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The Exeter Times, 1879-4-24, Page 44 THE TIMES Arm 24, 1879 The IViolsons Bank IN0011r0IIATAID /ly ACT 01, PAntaysarm, 1858. Ota, $2,000,000. Rest, $400,000, HEAD OFFICE MONTREAL. zeuN mm.oN, ESQ., President. Pion. Titania WOIUMAN, • . ViCe•P7'63,, T J CLAXTON, V100-11'08 Satt $10111111. In 00 lion D.14 Macpherson, Senator, .11W Shephe rd, Pres Ottawa River Navig Co licrat o Nelson,I P P, Mies Williams, Worasinstuat Tgox.s sq„ - Cashier. U.. HEATON, BISQ., - • . • In vector. Exeter Braw3-13... 31EN1X 0. )311DWD11 - - MANZ+ Mat. LOANS TO PAIIIADDS. Money advanced to fa...niers on easy terms, on their own promissory notes with one or more goocl en- dorsers. No mortgage required as security, SAVINGS BANK DvPARTMBIIT 5 per cent, interest allowed on deposits, G1d mud curreney (IMP bi bought and s old. Ste r ngExehangebought mud sold, Collections made in all parts of the Dominion and retains promptly remitted a,t lowest rates o • exchange. iiixeter, August 15th 1878, 6-331 Ehe ere* tut tp. THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1879. OPPOSING ECONOMY EVERY TIME. Before Ur. Archibald Bishop, by a lucky turn of fickle fortnue's wheel, was 'authorized to write the „letters M. P. P. after his name, he was some- what distinguished as a local politician —that is to say, he took an active in- terest in politics, and especially in the extravagance and corruption of those vile fellows, the Tories, whom he was wont to denounce as leeches on the body politic. He used to swell with his own importance while he would •expatiate on. the evils of Tory extrava- gance and the blessings of Reform Gov- ernment. He compared the condition of the poor farmer, struggling from day- break to sunset eaoh day to lay by a competence for his declining years, when he and the partner of bis joys and sorrows should journey down the hill'of life together, with that of the proud legislator, who in a few short years acquired independent wealth, -wrung from the hard-ha.nded and hard- working son of labor, or retires to a fat berth with no work, where the people still had to maintain him in dignified laziness. At Ulla time Mr. Bishop was desirous of beconeing a legislater,but not one of the species to which he took so unkindly. He was going to change all this wickedness into righteonsnese, for his sect ;was of the straightest hind. He would not permit the members' pocket books to grow corpulent any longer on $400 for two months' servi- ces of the member at Toronto, as the Tory Government permitted them to do. That was downright robbery of the poor farmer, and. he would see to it that it was stopped. These promises 'were like the scent, of june roses to the people. They hearkened unto the voice of the tempter ; he took there in and deceived them. NOW, one would naturally suppose that a gentleman who always expressed himself as an unflinching advocate of economy and retrenchment, when seek. ing public favor, would, when elected, take the first opportunity of giving ef- fect to his prinoiples, either by making a motion proclaiming the necessity of economy, or by endorsing such a mo- tion made by some one else. To pro- mise economy and then to vote against it has every appearance of a deliberate freed on the people. The only clues. tion is : is it eseussble on party grounds ? Can conscientious, upright men sustain it ? Oan Reroamerts sus - UM it ? Since. Mr. Bishop was elected, he has tuned tail on all hie former professions, and goue dead against economy every time the enbject of reducing the expenditure was broached, not because he did not know he was doing's grave wrong, but because his party leader said, " Amity, vote with " your party." Mr. Bishop need to say that the Ministers' salaries were exeessive. Last session the Opposition moved a resolution to mince them and other salaries. Mr. Biahop had then the opportunity that he should have gladly availed himself of, to ehow that he was not deceiving the people when lie picaehed economy. 