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LIBERAL GATHERING
AT HARRISTON.
A more striking testimony of the popu-
lar appreciation of his services oould not
have been afforded Jamee McMullen, M.
P., than was given by the two successful
meetings ;held in the Town Hall of Har-
riston on Wednesday of last week in his
interest and in the interest of the pathetic
principles for whioh he stands. Mr. MO -
Mallen bad reason to feel gratified, not
only at the size of the meetings but at
the spirit of enthusiasm which prevailed
at both. They cannot fail to encourage
and stimulate him in the coming contest,
though the path to victory has a couple
of thorns in the form of two rival candi-
dates. L. H. Clarke, who, though a
hitherto unsuccessful aspirant to office, is,
a gentleman of attraotive.personal quali-
ties, is the bearer of the blue ribbon of
Conservatism in North Wellington. The
Patron° of Industry, whose platform Mr.
Schell, of South Oxford, declares to be
identical with that of the Liberal party,
have determined to put a candidate in
the field in opposition to the champions
of the old-line parties. The task of cue.
taining the Patron end of the fight has
been confided to Robert Wanborough, of
the Township of Amaranth, who has
hitherto been a etaunoh and uncomprom-
ising Conservative. Bat Mr. Mohlullen
enters the fray with the advantage of a
splendid reoord of services rendered to
hie oonstituents and the oountry at large,
andwiththe still greater advantage of
being the advocate of a rational and just
trade policy. Interest was added to the
meetings by the presence of Wm. Pater -
sou, of Brant, and Dr, Macdonald, of
Huron, both of whom delivered interest.
ing, practical and convincing addresses on
the questions now agitating the public
mind. Hugh Guthrie, of Guelph, was
also in attendance, and did a bit of good,
practical work by organizing the young
men of Harriston into a Liberal Club.
The meetings were held in the Town
Hall, which, although a sptcioue build-
ing, was inadequate for the accommod-
ation of the crowds.
THE DAY IIEETONO.
Ou'the platform and in the audience
were many well known reeideote of the
town and surrounding country. Among
them were President Yule, of North Well-
ington Reform Aseooiation ; John Dar -
rock, ex•Reeve of MintoRobt. Scott,
ex -Reeve of Minto ; Rev. M. 0. Cameron,
Rev. Mr. Casson, Rev. G. Munro, R. G.
Lambert, L. Brisbin, T. Sell, John Wil-
kinsoc, George Gray, Dr. S. M. Henry,
A. J. Stewart, James A. McAuley, A. G.
Campbell, Dr. J. Gordon, Wm. MoLellan,
Thos. W. Bowie, Mount Forest ; Wm.
Omer, Mount Forest ; Alex. Climie, John
Thompson, Robt. Young, John Meikle.
john, John Jewell, Thomas Eakins, An-
drew Brown, Thos. Russell, Alex. Pater-
son, James Herr, Alex. Gordon, Malcolm
Ferguson, James Ross, Walter Quinnell,
Samuel Clark, Henry MoAnley, James
Stinson, Thomas Harrison, Joseph Ruth•
erford, Wm. Austin, James Connell, And.
W. Fisher, Jos. Larrey, Wm Noonan,
Anthony Noonan, Wm. Scott, Joh i Scott,
Thomas Douglas, Fred. hale. The
mottoes which appeared upon the walls
were "Corruption Must Yield to Purity,"
"Laurier, Our Noble Leader," "Free
Trade, Reduced Taxation," "Franchise
and Gerrymander Acts Most go," "Legis-
lation for the Masses, not for the Claes-
es," "Our Vigilant Member, Mr. James
McMullen." Along the platform were
emblazoned the words, "Iotoleraooe and
Bigotry Have no Place in the Liberal
Platform."
The chair was occupied at the after-
noon meeting by Mayor Nelson Wait,
who made an admirable presiding omcer.
When he had addressed a few introdac-
tory words to the aadtenoe he presented
Mr. MoMullen, who disoueeed the politi=
cal ie5000 of the day in his own incisive
and foroiblo way.
we. S1'ILULLEN.
