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Hl1Wr.1,1.r'OIB I'111. :Fr:Itr:Nt'r.I
t3Ir Mackenzie Bowell's personal or-
gan, the Bellevlllu inteItttcncer, has
a short memory, or etre It hoped to
profit by the short memory of the
public. Why should 1l douounce the
preferential tariff r Shortly heforo
the adjournment of the House In
1M97 Slr Mackenzie uuequivueally ex•
premed hie approval of It. The queue
tion was raised in a spcch by Hoe.
David Mills. and the opinion of dlr
ytackenzie Rowell was offered by
way of protest nhalurt being (that•
acterized too an opponent of the pre-
ference. Mr. Mills said:
Now. the (iovernmeat has prtgpm ed
In the .eMedule, ikbedule 1►, attaeh-
totl W this tariff, certain rtetlprx:al
trade arrangement. that apply epo-
ei:tlly in the (irrst instance to the
trade betwwm Carlota and oke mo-
ther awntry. 1 Intoned to the de -
Witte In the other chamber. and 1
rnpptne the views forwarded there
fairly reprewwtt the views of wy lent•
orable friend, shin that while they
ore ready to a ererte reciprocal
trade retaliates to the mother uopn•
try. it is tor art uneondltiottal ar-
rangement. but antes the mother
evmutry were to concede rotaetkirg
epeelally to this country. ultimo
they •not 'only gave us reawniable
nml gaaer>ter treatment, --but +tetra
they hit a,mebdxty else. discriminate
r,gnuwt some other 0000try. we
would not be satisfied.
lion. Sir Muekeazie Rowell -Toe do
not apply that to me?
tion. Mr. Ullp-1 utnleretnn, my
honorable friend warps the Govern:
----mreb-of-•4 r,pt Britain terli., ln.
ate agalnat (tiers, in order to tn•
title thole goternnient to recel.t
special c'oneiderntitns at the Baud,.
of the Canadian people.
lion. Sir Matkunzie Bowel) -1 will
frankly say that 1 would! like to d..
that, but I WOULD GIVE THEM
I'RIFKRF.NTI tL TRADE EVEN` ft
THEY GAYS US - NOTHING THING AT ALL
1 staie3-that in my remarks on the
addrear in relay to the speech from
the throne, but I would take the
other. U I could get it.
Hon. Mr. Mille -I nut very glad to
hoar my honorable friend say that.
but he has come mach to our
view then any member of the other
House.'
lion. Sir Mackenzie Bowel! -1
not re.pozutble for what they m
think.lion. Mr. Mille -I ant simply getting
n declaration from him to wee how
near he eontee to our view, anti In
that declaration he will tine we Mop
not stolen anv plank from the plat-
form of too Oonserve4 w part.:.
mold old be more clear, me-
TAHTE AT ST. TNOMAS.ICANADA'S SALES TO GREAT BRITAIN.
His Speech on the Defence of
the Empire.
COMPLIMENTS THE MILITIA.
St. Thomas. Oct. 27. -The telt uf.
Wit. J. Ia'sel Tarte, Minister al I'ut.
itt Werke. war tame th:. ocemikm of a
splendideu
dtottrtratket here to day. In
tit,• attenuant the two. geutieuutn turn
teal eh. firm taxi for Ute cuustruction
ut th • new city armorial. in the prow
Moe of :(5G r
m ldier* and thuuaude
.. of
cietzeuof We city. of Loudon and
r
the neighboring °mate. This etenlug
a lu,lltkmuse
al le Meeting a
wr held nu
tit, new Opera Houle,, which war ut
tended by a crowd se large ate the
loading could contain. Atter tie meet,
ittg Mr. Tarte left for Toronto, gulag
U1.
thence reet to Montreal.
lir. Tarte arrived on the C'. Y. A.
tru(u from Tomato at noon, having
COMP up from Cornwall la We private
car. He owes ,met at the rrt tatkby
mtt
1'resldent A. McCrlaln. avtthe Fart
Elgin Reform .t•rx•latiwt Dr. J. 11.
l•ntut
11'lisrai, Lluerui ldate la £sat
Eight ; Mame h;htt Farley, Q. t•.,
.lohu Cement's'. Dr. Truman Duncan,
D. McIntyre and many other (litmus.Ile at owtce drotr to the w
rreidee of
Dr. Wilton for luttthon. e
The Drill abed Cere.soay.afternoonIu the afternoon there war a splen-
did turnout of .,idlere amt citizens
te witness the turning by Mr. Tarte
of the Met seal of the new aruu rIe.
oa a large open :twee in Ute south
ern .hie of the city. The etrrete were
crowtitd, and Uttu wrath folk,we4t to
pru•.•tw.ltnt ul retlrxttr to the ensue
Or ttu iww-mlllttryy--beedquarterr.