1fr, Meredith (Votes and Proceedings pp. 275-276) moved as follows " That in the opinion of this Irouae, the sal- aries of Ministers shoull be fixed at 0,500, wtth $1,000 additional for the Premier ; that flu) salaries of the deputy beads of tile depart- ments should .not exceed if2,500. and that all which appropriations have not already been raseste.waseeesteeeeaetopaeme Railway eutde, and win& are in exoese of 1000 sboula evr reauced by ten per centime er the amount sleme• e could hardly heliore that thereof, but not so as to rectum any such salary the letter was not published entire in to an amount below #800 an that the said tpt f but dili• resolution he forthwith referred back to the another &1 othe paper, a Committee of Surely, with instructions to gent search failed. to reveal it. We are reams the item under the head of Executive d f d r Sfr Comma and Attorney -General's office accotd• ashameof oueaforth ienor his ingly." Was this not a very eensible motion? Did it not'strike the key -note of eon. only ? Was there any reaston ',why a professed Reformer should oppose it? contemporary, in a triumphant tone It is quite in accord with Mr. Bishop's which his arguments scarcely warrant, ante -election pledgee, and yet that gen- asks his readers how much of the letter Union was the fourth person who voted against it and in favor of perpetuating the extravagance of the Government. Again, in 1871, under Sandfield Mac- donald's so-called extravagant Admin- istration, the Speaker of the House received in all $1,450 a year. Under Reformers --or rather under men who usurped that goodnanie—his allowance swelled to $2,800, or an increase of $850. They took office to reduce ex- penses, but they increased them. Le this item also the Opposition sought to make a recluotion. Mr. Scott moved to bring it down to the original figure, but Mr. Btshop is one of those who voted against and defeated it. The Clerk of the Assetnbly bad his salary increased under Reform rule from $1,400 to $1,800, and this also the Opposition attempted to have re- duced to $1,620 a year, which sum is quite sufficient, but Mr. Bishop voted against it.. That is his way of sup- porting economy. Under the Government of Semdfield .1Iacdonald the inspector of public in. stitutions received $2,000 a year. Un- der the Government of Reformers, who took office to cut down expenses, this salary rose to $8,000. Mr. Merrick moved (page 281) that the salary be reduced to $2,500. This was in acoord with economy, yet Mr. Bishop voted against it. A motion was also made by Mr. Meredith (page 282) to reduce the sal- ary of the Assistant Commissioner of Crown Lauds to $2,5(I0, but 111r. Bishop thought it quite consistent with his professions of economy to vote agaiust the motion. In 1871 the amount. paid for session- al writers was 4,212;$under the bles- sed Reform rule it rose to $8,043 in 1878. Last session Mr. Creighton moved (page 302) " that this House " desires to call attention to the very " rapid increase of expenditure for ses- sional writers, with a view to steps " being taken to bring about a de- " crease." This exhibited the true spirit of econonay, and Mr. Bishop was in duty bound to support it, But he voted against it. " With a view to " bring about a decrease," says the motion. Yet this economical member of ours thought it was not desirable to make a decrease, even if the cost was twice that of 1.871. unfair and ungentlemanly act. It would have been more courteous to have refused the letter publication. At the conclusion of the comments, our We think the above record is sea- eient to piove that Mr. Bishop was 1 pi aotising a sham on the people when be promised to support economy and raise his voice agaiust extravagance. Every titne the Opposition moved a motion to effect economy, Mr. BISHOP VOTED AOMNST IT. In moat cases he was only netted to come down to the figures paid under Saratfield Macden- ald, whom he had always }milled of extravagance, and even not that far in some casee, but he preferred to defend and vote for extravagance of the .vildest kind, He has thus placed himself in direct antagonism with tae naost cher- ished principle of true Reform—that grand old name name which isioften assured for dishonest purposesen,ntl in violent oonflict with his former pro- fessions. Does Mr: Bishop deserve the sup• port of genuine Reformers, from men who have nothing to gain or lose by the rise or fall of any Administration? Ii last week's issue of our Seaford.' centempnrary there appeared a letter from Mr. G. E. Jackson in reply to a criticism of ','„hie rpamphlet. But the letter was nob published as letters to newspepere finally are, teed as journal- istic courtesy, towatds an opponent especially, demands. It was chopped up into about a dozen sections, and commented on in that form, Together with Cie oomtnents of the editor, it other salaries