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.SEA.FORTH, FRIDAY, May 26, 1882.
,The Dominion Elections.
All suspense regarding the date at
which the Dominion elections will bp
held has at last been ended. The writs
hav-e been issued and are now in the
habds of the Returning officers. Tues-
day, 13th. of June is the day set apart
for the nominations, and the elections
will be held the following Tuesday,
What excuse the Government toandi-
dates will give for thue =Wog the
regular Parliamentary term short by one
year, and springing the elections upon
the eountry with so inadequate uotice
remains to be Been. Had it- not been
for the assurances and warnings so fre-
quently given by the Globe the country
would have been taken conapletely un-
awares, and the Government would, no
doubt, in this way have secured a con-
siderable advantage. But, as it is, both
parties are pretty well prepared, end,
although( the time is short- will enter
upon the final struggle well equipped.
The ranks on both sides are rapidly
filling up. In nearly every constituency
candidates have been placed in the field
and although the campaign will, of
necessity, be seort, it will be severe.
The action of the Government in
thus bringing on the elections a year
before the time, conabiued with the
recent gerrymeenlering bill, by which'
they have attempted:to deprive Ontario
of her proper representation., indicates,
at least, a feeling of weakness. Had
they the confidence they profess to have
in their policy, and did they possess the
consciousness that their administrative
acts were wise and, honest, they would
bide their time in making an appeal to
the -people, and would scorn to take
an undue advantage of an opponent as
they have done. Their action denotes
more loudly than words could that they
know well -that the present tide of pros-
perity is not due in any degree to their
*wisdom esr statesmanship, and that they
desire toristecure another lease of power
before the full force of their misgoiern-
ment is felt by the people. If the peo-
ple are foolish enough to fall victims a
second time to a very transparent
device, they will no doubt have ample
time to repent of their folly. We do
not believe, however, that they will. On
the contrary, we fully anticipate that
on the night of the 20th of June the
ministry will be relieved from the in-
cubets which now weighs it down, and,
that the people will have declared for
honest and economical government,
and wise and prudent statesmanship.
In short, that the great blunder com-
mitted in 1878 some measure be
atoned for, and that principle instead
of expedieticy will be declared victor,
The RefoimLeader's Manifesto
The Hotel Edward Blake has issued
an address ostensibly to his consti-
tuents. of Est Durham, but in reality
to the people of the Dominion. In this
address theplatforrn upon which the
Reform pT.Arty now appeals to the
country, is kut in a plain and 'conch%
manner whi'ph can he understood by
every person., and it should commend
itself to th4eople of this country. We
are sorry th4t space will not permit of
our giving the whole address. We re-
print below,however, the salient points:
THE issue.
The Government, which but J. brief
Space since -Was craving a longgr trial
before judgnaent, has prematurely dis-
solved Parlament, and precipitated a
general election. For what reason?
Berause it f41t that it would be weaker
next year than it is to -day. and that its
only ahancajof victory lay in a surprise!
But it has ni)t ventured to appeal to the
constituencyof 1878. It has packed
the jury. By an iniquitous measure it
has concentrated in a few districts
large numbers of Liberal voters, in
order to weaken the effective Reform
strength in Many ridirtgs, to impair the
prospects of kilection-of leading Liberals,
and, if possible, to turn a minority of
the people into a majority in Parlia-
ment. For ihese purposes it has dis-
regarded the county bounds, disturbed
the elector4 districts, and violated
long-standing associations of friendship,
business, and convenienoe throughout
the gfeater #art of Ontario. But even
this -was not: enough. Repealing the
law which makes sheriffs and registrars
the returnofficers, it has taken
power to appoint where it pleases its
own noroineds to do its work, and so to
re-enact the licenes of ten years ngo,
when men d4feated at the polls in Mus-
koka and Weet Peterboro' were nude
into members of Parliament by the will
of those officials. Such acta are sub-
versive of those principles of justice,
equality, and fair play on which our
constitution rests, and which give a
moral sanetion to the laws., They show
that Government, notwithstanding all
ita boasts, feels itself beaten in a fair
fight ; and so attempts foul play. We
are appealing to all good men, without
distittotion of party, to rebuke this gives
abuse of power ; and. no slew its authors
that, though they may exchange town-
ships and cut up counties as they like,
the votes of the electors on whom they
count Immo be transferred to the app -
porters of in quities like these. We are
calling not nly for an enthusiastic,
vigorous, an organized. effort on Ithe
part of Refo mere, but also for the sup-
port of man , heretofore indifferent or
hostile, who will yet decline to become
accomplices in this transaction. And
our call is sweredi Such a spirit
has been a used among the people at
large as I h ve not seen before—such a
spirit as wa rants the belief that the
attempt wi fail of its base purpose,
and will re oil 'with just severity on
the heads o the concocters and sup-
porters of ti e plot!
THE PAC FIC RAILWAY CONTRACT.
•
: t
The Gove
their Pacifi
denin that
made in sec
contrary to
• peeple and
to the provi
derma it as
terprise will
lars and tw
choicest lan
long to the
the cost of i
its land an
damn it as
the compan
twenty year
west- territ
and exempt
and stillmo
I condemn i
summated i
perform the
million doll
million acre
exemptions
conditions
those of the
premature, s
provide for t
line from Th
immediate
through the
early develo
the North we
our lands an
the road bef
pletioia of th
TITE TRUE P INCIPLES OF PROTECTION.
