HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1892-03-16, Page 4beg to inform the People of . Clinton and general Public that Mr. J. 0.
GILROY and Mr. JOHN WISE ..N have, entere ,. into co -partnership under the firm
style of GILROY & W a S EM AN, for the sale of General Dry -Goods, House Furnishings, Ready.-
Made OIothin, and.11ati and Caps, Sm., and have leased for a term of years the premises lately
occupied by Mara & Co..spentg • of a week visiting the different whole-
- We have the rester part
sale centres selecting with a view to fillingthe building with one of the finest and most com-
andplete to stocks of General Dry -Goods this Ton has seen for years. Being busyreceiving and
marking • off New Goods arriving bynearly every train, we are unable to ay more than
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merely make the announcement,but will give full particulars next week.
New Stoc1! New Firm I New Store I Bargains all along the line.
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Wednesday, iSifarch 16th, 1591..
THOSE t1 LLEGED BOGUS
TOTES.
County Judge Elliott has legally
and rightetusly decided that the
alleged bogue voice for Carling are
good votes, the notices appealing
against them being invalid because
the grounds fur objection were not
stated, the law requiring they should
be. It requires no legal neumon to
see that Judge Elliott is right.
An impartial nae of common sense
will approve his decision. But no
ons expects the Grits to be impartial.
Every Grit partisan, every Grit
scribbler will denouuce this most
righteous and equitable decision.
We cannot do better than give
the essential part of his Honor's
judgment
In order to have a clearer.concep-
ticn of this matter, it is necessary
to bear in mind bow the Voters'
Lists are prepur•ed by the Revising
Barristers. It is their duty on the
first of June to begin and Leake up
that list. To do so.tho Revising
Officer has to, refer to the assessment
rolls to see who appear to be quail.-
fled there. Iio is also to look to
the Provincial and Municipal
Voters' Liete and to receive solemn
declaration from other parties pet-
ting forth their claims to be on the
list, and the reasons.
Now, it was contrary to justice to
presume that these othciale acted
improperly until their unworthiness
is shown. It must be presumed, in
'
the' absence 0 proe t116�t3
must bo a Britiah subject. 3rd.
He must reside in the polling dis-
trict in which Ile seeks to be regis-
tered. 4th. Ile mast have an in-
come of at least $300 a year. 5th.
He must have earned that income
during the last year. Gth. ile
must have resided in Canada for
the last preceding year. Thus there
are six grounds upon which Allen's
claime for income must rest, and
his failure to sustain ono of them
would suffice to -exclude his name
from the list.
Now, said the Judge, I am un-
able to see any ground or reason
for exclusion on the bare assertion,
"You aro not qualified for 'income."
To see how thie matter will come
out, let us put it in the form of a
dialogue between Allen and Lilley :
—Allin—I claim to be a .voter for
income. Lilley—I dispute your
claim. Allin—Why 1 Lilly—L'e-
cause you are not qualified. Allen
—Why do you say I ata not quali-
tied 1 Lilly—Because you are not
qulifiod. Allin—But what ground
have you for saying I am not quali-
fied 1 Lilley—Because you aro not
qualified.
To proceed further would only
be to follow endless circuler tracks,
the resutt of which could only be
"You are not qualified, because you
are not qualified." Is thie word
grounds to bo regarded as meaning-
less,t If so, it was an unfortunate
expression to use. It was very easy
to have said that .gmingle naked corn•
plaint in writing was all that was
necessary.
There is ales another qualification
for income, by sub sen. 10, sec. 3,
which makes a party eligible to vote
where ho has an income of $100 a
year, tvitlt some difference in the
conditions, showing how necessary
it is to particularize in tho notices.
