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THE HURQN EXPOSITOR.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Dye Stuffs -Hickson & Bleasdell.
Fine Felt Hats -john Rogers.
Reaclymade Clothing --Thomas Kidd.
Corn -j. Brownell. •
Estray Sheep -James Patterson.
' Important -Wm. Hill & Co., Seaforth.
Posts for Sale --Alex. Robertson.
Notice -William Logan.
Estray Cow -Thomas Kidd.
Farm for Sale -Thomas Atkinson.
Dress Goods-WM. Hill & Co.
Farm to Rent-Titnothy Ryan,
Seasona,ble Goods -B. Jamieson.
Ram Lambs for Sale -M. Heffernan.
Teaeher Wanted -George Gibson.
Estray Heifer -Mrs. Berry.
Strayed or Stolen -Homer Leavens.
Housekeeper Wanted -James Hatt.
nrou txpo$itor
SEAFORTHI, OCTOBER 18, 1878
Oentrs Huron..
The writ for the new election in
Centre Heron, to fill the vacancy
caused by the retirement of tilr. Hor-
ton, has been issued. The nomination
will take place in, Seaforth on Saturday,
October 26, aid the election on the fol -
Lowing Saturday. The candidates id
the field are, the Hon. R, J. Cart-
wright, late Finance Minister, ancl Mr.
Samuel Platt. :Of Mi. Platt we need
not say one word. He is already suffi-
ciently well known to the electors. Of
• Mr. Cartwright we have a few words to
say. He, also Is well known. to the
ratepayers, if not personally, at least by
reputation. He has; we maY say, a
World-wide reputation. His able
• speeches have been read by newly
every ratepayer in the Dominion. He
• is universally acknowledged to be one
of the most able and. 'talented of our
public men. Having, like the leader of
the Conservative party, been defeated.
in his ONVU constituency, it has been
deernecl necessary, in the interests of
• his party and of -the country, that he
•should. have a seat in Parliament. The
electors of Centre Huron, now have it
in their power to give him that posi-
tion, and -so confer a, very great benefit
Upon their country. Mr. Cartwright is
• generally anknowledged to be one of the
most able and -competent financiers in
the Dominion. His position an head of
the finance department for the past
five years has given him oppoetunities
of gaining knowledge not possessed by
any of his • colleagues. Tho competent
and honest ma gement of the finances
of the country is of prime importance to
Reformer and Conservative alike. No
matter how honest a government may
be, it is in the interests of the country
-that its management of the finances
should be closely scrutinized and
watched by comPetent persons. on the
opposite side. This necessity is very
much more apparent when the Govern-
ment is backed by so lerge a, majority
of supporters in Parliament as the new
Government will be, and especially
when the previous conduct of those who
are at the head of that Government was
not of the most commendable character.
There is no man in the Reform ranks
so well qualified to exercise this, health-
ful supervision as ]jr. Cartwright. This
wrigbt.11 Some of ti
formed, making a
canvass of therid
their utmost to cams
Reform ranks, and N
their allegience. W
an are, we are in.
vigoroui personal
ng, and are doing
disserntions. in the
in Reformers from
would warn our
• friends to be on th alert for .these
ir, characters, a,nd. if aly are approached
. by them with their foolish but cuuningt
ly: devised Stories, let them be sent td
the right about unceremoniously. There
.
are numerous publie meetings to be
held in the tiding. These axe the places
where all stories .shOuld be told and
complaints made, so they ca,n be met
and refuted, and our friends may rely
upon it that any stories they. may hear
from these persons in their pri4ate can-
vass, are gOt up and told withi the i
in-
tention of deceiving. i
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- We would also warn Reformers that
. the most determined efforts are being
- put forth and not one stone will be left
unturned by our opponents to defeat our
candidate. It behotes Reformers, there-
fore, to be active and vigilant. Let
there hot be any lethargy or ' indiffer-
ence such as that which resultedso dis-
astrously to our cause at the last ejec-
tion, hilt letevery man be at his poet,
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let every man do his duty, and &Spite
tie Most strenuous efforts of our opPon-
ents we will return Mr. Cattwrighf._ by
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e, larger majority _than ever a Reform
candidate received in. Centre Huron.
If theReformers will take our advice in
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.this matter, they may depend upon it
that the country will be the gainer, and
they, personally, will , share largely in
the general benefit. '
being the ease, we again repeat ' that it
is in the interests of the country, of
Reformer and Conservative alike, that
he should. be in Parliament We had
hoped that the leaders of the Conserva-
tive party would take this view, *and
that they - would permit Mr. Cart-
wright to enter Parliament unopposed
• at this three. The fact that they have
not done So, and that they are offering
him the mot strenuous and determined
opposition, is the best evidence that
they do not desire to have their Conduct
properly criticised, and that, if permit-
ted, they intend doing that whieh they
ought not to do. It now remains with
the Reformers of Centre Huron to say
whether or not they are preparea to al-
low therreselt Government to carry
on the affairs of State without this effi-
cient I check upon their
tinan-
ciai management: We are much mis-
taken in the electors of this Riding if
they will do enything. of the kind.
It would haveleen a graceful act on the
part of the leaders of the Conservative
party, . had they' allowed Mr. Cart-
wright's return unopposed. They have
now a large -a _dangerously lerge-ma-
jority in Parliament. The- gain of • a
seat is now !sif no importance to them.
Were Mr. Cartwright elected by Ina am_
ation, it 'would not have reduced
theie majority evtn one, end would only
be the substitution of one opponent for
another, the only difference being that
theletter opponent, by virtue of his su-
nerior keen -lodge, wilI assuredly be a,
more efficient check on wrong doing
than the former. The strenuous efforts
now being put forth to defeat Mr. Cart-
wright, to say the least, look suspicious,
and should cause the electors of Centre
Hurou to be doubly vigilant and active
in his behalf.
