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Establi ed 1860
ith McPhail McLean, Editor.
Ublished at Seaforth, Ontario, ev-
Thursday afternoon by McLean
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SEAFORTH, Friday, October llth.
Monday Is Election Dap
Monday next, October 14, is elec-
tion day. And whdt an election, or
rather, what an opportunity of
choice the Canadian voter will have
in it.
Never before in the political his-
tory of Canada have there been so
many candidates in the field or so
many parties and groups, seeking
the reins of power.
The Conservatives and the Liber-
als are, of course, the two leading
parties, but following after are the
C.C.F. and the Reconstruction Par-
ties, the four having 7,84 camlidates
in the field..
But in addition to these there are
108 additional candidates who claim
allegiance to this and to that and the
other thing, where allegiance is
claimed to anything except to the
person of themselves.
• It is a mothly choice indeed, but
the very multiciplicity of candidates,
where only 245 can be elected, places
a very decided responsibility on the
shoulders of the .`Canadian people,
because there isa possibility that the
vote may be so split that no one party
may have a majority and stable gov-
ernment can not be maintained when
one party is forced to dicker with
axother party or group for its sup-
port in order to stay in power.
At the last election in 1930, Mr.
Bennett received an emphatic man-
date to govern. No Canadian Pre-
mier has ever entered into power
with a greater proportion* of the
country behind him.
But with the remembrance of the
last five years, so freshly in the peo-
ple's minds, it is scarcely likely he
will be given such support again. He
has new and greater and even more
varied promises for the future, but
his record of five years of unfulfilled
promises is still with him, and, as
we say, still fresh in the people's
minds.
Will the choice then fall on Mr.
King, the leader of the only other old
and tried political party? Mr. King
is not a promiser, but his records of
government when in office before,
have always spelled prosperity, par-
ticularly to rural Canada, and rural
Canada has not had much butter on
its bread for the past five years.
That is why the political prophets
view him as the next Canadian Pre-
mier. But while political prophets
are not always wise. and elections
are most uncertain things, it must
be admitted he should find the least
opposition in the coming battle.
The major fight, at least, will to
between the two old parties. No one,
not even their most enthusiastic fol-
lowers, are claiming for either Mr.
Woodsworth or Mr. Stevens, a suf-
ficient following in the next House
for either or both, if that were pos-
sible, to govern the country, or even
hold a balance of power.
Both, of course, will detach votes
from the two old parties, and with
the other clicks and clans and discon-
tents, .may form a group in the
House that will prevent either a Lib-
eral or Conservative Government
carrying on with any hope of suc-
cess to themselves or benefit to the
country.
That, in fact, constitates their
greatest danger. But it never will
come to the danger mark if the Can-
adian voter permits himself to in-
dulge in a little quiet thinking. To
realize that every vote cast for these,
this and that candidate, is A vote
thrown away. To realize that even
When that stamp of candidate is
elected, he fulfils no part in the gov-
ernnlent of the country, no useful
part as government opposition. He
is jut a nuisance and a menace to
stable government, and. the constitu-
ency- whith sends him to Parliament
might InOt;'!"af veil be disfranchised,
as far AS interests are concern-
ed. .
Mr.. evens and -the Farmers
Mo t farmers in this county are
awar , and a few of them very keen-
ly avirare, of Hon. H. H. Stevens'
method. of doing business with the
defunct Richelieu Corporation, the
scandal of whose operations in the
export cattle business was a live top4
ic of debate at the last session of the
Dominion Parliament. •
This Montreal corporation, a prac-
tically insolvent dummy company,
and a penniless one, secured a. sub-
sidy of $13,000 from Mr. Stevens,
who made, the donation of public
money without consulting the Minis-
ter of Agriculture or any of his other
colleagues.
Then the company, widely adver-
tising the fact that the Government
was behind them, induced a great
many farmers to ship cattle with:
them with the result that some twen-
ty shippers went bankrupt and the
farmers whose cattle were shipped
lost upwards of $40,000.
