiskey for -export, and its refusal to grant a re- bate to farmers on corn imported to feed cattle for export. This question was up last session and met the same fate as this time, The Government refused each time to grant,that meas are of justice to the farmers. Mr. Laurier has now moved raaatt es lutio to remove the rebate ;; to dis- tillers, and it is the opinicn , which generally prevails that the Goveru- nlent will be obliged to accept' the 'resolution. The distillers are willing to submit, or at least their repr'eseit- tative in the House,' lir. Corby, of Hastings, says they are. , Another question of considerable importance to formers in some sec- tions of the country,is the importation of torn and grass seed, which do net riven in this country. Farmers sightly claim that the Government :should put these on the free list, so as to give them an opportunity to pre- pare `there ensilage cheaper than they are now abie to do. the din The tuillera have been crowding lobbies. of the House this session, urging members to influence the • i:,verutaent to give deem one dollar leer barrel proteetiou on Canadian fiour• The 1 overument is in a fix on this wetter. •4'? pile the additional protec- tion asked for would gratify the milers, it wand be greatly against voters being 16,363. ft ti to a lost of $101 toz ever voter wit,h.polleil his vote at the heat eleetior►, the limo- bar bring 11,220. If thtat is not alt expensive method for this cuuutry toff, adopt, i should like to eider some ex.. pl'ariattine why it is not, I would tale bora. gentlemen opposite, apart front their own political Windup, apeta tee theeeby•oultivate atuotlq us a spirit ; but if yon deny as what the I terestom ,oii their ootultry,, iu the outer - p 'tett. States grant their young men, t • r" es'. o£ their coli stltuene,, m the elate eat of themselves iudividuelly, if that is not too much expense to entail upott the people ofthis country, and that fora law tvl►ich is ahsolutely nuneoese eery for promotion of the public iaudt, nese, 'foal oast conies to $2.30 on every y farm in the County o6. Huron, Ural we will, as Many have done, go to the United States, where thefull pr vi leges of citizenship will red upon us,and we will be able to take our part in directing the destinies of the country whose wealth and strength we are building up, Refuse to Can Ulan young inen privileges w1ne 1 over otlier countries grant then, and they and, alt that county is 'largely. agrieul, 1 eve cone. I lural, you nifty say that it amounts to a mal of at least $2 on every fernier. I am almost sorry that my fried ' r, battled so nobly as they did in 15$1, 'lien they fought hi -re far s1x ort seven weeks, night mid day, with tt deteruiivatton, a vim, and, shall. I say a valor, in the interest of the country, which has never been surpassed. If they 118(1 al iowed that monstrosity of e Bill to pass in the shape in which it was fleet introduced 1 beleive the people of the onuiltry would Intve risen ill their might hied wou,d have swept it away from. the Statute. . . nook long before this. Ijut,acting intim interests of the country, they gave to the country a bell which was better and more acceptable then if theThe hl failed in their: opposition. Sec- retary of State to day admitted that the fighting of the Opp ,sitien at that time had purified the Bill and made it better. That the revising otiiaera being, chosen from the judges of Ontario was a better provision thea that they should be chosen frutn the barristers or law- yers of Ontario, because he believed `Ile "ucleee would be more pure and' wilt certainty go as mavy The hon. the Secretary of State soya is is not necessary to revise these lists every year, and lie gave us. as instance WS own Proviilee, where, he said., very few changes were taking place, and Were the lists revised in one 3 ear they would do several years without change Let ine mention to him a feet in dis- proof of that statement. A. newspaper in his Province, called La Justice, stated that during the election in Ri.inouski, it was fouled that 350 hetlde of families, who were on the lists in 1886, had disappeared, and they had not disappeared to take up homes in other parts of the Provu.ue, but they had gone to the United States, where they can enjoy those privileges which Lower Oaauadri` efuse to grant her young small parish of St, Mathew, of 200 1l0 !lames op the list, 48 had g eto oe United States since 1888, showing conclusively that the people of Lovter Canada are moving, and as those who take their plazas are not added to the lists, tits lists consequently are very inaccurate. Another reason I would u 1 e press in fever ii the repeal ofI the from the lawyeht than rs ofltOnt rio and e Aet is its cumbersomeness. It I 'arca. I believe that in natty earth quires, as everybody who knows any- p thole of its working knows, a great l they possibly cae