Lieut. -Col. Holmes., D. 0.1%. led the
pn,t.arum; Lieut. -Col. Stacey war
Brigadier. with the lollewing rtaf1-
Lieut. Col. Hemming, Brigade Major:
Lieut. Cul. A. M. Smits ; Surgeon -Ma.
pr Belton. P. M. 0.: Surgeon -Major
t a per ; Lieut. Mt't'rimtuon, Adjutant: ..sept- Cntacke, $tnft Oraerty. The-
:uilowlitg corps tootle pare in the pro.-
,u.don-`tt, Tltouiae Co h.glate insti•
tote Caddett. t:aptatn Bsdgeley in
vomiann.l. 42 strong; No. 1 Conalany,
let:. R. I.. Ioncuryy Captain Clark.
7,0 strong: 7th Battalion,: London.
Major Crosiyn. 150 earwig; 25th Kl-
ein Battalion. Ma;or McLaughlin, 100
*trona.
Mr. Tarte to the Muldlera:
m
phatie and In consonance with the
es -tree of the Liberals than this de.
r;wt•ation of the Opposition leader in
the *mate That Ida paper should
aid the Tapperitees in their dastardly
MOM In mak ng war on the prefer.
.wee shows hew little the_partt-1,
raided by prinet:tar. and bow duepste
eta tills feeltheir case. .tl-lin_
•On arrival alt the grouiub the esoop�
formed in a hollow square. with the
hoards of the 7th autl the 25th Bat•
ttilons In the centre. In a few min-
utest Mr. Tarte •arrlvet and was re-
.wtvett by the tnxtpt standing at at•
tenikwt Col. Holmes, iqa wort) or two.
letraluced the dietingiliihel visitor of
the day, anti on behalf p( the military
present made him yrihotne to. the elty.
Mr. Turf' In reply said --"I thank you
"or Newlin t so many of your stns to
light for the British Empire on the
other aide of the ocean. This coun-
try s fond of peace. We are developing.
lu ibo arta of peace. but ,all Govern•
meets meet resogntae that their duty
W to equip and prepare the country
for an} etnergency. We all wL.h to
Gexl that we will never have any .ton
fiict with any of our neighbor.. But
this Canadinn nation 1. growing big
ger and bigger. and without any
distinction of creed or of nationality
we all feel that we would he ready
to defend the Brltixh flag, which
is thereat -mon flee over us all. against
any comers. (%pptause,l
.'
Commanding Olftoar and gen..
Hemet. em. permit me to „congratulate
T T anise.o0
hien a soldier. myself In my younger
days. My [rim 1,. an officer in on.
of the' battalions of the city of
Montreal. 1 take a great deal of
interest in our militia. I act just a
_back from the' continent. and 1 m
prod to say that the ('annul n
militia can favorably be compered
with any militia, of the world. tape
please.)
Brave and Tres Neu.
"Our Canadian "Didion( have not
_disgraced uo iu South Africa. They
Imre fought bravely. English -Cane -
(liana Irish -Canadians, French -Cana-
dians -flume, hear) -they shed their
blood together. they have fallen tot
welter.
er. May their blood cement a
permanent union between the differ-
ent racer that live cn this fres soil
How Trade With
the Mother land Grows Under
Liberal Rule.
Average Annual Exports to Britain 1879-96 $ 50,092,179.
Average " 6
tt 66 1897-1900 $97,486,043.
Increase Under Liberals
',Exports to Britain Last Year
$47,393,864.
- $108,626,000.
LA[1RIER THE FAVORITE IN BRITAIN.
UM,
op/prop! ;i- rw�.iet Ttp .r sn-rY-= 1 nm a1
- alterably tothis pre.'• .•nee." i ow ore our fine npprnr f s Vry
- Rhr'Mack.'nzte Rowell cold in the
Scones. --I would Rite them ithe
British) preferential trntle etre if
they gave ue notaing at all."