You know ell that I do not approve
of needless r strictions on oar liberty of
exchanging «hat we have for what we
want, and d$ not see that any substan-
tial a.pplicati n of the restrictive prin-
ciple has ben, or can be, made in
favour of t e great interests of the
mechanic, th laboneer, the farmer, the
lumberman, the ishipbuilder, or the
fisherman. at you know also that I
have fully re ognized the fact that we
are obliged to raise yearly a great sum,
made greater by the obligations imposed
on us by this Government ; and that we
must continue to provide this yearly
sum mainly by import duties, laid to a
large extent on goods similar to those
which can be •manufactured here; and
that it results as a necessary incident of
our settled fiscal , system that there
must be a large, and, as I believe,
in the view of. moderate protec-
tionists, an ample advantage to the
home manufacturer. Our adversaries
wish to present to you an issue as 'be-
tween the present tariff and absolute free
trade. This is not the true issue. Free
trade is, as I have repeatedly explained,
for us impossible; and the issue is
whether the, present tariff is perfect or
defective and unjast.• I believe it to
be in -some important respects defec-
tive and unjust. We expressed our
views last session in feur motions, which
declare that articles of such prime
necessity as fuel and bread -stuffs should
be free; that the sugar duties should
be so adjusted as to relieve the con-
sumer from Some part of the enormous
extra priee he is now liable to pay to a
few refiners; that the exorbitant and
unequal duties on the lower grades of
cottons and !woollens should be so
changed as to•make them fairer to the
masses, who now pay on the cheapest
goods taxes a out tivice as great in pro-
portion as th4se which the rich pa, on
the finest goo s ; and that the duties
on stn h an a icle as iron, which ' is in
universal use should be reduced, so as
• to en ble the home manufacturer, to
who .it is a raw Material, to produce
11
ment pride themselves on
Railway contraet. I con-
argain as improper, being
•et, without public tender,
he existing policy of the
f Parliament, and opposed
ions of the law. I con-
xtravagant, since the eel -
cost, us sixty million dol-
nty,five raillion acres of the
s, while the road as to be-
ompany which will realize
s part of the work out. of
money subsidies. con-
utrageous, in conferring on
a practical monopoly. for
, of the trade of our North.
ries, and large privileges
ons, very valuable to them
e detrimental to the publio.
as indefensible, being con -
the face of a tender to
ame obligations for three
re less money, for three
less s land, without the
rem taxation, and on other
uchi more favourable than
OR trket. rhoo d °Ma it as
nce the true policy was to
e rapid completion of the
under I3ay and for the
onstruction of railways
•rairie, and by securing the
merit and. settlement, of
a to give added value to
a prospect of traffic for
re contracting for the cona-
eastern and western ends,
chea er goods ,for the benefit of the home
coma' er, a d the encouragement of
his foreign tr de. I believe that by
changes of th chatacter I have indi-
cated monop y and -extravagant prices
woul be ch ked, a greater measure of
fair pay -and usticeito all classes would
be se and, d the burden of taxation
woul • be bett r adjusted tb the capa-
city othe pe ple who are to pay.
HE NOR
I challenge
of the Gove
ious Limns gi
tion, WILereby
lands
diem
exact
thus
of the
perit
“The land for
the ptiblic !"
eno
Ou PrOVill
chief ewels
3
HWEST LAND POLICY.
he Ndrthwest land policy
rnent which has in var-
en facilities for specula -
great areas of the choicest
are falli g into the hands of mid -
n, who 11 hold them till they
from th immigrant large profits,
t once standing the development
collar and lessening the pros.
of the settler. Our motto is,
the settler, the price for
,
INCIAL RIGHTS.
ial rights are amongst the
f our oonstitution ; and
on thir preseivation rest the peosperity.
and the permanence of the Confedera-
tion. •' Of these the most valuable—that
indee on which all else depends—is
the ri ht of efilective local legislation on
local affairs.
grievo
of the
&tibias
confli
disall
opinio
not a
prece
struct
-vinces
liame t sanctioned, while we denounc-
ed tha disallo ance. It is now for the
people to de ide whether they will
abandon or egain ' their threatened
0
sly infr
Stream
purely
ted. wit
wance
of the
roper
ent, an
ve of th
The
•
This right has been
nged by the disallowauce
Act, which dealt with a
local, and in no wise
Dominion interests. Its
n the ground that in the
Federal Cabinet it was
et, creates a dangerous
asserts a power de -
autonomy of the Pro-
ajority of the late Par -
1'$
liberties.
TER OUNDARY AWARD.
TheI respec ive Governments some
years go sub $# itted the boundary ques-
tion to the jad.ment of a Commission
of eminent, aide, and impartial men.
The fact was communicated to, and
discus. ed in P liament, and although
severaJ session elapsed, no adverse mo-
tion w s proposed. •On the contrary,
Parijainent w thont dissent voted the
money neoess to carryon the refer-
ence, 4id thus adopted the policy. It
was t received opinion • that the
natura4, reas taable, and customary
raode cf settlin an international ques-
tion by arbitration would n t be there-
after questioned. The awa d was made
• in '78; the present Government in '79
declined to state its policy op the ques-
tion ;•in '80 it promoted the appoint-
ment of a partisan Committee of En-
quiry; in '81 it brought M nitoba into
the controversy by. its mode of enlarg-
ing her eastern limits; then it an-
nounced. the opinion that ntario did
not comprise even her old eettleraents
in the neighborhood of Fort William;
and at length, in 1882, it took courage
to declare •to Parliament that the award
should be disregarded in order to a
struggle to contract, if possible, within
those narrow Wands the limits of our
Province. Tke majority of the late
Parliament has; sanctioned, while we
have condemned this action. It is for
the people to decide whether the refer-
ence and award shall be repudiated or
respected.