' It is a 'very easy thing, said the
Judge, to scatter hundreds of notices
of objection over the laud, based on
mere conjecture or by way of ex -
Teri .ment,:.,-Ifs thiszhind,-o -notioaa
is sufficient, all that is necessary is
to dash off notices and then try to
catch hold of some weak point,
avoiding committal to any particular
point of objection, But how does
this sort of thing work 1 It works
in this way, that a party thus
objected to, if living within ten
miles of the polling place, on being
served with a summons to which
he ie liable, must attend without
receiving one cent for his time and
expense', or, if he does not attend,
he is liable to have his name struck
off and is liable besides to to o fine
of $5. Is it not reaeonable and a
just thing that a party shall have
some solid ground or reason why
his rights are to be invaded, before
he is subjected to these punitive
conditions 1
Tho effect of this invalidity is,
that the recipients of such notices
were not required, unless they chose,
to appear before the Revising Officer
to maintain their position, and their
rights as voters were not prejudiced
by 'such non attendance. Their
names, or the names of some of
them, as I learned from the Revis-
ing Officer, aro noted on the List
trary, that they have made up a fair
and impartial list to begin with, and
that those persons whose names
appear on the list are properly there,
until their claim to be there is
shown to bo bad., But this liet as
first prepared is subject to revision,
and names can be removed from the
list on complaint made and proper
notice given to the party objected
to. Now, here lies the whole of
this controversy. Alliu'e name was
put on the list, with many hundreds
of others, by the Revising Officer as
one qualified to vote for income,
and he and the others had thus a
prima facie right to be classed as
voters. •
Now, the Art authorizes any
voter to diapute the claim of a party
on the list like All in. lint by the
19th section of the Act notico is to
be given to the pay objected to a
fortnight bleforehand. That notice
ie to 'he in the form D given in the
schedule to the Act. Turning to
Allis notice D we find that it requires
4•ho objecting, party to "state the
name or names objected to with the
wounds therefor."
CANADA'S INDUSTRAL PRO-
GRESS.
Senator Macdonald, P. E. I., in
seconding the address in reply to
the speech from the throne, gave
official figures calmly and dispas-
sionately as a ,grave and reverend
Senator should do, in proof of the
prosperous industrial condition of
Cauada and ire progressive nature.
Now, upon the interpretation to which was used at the recent elec-
be put upon thie word grounds rests lion with the letter A, signifying
the whole difficulty, that their claims were under apnea! ;
and so they are easily distinguish-
Alliu's name was put on the
„original voters' list. Lilly proceed- ed.
.ad to contest his right to be there, In conclusion, I hold that this
and he gave notice that he would appeal is sustained, and that: those
persons thus distinguished by the
apply to have his naive and the
names of several others removed, letter A were entitled to vote.
and he stated in his notice as his 'Whether they did so or not is is
ground "that he is not qualified,"matter in which I am not now con-
nreaning that he, that 'is Allen, was corned. If they did veto, I hold
not qualified for income. When their votes must bo treated es good
the case, with others similarly votes, and the declaration of the
-situated, CAIRO up, Mr. 11.11 moth Returning Officer as to the result of
object^fly baeanse no grounds were the poll door not require any change
t9tated why Allen was not qualified so far as I nm concerned. Ido not
for ireome, and now the case comes regard the matter of the amended
up for decision before me as County notices as before me in any way. I
Court Judge. Now, said the Judge, go by the statement of the Revising
let us consider first what is neves• Officer that all his proceedings were
eery to constitute a good vote for on the original notices, and that the
income. In the first place the amended notices wore not consider -
party must be of age. 2nd, Ho ed at all.
CANADA'S EXPORTS.
In the seven menthe ending let Feby:
1891. our exports of agricultural produo-
times amounted to $9,156,943, while this•
year they were $15,399,792, an increase
of $6,242,859, or about 66 per cent.
