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THE HURON SIGNAL. FRIAY. FE I'. 23, 1883.
THE HURON SIGTNAL
FRIDAY, FEB. Mu, 1883.
"'Tilt for the liberties we tlttht.Ontario, tenor
O1JR TICKET.
tree wtasT 111111SSL
COL A. M. ROSS,
tree KNOT WI atey,
MR. THOMAS GIBSON,
tees sons mamas.
MR ARCHIBALD BISHOP.
-4 GOOD START.
We art; glad to observe that the
elections by acclamation resulted
strongly in favor of the Mowat
administration. But one Conser-
vative has been successful.
while four Reform have been
returned -four to one. Every-
thing points to a sweeping
victory for Mowat and Provincial
Rights Let every lover of On-
tario be active and alert until the
poll closes. Every than can do
something to help along that vic-
tory.
"UP, GUARDS, AND AT 'EM."
Electors of West Huron ""Ate
tention !" Before another issue of
- THE SIGNAL the fate of Ontario
will have been decidedfor four years.
See to it that your judgment does
not fail you when the day of trial
comes ! On Tuesday next you
will be called upon to decide
whether you will uphold a suppor-
ter of the Mowat administration
which has well and faithfully
guided the affairs of the Province
for the past decade, or sustain
the candidate of an Opposition, in
Ontario which has proved to be
the greatest failure that ever op-
posed a Government. On the
question of policy it is not for us
to enter in this article. The
records of the Government and
Opposition been have in the . past
fairly and fully placed before 'our
readers in the columns of THE SIG-
NAL, and a lengthy resame is n -,t
now necessary. Yen all know
wherein the Mowat Government
has been tried and not found
wanting -and the tried and true
are always preferable to the ' un-
tried and uncertain.
On the personal merits of the
two candidates in West Huron a
word or two may be said. Col.
A. M. hoes, the trusted representa-
tive of the constituency since 1875
is a gentleman against whom the
tongue of calumny or the linger
of scorn cannot be pointed. Up-
right and honorable in all hes
dealings, consistent in his every
utterance and act, able as a finan-
cier, brilliant as a speaker, and
steadfast as a friend, be has dur-
ing the past years proved himself
to be 'eminently qualified to till.
almost any position in the gift of
his fellow electors. Twice has he
been honored by the ekcturs of
West Huron, and on each of these
occasions he war opposed by men
of broader experience and tnoreex-
-tended knowledge of political 'if -
fairs than is possessed by his pres-
ent opponent.
The aspirant for West Huron
lilt. I''.',1-. Johnston, whose biogrt
pliv lately appeared in the blot*
"revised and correctedi," is well
known in the section. Heim look
ed upon as a -promising" young
matt by friends and opponents
alike -in fact. it is believed that
he can make more promisee and
fulfil less than any other gentle-
man in the section. He is a com-
paratively untried mtatl, notwith-
standing the fact that he has for
some years 'weft a thepihcr Of the
Town Council. Last year, 11 -trick-
ery, he got hitn•elf pitehforked in-
to the position of N'nnlen of the
County, and this i. hose the thing
was done. The Warden of the
County has been elected ref lot,•
years by the political pwrtr u',
predominates in the Co wt .% t ' •rr.t
p,ndence with the Tory reeves so
as to "fish" for the nomination.
TH1e SIGNAL discovered his little
game and exposed it.. So scathing
were the articles on the question
that Mr. Johnston, on the day �f
the meeting of the County Coun-
cil, carried them around to the
hotels where the Conservative
reeves were staying, and claimed
that he should be supported for
the wardership or he would be un-
done. His prayers and beseech-
ings gained for him the sympathy
of the caucus -which his abilities
such as they were, never would
have done -and when the ballot
was taken he received the party,
vote, with one exception. Mr.
Johnston now claims that he was
elected because of his ability being
recognized by his fellows in the
County Cotmcil, and in so doing
Mr. Johnston asserts what he
known to be untrue. The biogra-
phy of Mr. Johnston had not then
written by the Free Press An-
anias, and his imaginary abilities
had not been heard of.
Now, electors of West Huron,
you have the questions of the day
and the rivaltandidata:0 beforeyou.
