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WPTaNIA IA.T; Il4=arn ti, 11th, 1884
lYEXT Wg EK'S 1Vi16V:ote4 tom
jiyll.olrtapt to Advertisers.
Next Week's issue of Tuts NEwe-ltit-
loato will be one of the most import-
ant to business urea, readers and holi-
day bargain hunters ever issued in the
county of Huron. 1't will be compris-
ed of 16 or 20 pages, all printed in Clin-
ton, cut and pasted.. In addition to
seasonable :advertising )tatter, the
paper will contain as huge amount of
local, district, editoriaal and other in-
teresting reading. Those of our busi-
, ness men who desire a special space
should order without delay. We can-
not, guarantee extra space after Friday.
any note in the world to -day is with.
out a'second chamber? Only Greece,
and she is bankrupt. Our Senate is
somewhat similary situated and ror.
responds to the House of Lords in Eng-
land, excepting that it is not heredit-
ary and our Smatters are appointed for
life, irrespective of politics. We look
upon our Senate as the safeguard of
our laws and constitution : and being
untrammeled by party politics they
GRIT PATROV.1.'Jl OR REFORM
PATRONIZING—WERE! /
Last Juno the e.litor of our town
coutem. persoually mounted the poli-
tical stump and denounced the Patrons
of Industry, while he =tended in
print that the policy of Sir Oliver
Mowat and the Pati ons were "one anal
the wane." When the double gtnne
failed the Patrons were whipped by a
vit.rol-dipped pen in the columns of our
coterie All this veined to be with-
out effect and the telegraph wires were
brought into service and an unholy
alliance formed between false Patrons
and leaders of the Grit party for the
sole purpose of defeating the Patron
candidate and securing the success of
Mr. (Jarrow. Our readers and the
Patrons are well aware what followed.
The conspiracy resulted in the defeat of
James Connolly and the triumph of
the Grit party in West Huron.
Now that the, Dominion contest is
approaching we find our cotern. once
more in the confessional box, again
announcing that the Reform and
Patron policies are "one and the same,"
and declaring that there is no reason
why the Grit party should not support
such a staunch Reformer as Patron
candidate Forrester. The wish is
father to the thought and a consumma-
tion devoutly to he prayed for in order
to defeat the Hon. J. C. Patterson.
We fancy the members of the Patron
Order have ere this dissected the ,zea
and one confessions made openly .. ,d
clandestinely by the Grit party in
West Huron and that the red herrings
so often drawn across the track have
been for the sole purpose of placing a
Grit Government in power in Ontario
and a Grit Government in power in
the Dominion.
It is a weliatiknown fact that Grand.
President Mallory, the editot of the
Sun, other officers and a host of can-
didates, with
rareexception,are Re-
formers. The majority Of those who
objected to the candidature of James
Connolly objected on the ground that
he was a Conservative, a point that
must not be forgotten. The official
organ endorsed .Gaunt in snplporting a
straight Grit against the nominee of
the Order ; this point should also be
remembered. But to come to the
Patron platform • which our eotem. ap-
provingly quotes:—
"Plank No. 2—The reservation of the
public lands for the actual settler."
Has not the policy of the present
Government always been directed, by
aiding railroads, assisting migrants,
and other public improvements tend-
ing to facilitate the filling up of our
areahle lands by the actual settler ?
This "one and the same" party make
TON R 4.50.w r4.gdcTN:
iavery once #,a w it , wben,there is
no _opportunity of giving Mn* an
answer, sonoQptagsitionleader 'returns
to the . old threaadbare cry that the
Quotidian commissioners who were sent
to negotiate a treaty of Reciprocity
with the United States in 1891 were not
are in a position to have a wholesome favorable to such to treaty and thet
influence on bad legislation emanating therefore they put stumbling blocks In
from either party. It will be a dopier- the way of their own success. It
able day, indeed, for Canada when our ; see•
ms a waste of time to have to give
Senator's have to stoop to pander to
the facts so often with regard to these
negotiations; but persistent falsifica-
tion must not be permitted to mislead
the electors. We shall not deal with
the history of reciprocity negotiations
previous to 1891. The speech of the
Hon. George Brown, made in the
Senate of Canada iu 1875, contains that
history, and as Liberals cannot surely
imagine that Mr. Brown was prejudic-
ed in favor of the Conservatives, we
ask thein to read that speech and more
particularly that part in which he
specifies what he calls the "honest and
faithful efforts" that Sir John Mac-
donald and his colleagues had made to
secure as new treaty.
