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THE WINfiIAM TIMES.
R. B. Et.I.IO'rT, Prui t iEa AND PaOPIET0
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1913
A FAMOUS SENTENCE.
"The sensible way is to.let the Gov
ernment interpret what is best for the
people and what the people want."
This remarkable statement was made
by Sir James Whitney while speaking
to the deputation of labour men who
recently waited upon him. It (reveals
more clearly than anything yet,the in-
curable reactionary attitude of,;$ the
Prime Minister. To say that the Gov-
ernment should interpret what is best
for the people and that the people them-
selves do not know what is best for
them is the very antithesis of democratic
principles.
It is easy to predict that this sentence
will be used time after time against
the Prime Minister with telling effect
and that it will become a famous sen-
tence in the history of Ontario politics.
INDEPENDENT SUPPORT.
At three non-political meetings held
witnin one week in Toronto the reforms
advocated were all included in the
Rowell programme of social legislation.
The labor men asked for Workmen's
Compensation and Tax Reform. The
annual meeting of the Tax Reform
League gave still further evidences of
the overwhelming popular opinion in
favor of fairer methods of taxation and
the General Council of the Dominion
Alliance urged the necessity of sup-
porting candidates in favor of "Abolish -
the Bar" and passed a number of re-
solutions of advanced temperance re-
form.
The fact that the Rowell programme
corresponds to the policies advocated
by so many independent bodies is one of
the best recommendations for the Lib-
eral party in Ontario.
The Whitney Government on the
other hand is openly opposed to all the
reforms mentioned except Workmen's
Compensation. The Prime Minister
promised Workmen's Compensation for
the next Session and if it does come at
that time it will be exactly seven years
from the date of the introduction of the
subject into the legislation For seven
years the Liberal party and the Labor
Unions have made every effort to move
the Government. but up to the present
time nothing but promises has resulted.
LIBERALS REDUCED TARIFF.
Excuses are being offered by the To-
ries for the failure of the Borden
government to readjust the tariff so as
to give some relef to the overburdened
taxpayers by the thread -bare declaration
that during the 15 years of Liberal
government the Fielding tariffs only
reduced the duties by one per cent.
This is misleading in two ways. First,
Capital Paid Up
$3,000,000.
Reserve
$3,750,000.
Total Assets
Over
$48,000,000,
Saye Your Money
WHAT a man earns is not
as important as what he
saves. An office boy mak-
ing $6 a week, of which
amount he saves $1, is ac-
tually earning more than
the $25 a week man, who
saves nothing. The boy's
business is paying a divi-
dend; the man's is a failure.
No matter how small your
salary may be, you make
a serious mistake when you
fail to save a part of it.
When you get your next
week's salary makeup your
mind to deposit a certain
ptreentageof it in this bank,
where it will a raw intere9t
et the highest current rate.
C. P. Sh fill
Manager, • Wingham
alth.lugb the Field.ng tariffs did not
reduce the general customs duties by
much more than one per cent., they
so adjusted them that the incidence of
taxation fell less heavily on the poor
people.
But far more important than this is
the effect of the British preference,
inaugurated by the Liberal government.
Apart altogether from the practical
example of empire building which this
British preference gave, it proved of
immense value to the Canadian con-
sumer. It had a marked effect in in-
creased Canadian trade with Great
Britain. It hada much more extended
effect upon the consumer because it
meant that people in the United States
and other countries, in order to com-
pete with Britain in the Canadian
market, must meet British prices,
which are naturally reduced by the 331.3
per cent. reduction in the duty. The
effect was that, although the British
preference technically only applied
within the Empire, its result was to
automatically reduce the prices on
goods from every country which wanted
to do business in Canada in competition
with the Mother Country, reducing it
to the extent by which British goods
were favored. In this way the real
reduction of costs effected by the Lib-
eral government was immensely
greater than would appear by the
general tariff.
