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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1894-12-26, Page 4t b ` li 2* tat :d, I cot. . 1894. Mc. Laurier,' when in 'Brantford, grew etithttsiastic pwttar hpw\hw opld treat 'Engineers and Architects when. 'he got into power. He said "'We Will say to.. yon we want;l plan for lx Wilding* or n public work. , ;'You are to draw it, But mind you if there is the eligbtest error off goes your cads}' . What bosh ! Poes anyone give 11Ir. Laurier . credit fon' any such talk He IS only showing Ms hypocrisy, which a momerit after leis, declaration quoted alrover tae dement tr4Ited thoroughly by instancing how they did things for ex. ample under Sir Oliver Mowat in Op - taro in connection with the. new Par- liament buildings and commending the Ont=ario preinier. Does Mr. Laurier know anything about the Toronto buildings and their east ? Does he know that the first promise to Parlia- ment was that they would only cost $500,003? Does he know that next $730,`)i!O was asked for and a promise made that would cover everything. And does he know that finally the buildings cost nearly a million and a half of dollars, or three tunes as much as the first estimate? k�'uzrthet-, Mr. Laurier ought, to know that people remember the Liberals hav- ing been in power once, and Mr. Laurier himself, if he were candid, could. te11 •solve queer tales of dealings bythat Government. Mr. Laurier was one of Mr. Mackenzie's ministers when that old' man wrote to a friend, " I have to stay here to watch the ship be- cause of the dishonest demands of supporters." The Leader of the Op- position should not shout too much abouthis honesty. The Pharisees of old did that and history does not speak too highly of them. DIRECT TAXATION IMPOSSIBLE. In Toronto on Nov, 4th, 1875, the Honorable Edward Blake, then a mem- ber of the Reform Government, laid down the policy of the Government as follows : "Direct taxation might be put aside as irnposrsible in the present condition of the country, and we must for many years pursue the practice of deriving our revenue from direct taxation upon ARTICLES WHICH WERE LARGELY CAPABLE OF BEING PRODUCED IN THE COUNTRY. THAT POLICY WOULD NE- CESSARILY AFFORD A LARGE BENEFIT TO THOSE ENGAGED IN DOMESTIC PRO- DUCTION. "HE HAI) ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WHILE DEALING WITH THE QUESTION OF LAYING THE TAXES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES HE HAD MENTIONED THEY OUHGT TO USE THEIR OPPORTUNITY AS FAR AS THEY LEGITIMATELY COULD SO TO DIS- TRIBUTE THE TAXES AS TO GIVE BENE- FIT TO THE HOME PRODUCERS. HE AGREED WITH THOSE WHO HAD SAID THAT VARIED FORMS OF INDUSTRY WERE, IF NOT ESSENTIAL, CERTAINLY MOST IMPORTANT TO THE TRUE GROWTH OF A NATION." These words from the late Liberal leader express exactly the position and policy of the Conservative party to day. They directly controvert every theory that Sir Richard and Mr. Laurier have been teaching the peo- ple. SOME ZIIISTAKE. The Canadian advocates of free trade are constantly p tinting to the English struggle for free trade of half a cen- ttu'y ago as though it was the fight of the farmers of the old land against the rnanufacturers. Nothing of course could be more absurd. The tight there for free trade was a fight by the manufacturers ; and his- tory attests that the struggle was maintained at their expense. The farmers did not want it and strongly opposed it. Cobden's prophecies, by which he .won the people, are also pointed to as having been long 'ere this fulfilled. The fact is they have not been fulfilled at all. It is exceedingly doubtful• whether he would ever have got his system adopted in England had he not suc- ceeded in convincing the people that once England adopted it every other civilized -'nation would. He was sure of it; but subsequent events show that he was all wrong, no other country having adopted it up to this day. Again he predicted that there would he no land driven out of cultivation by the free importation of foreign grains. This prophecy land Ownet:s have found severely to their cost to have been a false one. The spectacle of millions of dollars tvor'th of land lying idle and growing nothing but- weeds is the sight that meets the English land owner, We do not need to depend upon the land owner, whose