of the departmental dams far irettanded ono of Mr. );e1rtchenzie's meg- was left to stand 'alone. Well, (mind& eriug that we counted ten fragtnente, we can say that it did appear as if it had actually passed through a thresh- ing machine, and how any person meld expect anything to stand alone after passing through that severe ordeal, is more than we eau understaud, Our coutemporary ought to be generous enough not to exult over the destruc- tion which his shears have wrcught the defenceless foolscap. But perhaps he meant that Mr. Jackson's arguments were knocked out of joint. If so, we should feel sorry to disturb him in the serene contemplation of the injury, but if anyone will patch together the pieces of paper containing the letter, and read it with an unprejudiced mind, it will be found to have stood the racket very well. 1••••••••1. Mimes:alma papers announce, by authority, that the nomination for the Local Legislature will take place on Thursday, the 29th May, and the pol- ling on Thursday, 5th June. We ask the friends of economy to work with unremitting zeal from now until the 5th of June, and there is a good pros- pect of placiug the caudidates of econ- omy triumphantly at the head of the poll. We must have a change of Gov- ernment, or the people of the Province will be compelled to put their hands in their pockets and pay heed cash to the tax collector for carrying on the Pro- vincial Government. Let this be re- membered. Toe Liberal-Odnservatives of South Grey have made au excellent choice in selecting Mr. James Fahey, of the Stratford Herald, as their candidate for the Local Legielature, in opposition to Hunter, the present Meal:able member, and servile follower of Mr. Mowat. Mr. Fahey is au excellent speaker and well versed in the politics of the coun- try, and would make a oreditable repre- sentative for any constituency. His nominatiun was unanimous, and the assurances of suppott he has received from many well-intentioned Reformers who have become disgusted. with Mr. Mowat's misrule and alarmed at hie extravagance, inspire him with every hope that he will he able to bring the riding over to the side of economy. THE libel suit entered by Mr. James Fahey, editor of the Stratford Herald, against Mr. Matheson, of the Beacon, for calling Mr. Fahey a thief, has been witbdrawu, Mr. Matheson paying all expenses and making a most ample apology. He has no doubt come to the conclusion not to call a Mat) a thief again, even if the exigeneies of the "good cause" should demand it. Blanchard Spring Show. The annual Spring Show under the auspices of the Blanshard Agricultural Saeiety,was held in the village of Kirk too, on Friday,April 18. There was a large crowd ospectators present, and the ehow was atitnitted to be as go id, if not better than any previous one. Be- low will be found the names of the sue - easeful competitors : nooses. Heavy Draught— 5 entries—George Elliott, Young Lorne; 2ud, A. Calqu. hone, Lord Byron. Three year old—W. Grahatn, Young Can naby. Canadian Draught -2 entriee—Cal- quhoun th Bros., Yoling Lord Haddo ; 2nd. A. Dowl, Sir -Walter Scott. General Purpose -5 entries—James Wii4o11, Pride of the Dominion ; 2nd. 11. Brown, Ottawa Chief. Roadster -3 entries—J. Cousin,ICing of the West ; 2ud, Seth Davidsou, eppa. Bums Dolls with pedstree— 1st, A. Ittiox; 2nd, X. teutherland. Two year old, with pedigree, 1st, W. Haelcuoy ; 2nd, John Lane. Gracie Bulle—Williana Stacey, A LETTER MOM 20, MON .0N, The following is a letter written by Mr, G. IS. Jackson to our Seaforth eon- letnporary. It was published, after having been horribly mutilated by the Editor's scissors. We ask for it a care. ful perusal : I have great satisfaction to know that up to the present tiros you have been 'enable to fiud but one error in the fig. urea of my pamphlet, and that a cleri- cal one, being the substitution of the figure 7 for a 1. The other error of five thousaud dollars, which you point out, as you well know, occurs in. the public accounts. My totals ars tiler, fully corroborated up to the year of 1877 in the daily Globe dated April 8rd, in which a statement is given of a most intereeting character and well worthy of consideration. The fiotitious distinc. tion of statutory and nor -statutory ex- penditure is there abandoned ; in plain wrods,it has no existence, All Covert). meat exeenditures are made under the authority cf a statute assented to by Parliament or the Local Assembly. These