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The Huron News-Record, 1894-06-20, Page 4rho Huron: News -Record 1.09 q 'less;, -61,26 ni 404409, Wg1.,W sDST, 2R::Tu101 till 18a- BEWARE! S..4. BEWA.li'! ! A dead set is being• made tin Con- servatives by those of the Grits who think they have influence. All sorts Of Specious arguments are being used to Show why Conservatives should vote to maintain in power the strongest, ac. t naive and most unscrupulous en- emy the Conservative party ever had or ever can have. The Grit proselytes affect to be intensely.concerned for ti s welfare of Sir John Thompson, and ask the (o servratives to do Grit 'lidding for the benefit of Sir John atiid his party! Some of the more nnscrllpu- loos of the Grit tricksters have had the hardihood to promise to vol e for the Conservatives at ru x t general I)om in fou election, "if there is no straight Re- former in the field." It is marvellous that these fellows have sufficient con- trol over themselves to keep frons blushing while making that promise. They are Crit., of the C;rits, to \vh nii a Conservative is an abmuination. They never \veru known to vote auk- other way than Grit; they never will vote any other ticket. • They had rather cut off their right hands t•llnn nse thea: to deposit ballots for Sir JohnThnlupson's 1 lib's( 1- 21 o,a:ulillo.te:, They au•etiaul.�ly V, t 1 , i:;qua e's- opposed to the policy of the Liberal-C'oasa-'rvati\ e party, and are interested only in its defeat and anui- hilation, And they are now working toward that end. They know that the return of Mowat to power means that the whole strength of the Ontario govern- ment will be put forth against Sir John Thompson and the National Policy in the cunning Dominion contest•. They know that the liquor dealers and all, their friends, and all those who supply them—an army of votes—will be coerc- ed by Mowat and lead in a body against Sir John and the obnoxious N. P. They know that the public money of Ontario will be freely used for the pur- pose of defeating Sir John and putting Mr. Laurier in his place. They know that the patronage of the Ontario gov- ernment willbeused to the greatest pos- sible advantage in inducing the electors to vote against Sir John and to wipe out the National Policy. Arid they go hypocritically to'Conservatives, profess the greatest concern for the safoty of Sir John and ask the Conservatives to help them to raise a gigantic obstacle in the path of the Conservative party It cannot be that any Conservative in his senses can be galled by so trans- parent a dodge. It cannot be that Conservatives will'deliherately jeopar- dise the National Policy, and make it difficult for •SirJohn to succeed, by thus aiding and abetting the enemy. It cannot be that .those Conservatives who know what elections cost will agree to acourse of conduct which will make success in the coining Dominion election more difficult. The rank and file of the Conservative party are fully as much interested in defeating Mowat as in keeping Laur- ier's French fingers out of the Domin- ion treasury, and his free trade hands off the tariff. The patronage of the Ontario government ,is 'worth more to the rank and file than the patronage of the Dominion government. That in itself is a great deal. But leaving the loaves and fishes and spoils of office out of the question, there remains the priiaiple. The great bulk of the Con- servative party are Conservative all through. They desire to defeat the Grits wherever found. It is hardly possible that any Conservative, know- ing this, would deliberately risk the alienation of -any considerable number of his friends by going over to the enemy for personal reasons, or because of old •associations, or for any other cause. It is difficult for hard party workers to understand how a nem can be, an enthusiastic Conservative at a Dominion election and vote Grit at a local election. The sensible man who benefits by the policy of the Conser- vative party, and who wants the assist- ance of all his friends when that policy is on trial before the people, will vote with his party at times when although he does not Leel particulaary interested, the bulk of his friends do. It cannot be that any sane Coaser- vaative, knowing all this, can do otherwise than vote against his great- est enemy, Mowat. MR. °ARROW'S RECORD. The member for West Huron ad- dressed the electors in the• Clinton town hall last Wednesday evening. He stated that he did not take THE NEWS -RECORD, but by accident a copy of June 6th fell