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09DERICH. THU1WUAT. JAN. 11. telt
THE CHIEFTAIN SPEAKS.
Sir Wilfri 1 Laurier addressed a
great 'testing in Montreal on Monday
night and was the centre of an en-
thusiastic demonstration of the Liber-
als of the metropolis. The chieftain
made :. fighting speech, showing that
his vigor has not abated in the slight-
est mod that his opponents will have
to take many hard knocks during the
coming session of Parliament. He
deuounced the hollow alliance be-
tween the Nationalists of Quebec and
the Imperialists of Ontario, and de-
clared that the fight for patronage
which bad been witnessed since Ibe
advent of the Bordeq Government
was a disgrace to the country.
Sir Wilfrid denied the statement
that he had h••.•n soured by defeat.
Power was not his chief aim ; his great
desire WAS to further the best interests
of Canada.
"The Conservatives and National-
idte who revile tue cannot take from
me the prestige. power, growth and
development which came to Canada
under the Liherel regime. Her prog-
ress is registered in the eyes of the
world. it is now a matter of history.
And let me tell you that those ideals are
still mine : the prinoipleaof British jus-
tice, of fair play, equality, the ideals of
Liberalism -all we strove for in the
past we cleave to. Although defeated
Twill not stoop to appeal to racial or
religicus passions. I will not endeavor
to regain power by setting class
against class or race against race. I
will still appeal to you all on the Fame
broad principles i always fought for.
The program laid down by Lafontaine
in 1241 hall been mine : that .Canada
should he developed by uniting the
races, and not by appealing to classes
and creeds. As 'champion of these
ideals I may be defeated, tut the
ideals will triumph. They cannot fail,
because they ere just and right."
Speaking of reciprocity and the
other issues which were before the
electors on September 21, the Liberal
leader declared that he had no regrets.
"We went to the country on large
issues. We have fallen lighting for
principles. but we have nothing tit
regret. We wanted larger markets.
We strove for the principles of 'tuton-
owy find yet. for the detente of the
Empire. Our opponents appealed to
'racial and religious prejudices. We
were defeated, but the have gone down
with unsullied reputations, fighting
for principles which will yet prevail'
iu singing that nwslug ukt hymn :
'•Dare to be a Deniel,
Dare to stand alone."
The Signal was Ede points from being
a "Daniel" on this oct•yeloo ; but if the
time ever abused come when it should
be necessary for The Signal to "stand
alone" in the performance of its duty
we may be absolutely sure of this,
that The Stair will forget Ito Sunday
singing and Indulge in its old game of
m ie r•ep tree n tabu: t.
If The Signal wit right, It was
right ; if it was wron it was wrong -
it makes no difference whether 25 or
':715 or 1Ua5 voted the way it advised.
The Signal's :mune, however, has
probably secured the desired result.
The people -at any rate those of them
who will listen to reason-kaow the
true position of affairs and will watch
the council closely in its negotiations
with the Power ,;commission ; and His
Worship the Mayor has given his
word that the council will not enter
into a contract without consulting the
people.
THE GAME OF BLUFF.
The London Free Press gives prom-
inence to a deepatch from Toronto
stating that a company from Indiana
had purchased the plant of the Ameri-
can Abell Company and would double
its capacity for the minufactut•e of
engines. This is claimed as one of the
results of the rejection of reciprocity.
The man who wakes such a claim
either is not acquainted with the
terms of the reciprocity pact or itnag-
ines that other people are ignorant
and will accept his statement. .And it
is only :t piece of bluff on the part of
the Free Press to try- to make out
that the wanufaclurer of engines in
Canada was to lie extinguished by .tn
arrangement for free trade in wheat
and hay and cattle and such things.
The incident shows, however, bow
the protectionist idea is bolstered up
on both :.ides of the line. The com-
pany which has puachased the Abell
works in Toronto now owns a plant
on each side of the line. 1atbaAitates
the company claims that a protective,
duty is necessary to keep the country
from being Hooded by cheap Canadian
engines. On this side of the line the
very same people will put up a plea
that they must be saved ?t•ow the
competition of the United States
'takers Strthese people will he en-
abled to levy tribute on the buyers of
engines in both countries, and on both
sides of the line the consumer will pay
the long price in the name of patriot-
ism.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The plumber and the coal -wan
'make hay" while the world trerzes.