MIK (•II thtLI't TH,IU IMALSIt
PROP HET. - .-
Many of us are much amused at 8b
Charlie' pretenee of belieting that he
le going to be put back into the ..PS
' Ilion of power which he so much
abused. We have heard him prophesy
before. •
We recall that he prophesied that
610,000,000 bushels of wben t would
be it%1orted mutually from the North-
wiet-If a .certain deal of hie went
thr egh. It went ; but only n very
e mail fraction of his wheat eetataate
was reedited.
We recall that 4e prophesied a
great influx of populates' ad the re -
milt of his policy. and that Canada
leuliled-&fl e!t)nUJ: - .
iv/tate-Om Ira Mee -itis- prophecies.
about the result of the last gen-
eral a si-tetkia In Hamilton he laid
"The Government of which I have
the honor to be the leader will fund
itself sustained In the new Parlia-
ment that ie to meet a month hen:•e,
in the month of .duly. with a larger
majority than we had In the obi Par -
'lament. which, an you know, wax it
little over 5G."
To n reporter of the Toruto
World he said
'•1 expect a large majority on the
evening of the ::.3rd.
"I ant sure of a majority In every
prrrinrp of the t)etminkn." --
At Sydney, N. S., ho became very
Impressive and oreenter. saying:-.__.
"i am neither n prophet, nor the eon
of n prophet, hut i make this tante-
mrent here and now, an.1 I wnttt to be
judged 1'or all future time by It, and
Dever believed again, unless it turns
but to be true. The great libeeral-
('oneervntive party will be returm•d
1 rinmphnntly with n griot.r major-
ity than they have now."
F.veryboty known that In the face
of the ILtronet'e prophecies, and In
contempt of the House of Tapper, the
gaol people of Canada prove In their
might and hurled from power those
who hnd so long and so badly iniegov-
ernevl the Dominion. Sir Charles stnndk
Itlieertrlited sem a prophet; out .of hle
own month ti' etnnde condemned nod
'"--doet*red unworthy of beftef.---Tr4 he
now has the hardihood to get ap and
:
”1 stand here to -day to tell you and
t0 stake mor character as a public
loan npon the verification of It, that
at the first moment when the eler-
Inre are Able to go up to the poll
lire victory of 1878 will be repeater!."
How dear to the old Baronet's heart
is Humbug! What a low .etlmite to
her of the ('nn.dlan populace!
V. WINO 01'1' M1)ftTGA(:Ri.
ltegtetrnr 1' 1). McKellar line phot
eromplete,l a compnrl'on het ween
life mortgagee regleterel for the
nine months of Inset yenr with those
regiatrererl for the past nine months.
The compnrtein ens very fnvornhle,
end allows that the amonnt wan
lees this year by $11M,645.G7.-('hnt-
ham Planet.
pf Brit -Wit Marta America. --1lelere
turning the first rod of this Armory
you will permit ren to offer to this
town my congratulations for the
fine contingent that you sent to
South Africa.- One of your fellow-
tatlsens nate quietly under its sola.
Soma or my fellowcitizens have been
baled elle by side with him. We all
regret that, but at the same time
are ate -test that-tby--hare dose hen -
or to this great country of ours."
Mr. Tarte' then turned a sod with
n brand -new iHver-piated spathe, the
brigade came to attention, the hand
played the national anthem, the sol-
diers gave three Cheers and a tiger
for the Queen. -and the Irraceedlnee
were over. Later In the afternoon
Mr. Tarte was the guest of the of-
ficers at as informal lunete:M.
INDICATIONS Ole PROMPKRITY.
Our exports of agricultural pro-
ducts In the last four years com-
pared with the last four years. of
Rory rule tell a story that requires
no embsllishtnent. Here are the fly.
rare,:
. flacon.
1897.1010 ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 4 , 775, 5 57
In the year 1900 we erported bee
oto to the value of $11:,471,494, more
than in the four Tory years.
Nutter.
1803 6 ... ... .. ... ... ... ... $ 4,141,967
1897-1900 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'2,959,:'88
In the year 1900 we exported $5,-
1::2,558, worth of butter, nearly a
minion dollars' worth more than In
the four Tory years.
('hese..
18913 6........ ................