1n 1891 the commissioners were Sir
John Thompson, Mr. Foster and Mr.
Sowell. As to their efforts fortunately
the evidence of history is at hand, and -
that history any tine may rend.
The Opposition have tried to make
out by a falsification of the record that
the reason why the Canadian commis-
sioners did not succeed was because
they were unwilling to have a fair
exchange in manufactured articles.
Speaking for the Government during
last session, Mr. Foster told the mind
of the Commissioners as follows:
"We were willing to negotiate upon
the basis of manufactured articles
being included in the treaty."
either party and party prejudices for
their election. Their judgment would
be warped by party feeling and we
would in Canada have the same mis-
carriage of justice as exists, we roach r e-
gret, in the judiciary of the United
States, where the judges of the hand
rare elected by party vote for a term.
Our Senators not having to he re-elect-
ed by the people, cease to be influenced
by party. They become nonpartisan
and deal with measures, not politics.
When the Horne Rule Bill for Ireland
passed the English House of Com' -
mons by the strength of the Irish
vote, it does not require any vain
mind to predict that civil war would
have resulted had there been no second
chamber to prevent so vicious a mea-
sure becoming law. We well know
that the electorate of Great Britain
never hacl an opportunity to express
their disapproval or otherwise, and the
government has taken good care not
to flak their overthrow by allowing•
them the priviliege. We would have
had the same in Canada at the time
a motion was brought forward to cen-
sure the Government for tate uuiuner
in which they delt with that arch re-
bel Louis Riel—a time when racial and
creed distinction was strained to the
utmost—a time whep the members
of parliament forgot their sworn allegi-
ance to Queen and country—a time
when unprincipled opponents endeav-
ored to snatch a victory for power.
Had such a 'notion passed the Com-
mons—as it, would have only for the
loyaiity of a few Reformers like the
late Hon. Alex. McKenzie who voted
with the Conservative Patty—and no
second chamber to check or evert such
t calamity our country would cer-
tainly have been in the throes of Civil
Warm 24hours after the passage of such
• an net. Birt thanks to the wise framers
of the Confederation Act fur making
than happy provision against any such
contingency. "Cleave to that which is
good and abhor that which you know
not of."
"Plink No. 8—Tariff for revenue
only, and so adjusted as to fall as far
as possible upon the luxuries and not
on the necessaries of life."
Neither Patron or Reformer can
show where the present Conser-
vative Government raises more. re-
venue than is actually req, nixed to
carry on the Great National Works
and pay the legitimate demands upon
the needs . of the country. Does not
the farmer enjoy all the benefits and
privileges of public improvements?
Are not the highways and waterways
of our land constructed for his benefit
that he may speedily and cheaply. shi
his produce to the markets of the world?
Is not his stock exempt from Federal
taxation, while the merchant is heavi-
ly taxed? Are not the products of the
farm highly protected for his benefit?
Are not the Governments of the day
vieing with, each other in conferring
special advantages upon the farmer by
way of Experi►nental Forms, travel-
linginstitu-
tes
grants to farmers
ling dairies,
and agricultural societies, agricul-
tural a1 colleges and the dissemination of
literature, • plants and seeds that may
enable him to compete, as he has snc-
c•essfnlly, with the producers of the
world? • For these objects hundreds of
thousands of dollars are spent annual-
ly for the farmers benefit. To such an
extent has our legislators assisted the
farmers that other classes are beginn-
ing to cry "halt 1" Take the fai triers
man for man with our townspeople,
and they contribute lose in revenue In-
cense much less of the lux -
soles of life upon which as large rev-
enue is derived and they have the ne-
cessaries of life free. The Canadian
farmer has the home market to himself,
:e fact that the Grits )rake light of.
