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BRUSSELS. ONTARIO. WEDNESDAY, M4Y 5, 1926
The Old Fasioued osnel
Town Hall, Brussels
Sunday, May 9th, at 3 p. m.
SPEAKERS:
EVANGELIST A. H. STEWART
REV. G. WARDELL
Subject: "Trying the Impossible"
Good hearty singing of new Hymns you will like.
A good company attended last Lord's Day, but room for
more. Come and Welcome! Bring a friend with you.
Note the Time and Place, and COME!
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FORDW1CH survived by two daughters, aged eight
'1'he village stores are now remaining "4 five Yea"'
Fold Sotheran has rented his 50 -
open Wednesday and Saturday ever,
ings each week. acre farna on the 6th Con., West, to
Floyd Steuernol, who conducted a Lorne Siefert, who takes poesession at
harness repair shop for several once. Mr. Sotheran has been engaged
months in the village, has returned to
Harristom
Vernon McLeod, manager of the
Bank of Commerce, at Champion, M-
berta, visited old friends in the vil-
lage. It is nearly 14 years since the
visitor was here.
James and Mrs. Downey received
word that their daughter-in-law, Mrs,
Russell Downey, had passed away at
Chester Basin, Nova Scotia. Deceas-
ed, who was about 89 years of age,
had been in poor health for some
time. Besides her huebancl, she is
pAINTING
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Paper-hangIng
The undersigned wishes to an-
nounce that he is prepared to
handle all kinds of jobs in the
above lines, and will endeavor
o give the best of satisfaction.
Prices reasonable
and
work promptly attended to
Alex. Coleman
Phone 6411 Brussels. k
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to conduct the new Forel wicks garage.
JAMESTOWN
There is a bad hole on the bill South
of the village, that might be repaired,
Duncan McDonald is preparing to
erect a new verandah at his store at
Jamestown,
ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION.LaSt
Thursday evening a the home of Mrs.
Wallace, Lot4, (Ion. 1, Grey, neigh.
bore and friends to the number of 150,
gathered to spend a pleasant evening
before the hostess and her son left to
live in the States. During the even
ing, Mrs. S. Gvanger read the follow-
ing addrese, and Wesley Beckett and
Roy McKay made the presentations
of envelopes of money to each of
them.
Bluevele. R. R. 1, Ont.,
April 29th, 1926.
DEAR MRS, WALLACE AND BERT. -
Having learned of your intended
removal from our midst, bo sojourn
in the Land of Uncle Sam, we
have taken advantage of your 1.0p.
utation fbr coldial hospitality, and
have come of mar own accord to !Tend.
a social evening with you all. As
neighbors, we have found you Wig-
ing and kind, and always ready to
lend your assistance, and gave freely
of your musical talents in all commun-
ity enterprises, Your home has al-
ways been a real home in t,be true
sense of the word ; not only for your
own family, but for any who needed
kind attention and capable care. We
shall miss you both, but we are glad
that you are not going so Mr but that
tIR stock of Ladies' FOotwear is very attractive
and in very distinctive styles. All the latest
models in Blond, Tan and Patent, one and two straps.
Also a nice Ladies' Pump trimmed with silver is a very
popular line at prices from $4 oo up.
We would greatly appreciate a call to look our
stock over, but do not expect all the business as others
are entitled to their share,
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Specials in Broken Lines of Patent
Gore Slippers. at Cost. Real Values
Specials
Men's Work Shoes, just the
:regular prices,
Black and Brown
... $3.50 and $3.75
Also an Elk tan . „ , $2.89
This is a.real
Running Shoes
These /Ines will be sold at re-
markable prines.
Boys Bel Crepe Sole and
Strap . . . . $1.89
130ys Newbury Bala Strap
$1,50
Yeah& NeWbury Bale Strap
.. $1.15
Men's Bal Crepe Soie and Side
Strap
Child's Strap Crepe Sole , 95c
Misses' Strap Crepe Sole $1.15
Women's Dumbell 13als, Crepe
Sole, Black Strap, White
Canvas $2.15
Mens Caps, &e.
