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ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JAN. I, 1886. NO. 26.
WHAT THE CANDIDATES SAID.
At the expiration of the prescribed
hour for reoefving nominations X. R,
Smith was voted to the chair and a
platform meeting instituted, There
were a large number of electors pres-
ent who paid the be of attention
to what was said by the various
speakers.
Reeve Young spoke first and in a
ehort speech returned his thanks for
the hearty support accorded him in
all the contests ho had run. He
would have stood for another year
lead tho election been by acclamation
but he had said for the past three
menthe that he would not ran an
election. During the past year he
had done the best be could, The
street improvements expenditure was
about the only one under the control
of any Connuil• He did not believe
in fighting or haranguing. Ho bad
tried to do the egnare thing and hop-
ed his sncoesaor would do the same.
Dr. Paitohinson thought Mr, Rop-
ers should have spoken first. He
had stated that if the Council of last
year had been elected by acclamation
he would not have stood in Mr.
Young's way. He believed that Mr.
Young was a stronger man than Mr.
Rogers as the experience of the latter
was at the expense of the corporation
Them' was a deficit of over $000 last
year when Mr. Rogers was at the
head of affairs. The corporation had
lost about $800 on account of settling
the Land Improvement with Grey
towne.hip the way they did and Mr.
Rogere was at the head of affairs,
Ho (Dr. Hutchinson) was not respon•
sible for the high taxes but a great
deal had been said about the assens-
inent. He did not think Mr. Rogers
was paying his share of taxes. He
boasted of having a $;90,000 stock,
$15,000 of accounts and .$6,000 in
wood at his salt block yet he was only
assessed $4,000 for his personal pro -
peaty. The present Mayor of Mont-
real was, electecTha that important p0
sitioh taithout'iinj experience and he
thought the. objection raised against
Idea on account of his inexperience
was not a good one. During the peat
year a deficit of over $86 came to
light in which last year's Clerk figur-
ed, yet Air. Rogers agreed to the set
tlement of his account in full and the
ratepayers lost the $85. It was the
Reeve's place to see that accounts
were square. The Reeve should have
moral courage to do right -whether it
pleased hie friends or not. Order
was not kept on our streets nor was
it any better when Mr, Rogers was
the chief magietrato. The liquor in-
tercede took the lead in Mr. Rogers
election acid Mr. Young was deposed
because ho voted for the appointment
of a Police Magistrate. Ho asked
for the support of the electors.
F. 0. Rogers said he had never
got such a pitohiug into as he received
from the Dr. Mr. Young had re-
fused to stand and he had reluctantly
°onto out in response to the wish of a
large number of persons of both po-
litical parties, The Dr. was a little
too ambitious to get in without any
experience, The Dr. had not had
anything even to be called taxes and
if he (Hutchinson) had to pay the
balm taxes as he had be would squeal
for months, He was messed .$6,-
• 000t The assessment roll this year
wire ecandaloUs. He believed in elect-
ing the best man. During his term
of office business was managed better
than ever. They did not levy a rate
for the Howe by-law as be was of the
opinion that rho mill would go down.
He had nothing to do with the defie-
ionoy of Geo. Cooper. He heard the
.Or, said he (Rogers) had raised the
price of wood but it was not so and
the $6,000 paid out for wood at the
Balt block was au advantage to Brus-
sels. This year's taxation was en-
ormous. The sidewalks were never
worse and there was nothing to show
for the money expended, He would
go in for the largest amount of work
on the lowest rate of taxes. Last
year's Ciouueil were groan hands and
they did not pare whether the taxes
were high or not. He would, ifleleot•
ed, try to settle the Ronald case. Mr.
Rogers referredto the Land Improve-
ment Fund and stated that this year's
Council hall done nothing toward
settling it except writing a few letters,
Morris woutd not pay the claim and
the coats 'would be more than the
claim. There was no need of impos-
ing such a tax. If elected he would
do hie best to keep order, keep clown
taxes and work for Bruseele.
George Baekor did not think it fair
for all the :mermen to °Dealt first. He
had been a Councillor for 2 years.