When an investigation was insti-
tuted, Mr. Stevens came out with the
flat statement that he would not as-
sume any responsibility for the loss-
es of the farmers, and although the
Government did later assume the re-
sponsibility, it was against the bitter
opposition of Mr. Stevens and due al-
mOst entirely to the eforts of Mr. W.
H. Golding, the member for South
Huron, Mr. Fred Sanderson, the
member for Perth', and one or two
Other members, whose farming con-
stituents had been victimized by the
Richelieu Corporation.
In commenting on this Montreal
company which Mr. Stevens subsid-
ized with the people's money and his
conduct in doing so, the Financial
Post of Toronto says: "If Mr. Weir
(the Minister of Agriculture) were
not bound by the traditions of Cab-
inet Solidarity and had been permit-
ted to, speak his mind on this trans-
action, the rafters of the Parliament
Buildings would have trembled from
the force of his criticism.
"The net result of the transaction
is that Government funds were paid
out in the form of a subsidy to a
perfectly worthless corporation and
that as a result of the endorsation
thus given by the Government, farm-
ers were induced to put their necks
in a financial noose that was then
drawn tightly.
"By the conduct of his enquiry,
Mr. Stevens has shown all along that
he has little practical business sense.
The publication of the facts of the
Richelieu affair comes at an unfor-
tunate time for him.”
A most unfortunate time. But
still that is the same Mr. Stevens,
whose two candidates in Huron are
asking for him the support of the
farmers of this county.
Add to this Mr. Stevens' oft declar-
ed and undying principles of high
protection—privilege for the few at
the expense of the many—will the
farmers fall for him and his new
promises, many and varied as they
are?
Is it likely that Mr. Stevens' politi-
cal history of contempt for the farm-
er, and all that farming represents,
will be So soon forgotten and so eas-
ily forgiven?
We believe that the result of the
polis at the election on Monday next,
will show just what the farmer really
does think of Mr. Stevens, his party
and his promises. And that it will
not be a very promising showing
either.
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Just One Tree
The town auithorities, or some one
in authority in the ,town, last week
authorized the cutting down of a
beautiful, large maple tree, that us-
ed to stand on the street—or was it
on a lawn—not half a block from
Main Street.
Just one tree. But what a differ-
ence that one maple tree has made in
the appearance of Goderich Street,
at that end.
No! We didn't say improvement,
unless you a!s a citizen, or you, as a
motorist, going through, are of the
opinion that the complete' exposure
of an honest, but old and dilapidated
frame_ building of considerable size;
the bringing into prominence of
three large transformers on a rough
platform, and a clear view of var-
ious back yards, barns and other out
buildings, add more to the beauty of
a street, than the large green maple
tree that formerly Aid them.
Of course, it was aid to have been
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Years 4!tgone
Interesting itezn51 Ached from
Tho Expositor of fifty and
twenty-five years ago.
From The Huron Expositor of
October 14, 1910
Mr. William Bawden, Reeve of Exe-
ter, died suddenly on October 5.
By the strenuous efforts of Reeve
;Geiger and his couneil, together (with
%hose 'of Mr. Shillinglaw and Tucker -
smith telephene people, Bewail i to
be made a central for a gotod portion
of the Township of Tuckerernith and
Stanley.
Re -opening services in connection
with the Thames Read Presbyterian
Oh'urcth will be held on the leth insb.,
when Rev. J. A. Turnbull of Toroos
who is a native of Usborne, will
preach.
Congratulations are due Mr. Claude
K. Bluett, of .0reditorn on his obtain-
ing his degree at Queen's University,
Kingston.
'Mr. W. H. Hoffman has' moved into
his new residence in Zurich.
Mr. Charles Fritz of Zurich has pur-
chased a stock of boots and shoes in
Acton and is away looking after the
business in that town.
Mr. Alex. Muniock's home in Hen -
sail was discovered to' be on fire, be-
tween: 5 and 6 o'clock in the evening.
The carpenters are completing the
reef on the new hotel in Hensall and
'we understand that it is to be pushed
forwardto completion.