Out of $500,000,000 tt orth of farm pro-
ducts raised hyeanadian tarmers,$450,-
000,000 worth are consumed by Cana-
dians. Contrast this state of affairs
with what existed in 1878 when Sir
Richard Cartwright was at the helm
of Canadian finances. In 1878 no less
than 3,421,111 bushels of wheat were
brought into the Canadian market for
home consumption, and 541,2211 barrels
of flour brought in from the United
States to feed Canadians. And in dire
necessity and straightened circum-
stances we appealed to the Reform
Government of the day against that
one-sided, jug -handled policy—to which
they now so fatnously cling—and
-asked for protection against the
foreigner in our own market. Sir
Richard's reply at that time was, "I
" can't do that for you. If you want
"to prosper 'nom than you do now,
"you must work longer hours, eat less,
"and wear less clothes thah you do
"now." Did not the farmers of this
country rise in their might at the first
opportunity and relegate Sir Richard
and b!s friends to total oblivion—as far
as their policy was concerned—for
their atter lack of competency in
conducting the affairs of this grand old
Dominion ?
no distinction between lands fit for
settlement and hinds that are not snit -
able fur the actual settler. We have, for
instance, in the adjoining county of
Bruce, in the .Algoma District, and
along the North Shore thousands of
acres upon which the actual settler yr ill
never reside, as well as in other parts
of Canada thousands of acres• of rock,
clothed with valuable timber. It is to
those parts our young men from the
older settlements resort for work dur-
ing the winter months, and as a result
of their labor our saw mills are kept
humming during the rest of the year.
If you deny our shippers and lumber
manufacturers the privilege of cutting
their supplies, you deny employment
to our working classes and drive capital
and labor out.nf our country. And in
the future, as in the past, forest fires
would devastate what should have
been a source of refit to our coantry.
In the Great Nh West, where there
are millions of acres of choice land still
awaiting settlement, the Conservative
Government has wisely rented large
tracts for ranching, and as a result of
that wise policy the shipment of stock
from that country during the past year
has increased r. nehundred percent. And
with that keenness of foresight which
nas so characterized the Dominion
Administration in dealing with this
great question of public lends. that, the
government has stipulated •with the
ranchers in leasing those lands that an
actual settler has the privilege of tak-
ing up his homestead in the very cen-
tre if he chooses, of any ranch in the
Territories during the continuance of
the ranchers terns of lease. What more
could intelligent people ask for? Ac-
cording to our opponents theory these
immense cattle, horse and sheep
ranches should never have been en-
couritged. Then there are thousands
of acres of wet meadow lands in the
Great West upon which an actual set-
ter cannot reside. These must be
leased to people living fur adjoining
districts. And in the sale of timber
limits the land reverts at the expira-
tion of their lease to the actual settler.
"Plank No. 0 advocates abolition of
the Canadian Senate."
The Reformers in the past have
advocated not the abolition, but the
election oil the Senate by popular vote.
On this point our totem. is a Patron
out and out, Both propositions aro
quite sat varinnce with the experience
of civilized Nations. What Nation of
•
there: practically the whole trade of
bait a cox t.inetat," and as if that were
not strew enough took occaasion to
add that it "woul4 Pah as it were,
behind then) a tire .oi nortbren'staates
whose trade no roan could take away
from thea)."
We say again it is difficult to con-
ceive ow any Canadian public man,
not entirely bereft of his senses, could
so far forget himself and the honor of
his country as to degrade both before
an audience of )ren who, of course,
have no sympathy with Canadian hopes
and struggle for nationhood and national
Creatness. Well, has an independent
anadian journal declared that so long
as the Liberals take such un -Canadian
lines the Conservatives deserve to win
and will win.
Already our interprovincial trade is
a great one. The carrying trade of the
Intercolonial, the Grand Trunk and the
Canadian Pacific as well as our lake
trade shows that. Indeed, the whole-
sale then of the various provinces look
upon the increase of the trade between
the east, west and centre provinces as
being marvellously progt essive and
healthy. Only recently the returns
bearing upon the subject, there being
of course no correct data of the trade
itself kept, were examined by a gentle-
man thoroughly versed in such mat-
ters, and his report was that since 1867
the trade which is properly purely in-
terprovincial has probably increased
from $2,000,000 in 1867 to $100,000,000
in 1893.
Shall we accept Mr. Laurier's and
Sir Richard's advice and build up St.
