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-Ta The Electors of South Huron:.
0 hanginl over Canada, with
'4�11'itli a national debt. of $2,311,OOU,OU ;' produced a deficit of
Wade dministi.�a;tion of the national finances apindication d that
n h a the past year, with every
t ver' $will be0 during .. ficit during this present year, wthii an
there will even a agreater de
ual interest charged upon the national debt of $140,000;00.
�.nu $31,81,,624.84
Pensions to Soldiers t 4
$31,011,624•.8
Soldiers /and settlement .. $35,721,000`100
Soldiers civil, re-estab'islimexit..., $3,723,880'.04
tDe' nobilatioi7 $27,459,127.70
....... ... ... ...
1A. capital expenditure of $340,310,12t.r6
And this year's controllable expense ... — ----
Total estimated expenditure for 1921-22 .... ^$606,392,68#1:94
in )ower, ted hand and foot to the big
And with a Government ] are of Mr. James Murdock .ag
a
;interests, as witnessed, the 'serious chare
Inst members of the Cabinet, which have demanded investigation for
etr twelve month and 'still ignored.
m
"What is the first duty of the electorate? Is it n t o hurlst -from
'Powerr the present Government, which has abused
-was placed in its hands? then what party should
If, as I believd, this is the first duty,
Iz)e called upon to take its place?
political field in this Riding of South Huron, Mr.
'There are in the 1
'Slack; representing the Farmer's Party, under the leadership of Mr.
.A
'T.CiCrear,.and representatir- of the Liberal party under Mr. Macken-
zie Xing. •
Many members of the Electorate have had the privilege
oftudar
:frig Mr. Crear, and all have the oPP0r tity the of4 reading
ling his addresses deli' ered throug ou to
Have you heard one word frorhis lips which would lead y No
7belinve that he is presenting anythiree but Liberal doctrines?
:not one word.
Eas he offered the slightest criticism of Liberal record or Lib-
eral policy? Not one word.
Then, if, as I have said, the first duty of the Electorate is to de -
Teat the Meighen Administratoin n order that the Government divof
a* ,l=ion tbe
een e the from
thft F r men's shackles Party f anid the Interests."
Liberal Party?
it isiori betty
Standing,as they do, upon practically similar economic platforms
IP Ivshouuld the farmers'to serious y endager sthe objectseek to 9they`have in
ide the
▪ forcre es of Liberalism, as
eview?
Two main reasons are advanced ;—
k
• 'e at of
%That while former Conservative farmers will vote to endorse
sand advance Liberal principlsa under another name hean s ifthadvo t.
;—
'Liberalism, yet. they will n Liberaliot sm As rt Liberal
intelligent citizens, I ask
•toted under the Banner of
sou to seriously consider what is implied in such an argument?
Does it not mean, simply, theta body of honest citizens are ac-
.nsed of beinug willing to mark their ballots only under a screen`?
.Away with such camouflage ! I do not believe this, and on behalf
lee these honest minded men and women 'resent and such insinuation.
believe the farmers of Canada and the farmersand citizens of this
'Province generally have had sufficient experience of duplicity in pet -
Ales, and they have so often been hoodwinked and 1ed astray by the
powers that be, that they are now ready, if they can see the straight
'.ay, to go the straight way, and vote the straight way, regardless
o f past political leaders.
II—The second reason, that, presuming upon the possibilities `of
An ill-informed electorate, we are told there is little difference betwe-
,en the records of the two old political parties, and
nlth tthe ae e the
Liberal
Party has never done its duty by the Canadian p p
*.facts? We do not need to bo back further than the inception of the
'1 .aurier Administration to prove the falsity of such an accusation.
What wat the condition of . Canada at that tiaie
History records the striking fact, that when in 1896 the Liberal
Ceovernment assumed the reigns of power, it found business demoral-
ized, the country almost in a condition of depopulation. Our own pee -
.!lase had. been flowing away from us in thousands. Even one, million
.native born Canadians .were to lie found across the lines. The confi-
n ence of business men had been greatly shaken by the action and
inaction of the previous Government. There was no progress or
development then being matte;, Trade was at a standstill. Our..reven
'tees were stationary.; yet, under thse eoeclitions, the previous Gov-
ernment had largely increased our publie expenditilres and rolled up
an additional $118,000,000 of debt; and what was Gorse-Ainfinitely
worse—the domectie peace of the country had been seriously thre-
atened by an ill-advised measure Of coercion, in respect to one of our
::sister Provinces; and on top of all this it was found that treachery
and anomymotes letter writing had beeom..e the employment of the
eninpsters of the Crown•
. -
Verily, these were dark days forsrCanada. To• such a degree was
this the case, that you could scarcely pick' up a public journal without
treading something which should bring the blush of shame to the face
of every true Canadian. Not only was this our condition at home, but
'we. found Canada dishonored and degraded abroad!.