You are conversant with the ques-
tions and you know the calibre of
the men. The decision will be
given by you on the 27th inst.,
and we confidently leave the mat-
ter in you hands, satisfied that the
cause of good government will
triumph, and that on the evening
of that day Mowat's Government
will have been sustained, and Col.
Ross, the tried and true, will have
been returned for West Huron by
a large majority. Put iri your
beat work frotn now • until the
evening of. the 27th.
A GOOD RECORL,t;
There are few members of the
Ontario House whose record as a
legislator or whoseactions as a
thorough -going business roan can
equal those of Col Ross, the able
representative of West Huron for
the past eight years. A brief
sketch of the various matters' in
which he has worked earnestly
and well in the interest of the
public may not be out of place.
In the distribution of the Muni-
cipal Loan Fund he succeeded in
securing to the County of Huron,
some 384,000 more than was at
first proposed to be given to it
In regard to .the same distribu-
tion he was asked by the corpora-
tion of the town of Goderich to
lend his aid in submitting the
claims of the town to the Govern-
ment, and so well did he work
that he succeeded in getting a ben
efit to the town in the shape oh a
reduction of the municipal indebt-
fleas, to the extent of 838,000.
u/iK.a'li• r 8 1 •, . loop.,. A-
7ON !WADS."
The Opposition newspapers
throughout the Province are brist-
ling with the so-called "exposures'
in connection with what t1te) are
pleased to term Lieut. -Governor
Macdonald's "Corkscrew Brigade."
The Opposition Candidate in this
riding has onlyinilsdentally touch-
ed upon i; at one or two meetings
during the campaign, but Hon.
John O'Donohue, who was not
well posted on Provincial ques-
tions, alluded to it at the Kings-
bridge meeting. He had the bold-
ness to state that the liquors alone
cost over 3500, but was bowled
over by one of the audience, who
proved that the liquor list cost
only 8198.50. After being caught
in a number • of similar misstate-
ments the Hon. John dropped the
subject. But although Hon. Mr.
O'Donohue knows when he "puts
his foot in it," the Tory organs are
not so canny,• and as we remarked
before, they bristle with the alleg-
ed particulars of the Lieut -Gover-
nor's trip. In its last issue the
Star asks for information regard-
ing the. trip, and publishes the
following list to show that there
must have been a "sound of reyel-
ry," et cetera on the occasion:
1800 "Henry Clay" cigars.
3 dos. V. 0. brandy.
8 dos. claret.
4 doz. port.
3 cases champagne.
12 doz. Rasa' ale.
6 corkscrews.
4 dos. Aupollinaris.
2 dos, seltzers
2 bottles lime jutoe.
2 bottles bitters.
4 dot soda water.
The total cost of the above was
3193.50, but the Star, anxious to
mislead its readers, places immed-
iately under the list ; "Cost of trip,
35.486," and would convey the im-
pression that the liquor bill footed
up that amount.
Now, we would ask our readers,
-Conservative as well as Reform
-are the gentlemen of theOpposi-
tion not "kicking up just a little
too much dust" about a matter of
this kind ? And the more especi-
ally when the liquor bill waa paid
out of the private funds of the
Lieut -Governor. No fault was
ever before found with the expen-
ditures incurred in official trips, -
'and under the Coalition regime
official trips were numerous and
expensive -but now we are told
that the expenses in connection
with an official trip are something
that most be frowned down, and
the frowning down should
be the mote emphatic when the
liquor bill has been paid from the
personal funds of the Lieut. -Gov-
ernor. We admit that it would be
preferable to carry on all official
visits on purely temperance princi-
As member for West Huron he I pars but we can't for tha life of
Let see that it is wrong for the Re-
form party to indulge in spirituous
iuxuries, while the Conservative
party have the privilege of doing
so with impunity.
advocated and succeeded in having
placed upon the statute book
amendments to the , jury law, by
which over 81,0Q0 a year has been
saved to the County of Huron,
thus relieving the tax=payers to i If it was such a heinous crime
that extent. + for the Lieut. -Governor's party to
He introduce) the Wire Vence take cigars, ',randy, champagne.