Last year's Council was bla mel for
the Tecumseh House fire, but they
were not to blame. Re blamed the
firemen. When he was burned out
he did not talk of suing the corpora-
tion nor did he ask for a bonus as
Mr. Howe did but ho rebuilt his store
himself. He found fault with a hole
being left in the sidewalk on John
street when the "average" Council
was managing affairs. He was in
the field for re-election and would do
the best he could if re•eleoted.
John Wynn said lie woald not say
anything about affairs. The high
taxes were not owing to last year's
Council. This years Council were
not compelled to borrow $1,000 to
pay off old accounts, $474 was the
deficiency from last year. The audit-
ors' report had been held over and
if it was not right it should. not Neve
been accepted. His taxes were $10
higher than last year. The Council
could borrow oheaper from the County
Council than from the town Treasur-
er, The old Council had paid out
$97 more than this year's Oouncil.
This was his 4th year and if elected
he would do what was right.
W. 1t'. Vanstone was pleased to be
nominated for another year. Ho
world not enter into the facts of the
past year. The village was in a cte•
plorable state as far as taxes were
concerned and the high rate had a
bad tendency. He thought Mr. Rog -
ere justified in seeking the position of
Reeve. He had lived hero 26 years
and had served a number 0f years on
the Council Board and he would not
Dare to put his experience "against
blr, Rogan'. The sidewalks and the
streets wore in good repair. If elect.
ed he would do his best to keep ex-
penses down,
James Drewe returned thanks for
the support he received last year and
although defeated by a few votes he
was willing to sacrifice his own inter -
este for the good of the corporation.
Personally he was not opposed to this.
year's Council but the high rate was
a very good reason why they were
opposed. He then proceeded to give
a large number of figures to prove
that the rate was too high, $200,00
higher than the average. The dif-
feranee in the aseeesment was owing
to the changing of aeeeeeor8, The
Council had frittered the money away
instead of practicing economy it was
a clear case of bad management,
Would they be justified in putting in
the candidates who were there before?
He thought not, The speaker then
refereed to tax exemptions. He also
thought the ratepayers should elect
the Clerk and Assessor. If elected
he would do hie utmost to curtail ex.
pensee and lower the rate of taxation.
Adam Good appeared before the
ratepayers for the first time as a can -
ablate for municipal honors and con
sequeutly had no sins to answer for
nor had lie any pledges to make, 1 -Io
did not think the criticisms of some
of the former speakers relative to this
year's Council fir, mere assertion was
not argument. He had spent years
in book•koeping but he must say with
all his knowledge of figures he could
not make head or tail out of Mr.
Drewo's figures, As to whether it
was good policy to payoff all the
debt in one year was a difference of
judgment and he approved of the
plan. Ho exported the old Council
would have been elected by noclama.
tion. He was not en the platform ae
a politician but because he was re-
quested to stand by a large number
of his friends. Ho prophesyed that
the local rate would be low next year
and although he would have to be
taken on trial be thought his business
experience would serve him well if
elected. His home aud interests were
in Brussels and there was no place
where he proferred to be o Counoillor
before Brussels, In the past he had
not looked to polities inmunicipal
oleotione as much as to bearing men
and he thought the ratopayera should
Took at it in that light, Mr. Good's
speech was interlarded with jokes and
put the large audience into excellent
humor.
2, Scatb thanked the electors for
the support received ate last election
day and expressed the thanks of R,
Graham, who was on the sick liet,
for the Iarge note polled for kine.
This year for every dollar spent there
was an account and although a big
fuse had been worked up by a few
their expenditure was Ioiger on tkele,
cal account than for years. This
year there was spent about $2,150
and taking $800 out at that legal ex
pensee of a former year, it left $1860.
This year's Counml had to pay $211
of old a000unts. Mr. Rogers' assess-
meat was not high enough and his
taxes should be high. Mr. Rogers
ran the Soott Aot last year, voted for
it, &o., and this election he was throw•
ing his money around to the hotels.
