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THAI BUDGET DEBATE, the tariff. Why should we find fanit country, the hon‘ Member for NorthI be derived from institutions whose A 131essing to Every Household,. .
with the revision of the tariff so far Sluice° (Mr, McCarthy), unable to en- stock is. worth so Much in. the Cana. I
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° ing for it for years, and at last me that wae being done to the conutry, I dividends than there should be, and
easr.rixuEn FRO? f 2ND PAGE. as it has gone? have been fight- dare any longer in silence the injury (Ilan market ; there must be larger 7 I 0'11:5
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driven the Government to bay, was constrained, from conscientious those dividends come. from the extra -
was ordered to submit this petition it wit* weft%) of (‘IIandS up, or you conviefionsto go back on MS party? ordinary profits whieh these estab
which 1 bold in My hand to the Gov- ,,, -
ti 11, gu age' a the Texan .And do nd you 1•Q.low that this gentle- lishments are enabled to withdraw The" r""41°"4" 0004 tl;C Of aftW yeAmexperienco, and are pi oaoupeou .
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.erninent. 1 will read the Iirrit para. 'highway robber. The Government man is the representative of a large from the people. You. know just as
graph hi which they describe their I knew they must obey 'or lose their party among the electors ?• The well as Io that. the eaten manufae-
ermczits
own condition; •
Ipolitical life. 13ut they hold their GoYernMent will be defeated through tame of this country have entered Pune the Wood, comet all disordera of the MATE, STOXIA0II. 'KIDNEYS AND If NW et
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That fifteen ware experience of a pro- only until they meet the electors, a combination of the circumstances, into a combine, and they regulate the Invaluably In all complaintincideatal to females of all as.
featly() trade policy had shown no improve. I and then their existem will cotyle to through the disaffection among their entire market of C411(1841.1 by either C..),I1\71"1,41.1.-13
ment in the condition of the farmer,
Prices. on nearly all lcinas of farm prodects tO an end, It was a, case of own friends, through the powerful dismissing their men for a certain tf
haVe Blirrink• Farms have declined in , burning prairie around them, the influence of Mr. McCarthy and his number of days, or weeks, Or 111011t1IS,
DlehAtiEs IT IIAS O EQ,E1A1,. Win facturod only at 713, Now Oxford. Late MI Oxfoid Street, Loam.
enormous mortgage debt has been rolled up save themselves,they have Vied sociation of farmers who have been ket is relieved by lessening the pro, i.Purasers abould look to the Label on the Boxes and1,
Bois. If the 3.:ress it$ loot
upon tham, in many cases beyond redernp;
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out of the track of the fire compelled to organize to protect duet or, on the other hand, they send 033 Oxford Street, London, they are sperious.
ton.
by burning the prairie around themselves against a policy onerous a large proportion of their cottons
value until many are unsaleable and an flame rushing towards them. To friends, and also by the powerful as- as the case may. be, so that the mar- =Paul nold by all .5klliCiN
lhO VI:JAWS 01%144'11MA the world,
Those aro the. words of the farmers them. Dat the fire of' publie opinion and 'unfist, and through the strong away to be sold in foreign countries
themselves, who ought to know their is sweeping On, made broader and and philosophical discussion of these in competition with the cotton of other
• .own condition, whose delegates made fiercer by the knowledele of injury questions through the country by the countries. In these ways, as soon as
a study of the subject and. met at
Toronto to talk this matter over, and
who ' gave instructions to a special
committee to put the facts -together
• and petition the Government,impress-
ing upon it the condition of the ?Jul- 'Sir, yen remember a few years agog who have held the position for the to the Canadian consumers, who, in
done and injustice wrought by many Liberal party. Then the Government the market is eased in this country,
pars of high taxation. The result will lose its grasp upon power in this they will do in future as they have'
will be that this Government will be country, and men will be put there done in the past, put up the price of
swept away and more honest and -who are better able to discharge. the cotton to the Canadian consumer.
capable mon placed. in theiritosition. duties required of them than those Therefore, there is an injustice done
cultural community and asking for
'relief. Will anyone, after that, say
That I am decrying the condition of
the farmers, when we hear their own
voices calling for relief, informing
the world that their property has
almost becomo. unsaleable, that they
are burdenedwith taxation and
cannot meet their obligations, that
they have to borrow money .on their
chattels in order to • try and make
both ends meet. There is another
point. The hon. gentleman took
very strange iiiethodsto prove the
prosperity of the farming cammunity.