Act, which 1aa:s proved to be such port, app.olltmaris water, seltzers,
!a Boon during the past winter,
• I wherever adopted.
'1 he Act enabling municipal -
7ties to invest in first 'portages on
- faro property, thus securing 0
-, safe and increased revenue from
nvestments, was framed and
troduccd by Col. Rms.
Tho' above are a'few of the
viceable tact+ performed by
Ross in his capacity of pu
nerVatit, and we hope to see
lbelectors of West Huron
around Irian on Tnes.lay )o xt,
Otis show Lim that they aptin
ciate tried worth, Re sat
tote for Ross,
eil. The complexion of 11,e +',•un
cit of 1882 wag Caonne r%:Alves.'444n27 ; Reformer*. 21. As s',n ns
the .January elections were ever
and the political color was km•ee n
to bo favorable to the l,onservatnre
party Mr .Johnston began eorres
corks crt•tis s, lune juice and soda
water, to the value of 8193.50
when going upon an official trip
to examine our northwest bound-
ariess, what will our Conservative
friends may to the hill of liquors
in- 'upplie•l to Hon. John Carling's
party in 1868 when the fatuous
tier- "('hieota trip" wax had by the
('"l. Coalition (lovcrnment• and its
bile fri.•n,le, and the entire expenditure
the wascharged as havingbcenincurr-
rully in the "surveying of colonization
and r dads ?" The "colonization roads'
40.- o3 the occarsion must have l es'n
nisi' berth dry and dusty during the•
junketing tour of Mr. Carling and
his party, if the following liquor
hilt. which was swornto before the
eonttnittee of the Hous: by Hon.
Frank Smith, (whose testimony
neither Hon. John O'Donohne•
nor the Tory organs dare dispute!'
be -taken as a criterion:
34 talo of Shorey $136.00,
7 dot Hen neseey brandy .. .. 44.00,
6 dots Joke Itehin brandy.... 45 00.
20 ilea betas' nM root 00.
114 doe. fishiness' Hurter 40 00.
1114 gala. OM Rye 4s. :t.
14 OW. OM... 0.00.
1 era OM_
whisky 13.00.
A (lonEnf(I1 Tory lawyer ecus
in Dungannon on Weilnesel:►;•
treating alt hands to liquor, and
Waving a bundle of 85 hills, ex-
claiming in a maudlin style : "I've
lots of money, boys, and will have
it while there's a mint at Ottawa.
Loots of Money at. Ottawa, hays
Let's have another drink." We
wonder how he will feel when .he
be comer clothed and in his right
mine!
31 dos. Pgrtvwiae 31.60.
1 bd. ground sugar; (227 Ila)27.24.
2 boxes lemon n 19.00.
1 barrel Y.60.
2 packing cases 60.
1 1•. - cutty pipes 1.75
1 lump t,baoco (51 lbs...... 3.86.
14 loses cigars (100 each ).... 42_00
Total 534.39
In addi`!on to the above, there
ere corks .rews, bath towels, and
e erythying ,Ise free at the Govern-
ment expense. A brass band, a
piper, a Toronto barber and a pho-
tographer accompanied the party
and the expense of the entire jun-
ketting tour was charged to the
item of "colonization roads."
We have already shown that the
liquor bill of she s:t-called "Cork-
screw brigade" was paid out of
the pocket of . Lieut. -Governor
Macdonald ; and now we ask the
Star to inform its readers as to
who paid the expenses incurred by
the Tory Government when Hon.
John Carling and his friends went
on their celebrated "Chicory trip"
in 1868.
A "CORRECT' ESTIMATE.
Even our Conservative contem-
porary, the .War, could not
stomach the "taffy" which the
Free Presi, of London, piled: on
the Opposition candidate last
week. True, it produced the arti-
cle, and headed it "a correct esti-
mate of Mr. F. W. Johnston, but
it did not do so until it had made
a few corrections in the statements
of the Free Press. The London
paper stated, when beslavering the
Opposition candidate,
"His abilityso on ensured him a lucra-
tive and extensive practice, and he is
now regarded as the leading lawyer of his
section."