William Jennings Bt yen declares he
will not be a candidate for the United
States presidency this year. Bryan is
what our own Bob Elll tt would call
a quitter. .
Russia's activity in Persia and Mon-
golia may be indications that the bear
bas at last recovered from the licking
he got at the hands of Japan and way
soon require further drastic treat-
ment.
The Calgary Eye Opener has w• -
cured mailing privileges from the new
Postmaster -General. Under" the
former Government the Postoffice De-
partment refused to cari4 the scutri-
lous sheet.
UNREPENTANT.
The Goderich Star in its unctuous
manner expresses the hole that. The
Signal's "attack's on the power bylaw
"is now repented of."
Not a bit of it. The Signal is not
possessed of the remarkable agility in
turning sornel'saulta which The Star
displayed in eonnectlon with the
Brodie bylaw, for instatlee. in con-
nection with the question which was
before the ratepayers on New Year's
11ay, The Signal is sorry only that the
real -Idle of affairs concerning the
legal effect of the bylaw was not
known earlier, so that the voters
[night have been fully informed in the
matter. In this event we believe the
Itydro-electric Commission would
have been forced to enter into nn en-
gagement to submit any proposed
eontract to the ratepayers before its
ratification by the council. The Signal
was not fighting againet cheap power :
it was fighting against the tying of
the ratepayers hinds by giving the
council power to enter into a "legal,
valid and binding" tontracl with the
Hydro -elect' is Commiaoinn without a
reference to the people. There is
nothing for The Signal to "repent of: -
it would do the vet y same thing again
tinder similes- circumstance,.
Further. let me whisper in The Stat'a
shell-like per that The Signal did not
expo the hyl.w to he defeated. We
earliest ere that it maker any particu-
lar dlfferente to The Signal, in its eon-
Airtlon of its duty. whether the vote
sat two to nor. or four to •,nr, ov
tweamy to one. I►oahtlwea the rditnr
4 ire Near has joined mnet• than neer
Nobody denies that the Rt. Hon. R.
1.. Bordeu is a man with plenty of
Good Intentions, but what's he going
to do ? -Toronto Star.
isn't that what the lawyers call a
leading question ?
Over in China when the Govern-
ment changes the men lose their
queues. In this country when the
Government changes office -holders
lose their jobs. And we call China a
half -civilized country i
The Hamilton Herald suggests that
the proprietor of Thr Toronto Tele -
grant be knighted. Judging from an in-
termittent reading of The Telegram's
editorial column, we believe that the
gentleman is benighted.
You can't get ahead of the Scotch.
When the P. & O. liner carrying the
Duke of Fife and his party wee wreck•
ed last month, it was a Glasgow boy
who rescued the Princes* Royal from
the traces. Another etas* of "the
ubiquitous Scot."
The city regiments are hereafter to
put in five days in camp. Hereto( ore
only the county regiments have gone
under renvae. The new regulation
will incrnsee the sire of the Western
Ontario camp whieh Mayor Reid says
(hoderieh itt going to get.
very interesting fight betweou th0
new Poetised's-Gears-al and Caania's
leading paper.
It le reported that the Cowie(vative
iwrs from the West will urge upou
the ft.rden Go%ernuient the necessity
of some arrangement toe freer trade
witb the United States. Mr. Borden may
heve to decide betweeo the throwing
overboard of bis professed principles or
the lues f support frow the West.
Reciprue t y is by so meats a lark cause.
In a speech at Montreal the other
day Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux, the
former Postmaster -General, propoeed
that cables, telephones and telegraphs
should all be under the jurisdiction of
the Postmaster -General. A start has
already been wade towards public
ownership of telephones in Canada by
the action of the Provinces of Mani-
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta,
which own and control their own tele-
phone systems, and the Liberal party
of Ontario proposes a similar policy
for this Province, at least so far as
trunk lines are concerned. It is likely
that before many years pass all the
telephone lines itt Canada will be
under public control in some form.
The Colliogwood Bulletin publishes
the section of the Ontario Statutes of
1900 which was quoted by The -Signal
in connection with the hydro -electric
power question. and declares that,
whatever the law may state, it was
undr• stood there that there should be
a fu her reference to the people.
