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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1893-11-08, Page 12• kr i. Gusto 18044 It is ahqut time we discussed tall 0earmata with you, as the cool even• pigs and I'' esti m.orniugs will compel us tea setoru ourselves with heravier cloth- irr;t. You know our record in the past 't•s'a;arding these goods, and we hope to do hotter in the future. Come and in. specs our Fell 'Overcoats and Suits, as we know you will be pleased. Tliey are all our own snake, and we can show you both the goods end trimmings in the lelaee, which usually satisfies meat people as to quulfty. The style and finish will speak for themselves., Now fur the most important item, the price, and who is in it with us 1 The Great One Frice Clothing House. THOS. JACKSON, Huron St„ - Clinton. PtIt>,V[ Jib' 141•S11e.•'>"4•" r. ,,. •,,• % .b','rw K' The Huron News -Record $1.50 a Ye..t—$1.25 in Advance. Well ue.clBY, Nay.)15th 1893. . GETTING AT THE TRUTH. It 18 very amusing indeed to read the Reform press from the Globe down to our cotem., especially in referring to proposed changes in the tariff. In one breath we are told that "neither the Government or the Controllers are sincere, that if the farmers will but continue to give evidence as they have been doing there will soon be a big re- duction in the tariff," and in the next breath the electors . are told by the partisan grit press that the tour of the Controllers is a "sham and a fraud," and that "the people aro being most grossly deceived." It . just so happens that sometimes witnesses are questioned to get at the truth. When tariff matters are being discussed personally and honestly with the people the grit press from one end of the Dominion to the other is not pleased because it places their party in an awkward and lying position. Mr. Charles Robinson (a "McCarthy man" he styled himself), gave evidence before Controllers Wood and Wallace at Barrie the other day. His home is at or near Orillia. The report says of him Mr..: Robinson claimed that the sugar mannfacturers had combined and kept up the prices, and admitted that the sugar duty free was tit for use. This was sugar up to 15 Dutch standard. He had his eyes opened when it was shown him that sugar was cent per Round cheaper in Canada than in the United States. After kicking about the rates on railways for transporting freight, he said he would take the duty off pork and corn and would bring the agricultural implement men down to hard pan. "I tell you what it is," said Mr. Robinson, "you have got too ' many kid gloved dudes in your offices down at Ottawa. - That's what's the matter." Hon. Mr. Wallace -Have you ever been down there ? Mr. Robinson—I haven't been there. (Laughter,) Hon. Mr. Wallace—Then yea are talking very unfairly. I can tell you that the men in my department work until 12 o'clock at night. Witness (apolo etically)—"Oh, ,that was only a little prase I used." Before ho was dismissed Mr. Robin- son told Controller Wood that he owned three farms free from debt,;ancl that he came to Canada some years ago without means, He would have a tariff for revenue only, because he be- lieved that .tiee ay the farmer had not one dollar's worth of protection. Until the Yankees took down their tariff wall he would "sock it to them" every time by keeping up our tariff, This was the parting effort of Mr. Robinson. -- Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise. This witness Robinson made statements that he did not know to be true and which were not true. His own words tell the tale. Mr. Arthur Craig, a farmer of the township of Medonte, thought the tariff in general terns was about right. He disagreed with the last witness on the question of corn. He would keep the duty on corn. He recollected well during the time df the Mackenzie regime that oats were 40c per bushel and a lumberman imported a large cargoe of corn, whereupon the price of oats immediately "sagged" 12i cents per bushel. He had also been an agent for loan companies, and no farms had been sold for mortgages` in recent years. Acrd then again the report goes on to say:— Mr. A. P. Robinson, farmer, of North 'Orillia, lllia, was one of the gentlemen called. Ile thought the tariff Should be chang- ed in reference to farmers' utensils, such as binders and binder twine. Ile could buy a binder in Canada for $100; and was surprised to learn that the price in the States was 8125. He be - Raved that the real. value of a binder was $80. Mr. Robinson was not willing to sweep away the Canadian duty if the Americans did not bring down their tariff. He was a believer m reciprocal trade. As to pork and corn he would maintain the duty but he believed they ought to get 22 or 24 pounds of sugar for $1, instead of 16 or 18 pounds as at present. Witness said he under- stood that the average duty collected tinder the tariff Was 