into his hands and he noticed it was "poking fun" at him in that he had given SEVENTEEN Grit votes in parliament in one day, but like the "flea in a blanket" Mr. Garrow jumped from one subject to another. "The said paper," Mr. Garrow declared, "did not point out which vote was wrong," and further contended that the SEVENTEEN votes were independ- ent if he had cast that many. Now, it was the duty of Mr. Garrow, a servant of the people seeking a re- newal of their confidence, to go into detail or treat the 'batter with silence. We are quite aware that had he adopted the former course he would have only been led deeper into his present unhappy dileinina. Everyeleetor in the county of Huron knows that Mr. Garrow has declared in the press and on the hustings that he is "independent," but of Liberal lean- ings; that he would support good measures from either side of the House. He has been a member of parliament for four years. During that period no measure has emanated from the Opposition to merit his approval or vote. And though he will not take the electors into his confidence, the official record of the House are proof positive that his boasted "independence" has not yet extended beyond the bidding of Sir Oliver Mowat. Since 'Mr. Garrow desires the press t6 give sotne particulars of his votes (and he refuses to do so himself) we will briefly mention a few partisan votes he 44gtvein,, 'Ate' Nora ia,tto 'iii gleatle i from the .o>' a recorde dad oan.Ilot. be truthfully disputed, • 14#t, a arrow voted with the "brute" majority and AOAusisT Mr, Meredith on tl�e folltlwiug divisions ;-- 11;larch.1 S—To place with the people) the appointing and paying,. by fees oP registrars of deeds and other county oie1)Lls-•-lost, = 'Was Mr. Garrow INDEPENsDI5 T? March 27—To discontinue the num- bered ballot fraud for a secret ballot— lost. 8"or'Waas Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT? April—To disapprove of the expendi- ture of $33,000 per annum in the survey of crown lands and to preserve the people's timber—lost. ca4TWas Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT? April 27—For non-partisan manage- ment of educational affairs—lost. ass -Was Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT? .April 30—That the fees question be referred back to a committee of the whole House for open discussion—lost. eir'Wns Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT? April 30—To fix the net income which shall be payable to the several officials —lost. ilz'Was Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT? April 30—To snake provision for the proper anuliting of the taecounts of the several officers—lost. , ifEsWas )Ir. Garrow INDEPENDENT ? April 30—To refer to Committee of Supply, With rit11 111 t1l 8 retlnnS to llreducethe salary of the Provincial Inspector of Licenses by $1,700—lost. rsTWars Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT? April 80 --To be forthwith recom- mitted to the Committee of Supply with instructions to reduce the item by $2,400, being the salary of the addi- tional inspector—lost. gar Was Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT ' April 30—That the motion re appoint- ing and paying of registrars ,and in- spection,. have added to it ayclause as a safeguard against fraud, &c.—lust. sarWils Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT ? April 30—That no clerk or messenger shall be employed without the recom- mendation of the Clerk of the House, endorsed by the Speaker ; the number now employed is 70—lust. tarWas Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT? April 30—That the commutation allowances to Judges and Local Masters for which the vote of $23,400 is asked, were originally and now are in many cases grossly excessive, and should be reduced so as not to exceed the revenue derived from the fees in respect of which the commutation allowances are paid—lost. irr'Was Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT ? April 30—The 31st resolution respect- ing the Ontario School of Pedagogy was carried with the assistance and vote of Mr. Garrow. (E' Was Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT ?. April 30—That the system of snaking to the siuperintendents and principal officers of public institutions table allowances for themselves and their families in addition to their salaries, involving the useless expenditure of many thousands of dollars, which are paid them, is bad in principle and wasteful in practice and should be discontinued; the salaries of • the. officers should