We handle the Cooper Cap and
have a nice aesontshent for now
at pepular prices, also a lot of
'broken sizes M caps from $L75
up! at 500 and 75e. Real bar-
gains.
Mao a lot of linen collars at
6 for• $1.00.
Ties 8 fel' $1.00.
Overalls,
Work Shirts
Fine Shirts
R. W. FERGUSON
New Advertisements
Tenders for dredging—S. E. O'Brien
Ausietant Matron wanted—John Torrance
Tenders wanted—John hIngland
Week -eon spoclalt—KInk Brom
Olthfaehloned Goucel—Evangelleb tnewart
licoltal—liruseels United Church
Doncon Dobbs—Rthel Wain. Institute
Painting, &e.—A lex. Coleman
For Fade or to rent—Mre. Joe, Malady
Auction Sale—M re. Wm. Pope
h3ervicee—Bruseele United Church
..naddle flawk.—Watrdly Theatre
Noon. Iota wall paper U, dm/th
Conch for Nate— 11 VI PORI.
}latching ague—den Verde
Piga for eale—Geo. Turner
Scarf found -Tun Posw
Oar crank lot—W..1. Procter
Seed for male—,T. P. MoIntosh
Bay for pale -John Bateman
Flowers -F. Jenkine
Girl wanted-Tns Poem
Notice -L. H. Gordon
Bugg,' for sale -Jap. alcFadzeiia
Barn for Rale -David A. Dunbar
you can return often to visit us. As
a slight token of our good wishes, we
ask yon, Mrs. Wallace and Bert, also,
to accept this small token,
Signed by WESLEY BECEETT,
Roar Mc KAY,
ROT MCDONALD,
Mrs, Wallace has leased her farm.
Lot 4, Con. 1, Grey, for a tetrn of
years, and she rt»d Bert intend going
to Detroit in the meantime.
BLUEVALE
The annual meeting of the Women's
Institute will be held on Thureday,
May 13th, at 230, at the home of Miss
Beatrice Thornton. There will be the
the election of officers and the work
clone cluring the past year, A full at-
tendance is requested.
CRANBROOK
SENIOR Room
Examined in Spell., Comp.,
Lit.,
Gram„ Hist., Arith., Read., Geog„
Writ. SR. IV -Eleanor Knight 83 1 ;
Etnylene Steles 75.1 ; john Penning-
ton 72.1 ; Jim Penningtnn 70.2; Ed-
ith Brown 65 2 ; Verna Osborn 572;
Glen Hunter 64.8. Examined in
Spell., Comp., Hist., Arith.,;Geog. JR
TV -Kathleen Zeigler 86.5 ; officio
Querengesser 54.5 ; Blair McIntosh
61 7 ; Willie Fischer 47.4, Sta. III -
Vera Porter, 75.1 ; Evelyn Iinether
Mary McIntosh 57.2; Stanley Fischer
54.1 JR. III -George Fischer '71.1 ;
Myrtle Wilson 58.6 ;Gert.ie Pride 35.2;
Roma Cameron 21.1.
OLIVE ID. BonoEn, Teacher,
YGNTOR ROOM
xammed in Wri b., Artthe Spell.,
Mem. Work, Lang. and Comp- Read.
Sat, III -Mary McDonald 90; Dorothy
Huenher 92; Elmer Locking 92; Ei-
mer Locking 82 ; -.Milton Osborne 70
J. II -Madeline Kreuter 91 Alice
Locking 78, I-Glert Heather 87 ;
Willie Zeigler 77; Maurice Cameron
73 ; Jim Carberon 67. SR, PR. -Mao
alcIntoeh 89; Mary Husther 88 ; Mur-
iel McDonald 85; Stanley Wilson 71;
Doris Long 71. Jit. Pu. -Edith Os-
born excellent, Vida, Cameron ex-
cellent.