That is the hind of a Scott Aot man
he is, Mr. Vanetone had not treated
the Counoil fair in leaving the expla-
nation of affairs to Mr. Drawn who
he knew was opposed to this year's
Council. He had done the beet he
could and if he had to do the work
over he world do the same. The
ditching done was well done and was
a very necessary improvement. Gray,
el had been got cheaper than last
year and the expenditure had hoeu
kept down. If the ratepayers saw fit
to elect hips he woalcl do the best he
could as lie had done in the past. In
reference to the $85 deficiency in the
Town Hall rents last year Mr. Rog-
ers took the last debenture passed to
George Cooper and applied it on his
own moment, at least so it was stated.
It was not necessary to go book on
the record of the old Council as the
mismanagement of affairs from the
illegal payment of $18.60 to the
Olerk for atbonding the Court of Re-
vision, down were not forgotten.
W, H. Herr thanked the ratepayers
for the large vote given to R Graham
and himself last election. He wieb•
ed to state for Mr. Graham that the
work of street improvements had
been well looked after. The gravel
crossings, referred to as extra-magan•
cee, in front of Wm. Martin's and F.
S. Scott's, Dost $8.92 and wereneed
ed in both asses, Although not able
to be out he was m the field and
would do the beet he could. The
speaker went on to say that people
were not surprised the rate was high
this year, everyone expected it. The
candidates who had spoken in oppos
ition thought ibis question of high
taxes a taking one with the public
and had used it everywhere, but not
one of them had pointed to the ex-
penditur '8f o dollar extravagantly.
The boob and accounts were never
in better. shape for getting at the
state of affairs and Mr, Drewe was
an old hand at municipal matters
yet he was not able to point to money
frittered away. Mr. Rogers said we
did not care how municipal matters
went but the people knew differently
and every member of the Council
Board was as much interested in
keeping down taxes as Mr. Rogers,
even if we did not count our dollars
by the thousands. Mr. Baekor had
thrown the blame of the Tecumseh
House fire on the firemen. This was
a libel on the fire Ore ae they work-
ed like heroes whenever there was au
opportunity. The trouble at the fire
mentioned was that the Council re
Need to pay Mr. Spragg as engin.
eer and he gave it tip and the en-
gine was not in the hands of a com-
petent ongiueer. The band had
never given better satisfaction than
this year. Although the boys were
only getting $75 they had stuck to
their agreement and had discoursed
music every weok. They wore a
credit to Brunette He thou referred
to the financial affairs of the village
and showed that notwithstanding
what Mr. Robers said, $815 had been
spent in lumber thin year against
$80 feet year. $224.81 expended for
gravel 1885 against $105,59 last
year. Taking out the loss of the hot -
tel licenses $650 and the deficit of
last year the local rate would not
have been any higher this year than
last. The Land Improvement Fund
had not been settled by the old Coun-
oil and he defied anyone to find a
resolution on the minute book show-
ing that Dr. Holmes was appointed
to settle the matter. The work was
done by this year's Council and leav-
ing out the non-resident assessment
we had $266 coming to us from Mor-
rie. The tree account for 1885 was
$45. A saving of over $100 was
brought about in oaring for the en-
gine, Town Hall and streets over the
arrangement of last year's Council
keeping a man, vii., at $400 a year.
The aesessneent was then taken up
and explained. Our taxes would be.
reduced next year as there would bo
no old debts to pay and a small sur -
phis would be in hand. are aired
for the return of the.,old Council to
let them ,prove that they were not
only able to pay' up. doticita but to
out down taxes when they had a fair
chance. He had not missed a 0oun-
oil meeting durieg the year and if
°looted would do his best to advance
the interests of Bruseole, He was
sorry to see Mr. Young out of the
field as he had proved himself a
pains taking Reeve both hare and at
the County Council and he would
have lilted to live seen him returned
by acclamation. The report that
Reeve Young and Councillor Van.
stone had been bull•dozecl was false
ae every motion proposed by the lat-
ter was esoonded except one, vis. the
appointment of Clerk.
A vote of thanks to the chairman
brought the meeting to a close•
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East Huron Conservatives.
