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The Huron News-Record, 1894-06-06, Page 5iee • *et • F: R. The toren f.Ces4 ecorQ *LSO aw 14.4--011.44 to Mimeo. urnotel[ Avt, Jlitvt~. dc./11..l,6'il.f. li! iJ 21.1T 11'Xt 0N, e I;Zidtaa Catnvontion in Galeria, �l1 .ti: � as ai,t> last Wednesday Wise frau as We head hoped. for, ua doubt tended u ng to the very u settled state of •the weather tante other c:au.es. The President, Oaaptain+ Joseph Beet;, the popular ex -Warden of Huron, pointed- ly explained the object of the meeting, He asked for and receeved expressiooa of opinion) from the antral nrunicil)a It' ties, represented A general discussion . fight 'ti a - a , follawest, Several desired ;a. party fight, while others urged that auoh would not be in accordaince with the will of the electors, as James Connolly had received the unanimous hgmin a:tion from the Patrons of Indus- try. The majority of those present ,conceded that the Meredith and Patron 'Policies were pretty much in • line. :Others contended that the Patron capdidat•e should retire sial allow a ' straight Conservative to take the field. A vote was called for as to piecing a candidate iu the field. The tna;jor•ity was decidedly in favor of not piecing a candidate in .the field and allowing the Patrons and Grits to fight it out. This was the sinal decis- ion., so that the Grits and Patrons are now waging war with James Connolly in the ascendant. Dr. Beattie Nesbitt, of Toronto, a clever speaker, addressed the meeting and made a decided impression against the Mowat Government. He pointed- ly explained the twenty years misrule of the Reform administration in Ontario; ceutralising; redistribution and in- • crease in- representatives; the gerry- mander; the minority scheme; the liquor license administration; the ex- . travagant and reckless expenditure; receipts and expenditures; railway annuity bonds; a comparison of ex- penditures; the crown lands depart- ment; how the public money is wasted; extravagance vs. economy; the fee sys- tem and the vote thereon; the secret ballot? and the deception of the Mowat Government; Government house ; crown lands maladmistration and several other subjects which Sir Oliver Mowat and his followers are personally -responsible for. As the Doctor scored point .after point grey-haired veterans who are goingto their grave•in the cause • waved their hats on their sticks amid vociferous shouts for W. R. Mere- •dith. The scene indeed was a grand one as the young men mingled with the old and protested against the most tryannical government in the annals Canadian hi .. ` bi , concluded anti. great applause a,d cheering of those present. The meet- ing broke up with the usual cheers. A comrnittee consisting of Dr. Holmes, W. C. Goode and James Mitchell was appointed to draft a reso- lution in memory of the late Patrick Kelly, who for so many years was an enthusiastic andasagacious counsellor at all meetings of the party in this riding. THE PEOPLE'S FRIEND. lug that.- Mr. Weisiniller has indtleed, the ,Qominiaii Gov erh,Ment to rural., etafor.'th• ala eutpiart of ,entry and that ii few, weeks our oittzens who have nnportkitioa} • will trot' be under the 'necessity or ranln,oyan.ce tb go elsewhere to prase their. goods.:throu Custotri , For several years this matter has been c iscusse4 by oar p erolu ub .anrl. others interested and petition after ppetitiop has been Bent to Ottawa from the, busa- ares then aird the town cgtitlefl bttt era til 117r, Weterniller was -appealed •to.it seemed impossible to gc"t the desired. change. $eiaforth„ therefore, owes deist of gratitude to 1Vfi;, Weismiller, who has made several trips to Qttaawaa, and personally appeitled to. the Govern- trent in behalf of our town. He has at great pains and expetase,prepaireda statement :of the arneutrt. of b. re usa done by our busieess men and laid this statement in the meet elaborate fano before the Cabinet,. ' burin ' his recent visit to. Ottra ave. he called' the attention of Sir John Thompson, Hon, Mr. Foster,- on. Mr. Haggart and Hon. Clarke WTiallace to their pleasant visit to Seaforth last September, and these gentlemen confessed that while here they had greatly admired the business enterprise and splendid apperar- anee of our town. They could not re- sist the eloquent and forcible pleadings of Mr. Weal -Miler ante at a Cabinet