We would warn our friends • to be
careful iu giving heed to false tales, and
net to be led astray by misrepresenta-
tion. We understand the Comity is.
now swarming with 'Indere-trappers and
minions of the Conservative leader% of
the stamp of J. X, Hawkins, of Brant-
ford, Gibson, the temperance orator
from Oxford, and a, men named Roe
from Letinex. Thee° men and others
we need not name, have been sent here
to hound down and villify Mr. Cart -
The Policy of Misrepresenta
. don -and Slander.
We think we are correct in saying
that much of the ill feeling end' bad
blood engendered at political elections
owes its origin to the 'policy of misre-
presentation and slander indulged in
by the political press and spoliticel agi-
tators. - No sooner is a man nominated
as a candidate for political honors than
,
he is pounced upon, an.c1 abused end
villified., His charaCter may have
been hitherto irreproachable and his
veracity, unimpeachable, but the mo-
ment he becomes the 'standard bearer
of his political pease 4oth ' these char-
acteristics which stoocl him in sueh
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good part in private !life are thrust
aside, and he is assailed as being un-
truthful ancl dishonest.' We do not say
that the press of eith4 political party
are entirely free from this charge, but
from an intimate knowledge of both,
we do most unhesitatingly say that the
Conservative Press are the greatest of-
fenders. This is notobly true as* re-
gards the Press of the County of Huron.
With respect to ourselves, none can
truthfully say tleat we have ever treoted
a political opponent ,er an oppoSing
candidate with aught Vat respect and
courtesy. We have not pursued this
course because of lack p' f opportunities
for a different and less creditable one,
as many of the caudidafes which have
been- brought forwerd on the Conserva-
tive side have been anything but invul-
nerable, especially in is° far as their
private characters and personal fitness
for the positions to which they have
aspired were concerned. We have ever
considered it, however, beneath the
dignity of a respectablepublic _journal-
ist to resort to personal abuse rend falsi-
ficatiOn, even it by so doing a point in
favor of its party might be temporarily
gained. We believe that the . public
acts and utterances of public men are
fit steibjects for comment and criticism,
end if these are not sufficient to com-
mend or condemn then in the, eyes of
the public, no permanent gain will ac-
crue by a resort to personal abuse and
misrepresentation. Wilik* WO on this
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side have taken this vie* and have
rustled this course, !We regret that
truth forces us to say that our oppon-
ents have seen fit te take a very differ-
ent one. To prove thietwe have no need to
go further back than the late and the
present election contest' in this county.
The foul epithets and, slanderous accu-
sations put in circulation against the
Reform candidates in South Unroll,
daring and. after the recent campaign
in that riding, have uot yet been fergot-
ten. The same course Was pursued to-
wards the Reform Call date in Centre
Huron. As au install° , we need only
mention that in order t Midden:cc the
wo king- men against ,Mr. Horton, the
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Co servative organ in Goderich eireu-
latod a story to the effect that he had
invited a number of. workmen to aid MI
et
ereeting a . wind -mill at his residence, i
i
and after they were throngh with their
work he, as pay for theiis services, Offer-
ed to take them to a tavern and. -treat
them. This alleged conduct on the
part of Mr. Horton was contrasted *itli
that of Mr. Platt, who, it was said, had
employed a couple of men to aid in re -
1
naoving-a, piano and had paid them 25
parts au hour for theie services. Now
if this story had -been true, it would
have put Mr. Horton's conduct in a
very mean and penurious light as coixt-
par d witli. that of Mr. Platt. •But it
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was not tine. It was simply. a slander.
Mr. Hortou was in Seaforth and. had
bee4 here and in the vicinity for two
day prior to the date that the work on
the ncl-mill was performed. •Had the
organ svithdrawn the slander aiad apolo-
gised for it when its untruthfulnes was
known, •the public , might hare
concluded that it was put forth in er-
ror and not wilfu
day no withdrawal
made. The slan
and the readers of
in the belief, if the
Mr. Horton was
wasfalsely represe
Again, more re
ly. But until this -
or apology has been
er was circulteted,
he organ were left
did believe it, that
he mean an he
tea. to be. I
ently, it has been
positively stated th t Mr. Horton wa
forcedi to resign is seat for Centr
Huron, and that r. -Certwright wa
forced _upon ! the Reformers of th
Riding. Now, the acts of the matte
are that the Refo i. ers in Conventio
assembled, after fu 1 eiplauations sver
made to them, . vo untarily gave thei
free consent to the resignation of
Horton, and as .eely selected Mr
Cartwright in his stead. Yet thes
journals persist in i pudently assertin
that a bodereof men, qual in intelligenc
and independence t any similar bod
of equal numbers th t could be convene
in any part of the N orld, were fbrced t
do what they dicl.n t went to do. Mr
Horton has stated ublicly and plainly
that he did not ask, was not offered,and
has not received at y consideration fo
reigning. Mr. Hor on has been a resi
dent of Huron for t irty years. He i
one of the oldest b iness men of th
County; he has fill d successively sev-
eral of the highest a td most honorable
positions in the gift of the .people, and
his integrity and tru hfulness have nev-
er Until now been d ubted. Yet in the
face of his plain st tement and these
patent facts, the Co iservative journals
persist in stating, w ok after week, and
day after day, tha he has sold. the
county, and that e has been liber-
• ally paid for 'resign i g his seat. They
accuse him, in fact, of wilful and de-
liberate falsehood nd deception, al-
though they do net, and earn not, put
forward a, scintilla o evidence in proof
of their accusation. We will only give
one more of the i any instances we
could. bring forwar. The Seaforth
emiaespondent of th • Toronto Mail,a
few days ago, in rep rting the proceed-
nas . of the Conser ative Convention
held here on Frid last, said: "A
‘‘ number of promin nt Reformers, who
hacl previouSly s pportecl the Grit
"cause were prese t, and expressed
"their disgust et the (Irsgraceful conduct
"of the late member, and their deter-
" mination to secure he election of Mr.