One was the statement that the rate
of interest was reduced. Did. you
ever, Sir, hear of low interest during
good tines? 1 pause for a reply:
gentlemen on the.other side,including last fifteen years, 1 know we are 1 the first place, havo to pay these
the Finance Minister, denounced the told that we have- not found fault large profits on what they purchase
idea that protection increased the with the channs. For my part, here, and then they have to pay •
price of manufactured products. We congratulate the consumers upon the enough to make up for the deflcieney
were told we were getting those changes that have been made.. The of the profits which the manufactur, ,
articles as cheap as if there was no only thing 1 am 'sorry for is that the ers realize in sending their cotton to
protection at dil. But, some two or Government did not go further and foreign countries to be sold in com- ' )
three years ago„possibly in amoment make even greater 'changes, that 1 petition with foreign. cottons. There- I
of weakness, the hon. gentleman might congratulate the country still fore, 1 am. in a position to say.to-night
placed before this House a proposal more upon the success achieved by that 1 am not pleased, and I do not •
which desti:oyed the platform on the Liberal party, and while 1 con- think that a large proportion of the
which the party had formerly stood. gratulate the people at large, I con- people of this country are pleased
When be recluecd the duty on sugar, gratulate the Liberal party as well with the reductions on cottons.
he declared be had lightened the upon the noble victory they have won though. they may be gratified that so
burdens of the people; he said he had, -by their continued and steadfast ad- much has been taken off their
with one stroke of the pen, made . vocacy of the truth. While I am shoulders, they are not satisfied with.
such a chano.6e as involved the reclue- pleased that these reductionshavebeen the present reduction, and will look
tion of taxes to the people of this made, it must not be forgotten that) forward to a greater reduction.as soon HATS.
as they have 'an opportunity .of ex- •
pressing themselves at the polls. Now, '
Sir, according to the very best authori-
ties, basing my calculation upon the
output of the Dominion Cotton Com-
pany, so -much per spindle, Lind that the
total output of the cotton factories. in
this country is about $14,000,000. Now,
the duties up to the present time have
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country by three and a half millions although the farmers and consumers
Look -over for the past twenty-five of dollars. How could he have re- . generally will be benefited by these
or thirty years in the history of Can- moved. that burden unless that bur- reductions, the manufacturers have a
ada and point out the most prosper- den had previously existed? Tor corresponding benefit also. There -
our times, when all classes were twelve long y
prosperous. Was money low then? .
demanding t
It was high? Why ? Because the removed and tl
'avenues of tracle and commerce, now f +h4. burdenNI
ars we had Stood here fore, the consumers have every right
at taxation should. be to demand that the Government shall
consumer • relieved go further and give them still greater
ugh be had borne in relief. Letme point out,Mr•Speaker,
depressed, were opened up. Every the interests of be refiner. What a few tithes):es .1 am dissatisfied about. ,ffiven them power to charge on certain
.man who had a few dollars to invest , , lines 30 and 35- per cent • higher on their
advantage has tlie re,finer to -day I am dissatisfied that the Government product than they would otherwise
-or loan could. obtain a high interest, . that the refiner did not ten years ago has not sea . fit to reduce the duties charge. Now, 30 per cent upon $14,000,-
beeanse the . borrowers could make enjoy ? Has he not the same nut- upon cotton more than they have 000 make about c$3,6a6t6r,000a, tic:, then
reasonable profits. When the times chinery in the factory ? Does he not done! Those. duties range from 221 Citrer would
fkor this o
ld if the duty Us pay more
or
. become hard, however, thc moneys. have the benefit of the same class of to 82•/, per cent. Raw cotton conies one-third naore. than they would pay -if
invested were drawn in, and deposit- labour ') Hon gentlemen at that to the manufacturer free of daty. the duty were brought down to 10 per
ed. m the . banks, and the rate cent! or one-half more than they would
of ' time, declared that they had taken. The duty as reduced &Ives the manu-
irers a, mo t equa to one-. i o per cent, by reason of the increased prices
1 -?1 fiftl t pay if the duty was brought down to 15
interest fell. To prove the soundness .three and a half millions from the fact • fl
. of the principle 1 have enunciated, 1 burdens of the people, aud now they one-third of the entire precinct. placed upon this cotton and sold to the
will quote the Finance Minister who, can DO longer •arge cm hustings and It being six o'clock, the Speaker consumers of Canada: In addition to
• duty on importe • cottons, Not only •
articles • Is not a burden upon the AFTER RECESS.