If you picked up some of the leading 'Conservative Journals of En.
gland, we might read that in Canada "Rascals out of office defrauded
the public in order to keep on good terms with the rascals in office;
and Rascals in office prostitute themselves, sacrifice their honor terms with the Rrsand.
.forsake their trust in order to keep on good
cals
-out of office,
'Under such conditions and at the instance and demand of an honest
Canadian Electorate, regardless of past political leaning; the Laurier
Liberal Government assumed the reins of power. Domestic quarrels
-were at once a:la5 e1, and an hOrorference was effected.
The Customs Tarrif was revised , and the duties on clothing, house -
",.old goods and other necessary articles so reduced that it can he
shown, resulted, during the Laurier regime, in a direct reduction to the -
Canadian people of $85,000,0001.0 100,')00,000 of dollars. It is a well known
fact that for e; er,i clo'lar in eustorn3 duty which goes into the public
treasury, three or four dnllai s goe a into the manufacturers pockets,
so that the saving in this \vay over the standard of duties previously
existing would reach upwards of a saving to the people of $300,000,-
000 during . the Liberal term..
Ins matters 01 general administration, it is most gratifying to look
hack and note the developernentwhick was \everywhere apparent;
the constant inrush Of a desii•ala;e class of immigration, the millions of
at alth they brought with them; tet) erttling of our agricultural lands
the further development of ouragric'ait.ural and mineral resources;
the further development of iudustre; tee increased earnings of our
railways; the inereas_'d efriurneiri the husinees of our banking inst-
it-ations the great additional savings of our people, and the rapidly
t*xj'antiing trade of the country.
'These ar,+ a'l features in that Lib -rel record . which should strongly
;? a o, tial to the sense and pride= of every true Canadian 'citizen.
And in fact, the brightest pace in the whole fifteen years' Liberal
rre..ii d is the page which recoils the feet that, that, adminirtra.ion was`
attired by the Canadian people to sten dawn and out because our great
J,tader staked its life upon a question of high principle i'the effecting
of a favorable trate agreement with :the United States) and without
riven the breath of scandal having been allached to its name.
1 wee, you as an intelligent •eloetr,raft, is not this a, noble re-
cord upon which to stand?
tee your reason and contrast. it with the record of the present Gov
-ernmeet, for vehicle the ,.,iberat Party is in no iwse responsibleaand cul-
Oninating in the definitecharges,openly made -that Ministers of the
[frown, members of. the Cabinet,the ewern servants of the people-
bad tried to and clic destroy the:wc rking of its own Board of Come
aaYt.i c e. in order to enable some 01 its „rvn friends "the Big Interests'
to continue to prey upon.t'he vast body of our people,
-These chxreres have been openly ined., and investigate' m dein-
eluded.
ein:-e uded r Cal o , ..r• :l „L' I V'emont•ir.
Investigation' time far has been reflood, the only reply of the
Goveriuuent being to increase the sessional), indemnity pf xrternbers from
$2500 to $4000 per session, and in order to fortify itself against the
growing disfavour of its own' followerson the floor ofParliaaent..
Electors of South Harem; Standing ns I do upon the clean and
noble 1. beral record of the past and elrriining the freedom and the right
if elected, to exercise my opinion with the advice ofmy constituents,
upoe all matters coming before Parliament of Canada, I re;speet••
fully'`' solicit your sufferage and . supporli.
If you see'fit to honor nue with .your confidence in theelection,.
it will be ixuy . earnest endeavor, under the able leadership of Me,
Mackenzie King;
1 -To strive to x'e-establish the confidence of the people in the
Government of the country.
27 --bo 'full justice to our returned, and nwre particularly our
manned .soldier boys
3—Make every honorable effort td obtain for the Canadian peo-
ple the benefits of the favorable trade agreement, still upon the
American Statute bolts,
4—Place the Government Railways under the guidanee of a body
of able men who will ensure such management, that there will be
no such interlocking of direstorates as will allow its members to
give large contracts to companies in which they have any connection.
5—Carry into effect a policy of Legislation and administration in
the public interest, and not in the interest of the special few. A. pol-
icy of wise retrenchment and economy in finance with efficiency in
the public service; a policy which will, cause men to rely upon them-
selves and upon the ingenuity of their own resource, rather than on
Government favors for .success; a policy of Tariff adjustment which
while doing no injustice to any congenial line of industrial effort,
will tend to break down monoplly and banish from the corridors
of Parliament that diabolical system of Lobbying noAv so extensiv-
ely carried on, greatly reduce the high cost of living, and place the
burden of taxation on the shoulders of those best to bear it. A
policy which will make for reducing the cost of the implements of
production toall who are engaged in . the development of our nat-
ural resources; and a policy which will cultivate a spirit of unity and
harmony and community of interest between all classes, and thus
blend together all diverse elements in the upbuil ding of the country
Yours Truly,
THOMAS McMILLAN.