"Coll Rwood's council whenever the
time . nes must negotiate with the
people as one party and the Commis-
sion the other, " say. The 'Bulletin.
"There was no authority supposed or
implied in the bylaw as submitted.
It was a plain plebiscite and should
the time come when Collingwood can
secure power from the Commission
the people ,oust be again consulted.
The council will be in honor bound tri
do so."
It was charged by *time of the Con
sarvative papers that The Tcronto
Glehe had girt ahead of the Po•:omee
Department to the .•s .ant. of $2&41(81
in unpaid poet .ere ton soars copies nr
The Globe sent mit during Ono re l-
p-ot•ity campaign. The Poet office
I*pat Orient hos new preetented Be se
count and The Mohr nates that for
hill is pr.poeterose and will not It.
paid It looks lib the beglssltag of a
Duaog the mild spell which we had
-hew mnay Axys ago ?-The Strat-
ford Beacon remarked :
People are talking of the weather of
Christman this year ea memort}ble on
account "f the absence of snow, but
though unusual it is not unprece-
dented. In 1876 a schooner made the
trip front Sarnia to Goderich on New
Year's Day. in 1878 the passage from
Kingston to Garden Island was only
frozen so as to prevent the passage of
the ferry for about sir Wrecks, whereas
it is usual for it. to be dosed for from
three to four months. The whole of
these two winters was mild, but it
does not follow that the present one
will he. Thete is plenty of time for
snow and colt; weather between sow
and the middle of March.
The near -zero weather of the last
few days proves that The Beacon
knows something aim out our great Ca-
nadian climate.
The Years.
Within old clolsh•r.d wood. I bear lea, es fall
A.. slowly as a weary, .inlet rain.
The earth lice silent Beath its leafy pall.
While years tread softly where dead hope;
are lain.
Ah. hear the wind that whispers to the fern :
The footsteps of old year* shall not return.
And some passed swiftly- as a pulping flame.
While there were those that dreamed 'Heath
slumbrc us skies :
Some sped white -winged aid others stumbled
lame;
Some years were as :, wheeling flight of
sighs.
Ah, hear the wind t hat whispers to the ten
The footsteps of old years -5111 nut return.
Oh, time of hidden pain, oh, time of tears t
Now would I rent. for I am weary quite.
The yearn move ',dicey*. old. old drifting year..
Beyond the shadow of the Infinite.
Ah. hear the wind that whispers to the fern :
The footsteps of old years shall not return.
-Beatrice Redpath. in the January 1 anadlan
Magazine.
FROM OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
You Never Can Tell.
Winnipeg Tribune.
A roan can't always regulate him-
self according to history. There was
Sawson, who lost his life because he
had his hair cut, and Absalom because
he didn't.
Another Jibe at the Elect.
Iidmonton News
A Tory friend of urine was reading
The Winnipeg Telegram the other
day when he cAm:• attaches the heading:
"One person in e: -.ch :167 in Ontario is
crazy."
''*by," he said, "i thought the
Grit vote was heavier than that...
Armand Down t Mean 1t, Surely.
Kingston Standard.
Annelid Lavergne says that the
rights of ,I-iench-()anadians are being
trampled upon. Perhaps so. but we
have to see any examples of it. it
seem* tow that the French-Canadians
have their fair share of everything go-
ing and know how to look after their
own interests.
Teo Mack Gold 1
Montreal W thew..
We never regard the discovery and
exploiting of gold mines a. anything
but injury done tri humanity, as the
rworld is at memo,' depwndent on gold
for its standard of rabies. and it is
very hemi to see h•.w it ran ;e' re -
weird by anything more stable in
value. Geld bas inen mmming down
in valor, especially daring a doyen
years or wt, at an alarming tate, die -
tut hing mosey value. everywhere :
ansa every stew ehrat,rning of ge44
only adds to the mischief. It i. there-
for,• with relief (bat we hear of other
valuable minerals boring Lound itt the
rip h rotrnpine district. Topaz is •
mattes of immure' indifference. it
make* little meteor to the world
whether then are mon pretty Kona
or fewer, or whether tem ate worth
more or leas. But tungsten is is these
days of electric lighting a real treas-
ure. At present it costs a gnat deal
to put in tungsten burners, gt'II mote
w maintain them, as they to very
fnsgite ; but they give • re arkable
balsams! light for the same +'cwt in
electricity, so that every cheapening
of this product is a gain to the 'mild.