Had the Liberal governuient been re-
turned at last election, the reciprocity
pact would have given a much greater
reduction and produced a greater
opportunity of trade, where the Cana-
dian producer can and does trade to a
greater advantage, despite the tariff.
The United States have realized this,
and a greatly reduced tariff wilt soon
go into effect there. The longer the
Borden government fails to realize the
needs of the Canadian consumer for re-
duction in their tariff taxation, the
worse it will be for the people, for the
government and for the interests which
are backing the government.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Mr. N. W. Rowell, K.C., M.P.P., re-
turned from his trip abroad.
Has anyone yet discovered what Can-
ada gained by the six months journey
to the ends of the earth taken by Hon.
Mr. Foster, ostensibly to advance Can-
ada's trade interests? When the next
Auditor General's report comes out the
people will learn that Mr. Foster's ex-
penses were by no means so small as
his performances.
In an interview with a reporter in
Toronto, Hon. R. L. Borden observed
that the "hard times that a section of
the Liberal press was prophesying would
not materialize." If Mr. Borden said
that he is a cheap sort of a politician.
He cannot name a Canadian paper, of
any shade of politics, that is prophesy-
ing hard times. The tone of the entire
Canadian press is optimistic. —Simcoe
Reformer.
Labor Day, the day appointed by the
Liberal Government for celebrating the
advances of labor interests, was cele-
brated throughout Canada with great
eclat. Reports do not show that it was
the occasion of any particular rejoicing
in the strike stricken district of British
Columbia. Nor is it on record that the
Dominion Government evinced any great
interest in the occasion, except that the
Premier allowed Hon. Mr. Crothers to
get away to England, in order to hide
his incompetence as Minister of Labor.
Dear old Sir James Whitney! We
can't help admiring him. He is such a
typical, old-fashioned Tory, and the
breed is getting quite scarce. "Please
go 'way and don't bother me" is a fair
interpretation of his remarks yesterday
to a decidedly "influential" deputation
of labor men. The sensible way is to
let the Government interpret what is
best for the people and what the people
want. This is his answer to a long
string of requests for legislation. "The
people," what do they know? Just a
mob of atoms made to show off the
powers of a Czar! How dare they at-
tempt to think for themselves? They
only think they think. "The Govern-
ment," meaning James Pliny, knows
what is good for the the people. They
think they want cake and ice-cream,
but what they really need is plain bread
and water. - Ottawa Free Press.
Mr. George S. Henry, Conservative,
was elected member of the Provincial
Legislature for East York on Monday.
defeating Mr. Albert Chamberlain, the
Temperance -Liberal nominee. The vote
was 1,1774 to 1.538, with a few more
subdivisions to hear from, thus reducing
the majority obtained by Mr. Alex. Mc-
Cowan at the last Provincial general
election by I66. The rural subdivisions,
many noted for their Conservative
tendencies, gave Mr. Chamberlain em-
phatic suppport, Mr. Henry's majority
there being in the neighborhood of a
hundred. It was generally conceded by
those who know the riding well that
the farming interests would rally round
the standard of their farmer nominee,
but this was not the case. It was the
city subdivisions that defeated Mr.
Chamberlain. Little interest was
taken by the general electorate in the
campaign, and anly 2,935 electors out
of a total of 11,09 took advantage of
their franchise,
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TSE DOMINION BANK
SIR EDMUND D. O9LER, M.P., PRESIDENT. W. D. MATTHEWS. V CE•PRESIDENT.
0. A. BOGERT,` General Manager.
Capital paid up - - . - $5,000,000
Reserve Fund $6,000,000
Total Assets $76,000,000
Business Men On Farms
—like business men in towns and cities—make good use of the
facilities which this Bank offers, In addition to their Savings
Accounts, they open Checking Accounts and make all payments by
Cheque. The Bank makes collections promptly, Discounts Sales
Notes and transacts every kind of banking business.
Are you conducting your affairs in this business -like way?