The joint stock sale of W. A. Ross
and (William Conine of Brucefield,
held on the letter's farm, 3rd con.,
Stanley, on Thursday, was a good
one. Pt poured rain but in spite of
that the sale amounted to $1,816.
The handseme nevi..cement block
residence being erected by Mr. Chas.
Ferguson is nearly finished and will
be one of BayfieM's finest residences.
The Seaforth Band has been or-
ganizeoland has the following officers:
Honorary ;president, Dr. C. Mackay;
honorary vice-pres., Ardh. Barton;
president, D. T. Pinkney; vice-pres.,
A. F. Cluff; secretary -treasurer, How-
ard ;Hartry; Committee: A. Close, J.
F. Daly and Mr. McLeod; leader, W.
Freeman.
The firm of Storey & Van Egmond,
architects of Regina, .of which, firm
Mr. Bert Van Egmond, son of W. D.
Van Egmond is a membefr, are among
the most successful architects of the
West. Out of eight recent competi-
tions for city buildings., their Plans
have been accepted and include the
Albert School, the Y.W.C.A., the Col-
legiate Institute, the. E.arl Grey
School, Curling Rink, Market Build-
ing and the Isolation Hospital.
At a concert given under the pat -
renege of Lieutenantenevernor and
Madame Forget on Tuesday night,
Mr. W. T. Hays, formerly of Seaforth,
took a leadi' r.g ;part.
•
From The Huron Expositor of
October 16, 1884
The Oddfel:ows of Wingham have
purchased a vacant lot from Mrs.
Graham for $600, on which they pur-
pose building a lodge room with
lodgs Torn upstairs and stores be -
teeth.
Messrs. J. McKay and James Mc-
Donald, Goderich fishermen, who sav-
ed the lives of the crew of the barque
Iowa. off Greenech Potent two years
ago,. were awarded a gold medal and
$20 each for their bravery.
On. Monday last while Mr. James
Aikenhead af the end of Stanley was
assisting hi neighbor, Mr. Hugh 'Mc-
Gregor. to eur. fodder with the straw
cutter, his left han'd was caught in
the rollers and all the 'fingers and
part of the paern of the hand were
cut off.
Mr. Barr and Mr. Don-ance. whose
prope rze Le along the sideline be-
tween Roxboro and Harperhe.y. have
pet up sebreantlal w'ae fences -a pre -
vera sraw from 'elzaking the read
t t -Therripsere n Seafortaejr
Oct. 14. by Rev. A. 0. McDanald. Mr.
John Seett, of Roxbore Chreatene.
A., .eldest daughae* of Mr, Jnn
Thorn ps Dr, , of Seaforth.
The annual meeting-crf the S,eafereh
CurLns Club was held on Friday ev-
ening lase wher, the following officers
were elected: President, D. D. Wil-
son; vice-pres.. R. Ceeenren; raare-
taryeressurer, M. R. Gaunter; patron,
Sir Richard Cartwright; chaplain,
Rev. A. D. McDonald; skips, J. ..
Lyons, Gee Person, R. Cernmen.
M. R. Counter, A. Young, J. A. WY. -
son.
Mr. Wm. Haines met with a very
painful accident, at Kidd's Salt Werke
one day last week when a heavy plate
nf iron fell over on him and broke
his leg. -
On Monday last the liesers. Case
shipped 102 head of cattle—five car-
loads—to Liverpool.
Mr. Edward McFall of Seaforth
has now one of the handsomeet dry
goods stores in Canada.
Mr. James Dick of Kippen left re-
cently for Nevada, following Horace
Greeley's advice to seek his fortune
in the far west.
Mr. Thos. Sherritt, of Blake, met
with a painful accident near Kippen
recently and was able to be moved to
his home on Saturday last.
damaged. It might fall down
some day. It might at that.
But would it have cost any
more to have had a tree doc-
tor make repairs on it, that
would have made it safe and
prolonged its life for many
years to come, than it cost
to cut it down and chop it
up?