Given to Straying, Though.
Tet•du Bladc
Good intentions is a faithful old dug.
You may kick him down stairs and
turn the bole on him, but he'll come
back wagging bit tail.
Not a Parallel Cass.
smatters mama
the Stratford Herald seta justifica-
tion for the dismieral of a Goderich of-
ficial by the Dominion Government
in the case of • former caretaker of
the Stratford poetoffice building.
There N no parallel twtween the twee«.
The Stratford officer was not removed
until nearly five years alter the Laur-
ier Government was placed in power,
and not even then until charges were
preferred against him of active partis-
anship in the campaign of 1900. The
',wilier Government Stade a record
for fair treatment of officiate appointed
by its predectasore.
Where We Lack.
Woodstock Sentinel -Renew.
After all they do some things pretty
well in Germany, even if they do get
excited about (;treat Iii Rain et times,
and cause Great Britain to get ex-
cited in returo. A writer points out
that long ago the Germans solved the
problem of utilizing their roadsides.
They plant fruit -bearing treess along
the highways and protect them.
These trees not only serve the purpose
of affording shade, but they are a
(source of profit 'to the community.
The fruit is gathered and sold, and the
proceeds go to a fund which is used
for maintaining the roads. Thus the
roads are rendered to some extent
self-supporting, and the taxpayer is
relieved of a portion of his burden.
The strangest part of the story is that
the fruit is seldom stolen, except by
foreigners, and the trees never in-
jured. One can imagine what the re-
sult would he if the highways of Can-
ada were lined with fruit trees. It is
W be feared that little of the proceeds
from the sale of the fruit would go
into the road -building fund, for the
reason that but little of the fruit
would he left to be gathered. Not
only that, but the trees would be
destroyed in the effort to get the
fruit.. Hiss the average Canadian a
less highly developed sense of personal
honesty and of public duty and to
sponsibility than the "Meng* German ?
Maybe not ; but the average Canadian
has not been so carefully 'raised in
the application of his nntioos of hon-
esty to the duties of citizenship.
DELICATE CRLDREI
Made Strong by Vinol
''I wteh I could induce every moth-
er who has a delicate. sickly child. t y
try your delicious cod liver iron tonic.
Vinol. -
"It restored bow little daughter t.,
health and strength atter everything
e' -e had failed. It tastes so good she
loved to take It -not a bit of cod liver
oil taste. Mrs C. W. Stomp, Canton,
Ohio."
The reason Vinol is so successful
in building up puny, delicate. ailing
children, la because It is a combina-
tion of the two most world -famed ton -
1 -e-the medicinal body-building ele-
ments of cod liver oil, aided by' the
11ood-making and strength -creating
properties of tonic iron.
1f we can induce you to try a bottle
of Vinol as a body-builder and
strenellicreator for your child. and
you do rot find it is all we claim. we
will return your money on demand.
H. C. Dunlop, Druggist. Gcdevil-b. Onl.
RAILWAY
SUPERINTENDENT
CURED OF CATARRH!
Morriscy's "No. 26" Prescription
Cured Obstinate Case.
PETITCODIAc-, N. H.. May le. 1911.
" 1 hal been troubled for trete a
number Of years with a very annoying
case of Catarrh of the head. It kept
me sneezing. coughing and spltling
nearly all the time, and my work -
running to and .fru In the trains -
aggravated the trouble mors or leas
account bring exposed to all kinds of
weather. The car dust also aMsd to
Ube Arita/tee. Tear We 111 Catarrh
Car^ for Interna: and externa*. US was
recommended to me, and I decide -1 to
give it a trial. 1 used 3 boxes and am
entirely relieved. and I feral so much
better that i wanted you to know 1t
was your medicine that fixed me up.
You have a fine remedy Indeed 1 yrer
No 25 Catarrh cure. Everyone who
Sr. Catarrh ought to km•w abuts It
and should use it"
A. A. Rohlnenn,
Supt. E. & I3. A R.
The above prescrtptloa is not a "Cure -
All'" or so -call../ paisley med:rlr►s, Dr.
Morrlacy presented It for to yearsand
it cured thousands after other do••tere
fall..