Shade of Blackstone ! where
wert thou when this libel on the
profession was written ? We are
amazed at the broadness of the as-
sertion. "The leading lawyer of
his section," forsooth ! When the
Free Press makes an assertion it
makes it mighty broad, and deep,
and high, and sweeping, and so
forth. And we laugh and hold our.
sides at the statement, and hold
our sides and laugh. "The leading
lawyer in his section! Oh my !
oh my ! Oh dear ! oh dear ! But
our friend, the Star, comes to our
relief; and garbles the quotation,
so that when republished in the
local Opposition organ.it reads.
"His abilit,t soon ensured him a luc-
rative and extensive practice, and he is
now regarded as one o f the leading l or-
yera of his section."
Our local cotem wanted to be
truthful, but the article was a
heavy one to handle. So many
falsehoods were placed' in the half
column of laudation of Mr. John-
ston that it was almost a pity to.
garble it in part. It shoul`l have
been either printed in full or not
p.'rinted at all. The ,Mar's partial
treatment' was not satisfactory,
and only showed that it did not
estimate the candidate as -highly
as the distant London journal.
Josh Billings has recommended as
a cure for a barking dog, that the
tail be cut of, just behind the ears{
If the Star had merely copied
from the Free Press that the Op- i
position candidate was born in
Goderich and still lived here,with-
out putting in the mashy lauds-
tion of the Free Pre.4s, the people
of the section would not have had ! s
such a good opportunity to laugh l e
at Mr. Johnston's "cooked" bio-
graphy during the past week. I t1l
C1/.IltJTY BEGINS Al' HOME.
Talking cf the charitable acts
of the Opposition candidate, what
benevolent objectshas he assisted
during the course of his life ? Has
he founded any institutions of
mercy ? Has be endowed any
schools or seminaries Has he
given large!y to an of our
churches ? Bari he aid d the sick,
given bread to the hungry, orcom-
forted the afflicted ? Has the soy-
rswing widow been fed, or the
naked children clothed ? Thesis
questions are brought to our mind
by what the Conservative papers
say of the Opposition candidate.
Far les it from us to meddle with.
any man's method of benevolence,
but when we are told by his or-
gans that :-
"His benevolent diep.nit' has gain -
et tor bins a well-weratod dieir:wo /1 as
the w• rkiug man's friend and advocate,
and he is a personal friend also to theu,
per of the town who are indebted to
him for charity abundantly and tntusten-
tatiously shown towards them,'
We just want to know if these
things are facts, and to learn with
joy that we have a philanthropist
in our Midst. All, hail! thou be-
nevolent one; -but first of all
answer the questions that we ask
at the begining of this item, and if
the answer be satisfactory we will
not withhold from thee a just
limed of praise.
A CHAPTER OF HISTORY.
In the fulsome biographical sketch
the Opposition candidate in West H
roe, recently published in the Lo
don Free Press, we read, auto
other inaccuracies, that be "in 1879
ceived the nomination at the Conner
tive conventton for the Local House,
generoualy yielded to Mr. P. Kell
The statement is a lie et the most
liberate kind. Mr. Johnston did n
receive the nomination of the cony
tion, and Mr. Kelly was not t
"second choice." Mr. Kelly wail t
first-class wan on the occasion, but M
Johnsto„ es an aspirant then as no
and he told the convention when
name was mentioned as a bogus can
date that he would work hand -in -ha
with Mr. Kietly at' the election of 187
but that be would boa genuine candido
in 1883, and would aspect Mr. Kelly
support him.
How well the present Opposition ca
didate supported Mr. Kelly was ere
plifed by the fact that in the u,.unicipa
ties where Mr. Johnston was suppos
to have influence the vete fur Mr. Kel
showed a wofu1 decrease upon Ali
given ,fur Mr. Davison, ;Mr. Johnatoh
partner , whom he contested the ridit
at the election of 1875. Cul. Ruts had
majority against alr.Dausuu; andayain
Mr. Kelly, the figure, were 414. I
Goderich t•.,wnehip, the hotbed of Tory
son, which gave 101 aganat Row whe
West contested est Huron, Kell
hada beggarly 3't to his credit, and i
other municip:iliuea lvhere Mr. Johnato
was supposed to have iuduence, owing.t
his active connection with a politico
religious institution. the vote fell o
correspundiuehy. 31r. Kelly was
Rumen Catholic, and despite Mr. John
stuns professions of religious liberalit
on the day of the convention, the figure
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go to show that Mr. Kelly did not re
ceive the support from that gentlenfan
and his friends that he r ught to have
expected from them.