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ALICE J. FORThEST, Teacher,
MORRIS
Mrs. Tames Lawson, 8th line, hes
yeti:wired home after tL visit at Lan-
ark.
The following is the report, of S. S.
No. 9, altutris, for the month of Arne),
(including Easter tests). JR. V -
Walter. Pease 71 ; Walter Sh ortreed
60. SR. IV-Maiml Bewley 68, II -
Stuart lavyans 7'7 ; Arthur Bewley
71; Clifford Pease 54; Thomas Kirk-
by 62, II -Beacham Alcock 66 ; Is.
/tbel I Alcook (12 I -May Shorareed
71 ; Lloyd Pease 60. SR, PR. -Walt-
er Bentley good, Lloyd Aleoak good,
Ruth Alcock Jia. Pit. -Addie
Bell good, No. on yell 15, average at-
tendance 18, Perfect attendance -
Mabel Bewley. Clifford Pease, Walter
Pease. 0. MCGOWAN, Teacher.
Sersocn,Reseotar.-The following is
the report or s. S. No. 6, Morris, for
March and April, Senior classes ex -
attained in Hist„ Geog., Arithe Writ.,
bit, Comp., Agriculture and Hyg.,
junior classes, Spell., Writ., Arith,
and Daily Work. SR, III -Stewart
Pierce 74 ; Roy Pierce 68. JR. III -
Velma Duncan 70, Su, II -Annie
Pierce 76, JR, II -'Dorothy 13000 77;
*Joe Brewer 70. JR, I-aalettie Oerrie
excellent. Sn., PR. -Jack Wheeler,
PR -Excellent, Lettie "'Merle, Archie
Henderson, fair, Roes Duncan. Stars
show perfect attendance • for two
months.
FLORENCE E. STEWART, Teacher,
GREY
We wonder when the gravel will be
Tint' on the Bnunclary road North,
Ws nothing but a mnci hole, Waage
days.
Will, Ellanott, Oth Om,has pur-
chased the N'orth part of Dnoald ale-
11innon's farm. On the • peeperty.
there ie a good, hardwood bush. a
1141sca51zarcnous SnowlEit, - Wed -
Drafty evening, April 21st, a large
crowd of friends and neighbors gath-
ered at the home of Bert; and Mrs.
Lake, 4th Con., Grey, and presented
them with many beautiful and tiostly
gifts. The evening W54 spent in dime -
and in social Ohab, lunch was served
and all went home wishing the bride
and groom many happy and prosper -
Qua genre of married life.
Word was reeeived last week of the
death of James Tindall, at Central
Alberta Sanatorium, in hie 8711i year,
The late Mr. Tindall was born in Grey
Township, and wben three years of
age, moved with his parents to Wel.
Mee Township, 'where he retitled for
some nine years, later moving to Par-
ry Sound. About eight years after-
ward% the family went West. When
the Great, Enropeet) War broke out,
Mr. Tindall enlisted, atul white serv-
ing overseas, was eeverely gassed,
sebleh left him in failing health. He
gradually beenme worse until April
20th, When he passedpeacefully away. h
The late Mr. Tindall was IL 0. 11
sterling qualities and highly tespect-et)
. L. KERR, Proprietor
DEATH CALLS WIFE OF
NORTH HURON MEMBER
Mrs. John W. King Dies at Bluevale
After Long Illness
Following an illness of six months,
the death occurred in Bluevale Mon-
day morning of Annie Olive Schoales,
wife of John W. King, M.P. for
North Huron. Deceased, who was 57
years of age, was born in CUIress
Township.
Besides her husband three sisters
and one brother egraive, Mrs. E. M.
13ainton, Bluevale; Mrs. John Fer-
guson, Wolseley; Mrs. M. 13. Gibson,
Saskatoon, and F. H. Schoales, Laird,
Algoma.