cts are that there
ent Reformer," or
kind at the said
nsequently there
sof disgust utter -
The statement
alated for thepur-
riners and deceiv-
South Huron he will be elected, either
with or without the sympathy of the
Times. Should a different selection be
made, the person selected, whoever he
may be, will receive Mr. Bishcp'shearty
and enthusiastic support, even although
our contemporary should bathe him in
tears of sympathy. It vsould be as well,
s probably, for •our contemporary to be-
e stow less attention to the affairs of its
s neighbors, and More to the affairs of its
-
e own political household. Jud ;ing from
✓ ; whisperings which we hear, ehere are
n . one or two prominent members of that
e household who willyequire all the Etym.-
✓ pathy it can spare to console them be -
r. fore the campaign for the total Legis-
• lature opens. Is it not so, brother?
e
g ; SIR JOHN MACDONALD has been busily
O engaged for a week endeavoring to form
y I his Cabinet, but up to the latat date he
d l has not succeeded. It is asserted, how -
o ever that all arrangements will be com-
• pleted, and that the new Minieters will
be Sworn in to -day or to -morrow. A
superabundance of material is the diffi-
✓ culty with which Sir John has to con:
- I tend. •
"Platt." Now, the
was not one " promi
" Reformer" of any
Convention, and c
'could be no expressio
ed, such as reported.
is a villianous lie, cir
pose of annoying Ref
ing the public.
In view of such di creditaple.and of-
fensive 'tactics, is it al y wonder that Re-
formers should. feel . urt and offended
at the conduct of th ir opponents, and
• that illsfeeling sliould be engendered be-
tween the two parties We believe that
there are meny.respe table and high-
minded Conservative who do not ap-
prove of this system 1 wholesale mis-
representation and Id Mention, and we
appeal to them in the interests of 'truth
and respectability to se their influence
to cheek this daatgeroes and disgraceful
mania on the part of; heir organs. We
believe in fightieg bra elnand manfully
in the interests of . o r principles and •
their 'exponents, and , we like to see
others do thesarcte, bt the fight should
bcT carried on honestl and honorably.
-To engage in slander and falsehood, is
neither honest nor honorable. We hope
that, hereafter, there ill be an improve-
ment on. the. pert of ot r County contem-
poraries in this. resp et, ancl that we
may not agaan, in the interests of truth
1
and fair play, be comp lled to refer to
so disgraceful a subjecti
As so -on as one fals
Goderich collectorshi
is disposed of, moth°
is uowbeing eireulate
Mr. Horton did not r
tion, was because .M
eut incumbents refuse
facts of the matter are
ton desired the positio
erument wished to gi
was no. necessity -for
Doty at all. The Su
pa,ssalsby Sir John, g
ment Power to .supera
officer who has attaine
years:, Mr. Doty, we
some five years older
could, consequently, h
animated, and the o
cant, whether he de
_
hood anent the
end Mr. Horton
is set afloat. It
that. the reason
ceive that posi-
Doty, .the pres-
to resign. • The
that if Mr. Hor-
t and the Gov -
es it him, there
consulting Mr,
ranenation Act,
es the Govern-
nuate any public
I the age of 60
are informed, is
than that, and
ve been super-
ce rendered va-
ired it or not.
This should, we think, dispose of this
story. What will be the next? The
Goderich Collectorship ought, surely, to
be nearly exhausted. • ii, a fountain from
which to draw electio enng fictions.
OUR Conservative ontemporary of
Exeter is dreadfully ex rasedbecause a
couple of paragraphs h ve appeared in:a
London paper mentio mg Dr. Stewart,
of Brucefield, as a suit ble candidate in
the Reform interestl f r the Local Leg-
islature. This meal° of Dr. Stewart
gives it an opportuu ty of shedding
crocodile tears over w at it is pleased
to term a slight to r. Bishop, the
present efficient repres ntative. We all '
know how much the imes really loves
Mr. Bishop, and how nuch sympathy ! „
it has for him. We cal assure it, how-
ever, that its syropath in his behalf is It
entieely wasted. Sho d Mr. Bishop o
be again the choice of he Reformers of c
News of the Week.
A TOWN IN Asnes.--The town of Ed-
enburgh, Pa., has been almost swept
away by fire. TNVO hundred a id twen-
ty-five buildings were destroyed. • There
is much suffering among the losers.
A CONFLA.GRATION.- A conflagration
at Ritezin, near Moscow,Russia, destroy-
ed 23 blocks of stone houses. 3: blocks -
of wooden houses, and 70 large ware- •
houses, valued et over two million rou-
bles.
UNPRECEDENTED COTTON CROP ,-From
information received from reliable
sources, the eitirnittes of the co ton crop
in the United States for the pre ent year
will be from 5,250,000 to 5,500,1 0 bales
the largest crop ever grown.
PURIFYING THE CLYDE. -A b 11 is to
be proposed in next session of Parlia-
ment to'enable the municipal author-
ities of Glasgow to do somet ing towards
purifyingthe Clyde, a mat r w ich has
occupied ettention for a very 101g time.
The propOsal has been made t. inter-
cept the sewer and carry it to 1 almuir,
where it would be run into ta ks, and
the solid reparteted from the lig d mat-
ter.
• THE ELECTRIC LIGHT. -Ther is con-
siderable Warm among Enalis hold-
ers of gas stock concerning , Edi -
son's ,electric light. Edison I as per-
tected his invention in secret so that it
will supersede gas at' one-third of the
latter's cost. A company of weal hy cap-
italists has been formed and t e new
light will shortly be introduces to the
public. Patents in the Unites States
have been granted, and papers I re des-
patched to secure patents abro: d.
• FATAL THEATRE -PANIC.-Las • Friday
night during a, performance at t e Coli-
seum Theatre in Liverpool a fi ht oc-
curred under the gallery. The 4 dime&
hearing, but beingdinable to see he dis-
turbance became alarmed. A cry of
flee was raised when a terribl panic
commenced, people rushing or the
doors, and sliding down the p' tars of
the gallery on the heads of the oc upants
of the pit. IA postimpedenhe xit and
35 men and lads and twci wom n were
suffocated, nd many persons s riously
injured. There were upwards of 5,0.00
persons in the building at the ti ie.