35 per cent., and • ..I again expressed his surprise that the average duty last year collected in Canada was only 1914 per cent. He objected to the idea of direct taxation. To cut down the expenditure he would cut down the officials, but he did not claim to be posted as to where any offi- cials of the Dominion service could be dispensed with. This second Robinson had been lead- ing the Globe and Sir Richard's speeches only and was sadly deceived. Under Reform rule he Was given eight or ten pounds of sugar for a dollars Under Conservative rule he is not satis- fied with double the ponnds of sugar for the same money, but demonstrate, that he is hoggish and actually de- mands three times as much as his own friends would or did give him. He wants American binders for $123, while. he admits that Canadian binders are sold for $100. Now • this inconsistent Mr. Robinson wants them for $80. Just fancy 1 Some people would take the whole earth, profess to be Christians praying Christians, and give nothing in return 1 Mr. Robinson is too good a man for this world. He should 'mi- grate to a world where value is not given for what is paid for. Mr. T. W. Lennox, of Esse, objected to millionaires. but would re- tain the duty on pork and beef. He would have corn come in free, re- taining the duty on oats, wheat and flour. He was opposed to direct taxa- tion, 'and would not re -impose the duties on tea, coffee and sugar. He claimed that manufacturers took ad- vantage of protection and kept up the prices. He instanced binders, but could not name a country in the world where binders were as cheap as in Can- ada. He did not believe in millionaire manufacturers. He had been informed that the first price of a binder was five cents a pound. He could not tell who his imformant was. He believed that if •Mr. Wallace had carried through his bill against 'trade combinations they would not hear anything about tariff reform to -day. That bill, in his opinion, should have made it a criminal offence to form a combine. Hon. Mr. Wallace explained that the hill, as passed by the House of Com- mons, was effective if enforced. It provided a penalty of a year's imprison- ment and a fine of $1,000. Surely this penalty made it a criminal offence. "Nell I" replied the witness, "I did not know that. I stand corrected." Mr. Wallace—yon have heard Mr. Mercier say this afternoon that there was no combination so far as he was concerned? A.—Yes, as far as he was concerned. There are other agricaltur- al implement firms, such as Watson of Ayr, and Frost & Wood of Smith's Falls. Hon. Mr. Wallace—Yes, and there are 20 more not in the Massey -Harris Company. _ Hon. Mr. Wood—How are you suffer- ing from a combine in agricultural im- plements when one man sells a binder at $103 and another for $100? 'Witness—Watson. of Ayr, sells a binder at $85, and has done so for the last three years. Hon. Mr. Wood—Then there is no combine. Witness—The outsiders cannot sup- ply the demand, then the farmers are forced to buy from the combination. Lieut. -Col. Tyrwhitt—Why, • Mercer has shipped 500 binders to -Australia. Hon. Mr. Wood (addressing witness) --Do you know any farmer who has been compelled to buy from a combine? A.—I cannot personally name one. Hon. Mr. Wallace—Do you know that during the last three years many thousands of binders have been sent out of the country. A.—Yes. Hon. Mr. Wood—Can you tell me whether there is any combination at all;? A. --Only what I have heard. (Laughter.) Q.—Then you don't know as a matter of fact that there is a combination at all P A.—I never went into it to find out. The statement has never been contradicted if there is not. Q.—You cannot maintain the state- ment that there is a combination suc- cessfully? A.—I cannot. That is true. I am not going to try. From the solemn evidence, then, binders are cheaper in Canada than in the United States. And still Grits want free trade in binders. Why ? We do not know, unless the desire is to "swamp" our manufacturers and gain office. Read what another witness said :— Mr. James Wilson, ex -reeve of West Gwillimburyy, said there was too little duty on pork He thought Davies, the packer, should not be allowed to import pork free for export purposes. Davies, m his opinion, ought to pay a duty. Retain thei- dutyonbeet and corn. le heard very feu arguing in favor+ ot free born oxcept these whofeed, and this: d., not repreaen t. more than five leer cent, Of the• arl,anufactur'ers, Canadians should, not; allow' anything trent,. the 15.ta;tes in firm as lon4' as rho Aruorieans taxed everything Canada had to sell, Ho would protect the farmer as .the • present tar did protect bels,, .He r'e- reetriP�r.ed 30 years ago, wltett salt wells were, diiscovered at G der'iki oma n oboe Antonlcans tried to crus.. thef o f that industry in 04t0414, The Govern- ment looked after te• industry and salt became chewer than on the other side of the line. pit was a great deal surer here, too. 