1g97.11700... ... ... . ... 61S,AR2,091
Ruch figurer as thea account for
the good tlruei we enjoy. The (vmn-
try'e growth Ie not forced. and the
nntural Industries are having it
rhnnce. As it nnnaegnence rant in-
dentrinl Meagre are kept busy untpply.
Ing the demand crated.
The Canadian elector le not eager
to go beet to Tapp/whim.
The total foreign trade of Canada
in 1893 was $::47,6:113,8E9. in 10196
when the Torten were hurled from
Power In filagree* 1t heti fallen 10
*2139.025.860. In the fourth year
of 1tb era! rile It has Increeesed to
y3N1,1125,MS5. How do the °canna
nnewer ouch statements of feet T
Thley r•ry "Down with Tarts.'" They
(ordeals by inch hlnekgnardly tactics
that they have no case.
1
-Mho
Bull-Go right on, Sir Wilfrid, and pay no heed to the envlois slanderers. Ymt've done well; 1'4
proud of you, and If I'm not greatly mistaken (and the Old Man knows a thing ortwo about o:nch matters),
('annda•ir proud of you too, awl will "'how It on November 7.
'' We wish with all oar hearts th it swaged by,tbe triumph of Sir Charles she already confers, is to impose .1
N'}i! ► 1,Ruraer aytt.. t hkrxrws# Te4lt_ . _ netrnt1On iadrantagei aptmf- 3 hpg
and come back with may
increased ma- I agaietllyt Mr. Tarte. I exempt the eolouies,"
jority, Moreover, Sir Charles' extremely � "We cannot enter deeply Into this
'apart fropn the fact that Isle tusinetwilke Imperialism ix by ono; question at the present moment, bet
means to oar taste, and might hate we can only say again that we ran
ultimate, -ortsequenres very ser i. to , (00'ehe two stroke of pulley more dam-
aging to Withal trade or more riviw-
'.For• while denouetcing the • ane- chievous to Imperial pulley. It iv mild
sided' tariff by whh:h tau' Mother; deprlfe is of the one chief altantnge
Country gets it slight adtuntige, he 1 which we have in face of the world,
demands what Ire calls ' recipra ity.'and which, disarms so much aaimos-
Thls M rousse in the ' aollvereite Idea lit; that would otherwise be tenger-
.w
Q
=b�BBieoTlbmr,- 4ua
.�W h Tu past days. all oar J% professedWOQid tealfecuoatlonto alforurllty the
"The'Mother (ronntry hehtg n Des= :pARt'7 of the ape( dooir,"-Weatrtia-
trading community, and therefore en- :Her Gazette, London, Eng., Oct. 9.
able t, give gre•iter adtantage than 1900."
friendline., to the mother country
(ninuifeeied both In the wnr anti in
the preferential tariff) commando!
our gratitude, 1t wenn to us most
1e-'irnble that a staunch Ireppeerinllst,
who yet knows how to ooncJllnte the
t'renet anndtnn -P80106 re,n ton
the helm a the present Junctura
"There is tittle Villein vtttrgndelng Hite
fact tllnt there have been angry feel.
iagw in Canada these. Inst few months,
and they are not likely- to be as -
tile Prophecies Always False,
Sir Charles said the German and K �` r P T U PPt OFF.
Brlglun treaties" could not be rise L -i s -I R
gated. But they were.
Mte Charles said Britain could not
be glren n .(reference. But even at
that time the tnttomy officer,. Were
auneppting it less rate of duty on Farmers
British Mosel, than tort gdsxM front
anywhere Mee.
Sir Charism said the Laurier (kov-
enunevat wo1111 mut lest sit mouths.
But it .111.
Mir (hnrt.n •entd the old protective
policy woad bring nilttosi to the
Northwest. But it ,tlliln't. Tupp.tr undertook to tell me what
Sir Charlet said he loin 110 part thmld be (k,ue, and -very singularly
In the scheme, to politically Assam- -what he then told me ought t, he
131r._Mackenzie llDstsll, ilut Jw--.tnwe het* beers (inns by me two years
before, war in progress, and haul proved
Mir Charlie thought he Mould be it complete and universally recognised
an Imperlallit ki Ontario, and an .strews. • • • There Is one part of
anti In Queta'c WIttiuut being tho prtgramm;' which Sir Charles
caught. But he c uldn't. advocate* whk'h I have not adopted,
Sir Charlet/ sold the mestere rate and do not intend to adopt. For the
emit' not be reduced withoet greet• talc of our pnahtrn, he propes•n to
Iv Increrawine the .h•fltlt. 13n1 It wan. reital,L'sh Government 'repots to Eng.