Mr. rtwright's • Poli iced
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I , Career.
Brough ip a Conservative cif the
Conservatihs, it is to his credit hat he
never allowed his personal ade antage
to stand re the way of his see pathy
free from the taint of corrupti In he
with political Liberalism. Partially
many years ago was one of a few
members of the Conservative pun y who
boldly notified Sir John A. Mac • onald
that if he did not change his habits
they would have to change their allegi-
ance. He gradually drifted, lir. t into
an independent attitude tower s the
Conservative Government, and finally
into opposition to it on all im ortant
questions. From 1870 to 1873 e was
in his views far more in uniso - with
the Liberal leaders than with h's for-
mer associates. In 1872, an still
more poiutedly in 1873, he warn d the
Macdonald Government of the angern
ous nature of the financial polio they
were pursuing. He predicted th com-
ing of the depression from whi h we
have been suffering for five year:, and
urged the G-overnment to take i
but in vain. He, was sheered at t nd. re •
viled as a " croal0r," a "Cessna( a," a
"pessimist," and his warnings fe upon
unheeding ears. How true his redic-
tions and how well founded his o mions
were, the country has since leer ed to
its cost.
But it needed the,Pacific Scan al to
cause Mr. Cartwright to break tterly
with the party he formerly belon red to,
and, with 'others, to assist in t Truing
out of powen the perpetrators A the
worst political crime in Canadi a an-
nals. • His speech on that occasi n was
studionsly moderate in substanbe and
temperate in tone. He cut I imself__
free from the associations of a it etime
with regret, but he did not hesit te„ in
making his choice between suppo iting a
man stained with a quarter of cen-
tury of corruption • and workin with
men whose record was stabiles and
whose policy was in all essential oints
in accord with his own. He no doubt
counted the cost when he took so raper -
tent a step, bet even he could hard-
ly be- prepared. for the vindicti eness
with which he has since been fo lowed
up. Had he been a less form'dable
antagonist he would have receiv d less
attention; but as he has not his notch
in the Honse of Commons as a fin: mild
critic, it it not surprising that sue per-
sistent efforts should be made o ex-
tinguish him. Formidable as h was
to Mr. 'Tilley in 1873, he will Le far
more formidable in 1879, it the elsctors
of Centre Huron return him as their
member. Five years of office hay add-
ed immensely both to his knowle aP of
finance and his xtvoir ,faire. H has
greatly improved as a debater, ai d he
has the fonts connected witi the
finances of Canada more comple ly at
his finuer ends, than any other •I an in
publicelife or out of it. Knowin the
danger they are in from their "N:tion-
al Policy" promises, the .Conse ative
eaders stand just now in mortal rror
f the ex -Minister of Finance. o one
an detect blunders more quiekl and
expose thena more trenchantly, and
they feel that after the unfair treatiiaent
he andshis policy receivecIfor five years
at their hands, they have no pod ground
for expecting any mercy at his. -Lon-
don Advertiser.
Centre Huron --Political Con-
ventions.
• The following is a report of th.e pro-
ceedings of the Reform Convention held
at Seaforth, on Thursday afternoon, of
-last week. In the absence of Mr. H.
Snell, Chairman of the Association,
Mr. D. D. Wilson, of Seaforth, was ap-
pointed chairman. The convention was
organized by the following . delegates
being duly acknowledged: Tucker -
smith -John Sproat, Wm. Payne, W.
McMurray, S. Landsborough, R. Char-
ters, John Hannah, James Dallas, J.
Laing, john Doig, George Walker, A.
Archibald, James MoEwan. McKillop
-A. Murehy, Wm. Bell, James Mc-
Donnell, P. De Centel:in, James Scott,
B. McMillan, John Horan, Thomas
Mu'tray, A. Govenlock, Alex. Kerr, R.
G-ordon, Rich. Pollard, W. Drager, Geo.
Murray, James Dodds, T. Grieve, John
Atchison. Goderich- E. Martin, S.
Malcolm son, R. H. Cousins,. G. H. 'Par-
sons, J. Wilkinson, M. C. Cameron, J.
Smele, J. Williams, A. Smith, W. G.
Smith, 0. G. Martin, S. Sloan, John
Atkin
5, jh MM 11 H 11 tt W
o n. cs u en. u e - .
Cole, R Jackson, J. Howson, A. Wood-
man, R. Scott, T. Moon, W. Armstrong,
John Petrie, J. McMillan, W. Smith,
R. Knox, H. Wallace, G. Sprung, W.
Laurie. Colborne- J. Morris, R. 13.
Scott, J. Glen, J. Symington, J. D.
Stewart, Wm. Young. Grey -A. Stew-
art, J. Garrow, J. Crerar, T.' Strachan,
J. Hislop, D. McNair, D. Steward, W.
Milne, W. Spence, J. Strachan. -
Brussels - D. Scott, John Stewart,
J. R. Smith. Seaforth-H. L. Vercoe,
D. D. Wilson, W. ,Dallantyne, W. M.
• Gray, M. Y. McLean, S. G. McCaughey,
Dr. Campbell, John Campbell, Wm.
Campbell. The chairman then said
the meeting had beei caled at the in-
stance of Mr. Horton, M. P., upon
. whom he called to address the meeting.
Mr. Horton said he appeaxed under
peculiar circurristanCes. It was only
some twenty days Since he had bear
elected to represent Centre Huron in
the House of Commons -an honor he
deeply felt. Yet he wished to have the
advice of his friends in regard to retir-
ing. Tkere is, he said, a necessity for
able:men to cement the Reform party
and represent, them in the House of
Commons, and he, had been asked
by Mr.:Maeltenzie and the leaders of the
party to give way to Mr. Cartwright -a
man who has been Much maligned. In
view of the promised fiscal changes, it
was essential that a gentleman of Mr.
Cartwright's abilities should be in the
House. He had, therefore, resolved -if
it met with the approval of the tribunal
which had conferred the honor -to give
the seat to Mr. Cartwright. It would
no doubt be said. that it was a case of
sale, but there was nothing of the kind.