'If the Government had not protected this industry it would have been crushed out altogether by the American monopolists. Concluding he said he would like to see the duty on barbed wire reduced somewhat. Binder twine was discussed by other witnesses. Some wanted the duty taken off, while others contended that a superior article was sold at a lower price at home. Many of the witnesses had grit argument only, which proved to be contrary to written facts. The Controllers have been endeavor- ing to get at the truth, but it is a severe task to get witnesses on tho grit side to give anything but the old, old story of Sir Richard and the Globe. This brings THE NEws-RECORD to the conclusion that the task of the Con- trollers is not a pleasant one. Fancy one witness ready to swear that the Canadian tariff averages 33 per cent. He is worse than blind. He is as dangerous as any of the lying demagogues nom live upon their imagination. Sir Richard, Mr. Laurier and the whole gr itparty aro responsible for so much deception. The report gives the statement, to con- clude, of another farmer who has read and studied the matter out for him- self :— Mr. William McDermott, of Benton, ex -warden of Simcoe, was nett interro- gated. "I am of opinion," said Mr. Mc- Dermott, "that the farmers have very little to complain about. 1 was inclin- ed to think that there was something in this talk about the coal oil duty, but it now seems to me that the exor- bitant prices charged are in a great measure due to the middlemen and the retailers. With the present reduction in the duty on binder twine I think that will regulate itself. If we take off what protection there is the manu- facturers of the United States would crush out our industry here, and then they might raise the prices. I think in this matter we might leave well enough alone. I agree with those who have spoken in favor of maintaining the duty on corn. On the whole 1 think tile duty is pretty satisfactory. I have heard a good deal of dieettlalon here about agricultural • implernients+. In 18(181 boa ht' aebinder'tele O. d Two years l bough X10: and g. a►l$1'(l for •it,. and .it was a better !gender in criers respect than the ono I ..aid $2p0. fox I have .given$18, and '2U tor'a. a. 140404 la= To -d Ivan but fall h for• l�plough 11 and $12.. 1 have • aki for a bu buggy with a top $14O, Land now .1 • can'bnyy just asood r1 buggy for .,$55 and, $tit►,, so I hold that the competition among our own manufacturers- has brought down the gripes. Had notthese factories been built up 1 doubt if we Would have been able to get arose articles as cheap as we aro getting thein to -day. (Hemi', hear.) Wile perhaps xa tlli ht,reduc- tion in some of the duties might be bone - Mal for the farmer, I think it is a mis- taken idea to array the farmer against the manufacturer. In my opinion there should be no quarrel between the farmer and manufacturer -An idea just struck me while I have been listening to this conference. I have heard it remarked that some of our manufacturers have become millionaires. It has come under my notice that we have a farm- er oven in our township who is now' acted as a millionaire, and he has made his- money at fanning. If exceptional cases may be found among the manu- facturers, the sarne exceptions inay be found among the farmers. I think such men, with their financialability, are a dredit to any community. The farmer to whom I refer is Mr. Jarrat Brown. WORSE PLACES 71YANC-4NAD A. In its Cornwall news items the other day the Montreal Witness had the fol- lowing interesting paragraph, which is much -more patriotic in tone than much of the editorial matter that appears in its columns : "Therwork of repatriation goes stead- ily on and day after day young men from Stormoxit, Dundas and Glengarry who left their comfortable homes at different times in the past teu years to try and better their fortunes in theland of Uncle Sam aro returning to their old hoaxes. The come from nearly every state in the Union but particularly from New England, Colorada, Montana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan, sad all tell the sante story of stagnated business and hard times. In conversa- tion with a "Witness" correspondent one young roan who had been for several years in the Western States and had fared much better than most rneu in his condition, said that he would probably have been much better off had he remained at home. He has had a great deal of travel and experience, but this he considered as dearly bought. Others have fared Hutch worse, while the best any of them could boast of was making a good living, which we can safely say any man in Canada who is willing tp work can do at home to- day." Y a ,--'.tn-�=-s'u_ >':I-- .1 , /it _'n — �r_r�}`�i 1rtla�t, tr, ; E „.