WINGHAM BkANCH : N. EVANS, Manager.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM
WESTERN FAIR, LONDON
WINGHAM TO LONDON AND RETURN
$2.23 Sept. 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13 $1.75 Sept. 9, 11, 12
Special Train for London will leave Wingham 6.20 a.m. on Sept.
9, 10, 11 All tickets valid for return until Monday, Sept. 15th, 1913.
Full particulars from H. B Elliott, Town n gent, Phone 4. W. F. Burgman,
Station Agent, Phone 50•
-,ems
Mr. Samuel Price. law partner of
Hon. T. W. Crothers, the Minister
of Labor, has made such a record of
failure as commissioner at the British
Columbia coal mine strikes that he has
been given another job. In fact Mr.
Samuel Price is almost permanently in
government employ-, at large pay, for
work of one kind or another. This time
Mr. Samuel Price has been selected to
investigate charges against the immi-
gration inspector at Bridgeburg, Ont.
Mr. Price should know his work well
enough by now to make sure that
within a short time there will be another
job open for a well trained Tory at
Bridgeburg, Ont.
Hon. Mr. Foster returned to Ottawa
on August 26th. He had spent exactly
six months touring the world and re-
turned just as empty handed as he
went away, save that he was fertile in
excuses for his failure to accomplish
anything. As Canada's commercial
traveller, Hon. Mr. Foster in a greater
failure than has been. There was,
however, consolation in Mr. Foster's
announcement that in a month or two
he would start out again on his pere-
grinations with a trip to England.
Premier Borden and his colleagues seem
to sleep more easily when the veteran
is out of the country and Mr. Foster's
department never seems to feel his
departure.
Hon. E. Foster on his return from
Japan, where he did nothing but enjoy
a splendid trip at the country's expense
gave out some interesting interviews.
Hon. Mr. Foster, as Minister of Trade
and Commerce, stated that many of the
people in Japan were so poor that they
could not afford to eat even the rice
they grew. Therefore, said Hon. Mr.
Foster, Minister of Trade and Commerce
there should be a great opening for
Canadian wheat and flour in Japan, to
supply food for these people who could
not afford to eat their own rice. The
cares of office as Canada's general
traveling agent must be playing strange
tricks with Hon. Mr. Foster's once log-
ical brain.
Did you observe the hot shot that
bold old warrior Sir Wilfrid Laurier
poured into the ranks of the Nationalists
at St. Hyacinthe? The white plume of
the gallant old chieftain waved de-
fiantly right in what was once the
stronghold of the faction which Con-
servatives were wont to term "separa-
tists" and none dared make him afraid.
How different is the attitude of the
Liberal leader from that of the timid,
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•1 Keep Your Eye on
Patterson's Jewellery
Store Window!
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Three Big
Three Hour
1 Window/Sales
COMMENCING
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Saturday, September 20th
Saturday, September 27th
Saturday, October 4th
FROM 7 TO 10 O'CLOCK P.M.
$ I ,000.00 of Swell, Up-to-date
Jewellery to be sold for $500.00
at each Sale!
You will see the goods ticketed in the Window—
Blue figures, regular price—Red figures Sale
Price. It will pay you to keep tab on these
Hours, as positively nothing will be sold out of
the window before or after the hours mentioned.
W. G. PATTERSON
THE GREAT WATCH DOCTOR
Opposite Queen's Hotel, Wingham
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The closing day of this Great Bargain Event
Our aim and efforts are bent'on making the
last week of this Great Sale, as interesting for
the thousands of customers is the first.
EVERYTHING „�6OES at the same
REDUCED PRICE until the hand of the clock
turns to the hour of 7, Monday Evening, Sept.
15th. REMEMBER THE DAY AND THE
HOUR.
• This is an opportunity for you to buy goods
at your own prices. Be here each remaining
day and twice if possible. It means money to
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fearful, procrastinating, hold -on -to -
power -at -any -price and do-nothing in-
dividual who is at the head of the Govern-
ment of Canada. Mr. Borden com-
promised with the "separatists" and
has three of them in the Cabinet, with
a deputy -speaker who announced from
the hustings that it was necessary to
shoot holes in the British flag in order
to obtain justice for French-Canadians.