be fixed and shown in the public accounts, instead of showing that a salary only is paid to thein, &c. —lost. z—Was Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT ? April 30—That the staff in the several public institutions, especially in- the stores department, is excessive and should be reduced --lost. Was Mr. Garrow INDEP>NDENT ? April 30—That the offir.e of Clerk of Forestry, now vacant, be discontinued at a. saving of $2,000 annually—lost. tarWas Mr. Garr OW INDEPENDENT ? April 30—That the immense sums ol• money granted for colonization roads he expended under the direction of the the municipal authorities—lost. t7Was Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT? April 30—That the latter resolution he referred back to the Committee of Supply, with instructions to reduce the item of $125,000 to $00.000—lost. . Was Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT ? April 30—The gratuities to employees leaving the public service is Unsatisfac- tory, and in many Cases imposes an unnecessary burden on the revenue,' and should be discontinued. In am- endment to the amendment to reduce the item by $5,000 proposed to be placed in the hands of the Government to pay gratuities during the current year, and by the further suss of $1,000, proposed to be paid to Henry Buwell, late foreman at brick making at Cen- tral Prison—lost. strWass Mr. Gatrrow INDEPENDENT ? April 30—Then the Government carried an amendment to the amend- ment, while concurring in the main resolution, that small gratuities is preferable. arWas Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT ? April 30—And the amendment as amended was carried. seWaas Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT ? Is Mr. Garrow INDEPENDENT? We leave intelligent electors to form their own opinions. There can only he ane just verdict and that will he against the nut -and -out supporter of Sir Oliver Mowat. Mr. Garrow is NOT independent. SPEAK THE TRUTH. Mr. Garrow .said in Clinton last Wednesday evening that the Ontario Government has no debt, in fact that there is a handsome surpl us of $6,100,000. We would take pleasure in referring Mr. Garrow to Treasurer Harconrt's budget speech. It is there shown that the Province is pledged to the payment of $2,500,000 in annuities and $1,812,000 in railway certificates inside of 40 years. The total of these two sums is close on four millions. These pay- ments to which the. Province is pledged are, we assert, just as much a provin- cial liability as are the debentures issued by the towns of Clinton, Gode- rich Wrn ham or Blyth are a civic liability. Wby, then, does Mr. Gar - row, Mr. McLean and Mr. Gibson per- sist in misstating the case? Why not acknowledge facts that are not denied by Treasurer Harcourt himself ? trAs far as a "decent campaign" is concerned, the Globe is far beyond , redemption. 44440 .tari0E.�.,lesions,. MASS .'. MEETThC IN TUE--- Torn Hall, CLINTON, -G WednesdayEvening,Evening, dune 20 In the interests of DAME) WEIS- MILLEit, the ,Conservative Can- didate for South Huron. The tines' into of She day will bo dingo and by Pion. N. CLPA1 KE WALLACE, 11B.P. DR. BEA ,T TIE NESaITT, of Toronto, MR. WEISMILLER, and others. glair tall an at 8 o'clock 'P. M. L' t here bra .t Grand Rally for W. R. MEREDITH. Seats will be reserved for ladies. MR. McLEAN is invited. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. GOVERNMENT HOUSE EI'EN- DIT'URES. Among other expenditures of the monies of the Province objected to by the Opposition is that known as Gov- ernment House Maintenance. The salary of the Lieut. -Governor, which is paid by the Dominion government, is $10,000 per year. No ohjectign has ever been raised by the Opposition to this sum, but in addition to the salary the Provicial government has paid for maintenance of the Government House at Toronto, since 1867, amounts vary- ing from $15,000 to $25,1 )0 per year. That the people may have an opportun- ity of fairly judging the position taken by the Opposition on this large annual outlay, we present the following list, taken• from the chief items of expen- diture on this institution as shown by the public accounts from 1868 to 1892: Private Secretaries Official Messengers Contingencies Water .. Gas $26,904 15,192 11,291 24,816 8,044 21,111) 36,835 33,587 2,057 Fuel Gardeners and Caretakers Cleaning snow Tinsmithing,j plumbing and gas - fitting Plastering and bricklaying Painting Carpentering Trees, plants and seeds Furniture and furnishings House cleaning Work on ground (5 