Funeral services will be conducted
on Friday afternoon at her late resi-
dence at 2 o'clock. Interment will
be made in the Bluevale Cemetery,
ed by all who know him. He leaves
to mourn his loss, his wife and a small
family, His mother, two sisters and
two brothers are all in the West, with
the exception of one brother, Abel
TowreLine East, Listowel.
WALTON
Farmers are preparing for seeding,
The saw mill is busy making heed-
ing, auttiug lumber, etc,
Mrs, (Rev.) Dr. Brown and Mrs, D.
Crawford attended the PresSyterial
held in Ontario street church, Clinton,
last Tuesday.
Mrs, Roderick McLeod, of the 121h
Con., NoKillop, was buried on Mon-
day. Deceased had been ill with
pneumonia.
D. Orewford and Rev. Dr. Brown
represented the Walton and Bethel
°hutches at the meeting of the Pres-
by tevy in Wesley church, Clinton, ou
Tuesday, Apia] a7th,
Old friends regret to learn of the
death of 111rs. John W. King, of Blue -
vale, who died on elonclay. Deceased
was a former resident of Kinburn
district, The funeral will be held on
Friday. 1
Next Sunday, in the Walton and
Bethel churches, Mothers' Day will he
observed by special music, readings
by the ynntig people and an address
by MIT, (Rev.) Dr. Brown. All are
rordially invited to eejoy these sore.
'055.
George Dundee lost his bowie on
Sunday, at noon, from a defective
chinaney. All the furniture on the
lower floor %vas ea ved and fruit, etc,
in the cellar, My. Dundee had $800
on the house and $800 on the con-
tents. He will fix up temporary
quarters for the present.. The past
Winter, he moved off his farm,
a good house, for his father.
WROXETER
Harry Carey was a Clinton visitor
last Tuesday.
Mrs, Geo. McIntosh, Stratford, was
a recent visitor with her father, J no.
Davidson.
Rev. G. A. and Mrs. Barnard, Ford-
Wieb, Were guests of Dr. and Brown,
on Thursday last.
Win. Edinunson, Los. Angeles, Cal
and Mrs, Tomlinson, Glencoe, spen
several days with their brother, Mil
00 ladronneon.
Mee. D. D. Sanderson is in Kingsto
this week, attending the gracluatin
exereises of her daughter, Miss Eli
abeth Sanderson.
Miss 11). Hazelwood is in Toronto at-
tending the funeral of her alma Mrs.
J. Hazelwood, widow of the late
Rev. J. H. Hazelwood, D. D.
Word was received here on Satre,
day, of the sericite illness of Mrs,
Holmes, wife of Rev, A. .A. Holmes,
Clinton, a former Methodist pastor
here.
Rev, A, D. and Mrs, Armstrong, II.
3. Rann, Mrs. Thos. Gibson ancl Mrs
W. S. alcKercher attended the meet-
ing of the Hucon Presbyterial in Olin.
ton, oe Tireaday last,
Tile April meeting of the Women's
Institute was held at the home of Mrs.
Davidson, and was well attended. A
very fine end enlightening paper on
"Re -forestation in Canada," was given
by Mies E. ISIcHwen. Mies Monhven's
brother is in Govereunent work along
that, line, so she was able to give ns
first hand facts pertaining to thel ori.
ginand deeelopment of re-fovestation.
The Roll Call, exchange of slips nr
bulbs, proved interesting and profit-
able. At the close of the meeting,
Mrs. Davidson entertained the ladies
to aftethoori tea,
The following item taken from a re-
cent issue of the Globe refers to a form-
er well.known resident here and a
son-inaaw of Mrs, John Gibson, sr., :
D. M. Walker, for thirty-three yenta
on the staff of Niagara Pails (loam -
bite has tendered his resign-
ntion, to take effect at the end of the
present tertn. Mr, Walker has been
since its opening in 1803, and
identified with the collegiate iiitatadtibteuetiel
teachitig for twenty-one years prey,
inusly. Wroxeter, where be was
Prinemal of the Public School, and at
Preeeott, so that he has been in the
profession trearly fifty -fogy yeare.