Mr. McMullen was given &most kindly
reception by his fellow citizens, who have
found in him a faithful and able repres-
entative. He began by reminding the
audience that a general election is im.
ulinent, The Government, he said, in•
augurated a policy in 1878 whioh had not
enriched the people, increased the popu-
lation or improved the country's posi-
tion. A. proteotionpolioy militates
against the interests of the masses, the
people. Liberals maintained- that a pol-
icy that levied taxation in Her Majesty's
name bub not for Her Majesty's purposes,
and put it into the pookete of a favored
few was a gross wrong, The Liberal
party were for economy in public expendi.
tura, the diminution of taxations to the
limit of the necessities of Liberal Gov
ernment, and the extension of the mark-
ets of the Canadian producer. As an evi-
dence that the people were robbed by the
protection tariff, Mr. McMullen pointed
out that of the $1,400,000 of duty celled.
ed on coal oil, but $430,000 went into the
Dominion treasury, and that while the
people paid $85,000 to the etaroh mann-
faoturers of Canada they paid into the
treasury of the oountry only $14,900 on
the article of starch. Immense fortunes
had been made,bya few indigidnalfi un•
der the prvteetive eyatom, bat the mercy
out of width their Ohara of wealth had
been built had come out of the ppokotg of
the maesee, let Sir Cllatloe Hibbert
r d declared, a d -
T ba ds d M z'
uppe an Sir aokente
Dowell bad 000050004, that the Govern.
wont were more confirmed in their belief
in proteotion than they were even in 187$.
In reply to the assertion of Dr, Montague
that proteotion dirt not in008aee the price
Of oominoditiee tp the eonsumore, Mr.
McMullen alluded to the effect that aorta -
petition had had upon the prioe of binder
twine. When that necessary artlele was
the eubjeot of a great combing binder
twine was sold tp the farmers for twelve
and thirteen cents a pound, bub as soon
ao the Ontario Government and the
Patrons of Industry entered the field the
price fell to eight Dents. Were it not for
the protective tariff opmbinabion would
not be possible, He drew the attention
of bis hearers to the unfortunate position
in
whioh the Government had gob the
Canadian cattle trade. Canadian cattle
were scheduled in .England and they were
barred from the United Slates, When in
1870 Canada secured admission for her
cattle to Great Britain obligations were
imposed upon the Government to see
that strict quarantinearrangements were
observed in regard to cattle coming from
the United States. At the solicitation of
the railway companies and at the request
of the Government a mitigation of these
regulations was conceded by the British
Government, upon the condition that
the quarantine inspeotioh should be
thorough. Despite this the inspection
was of the most perfunctory character,
Concession after concession was made to
Hoe railway oompaniee, until there was
really no supervision of the introduction
of American cattle into Canada. The
ranchers of the Northweeb were allowed
to bring 85,000 head of oattle across the
line from the Northwestern States with-
out any inspection whatever. The result
of the laxity and indifference of the Gov.
ernment was that two years ago an ani-
mal from Pilot Mound when slaughtered
in Great Britain was found to be suffer-
ing from pleuropneumonia, and the
privilege of sending live cattle to Eng.
land, which had been accorded the Can-
adian farmers, was withdrawn.
Dn.na0DONALD.
Dr. Macdonald. was given a cordial=
welcome when be arose, in response to
an invitation by the Chairman, to ad-
dress the audience. He said that .if the
young men would read the history of the
Liberal party in Canada and asoerbain
what it had done for this oountry they
could not be anything but Liberals. He
had been reared in a Conservative house-
hold, but the logic of history had com-
pelled him to forsake the politics of bis
father. For her responsible Government,
free institutions, for the absence of a
State church, for representation by popu-
lation, Canada was indebted to the Lib-
eral party. Though Sir John Macdonald
was called the father of Confederation,
he was up to a oereain stage an opponent
of Confederation. It was George Brown
who really was the father of Confeder-
ation. Of the Liberal leader, Dr. Mac-
donald spoke eulogistically, commending
his fine qualities, his lofty motives and
exceptional abilitiee. The Liberal party
would, not have a Haggart for its leader,
nor a Caron, who had no moral oharao•
ter, nor any other kind of a character.