acres).:..... • Original cost of residence 30,214 5,844 19,456 5,702 8,446 71,031 4,023 12,0.1.3 78,302 The Opposition members of the legis- lature believe that all this expenditure by the Province is wholly unnecessary and unjustifiable ; that the Lieutenant - Governor should • be provided with a suitable office in which to discharge the Official duties of his position and a se- cretary to attend therein at the ex- pense of the Provincial government but that all other such expenditures as enumerated above should cease at the expiration of the term of the present incumbent. To this end the following resolution was introduced on 20th Feb- ruary, 1894 :— "That in opinion of this House the " maintenance of government house "and the establishment connected "therewith at the expense of the Pro- "vince should, after the expiration of "five years from the appointment, "or other earlier determination of the "term of His Honor the present, Lieu - "tenant -Governor, be discontinued." The government opposed the resolu- tion, and on a division on March 14th, the House stood 82 for and 50 against. As Tun NEWS-RECOnD stated a couple of weeks ago, Mr. Garrow shirked the vote. Gibson and Bishop voted with the "brute" majority. BE SURE AND VO7E. WEISMILLEn for South Huron• CONNOLLY for West Huron. MILNE for East Huron. Conservatives will oppose Sir Oliver Mowat and assist W. R. Meredith in voting for the above candidates. ' A5otzT " • p-Rox . Next Tilesdsy wilt elosa tie ilzial' straiggle,. lip ta:data Yr; W'elemliier has, mot with, impreeedelat d success ixt all parts: of the Riding, Eery Ineetw ing he has called has been welt attend ed and the greatest +enthusiaei t pre- /ailed, We were present at au open air meeting in Exeter hast Friday eve- ning. Addresses were delivered by Mr. Weisriller, Dr. Nesbitt and Hon. N. Clarke Wallace, while Dr. Sloane and Air. Collins held up Mr, McLean's end. The twe latter talked for an hour and certainly succeeded in mak- ing votes -for Mr, %Veisrniller.' The latter demonstrated that he had all the qualities of a trustworthy, com- petent and shrewd representative. He is a pleasant and convincing speaker./ What he says he says tote point.. Every utterances carries . conviction. And to back it up he has a righteous and just cause' to contend for. Dr. Nesbitt proved conclusively by sworn documents the hypocrisy of Sir Oliver Mowat personally and the party gen- erally. Hon. Mr. Wallace in his very forcible address, reminded us of the dressing down Dr. McDonald received in Clinton two years ago last winter. Every word was to the point. Every ut terance, almost, brought a cheer from the twelve hun tired present. Suchinclis- putable and forcible language brought conviction to every elector. South Huron appears to he.decidedly in favor of the Conservative candidate. 11o\v- ever, the electors must continue to leave no legitimate stone unturned and S secure thn DIr. 1t ersutillcr s triumphal 1. rel election as the member for South Huron. OFFICIAL WRO (.'-DQ1 X G, Our town totem. declares that the government of Sir Oliver Mowat ;has been free from corruption and OFFICI- AL wrong -doing. The Mayor of ''lin- ton is surely not areading inan. Asid(, from the Grit Muldoon .ascallities and frauds on a free people, the Leys letters signed by Sir 'Oliver Mowat himself should convince even Ohl 1;ick him- self. The following froiu the Toronto News (independent) will explain : "The Mail of Saturday morning pub- lishes correspondence between Sir Oli- ver Mowat, John Levs, ex -M. P. P., of Toronto, and Col. Leys, of Loudon. which, if possible, puts the Premier in an even worse light thnn hewasplaeed in by the Muldoon affidavits. "This correspondence has reference to the application of Col. Leys for the still vacant Middlesex registrarship, but the vital point in it is contained 10 the inside information relative to the appointment of the Son -of -his -Father to the Toronto shrievalty. "It is stated explicitly, in one letter from John Leys, that Sir Oliver Mowat asked the then minority member for Toronto to recommend Frederick Mowat for the position the hatter now occupies. This was, apparently, the first ev r heard of the young man's name ifi connection with the vacancy at that time existing. But, however that may be, Mr. Leys at once took the matter up in earnest ; he not only made the recommendation but follow- ed alp this action by securing the with- drawal of Peter Ryan and all the other applicants for the office and the endor- sat.ien, by the Reform members of the Legislature, of