Mr. Welker was in charge of the cent -
therein) classes at Niagara, Palls Col-
16gAi
iltrttnid and Alvin Edgar were called
to London last week, owing to the
illnesse and subsequent deeth of their,
sister, Mrs. Allan Edna Ed -
gee was the Maiden name of the de.
ceased, She Was thicitpoight years
of age, mid eldest danghtet Jamee
and Mrs, Edgar, of Wingluon, former
residents or How ok, She speutpract-
Jenny an her life n this vieinity t't
111' n(R1'llaga, whati she removed to.
te Wed, Owing to III,heaith, Ilia
me bout her home in the West, lest
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A Recital by
Miss Frances
Nick awa,
of Toronto.
Where?
In the Brussels
United Church
When?
Wednesday
Ev'g, May 19,
8 o'clock.
Fall, for treatment, but failed to gein
strength, passing avvay ae above stat-
ed, in a London eanatoriurn. She is
survived by her husband, a little son,
her parents, two sisters and three
brothers. Interment was made at
Ayr, on Friday afternoon.
ETHEL
Miss Evelyn Hoy spentSunday with
Miss Rhea McLellaud,
Wm. Hall, of Brussels, spent the
tveek-end at the horue of his son,
Geo/ ge.
- Miss Ella Pearson has resigned her
position in Dunbar's store to enter
the store of her Mother, Joe.
Joe Pearson, Con. 4, has purchased
the Dry Goods stock FrOD) T1/08 Vod-
den and will enter busines in Ethel as
soou as the work of stock -taking is
completed.
Rev. David Wren, now in isildland,
and a forthev pastor of Ethel Meth-
odist church, has been invited to Pet-
erborn and has accepted, subject to
the wish of Conferenee.
The service on Sunday in the Pres-
byteriart ohm& ,r was conducted by
Mr. Williams. His text was Matt.
8 :22, "Jesus said unto him, "Follow
and let the dead bury their
dead."
Qnite a number lento here attended
the funeral on Mouclay, of the late
Edmund William Collie. The service
was condneted in Gle Anglican church,
Henfryn with interment in Elam. cem-
etery.
It begins to look as if our village is
soon to be turned from darkness into
light. The poles for the electric light
system itee being pnt up, and in a
short while it is expected that the
lights will be turned on,
The Belgrave Dramatic Club will
present their play, "Deacon Dobbs,"
in the Township Hall, on Friday even-
ing, May llth, under the auspices of
the Women's Institute. Between
acts, a program will be presented.
Proceede will be donated to the Light-
ing Fond.
Large congregations attended the
services, morning and evening, in the;
'United church, on Sultriest last,. At
the morning service, nearly two Mind-
dred took the Sacrament, the largest
number for SPVP1.3.1 yews. The con.
gregations of ITnion and Roe's were
well represented.
Sunday, May ilth, is Mothers' Day.
Yon are invited to commemorate this
event by attending special Mothers'
Day service in the 'United church, at
7 p, m. A mothers' choir. will provide
epecial ramie. There will also be a
baptism service to which all parents
in the congregation are invited to
bring the little one for this sacred
cer-
ttutnny.
l'he Offirial 13nard of the United
church was held on Monday evening,
with a gond attendance, Reports for
the year just (tinged, showed all funds
of the church 'mid In full, and good
balances to start the new stems The
Main [annum and eat elision Objective
of $1100,00 was over -subscribed by over
860 00, while the tntal raised on the
eireuit for the year WEIS $4,880.00, an
increase of $600.00 ovey the previous
year,
HENFRYN
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Mrs. Clinefield, Atwood, has re-
turned home after nursing the late
Mr. Collis for the last 8 months.
' Mrs. Thomas Stevenson spent the
last two weeks at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. Collis Henfryn.
