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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1894-01-24, Page 4rho ruron Nein NRS ofd 11.4 Q i.tVRJt 4X-0 '. R, QXothltS.. sx.ba s Tess -41,20 1n ashatise ss In ale aildreetito the' 'ouigg ,Liborala of Torentoi Sir f?llvar Mowat again i rethlesadya ?Pm'g4tic 1,804 ,iRJQJJT'.M OU7' 11.11 .'JaJi• M, X. l4loL.eaini, th$ grit candidate wino suecee.(ied hi shelving 14Ir. A, Bishop, the pioneer, is now of very sore heart, Mr, McLean knows that the 1'Atrons of Smith. Huron will shortly unset in convention for the put- pose of nominating a candidate, lUe doffs his partisan politiee1l hat, extends both arms and spreads both legs in the new role. 13e' wants the vote of the Patrons and endorses their platform While he is the nominee of a Grit and partisan convention pledged to sup- port Sir Oliver Mowat. The Patrons are dirootly opposed to the Mowat Government on many vital points. Mr, McLean is a spreadeagle just now and condemns the Dominion Govern- ment so that the Patrons may be whip- ped into line and wreck ail order of which he says he knows nothing about. We take it that the Patrons of Industry are not fools. If they can support the nominee of a Grit convention opposed to thein their usefulness is gone. Mr. Weismiller has loug been pledged to the vital points in their principles. He is pledged to them to- day. Ile always has been. The Pat- rons and Mr. Meredith's followers have so far been victorious in electing their nominees. Mr. McLean, the pledged Mowat nominee of the par- tisan convention surely cannot play the double game and support Mr. Meredith. When he says in effect that lir can the electors should be warned of•the infamous pithole that he would dump them and their principles in, because he is for Mowat. Mr. Mc- Lean is a staunch supporter of the Mowat Government. He has said so for years. The electors of Stanley know that he swallowed his professed temperance principles and stood by Gritisrn a few years ago. This matter is of public record. The game is on again, but we do not believe that it will succeed. The Mowat candidate for South Huron has proven by his own words that he is a political trick- ster of the professional stamp. If he succeeds in the present scheme and secures the vote of the Patrons 'of In- dustry the principles and good of the Order in South Huron will be wrecked for all time to e .ane. Such a barefaced double game should never succeed with honest men. THE DOMINION OF CANADA. • We have received a copy of the "Official Handbook of Information re- lating to the Dominion of Canada." The work is published by the Govern- ment of Canada (Department of the Interior) with the approval of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies. On the second page of cover is a handsome colored plate of the Arms of the Dominion and' of the Provinces of Canada. The area of Canada is given as 3,456,- 383 square miles, which includes1140,- 736 square miles of water. For the in- formation of our readers, we may state that Canada is nearly as large as the whole of Europe, and about 500,000 square miles larger than the United States. The Handbook is a very import- ant; though condensed, work, and should be in the hands of every citi- zen. The Handbook makes the important statement that "there is no State Church in ,Canada and the utmost religious liberty prevails." except i Quebec, and that "adherents of any of the established denominations will have no difficulty in finding congenial church society." The Handbook deals with Government Constitution, Muni- cipal System, Education, Justice, Courts, Military, Municipal Police, Naturalization, Postal System, Money Order, Telegraphs, Newspaper Press, Social Conditions, Climate. Railways, Canals, Revenue, Public Debt, Imports, Exports, Mines, Fisheries, Forest, Agriculture, Manufactures, Banking, and a vast amount of other useful in- formation to those at home and abroad. The Handbook contains nearly 100 -pages of reading in concise. form. At the close there is a very intelligible • chart showing Canada in geographical relation with Europe and the United States. On the whole the work reflects great •credit on the Hon. T. Mayne Daly, Mifiister of the Interior. With proper ,distribution it will not only enlighten our own people, but place our country in a true and concise form before the whole civilized world. The Hand- book deserves a more expensive cover, as it will no doubt be preserved by all classes of