statutes are to be found iti the bound volume of the Statutes of On- tario, issued year after year. It is true the Kings of ,England ;at one time assumed the power that the soverign had a right to say how much taxes were to be raised mid in what way they were to be expended, looking upon the representatives of the people as tools to be used as mere tax collectoes. We hope this is not one of the amendments contemplated by Mr. Mowat to the con- stitution—the assumption of an anti - quitted Tory doctriue exploded cen- turies ago. Before leaving this subject I again direct the attention of my read - ere to the statement in the daily Globe of April 8. We accept the statement as nearly correct, except the receipts of 1877, which is not, as $725,188 were borrowed from the banks, leaving the proper amount as $2,508,566. What are the conclueions we arrive at from an examination ? During the four years of Mr. S. Macdonald and his Conserva- tive colleague's administration thee ac- cumulated a surplus of $4,592,688, in addition to which they expended $1,- 218,957 in the erection of public insti• Lotions and on public works, which are a credit, an ornament at d a Bonn to the people ; they laid out $171,957 on oolonization roads, and refunded to the settlers on Goyernment lands,$317,798l Common Schools were assisted to the amount of $1,262,052 ; public institu Hens were maiutained at a cost of $628,- 219 ; one million and a half of doltars were set apart to assist railroads, and two hundred thousand dollars to erect the Central Prison at Toronto. Besides afl this, efficient public servants were liberally paid. Here, then, we have the actions of a pattiotic, pendent and capable Government, who used the rev- enue of the country eaonomically, with- in their means, and for the best inter- ests of their fellow countrymen. Now let us examine the other sicie,from1878 to 1878, kir. Mowat has been head of the Government, with the member of South Huron as a servile supporter. What has been the result ? Year of 1873 shows a surplus of..... 20,712 1874,a deficit of 425,145 1875, " t, 447,918 1870, 6$ " 551,405 1877, " " 610,338 1878, " " 593,403 LOFS 62,028,279 20,712 Total deficit for 5 years of... 02,00707 To even keep it at this figure, heabas sacrificed 5,000 square miles of timber berths, at a loss of $600,000 ; sacrificed $1,500,000 of public secitrities,at:a boas of one quarter of a million of dollars. and in 1877 has been reduced to the lmmiliating position of a bank) upt mer. chant, to ask from the bauks an exten- sion of time by diecounting paper. But this is not all ; they have incnrred lia- bilities to the railroads, which must be paid in fntnre years, of a sum amount- ing to $1,400,000. What other con - elusions, then, can we come to but that if this management is continued, direct taxation will be tho inevitable conse- quence, and the elready overburthened property holder:will not only have to pay his already high municipal taxes, hut will be waited npon by one of Mr. Mo- wat's officials with his little bill for set tlement. The editor of a partizan newspaper may M satisfied with this state of things ; the office holder may be (pita contented; the man blinded by party feelings may accept the situation without a murmur, ' But I am sadly mistaken if the majority of intelligent, people will not 'Announce the bad man- agetnent of Provincial Government a a curse to the country, what otherwise might be made of infinite servioe. Ahl but we are told to appeal to Lawyer Mowat, Lawyer Crenits, Lawyer Cain- eron, and Lawyer Richards, if every- thing is not all right—gentlemen with princely ineornee, yearly incomes that would *buy two of the hest farms in Tuckerernithaaproperty that has taken the hard workof lives to aconmulate. But I appeal not to these gentlemen with their well paid brief e and heavy hills of cost for a deeision, but to the man who is obliged to haul ;cord- wood ten or twelve miles and sells it fort two dollars a cord ; to the farmer who sow twenty acres of wheat, plowe, har- rows, harvests, threshes, and brings 100 or 200 bushels to market to sell it at 80 or 00o, per bushel. I appeal to the merchant who has bankruptcy and rein staring him in the faee at every tern, with depreciated goods, better bought ab 12e, per pound and k old at and uncollecteble accounts ; to the manufacturer with stacks of nue:dale goods, with his handy on half time ; to to the mechanic and laborer with all