Taking his text from the motto, "Leg-
islation for the masses and not for the
clematis," the doctor said that 10 per Dent.
of the population made .up the olasees,
and 00 per vent. the masses. The Lib-
erals purposed to legislate for the mass-
es ; the Conservatives had legislated for
the olasees. Tbie statement, he proosed-
ed to prove by showing bow the poorer
element of the community had been die.
criminated against in the arrangement
of the tariff. g The average of the tariff
waa 30 per cent. The duty on hay -forks
were 50 per cent., 20 per cent. above the
average ; hoes, 48 per cent„ 18 per cent.
above the average ; garden rakes, 49 per
cent., 19 per 0500. above the average ;
barbed wire, 54 per cent., 24 per Dent.
above the average ; checked shirting, 48
per Dent. for the cheapest of ooareest and
21. 1.2 per cent. for the deareet, or finest
quality ; grey cottons, 36 per cent. for
the cheapest, 21 1.4 per. oent. for the
dearest ; flannels of wool, 40 per cent.
for the cheapest, 25 1.2 per cent. for the
deareet ; tweeds, 42 per. cent. for the
cheapest, 26 per acct. for the dearest ;
overooatings, 80 per cent, for the coarsest
and heaviest, 30 per Dent. for the finer
quality ; nap overcooling, 75 .per cent.
for the cheapest, 33 per cent. for the
dearest ; serge overeoating, 58 per cent
for the cheapest, 83 per Dent. for the
dearest ; blankets, 130 per cant. for the
oheapeet, 83 per oent. for the dearest.
Then the doctor quotad the duties on
a few articles exclusively used by the
riot to afford a still further comparison
of the treatment accorded the rich and
the poor by the Government : Silk fab-
rics, 30 per oent. ; silk laces, 80 per cent, ;
precious stones, 10 per cent. ; oil paint-
ings, of merit, free ; fur coats and cloaks,
25 per cent. ; manufactures of gold jewel-
lery, 20 per cent.,; chinaware, 80 per
cent.
Dr. Macdonald made a complete expos-
ure of the iniquitous superannuation sys-
tem. One of the most glaripg inetanoes
of the abuse of the system by the Do
minion Government mentioned by the
speaker was the arrangement by which
T. 0. Patteson was provided with a place
in the publio service, The ex•postmaster
of Toronto, Mr. Leslie, was in the prime
of life when he was superannuated so as
to make roam for Mr. Patteson, and the
two of them had drawn in gratuity and
salary out of the public treasury, $92,000.
Another subjeot of criticism dwelt upon
by Dr. Macdonald was the manner in
which the Government had given to poli -
goal favorites the domain of the people,
the noisome Rykert steal being a case in
point mentioned. He condemned the
Government for having gerrymandered
the country, and for having encumbered
it with an expansive franchise act in Or•
der to secure an unfair advantage, The
doctor pointed out the benefits that
would accrue to the farmers of the Donn•
try by freer trade relations with the
United States. Pointing to the motto,
"Oorruption Must Yield to Purity," he
said that it was eyoonymous with the
phrase "The Conservative party must
yield to the Liberal party."
t10. PATERSON.
Mr. Paterson, M. P., was enthusiastia-
ally received. He paid a tribute to the
iudugbry, vigilance and ability of both
Mr. McMullen and Dr, MacDonald.
The wish expressed by Mr. Paterson
that the country would not be deprived
of the servioee of so faithful and intel-
ligent n servant as. Mr. McMullen was
re•eohoed in the Must of applause that
went up frOM the audience. Turning"te
the diecueoign of the questions now before
the'publie, Mr. Paterson said that the
Minisbora bad been going about the
errantry congratulating themselves and
the people beoauye they were not worse
off than they were,\ The question was
not whether they had doge fairly well,
but Whether they had not a right to ex,
petit that they should have done better
than they bad. If the Government were
taking more mousy from the people than
was requisite to the eoonomfoal adminis-
tration of the affairo of the country they
were to that extent depriving the taxa
payer of 50 much money that .was fairly
his. 'i$ometimes you will hear the
Ministers tell you," Raid Mr, ',Maroon,
"that they have reduced largely the bur-
den of taxation ; and they tell you that,
in Mr. McKenzie's time, wimp he was
controlling the Government, tlrere,was a
duty on tea and raw sugar, and that they
wiped out these' baxee—wiped them out ;
relieved the people, as Mr. Foster tells no,
of millions of dollars of taxes ; and they
glaim credit for that, acrd seek to make
you believe that instead of inoreasing
your burdens they have aotually lighten
ed them. Itis true that there is no duty
on tea or coffee, and that there is no duty
on raw sugar, though there is a duty on
refined'sugar, but beoaase this is the case
are you under a lees burden of taxation
than you were before ? It does not mat.'