Paul, Chicago, Boston and News -York?
or shall we go on growing gret by a
policy of friendship, and trade between
the several parts of the Dominion ?
That, is for the electors to decide.
Now. if the G rit contention is correct
that the Reform and Patron policies
are "one and the same," farmer Pat-
rons should think twice before com-
mitting themselves to the wily intri-
gues ut tricky Grit politicians. Pepin
list ideals and Yankee innovations, nur-
tured by the Grit patty, will never
meet with favor at the hands of the
Canadian electorate. In a future issue
we may enlarge on the subject.
Sir Adolphe Caron has returned from
a trip through Quebec province. He
hats looked up the political situation
pretty thoroughly and is convinced, he
says, beyond a doubt that in that pro-
vince the Government will come
out of the fight with a better
support by a good many than
they have at the present time.
The general outbreak, the best of jud-
ges agree, is that all over the Domin-
ion a seat may be lost or won here or
there, the result will leave the relative
standings of the parties about ars they
are at the present time.
The Toronto Telegram has been,
from an independent standpoint, figur-
ing up the pronabte result, and has
come to much the same conclusion,
It says that the Conservatives are not
without sine, but it adds that the Grits
are not trusted by the people and they
cannot win.
Then if such were the case why is it,
asks the Oppositionist, that the
negotiations slid not go on ? Just here
the official' record gives the answer,
and we quote it below. The filets
briefly put are as follows : The United
States Commissioners stated that they
would expect' manufacturers to be
included in the treaty. Our Commis-
sioners replied "we are prepared to
discuss that, hut before we do so we
wish to know upon what terms." The
United States Commissioners replied
"we shall expect to have our manufac-
tures admitted upon more favorable
terms than those OF ANY OTBng
COUNTRY." At this point the negotia-
tions became fruitless for the very
good reason that our Commissioners
refused to extend to the United States
privileges in which the motherland
could not be included. That is the
whole story.
Now let us see what the record says,
and as our opponents always want
American evidence we give -them the
American record of the negotiations as
written by Mr. Blaine, which was as
follows :
"In the conference of the llth, the
Canadian commissioners stated that
they had given careful consideration
o the suggestion that manufactured
goods should he included in the sche-
dule of articles for exchange in a
reciprocity convention, and to the
desire expressed by the Government of
the United States that such American
goods, on their introduction into Canada,
should be afforded gprefcrential treatment over
similar goods from all other countries ; and
they annoeunced, with an expression of
regret, that they did not consider it
possible to meet expectations of the
Government of the United States in
these respects."
Is this not plain enougli ? _What
they wanted and what we refused to
give was preferential treatment over
every other country. That the Con-
servative party are prepared to refuse
just as promptly ).gain.
But the Canadian record, a record
which was written down each day and
each day's proceedings signed by all
the Canadian Commissioners and
attested by the British Minister, who
was present at all of the negotiations,
goes still further and declares that the
United States Commissioners not only
demanded a preferential treatment as
against all other countries, but also a
uniform tariff. In the face of the
evidence of three Canadian Ministers
and the British Minister as well, Mr.
Davies, of P. E. I., has the hardihood
to say that the uniform tariff was not
asked ; and what is his evidence ? Only
this : that Mr. Blaine: did not mention
it. Mr. Davies will find few juries to
agree with him that his case ie match
good ; but leaving the Canadian record
(int of the question altogether there is
the American record written by the
American Secretary of State, which
gives as the reason why they could not
agree the fact that they asked and our
Commissioners refused to give discrim-
ination against Great Britain and our
sister colonies. In that refusal the
Canadian people are ready to heartily
part icipate.
WHICH SHALL WE DO?
CURRLV7' TOPICS.
It is pleasant to read in the London
Financial Times, of a little time ager
this -announcement of opinion : "Can-
ada seems to he the only part of the
world which is not keenly suffering
from the widespread • depression of
last year (1893)."
One effect of the Conservative policy
which the Opposition carefully avoid
mentioning or discussing is the en-
couragement of Inter -provincial trade.
At Winnipeg, Mr. Laurier, indeed, did
mention it, but only to discourage, and
if possible to lend a hand in destroying
it. If we are ever to he a great people
we must have the friendship and na-
tionalizing influences as well as the
commercial advantages of trade be-
tween the various parts of the Dommion.