barristera n,abutt they complain ill many plaees that they, caenot understand the act. They say that the eheuges wbicll have been _pada render it almost imppssible to Uteler� stand it. I know that the barristers who are employed be our part of the country are as good lawyers, and as sincere laud honest as any in any part cf the country ; but Judge Doyle told me personally thee" the act was not properly understood, and be blamed the Government for: not placing au Act upon the . Statute-bt.ok which could be more plainly understood. Let the give a few instances of this : if an sector ns:ks for a copy of a summons, the law provides that • h shall receive it for 5. cents ; dud, wu I sent to the judge for copies t� served on the witnesses, he sent two copies and kept the original. The law requires tips the two copies shall be sent to the party, and that the the bailiff. kept origidal shall he by How can I take tho ariginal when the original is kept by the judge?' I went to the judge, and then .he said he did not understand the law as it Ito ,v Was, and after consult- ing with the other judge --Judge TOMS, of Goderich--he said there i meet be two originals issued, one to be There was no move on kept bythe settee, and the other t people in any dtrectiolt. i;very be ser eel; on p the witnesses. Then, nA13' • the interests of the people of Quebec aud the mealtime provinces, Aas ^ they r After having said so ranch upon the import'a large quantity '0 flour. This additional protection to the millers would injuriously effect the committers ilI all parts of the country., The farmers would be in- juriously affected also. Sines ilio introduction of the roller mills, far - liters du not get the flout from 'their trwlt wheat, but exuuetlg;e their wtleat for hour, '1 he way this ex- ettettge is done is to give farmers so Matey pounds of fionr per bushel of wheat. 'The hats of this exchange is 1 the rt•apecttve market. price of flour and wheat. Now, the price of wheat d Ov the free market of E11g;- question of barley, I will slop ere. Ottawa, Feb. 8th, 1890. THE FRANCHISE ACT. AN ABLE. SPEECH BY DR. I,xACDONALD ON. TFau QUESTION. I1r. 1liacdonald (Huron), Before the vote Is taken, I beg leave to en gage the atteutiou of the House for a short filar, to express my opinion on a question that has been bundled so ably by old parliamentarians, but I feel it nt duty to express to this fe y r House and the country my opinion of deal of- machinery 'to operate it. requires revising officers, clerks, bailiffs lawyers, and Ido not know how many other oflioials to revise • these lists ; and I appeal iu all soberness, to every Conservative member who has had anything to do with the revision, if it has not been4very expensive to the peo- ple, as we 1 as expensive to the Govern- merit, We have lawyers' fees to pay and clerics' fees; appellants' fees, and witnesses' fees, summonses to serve, registration, postage and many other sources of expenditure, whoop weigh very heavily upon those interested in the retlistion; and when you add those expt,nsee to the expenses incurred by the Government, you will find that this Act is a most expensive piece of machinery which is clot at all neces- sary. We used the other lists for seventeen long.years. Was there any agitation from any part of the coun- try in favor of a new method ? No. I,)id bon. members urge upon the of es. necessity Government the tablishing a Dominion I ranehiee 1 Nut Did the people hold meetings at all, and peas resolutions in favor of any change 1 No. Were there any dele- gations sent to -Ottawa to interview the Minieters concerning it? No. the part of the lerite i the working of this Act. Lite hon. land, white the price of flout will bGl ' ruled l,y the tntll•'rs' protected mar11t't;i the Secretary of in shisstarry yd therefor% the farmer in his exclienge eloquent a forcible that naddress, g , was et poo this basis Cones cell second best the orevery time. '11tH millers- sought to adduced it, the argumeutS on this side . make the f,,rinerrt believe that they of the ;-louse. areleno must kuieW t illy that 'would net mere for their wheat if although theret b tgirty were more liigh'.y protected, hut t lyre 1 1 tete. forrliers see the faitncy Of that .t`entelltin0 and Fire. I alt glad to sen in the, !Central Fainters' Institute, '-cendeniuing; the Ilgtiol�nl glolir;y. 