peo- ple for many years to conte. An extensive distribution of the work tit hone and abroad is highly necessary and expense or labor should not be spared in doing so. The whole truth about Canada rs none to bad for the whole world to know, for we have the brightest and most prosperous heritage under the broad and shining heavens. Hon. T. M. Daly is a credit and an honor to the Governrnent of Canada and the United British Empire. The Ottawa statue of Sir John A. Macdonald is to be erected at the cost of the country. There is a statue of Sir George Cartier on the west side of the Parliament buildings. That of Sir John will' be placed on the east side. Thus there will be a pair. The archi- tect who laid out the Parliament grounds provided pedestals for statues along the parapet which fronts the two Douses ; but these pedestals re - Main unoccupied for the present. dlrecteel an attack VOA the P. .° A, and the. Pi ] Qt the for leer he .said :-0. This was elle of the. new elements, which would combine WO the move. men t ]mown as that of the rayons of (justly to complicate Pxovinohal poli- tics olytics at the impending election. Ile dismissed the Charge that Roman Qathol ce were getting more than their share of patronage in the public offices of Ontario. He de, need this charge emphatically, as- serting, on the contrary, that Roman Catholics would have just ,grou.zd for complaining, because they had a smaller number of such. public offices than their proportion to the population might entitle thein to, while in respect to the matter of sal- aries they were in still greater dispro- proption to their numbers. ' Sir Oliver strongly condemend the whole P. P. A. movement. Sir Oliver then discuss- ed the Patrons of Industry. He ex- pressed regret that an organization, with whose general aims he was so much in sympathy, should antagonize the Reform party on such comparative- ly unimportant questions as that of the appointment and payment of county officials. He objected to the plank of the Patrons in favor of the election of county officials. It could hardly, •he thought, fail to lead to the election of judges in the end, as it has done in the States, and he felt sure the people of Ontario would never wish to see this become the practice here. As to the payment by salary instead of by fees, It was a much discussed question, but both parties in the past had considered the fee system the preferable one, on the ground both of economy and effici- ency. He still 3onsidered it to be of advantage to the Province in these re- spects. Ho pointed out that he was not responsible for the system, but had simp- ly allowed it to continue because he considered it the best. SIR OLIVER, THE DODGER. Sir Oliver Mowat's apologists, among them our town cotem., are making many excuses in advance for his refusal —which has been determined upon—to grant any measure of temperance re- form during the coining session of the legislature. It is certain that the vast majority of those who voted for pro- hibition on New Year's day did so in the belief that something practical would follow. They believed, the Hamilton Spectator says very properly and truthfully, that if the province should favor prohibition the Ontario government would grant such measure of prohibition or restriction as it has power to grant. A speaker the other day told his hearers that if the vote should be in the affirmative, the bar- rooms would he closed before the end of February. The opinion which he held might have been a little extrava- gant, but it was substantially in line with the opinion which the great mass of temperance people entertained. They believed that, by submitting the plebiscite to the electors Sir Oliver had substantially pledged himself to obey the will of the electors. Certainly that was his moral obligation. If he did not intend to follow up the plebis- cite with legislation he deceived, in- sulted and outraged the public. To give thein a plebiscite without any in- tention of giving them any measure of temperance reform was but mocking them and deluding there. The dodge behind which Sir Oliver's apologists are trying to shelter them- selves is that of pretending that the vote of the people of Ontario was a command, not to the Ontario legisla- ture, but to the Dominion parliament, to pass a prohibitory law. The ques- tion submitted to the people, they say, was whether they desired total prohibi- tion of the manufacture, sale or impor- tation in or into the province of all in- toxicating