meeting last week the matter was finally settled and in a few, days all the preliminary atrapgements will be made and the Seaforth office will be open for business. Seaforth will not forget Mr. Weismiller on election day for before then the office will be estab- lished •ante the long felt want will be supplied. "Hurrah for Weismiller." WHY NOT SPEAK THE TRUTFI? THE NEws-REconn believes most firmly in the principle that truth should in ALL cases be carriediuto poli- tical discussions. But unfortunately political candidates and political writers and stumpers in many instances will not even attempt to be truthful when they can serve some particular party, These people do not seem to realize that at the aamc time they are deliberately spreading false- hood and building up the kingdom of the devil. It dons really seem harsh to write in this way, but what are you going to do ? Statements are made that are not true. What is an un- truth ? It is a`,lie, pure and simple. Why not call a spade a spade? Even in the heat of political battle one should tell the truth and shame the devil. In the present political contest THE NEws-RECORD hopes not to utter a single word that is not true. Our object is not to gain support or any party at the expense of truth. A cause that will not stand without falsehood to back it up must fall. It cannot succeed. For instance, the New Era said edi- torially the other week that that paper was in favor of discarding the Ontario numbered ballot fraud, while at Baird's school' house in Stanley the other evening the editor of the same paper declared that he had acted in the capacity of a •deputy returning officer and that he KNEW the Ontario ballot was positively secret. If in favor of adopting the Dominion ballot to secure secrecy there must be something wrong with Sir Oliver Mowat's system. These Christian politicians are not honest. In discussing the political situation and stumping for Mr. M. Y. McLean at Baird's school house in Stanley the editor of the New Era assumed the role THE NEWS -RECORD has said time and again that the electors of South Huron could not place their confidence in and mark their ballots for a more trustworthy, conscientious or influential representative than Mr. Davies Weis - miller. He is a marc with every necessary qualification to prove a friend of nun PEOPLE. When we say THE PEOPLE we mean THE MASSES.., When the general public good is to be served he does not ask if this elector or that elector is to be served; or if this act or that act. will'redound to his own popularity. He is at the service of the WHOLE electorate, to benefit the WHOLE PEOPLE regardless of party or creed. This is just what constitutes a TRUE representative—a MAN who is in public to carry -out the will of the peo- ple, THE ELECTQICS. For some years the people of Bayfield and neighborhood have been endeavoring to secure im- provements to the harbor there. Mr. Weismiller was the gentleman selected to proceed to Ottawa and see what could be accomplished. He made a very favorable impression. The Gov- ernment, we believe, will proceed with the initiatory work in a very short time. Bayfield is a pretty summer resort and a good Government harbor is really a necessity. This fact is con- ceded on all hands within a radius of several miles. Since Mi•.' Weismiller has succeeded in having the undertak- ing placed in practical shape, we doubt not but that the electors in that locali- ty will rally round him and strengthen his claims on the 26th of June by de- claring that he is THE roan to secure what is right and at the same time promote the welfare of Bayfield and its business men and citizens generally. The work, we are assured, will be proceeded with. An engineer will like- ly in the near future visit Bayfield and make a practical survey of the ground and improvements required to make the harbor a lake port and a credit to the village. A reportwill then he made to the Government and the work will be proceeded with. Mr. Weismiller in the ONLY . man who has attempted to have this necessary work accomplished this year, and he will, we have faith, succeed. Seaforth has been agitating for several years to have that town creat- ed an outport of entry. The business men of the town have worked for it. They have petitioned and petitioned the 'Government to secure itBut alt seemed in vain. Finally they matter was placed in Mr.. Weismillers hands and he has induced•the Domihion Gov- ernment to make Seaforth an outport of entry. The advantage to the busi- ness men , and citizens generally of that town no doubt will be fully recog- nized, In connection with the creat- ing of this office the Seaforth Sun Bays:-•- "We have much pleasure in announo- frill r 47 :10, OX I , ':, it' 71'.40 DO:100"•lt'f ,lt 11141$ 04,10 4,10 kr4) •lt'1.f11+ are it, g n eefely +Pe asserted tkFst, every Aside relative of;$ir Oliver 1VXow at hast. le ort We note to live ypari the pnbiik moneys. lepotaerp, is thus, defined iu the Xnl• penal pic'tionary;-.