AN ELECTIVE SENATE.
The Senate is constituteci on the
principle of appointment for life by the
Administration of the day; thus creating
a legislative body I esponeible to no one,
without provision to secure effective
Federal representation, or the necessary
degree of Harmony between the two
chambers. I think this plan defective,
and out of keeping with the true prin-
ciples of popular government as at this
time developed. Some would favor the
abolition of the Setutte ; bat we must
not forget that on this subject the other
provinces are differently circumstanced
from Ontario; and that the Senate was
establialied as a part of the Federal
System, in the professed interest of the
smaller Provinces. I do not propose
that the Provinces should be deprived
of the right,- which many value, of
Federal representation, in the present
proportions, in a second -chamber; but
I would advocate the reduction of its
numbers, tind,the election by the peo-
ple of its rnembera. Our own ex-
perience in old Canada gives proof of
the wisdom of this plan.
THE CONCLUSION.
After declaring himself in favor of a
true national policy, such as securing to
Canada the right to negotiate her own
treaties with foreign- countries and
other liberties, he cohcludes with the
following magnificent peroration'' I
cannot expect every one, even of my
oWn supporters, to cohcur entirely in
every sentiment I expressj. Men's
minds are not constitated so 'that, one
can hope to secure such absalutei'and
complete assent. But if in the main
you value the principles and approve
the policy I- have announced; if you
are. prepared- to condemn the fraud
which would cheat our people of a fair
representation, the wrong vshich would
deprive us of our Provincial rights, the
injustice which would repudiate an in-
ternational award, the crime which has
placed our futpre in the North-West in
the hands -of a great monopoly, the ad-
ditions, in breach of solemn pledge, to
taxation, expenditareand public charge,
the echemes which substitute for the
good of the masses and for fair taxation
the aggrandizement of the few and the
rich; and the oppression of the niany
and the poor ; if you are prepared -to
give your voices for freedom and justioe,
for retrenchment and reform, for fair
play and equal rights, for real progress
and true national development—then I
ask for your support, and will do what
in me lies to justify your decision.
Huron Politics.
Sir Richard Cartwrightein compli-
ance with the most earneet solicitations
from the Reformers of Centre Welling
bon, has consented to contest that con-
stitnency at the forthcoming election,
and he has already entered upon his
canvas with his accustomed vigor.
This constituency wait represented in
the last Parliament by Dr. Orton, the'
apostle of agricultural protection. In
187k13 he secured the seat by the slender
waiority of sixvotes. But since then
the constituency has been gerryrnan-
dered in his interests, and has been
made somewhat more one sided. We
are glad to le_ arn, however, that Sir
Richard's prospects are good, and his
niany friends here will unite with us in
the hope that he will: bear the Reform
banner triumphantly to victory.
In the West Riding of Huron, a very
largely attended and most -enthusiastic
Convention. was held at Goderich �ii
Tuesday last. Mr. M. C. Cameron re-
ceived the unanimous nomination and
will be the candidate, and from, all we
can learn his prospects for election by
'a good majority are most hopeful. As
will be Seen by our report of the pro-
ceedings at the Conhervative Conven-
tion, his opponent is to be Mr. Porter
Mr Porlter is a strong candidate and a
good man, but Mr. Cameron dietanced
him at the last election in South Huron,
and he will do SO again in the West.
We are also informed, whether c-orrect-
ly or n t, we are riot prepared to Bay,
that M. Platt, who is displeased with
Mr. POrter's nomination, is disregard-
ing the action of, the Cenvention and is
out as an independent candidate. If
this is the case, it makes Mr. Cameron's
_
eleetioe doubly sure, which is sure, M-
any event, if the Reformers of West
Huron do their duty, as we know they
will.
In E st Huron, Dr. Sloan, of Blyth,
measures swords with Mr. Farrow.
The coetest in this Riding will be a
severe Jne, but the Docto 'a friends are
active and hopeful, and if
this spirit throughout the
will be the next representa
hey continue
anapaign, he
Live for East
Huron by a fair majority. Things now
look as if the three Huron, despite the
gerrymandering, will be represented in
the next Parliament by three Re-
formers.,
• The Reform Conventi n for South.
Huron will be held to -da , when the
fortunate man who will r present this
constituency will be sel oted. It is
probable that there will no be a con-
test in this Riding. Shoul the Con-
servatives decide upon this course, they
would act wisely, as they wonld only be
• wasting their strength'.fot nothing by
placing a candidate in tie field and
bringing on an election.
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, , News of the -9913e1c.
, INTERESTING CEREM0NY.---rT110 Czar of
RUSSia will be crowned on September 6
et Moscow.
' EXPENSIVE TRIAL.—It is estimated the
42tost of the Guitea,u trial will be fifty
tiOusand dollars. '
4RRIVALS. — Twenty-three thousand
ve hundred emigrants arrived at New
ork the past week, the largest number
n record.
DISCHARGES. -=-TWO hun red clerks
ere discharged from t 0 wholesale
epartment of A. T. Ste art Lit Co.,
ew York, -on Saturday.