liquors. Now, they go on, the legislature has no power to forbid absolutely the manufacture, sale and importation of intoxicating liquors in or into the province. Therefore the people must have desired the parlia- ment to grant them the reform they favored. That is very lame reasoning. The people did not trouble themselves about constitutional matters at all. They did not stop to ask where the. power to legislate resided. They saw a question before them, and they voted on it. They voted for prohibition be- lieving that the government which sub- mitted the question for their decision would give them such measure of pro- hibition or restriction as it had power to give. For Sir Oliver now to say that the question he put before the people was total prohibition and that the legislature had not power to en- force total prohibition is to say that he prepared in advance for evasion .and deception by trick and device. • Cun- ning of that order is to be looked for in the lowest class of ward politicians. Does Sir Oliver wish his temperance friends to understand that it is the pol- icy on which Christian statesmen gov- en provinces? The pretense that the plebiscite is a command to the Dominion parliament to enact a prohibitory law is wholly un- founded. Members of parliament are quite able to ascertain the wishes of their constituents for themselves, and to govern themselves accordingly. Members of parliament are quite as closely in touch with the people as members of the legislature. When parliarnent takes action it will do so of its own motion and will not take its orders from Sir Oliver Mowat. For the premier of Ontario to ask the people of the province to order the parliament of Canada to take any action whatever would be a piece of impertinence. Be- sides, if the plebiscite were addressed to the parliament it would have only the force which one province out of seven gives it. Quebec has not asked for prohibition. Nor has Nova Scotia, nor New Brunswick, nor British Columbia. In the largest province and two of the smallest the people have voted for pro- hibition. But they are not the people of Canada. The parliament will no doubt deal with the temperance ques- tion as the people of of the Dominion desire. That is a thing apart. In the meantime, Sir Oliver Mowat has ob- tained the opinion of the people of Ontario, and it is his duty to comply with shear wishes. The only gleam of sunshine Hon. Mr. Hardy has seen for many a day was when the Buffalo Express recently nominated him to succeed Sir Oliver. But when Mr. Hardy's Buffalo con- stituents discover that he has been a "life-long prohibitionist," they will probably go hack on him with astonish- ing promptness. Q 1v— ,.. x/aIxza$. • I oQopez'i the alleged wife,ulufdeters. iaa been <n,ct,uitted 'by the jOry, Ile WO again. arrested en' the Charge of attempted nnurder. The preliminary hearing was set for yesterday.. It is claimed that not more than 10,000 Ontario people have been initiated into the mysteries of the P. P. A. since Sir Oliver killed the association, Monday evening. At a convention held at Ailsa Craig on Wednesday by the Conservative Association of North Middlesex, Mr. John Fox, of Lucan, received the nomination for the Local House. South Huron Patrons will nominate a candidate for the Local Legislature at Hensel! on Jan. 24. West Kent Patrons will nominate a candidate for the Legislature Feb. 6. Kent Patrons meet at Chatham Feb. 6 to nominate a candidate for the commons. East Kent Patrons nominate a candidate for the Legislature at Thamesville Feb. 13. Sir Charles Tupper, Canadian High Commissioner in London, speaking in Wolverhampton last Wednesday even- ing, emphasized the mutual necessity that Great Britain and her colonies should preserve the unity of the Em- pire. Separation of the colonies wonld diminish materially the Empire's great- ness, be said, and would cause the colonies to suffer in many ways, nota- bly by loss of prestige and the pro- tection of the British flag. If Great Britain's present policy toward Canada had been adopted in the last century toward the American colonies the American Union might now be the brightest star of the Empire. Major Sam Hughes, M. P., editor of the Lindsay Warder, was before the magistrate the other day on the charge of assaulting one Kylie, who was elected reeve of the town in a throe -cornered fight. The Warder truth- fully said that Kylie did not receive a majority of the votes. To this Kylie replied on personally