A. large gathering assembled in the
Town Hall last Tuesday evening to
listen to addressee by prominent per,
sons in connection with the Conser-
vative party on the leading questions
of the day. At 7:80 the band escort.
ed the speakers to the Hall when B.
Gerry, President of the Breeesta As-
sociation, took the chair and after a
few introduotory remarks introduced
Thos. E. Hays, of IrlsHiliop, kir.
Hays etated that its he had often ap•
peered before them he would not
take up their Slue as they knew his
views on the political questions and
he would give place to Mr. Cowan.
Thos. Cowan, of Galt, was than
called upon and was very enthue.
iastioally received. He luta a pleas-
ant, off hand style of talking and
gave a good addrees,occupying near-
ly two hours, dealing with the Nation.
al Policy, ('auada Pacific Railway
and the Riel rebellion from his stand-
point, from a Conservative stand-
point. Mr. Cowan complimented the
people of Brussels on the enterprise
and push of their business men and
the general appearance of the place
and hoped it would continue to grow
and prosper. Ha received a very
attentive hearing and ems frequently
applauded. He is a man of consider-
able praotiaal experience and stands
high among the party of hie choice.
Thos. Farrow, M. P. for Eaet Hur.
on, spoke for a short time during
whioh speech he stated that if Sir
John had commuted Riel's sentence
he would not have had his support.
He seconded what Mt. Gowan had
said and expressed hist pleasure at
being present.
Moved by J. D. Ronald, seconded by W.
P. Vanstone, that we, the citizens of the
Bast Biding, of Huron County, in public
assembled, do now declare thorough and
emphatic sympathy with the lineal polioy
of the present Government of our guest
Dominion, and believe that prosperity and
success in the interests of our country have
been largely and wholly brought about by
the far-seeing and oomprehensive polioy of
those at present in power. That the oom•
plotion of our great national highway, the
Canadian Paoitio Railway, the greatest boon
of the present century, from a Provincial
as well as an Imperial point of view has al-
so been mainly caused and completed by
the energy and enterprise of our own people,
so ably led and geueralled by our Ottawa
fathers, and in whose good and faithful
judgment we now hereby affix mistily ee as
faithful soldiers to r... .1) their plans and
book thorn up by aha 1. ay hand and faith-
ful hearts of a loyal pwple. We also wish
to eulogize the patriotic, actions of oar Quo-
beD statesmen, who have so nobly ooujoin•
ed themselves to lav and order amidst the
present temporary excitement in that pro-
vince. Carried.
hearty votes of thanks wore ten-
dered to Mr. Cowan, Mr. Farrow and
the chairman after which the meet-
ing brolre up with cheers for the
Queen mud Sir John. A.
Upon the platform were Messrs
Meyers, of Wingham, Perkins and
Captain Haire of Gerrie, 1. 1). Ron-
ald, 0. It, Cooper and other gentle-
men.
Judge Livingston, county court
judge of Norfolk, has beau appointed
judge of the Ontario Maritime Court.
On Christmas day the convicts in
the penitentiary at Kingston got away
with 1,500 pounds of pudding and
60 gallons of oysters.
So far Montreal has expended $118,-
00010 fighting the smallpox epidemic.
This, however, is only a small item
in the loss account of the city.
A crusade against roller rinks has
beau started in Toronto, in the Berke
slay Street Methodist Church. It 10
claimed that the rink it immoral,
A Mrs. Young, of Lizoknow, pro.
cured a'bottle of medicine from her
physician, and when she got home
placed it with other bottles on a shelf.
When it was time to take a dose she
by mistake took carbolic acid instead,
and only the timely arrival of a doctor
laved her life.
COMMUNICATIONS,
'i'EDIPEBANOE VOTERS.
DEAR EDITon.--$oma of the temperance
electors are in doubt which of the t'vo owe.
didates for the Reevoehip they should vote
for, I think a very good criterion would
be to decide the matter is to consider the
daily bobite of the two urea and choose the
one who is the mora temperate. We can
not expect a man who is daily violating the
Scott Act to properly enforce that Act if
occasion requires it. Let as be oousistent.