Then in animals exported for the same
period, you will fine another indication
of increased wealth : the amount hoe
gone up from $20,066,580 to $21,707,620,
a further increase under thio head of
$1,6.11,040 It would seem from these
figures that the McKinley tariff has not
affected tho f.rming interest to any
alarming event, and that instead of
crippling our business, or the productions
of the labours of the husbandman, the
statistics of our export trade indicate
that that branch hart eexpanded during
the past few neonate in a somewhat re-
markable ratio, es compared with the
previous term. Tubs expansion cf the
trade nt the Dominion is not confined to
agricultural productions or to stock alone:
Thu mines have also iocreaeed their out-
put, asthe exporbs prove. Taking the
semo period, we find that of the produce
of the tniue we exported in the precad-
ino period $3,731,069 in value, and in
the last seven months.this-4ttta.�rp;�tsr}p!3
to $4,163,388, an inereaso' un.aer that
head of $432,319. • Last year wee not ao
exceptionally good one for the fisherman,
bat the export of the seven mouths end-
ing February, 1591, which was in value
$0,653,633, went up to $7,042,595, an`
increase of $384,012. Our export of the
'manufactures of the Dominion has also
increased in the atone period from
$3,462,576 to $3,731,738 ; while the
wants of the eensumere in the Dominion
are, ae each succeeding year goes by,
supplied to a touch l.rger extentfrom
the productions of our own peolpe, thus
giving employment to the labourer, the
maottanioand the attiaan. Viowing,thon,
the whole vol one of our export trade,
which for the reven months of 189091
aggregate $67,136,106, and comparing it
with the seven months just now elapsed,
we find it amounted in the latter period
to $77,381,211, a net increase of oyer ten
•milttereo,I elpllure,. Thiendjc4tee a very
marked increase to tEe geneeraf p' i perfty
of the Dominion—an iherease which is
not perhaps so apparent to the casual
observer, but which must be evident to
all who etudy carefully the facts and
figures given in the trode returns.
CANADA'S IMPORTS,
Let me call your attention for a few
moments to another phase of this subject:
I refer to the imports for the seven
months ending with January, 1891. We
then imported goods to the value of
of $65,793,800, In the last eeven
menthe our imports were $63,899,655 ;
so that while our exports have incroaeed
some 15 per cent. our imports have de-
creased nearly 3 per Dent. This falling
off in the value of the importations in-
dicates that the goods required for con-
sumption within our own borders are
now to a large extent obtained from the
factories which have been established
under the provisions of the National
Policy. These faotorles in turn give em-
ployment to the labourer and tete artizan.
They afford increasing markets for the
productions of the farmer within our
own borders. We import less quantities
of manufactured goods and fucreaeing
quantities of material, and the Wages of
those employed in its manufacture goes
to enrich and benefit the people of the
Dominion itself. Again, if your honours
will compare the amount of duties collect-
ed for the seven months ending January,
1891, you will find it is $13,439,408,
while for the last seven menthe it is
$10,996,771, showing a decrease of
revenue of $2,552,637 ; but we must bear
in mind that the sugar duties alone in
the first period of seven months ending
tat January. 1891, antounted to 62,300,-
000, and that these have been disoon-
tinned on raw sugars imported for manu-
facture in the Dominion. Not only does
this largo ainbunt remain in the pockets
of the people, but eager has become eo
cheap that it is now within the reach of
all, and the quantity used has increased
in remarkable manner.
EDITORIAL NOTES,
of Montreal harbor because the
enormoue fees charged there are
added to the cost of imported goods
which they consume, as well se by
direct grants. Lake Harbors of
Refuge are hunt and supported
mainly from humane .motives. By
having them the lives of many who
go down to the sea in ships are saved.
And no harbor on the Canadian
side of Lake Huron is more needed
on this account .than Goderich har-
bor.
A proposal in the Nova Scotia
Legislature to grant the franchise to
spinsters and widows having the
same, statutory,qualifications se men
was opposed because it would in-
terfere with their nursing their
children. .This was promptly met
by a member who urged that, as a
rule, spinsters and widows do not
have nursing children.
A Proebyterian writing in the
Woodstock Times advocates the
choosing of a minister by cast-
ing lots. Iio 'nye the Scrip-
tural metre of settling difficul-
e ' seeee'xs in this way, and points
out that a succesaur to Judas was
elected and chosen by lot, and the
lot fell on Matthias. The theft of
Achan was traced to him by lot,
and the moat important decision in
regard to this is—"the lot falleth
into the lap, but the disposing
thereof is with the Lord."