their innumerable difficulties and bard - ships, for a decision. If my appeal is; jnst, it will bear fruit ; if it is pot, let it be reketed as it ought to he, A (nest o bsurd method of comparinen has lately been adopted by the friends of Mr. Mowat to relieve him from bis extravaanet difficulties. Mr, Mowers expenditure for 1878 is compared with: Mr. Mowat's expenditure of 1877 ; but we don't want to know Mr. Mowat pro- gressed in his westefulness. What is required is to compare the manegetnent of Mr, Sandfield Macdonald with the manauernent of his successor, with the sante Province to govern, with the same duties to attend to, and with, in many inetances, lose labor performed. This, is fully exemplified in the statements. furnishecliu my letter of last week. I am accused of nnfairuess 10 choosing the year of 1871 and comparing it with 1877, said to be an unfavorable year for Mr. Mowat. I will simply say, such is not the case. The whole ea. reer of himself and Cabinet exhibits the ottani) dark shadows. Why, f am ileiced,fild I take the year 1874, in the imrnigratinn denartment ? Be: ause after that time, the Dominion Government assumed the entire centrol of Onnedian immigration, so that 1878 and 1874 are the only two years under Mr. Mowat. Now let ns see how those years stead with 1871 : In 1873 Mr. Mowat expended... ..... e159,178 1874 ". " 134,040 1871 Semdfield Macdonald expcmded 29,702 1873 number of emigrant settlers.. 39,184 1874 " 25,444 1871 " " 25,842. I think this is a conclusive exposure of :.he shallow fallacy of the plea set up with regard to the hinropeau agencies of 1874. This European agency con - diets in nothing more or lees than the appointment of a number of Mr. faro- vvat's most worthiest' political friends to sinecure offices. So much discredit have thosesame gentlemen brought on Cauadian immigration that the number has painfully diminished ever since. I shall take another opportunity of ex- posing the Crown Lands deparment in a similar manner. In the meantime I beg to subscribe myself, yours truly, G. E. JACKSON. Tice Russian Revolutionists. A St. Petersburg correspondent ex- plains the state of things preceding the. clublication of the Imperial ukase. He says the organ of the Revolutionist de- manded the abolition of the third sec tion of the imperial Chancellery, andl the dismissal of the Conrt Camarillo. gurrounding the Czar. It published a list of 200 names declaring that the Llevolutionists will shoot, stab and mur- der, until their demands are satisfied and the camerilla swept from the face. of the earth. The correspondent esti- mates that the Secret Society numbers. 10,000 fully initiated working members. besides thousands who have taken a simple oath of loyalty. The total value of the property of the Society is esti- mated at two million roubles. The iihiiisbin reign of terror continues with unabated remorselessness. Hardly a day passes that is not fraught with some appalling incident, the onaome of the sauguuiary decrees pronounced by the secret associations in clark and mysteri- ons eession. The execution of these niqnitous prononucements of doom follows in due conrse, and i& performed as a rule, so secretly and dextrously aa to leave no trace or clue whereby the authorities may be lead to the discovery of its perpetrators. A young Boyar,. Bairasohewelti by name, was entertain- ing some friends at an evening party in his own house, when Mlle. Prascovia Katsoh, a girl in her teens, singularly handsome, and belonging to a noble: family of high Tartar descent, eatera the room iri whish the company were. assembled, gracefully saluted all pres• ent, and then, producing a pocket re- volver, shot M. De Bairaschowski through the bead with such fatal drat* that be fell to the ground stone (Ueda. She did not attempt to escape, but de- clined to make any statement respect- ing her motive for slaying her host,. eimply observing that she had deters mined, after tnoture reflection, to kill him, and was perfectly prepared to take the consequences.of her act. imammersommusactsatrie dposoarrommipipiii NOTICE. The Court of Revision fOr +he township of STDPENN for the purpose of hearing appeal* against the assessment of 1879 will be held in the, l'own Orediton, on IWO NDA.Y, 8001 clay at May, 1879,0,10 a, in. Parties interested will govern themselves accordingly. The Council, will meek on 1810 above date, when 13y -law No, considered, ORUSTTIR PROUT14 Township Clerk