'l'lte farmer:, tree. Show, irreepeet1Ve't,f pitl•ly volume, Motion; after their o.vit tatter. .est. Tho farmers have now trtOre rile tn•trketa ,Of the 11r•lti 'titan they lead a few y .s age: xa county and., every province, Conser- vative and Reform, was perfectly satis- fied whit the systent followed during those seventeen years. I hold that the expenditure of $400,000 or $500,- 000 for each revision is absolutely' unnecessary, and that the Act should therefore be repealed. Another good reason for its repeal, and a very im- portant une, is the question of ex- pense. There has been some discus- sion with regard to the amount of the expellee. ' L hove ,^n carefully , Yt.J n•t t•at'd 1 over the Auditor ben , and after adding the difiereut items carefully together, I find the expense of the first list =omits to $492,621. Let me ;give you a. few figures with 1 are plenty of old uuus o r none tits also : We have a right to urged and pressed Mollie until ton vote far Dominion members, a because Itt gentlemen opposite are induced 10 , disturbance inetu rs, grata a repeal of this Act, which 1 if any this' country, it is we who are expeet- t Liisave its y are y of the Ito h of ed to shoulder arins Itud bear the this cuuutry are auxtou0 to have, grunt of batt.e; atld troy point to•, But almost In the next sentence the the nrhf hal to 1885,.1brought abotat lion Secretary on this siae was differ. I►y the maladministration et rbt.ian of lulls �, ethtrlra the silt train the; tine of argue -tem pursued , I .rovernrr►,ytlt, brought about by the u 1:'tli etre four years ogre, if so, silinetnuh; flew , Beeth Raise. Tllert'ture, 1 tteileot of their diltlet' towards the a 1`YtateB 'were e local have t,lr,tis of the North-West, soil th :;f. •* t p' 'United pntax l,lisaflt andcoitsidere the,only gelcap+nacre in the l+p �,werr ' heforek no ex lir tinnily himself teas lie aid, ask : Who were the rivet, evltett that inter -het i,itt+iinw some other power' befor no t Stet* appears r`ehelfitnn•l,roke out,. Who left their r1rof ul c(srir h,>tttot•s Ars ill the field. Che The Hon Sl'et•e011 t 1 s (ll165tr,r11 wholly far►nyarc a,. and their works1ialiy, alit . f l ' WWI 4.111iia..l„allfm•,ite t„ have sunken Olt ti i l their aspic 'a to tight (laurel t s eo.ttIOR l rr t l great Northwest, sal 1 t,rrr rpt0ti iK there is another thing. The cls alluding to students and others attend- ing schools was repealed, as. it appears, I appeared before the court in Wing - haul, in order to get my eon on the list, he being twe nty'oue years of age and a student in Toronto. The judge decided that the Government havtl rl , repealed that eeclion in reference t students, my son could not go on the list. Afterwards, however, he got new light, and allowed sten-lents to go on ; and, when he was asked : Why did you prevent Dr. aedotiald s son from going otil he said that there was another student in the riding who was - on the opposite sale, told he did not alloy tutu ,to go on, and t11e'' oir reg aid to the expiate in nee own county and if each hon, member would balance the other. Was. sloe l would give the expenses in his own ,any satisfaction to mo or tol��� ,stand nae the ilei re did not rr Nr bees � r J the a 1 county we coiled tell closer°g the law and dill not put the • proper parties on the 11811 I say, theref -rot the lam is cumbereunle, that it is no ti gate expenditure. Iu our county ac- cording to the Goverutrient reports, $18,061 for the one revision. If you s will add to that $7,000 for the se ond1 well understood, and tlha_ revision, you will find $15,061• for; unjttst to the party which le nCtot 111 the two revisions, and if 'you- will adds power. who vi 1 nis o hon. tgantl ttaa the expellees entitled upon the two opposite lot who parties 6,8ltttn1 tete lists through the I quietly in regard to this nttitt'er, wh p t will admit that he ta.'rn,d litre to place in the hands of his political opponent the malting of the lists on which Ile to be elected. 1: Challenge any 1lttto' gentleman opposite to rise in his p it it he would desire to place' alhd .stats t s;,tch a power in tete htatidd of his 90' weal oplsoneiht. It is easy to got they various (source, you will get nearly $20,000 of expenditure in ottesolitary� county', divided tato throo ridiope, According to the papulation in guy enmity there woulti be no less than 27 cents per + every Lean,' woman, and child ill the county, for the two rovis= t 1 v , ions, and there' was only one election, ill the nr r. i+ r wider the two revttsions; S0 that ' 11' mimes 011 these lists, cantd,at tso least t country the hartlttlnycost $1.10 fax every voter w' o was. ate 00 these li.t-e, it a st If the Oovr rtrrori t, .they say, can 4•fila.Cetl, U,l�lon the Late ties, r.uutrber ea,•eltwlt. to got the misses. i sr And, `10 o wit: � '� i,rrtci i�.tt,"t�, West, heave and r ltttrelV from ti C lieu„c silicic l,Oint. N tl st and reittoro to this 't wts 1 teat'; to mil that he has tr crow to we 110W enjoy a •t 1 h i t,Ih their products, this H n1sa, and rit,,ivnlrtt,rx aa1108. it is At least t , ., the other in the Lcgislattive Oi tirueihett, riot;, leaner than it W8.8 clueing the 11181 Tete fu r. tn� r uric+ s welt iacv8t e•,4t.0 l 1 the tri is t w l -s t twat . ., relit ot Wallt is iiud 0-5 ,suPoly lark with two hop. gentlemen, litho firm >'1 whom 1s present 111 1. ,111 It I to^! ae ti • ig� tn? ed •r 04' did t r� o? st vl kt� n ti