The TVitness is opposed to the
government granting aid to Harbors
of Refuge on Lake Huron, and
those who want it are "boodlere and
jobbers." The Witness is selfish in
wanting everything for Montreal
harbor and nothing for lake ports.
The taxpayers all through Ontario
and elsewhere pay for the support
• And now the Conservatives aro
charged wit1oalaaliug Mr, Laurier's
whip. It is needless to say that the
charge is as unfounded as any of
Mr. Cameron's. The electors of
South Perth elected Mr. Trow, the
t5 it"Whtec to"stay' Whom e -The
Conservatives have not got him.
Ho used boodle at the former elec-
tion as a whip to scourge himself
with and the people have no further
use foe him, not even to flagellate
his party friends, for all the whips
in the -world will not make them
act fairly.
We have been asked what the
respective populations of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland are. The only
authority we have, presumably the
census of 1881, gives England and.
Wales 23,944,459 ; Ireland 5,297,-
752 ; Scotland 3,627,453. With
ares of equere miles : England and
Wales 68,311 square miles; Ireland
32,510 ;• Scotlaud 30,461. •
Montmorency and Brume in Que-
bec and South Perth and Mouck in
Ontario are the latest to elect sup-
porters of the party of progress: As
the House now stands the Govern -
mut will have a majority of 59 in
a full House.
We are asked which party in On•
tario polls the largest vote, in tho ag-
gregate,
ggregate, at Dominion parliamentary
elections. We cannot lay our hands
just now on the latest official returns
but the same question was asked the
Toronto News, a thoroughly inde-
pendent paper, and it stated that
the Conservatives polled the. most
votes in Ontario at the last general
election. This 'being the case the
bye elections would add consider-
ably to the Conservative popular
vote.
The Montreal Witness, strong
free trader though it is, says : "The
opinion here is general among the
Liberals that the proposal of Mr.
John Crerar, Q. C., for Free Trade
and direct taxation would, if adopt-
ed by the Liberals, be a guarantee
of power to their opponents for
twenty yeah." Aye, and if the
people know themselves for five
times twenty years. A young coun-
try like Canada with her infant
Avenut'actuOleg - ::.induetciesr� —e pen-,
which depend the :veil being of our
farmers, cannot be expected t wear
the big breeches of Engle t with-
out exciting ridicule and provoking
disaster by the clumsy misfit. It
took England many centuries of,
protective and prohibitory duties to
nurse her system up to a state of
trade virility that enabled her to
fill her present garments. The
time may come, but it is away off
in the womb of the future, when
Canada can doff her swaddling
clothes and don upper and nether
garments which shall proclaim her
ability to cope with those countries
which were of age ,.before ebe was
born. In the meantime the people
of Canada are not being carried
away to any alarmiug extent with
the conceit that thoy can fill the big
breeches made after the pattern of
those intended for people of older
growth which a few theorists of
shallow understandings temptingly
display. While they will avoid
the Scyllan vortex of inordinate
protection, they will also turn a
deaf ear to the delusiveeCharybdian
siren of free trade anal direct taxa-
tion. And by steering a middle
course in the placid stream of mixed
agriculture and manufacturing shall
eventually arrive at that state of in-
dependent prosperity which they
would have been denied had they
clung to either one independent of
the other,
The Witness, with other Grit
journals, traverties all the circum-
stances in connection with the die -
puled London votes, In answer to
the 'SVitness' statement that Judge
Elliott's decision was inequitable it
may be said, (1). The Revising
Officer did not give the Grits to
understand that the notices would
be "all right." (2). Tho !Revising
Officer did not change his mind.
(3). Eight judges did not give
their opinion that the notices were
sufficient and valid. (4) The Con-
servatives have every confidence
that the Supreme Court will sus-
tain their contention and Judge
Elliott's decision. (5). Judge El-
liott had nothing to ado with the
qualification of the voters, that they
were legally on tho lista was all he
had to determine. (6). The Grits
took no pains to satisfy the Revising
Officer's domande. He made none.