ter so much in what claim or what the
artiole is on which the duty is levied, but
the great question is, What is the sum
total of the taxation taken out of the
people of this country? In order to am•
certain and settle that question, I refer
you to the public documents, which shall
answer all the sophistries of the Minis-
ters, and present a aonolusion that, with
all their ability, it ie impossible for them
to upset. 1 refer you to the Trade and
Navigation Returns, in which the custom
duties levied on the people year by year
from Confederation are set down, and
which•ebows how many dollars per bead
of the population are paid in taxes. If
you will take the trouble to look up these
returns you will 'find that during the
Mackenzie Administration, taking the
year 1878, the customs tax per bead was
$3 13. Immediately after the Mackenzie
Administration went out of power the
rate began to increase, till it had run
over 54 per bead -one or two years over
55 per head—while last year, assuming a
population greater than I believe we have,
but even giving them the advantage of
that, it was $4 26 per head. That - sim-
ply means that during the last 16 years,
while the National Policy Government
have been in power, over $60,000,000'
more taxes have been taken from the
people than were taken or would be taken
under a Liberal Government. They can-
not get around this. These are their own
figures.. There are nearly 5,000,000 souls
in this oountry, and if the rate of taxation
is 54 26 per bead this year, and it was
53 18 under Mr. Mackenzie, that is an
increase of 51 13 a bead. In 5,000,000 of
a population you can see that comes to a
matter of over $5,000,000 in ono year, but
Ibave put it at 580,000,000 altogether, so
that I may be clearly and easily within
the mark.
001deAm8ONe.
A year or two ago I went intn this in
the House of Commone. I thought I
could find some oomparieons by which I
could bring home to the people how much
this extreme taxation is improverishing
the country. The idea that suggested
itself to my mind was, could I show by
comparison bow much of the produce of
this country would be required to raise
this amount ? I took ten years of their
',administration, and I found that all the
surplus wheat of the whole of Canada,
including the Northwest, ell the flour
that is manufactured from all the wheat
that le ground into flour in the whole
Dominion of Canada, the whole of the
surplus Drop of 'bay that is grown in
Canada and exporte"d, the whole crop of
oats that is grown and exported, the
whole of these four articles combined
during that ten years did not amount to
as much as the extra taxation that these
people had taken from yon over and
above what Mr. Mackenzie did. (Ap-
plauee.) This amount I have been speak.
ing of is taxation over and above what
was requisite to carry on the affairs of the
country under Mr, Maokenzie. A certain
amount of money must be paid to the
people to carry on the goverument of the
oountry, but exoeesivs taxation bas been
taken by the Government, and these
gentlemen, when they asked the people
to put them into power in 1878, bad the
hardihood to claim that Mr. Mackenzie
was too extravagant. Your annual ex-
penditure was then 523,000,000; it is now
536,000,000. Your national debt was
then 5140,000,000 ; and itis now 5250,-
000,000 ; and, while it is a fact that your
national •
expenditure boa been increased
by 5110,000,000, how is it with your year.
ly expenditure?
Last year theybad nut money enough
to meet the expenditure, and they were
51,200,000 short. For seven months of
the 'present financial year is.a deficit of
53,000,000, and the prospeot before us is
that when the fivanaial year of 1894 and
1895 endo on June 30 we will have a de.
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latter purchased from J. 0, Snell of Ed-
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time . of service with privilege of returning if
necessary. ANGLIS SHAW,
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from the well known breeder,Jbo., Bell, Am-
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$1.00 tobe paid at time of service with priv-
liege of returning if necessary.
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BOAR FOR SERVIOE.—THE
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Berkshire boar. Pedigree may be Been on.
application. Terms 81.00 to be paid at time
of service with privilege of returning if nee-
eoeary. JNO. BROWN,
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lot 18, 500. 10, Grey the tiroro' bred im-
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ants, so very small their step and so crooked their
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flurry never seem to get anywhere in particular,
and whose whole interest seems to be that of turn-
ing aside from obstacles. Others again, in the
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mighty jump of the kangaroo. They are evidently
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Footprints that perhaps another
Sailing o'er life's troubled main,
Some forlorn and ship'Wreaked brother
Seeing nuty,talte bear\ again.
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