An estimate that $4,500,00041° was
paid by Iife insurance conipani'es
in death claims from automobile
fatalities in the Untedi States and
Canada. during 1920 has been pub-
lished by the insurance press.
GRAND BEND
Me. P. Baker - was taken to Lon-
don Beepital,• Nov. 10th for: tre-
atment.. ' . ,
Mrs. Wm. Patterson, who has
been ix' Victoria Hospital, Lon-
don, hes returned home.
Mrs. Page who has been i11
is irr1•roving.
Mrs. Sim Dewey •entertained, ;
some of her friends to a ciuiltieg
reetutiy I
Chas. Tiedeman of Detroit vis -1
ited his
in Brucefield will be pleased to
see them remain there.
Mr. Harry Ricker of the Blind
Line Hay, is in very poor health
and confined to his room. Mr
Ricker was for anumber of years
interested in the carriage business
at Kippers
accident on Thursday last, when
she was severely burned about the
face and''neek.. The fire in the.
furnace , was low and. thinking it
was 'obit, Miss Lampert emptied
some coal oit into the furnace. A
puff of. fire and smoke issued from.
the door into her faces scorching
her eye lids hair and burning her
about; tlxe. face and neck.
HENSALL.
Quite number of our villag-
ers are having ,the electric lights
installed and more are to follow. •
Vernon Hod'den has engaged'
as rural carr:et' on Hanson .R.R.2. ,
Anclrew Johnston has returned
from a visit to Windsor and De-
troit,.
Mrs. Henry, who luta been vis-
iting in the West, has returned',
Mr. and Mrs. A. Ca -se, are sp-
ending holidays with relatives in
Detroit. Mr. Mills of Centralia,
is relieving agent here.
After 48 years of ,separation,
Huron and Knox Presbyterian eh-
orches have decided to worship un
der one roof again. 'This dee-�
isien was' reached on Tuesday at
separate meetings of the congre-
gations, held under the supervis-i
ion of a presbytery commission,
composed of Rev. W. A. Bradleyof
Teeswater; Rev. A. O•'verend of
Kincardine, and J. A. McKenzie1
layman of Kincardine, The pas-
tors are to resign and are given
a bonus of $1,000 eachi.
Centennial Church, London was
the scene of a very pretty wed-
ding on Wednesday Nov, 16th at
2 o'clock, when Elizabeth Mary;
younger daughter of Mrs. Thome
son was united in marriage .to
Mr. Norman E. Cook, youngest
son of Mrs. H. Cook oe Hensall.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. A. E. M. Thomson, cousin of
the bride. The bride wore • a
gown of Fren�eh silk . lace draped
and caught with pearls over ivory
charreu.se satin, arope.of pearls
the gift of the groom, and carried
a shower bauquet of Ophelia ro-
ses, bride roses and lilies of the
valley. After the ceremony a
On Saturday last at the Corbett reception took place. Mr. and
Mrs. Cook left for Buffalo, later
going to New York'.
parsonage, Rev. D. W. Williams,
B. A. joined in holy wedlock, Miss
G. Mason, youngest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs.,Ed..Mason, and Mr.
Robt Eagleson. After a honey-
moon spent in Sarnia and Detroit,
the happy couple will reside on
the groom's farm west of Green-
way.
Ruth, daughter of Wes, Lamp -
EXETER
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Hawkins re-
turned from Salvador, Sask.,where
they visited relatives for a few
months.
liersday', Deeez>< bel' 1st, 192
have been visiting at St. Thomas
returned to Exeter.
The installation of the new
,pipe organ in ,Ponies St, Method -I.
ist church is proceeding rapidly
and will soon be completed -There.
are three organ chambers and al-.
together there are: about fifteen(.
la.undired, pipes.
Herb Soutlxcott and 1darper Riv-t-
ers returned home on Saturday,,,
from "'England..
Last Wednesday night. thieve
made an entrance through a rear
window to the. store. of 'qr. J.
W. Powell, and carried *away a
number of articles to the: value
of several dollars.
Last T1pirs.da3r night a Iarge
number of neighbors and friends
met at the horxie of Mr. Adolphuus
Hooper, prior to their moving to
London and spent an enjoyable
evening. During the course of
which they were made a present.
ation and address.
Iva Dorris, the little daughe
ter of. Mr, ands Mrs. John Panne,
met with a painful accident when.
she upset a kettle of scalding wake
er which partly ran down the in-
side of her clothing, scalding her
about the body and limbs.