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said that when the Government re- on platforms that the duty -um these left the chair that they have to apay about $1,200,000
• . &teed the rate of interea tl
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Government sayings banks, a large
people. The hon. Finance Minister
• number of people took out their Mr.Macdonald (Huron). Mr•Speak- original price of the cotto.n, it becomes'
that but when we add the duty to the
Ju ne,1,, . • N y c a„, , 1 I tl art -and parcel of the origin cost to the
• other day by adnuttino• that in the •
, theycould make more out of it than ' - - • 6 -- - o'clock, 1 was abont to point out that
initialstage of production, manufac-
• • the tato allowed by the Government, the cotton - manufacturers of this
turas do take, advantage of the duty. ..
• and more than they can. make now. country hacl received at the hands of
• Those fimds,which they thus invested., 'the Goverment great care and pro-.
This is the first acknowledgement, as
far asd know, that the ban. gentle- - . are 1101Y being withdrawn and deposit- , teetion, durffig the last number of
ed again in the Government savino.$. years at the expense of the constants .
, man has made along that line,. but .,
banks at V- per cent interest, lie- 1 he was forced to make it. , of cotton. goods in this country. 1
An hon: Member—He was getting was going to show that the Finance
cause sources of investment are: .
' closing in other avenues of trade. 11:ew life. 11.1iiiister, although he was constrained
You know, Sir, the history of protee- ! ' Mr. Macdonald (Huron). Certain- by public opinion to recluce the - pro -
tion. It never was adopted when ly ; how could he help it with so tective duties on cotton manufactures
I.- ' thepeoplewerere isonablyprosperons, much light being thrown upon the in this country', will find that in the
but always in a period of. financial subject by this side. Can a tnan opinion Of the people of this country
depression. 1,,,bok at the United stand in the blaze of the. sun's rays the reduction has not been Sufficient,
States. In 1862, diviner the great without being heated by them P•-• Can and they will demand at the hands
. war which disturbed the conditions gentlemen opposite stand in the blaze of the Government in power a larger
- of the country, protection came in at of arguments and philosophical dis- reduction in their interest than they
the back door to offer' its assistance . mission directed at them from this have made. '1 believe that the cotton
to provide money to meet the exigen.: side without being, to some extent, . manijfacturers of this country are still
cies of war. . But , everybody was enlightened ? Surely they are not in over -protected. It will be remember -
willing to accept- ;protection, then. the position of having their. minds ed that a few years ago two or three
To -day, it may begask6d : Why do completely Closed against, every thing , of the present large cotton industries
• they continue protection ? It is easier of a philosophical character on these bought up the smaller ones, and two
by far to introduce protection than economic questions. Therefore, even ' very important and strong install-
' to get rid of.it. When the manu- if we. did- not get to the other side Of tions have been established—I mean
facturers in that country found they, the House, we haveP'at least infhienced the Dominion Cotton Company and
could make money out of the. protec- those who are there, and thus have the Montreal Cotton Company. The
tive system, they grasped, the United. secured benefits which the people Dominion Cotton Company a, few
: States by the throat and prevented could not otherwise have gained. year ago had such large dividends
the people,repealing these high duties. We have cultivated public opinion to give to the stockholders that they
Do you suppose fo-day that the people and brought its farce and influence were almost ashamed to let the Pub -
are to have their way through the to bear upon gentlemen'opposite until lie see from any published doctiment
• 1 ' • dividends - .• and. they r
• rs gave himself comp ete Y away
er 'when you left the chair at six P
3b or 40 per cent, as the case may bo,
upon it, and thus again increases the
cost. So when )ou. add that to
the increased prices paid to the manu-
facturers of cotton in this country, the
consumers of Canada pay about $1,000,-
000 in order to protect and sustain these
men. Therefore I contend that the Gov-
ernment should deal more liberally with
the consumers and a little less liberally
with the Inanufacturers. But, of course,
it was•evident that they expected more
influence atm power, and money, from
the manufactiVring industries than they
could expect from the poor limners. bo
have no money to give two not much
influence comparatively, to wield during I
elections tunes. ow not satisfied
with the reduution woullens. A large
number of our people in a country iike
this with an inclement climate, have to
purchase woollens to a very greatextent,
and theretore the bulk of their expendi-
ture for Malting is for woollen goods.