meeting Hughes that he was a "liar," prefixing a great big "d" to the word and, it is said, in the unmentionable language of a tough referred to his mother, where- upon Major Hughes gave Kylie a slap on the cheek. The sworn .evidence goes to prove that Kylie deserved a good sound thrashing, although the one who strikes first is generally guilty in the eyes of the law. Accordingly Mr. Hughes was fined. One Menders gave evidence which, compared with the evidence of others, looks like as though he could drive a load of hay though a weather beaten crack in a barn door. There was either glaring mistaken identity or wilful swearing to something not true. Hughes was fined, but he has the satisfaction of -knowing that the assault was provoked and that a man must either calmly submit to the vulgar anathemas of opponents, strike back, or go to law. Although the temptation to resort to the thrashing process would he hard to resist, a re- course to the courts 'would he the best for all concerned. Sara Hughes is all right and the unfor- tunate incident merely goes to show that he is possessed of very manly traits. Nile. Mr. Cudmore's Hien were busy press- ing hay in this neighborhood last week. , Mr. B. Allen has been through this vicinity buying up a lot of superior horses to ship to the "Soo." We have not heard the prices but we understand they are low. The ,$. S. convention which I men- tioned last week is to be held on. Wednesday, Jan 31st. A splendid pro- gramme is in course of preparation and an interesting and profitable time is looked forward to. Jumbo says be is not fonnd lying in small' matters. What are we to infer from that. Both Jumbo and Tom Thumb would need a few more lessons in geography. WANTED.—Several people to buy shares in the West Huron cheese factory. BRUNO. Londesboro. Mr. and Mrs. Philips, of the 13th con. of Hallett, returned on Saturday from Belleville, where they have been visit- ing for the last four weeks. Mr. W. L. Ouimette shipped a couple of • • ads of oats last week, also a anticof hay. Her • ; rt Finton, v • has been work- ing in . Snell'- blact:mith shop for the la. -t y , : on Mo day, his time having expired on Satur ay. The Orangemen will et to -morrow evening in the Tempe nee hall, and the Foresters on Fr ay evening in their own hall. The I. O. G. T. lodge are invited to pay Constance lodge a fraternal visit on the evening of Jan 31st. Mr. and Mrs. R. Adains and. Mr. and Mrs. A. Woodman were in Goderich township Last week at the wedding of Miss Laithwaite. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Moon have the heartfelt sympathy of the whole com- munity in the loss of their eldest boy, aged 6 years. He died on Friday night after a short illness and was buried in the Londesboro cemetery on Monday afternoon. O'Brien's is the spot where you can get fresh oysters and all kinds of con- fectionery at all times. Tho S. O. E. lodge meeting last Fri- day evening was well attended. There was one initiation and one application for the Beneficiary. Bro. B. Lawrason was chosen as a delegate to the grand lodge which meets in Toronto in March. The other delegate is A. Woodman. News has been received at Winnipeg that L. Dollen and a party of nine per- sons, some of whom are residents of Winnipeg, have lost their lives in a snowshde which occurred a few weeks ago in the Rocky Mountains. The names of the men are not known yet. • .. $I cpp:!;;tniSw .; Rev. IL 'MOO fel,'44.e4y pastor of the Methodist church here, but now 44 Victoria street Methodist eilureb, God- arrich, preached an eloquent missiAnary sermon on Sunday morning: last, His many friends were glad to see apd heir hitn, Miss Wigggins spent Sunday.at leer home in Goderich. There passed through here a short time ago a ton of dynamite to be used in 'blasting rock on the lake shore op- posite Mr. Young's place, where a number of men are at work.. The rock is to be used for filling the new piers to be built at Goderich harbor next summer. Mrs. Burrows and Mr. and Mrs. Dougherty, who have been sick with the grip lately, are, we are pleased to say, all recovering. Mr. Collins returned from the north with his bride last week, We hear he is going to give a dance to -night, Wed- nesday, in honor of the occasion. Will you come, will he conte ; you'll never forget it if you come. Blyth. If we had only a little of the beauti- ful. Oh my ! how things would hum. On Monday evening a special meet- ing of L. O. L. No 963 was held in the Orange hall. Regular meeting