A YOUTHFUL SWINDLER.—A bank
ndependence, Iowa, was Swindled on
two forged cheques of 91,250 each, pre-
skited by a boy seventeen ears of age.
WHOLE VILLAGE BERNE .—Tbe vil-
I ge of Marcilly, France, ha, -been burn-
ed. Eighty four houses are wrecked
and six huudred and fifty persons made
homeless. . ;
!
1 FATAL CONFLAGRATION.—A. great fire
1 as occurred at Leadville Colorado.
t least two persons were burned to
death, and it is feared othe bodies will
b found in the debris. The loss is
/ 0,000. :
1
RIOTERS' DEMANDS.—It =ifii reported
t lab riots have broken out 'among the
p asants ih the south-west of Russia.
hey demand re distributidm of land.
he mansions of the nobility were
siicked. .
THE PRESIDENT'S HORSES —The fine
s an of black horses present d to Presi-
d, nt Garfield, and purchas d after his
death by Adam Forepatigb„ appear in
t e processions connected With Fore" -
p ugh's circus. I -
Seven TO JUSTICE.—Among the pas-
s ngera saved from the burned steamer
io Grande wan Franz Mozig, alias
C rl Bruner, who stole forty thousand
d liars in Austria and fled to Texas.
e will be sent to Austria at once.
THE GREAT • SWIMMer.---bapt. Peal
Boynton on Friday, descended the falls
o the James River -at Richmond, Vir-
g' sia. The current there is Very swift,
a d the river bed is obetruoted by bottld-
el s and the remains of fish ttaps. - There
is a fall of 75 feet in half a mile.
.REFOGEB JEWS.—The misery of the
Russiau Jews at Brody is indescribable.
Ten thousand are without helter, and
l4!
there are fresh arrivals d1. ily. The
population is unable to af.ord refuge
and further relief. The weathier JOWS
in Russia, are forming secret elubs to
facilitate emigration en masa:..
Polsoous Feeeierzens.-eMr. Fred.
Chamberlain, a widely known farmer,
and wife died at West Orange, Massa-
elausetts, the other day. Mr, Chamber-
lain was poisoned in his handa ,by
guano, with which he was fertilizing
his land. His wife was !poisoned from
dressing his injuries.
THE Ninuase FACTION.—The two
factions bf the Nihilists have now
united, and toadd to the difficulties of
the Czar's Ministers an extensive agita-
tion among the peasants in the south-
west for a redistribution of the land
has sprung up,and the hoe* of several
of the nobility have been sacked.
ILLINOIS PRESBYTERIANS.-4Ph8 Pres-
byterian General • Assembly met in
Springfield, Illinois, on the' 8 th, inst.
Over 400 delegates were present. Rev.
Dr. Darling, the retiring t1oderator,
preached. the introduotory:j seamen.
The Governor delivered an dddross of
welcome. Dr. Herrick Johnson, Chi-
eago, was elected Moderator. 1
Cuerous BANK. ---Patrick Try, a coal -
dealer at Joliet, Illinois, when satisfied.
that his death was near at httO, caused
a priest and two friends to tlarry him
out to a shed. There he nnloosed .a
screw from a board and 93,40 in cons
rolled forth. He willed $1.,0410 and his
house to his brother James, Who is in a
lunatic astffuna. ,
DISTRESSING DE STITUTION. 1--- 0 n the
arrival of a party of Irish immigrants -
at Troy, New York, a child was found
dead in its mother's arrns froM starva-
tion. The immigrants state that they
were evicted, and the landlords after-
ward made arrangements for their
transportation to Pennsylvania, but
that no arrangements had been made
to supply them with food.
SEARCHING STEAMERS FOR TE AISS-
MINS.— T he police in New York have been
looking for Michael Turner, tie passen-
ger on the steamer Wisconsin, who
came tfrom Queenstown withOut any
luggage, who was a pronounced Nation-
alist, and who disappeared suddenly on
arriving in New York. It is suspected
he was connected with the Dublin
tragedy.
West Huron Consery tives.
A large and: enthusiastic c event' n
of the Conservatives of Wet Hp on
was held at the yllage of Sm th's Hill
on Monday last, for the purpose of or-
ganization and nominating a standard
bearer for the coming election to the
Commons. Every division was fully
represented, and about 150 !delegates
and a large namber of others from the
neighboring ridings were present. The
first dutY was organizing. Mr. F. W.
Johnston, President of the lecal asso-
ciation of West Huron, presiding. A
constitution for the guidance of the
association was drafted, and unanim-
ously adopted. The election cif officers
was then proceeded with, resUlting in
the election of Mr. Wm. Campbell,
deputy reeve of Goderich town} as presi-
dent ; Mt. R. M. Racey, of 1 Clinton,
vice-president; Mr. George. 314chell, of
the Gocierich Star, Secretary; Mr James
Beak, deputy reeve of Colborne, treas-
urer. , The following vice presidents for
each municipality were else i elected:
Clinton, E. Cerbett ; Goderieh town,
G. Evans; Goderich townshiP, Joseph
Whitely; Colborne,Joseph Goiplthorpe ;
East Wavranosh, L. Nether; West
Wawanosh, James Johnston; Ashfield,
Robert Webster. ;
The nomination of candidates was
then taken up. A number of gentlemen
were nominated, but all declined ex-
cepting Messrs. Samuel Platt, Of Goder-
ich, F. W. Johnston, of Goderich, and
Robert Porter, of Kirkton.1 These
gentlememeach addressed the Meeting,
strongly supporting the present•Govern-
ment, and asking the meeting to be
unanimous in th.e selection Of their
candidate. They then retired Whilst a
ballot was taken, resulting in tire choice
falling upon Mr. Robert Porter, of
Kirkton. A resolution making Mr.