-"Undue attaehh anent to 'xaepheeva favciairitistti ehawta to nephews and .other relaative$,, a pro-, NOW" --FOR WAN CZ Tho Xttyor, of Clinton lams received a. ,letter AVIA the Deputy Attorney, General stti,ting that .o partian of file Stavely .estate well go the town Qf, •Olin., 'ten 'towards the establishment of come c'harita lee institution. The informa- tlan is indefinite. '�'be letter eitxi-ply says that the -details willtte. ocoirsl arrd ed hereaafter.". Note itik the proper tiMe to have the details .considered,, pensity toaggrandize their family by 'hitt we presume our people rxiu t await extraordinary rra'nts, alai flavour's to the_ pleasure of Mr,, farrow and the rpt i, powers that bt"., the fanner' sndceeding nephews or others," rax biavieg the following platted on Now, let ars see how many of his (Sir' lrecord :--- Oliver's) near relatives he hes placed in the public service, Jere is the lot,: with their salaries:— Sir al,aarries;-SirOliver ,Mowat: sqlaryr , 7,000 Sir 0. Mowat, sessional al'low- Fred, Mowat, son, lritf J. F. l4owar,t, nephew, CJerk Crown Land Department Colonel ' Duir, brother-in-law, Police magistrate, Kingston —Feasee, brother-in-law, late Clerk of Crown, Kingston —Fraser, niece, Clerk Registry Office H. H. Langton, son-in-law's brother, Registrar, Univer- sity 'Dr. Primrose, nephew -in-law Professor in University`.::'. - C. 0. Strange, nephew, Clerk Q. B. piv., Osgoode Hall G. R. Patello, son-in-law's bro- ther-in-law, Registrar, Ox- ford. A. R. Dtlfi, naphew, Clerk, Chancery Div„ Osgoode Hall T. Langton, sun -in- law, fees, law cases ; Attornly-Gen.'s Partner. Geo. L. B. Fraser, nephew, De- partment of Justice, Ot- tawa, appointed by Hon. A. • McKenzie.. , elx. Strange, brother-in-law, Police Magistrate, Kingston (deceased) preceded his other brother-in-law, Cul. Duff. This office is hereditary. The premiership is not Arthur Mowat, son, who is said to divide therofits of the. office with lis brother, Fred of sponser for hotel men and liquor dealers. He had conversed with deal- ers and they declared they had never been interfered with - or influenced as to how they should vote. And this is the PROOF that pro- fessing Christian politicians give to honest electors. Those who have read. Mr. Meredith's manly and straight- forward deliverance ab London will be able to form a correct estimate of state- ments of these lying ward politicians. These Christian politicians are not honest. Then, ',again, the New Era said last week that it was "generally understood that the latter (Mr. James Connolly) will get the Conservative vote, and that the P. P. A.'s will also support him strong." The fact of the Glrits claiming a majority up in the hGn- dreds in Clinton for Mr. Garrow gives a direct contradiction to the assertion of our totem. If Mr. Gamow receives the support of Conservatives he may have a majority. If he receives the support of the P. P. A. he may have a greater majority. The support of the former we know the Grits are working hard for. The sup- port of the latter Mr. Garrow will have if the New Era has any influence. 600 8,416 1,200 1,400 1,200 4'00 1,250 • 1,500 1,150 3,061 386 Total annual rake-off for the• family, as far an can be shown . by the public re- ports, without law fees $29,363 Another nephew is a candidate for 1,800 DEt'd$T okriT o>r QTTenuEr!Llu iEno, Toronto, May 28, 1894. lire STAvti x F,smexri.