of the members of the C. O. F. was held in Milne's hall on Tuesday evening. Mr. Charles Allanson and wife, of Clinton, passed through here on Satur- day on their way north to visit friends. Reeve N. H. Young, Esq., is attend- ing the County Council in the circular town this week. On Sunday morning Holy Com- munion was administered in Trinity church, a large nuniber of the newly confirmed partaking of it. On Sattirday Rev. T. Higley return- ed home from St. Thomas, where he has been visiting his aged father, who is at present lying very low. ' The Watson hall, over Gidley's tailor shop, has been going under some re- pairs before the Canadian Order of Foresters assemble in it. They have leased it for a term of years. Rev. T. E. Higley is attending a Deanery meeting in Wingham to -clay, Wednesday. We are pleased to see that Mrs. Jabez Walker has so far recovered from her accident as to be able to pay a visit amongst her many friends. On Monday evening the Home Circle held their regular meeting in the Tem- perance hall. At the .last meeting of the council Mr. E. Chamberlain was re -appoint- ed village clerk, and Mr. John 141cGill assesso, for 1894. i Icll;illop. Mr. John Crawford and Miss Minnie Souter were united in matrimony on Wednesday evening last. Rev. Mr. Musgrave officiated. Violet Irvine, the little daughter of Mr. John Irvine, has went for an ex- tended visit at the residence of her grandmother in Blanshard, Miss Lottie Dundas and Miss E. Roe have been around collecting Missionary money in connection with Bethel ap- pointment, in Walton circuit. Miss Horney and Miss Boyd are the collec- tors for the Winthrop appointment. They are four very estimable young ladies. . Mrs. Smith and Miss Stimore; who were very ill with the prevailing epidemic, are able to be around again. John Muldoon and wife have return- ed from Manitoba and are visiting relatives in the neighborhood of Lea bury and Walton. There is an immense quantity of hay being pressed in McKillop this season. It is being shipped from Seaforth and Dublin stations. The political machine, controlled by Hon. G. W. Ross, appears to be sadly out of repair. Has the owner neglect- ed to oil it, or is the boiler going to bust ? We apprehend the thing will SOOn collapse. HATS, MORE SUITABLE.7_1_ WHAT'S ; wHArs MORE STYLISH For a lady than olle of the. ►•. .•j-ai.$. of IVX 4.i'. rilLE* to be seen at this store, They are x, odeis. of beauty and fit most perfectly. Then they cost ;so We. Boundary and Ebenezer. BOUNDARY NEWS.—ACCIDENTAL.— Mr. Cunningham, of Colborne town- ship, met with a serious accident while driving after night on the boundary line between West Wawanosh and Colborne township. It appears he was driving up a small hill, when the ground underneath partially gave way, throwing him violently unto the horse' which took fright, breaking the shafts and dragging him a short distance. Fortunately he escaped with a few bruises on himself, and the harness and buggy slightly dainaged. During the following day his wife presented him with a young son. Both mother and son are doing well. We hope that he will consider this gift more than an equivalent to his loss. EBENEZER NEWS. --PERSONAL BE - MARKS. —The youngest son of Mr. Jas. Bruce, of Ebenezer, who has been suf- fering from mental troubles for some time past was on Monday last taken to the London Lunatic Asylum accom- panied by Mr. Joe Feagan. Much sympathy is felt in the neighborhood for the family owing to the sad event. —Mr. Robertson, of Mullett, on Tuesday last, Jan 16th, moved his wife and family to the premises of Mr. Hugh Moreland, which he has rented for a term of years. We hope that they will receive a kind reception in this neigh- borhood.—Earnest McKenzie is still em- ployed by Mr. Jas. Rose, who is Oust recovering from a series rof Illness somewhat similar to la grippe. —Willie Scrimegeor, oldest son of Mr. Win. 'Scrimegeor, is sick owing to a severe case of ringworm on his neck. —Mac. still travels on the 4th con. of West Wawanosh, and turns north at the corner. We would Iike to know what he espies in that direction. We must congratulate Mac. on his success. We would like to know if he intends occu- pying the white house this winter.