If poles and wires must be
seen to be appreciated, why
not put them out in the mid-
dle of the road? Why keep
on destroying the maple
trees that make Goderich
Street one of the prettiest
streets in Western.. Ontario?
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INTERVIEW WITH R. J. D ACH
(By Harry J. Boyle) ,
AN
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, Wingham was just beginning to
stir on (this particular Tuesday morn-
ing. . Shopkeepens were setting out
displays, Deb -very wagons we r e
trundling over the p(avernent. Dishes
were rattling; silverware clinking in
a nearby cate. Nearby, a radio blar-'
ed,inta studden activity as 'if it, too,
felt the prompting urge of the morns
;Coming ;Ibsen the street I net Mr.
Deachman. For a moment I paused.
After all he, was a ;busy man, and who
'was 1 to ;presume on hia time? Yet
he stopped to speak tt the newsboy
on the cap.
"Hello, Harry,- how's business?"
I turned. Yee, it was he who had
epoken. No formality here. I said,
"Mr. Deachman" he smiled.
"Ohange it to Bob'," he retorted, "it
saves time."
We went up thee street together,
crossing ever in front of the post -
office and down past the hotel. Would
I come to the Committee Robms? This
eir'as
'my lucky morning. Why, of
course,1 vvould.
Once seated in chairS . .• . they
were those comfortable arm ones,
trifle old-fashioned, but certainly bet-
ter than these new back -breaking
modernistic affairs. Once seated, I
began a furtive search for a match.
"Have a light."
Now, this was a,sheer surprise. A
non -sleeker carrying a match,and
withei.it any ebjectione to smoking.
'The conversation drifted to gener-
alities, as all good conversations do.
So many people, I mean of eourse the
"Old Tory Guard," have been whis-
pering little sayings, tlhat ,figured a-
round the Word "stranger," and "not
a Jcal Well, there would be
no in., making a tentative re-
nate*.
There was a merry twinkle int his
eyes, as he handed me a little yellow
book.
"The Lone Gueet," I read, "by R.
J. Deachman."
The unspoken question of my mind
was answered. This was the author,
the man whose article on a vieitt to
his home touched the hearts' of home
lovers from one end of Canada to the
other.
And to my eyes, as I tanned the
cover aver, there came the sentence:
"1 was born near the village of
Gorrie, in the Township of Howick
in the County of Huron, in the Prov-
ince of Ontario."
And as my friend' spoke, there came
a mental visiOn. Under the deft mos
tery of his 'w'ords , I saw his home
Gorrie! A quiet little town, so typ
ical of serene Ontario.
,saw the bridge and dam, tha
haven of the small boy. The homes
and gardens. The +peaceful little
church, 'where men and women were
taught to honour God and love their
fellearmlen.
I caught the enthusiasm 'of hi
voice as he spoke Of •the "ole gleam o
sun and watee, on sturdy young
bronzed bodies. Could almost fee
the fierce thrill .tof delight as the fish
nibbled And the inrushing flood o
grief at the one that got away. "I
was," said he, "the North Branch o
the Maitland River. How it thread'
its way through the cad 'constituency
The Maitland is part Of the life o
North Huelon--11 love it."
:SUNDAY AFTERNOON
(.By Isabel Hamilton, Godesich, Ont.)
Though coming weak and vile,
Thou dost my strength assure;
Thou dost my vileness fully cleanse,
Till spotless all and pure.
'Tis Jesus calls me on.
To perfect faith and love,
To perfect hope, and peace and trust,
For earth and heaven above.
—Lewirs Hartsough:
PRAYER
Help us to lay to heart Thy words,
0 Lord, and amend our ways and oar
doings and obey Thy voice. Amen.
S. S. ,LESSON FOR OCTOBER 13th
miLahetsort Topic—The Story of Jere -
Lesson Passage --Jeremiah 1:6-10;
26:8-15.
Golden Text—Jeremiah 1:7.