Notwitnstauding that fact, we find the
Govern Mont tire not willing to reduce the
dittie below 25 per cent and 35 per ceut
00 ttiooe articles, I speak in the name
of the uonsu mers, and find fault that tho
reduction has not been greater and the
iutereoLs of the c,nsumers have not been i
wore closely looked after. Then, again,
1 tau nut satisfied with the reduction in
the duty on agricultural implements,and !
hon. gentlemen opposite will hind thot
the farmers will not iie setu,tieti. When I
you cousidor chat the limo illacLUiers Ob -
IAD: correepondi tag advant,ige in the
shape of a reduction in as large portion of t
Wilson Bill? Had the -people's da- they are compelled to yield. Do you. •
the material brought in and used as maw
ruateital, it is obvious that the reduction
.1natids been listened tether° would remember how,' last year, the hon, contrived a, method by which the
to the humors although large, is not so
ban been great reductions. Two member for Frontenac (Mr. Calvin) public, to a, large extent, was to be largo as it 8110:111.1 ulltiHr ie present
years ago the people pronounced in stood in his place and condemned the kept in the dark. They gave to each system the duties on agriou aural ma
favour of such a policy. Bat now National Polley ? Do you remember stockholder a full share of $100 for chinery of an ulnas dtieufa tat brought
down to 15 per cent. 1 am glad of one
We find that the Wilson: Bill is to be how the hon. member for West As- the small stun of $10,and by so (bin°.
change that has Well rrod,'Atitl it means a
• almost wholly a Azzle, because, the siniboia, (Mr. Davin), who has accept. increased. the capital stock of the great, victory gulped by tbeLiberal party.
manufacturers have taken the repro. ed. the 'National Polley to -day, de- company just double what it was , %VG have been for years contending that •
sentatives by the throat, and, by nounced it in strong terms last year previous to that. Now, AY11.011 I tell thie system of opetallo duties was unjust
Means of the powerful influence they and said that. 'it did - not proteet the yen that on that watered stock a
duties on the poorer people on accont
and indefensible, that imposed heavier
Wield through the capital they have farmers 2 Do you remember When stock watered from 110.to '200, the of the fact Out the materials used by
accumulated udder the protective the hon, member for Richmond and quotations of the value of the stoek, the rich people aro those un which the
system, they have Induced a number WOlfe (11,1e410>reland) 'condemned the cis published in the Faipire of Satur,
• • 1 13111 remember how the hon member for stockholders and 119 offered by those Rhea ntatism reeks the system like a i
importer, and he places his percentage,
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• tl enabled to see at °nee that the profits power of' Hood's SikrSaparilia, which 1
, as the people passing 02 ecl. Proteetion East Diu•ham (1Vir. Craig) rose in his who wished to parchas.e, you will be th bserew. It retreats bet( re t Cooks a 'Family Dimier for Two Oetits..
confers upon the manufacturers grea,..-, place last year and declined thatthe
privileges. It c,oneentrates capital in time had, Came When there must be a Must be very large in. connection with purities the eloo,l.
will spend. their capital like water in when another gentleman,. at ono time sells .at such an extraordinary figure. For stains on tli. hands nothing is 1
the hands of a few, and these few 'change ? And do yon remethher the cotton industries when their stock
order fig place iti the legislative one of the leading men,of the Con.= 13ut the quotations in connection with better than salt meastened Nirith lemon ,
member:4 Wha will earry out their servative party, a man who, when ihe the Montreal Cotton, Company stand ,julee, Pub the spots well with the i
S k • I t not one sib le word of its the brallis of the party,was lOo ed clay was 1.36. asked, and 126 offered. 11;e. X D. C. the greatest cure of •
behest& it was said yesterday, Mr. entered this Hou was looked iion still higher; the quotation last Satur- mixture then wash off in dean water, :
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Nth was found with this revision of upon as the coming premier of. e Now, to my mind largo profits must tl ao opsia.
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