- -Wm. Moreland, who has been ailing for some time past, is improv- ing slowly. We hope to see Will his former self before long again. —A few stragglers were disappointed on Wednesday last, owing to there being no prayer meeting in the Ebenezer church. We learn that some went home and a few others took a different route to what they came on. Perhaps they were looking for a near cut to get honi. earlier, FIDELETER. A Chinaman was refused accomoda- tion in Berlin lately and now it is rumored that a number of the hotels will be "pulled" in consequence THE DRESS STUFFS fit toff offered by this store are the very Newest and Latest things to be found anywhere. We have scanned every available sample in order to lay before our people only what we are sure is choice and we believe we are show ing one of the richest and choicest stocks to be.seen o>_ Fri side the cities. MENS BOY'S OVERCOATS are Isere in great abundance at every price and make and it takes very little money to buy here, Men's and Boys Suits,d Every conceivable color and makes. Prices •the very lowest. GILROY & WISEMAN, THE POST -OFFICE STORE, SUMMERHILL, ONT. ro CHOICE GROCERIES. DRY-GOOODS, &c., &c. Our expenses are low and our Cnstomers get the benefit. 0__ We want YOUR trade. It will pay YOU to inspect our stock. SEE OUR DRESS GOODS. Produce Taken. Geo. M. Kilty, General Merchant. THE POST -OFFICE STORE, SUMMERHILL. 1• Established in Clinton, 1854. 10 Itis about time we discussed Winter nd Spring 0 vercoats with you, as the cool evenings and fresh mornings will compel us to adorn ourselves with heavier or lighter clothing,. You know our record in the past regarding these goods) and we hope to do better in the future. Come and inspect our Winter and Suring Overcoats and Suits, as we know you will he pleased. 0 They arc all our own make, and we can show you both the goods and trimmings in the place, which usually • satisfies most people as to quality. The style and finish will speak for themselves. Now for the most im- portant item, the price, and who is in it with us ! The Great One -Price Clothing House. THOS. JACKSON, Huron Street, Clinton, HURON'S PROHIBITION VOTE. While the vote in this county on election day would appear overwhelming for prohibition, an analysis of the figures does not warrant such conclusion. The figures go to show that 18,007 were entitled to vote ; the total vote cast fbr was 7,420, against 4,098 ; spoiled ballots, 414 ; while those entitled to vote who 'did not exercise the franchise foot up 6,489, within 931 of the total vote cast in favor of the measure. And then there were 414 spoiled ballots not counted, except in the total number entitled to vote. If the unpolled vote were added to vote against there would be a ;majority against prohibition of 3,167. Following are the figures as given by the County Clerk. VOTES CAST ENTITLED TO VOTE. FOR. AGAINST. PDOILED ,--.-_, - -- .--..-•-.BALLor . Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. -- Howick ' 1086 49 489 7 246 2 46 Morris 780 17 313 4 200 0 20 Colborne _ 574 29 262 5 131 0 9 Goderich Township716 41 368 7 169 3 23 Blyth 204 24 , 107 10 60 4 1 Wawanosh, East 571 24 292 5 92 0 1 Seaforth 611 101 255 33 158 9 4 Hay .. 1003 47 338 11 357 2 31 Brussels 287 47 122 18 60 1 3 Stephen 1102 39 341 10 428 0 0 Ashfield 1078 53 484 15 271 4 43 W i noh:trn 674 66 206 16 84 5 14 McKillop 734 37 12 0 3 Clinton 619 130 46 Tuckersmith 743 56 8 Tur'nberry 610 20 Exeter 431 43 Grey 941 40 Goderich 847 172 Bayfield 152 11 Wroxeter 136 15 Hullett 829 55 Usborno 713 28 Stanley 631 32 Wawanosh, West 631 29 246 262 212 286 233 451 347 2 36 96 8 333 11 347 14 278 6 318 9 10703 1214 179 183 129 8 86 29 98 • 14 251 74 200 7038 382 13 30 0 32 0 21 5 13 4 20 14 43 0 25 0 219 1 162 1 106 0 7 0 2 41 100 0 7 4030 08 414 Stanley. Miss A. Brownett and her sister, who have been spending their holidays at home, have returned to Goderich. Mr. Robert Taylor, of Stephen, visit- ed his sister, Mrs. J. Rathwell, recent- ly. Miss Jane Reid, of Lucknow, is visit- ing relatives in this neighgorhood. Mr. Charles Reid shipped a carload of. lambs to Buffalo. Miss Fee, of Hay township has been visiting at Mr, Robert Polloc't's. The revival meetings led by Rev. Whyte are still in progress, and we hope much good is being done, Tnekersmith. Mr. Jaynes Crich is preparing for the 1 buildiug of a new residence. The stone is being got ready for the foun- dation. Mr. Alexander endeavored to organ- ize the Patrons of Industry last night. Mr. Geo. Crich is now located at Goderich. Mr. and Mrs. N. Cosens are not re- covering as rapibly els their many friends would like. Mrs. George Townsend is on the sick list. Mrs. Thos. Judd, London Road, is i)l. Her slater, Mrs. Gale, from Lindsay, is with the lady. 0 0