-wrta reference Gu the memorial ei the $t4oioipal Pennell of tAo 1.oWn of Cilaton, I am dtreotu8 to say that the Attorneyeen, oral approves of the suggeetion that part et the ait4yeley estate should be appliwl lo or towards oho eetabliehment, in or hear Photon, of seine inatatu. tion of a charitable character, the details to he Con- sidered iiwrearter.d 'Retire truly, 2. A. C♦nzwluonm, deputy. THE SITUATION. The Conservatives of West Huran,ad' a party ate standing of in the present election. As some say, they are not in it. Some declare they will refrain from voting altogether, while those who vote will divide on the two candidates. The more we look at the question the more are we convinc- ed that it is the duty of every elector to exercise his franchise. Two candi- dates are in the field ; one is a grit pure and simple. He will go to the house to vote, the party ticket through stick and thin. The question of re- rnedying exiting evils or removing those' abuses 'that extreme partyism has brought on the country will not bother him. On the other hand we have a man of broad and liberal ideas, independent in his views, not tied to party, put prepared to support good measures come from where they may. Mr. Connolly recognizes that evils have crept into the Government and he is prepared to assist in rernov- ing'thern. And the question now is, Should Conservatives who are, fully cognizant of those evils, and who desire to see them reformed, sit still while the chain is being forged still tighter? Or should they make the best of the present circumstances and support the man who comes nearest their idea of a representative? Let each Conserva- tive answer this question for himself and vote, accordingly. the office of Medical Superintendent of the new Asylum for the Insane at Brockville. This gentleman (Dr. Duff, of Newboro') graduated in 1884. The Medical Register does not state that he has had any experience in lunacy. Then there are the indirect sources of revenue. Mowat, Downey & Langton are the solicitors for Sherriff Mowat. The returns f5how the gross receipts from his office to' be $17,566 in 1892. How much of this found its. way into the firm's pockets, therefore back to Sir. Oliver ? It is also natural to suppose that the Attorney -General bestows the patron- age of his office upon his own firm. This firm derives an income of $10,000 ayear from Sir Oliver's and his son's patronage, which brings up the g;and total of the earnings of this motley Mowat combination to $39,363 'AN- NUALLY. There are but two professorships in University Medical College, the salaries of which ($1,500 each) are guaranteed. It is hardly necessary to say that one is held by Sir Oliver's nephew.. The, other was given to Dr. Caven's son. Query : Is there any reason why Sir Oliver Mowat's nephew and the Rev. Dr. Caven's son, both very young men, should have been selected for salaries of $1,500 each, when the other profess- ors, many years their senior, have to be satisfied with $410, or less ? Mr.iHardy, that bumptious and self- sacrificing patriot, who is at once the laughing stock of his opponents and the boast of his friends, figures in the list of nepotists as a star of the second order, proportionate to his position its the Cabinet. Here is his little list: - 1. Russell Hardy, father, Storekeeper London Asylum. C. J. M. Hardy, Son, Clerk, Crown Lands Department. H. R. Hardy, cousin, Clerk, Crown Lands Department. T. Botham, cousin, Clerk, license and Justice Branch. W. W. Jeffers, nephew, Education Department. Miss S. E. Hardy, cousin, Matron, Orillia Asylum. 7. Mrs. Parker, sister, Hamilton Asy- lum. 8. C. S. Jones, law partner, appoint- ed Registrar Crown Lands Depart- ment, to make room for Alex. Hardy in the Brantford firm. These Christian politicians are not honest. Our totem. is here, there and every- where. In the words of the Dutch- man, when you lay your fingers on him "he ain't there i" I'he New Era charges the Blyth Standard with start- ing the rumor that Mr. Garrow was anxious to join the P. P. A. and in re- ply declares that "its platform is ton narrow and bigoted for a man of such liberality of thought." 'A few months since the editor of the New Era stated positively that he was not a member of the P. P. A. and had no sympathy whatever with such a bigoted Order. Now he states that Mr. Connolly will receive the P. P. A. support. And again lie says the P. P. A. platform is too narrow for Mr. Garrow. The New Er'a either speaks with authority or without authority. If the former that paper has belied itself. If the latter its position is the sauce. Again, we repeat, these Christian politicians are not honest. And we re- peat the charge in all seriousness. Why not speak the truth? The Grits in Parliarnent. were very anxious to prevent Hon. N. C. Wallace from being present at Lindsay. The Grand Master has never yet, and never will, desert his post of duty. Tun NEWS-REc61ln hits often said, and we repeat the assertion, that the greatest enemies of the Orange Institution are papist protectants. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. MEREDITH WILL WIN. Dr. Beattie Nesbitt, a gentleman pretty well posted on the political situation, gives the following to the Toronto News "I have just returned from a trip through the Hurons, Perths, Welling- tons and other sections of the country, and I can tell you without doubt that Meredith is going to win this election." "Everywhere I went I met life-long Liberals who told me they could support Mowat no longer. We won enough seats last election to upset the Government, but unfortunately we also lost a lot of those' we had before. This time we can win Reform seats and hold those we have now. I don't know one riding we stand to lose, except East Algoma.' Dr. Nesbitt figures up 41 seats sure for Meredith. These comprise 31 of the 32 now held and gains in the following constituencies ;— Toronto 2, Hamilton 2, West 'York, Ottawa 1, West Algoma., Nipissing, South Ontario and West Huron. "There are a number of other seats we are likely to gain," said the doctor, "but are not certain of. I,don'tount those. And I don't count •as gains constituencies which will be carried , against the 'Govornment by Patron or Independent Reformers. "For instance, Hon. Richard Har- court has no chance in Monck, but the Patron against him was formerly a Liberal. Therefore in my estimate I don't count him. And so in many other ridings. I tell you I came back with a different idea of how things were going than whet". I went away.' en we start with forty to the good, we can safely take our chances in the scramble for the rest toet a 'good working majority among the $4 members to be elected.' r? CENTRALIZING. ver known- o ' ...ear . of is o be seen atthis Store_ while our Gr6at Silk Sale 4 •red � o ..M/�. ...� .i Just imagine lovely Silk 24 • wide almost every ha .e you l Cam imagine goingaton per yd worth easily .80e. or o imagine yd;you can't �.a . the value and quality of these goods until you see thein. Come and see these wonderful Bargains. For many years past one chief aim of Sir Oliver Mowat's government has been to centralize all power and authority at Toronto. One after another the rights and privileges , formerly enjoyed by, the people and exercised through mtini- cipal bodies have been taken away from them and merged into some de- partment of the government. Many officials were once chosen by local au- thorities and were not the creatures of any political party, nor, as not a few of thein -are at present, the minions and election agents of the government at Toronto. In not a few instances have whole electoral districts been demoraliz- ed through the corruption practised in making these appointments and close constituencies carried for the Reform party through the influence thus exercised by the government frequent- ly in direct opposition to the will of the independent and honest electorate of the district. So long has the Reform oligarchy at Toronto been allowed to trample upon the necks of the patient electors of Ontario and pose as Reform- ers and purists that the leaders have grown contemptuous of the people and have assumed that the Province is all their own and for their especial benefit and that of their party favorites andifriends. Electors in every district of the province can look about them and find proofs of these asser- tions in the number of Government appointees who are regularly drawing good pay from the public chest, and who are as busy as bees in slimmer when the election is on, doing political service for the party. Before the ad- ministration of Mr. Mowat no such army of heelers and parasites was known in Ontario. There was no employment for such a staff, because the government was carried on in the interests of the people and economy prevailed in every department. Under the centralizing influences of so-called Reform all these agencies are necessary to maintain the party in power' and keep the people in proper subjection to the autocrats who rule. But a