Card of Thanks—W0 wish to ex-
press our thanks to fronds and nei-
ghbors for the kind deeds and sytu-
pathy shown us in the lingering ill
-
nese and sad bereavement. Also for
the flowers. They will live long in
the memory of wife, son and family.
Mrs. E. W. Cells and Family.
HURON COUNTY
Word has been reeeived of the death
In Chicago, of James Warwiek,
former highly -esteemed resident of
Seaforth, who was for a ntunber or
veers, a member of the strtff of the
late Robert jairieso»'s dry pp&
etore.
PoliOe anthoridoe raided the house
oceupied by Dick Baker Clinton, end
found A quantity of beer' hidden in tilt+
Attie. It was seized, and tide being
his second offence in n ease of this
kind, Baker, trita sentenced by iviatt..
istrate Andrewe bit triT.Inati a le totku -
in Goderioh JAZ
The Play
DEACON
OBBS
Will be presented by
Belgrave Dramatic Club
in the
TOWNSHIP HALL
ETHEL,
friday Ev'g May 14th
At 8 o'clock sharp
Under the auspices of the
Women's Institute
This Play comes highly recom-
mended. Don't miss it.
MUSICUI Fragrant between Acts
i Admission 26 and 35 cents
Proceeds will be donated to
the Lighting Fund.
tPersonal
Paragraphs
Will. Lowry and Miss Rata, of Lon-
don, spent a few days in town this
week. I
sa Is 4- es
G. M. Chambers and wife, of
Blyth, were callng on old friends in
town on Friday.
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Miss Maizie Sommerville returned
home after a month's visit in Kin-
cardine with her aunt, 1VIrs. Ross.
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May 7 and 8
BOOT GIBSON in
"Saddle Hawk"
May 14 and 15
/ MAY MeAVOY In
"Mad Whirl"
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DANCE
Old and Modern Dances
May 241h. Good Music
Arthur and IVIrs. Hughes and Miss
Twila, of Toronto, were visitors last
week with Mrs. Hughes' sister, Mrs.
Elmer Ewers
Harry and Mrs. Bosnian, of Blue -
vale, and H. M. Bosman, of Brown -
town, and Mr, and Mrs. Bosnian and
children, of Belgrave, spent Sunday
with John and Mrs. Lake, Brussels.
4. 4 -
Lieut. -Col. Cornbe, former Com-
mander of the 161s2 Battalion, gave
The Post a call last week. The Col.
is one of the managers of the knit-
!tine: mills at Clinton, and stated they
had made their first shipment of
goods to New Zealand that week.
4.
t Palmerston Spectator: "The many
friends of Dr. Cameron will be pleas-
ed to learn that he has made such
rapid progress toward recovery that
e is now able to be up for some
time each day."—Old friends in town
will be glad to hear of "Moody's"
recovery. It's many a year since the
Doctor donned the Brussels "Blue"
in the old football days.
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Among the delegates from Brussels
United Church who attended the in-
augural meeting of the Huron Pres-
byterial W. M. S. at Clinton were:
Mrs. Ida Lowry, IVIrs. D. Cunningham
Mrs. H. McKinnon, Mrs. jot, Fon,
Mrs. Skelton, Mrs. A. McGuire, and
1VIrs. J. E. Smith. Mrs. Smith was
appointed one of the Presbyterial re-
presentatives to attend the Confer-
ence Branch in London on May 18.
Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Clarke and
Miss Mary Clarke, of Goderich, were
calling on friends in town on Tues-
day.
e. is Is 4.
Mrs. J. L. Kerr and Miss Mary
Helen are in Toronto owing to the
serious condition of the formefs
father, George Brown, formerly of
Brussels.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson, of Wing -
ham; Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher, of
Seaforth, and Mr. and Mrs. McCal-
um of feeswater, spent Sunday with T
11. H. and Mrs. Sullivan.
The Horticultnral Society. et Pais -
le)", has arranged to plant 200 shade
trees along Queen street, netween
North street and the C. N R. (1,epnt.
t was decided to hold an Arbsr Day
me for part of the work.