The Opposition leader, however, with
the hoose of getting a little applause, or
for the purpose of affecting the votes
of a few narrow-minded men—for nar-
row minded they must be, to be affected
by such an appeal—urged upon the
people of Manitoba, that they should
pass by Montreal and Toronto, and
deal with Chicago and St.. Paul. One
can hardly conceive how a Canadian—
much less a man calling himself a pa-
triotic Canadian statesman, and with
a cry in his mouth act nauseam—that he
is a (Canadian "first, last and always,"
could so forget himself as to begin any
such campaign.
He has friends around hila, however
who will synhpathize with his appeal
to the Winnipeggers. No less a person
than Sir Richard, addressing the
Americans in Boston, told them that
"Unrestricted Reciprocity would give
One would actually think the Grit
press was in the confidence of the
Conservative Government in naming
the date of the approaching elections.
Intelligent electors will readily pperceive
that the enemy could not be in a
position to know what they are talking
about.
Sim Fax "took in" a spiritualistic
seance at London the other night and
endeavored to "throw light" on the
unknown. Sial received a good
thumping and claims to be a wiser
man. The matter may be ventilated
in the courts. In the meantime. the
alleged fraud continues.
. . fine Sealette Mantle this Win-
ter ? If so you can't afford to
pass by this Store ; the finest
qualities of Sealettes, the rich-
est linings and the best Man-
tle Maker in this place are all
here.
When the Grits talk abort Britain
being a "free trade nation" they only
display foolhardiness. In Great Bri
tain the people are taxed about $11 per
head, in Canada about $7. If the Grit.
contention is correct our opponents
must come to a right-abontt and support
the present wise Canadian Conserve-•
tive policy.
Said Mr. Gillmore, M. P., a leading
member of the Opposition, with whom
� and took
to a
u
Mr,D'Alton McCarthy
P L
council during his visit to ",the East,
spoke on the pork debate last session
as follows : "I object to a duty on
pork, live or dead, whether it is to
help the farmers or any one else."
Our town totem. and many staunch
Reformers in Clinton who Last June
declared before heaven that they
would vote for a Conservative before
they would support a Patron of any
political stripe now endorse the cancl-
dtdature of Patron Forrester. Their
insincerity is so glaring that comment
should not be necessary.
Hon. J. C. Patterson, M. P. for West
Huron, along with other members of
the Gcvernment, is addressing enthus-
iastic gatherings of electors at various
points throughout Western Ontario.
The reception everywhere is simply
grand and proves that the Conservative
party is for and by THE PEOPLE.
West Huron is justly proud of her able
representative.
Since the Dominion Controverted
Elections Act come into force there
have been dis stratified seven members
of the Dominion parliament. Of these
seven six were purity -loving -chaps who
followed Sir Richard Cartright, and
applauded when he talked about the
corruption of the Tories. The seventh
man was a vile Tory who belonged to
the corrupt Tory party. The record
also shows that during the sane time
seventy one members of the purity
party have been unseated for bribery,
while a very ranch smaller number of
Conservatives have shared the same
fate.
GILROY & WISE1VJAN
Jones, the Ottawa correspondent of
the country Liberal weeklies, declares
in his last letter to those papers as fol-
lows :
"In the meantime, until you are call-
ed to render your verdict at the polls,
let us be on the alert. Do nothing to
consolidate your opponents and divide
your own ranks. They are solid and
unless you become a unit, Patron Mc-
Carthyite, and Liberal and work to-
gether for the victory the Tories will
win again."
So this is the combination, eh?
Note the make up. Anything to heat
the Conservative party ;.and once they
are beaten who goes in ? The Grit
party, of course.
When the Minister of Public Works
or the Minister of Railways any time
during a parliament take an interest in
the development of any section of the
Dominion the Liberal leaders and their
press shout bribery! stop thief 1 When
a bye election is on in London the Lon-
don Advertiser tells the electors that
the election of the Grit candidate "may
mean a Normal School for London."
And all the same Grit leaders and the
WOO e Grit press with unanimity rise
to remark how carefnllyand wisely
the pure Government of Sir Oliver
looks after the interests of each sec-
tion.
THOS, JACKSON, SR.,
The Pioneer Tailor,
HURON SREET, - Clinton.