still farther objectionable feature of this system of making ap- pointments by the government is that the localities are compelled to pay the salaries of these officials in whole or in part without the people having any- thing to say in the selection of the officer for the position. The power to appoint should carry with it the power to pay, and if the official he required in the service of the government, the government should pay his salary. In this way the cost to the Province of all these pensioners and useless office- holders would be known to the people; whereas at present it is next to im- possible to find out the salaries and fees and emoluments of one kind and another drawn by them. Should the Mowat Government be continued in office, the people may prepare to see themselves still further shorn of power in the choice and ap- pointment of municipal and other officials, such as county clerks, county treasurers, county constables, county auditors, and to find the management and control of certain local institu- tions taken completely out of their hands. The Ontario Grits are industriously circulating the report that the Domin- ion elections will be on in a few short months. The object is to direct special attention to Dominion politics, while the electors should have their minds centered oie Provincial politics. Sir Oliver Mowat is on trial before the court of public opinion and the verdict of the people will be rendered on the 26th of June. The Dominion elections are not likely to be on for a couple of years hence and there is no reason why Conservatives should allow the Ontario Reformers to side-trak Mr. Garrow's regard as a partisan. We can deal with the Dominion elections when they come on several years hence. GILROY &WISEMAN. FAST SELLERS.��- li'e are offering this week the HEST 250. PERFUME ever bronght into Clinton,. and can give you the following odors in GLASS STOPPER- ED BOTTLES,' each bottle a Genn: EASTER LILLIES, WHITE ROSE, IIELLITROPE, CLEOPATRA. ORANGE BLOSSOM, MARY STUART, p'P,EA, CHERRY BLOSSOM, ROCOCO, ST1@lPHANOTIS, HIGHLAND BELLS, LILAC/ BLOSSOM, R. SE GERANIUM, WOODVIOLuT," MARY ANDERSON, JOCKEY dLI.1B, VIOLETS, I'RANOIPANIYI• Justto3 BARRELS r y hsr.e 're EON WATER. Close J. H. D® DE, CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, PHYSICIANS' SUPPPIES, ETC., ETC. N. B.—We carry the Largest Stock in the County. AGAIN, A DECENT CAMPAIGN. Sir Oliver Mowat, as a "Christian" politiciau, should be ashamed of his friends. Our readers will. remember the wholesale personating in the last Ontario elections, especially in To- ronto. Jim Muldoon, a former esteem - worker for Sir Oliver and a bosom friend of the Grit party, now declares under oath -to startling Liberal corrup- tion. He swears that the Reformers practiced wholesale organized persona- tion at the last provincial general elec- tion. Ile produces some proofs in writing of the truth of his allegations, and implicates a son of Sir Oliver and others. By means of false moustaches. and whiskers rented from Dorenwend "dead men" and "absentees" voted for the,Grit candidates, it is alleged. Mul- doon is no longer a "solid' . man for Mowat. He swears there was large quantities of money to carry on the un- holy work and produces receipts to show that the goods had been delivered. THE NEws-RECORD will refer to the al- leged corruptionists of the Mowat Gov- ernment next week. CURRENT TOPICS. To abstain from voting moans sup- port for Sir Oliver Mowat. Every elector 18 FOR or AGAINST good government. Then assist W. R. Meredith and be on the RIGHT side. Of the two candidates, Mr. Connolly conies by a long way the nearest Mr. Meredith's broad platform. SEVENTEEN Grit votes in ONE day is a great record for a professing inde- pendent. For this and the next two weeks Ontario political matters will have a first place in the columns of THE NEWS -RECORD. Talking about Patrons buying goods Out of town, how many of those object- ing to such business-rnethods buy their fine wares or goods in the city? Mr. Garrow is "independent" enough to vote Grit every time. All he wants is enough Tory votes to elect him. Be on your guard, friends.. Mr. Garrow bas broken all past re- cords as an "independent." If all fol- lowers of Sir Oliver Mowat were as independent his Government would be like the ancient rocks. The Grits of South Huron