The law so stands that he could not re-
sign, there being no Speaker, and the
only way in which his seat could be va-
cated was by his acceptance of some
office. This he had done formally,
without the slightest intention of filling
the office. To devote his time to it
would require his peesence in Ottawa, 1
and he could not neglect his interests in
Huron. His action was dictated solely
by a desire to further the interests of F
the Reform party. He did not believe : 1
that the party which has recently ob-
tained power can 4retain it mac than '
one session, if so lou, and he deemed it
of the utmost consequence that a man ; it'
of Mr.. Cartwright's i special knowledge
should have a seat: (Applause.) He fu -le
closedby saying that he felt deep per-
o
..
communicated with by telegraph and
accepted the! . nomination. Addresses
were then delivered by M. C. Cameron,
-M. P., and W. Patterson, M. P. for
South Brant. Mr. Cameron confirmed
what had been said by Mr. Horton, and
highly extolled the generosity of that
gentleman. The defeat of Mr. • Cart-
wright was a great loss to the party
and matter for Much congratulation on
the part of our opponents. As for the
election rendered necessary by the re-
tirernent of Mr. Horton, be had no
doubt the Liberal party would carry it
by id thousand majority. In reference
to the office to which Mr -Horton had
been appointed, it was simply a means
of enabling him.to resign, and he would
not occu y it for twenty-four hours. It
is a mat er for pride that there is in
the ran of the Liberal party a man
so devot d as to give up his seat with-
out the lightest hope of pecueiary re-
ward. e Closed by giving some good
advice t -Liberals on the question of
organize ion.
Mr. P tierson, M. P., spoke of the
defeat of Mr. Cartwright being a calam-
ity attri sutable tohis efforts in other
constitunicies, and said he was absent
from the Convention through, motives
of delica y. It is of supreme moment
that he si ould be in Parliament; and
every na: • in the Convention should.
put his s Boulder to the wheel and work
to roll up the majority. He referred to
the har ing back being done by the
Conserve, ives on the trade question,
they hay ng discovered that the country
is not in uch a lamentable condition
now as it was three weeks ago. (Laugh-
ter and a plause.) He gave a clear ex-
position 41 the fallecies of the Protec-
tion the° y, t and received a very at-
tentive h axing.
Before losing, the Convention unani-
mously • assed the following resolu-
tion, on es otion of Mr. Youug, Reeve of
Colborne, seconded by Mr. George
Walker, if Tuckersmith :
"The eformers of the Centre Riding
of Hue° , in.. coneention assembled,
take thi opportunity of expressing
their ren wed confidence in Hon. Alex-
ander M kenzie, notwithstanding the
overwhe 4 li•Lig reverse which has over-
taken the Reform. Government under
his leade ship, and express a fervent
hope that in the not far distant future
he may o ce again be the Premier of a
Reform overnment ; and. we, further-
more tak this opportunity of stating
that, as 1 dayss of prosperity we had
implicit c nfidence in him as the leader
of the Go ernment, sye DOW give in our
adhere= to him as the leader of the
Reform p rty of Canada, in opposition."
'THE CONSERVATIVE eoerremots. 1
i
On Fri ay a Conservative convention
1.
was held in the Towh Hall. There
was a fair attendance, but not nearly so
many as at the convention the pre°, ed -
mg day. The object of the convention
was to se ect a candidate to oppose Hon.
Mr. Cart right. •
The Pr sident of the Association, Mr.
James H.1 Benson, took the chair and
opened. the meeting. He said that the
object of the meetiug was to chose a
candidate for the coming election. ,Bee
ing more han probable that Mr. Cart-
wright w uld accept the - nomination
which 11: • been teiidered him, it be-
hooved t e Conservatives of Centre
Huron to :elect n reliable and. strong
man to •ppose him in their interest.
When las convened together, they were
reparing for a hard struggle, and on
he 17th ult. they had. their highest
roPes rea zed in the downfall of 'the
arty of 6urity, and the reinstatement
f the P:rty of Progress. Altholigh
heir call sIdate was not elected, he had
he satisf ction of knowing that the
ejority f his opponent was reduCed
y over 501; and Ilea the same systeni
f organiz don existed then as had been
formed si ce, his election would have
(nett certa n. But while Centre Huron
ad been lost, the restoration of Si
aCdonald had been gained.
That statesman, against
ry calumny, no matter how
as hurled, bad again been
ewer. He advised the dele-
ent to select with caution,
s one man in their resolve to
very way possible whoever
choose, and to have but one
t -victory.
sonal regret at giving up his position,
but he did so with. the greatest pleasure
in the interests of the party.
In reply to Dr. Vence, Mr. Horton said
he wa,s not positive reg,arding the office to J,
which he had been appobatea, but he be-
lieved it was a clerkship in. the Finance w
Department at Ottawa, and it would a
easily be understood that he had not P
'the slightest idea of acceptinaband fill- g
ing it. (Laughter and applause.) He
had lett-finked for fee or reward for re- ,a
tiring, he had not been promised such, 1'
and lie did not expect to receive any- gr
thing.. He resigned the position solely
in what he believed to be the interests ni
of his party and the country. • '
" It was then moved. by Mr. P. De e
Cantillon, of McKillop, seconded by IVIr. T
John Doig, of Tuckersmith, that Mr. b
Horace Horton be permitted by this • B
Conveution to resign his position as re- , D
presentative for Centre Huron in the S.
House 'of Commons. - ; 0
• Moved. by Mr. Win. M. Gray, second- 1 '2
• ed by Mr. James Dallas, that this Con- S
vention desire to convey to Mr. Horton bY
their deep sense of the magnanimous A
and patriotic course which he has B
taken in the interests of the Reform er
party and of the country. • ID
This resolution was carried by a IY
standing vote, and three hearty cheers H
were given Mr. Horton. Mr. Horton Se
i
came forward and briefly thaked the G
Convention for the resolution t i ey had
13
passed in his fever. While fully:ap- iflO
preciating the hearty and fri4ndly man- : ea
ner in which the Convention had : to
treated him, he must say that in doing ! de
as he had done, he considered he' was
doing his duty and nothing more. He th
concluded by nominating Honorable R. no
J. Cartwright as his succesSor. Mr. : th
„
•
Cartwright's nomination was received of
with cheers and was endorsed I:math-
reously. •The Secretary then read the : to
following letter from Hon. Mr. Cart-
wright: , , m
"Ottawa, October 8, 1878. a
MY DEAR Sin, ---While I fully appre- m
ohn A.