Porter's nomination unaniraous was
moved by Mr. Johnston, and Fleconded
by Mr. Samuel Platt, and endorsed by
the whole delegation by a etanding vote.
y
Mr. Porter then thanked the de gates
for the honor conferred on hjr, aid
urged the necessity for immedi te or-
ganization and unceasing labor to sub-
cessfully carry the riding by a large
majority, stating that' he would nal.
mediately throw himself with all his
energy into the. campaign, and address
his constituents at greater length, the
shortness of time preventing a more
lengthy address. A resolution was
unanimously passed expressing entire.
confidence in the Government of Sir
John Macdonald, fully endorsing _ the
carrying out of the National Policy,
also the successful progress in the build-
ing of the Canada Pacific railway.
Rousing cheers were , given for the
Queen, Sir John Macdonald, and Mr.
Porter, the' candidate, and Mr. Johns-
ton, the Looal nominee for West Huron
and Mr. Platt.
East Huron Reformers.
A Convention of the Reformers of the
East ,Riding of Huron! as now consti-
tuted, wa held in the t wn ball, Wroe-
eter, on Saturday last. The attendanee
was inuc larger thaii even the mit
sanguine expected. very munic •
polity wa fully repr sented by del
gates, an there were besides a large
number o good men a d true presezlt
from vari us parts of t e Riding and al
were hop ful, enthusi stic and dete
mined. rom the spir t manifested on
Saturday, we should Sa that there will
not be e any votes left unpolled in
East Huron, math° night of the 22nd of
June. A the appointed hour the chair
was take by Dr. Mel) nald, of Win.
ham, Pre ident of the o d North Riding
Association. The first business was to
re-organi se the assoei tion, when Abe
following officers were elected; Presi-
dent, Dr. McDonald, ingham ; first
Vice -Pres dent, E. E. Wade, Brussels i;
second Vi e -President, George Fortuu
Turnberr ; Secretary, J. A. Motto ,
Wingharn ; Treasurer, John Neilana-
Wingham The . Convention then ad-
journed f r dinner.
At two
assemble
ed. Dud
dition to t
from the
hall was
was scare
ings had
was found
floor of th
and there
building c
was cons
Hall. W
settled he
examining
ing delega
seats.
Howick.
Johnston,
cher, Tho
lin, W. Sa
Doig, W
Hazlewoo
E -AFTERNOON SESSION.
o'clock the Conveution re
and business was commenc
g the into! . al a large ad
e meeting ad gathered i
urrounding t(:1wnship, and th
o densely peaked that ther
ly standing oom. Proceed).
carcely cow enced when it
that the gre t weight on the
• hall was oa sing it to sink,
was imnainen danger of bhe
11a,psing. A adjournment
quently ma e to Gofton's
en all had ot comfortably
e, the first b siness was the
of credential . The follow -
es were cello and took their
Chas. McLaughlin, W.
Geo. 13rowatt, W. gel:Cer-
es Wilson, John MeLaugh-
derson, James Sudden, Wm -
• Hood, W. Giles, James
. Smith Bingham, J. R.
Williams, John Wilson, P. McIntosh,
James Mtchell, James Edgar, P. P.
Aylesworto, S. Brown, C. J. Passmore.
Wingha r. --J. A. Morton, George
McKay, homes Holmes, W. Wiley,
George Mcl: ibbon, W. Rudd, A. David-
son, I. Sill W. Soott, D. W. Goodson,
D. Stewa t, H. S. Coyne, W. J. Me-
Cutcheon, E. Edwards, J. Anderson, -
John Srna 1, W. Robertson, John Nee -
lands, P. ioD�nald.
G-rey.— . Raymond, P. McDonald,
D. Bober son, A. Stesaart, Thomas
Strachan, A. Ross, A. Shaw, John
Strong, Ja es Ferguson, John Camer-
on, John C ear, James McDonald, John
Hyslop, T omas McFadzen, A. McKay,
John Mao., John Stewart, P. McDon-
ald, Edwa d Garrow, T. ,McFarlane.
Turnber y.—J. Elliott, F. Patterson,
John Pow:11, John Green, George For-
tune, lie id tiler, George' Thompson, W.
Hastings, . Lovell, Thomas Price J.
S. MeTav'sh, John Petterson, A. J.
W. Messer, Dr. Hutchinson,
at, S. Drummond, J. Grenn-
11
11
McDonald,
John Dim
vil.
Wroxete
Dr. Braun-,
son, R. 01
Thomas M
Brussels
ander, R..
Scott, W.
Graham,
Craoken,
3. R. Smit
Morrie.
Armstrong
MoQuarrie
Arra Aron g
John Elso
McIntosh,
Blythe --
Young, W
W. Watso
James Tr
Gosman, D
In additi
delegates t
have alrea
the repres
party from
The follow
we take fr
whose repr
THE
Dr. McD
was glad t
resentative
East Huro
before hi
ferred brie
eral party
in the past,
record of
them, and
were imbu
that by wh
by was en
centralizati
the governi
tle for the
representet
few days
(Laughter).
acter, howe
not aspire t
11
.—James Paulin, J. B.Vogt,
Joseph Cowan, John David-
rk, Thomas B.1 Saunders,
Laughlin.