The election of Mr. Russ in 1879,
killed 3Ir. Kelly politically. It can
e asily be seen that thee daughter of the
innocent in this instance' would cause an
nflatien of the Jchnaton stock. Mr.
Johnston although hot a particularly
ifted lawyer or brilliant'sp.aker, is
erertheless tto. fool when his personal
uterewts are at stake. Ho saw that if
Kelly was 1;laleid poIitivally that he (01)10
sand •'n tl,t• cot pew and he raised high=
r. Ile knew that if Kelly succeeded
n 1879it wouid tv a very difficult thing
o
force him from the field in 1883.
tear facia account for the " milk in
e cocoanut," and give a clue to the
anner in which Mr. Kelly eai " sold
y the Conservative party in 1879. We
i'e repeatedly heard Mr. Johnston
armed with having made * st,, d•Ingem
Kcll1', by bringing that gentleman out
d afterward voting for Ross ; and we
vs never heard hint deny the soft in:-
achiuent, 411 contse he may deny n
or, but bia.deniel will nut avail. The
gurus are against kis denial in Gude-
! township and redder• townships where
{•ecuhar element of strength lay,
v rad til••
e,hfol's tlrt e. inna ,ire.
vat datura ►x, d.. puttt."
11 a ask Mi. Kelly af he to. er ,►oat
e t • 'derich t..wnship vote .' Ste eak
te, place his hand on his hear:
1 deliberately .tate that he believes
. .1.11w .n and his friend.; workto
11ully ter him in 1879. Had a Ca, ho.
been the Reform candidate on that
asunt he w,.uldhave receive.1the united
l sol.
th
Ir seems Judge Doyle's appointment i to
is'looked upon by the Opposition patty !1.
in this section as a trump card. For ha
some time past Mr. Johnston has been ! ch
claiming the credit of having been the) of
instrument in the appointment of Judge an
Doyle, but the wind was taken out of his ha
sails completely on Tuesday erening last i pe
at Kingsbridge when Mr. Pat. Kelly m
ciaiute•d the holier of having secured the 11
appointment of Judge Doyle. Now r e
e•e este not veli•. secured the appoint. los
ment
o.
whet
Kelly anyrof, tthe�'rcreditne is cue:
het •‘11 it we .1 • sty is. tho appoint-
ment was a q,.,.d one, and we are ' tl
gla.1 it was made. It was a set -back t" itis
the .1,.l,nsto,i faction in this settlors and ane
proved the inability of Mr.Johnaton and Mr
his fnemis t.. keep a gentlemen of the I+tit
legal standing of Judge Dille in the he
shade.
7
pert of the Literal tarty ; but iin•
unately for him, he sae duped Ly
who pretended to Ire Lis I, _,..is
Let every temperance man and lovrr fort
.et morality, vote for COL ROSS and ! those
the Crooks Act.
to bis cause, and polo "Hie a Lul
look at Smithfield," by the Couserva-
five faction c0hy1a,sed ,.f Mr. Johnst n
and his friends, when the trial was held
on the, 6th of Jute, 1879.
Can it be possible Mr. Kelly d, es not
see that lie has been duped 7 It cannot,
Mr Kelly is a shrewd, far-seeing busi•
nets man, and elthough not what the
editor of the Mail would turw a gentle-
man of "culchaw," hoe &largo share of
good cumwon sense. Under these cir-
cumstances se call upon Mr. Kelly to
come forth manfully on this occaaiou
and measure out the political diets
to Mr. Johnston in Mr- Johnston's
awn measure. Remi tuber, Mr. Kelly,
that which is fast passing into an
axiom, " If a man deceives me once,
that's his fault ; if he decoders iso a
second time, then it's my fault,''
• Ler us leu l Ws at not Mr. F. W.