Cheers.)
hom ev
trocious,
laced in
ates pre
ut to be
ssist in
hey neigh
eat obje
The foll
ade : M
d by Mr.
limas
y Thos. S
all. Dr.
. T. Doyl
Jacks°
resswell,
uckersmi
eaforth.
Joseph
ndrew
emote S
ich, seco
rth. Mr
Dr. Col
ugh Joh
ymour,
oderich,
y, Hullet
minatio
eh nomi
briefly r
red him.
Mr. W
finked th
minetio
e same,
giving hi
ght t
u.
Mr. W.
uch his i
ming the
an had fo
Mr. C. Cra
wing nominations were then
. S. Platt was nominated by
b, of Goderich, and second-
oseph Eyans, of McKillop.
'dd, of Seaforth, nominated
ephens, seconded by W. H.
Coleman, of Seaforth, by Mr.
, Goclerich, seconded by G.
, Egmondville. Mr. G. E.
uckersmith, by S. Wallace,
h, seconded by T. D. Ryan,
Mr: 13. T. Doyle, 'Goderich,
eck, Goderich, :seconded. by
een, Colborne. James H.
forth, by W. H. Ball, God.-
ded by Thomas Kidd, Sea -
W. J. Shannon, McKillop,
man, Seaforth, seconded by
son, Goderich. Mr. Wm:
°aerial, by George Evans,
conded by Mr. G. T. _Stall-
. • There beina°no further
s, it was --resolvecl. to allow
ee a few minutes in which
ply to the -nomination ten-
:
. Seymour, of Goderich,
gentlemen present for the
While declining to accept
e _expressed his intention
hearty support to whoever
e final choice of the conven-
: •
•
•
•
.cutte the extent to which you are seen- an
ficing your own inclinations to what ap- op
pears to be the wish of the party, I de- ,
sire to, add that I can only consent to 1
avail myself of your kind offer on these d
two conditions: First, that the gentle-
men of the convention tboroughly un- t
d.erstand and approve of the arrange- c
ment which would appear to be the , C
only possible mode by which you can • f
now vacate your seat; and, secondly, . I
that they feel certain that we run no , Wo
serious risk in openin e up the coestitu- the
ency at this juncture. It would be a
great error to expose ourselves to de- no
feat in a riding like yours, and only c6
hearty and combined action can ensure ti
w
.t,
success. If, however, the Convention, g d
after full explanation, are satisfied on
both points, I can only say I will
esteem it a very great honor to serve,
if elected, as their representative.
I remain,
Yours very respectfully,
R. J. CARTWRIGHT.
Horace Horton, E sq., M.P., Goderich."
Mr Cartwright was immediately
. Shannon regretted very
ability to assist Mr. Platt
ast election. That gentles
aht the contest manfully,
d greatly red.uced the majority of his
Portent. He would give him (Mr.
latt) his h arty support, if finally se-
cted by t o convention. He begned to
cline the omination.
Mr. Jam s H. Benson felt delighted
know th t he had been nominated to
ntest the 'ding in the interest of the
nservati s of Centre Huron. He
it that it as not an empty honor, but
hile nimbi to accept the nomination,
••
uld pro se to lend leis services in
future a, in the past.
Mr. T. Doyle did not regard the
nab:tat-ion tendered him as a light
mpliment He thanked the conven-
n for t eir expression, but beg -
to dec e.- He would assist in any
y the ma. chosen by a unanimous
vote.
• 'Mr. ,G. E.
enter into t
cline the no
Platt as the
and would
Means. H
ter be Una
Cresswell not desiring to
e contest, would beg to de -
'nation. He regarded Mr.
man most likely to succeed,
• ssist him by all possib e
advised those prese t
imous, and by perfect o
111
OCTOBER 18, 1878.
ganization elect the man ef •then
Dr. Coleman felt vetygrateful for the
,
the nomination nation on account of his buss
honor done him, but beggea :to decline
of organization, and
. .
,
na- nenssoncno:enaehctiisointl.tenHtioenaolfshomatr1;:ysess• upa.
commpr.lestaemsuyesitepmiatt. was received.
with
Pp:or:ob.-1:g ledfic%hPeleartts.' He was pleased to
be able to thank those present for the
hearty manner in which they had work-
beedeefoernehoimura,ageudrinbgy tthhee, cgraelnaPtlayigireaucBeil
majority of his opponent, and would en,
ter the present contest with strong hopes
of success. Work should. be the watch-
word, and thorough organization the
plan. If the delegates present would
only remain united paad in harmony,
they would be able to send MT. Caen
wright back to LennOx and elect hin
(Mr. Platt) by a good. -round majority.
(Cheers.) He intended to do his ut-
most, and trusted thatthey would lend
him every assistance. As he wouldhove
many other opportunities of addressing
them, he would merely thank theta
heartily for their unanimous non:lino-
fsot
for
reDei u3
eimr..13h1::
Platt t
party. he hearty support of the
Ilolmes, of 'Brussels, would not
the time of the convention. by a
but would venture to predict
A business meeting was theu corn-
menced, and canvassing committees
struck off.
The Blyth Show. •
The Morris Branch , Agrieu3tural4
?how was held at Blyth, on Thursday
lend Friday of last week. The good
People of Morris and Blyth are usually
very fortunate iu the way of favorable
weather for their show, but this year
they did not seem to be on so good
terms with the clerk of the weather, at
least they were not favored as formerly.