Jeremiah when quite young re-
ceived a direct call from God as re -
carded in chapter I in the ,following
words: "I ordained thee a prophet
unto the nations. Then said I, Ah,
Lord God! 'beheld, I anntot speak:
for I am a child. Bu the Lord said
unto are, Say not I m a child: for
thou shalt go to all t at I shall Send
thee, and, whatsoever command thee
thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of
their faces: fax I am h thee to de-
liver thee, ssith the Lo
In to-dayS lesson we see Jeremiah,
true to his commission lam ing bit-
terly over the sins of the Jos; he
points them out in all their glaring
hideousness and Iprophesies punish-
ment and ruin. His grief is' seen in
these words: "Oh, that my head were
waters, and, mine eyes a fountain of
tears, that I might weep day and
night for the slain of the daughter
of my peaple." He sets forth the na-
, tare of their sins—treachery and' ly-
ing to such an ex -tent that he longs
7) get, away from it all, preferring
time cernpany of wild beasts of the
I
'sen to that of his sinful .fellow-
men. proceeding as they do from evil
E.:V: because they have forgotten
' Gal Sz, low in the moral scale had
-.bey fal:en that the prophet declares
=hey -weary themselves to commit,
harboring it in their very
Having then spoken out as
eerieseareied hy God, he tells them God
enneares He will visit thern and be
rasereeed upon them for their iniquit-
, eta lne bens as individuals and as a
natete. Again the ;prophet is moved
e. weeping and wailing when he
-'anks upon .the land being laid waste
by invading hosts., Jerusalem de-
etrsyed, and the cities of Judah de-
serted—left without an inhabitant.
Jeremiah 26:8 -15. --In this chapter
we see the prophet standing in , the
berae of the bord in Jerusalem, in
obedience to God's command proclaim -
leg al] the words he was commanded
to speaka-"diminish not a word: if so
be they will hearken, and turn every
man from his evil way, that I may
repent me of the evil, which I pur-
psse to do unto them because of the
evil of their doings."
We next see the effect his words
had upon the assembled people. In-
stead of bringing deep repentance it
turned them against him. They de-
clared that meth speaking made him
net fit to live—"Thou shalt surely
die." They went further than that,
f'?r they made representation to the
authorities against him, saying: Thie
man is worthy to die, for he hath
prophesied against this city, as ye
have heard with your ears."
Remembering his call and hie corn-
minsion, Jeremiah did notquail be-
fore either princes en- pebplet, .but
epoke out ;saying; "The Lord seht the
to prophecy against this house and
against this city' all the words; that
ye have heard." Being steeped in
the sin ef deceit and lying, they
could not believe the words of an
honest fellow -man. They questioned
his authority; but he affirmed his pos-
ition in his closing wends; "For of
a t-rath, the Lbrd hath sent me unto
you to speak all these words in our
ears."
Having announced his warrant, he
called upon the people, garyin,g:
"Therefore now amend your warn and
year &rings, and' Obey (the voice of the
Lend your God, and the ;Lord' will re-
pent Him of the evil that He hath
pron'ouneed against you." The int-
phet's highs °Mirage and absolute de-
pendence on exiod are t3en im his 011,
ing them 'to db with him as they saw
fit: "As for me, behold, I am in
your hands: do with me as seemeth
goad and meet "into you. But know
ye for certain, that if ye put me to
death, ye shall surely bring innocent
blolod upon yatroselves, and upon this
city, and upon the inhabitants there -
The Religious Encyclopaedia says
• in reference to Jereiniah.'a attitude to
wardls the sins of the people: "The
recollection .of his efficial responeibili
ties was in hie, heart as a burning fire
shut up in his bones. Everyone was
against him. Ile stead alone in the
period of +greatest national misery
but he stood as a rook in, the sea, re-
sisting, by the help of God, the as
saults of hostile forees, and repres
ents in his own personal bife and at-
titude the servant bf God in the high
est .stage 'of his devellopment in the
history of the Old Testament."