�I�,r,t111•, ::,hI , iir�..1,. �_ �nt "l.,71R1:m '1�,6a. (r u1 - // Tun! ' � tY{:.r�rt,rrur1i1, r,-em-n u^itm.1 m�1tu�.l lElm �tltjR,tin n , '�i1 Ij11(yd(ill 1IiB �Y#)� El , THE OLD CHIEFTAIN, WH—OtE l'71/111;0:-.1 F:�M,Y)EL�_(IRE,V( ,N1 er{111it �j tN1 CE —A FINE MEMORIAL STATUE. From VI a F,npir3. Hamilton has gond reason to be proud, for it has been the first to, erect a monument to the great.statesinan, the late Sir John Macdonald, who a little over two years•since passed to his long rest amid the lamentations of this country and of a Whole empire. That statue was on Nov. 1st unveiled in the presence of some 15,000'people, and it is indeed n life -like representation of the eminent statesman whose loss Canada mourns to -day. Conservatives from all parts of the province flocked to Hamil- ton to assist in honoring the memory of the ,leader whom they had loved so fondly, the people of Hamilton them- selves turned out in goodly numbers to attend the ceremony. A dense mass of people was'grouped around the statue, just east of the Gore on King street, and in all the adjoining thoroughfares. A platform had been erected just along- side the monument, and an enclosure railed off arotind it for the benefit of visitors, but this was altogether inade- quate for the large crowd that desired admission. The weather in the early part of the day was of a most delight- ful character, and promised to mater- ially aid in the success of the ceremony. About 8 O'clock, however, the sky iie- came overcast; the rain drops commenc- ed to patter down,, and a heavy shower succeeded. This, however, did not in- terfere with the speaking, nor did it dampen the ardor of the immense qrowd of spectators. Canada's Premier, Sir John Thompson, and several mem- bers of his Ministry were present and delivered eloquent speeches, full of eulogyof the dead leader. The Con- servative ,statesmen were warmly re- ceived and their speeches were listened to with delight. To Senator Sandford is due a large proportion of the success of the ceremony and the accompany- ing proceedings. The sculptor to whom the commission was entrusted, and who has done his work well, is George E. Wade, of Lon- don, England. The statue, which is cast in bronze, is of heroic proportions -8 feet inches in height. Sir John, with closely but- toned frock coat, is represented'stand- ing in an easy posture, with the right arin slightly extended and an animated but begniant expression on his face, as if lie .were in the act of addressing a sympathetic audience and about to i of off one of his quaint witticisms. The likeness is an adinirable one, and the pose of the figure is easy and natural. The statue stands on a pyramidal pedestal of grey New Brunswick granite, 11 feet high, designed by Architect Stewart. Upon the pedestal are chis- elled the names of the provinces of the Dominion and the front bears a carved shield with this inscription:— TI•IE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR JOHN ALEXANDER MAC - DONALD P. C., G. C. B.,M.P.,D.C.L.(OxON.), L. L. D., Q. C. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, llth January, 1815. Died at Ottawa, Canada, 8th June, 1891. A Canadian Statesman who valued British institutions as the true basis of the strength and prosperity of the Domin- ion. v z/o' IR, ,KS PY short • tinge since Tal Nl'luv '= g., CORPt.sa44 tl>Gat.NC',:lklti , okaxl,.01 the ..E cpos11iw was arftei ,S'taui Uu'on fop the toeml,:• pn id' . day o., tau f last week there. was• a..conveutlon et the faithful • at Iiruceileh1,. We learn. frerrt leform. repairs that the first buaipesa, w,as, dri,�,ft anew oonstluf ion to suit tare idoe of the "petty bosses" and elect officers good and trite. The prospective candi- date is in the "inner circle" and is One of the partisans duly qualified to he elected -.-if enough votes are fortbeom- ing--to represent the "free and inde- pendent" of the Riding. Tart Nuws- REconu has had occasion to differ with the prospective candidate on points of concern to a large body of people. Many of our readers remember of the recent discussion between this journal and our cotem. The Expositor de- liberately and wilfully belied and slandered this body of respectable elec- tors, and no doubt will explain his position when the proper time ar- rives. In the meantime many Re - Reform electors are asking "Where is Bishop ? " THE NEws-REooRn does not profess to know, but we presume that he has been side -tacked by the " political bosses" of South Huron in the Reform party. In the meantime the following from the Reform Mitchell Recorder may prove interesting to the electors of South Huron :— "The Liberals of South Huron held a convention at Hensall on Monday to organize and arrange for a convention to nominate condidates for the corning general elections. According , to re- ports from that quarter, it seems a settled intention on the part of Mr. Bishop to refire at