Prlr.• 10e fur flee -olnistnist treatment
Uat llou�t 3�dea!era. or }Saber Nunnery
■Messeo.ilmLssd.Msatr.al rot
Sold and ip',ru Steed in Goderich by
F, .1. Rutland
moor
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All the oaten, of home are
ani possible is ocean travel•
bat as many as can be pro-
vided by the most modern de.
vices are to be food on the
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Minimum of . i bratio., t hereto -
teak system of vestitatioa, and
Ioautio.aly feted rabies, as-
sure comfort rf eke Miabest
order daring the fere day trip.
For fall lafermaties ap
ply a at
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W. AON<aoN • SON
January \,
Clearing Sale
ot Furs, Fur Coats, Ladies' Jackets, linens,
Carpoe, Russe
Wa sp's Loog Coats of Seaver Clothe and fancy Twsed.heauU-
foil made and stylish, regular $&00 to $18.00, clearing at from $6.00
to 110.00.
Ladles' Astrachan Lamb Fur Coats, 41S6 to *10, onwale SIS toli 7.
Mink, Sable sod Stoles, Searh and Throws, Cape -
hies, regular $7, 419, Ip, fur 145.09.
Men's Alaska Beaver Coats 115.00.
Men's Brack Dog Coate with Astrachan Lamb Dollar 11.00.
Men's Black Galloway Call Coate with Astrachan collar 412d 110.
-Men's Pur -lined Coats with Otter collar $36.00.
• Linens.
Double Satin Iktoark, 79 in. wide. Table Linen in Holly, Duct,
Ribboo, Rome or Shamrock patterns, 11.95, for $1.00.
190 Cloths warranted all pure Ilnen, sire 9 z 94 yards. in a vari-
ety of patterns, regul it 11,60, fur 111.00.
Carpets and Carpet Ends.
Forty Tapestry Carpet Samples, yards1j long is beautiful
patterns and splendid gbsJky, worth doublpries asked, each EOc.
Thirty Brussels Samples for Rigs, quality up to $1.96 per yard.
in 141 yard ends, your choice each 90c.
Rugs.
English Aztniaster Rugs, seamless very heavy mad great for
wear. dine 34 z 4 yards, special sale 14137.00.
24 it 3 yards for 11800.
Velvet, 3 z 3 yards, for *MOO.
w.acr-,rEsoN a SON
Good Style
THIS MEANS NEAT
WELL CUT GAR-
MENTS WHICH LACK '
CARELESS CON-
STRUCTION
ON-
STRUCTION
MARTIN BROS.
Tailors
II Great Slaughter Salel)
8 DAYS MORE
Clothing Furuishiogs Fur Coats
1
Hurry up and get in on some of the big bargains in Men's Clothing,
Fur and Fur -lined Coats and Gents' Furnishings. •
Our Overcoats, Fur and Our -lined Coats, are marked very low, as we
are anxious to reduce them to the lowest possible point. The savings
are genuine. Many dollars can be slaved by attending this sale.
Buy a Fur Coat Now While You Can Save So Much Money
Coon Coats, good heavy fur, ;regular $65.00, for 552.50
Fur -lined Coats, muskrat lining, otter collar, good English beaver
shell, regular $5o.00, for 539.50
Black Dog Coats, good value at $2o.00. Sale price 516.50
Big Savings in
Overcoats
We have too many of them and
they must be sold. Our prices are
away down to clear them quickly.
$Io.00 Overcoats reduced to.. $ 6.75
$12.00 Overcoats reduced to.. $ 8.00
$13.00 Overcoats reduced to.. $ 8.95
$15.00 Overcoats reduced to.. 510.73
MEN'S FURNISHINGS
51.50 Shirts for 75c
About to dozen Shirts, sizes 14
MEN'S FURNISHINGS --Con.
to 17, regular $t.00, $1.25 and
$1.5o. Sale price 73C
MEN'S COAT SWEATERS
Regular $2.00 and $2.25, for....$1:50
BOYS' COAT SWEATERS
Worth 51.35, for 85c
WOOLLEN SOX
Regular 2oc ; 2 pairs for 7
The above is just a sample of the many bargains we
are offering. Come early and secure the best choice
see
WALTER C. PRIDt1AI1
East Side of Square