SUGGESTIVE RRADINc,
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gestive stories meaning. that. they:
present corrupting. ideas in an at- .
tractive dress. But there is a •
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ferent sor�-=.he suggestiVeiress that:
quickens the readers' sense of duty
riti.mral'artes eneleiti xn, gives dour-•
;age to face adversity, fortifies a-
gainst yielding easily to teniiptate -
ion�. It is this better kind of
suggestiveness that you will find
on alm,est every page 'of The •
Youths Companion. Which of
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THE YOUTH'S COMPANION
Commonwealth
Ave. & St. Paul St -
Dr. and Mrs. Lindsay who re- Boston ""New 5 b
ceivedate Her
u ser,ptions re -
parents last weel�, ort of Exeter, met with a painful centlq returned from England and th old Office.
CREDITON
Miss Orme and Mrs. Ruth Ten-
ney of Buffalo are visiting' the
fcrmer's brother, Dr. Orme. ,
i c'seph .Hist is making prep-
arations to erect a building on his
premises to start a vuleaneeing;
plant, and will have it c-onpleted
by sprit g.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Messner of •
Griffon Creek, Alb., spent a few
days with. the fornier's sister, Mrs.
Ey. Mole...
Miss Pearl Motz left last week
fes London,
The oyster supper given ' in
the Tc•wn Hall on Wednesday un-
der the auspices of the Worsens'
Institute was a decided success.
The supper was a treat and our
ladies put up a good supper, the
proceeds go towards defraying e'-
penses incurred with the A.AAthl
etic Field.
'ries Yearly who was recently
Ghot is the leg, is able tobe out
on clutches,
STANLEY TOWNSHIP.
Colin Campbe- ll beat all records
last week on heavy hogs, having
shipped one to Toronto weighing
752 lbs. .
R �y Scotchmer was called to
Stratford last. Wednesday on ac-
count •if the serious illness of his
brothee t;ii ford who is in the Hos ..
pital -with pleursy.
Lorne Epps intends gong to
Detr 'e for the winter. He will.
take up a c.;urse on Battery ser-
vice and ascytlene welding.
Will end Len Talbot are now
busy doieg custom grinding for
their patrons on the Sauble.
John Barnwell lost a valuable
horse last week,
John Watson has been busy
drawing salt from Goderich for
the. Stanley Farmer's Club.
Jos, Foster, who has been . re-
mcdt'lling his been is installing the
water woe RS. When he gets
through he will have a fine barn
R''l.ert Turner of Yale, Mich,
end son Sam, of Detroit, have
heel yene'ing acquaintances the
last few days. They were call-
cit to attend the funeral of the
forrner's 'brother, John Turner' of
Sea forth.
Nee Myrtle Johnston has net, -
timed from. the Goderich Hospital,
where she underwent an operation
for appendicitis,
Miss Minnie Hes, spent last
week with her uncle in Zurich.
COUNTY' .NEWS
Mr. Win Douglas, Brueefield,
sold his 67 -acre farms adjoining the
village to Mr. Howett of Auburn,
the price .being $8,500, and has
bought a house and" lot,from
•lolly. Mustard and two los from
1 Mr. Carr, Their many friends
hat Is To Be Canada's Destiny.
Shall it be that through the destruction of the Tariff as proposed by both Crerar and
King, the development of Canada is to come under the domination of the United
States, to be followed by gradual finai}cial domination and as a consequence, political
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domination?
OR
Is Canada's destiny to be that of a great free nation within the British Empire group
of Nations, developing her boundless resources of mine, river, water power, forest,
and cultivating her millions upon millions of acres of arable land? Is her develop-
ment to surpass that of any other nation? 'it,
Shall her manufacturing industries develop her minerals and raw materials into im-
plements and goods for the benefit and comfort of her people and for foreign trade?
Shall she become a self-contained nation within the Empire, her great railways
interchanging, the products of factory and farm among her own people, and her
ships sailing every sea? '
Shall she maintain her integrity within the Empire and protect her farms and
factories against unfair competition from foreign countries?
IF THIS IS TO BE CAN - bA'S DESTINY THEN CANADA
On Decen►ber 6th, Canada should once again protect her farms, her factories and her workmen
against the unsound theory of Free Trade, and should hold fast to her reasonable Protective Tariff,
her national entity and her British connection.
On December 6th Canada should declare withuncertain 'voice that she will not tolerate the false
'no
trade theories of visionaries and group leaders which tend toward her economic destruction? toward
the separation of her people and the weakening of the ties that bifid Canada to the British Empire.
On December 6th Canada should demonstrate unmistakably to the outside world her fixed deter-
mination to keep Canada for the Canadians.
Ori December 6th Canada's destiny is at stake.
NEEDS MEIGHENO
The National Liberal and Conservative Piot
Publicity Committee
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