•
WORLD MISSIONS
Making the Best of a Bad Situation
A young minister just completing
his first year of preaching writes the
following:
"When your crop is frozen and the
harvest season is so wet that every
sample ef the sickly -booking stuff you
haul to the elevator gets the discour-
aging grade 'Six tough' OT 'tough
feed', when prices are so low and
freight rates so high that practically
all your map goes to pay the twine
and thresrhbill, you have two alterna
tives. Yeu either fold up and quit,
spending your time complaining a-
bout the Government, and live on its
relief, or you get busy and rustle.
"Some people, I think, find a real
adventure in making the best of a bad
situation. Recently I ate a meal with
a family which was doing just that
The meal was some delicious rabbit
that the boy of the house had shot;
the potatoes and turnips were grown
in the garden; the bread was inade
from flour that had been traded for
wheat at the local elevator. There
was no sugar to go with the coffee
which was made from roasted wheat,
but that deficiency was more than
made up by plenty of rich cream from
the farm cows. The dessert consist-
ed of syrup ev'hich they proudly told
me had been mrade at home from su-
gar beets. This year they are grow-
ing mere beets in order to make sure
that the supply of syrup will Jast
throughout the year. The whole Oost
of the mewl in actual cash ars near as
I could gather was the price of one
.22 shell.
"Incideatally thee little .22 cart-
ridges were a life-saver to many peo-
ple in that bardehit community. The
skins of the lowly Ted squirrel hit an
unprecedented high of fifteen cenrbs
apiece. The •little chatterers dared
not as much as poke their noses
around the side of a tree lest they
quickly became the means of buying
sugar and tea and baking powder for
some hard -up wheat farmer. Slane
of the heartrading stores did land-
office businesses he the hides of these
noisy little fellovvs. One merchant
stopped 'faking in terms of squirrels
or hundred of squirrels, but began
dealing in thousanels.
"Muskrats in their seaston, too, came
in for their share of. changing their
coats for groceries. Every lake, ev-
ery elougle every river that might
show any signs of rats was well in-
nestigate-d by these people so anxious
to make a courageous effort to wrest
a being for themselves and their
'Amid such conditions these !people
deeply appreciate the fact that the
church does what it can to stand be-
hind them. They have their church;:
services, tihatrks to the Home Mission'
Board, and in each eonemunity the
minister distributes hundreds of dol-
lars worth of ;good warm clothing and
(bedding. Not Wily that, but the
church does not forget that at Chriat-
mas time children want more than
bare necessities and the minister has
the pleasure of opening exciting ben -
es of dolls, games, trains, auttoneo-
•biles, captives nuts, and all the things
that snake Cheisenlas the big day of
the year for children everywhere, ert-
en Where their daddies have lb spend
all the money they pan get on gro-
ceries.".
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• And on tate magic carpet of inter,.
filing, we went back to the quiet
tie graveyard., ..4Saw the tembStAlneWe
some tinged by lichen and moss, hal-
lowed by the years. .
"And recent mounds sew -tended,.
(show where poignant grief, still freeh
and strong, .bedecke 'with ling
flowers the Pane that's lost."
am (reminded et this senbence of
his from "The Lone Guest." It ex-
presses the depth of feeling, that he,
has for these . . . his friends' and
;kinfolk, the living and the dead.
A strong feeling of shame seems
to sweep over me. A stranger! No!
Ernlphatically no! It is a mere fab-
ricatien on the pant fof some unscrup-
ulous' ,persons.
This man is no stranger. How can
heNe? IHle„ who as a led churned the
dust of quiet Howick roads, with 11*
tanned bare feet. Who, during the
years in which he has been away, haA
cherished fond and sincere dreame
of this . . . his home.
"Beside yon straggling fence, that
skirts the way,
Y'on tblassemed thirst, unprofitable
gay,
There in his noisy mansion, skilled to
rule,
The village master taught his little
sohool."