Squirm as they may, the Ministers of
the Borden Government at present on
this coast cannot deny ,the facts nor
disguise the still more important matter
that it was on the demand of their
Nationalist colleagues that a policy of a
Canadian navy, "something" that
would take root in the soil" and grow
with the growth of Canada, was aband-
oned and contributions substituted
therefor.—Victoria Daily Times.
CANADIAN
Piakc
ANNUAL WESTERN
E XGUIS10Ns
September 11, 12, 13
ROUND TRIP TIGKLTS
—At Very Low Rates To
DETROIT, CHICAGO
BAY CITY, GRAND RAPIDS
CLEVELAND, ST. PAUL
MINNEAPPOLIS, Etc.
Return Limit, September 29th, 1913
Special rates and train service from all
stations. W. H. Willis, town agent, phone
47. J.H. Beemer, station agent, phone 7.
Men's Boots
and Shoes
I have put in a stock of
Men's Boots and Shoes and
solicit a share of your pat-
ronage,
Repairing, as usual, will
have careful and prompt
attention.
J. A. Haugh
WINGHAM FALL FAIR
THURSDAY and FRIDAY �-
SEPTEMBER 25 84 26, 1913
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 26th
TRIALS OF SPEED
2.20 PACE OR TROT. Purse, $100.00.
2.50 PACE OR TROT. Purse, $60.00.
Conditions—Mile heats, best 3 in 5. Entrance membership is
Society, 5% and 5% additional from winners/ Four to enter, three to
start. Money divided 50%, 30% and 20%. ,•,T iibbles barred in 2.50 race.
All entries in races musi be mat'' -with Chas. Knechtel not later
than noon of the 26th September. ,.•1"-'
OTHER ATTRACTIONS
BICYCLE RACE—Open to all comers 2 mile heats.
Best two in three. 131 prize, Pair of British Tire Covers, 1• x
28, donated by W. A. Currie; 2nd, Bicycle Lamp, donated by H. B.
Elliott. No entrance fee.
HITCHING RACE, For Boys under 18.
Fully harness and hitch horse to single buggy. Then walk.
horse 18 of a mile, trot 1-8 of a mile, then go as you please for } of a
mile. Bridle will be allowed to be left on horse. No snaps on harness.
1st, $3 00; 2nd, $2 00. No entrance fee.
POTATO RACE ON HORSEBACK
Three potatoes for each competitor will be placed 100 yards from
starting point. Competitors stand by horse, mount, ride to first potato,
dismount and pick up potato, remount and ride back to starting point,
dismount and put potato in pail repeating the operation for each potato.
1st, $1.50; 2nd, $1.00; 3rd, 50c. No entrance fee.
SCHOOL CHILDREN'S PARADE.
There will be a parade of the pupils of Wingham Public School
and neighboring schools from Wingham Public School building to the
Fair Grounds, headed by the Baud, leaving the school at 12.45 sharp.
All harness horses and horses competing for special prizes are to
be judged in front of grand stand, and alt prize winning horses are to
take part in parade in front of grand stand before close of fair.
WINGHAM CITIZENS' BAND
Will furnish the Music during the afternoon.
Admission to Grounds, 25c. Children, 15c. Vehicles, 25c.
Reduced Rates on Railways.
CONCERT, Friday, September 26th
A high class concert will be given in the Opera House on the evening.
of Friday. September 26th. The following well known artists will give
the program: IT.:,3nthven McDonald, baritone; Miss M. LaDell, elocu-
tionist; Eddie Pigott, comedian. This will be one of the best concerts
ever held in Wingham. Admission, 25c; Reserved Seats. 35c and 50c.
Plan at McKibbon's Drug Store.
W. J'. CURRIE, President. B, B. ELLIOTT, Sec. -Prem.
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