Thus, McMHar,B' Huron9 Speaks On the Budget
The following address of Mr, T.
McMillan, South Huron, is taken
from the Official Report of the House
of Commons Debates:—
Mr. THOMAS McMILLAN (South
Huron) : Mr. Speaker, after all the
sad utterances of hon. gentlemen op-
posite, it was a pleasure to listen to
the cheerful budget deliverance of
the Finance Minister (Mr. Robb).
His message is full of promise. It
entirely dispels the illusion that Can-
ada is not now upon the wave lead-
ing to another great tide of prosper-
ity. The House was delighted to
know that after meeting every fin -
andel obligation, even to the capital
interest charges due the public on
Canadian National Railways, we had
been able to reduce the public debt
during the year by' 822,363,000.
There was one incident in the
opening of the budget debate which
I cannot help recalling, 1 may be
wrong in my interpretation, but I
give it to the House for what it is
worth. At the conclusion of the ad-
dress of the hon, member for South
1Vollington (Mr. Guthrie) when his
leader approached him imeongratula-
Lien, I imagined hint as saying,
"Well, friend, yon did well; you
made the best of a very weak ,case.
But oh, Hugh,isn't it a pity that We
didn't get a chance to deliver that
budget?" While I congratulate the
hon. member for South Wellington
on his remarks, they contained a
serious weakness; a complete want of
harmony with his leader. When he
told this House that the fiscal policy
of the Ring Government was a de-
parture from the settled fiscal policy
of Canada, he knocked all the pow-
der out of his leader's gun. lf there
is one thing more than another which
the right hon. leader of the opposi-
tion has sought in impress open this
House and emphasise with all his
vigor, it is the declaration that pro-
tection is the settled fiscal policy of
this country; that the Ring Govern-
ment had abandoned its loW tariff
policy; that it never was sincere in
its anti -protection platform, and that
it dare Vt`r.0 by one hairbreadth
from tI,c poliey of protection, There-
fore something mutt' be draw, a
mist) divided against itself eannot
tend. He will ever have to take his
half baked supporter out behind the
door and apply the taws, or politely
stop down himself.
With some of the statements of
the hon. member for South Welling-
. ton I at once take issue. The fiscal
policy of the Liberal party WAS never
1 a policy of protection, and is not so
to -day. Sir 'Wilfrid Laurier was not
a protectionist, and when such an un-
seal:ranted aspersion is cast upon his
memory, especially from such a
source, 1 at once h,tirl it back. Sir
Wilfrid Laurier was always the
friend of the common people as a-
gainst the encroachments of the
specially protected interests. The
Liberal party had been twice defeat-
ed an the platform of unrestricted
reciprocity, once under tM leader-
ship of the Hon. Edward Blake and
again under his own leadership, the
people Raying by their votes that
they were trying to give too nunth
at once. With such an experience
after assuming office Sir Wilfrid
Laurier and his government proceed-
ed more eautiously, through the med.
itun of the British preferential tariff,
and the following are some of the
substantial reductions which have
been mde, T ask to be Owned to
place this table on Hansard without
reading it, so that every hon. mem-
ber\ may have an opportunity of
studying it.
May also observe at this point
that :medal trade agreements with
individual nations are now so come
nton es to have become the Moro
popular means of encouraging inter-
national trade, and the present goys
ernment has vary wisely sought tct
break down international trade bar -
by proceeding along these lines.
In addition to the substantial twine -
Hens which the Laurier government
made in the tariff, it gave to this
country a record a clean, efficient
and progressive govermnent, and,
Sir, the brightest page in that fifteen
years, retord is the page whirl re-
cords the fact that that administra-
tion was neked to step down and out
because its great loader Staked its
life on a question of high PA/minks
without even a breath of scandal hav-
ing been attached to its name. The
fact that that administrate» was dot
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