Thursday was as fine a alaiy as could be
desired, but Friday, thS ; second and
• more important day of the show, was
as unpleasant as its predecessor was fa-
vorable. Rain commenced• at an catty
hour in the forenoon, and continued to
pour down all day, thus putting a seri-
• OUS damper on the ' whole proceedings,
and in a measure goilina what would
• otherwise have been a 41endid show.
The attendance of spectators, although
large _consiaering the weather, was
nothing in comparison to what it would
have been had the day been fine. The
show was, so far as exhibits were con-
cerned, the best ever held in Blyth.
Every department, both intiae and out,
was well filled, and competition was
keen.. The quality of the exhibits also
was of a high order. Both in quality
and quantity the exhibits ekcelled those
of IllOSt local shows held in the County -
this season. :a was a pity that so good
a show shoal& be spoiled by so baa
weather; but better luck, next time.
• The following is the list Of successful
competitors: .
• PRIZE LIST. ,
• IfossEs-IIKA.vy DRAUGHT. -Team of
mares or geldings, lst J. Lyons, 2d. Neil
McDonald. Brood. mares, lst Mrs. T.
McMichael, 2d Jas. Tabb. Two year
old gelding, lst A. Nichol, 24. J. Beam-
ish. Two year oia filly, of known.
One year old. gelding, 1st 3. • mis, 2a N.
'Cumming. One year old fir , er, G. Watt.
Foal, lst Mrs. T. McMichael, 2(1 Wm
Henry. Bank of England' foal, Alex.
Watt.
Gmner, Punrosz.=---Tearn of- mares
i
or geldings, lst T. Dicksoh, 211 Robt.
Mutch, jr., 3d II, Snell & on. Brood
naves; lst Sohn Cuntralfitg, 2d A. Watt,
Jr. TWO year old gelding, lst W . Mc-
Gowan, 2a 3. Williams. Two year old
filly, 1st 3. Shoebrook, 2a : H. Cottle.
One year ad gelding,-lst N. Cumming,
2d J. Garrott. One year old filly,' lst A.
Cockerline, 24 G. Watt. •Foal, 1st Jas.
McConnell, 2d A. Watt.
Ro.eeseens.-Spen carriage horses,
lst T. Barr, Jr.'2d 3. Monk. Brood
mare, 1st 3. Domerston, 2d J. Rose.
Two year old gelding, lst G. Gibson, 2a J.
Rose. Two year old filly, A. Diugwell.
One year old filly, -1st M. Braithwaite,
2d G. Stewart. Foal, 1st R. Laidlaw,
2d J. Rose. Saddle horse, 1st Morrison
'de Co. 2d A. Taylor. . Buggy horse, lst
T. Ha:11, 2a 3. Henry.
,
' CATTLE-THOBOUGHERED.-111i1Ch COW,-
,...,
lst H. Rose, 211A. Fersytn. Two year old
heifer, lst 3. Cumming, 2d Thos. Ross.
One year old heifer, R Med. Heifer
calf, lst T. ROSS, la A. F-orsyth. Bull
calf. A. Forsyth-. •,
Gneen CATTLE.Yoke of working
oxen, lst C. Floody, 2d. Jte W. Auld.
Milch cow, lst je_Ityott, 2d i J. Shear -
brook. Two year ola heifer, 1st James
Match, 2d T. Ross. One year old
heifer, 1st T. Ross, -2d IL Cottle. Heifer
calf, let T. Ross, 2d R. Mead. Yoke
two year old steers, 1st 3. Lyons, 2d G.
Stewart. 13eeve, lst Joseph Lyon, 2d
Dr. Sloan.
SHEEP-CursweLD---Aged. ram, 1st R.
Errott, 2d 3. McConnell. Shearling
ram, lst Snell & Son, 2d. J. Cumming.
Ram lamb, lst and 2d 3. Cumming.
Pair aged evtes, lst J. Dale, 2d J. Cum-
ming. Pairfihea.rlino ewes, 1st and 2d
a. Potter. Pair ewe °1-ambs, lst J. Pot -
tern 2d J. Cunaming.
LEICESTER. -Aged ram, J. Shear-
Innolc. Shearling ram, Snell &- Son.
Irani lamb, 1st W. J. Grieve, 2d Snell
.e m. Pair aged. ewes Snell & Son,
Pair shearling ewes, J. 1a1e. Pair ewe
lembs, lst W. 3. Grieve, d Snell & Son.
Fat sheep, 1st J. Cumming, 2d. 'W. J.
Grieve.
Sourneowee-Aged r4in, Walter Me-
GweV
Si°Ps HZ:::7 ran
Marsh.
• Ps -7 -Boar
Marsh, Sow, X. Govier.
• Sewn, Bnnen-Snenomn-Boar over
one year, S. Wallade, Brood sow, not
known. Boar,letand.s 2d J. Govier.
Sow, lst 3. Govier, 2d A. Nichol,
BERliBIIIRE.-Bottr oVer one year, G.
Snell. Brood sow, N. Cumming. Boar,
lst and. 2d G. Snell. Sow, let and 2d
N. McDonald
Poueenv.-Pair turkeys, -C. Floody.
Pair geese, C. Floody. •Pair ducks, W.
G-rieve. Pair Leghonis, 1st and 2d Rev.
G. Clark. Pair black Spanish, Rev. 'G.
Ciark. Pair Bra.hreas, let 3. Rose, 2d
A. Wilson. Pair Homburgs, lat Rev.
G. Clark, 2d 3. Culleton. Largest col-
lection of fowls, lst Jas. Barr, 2d Jas.
Muteh. • -
biPLEMENTS.-Lumber wagon, int J.