They were supposed to know the
law and comply with it. They did
not comply with it. (7). ,Thera
was no failure of Justice, rliecause
the law was merely carried out, and
the law ,being a proper one in the
interest of the electorate no remedy
is.regnired. If all laws that are
not complied with need amendment,
then the whole of the statutes would
require amendment every session of
Parliament to meet the ignorance or
carelessness of violators of them.
CURRENT TOPICS.
it down -to the extent of seven votes
—certainly a highly creditable fact,
bespeaking, as it"does, the intellie
gents and fairness of the deputies.
And of these seven four were made
up because they had the counterfoil
attached, quite evidently through
a mistake, they being otherwise
perfectly good ballots: Five of this
description were marked for Hon.
Mr. Carling, M. P., and one for Mr.
Hyman. Out of nearly 5,000 bate
lots only 43 were rejected in any
shape—a fact that requires no com-
ment. Having received the official-
ly certified figures, nothing remain.
ed for the Returning Officer but to
report to the Clerk of the Crown in
Chancery at once, and be according
did so.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH CARLING '1
HIS Honor Judge Davis made his
official report of the result of the
recount of the ballots cast in last
London election to Returning
Officer Pritchard Friday placing
Hon. b1r. Car•ling's majority at 102.
The Deputy Returning Officer's figs
ores placed the majority of London's
member at 109, the recount cutting
PLEASED AND COMP'OR'TED.
The NEWS -RECORD takes excepe
tion to what it styles our moraliz-
ing on the mule a week ago, and
concludes with the reflection that
we mast belong to that class of ape
proved creations from which the
mule comes. It is comforting to
have the admission of the NEWS.
REconp that we belong, at least, to
some class of the approved creations,
and it 10 more than comforting to
know that he has placed us in that
class of approved creations, on
which•the divine favor was especi-
ally and significantly bestowed.
Thus we find that while the mule
had imposed upon it the burden of
divine disfavor in having withheld
from it the power to propagate its
species, because of its contrary, stub-
born and undesirable nature, the
ass, its parent, can boast the honor
and the distinction of having borne
the Divine'Presence Himself into
Great city of the Jews while on His
mission of redemption to this degen-
erate • world. This mark of dis-
titiction seems to us to fully balance
the implied contempt of the great
personality of the NEWS'RECORD for
the parent of the mule. We thank
the NEWS RECORD for classing us
. w. h -that- •divinely -favored animal,
the ass.—Mitchell Recorder.
Blyth.
The young people of the Epworth
League in connection with the
Methodist church are contemplating
holding a social shortly. '
The employees in our 'flax mill
finished up the season's work on
Saturday.,
Large quantities of wood Kaye
been shipped from this station to
the Forest City the past week.
Deputy Sheriff Gundry of the
circular town Sundayed here.
Miss Berth) Hays who had been
paying a lengthy visit amongst
friends returned to her home in
Goderich on Sunday.
Mr. John Freemen of Buffalo
was visiting in town during the past
week.
Miss Tonle McElroy has return•
ed' from visiting her brother in
Woodstock.
Mr. H. E. Dever, who has been
in the tailoring business here for
over a year, intends removing to
Wingham. We regret losing such
an excellent eitieen.
Mine host of the Commercial has
almost recovered from a severe at-
tack of Grip, He compares it as
nothing to the female grip. You.
can have it John, we will take the
latter in preference everytime.
Mr. Geo. Parmenter is confined
to the house atpresent with an at-
tack of La Grippe.
On Saturday Mr. Fred Haggit
whilst skidding logs on Mr. Giles
Jenkins farm mot with a serious ace
cident to one of his legs by getting
it jammed between a. log and stump
of a tree which will confine him to
tlse house for sometime.
Our next monthly borse and cattle
fair is to he held on the 29 inst.
Mr. Will Collison leaves here on
Wednesday to seek his fortune in
Manitoba, Success, Will,