the Premier's son. "Are these statements true ? Did Sir Oliver ask Mr. Leys to recommend the former•'s son for the most lucrative office in the Province ? These ques- tions the •peg le of Ontario desire to see answered, and answered quick. We all know what Sir Oliver's present explanation of the nppoint- merit is—that it was forced upon him by the unanimous wish of his supporters. But, if 11Ir. Leys' story is correct, Sir Oliver not only ctmmittecl one of the most flag- rant acts of nepotism in the first place, but falsified the record in explaining it in the second place. The people of Ontario, th erefore , as we have already said, demand an answer to the qucas- tion, Is Mr. Leys' story true?" The story is only too true. WEST HURON. We have . Cha lies; We hav''e. Cream Ground Delaines. We have Muslins, We have lovely Jas .;,t onic Cloths. We haveBlack is Silk Grenadines.We have Satin, Check uslins. We have Black' Wool Grenadines. We have Cream . Crepon. We have Black Groun De1ain.es.,,, e have Beautiful Pin* ` apple Tissue. We have nice soft Lawnettes. We have • beautiful fine Pongees. ` We have those fine Cream Cashmeres. Choice Crean. Bengaline, . Lawn, Piques, Ging- hams, Prints, Hot weather Blouses and Waists, Thin Hosiery, Warm Day Corsets. All here. Mr. Garrow's meeting in Clinton last Wednesday was attended by about 300 people, including a good number of non -voters. Mityor Hohnes presided. Mr. D. A. Forrester ' delivered a short address. Among other things he declared in effect that Mr. Connolly was a grit of the grits, and that the party would welcome him in the next (Dominion) election, However, there was no valid reason why he should op- pose Mr. Garrow. Mr. Garrow devoted a great deal of time to the Patrons, declaring that he disliked fighting a man who was con- ducting the campaign behind tyled doors. He was in favor of not having party politics in the Local House, hut forgot to mention that he was in favor and had advocated party politics in municipal elections. He ridiculed the Conservative policy and held Mr. Meredith up as non-progressive. He was against Mr. Meredith on the mat- ter of biennial sessions, election of officers by popular vote, Government House expenditure, and every other question. The declaration that the Ontario Government does not receive` a dollar from the people in taxes was too far-fetched to he true, Mr. Gar - row is aware of the fact that the Government has for the last eight years fleeced the local municipalities of no less than 66 per cent of their license money, of which the sum of $457,722.77 went to Grit commissioners, &c. And of course this was the peo- lple's money. He defended the license aw and asserted that hotel -keepers had a perfect right to subscribe to the party fund; he subscribed himself. He charged the Patrons with saying they had no fault to .find with Sir Oliver Mowat, but neglected to state how it was that Sir Oliver himself is being bitterly opposed by a Patron. Ile charged Mr. Connolly with mis- leading weak-kneed Liberals and ap- pealed for Consevative support. There was very little enthusiasm and the shouts of approval came from not morn than forty of the whole audience. The Patrons, among them many old-time Reformers, were pres- ent in gond numbers. The meeting broke up with cheers for the Queen and Mr. a Garrow. Sir Olivet wasn't "in it," as they say. GILROY & WISEMAN. •n► ..ova.-..... .... ,..._.....: .. .• . , ...:. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. Combe's Inst9,nt Headache Powders, 15c 130 X COMBE'S BAKING POWDER, made fresh every. week, 25e 3'E L Alb. 3E339. " Iron 1-3ood 5 I or $1. leure (i-reen in lb 'Fins TAWGLEPOOT and FLY PADS, We carry the largest stock in Huron. 1-11' lis, T'IJE°11I7'S IN TROUBLE. Our cotem., like Mr. Garrow's "flea in a blanket, "jumps about and then stands aghast at the political situation in the three Hurons. It does not even agree with its Grit confreres as to what is what. The opponents of the Grit machine candidates are "an uncertain quantity," says our esteemed contem- porary, and adds that McLean, Garrow and Gibson are fighting old time Liber- als and their own friends. Exactly. The Reformers of Huron have become justly hostile to • the corrupt - Mowat Government. Let them fight it out. `Conservati% es can consistently stand on any platforms in harmony with that of the Conservative Party. THE TWIN B.4LLO7S. The following selected verses are very apropos at the present time and might be fitly re -dedicated to some of the Reform temperance