the end of the pre- sent legislative term, and we are pleas- ed to learn from prominent Huron Liberals that our confrere of the Sea - forth Expositor, Mr. M. Y. McLean, is almost certain of the nomination at the next convention to succeed Mr. Bishop. Mr. Bishop has made a good and faith- ful representative, •and Mr. McLean will make an able and worthy successor. Frons his long and varied experience, his natural attainrnents and his staunch integrity, few men are better qualified than he is, and no man is more deserv- ing." A !WORD WI7'H OUR SUBSCRIBERS. Business is best' done on business principles. A good business principle is that once a year at least all accounts should be settled. Many act up to this with their larger accounts but leave a few small accounts unsettled, as not of sufficient importance to bother with. These people lose the pleasure that comes from feeling that you owe no man a dollar. Many of our subscribers honor themselves by the way they keep their subscriptions paid ahead. But there are others who, through thought- lessness, perhaps, never think of the inconvenience their neglect may cause the publisher. The individual sum is small—only a few dollars or even cents—but it is on these small sums sums' iii a large, measure we must depend to pay rent, taxes, fuel, paper workmen, etc. Will those subscrib- ers whose• money we have not seen since we assumed control of THE NEWS - RECORD kindly give this matter a little thought and make the publisher's heart glad by a prompt remittance. . • DEATH BLO IV 7'0 TARIFF REFORM. Tuesday's elections in the United States resulted in a signal victory for the Republicans. One year ago in the Presidential compaign the Democrats carried the country with promise of tariff reform, and in Ohio on Tuesday the question at issue was purely protection and tariff reform or freer trade. William McKinley, the father of the McKinley bill, says the World, was the Republican guber- natorial candidate and his opponent one of the ablest free trade advocates in the state. In November last Ohio gave a Republican majority of one thousand, on Tuesday McKinley carried the state by more than 90,000. From Massachusetts, New York and Iowa come similar results. Apart from the obnoxious corruption which character- izes the Democratic party, the main factor in -the contest is patent, viz.: hundreds of closed factories owing to the widespread apprehension of tariff changes. The inexcusable delay in re- pealing the purchase clause of the Sherman bill undoubtedly had its effect and the President's letter of Saturday in which he stated that : "The result of the passage of the unconditional repeal bill would bring about a revival of business," proved poor compaign literature. The threat of radical changes in the protective tariff which has built up the industries of the country alarm the capitalists and since the exponents of the Tariff Reform policy assumed office banks have closed their doors, factories have shut down and thousands been thrown into idle- ness; a majority of the mines in the west have been deserted, a com- plete commerical paralysis has prevailed. The "good tines' promised have not eventuated but industrial stagnation and, widespread distress. The lesson of the ballots will not be lost upon the Cleveland Administration, and as this paper stated on Nov. I0, 1892, "There is little prospect of any great tariff reform." The success of a high tariff has been proven, and any wholesale meddling must affect disas- trously the capitalist and workingmen alike. Individual cases of tariff reform may pass both Houses, but Cleveland will trim his sails in accordance wlth the popalar sentiment expressed by those states in which the Democrats anticipated victory on Tuesday. The Orangemen of Montreal attend- ed church in full regalia Sunday week. This was the first occasion of the kind since the trouble when Hackett was killed. 04$4P1. 4tE 1,44 Nor VIM& Major" Melcheille eleetablieet bet alb`:?( thought, that hie phenomenal Tont Dill lite red him t# i'the eleiJ1eia 1. Q . irtatceman, andfi'.COQUotsr for tittelea toral r'evglution: i.0 the different 8{ tett, u • will now cit down to steend thl +•fana� . Qtts, measure by putting up the .d�.ttie;a all. ro'Undr,` With a vlevr. to4oueeting, the life out of Canada and the :fleet R' 1 the world, Bub responsible• govern, merit does not exist in the Mates,. and President Cleveland will round taut his term by emphasizing the live and lot , live policy, which Anaericau A,mbassa-. dor Bayard so neatly expressed err his speech at Sheffield, England, a few a, nights ago. " A JUST COMPLAINT. One of the just complaints mettle against the Ontario Government is its policy has been inimical to the e. municipalities. In illustrating this the Belleville Intelligencer makes this very pointed remark : "Take, for Instance, in this city, The - Provincial