Full Lines of Fall and
Winter Goods.
See our Stock and Prices.
--OUR ENTIRE STOCK---asA-1'
OF --
Christmas Perfumes
CATST PRICE.
CALL AND SEE TFIEM.
J. H. COMBS, The Druggist.
In four years the Grit Government
increased the taxes of the people three
million dollars. During the past four
years the Conservative Government
have made reductions in taxation on
various articles which will amount all
told to four million dollars a year—and
yet you are asked to vote for Sir Rich-
ard Cartwright and Mr. Laurier in or-
der to get taxation deer eased.
The Grit press. have taken up the
lying yarn that Hon. J. C. Patterson
was nominated and defeated in con-
vention as a candidate for North
Essex: It is only fair to the Minister
of Militia to state that his name was
not before the convention, which was
called for the pt;,rpose of ratifying the
nomination of Dr. King, whose first
nomination had been of nearly two
years' standing. A resolution to ratify
the nomination was introduced and
balloted on, resulting in favor of
ratification, when the nomination was
)lade unanimous. It is, therefore,
most unfair to mention the popular
Minister. of Militia in connection with a
vote in which his name did not figure.
Had Mr. Patterson desired the nomina-
tion he could have had it "hands
down."
The very moment that Liberal
purists at Ottawa thought that they
hod the Conservatives in 1891,beaterl,
because some contractors had allowed
their greed to lead them into dis-
honesty, at that moment came out the
terrible Mercier steal in Quebec. The
Conservatives retained power by the
voice of the people and in Quebec the
Liberal purists were disgraced.
Last year in an inquiry Made by Mr.
Haggart it was shown that through
the dishonesty of another contractor
some money was lost on the .Curran
Bridge, and again the cry went up
that what the country wanted was
pure Liberal Government. The Con-
servative Government exposed the
stealing itself and are now both suing
and criminally proscuting the contrac-
tor. But what of the pure Liberals ?
They have another scrape on hand in
regard to the St. John's Suspension
Bridge built by the Liberal Govern-
ment of New Brunswick. The steal-
ing there was unblushing. The only
difference between it and the Curran
Bridge matter will be in the conse-
quence the Dominion Government is
1H•osecutingthe contrators; it is doubt-
ful if the Liberal Government will do
so mach.
Port Albert.
Business in the Port during the past
week has been brisk and weather
delightful.
Harry Otway's five days sales were
well attended.
A large amount of lumber has been
handled during the past week from
Bechelor's saw mill.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Cook, who have been
visiting their friends, have returned
home at Dashwood.
Our very obliging village blacksmith,
Will Smith, is running overtime. IS
business coutinues he will have to em-
ploy at "helper."
Blyth.
Mr. John Glousuis has disposed of
his house on Hamilton avenue to Mr.
Isaac Brown for $300.
Sunday next being the third anniver-
sary of the Rev. T. E. Higley's incum-
bency of this Parish, he intends preach-
ing a special sermon to his congrega-
tion in Trinity church, Blyth, in the
morning.
Ain't it about time that we were
hearing from those that intend seek-
ing municipal honors for 1895? Come,
gents, out with it.
On Wednesday evening next Agnes
Knox will give one of her entertain-
ments under the auspices of the Pres-
byterian church in Industry Hall. We
understand that a large number of
tickets have been secured for the
occassion. It is expected that the hall
will be crowded.
The want of some of the beautiful at
this season of the year is making busi-
ness dull in this burg.
On Wednesday evening last our fire
company was -out for practice.
On Saturday night John Platzer, an
old man who has lived in this burg,
was arrested by constable Davies for
committing an unnatural crime latel,g .
He was placed in the cooler until Mo . -
day, when he was brought before oiii��f
J. P's. and was committed to Goderich
to stand his trial.
On Monday Rev.'T. E. Higley paid a
visit' to the Forest City.
On Monday evening the members of
L. O. L. No. 964 met in their hall for
the purpose of electing officers for the
ensuing year.
On Tuesday evening the members of
the C. 0. F. hold their regular tweeting
in their hall.
A. number of the members of the O.
0. F. attended the funeral of their late
Bro. John A. Farnham, in Bullet, on
Wednesday last.
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