people in the three Hurons whose politics are much stronger than their principles when- ever an election is on ; Along In November, when obill was tho weather, Two ballots were oast in a box together. They nestled np close, like brother to brother ; Yoe oouldn't toll ono of the voto'i from the other. The snndey.echool man—no man eould be traer— Itept busy all summer donounoing the brewer ; Bat his fervor cooled off with the ohango of the weather, And foto in the autumn they voted together, The Sunday school man had alwayebeen noted, For fighting saloons—except when he voted ; Re piled up his prayers wI' h a holy perfection, then knoeklad them all down on the day of oleetion. Tho foxy old brewer was ohoertul and mallow ; said ho, "I admire that Snndaysebool fellow ; He'e true to his dhuroh—to his party he's truer; 110 Mlle for tho Lord, but ho votes for tho brewer," A SECRET BALLOT. Since the passing of the Ballot Act by the Provincial government, the Opposition has many times protested against that proviBion of the act where- by every ballot is numbered by the the deputy returning officer on polling - day, thus rendering it possible to dis- cover how an electory has voted. It is maintained by many, and not without good and sufficient reasons therefor, that the government of the day; through its friends, has taken advant- age of this provision of the act to in- timidate and coerce voters into voting f or government candidates all over tie Province and that the supposed sec y of the ballot is destroyed and only' a delusion and a fraud. To guard against this condition of affairs and guarantee any voter an undoubted secrecy as for whom he votes, the Opposition has, on more than one occasion, moved that the numbering of the ballots be dis-' pensed with in all elections to the • Legislative Assembly. On the 27th March, 1894, Mr. Whit- ney moved, seconded by Mr. Willough- by, "That in the opinion of this House, " it is necessary to as free expression of " the, popular will that the use of the " numbered ballot paper should be dis- " continued and the ballot for the " election of members of the Legisla- tive Assembly be made a secret bal- " lot." The three Grit members from Huron Garrow, Gibson and Bishop, voted against thisust resolution and the Government declared- in favor of then numbered ballot fraud by 53 to -30. Where was Mr. Garrow's independ- ence? THE NEWS -RECORD WAS RIGHT. On August 23rd, 1893, THE NEWS - RECORD replied to a very unmanly and slanderous attack which Mr. M. Y, McLean made on the Orange Order on the 18th of the same month. He talk- ed for several weeks about "political adventurers" and branded every prom- inent member of the Institution— which must include the rank and file —las not fit for any position in the gift of the Canadian people; that they were not competent to fill the positions they already occupied; that the Order was a mere donkey -engine to gain political favors. The brazen falsehoods did net even end there. The County Masternf South Huron was matlicionsly and falsely attacked. We refer to the mat- ter because Mr. McLean poses as a clean politician. The County Lodge, representing many hundreds of good and tree members, hurled the slanders back as being uncalled for and utterly untrue. Every charge the Expositor plotted and made without a particle of truth. Now Mr. McLean seeks a posi- tion which he proclaimed in holy horror a crime for the electors to award any good citizen, especially if he were an Orangeman. We want to be ifair to political opponents, but we de- nland in a free, British country that even our enemies shall be fair and just to loyal British subjects, On the above date we predicted as follows:— "What does all this mean? The editor of the Expositor (M. Y. McLean) has had his sharp eye on South Huron f some years. He may be a candid; at the next Ontario elections. It is a well known fact that he has been fish- ing for the position now held by Mr.A. Bishop. And he has fished before for the position nowlheld by farmerJohn Mc- Millan in the ominion Parliament. If he could secure enoii h Oiange votes he would he elected independent of many grit partisans to support one of the most successful political tricksters this fair Ontario has ever known—Sir Oliver Mowat. The Expositor a lover of Orangeism and Protestantism! Out upon stteh hypocrisy. The facts,. strong as holy writ, aro against the false prophet." The words have come true. And since they nave why should the slander- ed electors give Mr. McLean their con- fidence?