These words' of Goldeanith were re-
called to ray .mind as my host spoke
ef Ibis little school -house. Yes, and
back in those same ink -scarred seats
soan.t m
"Bob" Deaohan and ;Geo. Spot-
tI wonder if Fate whispered tcs
theni, then, that they would vie and
contest with each 'other in matters
exceeding "readin', nitine and 'rith-
metie." Did inrbuition in a kindly
mood, whisper to them that they
rctin?
would meet on the opposite sides of
the pelitical fence, in their own home,
And df course Our conversation
drifted to polities. Now, I'm sorry
to say that any knowledge of the
political life of our countny is inade-
quate.
quate. I wanted to query my dis
tin.guilehed friend without protesting
me ignorance.
"Are the good old days ofsiolitice
over?"
"Well," he smiled at my question,
"they have been rather dormant dur-
ing the past fen. years . . . how-
ever . . ."
That single word, "however," seem-
ed rife with meaning.
"And what dlo you think of Ben-
nett's dictatorial attitude?"
The fighting fire was roused. 'TIte
full force tot his eloquence smote me_
Sorneho,w it struck me with singular
significance.
It was so easy to picture tht!
House of Commons coming to atten
tion—could see' a nation'e statesmen
being aroused by that fighting
And it is not merely the voice. It
takem
s but a moaner -it of his conversa-
tion bo make you realize that he is a
keen student, one, who having as-
similated a vast store of knowledge,
has it now at ;his fingertips ever.
ready for use.
It was he who pointed out to me,
the significance of that slogan, "Vote
for Bennett." It means that he holds
the strange holdi on the Conservative
partly. He is rapidly assuming the
attitude of this, new crop 'of dicta-
tors that is springing up throughout
the world.
"The trouble with this business,"
said Mr. Deachman, "is that it breaks
,+vith democracy. There is t'he essen-
tial difference +between the tvao lead-
ers. M'r. King is anchored to the
democratic cenceptian of government,.
Mr. Bennett is anchored—well, he's
anchored to M:r. Bennett.
'"Not is . this attitude confined to
him alone. His, own supporters are
adopting the same attitude, of eras-
ing the name of the Tory party from:
their minds and literature. It's al-
ways, 'Vote fox Bennett'are they
ashamed of the ,old party? Or is this
same new form of "ism"? Or where
now is the patty of tradition — the
party which once boasted .that it held
the instincts, of government?"
"And your own election campaign?"'
I eueried.
"It is a discussion of political top-
ics from the platform. I try as much
as possible to divide my program in'
two -parts. Darting the first half I
speak. During the latter half, my
udie,nce is given every opportunity
to ask questions. It is all or a fifty-
fifty 'basis."
"And your .opporient's meelrod?"
"It cannot 'be the same," said Mr.
Deachman. "My opporent does not
know the facts. He has never stud-
ied them. A few days ago he an-
nounced 'he would Note for all good
legislation. Funny, isn't it? Prary,
how 'does the Bennett candidate dis-
tinguish betweem good and evil?"
"Search me," I said, in the language
of the stre,et, "or better still, let me
search you."
Mr. Deachnzan laeghed and reach-
ed' for his bag. "Here," said he, "is
the end of the search."
Then I read from the newspaper
reports of Mr. Spotton's nomin.ation
in 1P30 his premise to support lore
tariffs, his oppotion to unemploy-
ment insurance, his protest against
old -age penstions.
"Now," said Mr. Deachman, "was,
that a suggestion of good legislation
at that time or was it a euggestion.
of badlegislation? If it was goo&
legislation then wihat has happened
since? Mr. Spotten -supported the
highest tariff eves" imposed irs Canada,
supported unemployment insurance,.
srupported everything 'he then oppos-
ed. You can come to only one con-
Spotton cannot distin-
guish between good and evil, there-
fore is in no position to support good
legialation because he cannot tell
good legislation from bad. Anyway,
if we search the legislative records of
Canada we • find that it is extremelY
diflicult etio distinguish betvVeem good
and bad, andthe distinction is not
likely to he made by a man who tries
ptbateredachhigthpwatirlyiTent along a synco-
"Surely this is right," I said to.
Myself. It is so plain there is no,
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