Government appointed the police magistrate and tells us that we . must pay hien a big fat salary. And then they tell the County Council that they shall pay him a big fat salad as: well. The County CouuciI say they do not want him, but he says ; 'Gentlemen, the Government say you shall pay and keep me.' This comes out of the pockets of the farmers, who vote for such men as .Mr. Biggar, to bind these chains firmer about. their necks." So steadily has this encroachment , upon .the . municipalities been making that the climax was capped a short time ago when his Royal Highness Sir Oliver wishing td shelve a political difficulty, decided. to take. a plebiscite on prohibition and order the munici- palities to pay the cost thereof ! ' He might as well charge the cost of the next provincial elections to the municipalities, and if they do not be- stir themselves to resent this sort of . treatment that is what will* surely happen ! The ; "independent" member for West Huron has had many an op- portunity to show his independence, but has yet failed to do so. )VJIICH; TO FIGIII• Olt TO BE F RIGHTS VED 7'0 DEATH ? The Montreal Star. says there is a badly frightened man down at Nashua, New Hampshire, who has evidentlee talked himself into a panic about an impending invasion of the United States by Canadian troops. Th'e poor fellow, who answers to the name of Atherton, sends us with his compli- • ments the copy of an address delivered by himself at Antrim, N. H., entitled "Which: American Unity, or British Domination?" It is not a conundrum, but an oration in which Mr. Atherton explains a few of the reasons why the New Hampshire people cannot sleep at nights. lie commences very sugges- tively by a reference to the number of New Iiampshire men who got hurt during the war for the union. He then surveys the political and military situa- tion the world over and concludes that' Great Britain is the only probable oe of the. United States. Mr. Athe worries himself over the extent., of t British possessions and the S rength of British arms, military and naval stations and coaling stations. He frets over the Bermuda and Halifax cable, . and, stands aghast at the sight of "Esquimault" holding a loaded pistol at the head of San Francisco." -His conclusion is that the annexation of Canada must come, that it can only Mime through war, and that "the more sparse the population the less the re- ' srstance." The New Hampshire patriot next paints a charming picture of Can- anda crushed between the upper and the nether millstones, England shorn of her glory for ever, Canada a part of the United States, Irelandfree and India transferred to the Czar." How is all this to be brought about? The simplest thing in the world. Mr. Atherton does not want any more New Hampshire men to get hurt. Uncle Sam must be "better prepared for de- fence than now" and England is invit- ed "to cease her display of military strength upon our borders and terminate the standing menace of her occupation of Canada." That would simplify matters wonderfully. The conquest of Canada woetld be easy if the British Canadians would get out ,. of Canada like the Yankees got out of Detroit, simply because they were ask- ed to. Every attempt hitherto made to annex Qanada has failed, because the Atherton plan of stipulating for non-resistance was not adopted. A lot of good Americans got hurt once on the Canadian bank of the Niagara River through this over -sight. A lot more wouldhave got hurt only they could not be persuaded by their officers to cross the river ; "they found it less exciting" on their own side. The last party that cam a to i n vadeM ontreal never thought of the non-resistance tactics until they heard De Salaberry's trum- pets in the woods around Chateauguay, and then instead of coming on to, Mon- treal according to their original pro- gramme, they made a bee line for New Hampshire. Some of these New Ham - shire sprinters may have been the "sires" whose glorious deeds Mr. Ather- ton wants "our sons" to emulate. Banter aside, Mr. Atherton's pro- gramriie will probably meet with as little approval among his own country- men as among Canadians. There. is not the leastidesrre amongoanadians to molest the United States, and we can- not imagine that •any intelligent American really lives in terror of Canadian aggression or really desires to add by force of arms five millions of " " people. to a nation that . has too many disaffected citizens al- ready. To take hold of a business which is on the verge of bankruptcy and to manage it so skilfully as to restore it to prosperity again, is the work of. a mate:, ager of unusual industry and powelri. This is What Hon. John Haggart has done witht the Intrrcolonial railway. He has converted an unprofitable concern into a paying one, and there' fore he is entitled to the honor which the people pay to a faithful and ailigetit servant. ,