_ tar tJtarlsst deehe sod Ir- 4MON-ttme lam, : to tnkn it out of till ordinary
he would sweep the raintry. But ' hanneli of trade anal employ Govern -
he didn't. mount agencies' for the imrp.u.e of
Sir Charles' tells hie followers now handling our prtshu•e there. I know
he will win. But he won't. Wilfrid well. and th-e producers knew well,
will win,-B,nekvl0e- Recorder. that through the ordinary kgitinutte
channels of trade ir Imwluee li
l -Ifit 1011 WA
Do Not Care to Have Him Handle
Their . Produce.
" When the system of cold storage
was being dlsrueee d In the Donee of
Commons over a year ago Sir Charles
The watchword of the great leader
of the Uoterptlpnt at chis Monster
meeting in Mangey Gall the other
night -"Union, peaee, friendship and
fraternity"-mnst ' be the watch-
word of the ronntry, the passport to
seeress, and the safest augury for
Carad(aa.. prospaHt7_-Catholi9-_K.-.
A T(1RY ('HAMPI(►V'S
"Frew trade with F:ughtt l or .1 re-
daction In the ditties+ on gossip' bought
Rom Britain to 111 ow 12 per rent.
world rust only entree uxly chrnp•n
the (bet of Itting in this a a: entry. tont
the Rrttiwh consumer would take uw.r.
of :sir butter. cheese, p.nttry, nne•nts.
frnit and rattle than be .ties low to
pay for these geode. Yothing that
enn he conceived would give this stnn.
try a g ter faom."--Ornng. Sent!- Th-imaw, of .Tarvle Street Rn tlet
rel. Mr. !, F. CMrk's pet'soelil an, i'
Dao. 5. 1496, see Church, Toronto.
A alTATKyMANl,,MN Pl111011 G
"I have always etrolitd Introducing
politics Int. the pulpit, argil 1 will nut
cis so now , sett t cannot help Inetn ns.
Ing as .m a of th • regains for thnnks
giving the fan% tbmet we have a Premier
wet, haw proven h4aself no statesman
likte In tht adminlitrntlon of the high
tenet'°at of haw offlee; who Is no .tris
love !n hie rharneter; who In no just
and :eae•tllat,ry In his patine utter
anent , w'h r la so broadly and ,nsrlf
lh:y pnt.riotlr, that, tltcngh n I'ntlo•
Ik. lu 1114 relIgtout feat, he rommtn11a
th eonftek.nee and loyalty of Pretext
route nos no other man In political life
et the preemie time c°wtldl"-R.ev. i.r
reeehing the Rngltrh market to better
advantage and realizing Iwettnr prices
than they could prssilyigst if it was
manipulated by ib appoint/mos of Sir
('htertws Tnppr•r. Judging by whet we
know of Sir, ('harlot Tin/poem manage -
went of pet.il(' affair" ot pre.►J&ns'-. -w
Anna, we know that the harmers of
Canada do not. want th •Ir products
handled hy smelt mom • • • The aye
tem on whirls tht Liberal Government
hag' read Iona leen that of giving
information and Irnetruction to the
people, and trying to amply the re
qulslte Doolittle for trauslortatkt In
cold storage having it to thele-;,.
rer'li 1t oat N tb.9r own way. i
teeters t, say that the is n mere
statestunnllke and eoce,sefuI Tolley
that( for the Government to nndrrtaks
to do ties wink which the people Mei-
much better qualifiers to do for Sheer
allyl'= -11m. Sydney Fisher
WHAT THE LIBERALS
11AVE DONE.
me following is a part of the 'splendid record of the four years of
Littoral adpalnlrtratknt upon which the Laurier Ckrrernment pppents ,,
;b.• .lectors. of Canada -
It settled the Manitoba school question, walek wan the subject ti a,
,ouch rat itt and reindeers controversy, and width eerlwrly threat sett the
xwaao sari eifaie of the Dwulniti.
It ntkipwtxt a tariff which m ettrlally reduced the rate of taxation
won/toted don/tette and foreign trade, d(d tea Itthrttke to any clam, foul bas
awn a starts of restoring prusperlty W the people.