Johnston who said over at the Orange
celebration at Sailtfurd sumo years agu :
" 3entlemen, I have placed my foi,t up-
on the lowest rung of the ladder ,.f fame,
and I'am going to reach the top in spite
of the devil and the Pope of H"sue."
Perhaps that is the reason he win in
anxious W have the aid of Senator John
O'Donohue.
Ix conversation with a friend and sup.
porter of the O1.Poation candidate th
other day, we heard a novel plea a•lvancl
ed for his election. It was this : "He
hasn't much business to attend to profes-
sionally, and has more time to devote to
the interests of the public than Mr.
Rosa." Which opinion is rather a stun
ner when compared with the biography
cal sketch re•publishod in the .tear from
the London Free Press.
IT to not true that Mr. Meredith has
offered the position of Attorney -General
in his proposed Cabinet to the °oposi
tion candidate in West Huron. The on
lyegrounds for believing such a thing
were furnished by the eetodiogrnpAy of
the Aipirant which appeared in the Pres
Press on Thursday, Feb. 16, and was
copied into the Star on the 14tb. The
Opposition candidate feels like kicking
himself for allowing the absurdity to be
published at all.
"Connie events art their shadows be
fore." It is not usual to speak other
wise but well of the deed ; and looking
at it in that light, we don't wonder as
the Star republishing the "cooked" biog-
raphy of the Opposition candidate frt:o
the Lindon Free Preis. The biography
reads like an obituary, and when we
read the goody-goody sketch we came to
the conclusion that his days werd
numbered -politically. The Aspira
may survive his defeat on the 27t8f,
but he will never recover from the effects
of the half -column of fulsome awash
which the Free Press bedaubed him with.
Will some of his friends kindly tell the
youth that the papers on his own side of
the fence,polttially, are laughing at hiin.
IT IS understood that an eff ,rt is to
be made on the part of the Opposition
in the present contest to bribe the elec-
torate. The attempt has been made be-
fore in this county and failed, and we
are of opinion that failure again awaits
any advances in that direction. Never-
theless, it is well that the electors should
be on their guard. Keep your eyes op-
en that bribery in any of the sections
nay be detected. Form contntittees to
ferret out sny evidence of money chang-
ing hands during the next few weeks.
Ynu aro each and every one if you
bound to maintain the integrity of your
.polling sub -division. See to it that you
do your duty in the premises. What is
wanted in West Huron is a fair and un-
trammelled verdict.
WE understand Mr Johnston has de-
veloped a new method if endeavoring
to catch the vote Of the 111444 keeps
The old way won't work, and fn.* tr+ad
rlik
i„ whiskey is at a discount. Lott weak,
we are informed. )Jr. Jehneton sea up
north, and stopped at McCrrea's hotel
Kintail. While there he thou;tht he
would make an attempt to capru.. the
innkeeper's vote and knowing that Mrs.
McCrae had not entered largely into the
consideration u1 politics) matters, began
a round -*lout rigma•ele o1 the benefits
that would accrue to the hotel-k&.opers if
he were elected. Mrs. McCrae was in-
formed that the es -warden had dha'harg-
ed oho license inslueetor, and that the
neat license would he a r.nred os. pay.
ment e.f 316, if he were elected. Mrs. Mc-
Crae thought the yon, a little fishy, ask-
ed and received full information us. the
subject, and maid old ''Mac ' aren't vote
for the "premising yout•ge man...
Burtso is not as general as rat the
June ele;tnen, as the Ceoservattves are
flaking for large odds. We have not
heard (deny bets beim made even money
at lea• than 100 for Blew A number of
bet• Lave (roes made teen on 160 for
Ross, 10 to I lits been placed that Ryas
will 1.e elected. A Sanford 9'ory hu
offered to make en even fret that John -
ton will no! he beaten Ly ,entre than
414-1t„sig reajotity over Kelly 1 ffe
had been offered a fret that Rolm would
increase las maprrtty over Devisee, but
4 A WAN'.
MARK you 0111101 TO" 'CA Rs*,
betrayed by those ssi ho profettan.l fidelity 1 on Tucr.day not,