are en- deavoring to play a double game in the hope that the Grit candidate may he elected. If by any means they can induce a Tory Patron to run they will sacrifice their heart's blood to do so. How many sworn American subjects would Mr. Garrow like to have vote for him in the present contest? We presume as many as would give him a majority if the law were changed as it. will be if he and Sir Oliver Mowat are returned to power. Those who support Mr. Meredith could not honestly vote for Mr. Garrow. They might as well endeavor to drive a huge square stick of timber through a round inch hole as to think of in any way lending support to a Government they are unequivocally opposed to. In the various spheres of life there is generally a chantee of moving the hearts of roan. But the member for West Herrin was like a stone when he gave SEVENTEEN Grit votes for the Mowat Government hi one day. Where is Mr. Garrovr's "independent" heart? Ile 'is heartless as far as Inde- pendence is concerned. His votes in the Blouse and stifficietit proof. The Patrons, according to their pub- lished platform, are NOT against the towns and villages. Mr. J. T. Garrow shirked the yote to discontinue Government House. He was so "independent" that he was ashamed and ran away. • Politics have come to a pretty pass when leaders of the Ontario Reform party wink at such startling and hein- ous corruption as J. J. Muldoon swears to. It's enough to drive decent people out of politics. Capt. Beck would have made a splendid candidate. However, Mr. Connolly is ahome man, a farmer, an will not court the votes of foreigner to elect him. Mr. Garrow is "acro the lines." The New Era is doubtful of the pre- dictions of Mr. Wm. Crooks, of Goderich township. Our totem. should not, in a Christian spirit, express such rash opinions until the ballots are counted. Mr. Crooks is all right and so is God- erich township. Muldoon, thesolid Man, should pay a visit to the Hurons in the interests of "political purity" and the Mowat can- didates. He is one of "the gang" of Christian politicians. Muldoon is a bad man, but not any worse than other Toronto Grit personators. Mr. J. T. Garrow professes to he the friend of aliens. Why should the elec- tors of West Huron vote for a special 'friend of foreigners as against a friend of our own citizens and electors? Home interests will surely occupy a first place in the minds of the loyal electors at the ballot box. Hon. John Dryden declared at Blyth last Thursday that Mr. Garrow wan "a useful member in the Rouse." Mr. Dryden no doubt referred to his useful- ness in that he was "independent" enough to give SEVENTEEN Grit votes in the House in one short day. Will the Patrons agree to this ? Will Con- servatives agree to this ? .After studying out Mr. Garrow's "independence" in giving seventeen (17) straight Grit votes for Mr. Mowat in parliament in one short day, the Kin- candine Review rises to remark :— "The fault we find with Mr. Garrow's boasted independence is that it is dis- played only in his manifestoes. In the Legislathre he was Grit, first, last and all the time." Seventeen straight Grit votes in the House he one short day is not a bad record for a Grit "independent." The official records of Parliament show that Mr. Garrow on SEVENTEEN diva Mono voted Grit SEVENTEEN times. McNaughton and McCallum by their independent votes are "not in it" when politics ere at stake. They voted op.' posito to Mr. Garrow in nearly every case. , Speaking of the Stavely Estate corning to Clinton, flfteen votes for Sir Oliver would he a substantial return for $15,000. The town should receive the thirty odd thousand dollars. At pre- sent the Government is indefinite as to what charitable institution the money will be applied to. We would suggesrj that it be given to the newspaper men But THEA NEws'REcoRD, we know, need not expect to he and would not be "in the swim." South Perth will help the Conserva- tive cause and W. R. Meredith in elect- ing Mr. Race. Every Conservative vote should be • polled for him. Mr. Race is not a Conservative, hut be ie by a long way the nearest Mr. Mere• dith's platform. We repeat, every loyal Conservative should work and vote for Mr. Race. Wo require mote independent Reformers in parhment. And Mr. Race is just the stamp o inert required. ro• eeiligteeierierataL �.• = :;res:,: �.. �,. , .�.