It granted the Imports from Great Britain a sutatantial preference In
he Canadian market uter the importe fetal aU other .wuntrkvl. The
erasure war derrribed ht Orem llrita(n s. the nkat remarkable step vet
oadu towards th.o unilkatket of the Km pini'
It uecured the denunciation of the Belgian and German treater wbL h
•taxi In the way of trade negotiations, with Great Brltaln.
It bent cexttl:tgeute ut Canadian volunteers to help the Motherland lu
h•• Traru.taal.
T1te aggregate foreign trade of flan country lout Increased In the four
cater to the end of June, 1900 --cines the Liberals. carne into power
,y 14.2 infllkatr, which hacrt see le seventy•eix mllllutr itt excess of the
total int-rease daring the period of elghteeu years when the C'.0nrerta
titter were In power.
Tim reduction In costume taxatital etUrm the new Liberal Tariff veto
eloptel hum been not leer than rix lel millions of tlullare. Tu put It ie
Aber words. if the Conservative Tariff had been lu operation not lees
than sit l.61 wlilhatr of dollar* usre tuctoms tnxatket would bate been
-Jtt{eated mato taw peupte.
It has furterel and stimulated the export trade, particularly of the
produuu of the farm.
Within three years atter the Liberal (ioveniment tame into power the
•alorts of the farm ptioaucts 01 Catutda increased by nineteen mitheeg
of dollars. and the increase slate then late been amal.ttg. During the
w•Ix11e eighteen years that the .Cusiservutivee were lu power Ute increase
eras only eighteen Wilkins of doltarr.
In the loot two Demi years lite surplus of reteow over modeler) et
iw•nditure war nearly thirteen millions of dollars.
Its whey huts given Canada -it much higher status In the world than
t toter had before.
It gahs.l for Cauadks the theukto nrsl gratitude of Her Majesty's Ica.
•surest and of the people of Great Rritnlu fur 11a policy of preferential
:Tenement to Britain.
It has pursued a tjguruuy pulley along the line rl devekrpweatuf traor.\
w,rtatuu facilitate. ('stair bate 1., n deepened au.l extradite huprote-
n•itIl hate been made in the barbuma of Montreal. 4uebe•, 5$.. John and
ht !!tux.
IL eetahekhxd'pezuty' 1 with tr
lirtt Britain and the (urger
d J
punks,--
her poseesslo,a.
The Hon. William Mulot'k. Pnatmaater-tieneral, was the first to.uggest
be Imperinl tonferenee which brought about Imperial penny postage.
It eetabllehed a two -cent (imamatepoeetagp rate; said rate atw, top
Hier to letters ported in Canada aed atklrosstetl to the United Santee
It a:tablbties, a postai note system -a great touvenience to busne•w -
non and the p.ople generally. -
It extended the lntareolualal Railway to'Moatreal-the bueinew cc"
:moof the Doutlukrt. .-...—
It granted financial aid towards flue con.truetlon of the Crow's !Oat
Fast. Railway. The building cot that railway was admitted by both parties
-o be absolutely necessary for the proper development of the great nun-
•ral resourar of British ('ulumbiw It. the agreement for the anrtruet at
,f the ralfway the Gotentment-secured important concessitnte In fre•ggut
aster to tits farmer.. of the west, anti oleo prof itied against a possible
monopocoal.
I px.rty'lyIn, Ina and order hate been eeatabllshed in the Yukon without
rout by way of taxation to the Ilona aloe.
It abolishes. the ntonwtruue Ilranchime Aon
It repealed the SuIeraunueiIQn Act --ro far ma ttipW appointees to Ulf'
terrine ape eoneerne4-the provbbw of whish were abataata(ly tab.. e,j
`ai> pe_igTU..-Toe Tons eliii li-s Coe erataeat % a.rve:politt lit � - -
IC alb pied
to -repeal the woret feature of the Gerrymander Ae4 sail
oubstltete equuty boundaries, blit the partltat Metals. thwarted Its ef-
It provided against the sweating system In the performaneee of Gov•
ernsent footrests,and appointed a eo.pas trap to tarry this out
It save the people an opportunl ty of eipr tsing their minds, on the
prohibition question.