Brunsden, 2d Wm, Snowball. Iron
beam plow, 1st W. R. Wilson, 2d John
Elliott. Wooden plow, Thomson &
Williams. Pair iron belt -rows, Robert
Douglas. Single open buggy, 1st John
Bruneden, 2(1 Wm. Cole. Single cover-
ed. buggy, T. & G. Watson; Double
buggy, open, T. & G. Watson. Cutter,
OCTOBER 181
mownseinemeseennowsnman
,utaohioiaggart, 2a- J0/1
Cabinet work, Lowrenci
-.Cultivator, Bell & Son. _
yerguson. Gang plow, e
„Green cradles, ist TMasa
Zulletron. Turnip •
drill, .:
Specimen of cooperts-work
DOXESTIC MAN'CPACTUR114
Ift111010t11,,1St MiSS O'Ret
young.. Ven yards home
Astinen -14 and 2d Miss
„yen& flannel union; Misi
rear home made all, wool.1
j. Rose, *d Miss Ilamiltoial
blanketsD. aialth. Pat
Miss McDonald. 2d. J. W. j
terpane, lat Miss Cowan, 2(
Log cabin quilt, let JaS Bt.
Young, White .qUilt
Cowan. Coverlet. James
pair wooleu stockings, lst ;
2a. Miss Pollock. Pair Se
Hamilton.„ 2a James Browai
mitts, Miss Pollock. Pai
Miss H-amilton, 2d j. Troui
• work, lst A. Wilson, 2d jai
Fancy knitting, 1st Mrs.T.
2d A. Wilson. Fancybaskt
ridge. CarH3. board work,
shaw. Gent's shit ti, est 'The
24 T. Patterson. Gent's sti
Whitehead, Hair fleNgers;
Pencil drawing, Dr., Cavil
tion of pittures, framed,
Berlin wool work, raised,J
Berlin wool -work, Asti --
Berlin wreath, Miss Trua.i
Sowers, Miss Hawksbaw.
Belfry & Oo. EmbroideryI
MeMiehsel. Best 33ra1dis
• Co. Sofa cushion, Miss pi
mat, Mies Cowan. Rag:
Denham. • Pair Gent's
Sheroot. Pair eflari3E3 bOOU
Set double harness„ Johi
Set of single harness, joli
Stocking yarn, Miss Mimi
on.Gent's pants, Miss Cunai
on sock or stocking, lstMis
Mies Aobertson. -
thurg.+-Senec.a. fall whel
ter, 2.1 5 iBeaixuh Th'
wheat, lst J. Bearoiah,d
=other kind_ fall wheat, A.
_wheat, dames Barr, ;
kiva spring wheat, 1st
-2d. G. Stewart. Burley,
• Large white oats, let 1
2d. Wm.. ROSS. Small wl
„-J. Barr, jr_2. 2d. N. Cm,
Neas,lst X. Barr, in, 243.
peas, 1St C. Floody, 2a D. =
othy seed, J. Barr.
Roors„-Early rose pet
.B. Laidlaw, 2d 3. Beamist
TOtS, let J. Gerritt, 2a J.garden '
carrots, ist a. Eaii
' vier. Swede turnips, 1st
non, 2d R. Mitch. - Beets
2d R. Shortreed. Mang
1st E. Govier„ 2d Dr. Sloan
-.J. Lyon,. Squashes, J. S'
er melons, j, Barr. Mus
Tyernas.n. Onions, 5. B,
- H. Fraser. ,Cabbage, Mi
Caulifiower, i. Vievier.
lirm,Dymond.
• DAIRY Pnonuen..----Tub
than 48 lbs.., lst J. W. Aul
Butter in rolls or pinta,
- -2d 5: Barr. Dairy cheese,
Honey, lst and 2a A. Tye
-sugar, Belfry & Co. Map
Dymond. Hoine-nasde
Itose, 2d J. Lyon. Bake
' fry & Co.
s 7.d FRUIT, -Four named v
apples,' lst Wm, Ross,
„Four named. iotiesfa
Broadfoot,2d 3. Henry.
sets, lst. G. 'Snell, 2a
Northern spy, lst IL B.
Hoare- Snow apples, 1.
-2d Farrow. Rhode Isl
it R. Shortreed,2E1J.
.zenbergs, 1st H. Edwar
Baldwins, lst J. W. An
Gowan. Fall pippins, is
• -2d J. Hoare. Mammoth -
W. Auld, 24. W, Dy/31011
variety apples, 3. She
, pears, 5 Mullen. Fall
Gowan.: Tomatoes, it
-G. McGowan. Grapes,
-J. Sherratt. Two named
1st Dr. Sloan,2d.R. Shor
let IL Farrow, 2d. T.11
flowers,. Dr. Sloan.. Ca
Tyermon.
• 41MGES.
Ilorses.-Alex. Innis.
Fisher,.:Colborne -
• Pigs. -Thos. Andersot
Chas. Lowrie,
Morris.;:
• Poultry and Trilplem
A. Coekefllue,
=John Willianas, Fa4bur
Ladies' Department.
bell, Blyth, Mrs. R. IC
borough ,Miss McDona
Grain, Roots and Dal
• Hamilton, Blyth. ; R.
let ; A.BQsc, West Wa.„
Fruit Luta Vegetables.
Watson, and W 33,. Mit
Cattle. -,john Mason _
Mead West Waweemel:'
• -Mr. Von Neubron
teacher in the New
:sehool,.has one of t
-complete eolleetions 0
seen -out of a, publio
• gentlenaan deserves er
lie ha taken in zolleet
and thli3 ingenuity displ
nig the different speeies
and instruction -of his p
.kaction
Friday, Oet. 18, on
McKillop, Farm Stock.
liven, preprietor;
tioneer.
Friday, Oct. 5 o
Efiallett, Farm Stoe
Walter Haimah, proprie
-auctioneer.
Wednesday. Oct. 30,
*Stanley, Farm Stock a
Airs. Wm. Blair, P3P
Brine, auctioneer.
Saturday, Sept. 19,
Ilouse Brussels, at 1
Farm Etock, Inapleme
hold Furniture, John
piietor ; C. R. Cooper,
Death
Tuckersmitho
,_-davgliter of Mr. johu
o •
4)f 14r- Ailam Turnbull*
d.ays.
Exeter, 4M 0
431 Xt. -George Swats,
Beignore,
_Itr4ndoxi, aged.34 pan.
St. Marys, 43n
BM, father.of T. to
sgett 77 years.