—E. E. Wade, John Alex-
rmstrong, F. S. Scott, D.
H. Coon, H. R.
. Campbell, W. H. Mc-
. LaidlawnJames Buyers,
A. Sloan, John' Milne, R.
R. Moffatt, J. X. Moore, D.
A. Stewart, A. ;Miller, W.
H. Gossman, Ee13. Rattan,
, W. Isbister, J. Smiley, D.
. Ireland, F. Wright.
. Drummond, N. H.
McDonnell, 0. G. Martin,
H. MeQuarrie, ITaa. Logan,
ax, Thomas Janes-, John
. Sloan.
n to the foregoing list of
ere was also present, as we
y stated, a large number of
ntative members of the
all sections of the Riding.
ng report of the proceedings
in the London Advertiser,
sentative was present:
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS.
#'nald, the President, said he
meet such a large and rep
gathering of the Liberals of
. The look on the faces
betokened victory. Be re -
y to the battles of the Lib-
or responsible- Governmebt
and the long and brilliant
oble victories achieved by
e knew the men before him
with the same spirit as
eh the party in days gone
bled to fight against the
n of power in the hands of
g few and to win the bat-
eople. He said we had got
on by population—got it a
go with a •veDgeance.
Victories of that char-
• er, the Reform party did
win.
•
: •
NORNATIONS.
Nominati ns were now called for, and
the followin names were submitted:
Dr. Sloan, ohn Powell, John Dymond,
Thomas St achan, Dr. McDonald, D.
MeGillicad M, Y. McLean, Thomas
Gibson, M P. P., J. A. Morton, E.
Wade, Johr McCrae, James Mitchell,
R. Arrostro4g, W. Armstrong and W.
Drummond
Dr. Sloan of Blyth, arose to address
the Convention; and was warmly re-
ceived. He said he felt that the en-
thusiasm nhlanifested by the splendid
gathering of Liberals before him would
not be quen hed until five o'clock on
the afterno n of the 20th of June,
when they mild have achieved the po-
MAY, 20, 1882.
litioal redemption of the Ridhig. H
strongly condemned tin" cowardice
the Government in bringing on th
elections at the present juncture, mo
especially as they had not dared to ta
up the challenge thrown down by th
Opposition leaders, and appeal to th
country on the Pacifioltail way bargai
He denounced the unjust fiscal polio
of the Government as a milliopair
manufacturing fraud, especially pr
judicial to the interests of the fermi]]
community. He referred' to the ahem
of the Federal Government to degrad
Ontario from her rightful position an
,influence in the Confederation by th
rejection of the Boundary Award. M
Thomas Farrow,. the member fo
North Huron, had meekly and submi
sively, as was his wont, voted for th
dismemberment of the Province t
which he belonged, and for the sacrific
of the interests of the constituelac
which .sent him to Parliamen
(Cheers.)
Mr. Thomas Gibson, M. P. P., di
not propose to make a opeech. He wa
not a candidate, but he was ready t
fight shoulder • to shoulder with hi
friends in the Riding for the return o
the nominee of the Convention. •
Mr. Thomas Strachate Reeve of Grey
said that by the operations of Sir John'
psculiar gerrymander, he was now in
ud
Riding where be wolrequire to d
some fighting, and he 'was glad of th
opportunity to fight for the sterlin
principles of his party. He believe
that with effort and organization the
could carry the Riding.1 The Conserve
tives were indignant and disorganized
a 4arge portion of the more respectabl
members of that party were heartil
ashamed of the cowardly gerryinander
He declined the nomination.
Dr. McDonald said that never in th
history of the Liberal ,party were the
so entrenched in justice and. principle
He said they proposed to pass two othe
Bills in addition to the recent so calle
RedistributionBill—a Bill of Restitu
tion and a Bill of Retribution; restitu
tion of the Liberalti to their position a
rulers of the country, and retribution
for - the gerrymandering outrage. In
nine constituencies theiReformers have
-been lived 'so as to give them an aver-
eaage majority of 600, and in order to
give Ontario four additional members,
fifty-six constituencies had been shame-
fully mutilated. Many prominent
Conservatives, with whom he had con-
versed, condemned. the.lgerrymander in
untneasured terms as it laid every in-
dividual member of the party open to
the imputation of cowardice. He took
up the question of the Boundary Award,
showing at length the ibamense value of
the awarded territory to Ontario, as it
had. been estimated to be worth $300 to
every taxijayer in the; Province. He
asked if they were willing to surrender
this splendid estate at i the dicteem of
the Tories of the east: (Cries of,- "no,
no," and cheers.) Sir john MODoneld
was the great autocrat of the Tory
party—the big chief of the Wigiaam --
he cringed to the Quebec Tories and at
his nod and beck the Teries of Ontario
had been guilty of Provincial trea.Son,
and their leader, Mr. V. R. Meredith,
had swallowed himself bodily. He had
no intention of acceptihg the nomina-
tioni
M. D.McGillicuddy,Goderich,said he
had driven forty miles in order to ascer-
tain what his friends ie the east pro-
posed doing, and how -they looked and
felt. He could vouch- for what they
would do in the west and south. He
said despite the thoasand and one
vaunted virtues of the Tory Govern-
ment, they dared not face the country
on the merits of their policy, but were
obliged to resort to the infamous pro-
cesses embodied in their cowardly Ger-
rymandering Bill. He I said. they had
South Huron by the !disgrace of Sir
John Macdonala through act of Paxlia-
ment. They had. buried Mr. Robert
Porter and Dr. Timotlay Cole-
man beneath 700 of a Reform majority.