Braude, Dec. 30th '85 TEarnaRexct•
A ilROss FALSE11001).
To the Editor of Two POST,
It having come to my knowledge that
certain parties are going round circulating
,s report that the hotel•koopers formed a
deputation to me previous to running fpr
the Reeveshlp to exact it promise from vie
not to interfere with them if elected, aq$
which I accepted, also that I nm treating
voters to influence them to vote for tri°; I
beg, distinctly, to state tho whole thingis a
most deliberate lie. I have not spent a sin-
gle dollar on the oleotion neither do I in-
tend to do so I want to got elected fair
and square or not at all, The whole thing
is nothing more nor less than an election
dodge, gotten up specially to prevent the
lady electors and temperance party from
casting their votes in my favor, With re-
°peat to any breaches of the Scott Act I
may state the unpleasant duty of taking up
those duties will not devolve an the Reeve
as a Police Magistrate is to bo appointed at
once, to investigate any charges that may
be laid. I have only one object in view on
assuming olItoe again for the fifth time and
thatis to keep down the taxes to the very
Lowest ebb, to maintain 'Fenn and good
order in our midst end any other duties
pertaining to the duties of Reeve. Wish-
ing you all a very pleasant and happy Naw
Year, Yours truly,
Brussels, Doc. 30. F. C. IioaEEs.
LOCAL 1'PE3ts.
Was. Ratios, wife and child are vis-
iting old friends in Merritt township.
SUPPER. ---At the close of the A. 0.
U. W. Lodge last Wednesday evening
the brethren adjourned to the Central
hotel, where an excellent oyster sup-
per was waiting them, After the
wants of the inner man had been sup-
plied, John Alexander was called to
the chair and Jas. Drewe to the vioe
chair The evening pasted pleaeant-
ly away with short addresses, songs
and the usual toasts, after which the
company adjourned to their homes
aft r expressing their thanks to the
host and hostess for the excellent
spread.
FATAL TRRafcNATrON.—.The Saginaw
(Mich ,) Oourier sage on Tuesday of
last week John H. Dotson fell from
a scaffolding while painting and sus-
tained a compound fracture '. bis leg
near the ankle. Almost from the
first the injury showed serous symp-
toms and his plic'esician concluded
Saturday that in all probabi icy he
would lose his limb. Nothing more
eerioua was expected, but a,. 10 o'clock
Saturday night he diad. A. post
mortem examjnatton wee merle which
showed an abnormal omen i'u of
the heart, lungs and Id tote:,, and
whiie the accident was the exciting
cause of death, it was really attribut-
able to is ddbiletcitedtisyst us, lir.
Dobson was born in ,Streetsviile, (Can-
ada, and was 48 years of nee lIe
was married on the 18r13 '.f 11; cene-
bei•, 1869, to Mary II. Spading, in
Brussels, Pinion, Omni y, Removing
t0 this one he has epic,; been e':gitg-
ad in rile business of painting, pa-
per hanging, etc. .He was a man of
genial disposition, has always .vork-
od steadily at his trade and was welt
thought of and respected by all who
know bine, Por the past four years
and until within a few months, lie
has been foreman of the mon work-
ing for Charles Zceller, He leaves a
wife mid three children. His parents
and four sisters aro living in Can-
ada.
Toronto dealers report the sending
of Christmas cards on the wane,
A car load of wheat was received
at the Hanover mill straight from
Manitoba at a cost of 80 cents per
bushel laid down at the station.
The County Connell of Bruce pass-
ed a Hawkers' and Pedlars' License
By -Law last week, fixing the noun
fee of tea pedlars, Eke., at $75. •
The Marquis of Lorne has bean
appointed honorary commissioner for
Oanmda at the Indian Colonial Ex-
hibition and to be president of the
Canada Commission, and Lord Monde
has been appointed vice-president.
There were 87 deaths from small
pox it Montreal and ruburbs Iasi
week. The previous week there wort,
12 in the city, 17 in the hospitals,
and 24 in the suburbs;, total, 51,
There are now only 147 patients in
the hospitals,