Ft succeeded in induelug the-llritish tiuvernment to consent to seam-
ing (egldallua for the purpose of allowing trust moneys In creat Beliefs
to be Investedla_.C,auadlan Government securities. The advantage et ---
this conueeeloa la wldeuing the wnrket for Canadian bonds is of a very
tnbetaetlal character. The importance of tide was Tong recognised by
►-Ut. t'naservaef e- Government, but all their efforts to obtain it weri is—
iuccei.ful.
Through the efforts of the Hon. Mr. •Fisher, Minister of Agrlceftert,
the vexatious q tine regulatloas that existed! between Canada and
the United States were abolished,.---
1t her established u perfe('t ',Mess of sell rtoraje for ey_iar, Metter.
=alflT+6 4aFais;'T}ette, etc.. at the pT�r n` ttoa Td w traIMI t to tae
markets of consumption.
Dominion•tande have been reserved for the actual vet tler'aad'mot fur •
the .pecaatori.
Il liar secured fur Manitoba and the North -meet Territories 100,1108
.tet Here.
it bar rata' fished a system of coop) storage for sea fishermen nher..-
by they get frewh bait all the year roved. -
"14 war able to redaoe oar pubile debt by nearly a aellllon dollars last
if Kip
HOW TRADE GROWS
UNDER LIBERAL TARIFF.
FOl'It VICARS Or' TORY RULE:
189:1 -11 -Aggregate Trade... ,,1 - F, 11081,0044854
-- -- M1/1'It A -6}jRliAtt TL16(
1/407 -1000 --Aggregate Trade1111,11.14.981,0111/
IM9(1 --Total of our Foe•Ign Trade .
e230,025,36t'
1I80 -Total of our Foreign Trade 381,625i,MM'
Aa Infamous Cantpelgd,
The Hamilton Spectator, which suf-
fer from tohrnnlc. "Quebeestmanin,"
Any,. : ".pare (jhtplwee Is to many In
the !Withal Empire." When Quebec
et pwortrvl the ('.m.ervntit 0' party,
with nn alm,wt solid nmjovlty, when
sir John Mnratuald's magnetic pow-
er held his party together, our (tn-
ternlwrrrtry had toothily; but the high -
ret ndmiratkn for the sister pro-
time. \ow no innail nge e.•' -me too
etrng to turn to ncvveint in mlarep-
reeenting the atnteemen of that
proi Uwe end in trying to stir up race
nntlpethlea. it e&nvs the deaper-
nte straits in which the Opposition
finals itself witlsttt n near -oiling
bend ouch as hrotight it victory In
hyrllone days.-F.rtttkn .Advertiser.
!addle tramway' are L17,000 het -
ter In elk months With electricity in
pia.. of horses.
CAN'T GET RID OF THEM.
Tupper, Haggart, Caron, Wallace,
•
Montague Still Hang On.
-(Montreal Star, July 11. 1307.1
Thera are some gentlemen prom bent In the Conservative party who
Oaf do the party and the country a great service-hy retlring into pri-
vate Rte. Never did a peliUcal party to much Unnerve. neither 1111 a
political party so much nerd, n twitting a. the (ineervauve party di'
served and needed one at the time of the Leat Federal eleetbn. ThP yowl
eervattves were distrustful of roll other, disloyal to their lender', and
among them were men who were quite right to distrust each other. Be-
fore lug there roust be a great re -construction of the (oneervative j rtf.
and the exigencies of tie sitneti°n may no well her rr'ognhsd at cafe•
:is
to msget ofolthed0 oldthem. leaden can never be loaders again. and now to the Uwe
U the ron.ervnuve party Is to commend the comport and moflden,e def
the country It mount Itntp lender. worthy of reepect and confidence. The
(bre.ervative party need be In no hurry for office. the ovoid shades of •'0
Itnaltion are having ,in exeellent tonic effect; but some day, and p'rtttpe
when least exprrt.i, the ronntry w -I II need the old party'. servlet+, and
need them badly. ant It la Important that by that time the party shnnld
i* pnri(tc1 and rP organise11.
The re•roMtmn-t!on will Involve not only the getting rid of swap of
the old Madera, het the wlect(on of new ores, and It most he borne in mind
that there are no ('onaertntive )'mvimolai Premiere available. M that
there h not danger of Sir Wilfrid's hltrdler being repeated hy Air ('harlea
There are, iewever, plenty M men of ehnraeter, prinelple and abdllty
evallatM, and the limner their leadership M re(ognlsed the hatter for
the party *ltd for tits country. ,
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