They would never knoW, political resur-
rection. He said thaat under the old
t Ti
Hebrew dispensation' man who had.
taken a wife was exempt from service
in war for one year, butthey erould re-
lieve Mr. Farrow from service in Par-
liament for five years, peobably 25. He
was not a candidate.
Mr. M. Y. 'McLean, Seaforth, declin-
ed the nomination. Ho said the base
act of the gerrymander had. made many
converts to the Libertil cause. Mueli
as he loved the Confede ation, he would:
say annul it before ho l would consent
that Ontario should sahrifice her pro-
vincial autonomy to Quebec Tory
domination. (Cheers.) , He ialenounced
the subjection of the young 'Province of
Manitoba to the Pacific! Syndicate-; he
dealt with the abortivis efforts of the
so-called Pacific Railway Commission
to smirch the high character of -the
Hon. Alexander Macke zie ; he ex-pos-
edm many of the iniq°us features of
the Pacific Railway ha. gain, and laid
bare the inherent rotten
ness of the Port
Moody job. He deprec ted the rapid
increase in controllab e expenditure,
and closed one of the est speeches of
the day amidst loud ap lause.
of
re
ke
e
n.
0-
e -
pt
r.
s -
t.
a
OTHER NOM ERB.
Messrs. E. E. Wade, J. A. Morton,
John McCrae, James Mitchell, R. Arm-
strong, W. Armstrong and. W. Drum-
mond also briefly declined the nomin-
atibn.
useeenerousee claosee.
Dr. Sloan, of Blyth, was then made
the unanimous nominee of the Conven-
tion, and in rising to thank the meeting
he received an ovation, the large gath-
ering of delegates and visitors rising to
their feet and cheering enthusiastic -
HE RETURNS THANEE.
Dr. Sloan warmly thar.ked the Con-
vention for its hearty and nanimous ex-
pression of confidence in, his ability to
carry the Riding. He aeked their earn-
est and united support ia order to se-
cure his return. He wait proud to be a
follower of the Hon. Edward 13Iake
who would be the first Irish Prime
Minister of Canada. (Cheers.) He
saw victory before thena: Let each one
of them work to the ntnaost for the re-
demption of the Riding.'
The following resolut ons were then
put to the meeting and unanimously
carried.
Moved by Mr. Thomas Strachan,
Reeve of , Grey, seconded by Mr. R.
Adamson,' and resolved; "That in the
opinion of this meeting,' the policy in-
augurated by the presenCGovernment,
'called the National Policy, is prejudi-
cial to the best interests 'of the general
community, and especi4ly so the far- i
mere, by increasing the post of .neces-
sanes without providing any adequate
or additional profit on mak productions."
Moved by Mr. Thomas Gibson, M. P.
P., seconded by James Edgar, and Ile.
solved, That in the opinion of this Con.
vention, the action of the present Do-
minion Government in unjustly
criminating - against the residents of
Ontario by declining to carry out the.
award made by impartial arbitrators
fixing the boundary and by disallowing
the acts of Parliament of our Pro-
vince of a purely local character, is cal-
culated to destroy the harmony and
unity which should exist between the
Provinces, and is a blow at Confedera-
,
tion.
Moved by Mr. 3. R. Miller'Deputy-
Reeve of Morris, seconded by Mr. W.
Drummond, of Blyth, and Resolved,
That this meeting views with disfavor
the recent action of the Governnaent in
the matter of the Gerrymandering Bill
as being subversive of the best interests
of Ontario in the fact that this Pro -
vine° is subjected to a re -distribution of
constituencies entirely at variance with
the original intent of the act governing
redistribution each cenaus year accord-
ing to representation by population.
That the wiping out of county bound-
aries and the severing of old ties be-
tween municipalities is inimical to the
interests of the people in the constitu-
encies so gerrymandered, and the facts
that no regular geographical or numeri-
cal basis has been adopted proves cons
elusively that the so-called Redistribu-
tion Bill was introduced solely for the
purpose of legislating Ontario out of its
right of having the majority of its elec-
tors fairly represented on the floor of
the House of Commons.
The Convention then adjourned with
icheers for the Queen, the Hon. Edward
!Blake and Dr. Sloan.
! •
1 The East 'Huron Conservative
i Convention.
1 At a meeting of the Conservative As-
sociation of East Huron, Ibeid at Bras-
,-iSelS on Thursday; there were 325 dele-
,
gates present. The by-laws of
I the As-
ociatioe were adopted; and next an-
nual meeting is to be held at Gerrie on
econd Wec/nesday in September next.
he officers elected were: John Leech,
luevale, President; F. C. Rodgers,
Brussels, Vice -President, and W. T.
Bray, Wingham, Secretary -Treasurer.
The Vice -Presidents of different MTMiCi-
c. alities are A.Mossgrove, Turnberry; A.
atton, Wroxeter, P. Kelly, Myth ;
. Drewe, Brussels, M. Morrison, Grey,
Gardiner, Monday Henry Perkins,
orrie. It was moved by C. T. Scott,
and seconded by Uriah McFadden, of
Grey, that Thomas Farrow, M. P.,
bluevale, be the Conservative candidate
Air East Huron, which Was carried by
all the delegates standing. A depute -
Von waited upon Mr. Farrow, who was
it town, and tendered him the vote of
the Convention. Mr. Farrow addressed
tlae meetinglat considerable length, and
ably dealt with the subjects of the day.
Resolutions ! supporting the present
Government, were carried.
=111,1111111=111•1111MMINIMINIt
A Huronite's Opinion of
Winnipeg.
A Huronite writing frona Winnipeg
uhder date of May 10, gives the follow -
g interesting sketch of that wonder.
fitil western Metropolis:
A few days can be spent pleasantly
enough in this city. Winnipeg is an
institutione of itself. It is like no other
pace, andlpeesents peculier phases of
development, and all types of human-
ity. It presents the general appearance
of a huge village ; a vast array of small
Wood,ert buildings of all shapes and
h leas,. interspersed with a goodly
n mber of really fine brick buildings.
t the present time the city is fairly
studded with canvas tents of all size—
sifaali ones on the back streets, �ontain-
hag going west, and huge ones
Main street in which you can get
b ard and ladging at a Manitoban re-
unerationS Main street extends from
t e railway sltation to the old Hudson
Bay store, a distance of nearly two
ilea, and is built up on both sides.
ain street from 6 o'clock, a. m., to 12
o 1 at night is one living mass of mov-
ing humanity. All kinds of rigs from
t e sty is four-in-hand to the Red
R ver ox and cart, and all kinds of peo-
pile the finest dressed and naost
aljistooratic Jooking ladies and gentle -
mien in the Dominion to the swarthy
1141f -breed and. ragged Indian. A large
n mber of males are dressed in Old
Country style—Corduroy snit, with leg-
gi i gs and knee breeches. There are
a. out eighty hotels in the city, anti a ,
g atmany of them large ones and they
a all fully crowded. Cots and stretch-
er are institutionspeculiar to this land.
A most every hotel contains billiard and.
p ol tables aed these tables are sur-
ro nded 18 hours a day by a crowd of
e er players. I should judge that at
le st one half the people here have
n thing to do; came here to see what
w s going on, and, like the immortal
M cawber, are hanging around "waiting
fo something to turn bp,-'? and 90 per
ce i t. of these are well-dressed, sharp,
h•neet, fine looking business men; and
at almost every turn you are meeting
p elvhlee f 000ud sknfoarwt.h
er south have been
sotnething terrific. Emerson, West
Lynn, St. Vincent and all the vicinity
w s a complete lake for thelast two
w eks. Yoa will probably get reports
of it, but a good deal is tried to be hid -
de from the outside world, •and as
lit, le as possible is said about it. None
of be tepidness part of this city is or
ha been flooded, but the streets near
th4 river are under water. Only a
linhlited number of small dwellings are
bu lt in that portion of the city, how -
eV r.
he sporting fraternity are out of
so ts, not mach game being got this
sp hag, wild ducks being unusually wild
an1 shy. Game is plentiful, however,
if lard to be got. While out west for a few
we ks 1 had a bear hunt, and. a moose-
de+r hunt, while wild geese, ducks,
or nes and snipe are met at every turn.
A grand country for a sportsman's life.
Patty lines in the local 'louse, yon
observe, are becoming drawn. An
organized opposition is formed to the
o quay Government. T. Greenway,
M. P. P., is leader of the Opposition
en some lively tinaes may be expected
in he local political arena in the near
future. The House on a fall vote now
wotild stand 17 to 11. Hon. John Nor-
quey, the Premier, is a Scotch half-
breed raised and educated in the Prov-
ince, and although controlling the des-
tinies of the province for a number of
years, is still a young looking man. He
s ery corpulent and has a distinct
In. ian physiognomy. He is well edu-
cated and is a good speaker, and will
always take a pronainent part in the
history of this country. His failing ate
1
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a
n'
ing
ha
the
rad
a
prie
ther
pec
woul
ap
ins
on a
atm
oar
this
cora
parti
tions
see b
ces li
vote
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and
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mont
wick)
for $1
is te
Hotel
here
-pie.
tion
• rea
of bu
capit
of Ma
with
,comin
stead
they. f
,ea.
backs
lengt
are en
story
I
Air.
ship ol
50 hive
of the
Mitcht
—M
Marys,
Ridget
' —All
ton, he
the hai
--T
closed
evenin
therea
----T
pribiisli
'whose
years.
—Mr
bas sot
for /5,2
°onside
—A_ I
been pli
Mother
all trusi
well to I
—Mr,
of Ellio
where '
future, I
the hoj
health, i
—Mr,
Mitch&
Mseaitol
country
he inte
place.
—RoI
Josiah I
fortunat
mares it
lieyes" w
land.
—Mr-,
lin, said ,
of Listot
for the e
nese, ant'
purpose'
—Rob
bcoeuen
it own]
bedroom
• Thompsi
of 15.1.04,
had a sn,
one of )
Laving b
WKS the !
knee. i
—The
; - this sea
sisting o
and sin
there are
town and
• fully.
—The
,
half mil
the Gs.
been pur
ceased, f
Josiah IM
—MissJ
Robert
at her fa
' hour on
A brothe
year ago.
the syiaap
—Bet
raised thi
Nil
for the
church
. all genu
for home
"A city s
—Fall
in the
farmer b
This cro
' in place
appearan
good crop
met with
He slipn
at the -8
held in bi
penetra
the great
ing his de
—The
Logan w
went asle
horse e
right ro
home, thr
of the bu,,, 0
upon the
to a frien
faithful. h
—Mr. 3
lately pnr