opinion might naturally be considered a biased one, for evidence as to the cause of this condition. Im- partial commissions appointed for the purpose have time and again reported "It is because of the flooding of our markets by foreign grain." A. syndicate of wealthyanadian gentlemen and leading business men have secured a controlling interest in theToronto Empires Asa NEWS -paper The Empire has no superior in the Dominion and no paper advocates a cause.better e tl menwho now control The Empi e are sufficient guarantee that the paper will continue the advocacy of respon- ' sible Conservative government, the pro- tection of our farmers, industries and business men, and the unity of the British Empire. Qlal ;Iltitkik Metliald1et *Organ)* 3141,1A94 oo, motto "Beheld, X Wog' you ggpril tilt logs of ,,treat joy," last week WI tiie following to say of then new Premier; -4. "As we expected! the Xfont. MAO,.enzie TiQwefl JAe been soot: for by, Nord Aberdeen to forpi .4 new Cabinet, as this Cabinet has been dissolved by the death of the latePrernier, Though Mr, Bowell's task is not, oompieted at the date of this writing, there is no doubt that he will be Prune Minister, and that with spine adjgstpiertts tO till the place of the Minister of Justice, the same men will continue in oUlce. Mr. Bowell may be said tohave received his religious training in Bridge Street Methodist Sunday -school, Belleville, and ever since (until his removal to Ottawa) he has been one of the most liberal supporters of our Church in Belleville. We have heard it said that he has always been most outspoken, in whatever society be has been, in his admiration of the Methodist. Church and its work. As the first Methodist Premier of Canada, we heartily con- gratulate Mr. Bowell on his promotion. We do not believe in giving men political oflloe on account of the Church to which they helonl ; but the largest Protestant Church in Canada should not be passed .aver hecause its ad- herents may be less clamorous for political office than some other de- nominations, Mr. Bowell's address be- fore our late General Conference in London d n pleraseci many old friends, and made a favorable impression on those who had not previously known him." GRIT INDEPENDENCE. How the so-called Reform leaders aro crying out for Independence of Parlia- ment 1 They object even to a sup- porter of the Government being given a vacancy in any public position either now or at this end of the parlia- ment for which he was elected, though in their day they gob offices by the dozen—both members and ministers. There can he no doubt that there never was a time in Canada when 'Independ- ence of Parliament was better observed Unto it now is. All parties in the House will agree to that. In the peroid of Liberal rule it was a farce. We have not time to quote the names of the Liberal members from Speaker Anglin down who were actual- ly government contractors; but what else could be expected when the Secre- tary of the Public Works Department actually wrote an official letter t� Mr, J. G. Sippell, of Montreal, CatnaliSuper- intendent, that he had been instructed to advise him that all supplies he want- ed were to be purchased from Frothing - ham & Workman, the latter being a Liberal M. P. for the city of Montreal. Let it be remembered too that the only man from whom such instrutions could he received was the minister in charge of the department. A S7 BONG OPINION: Sir Richard Cartwright has been re- cently saying that they (the Liberals) were hounded from office by falsifying Tory sheets. Not by Tory sheets alone, Dear Sil'Rlchard 1 Reform sheets did part of it. Do you remember for in- stance reading the following broadside from that good grtrong Grit `sheet,' the Winnipeg Free Press, in its issue of October 17th, 1877? Pretty stPong isn't it? "It is, therefore, with no little pain a.ndchagrin thetas a Reform journal, we are compelled to make the reluctant admission that our party is most shame- fully misrepresented by the set of roe!' who have held control of the Govern- ment since Sir John Macdonald fell, and who, after kicking out, one by one, the rungs of the ladder of principle upon which they mounted to eminence, are now suspended in Tnid air upon two disconnected poles, which they are cer- tain to find very shortly to be no better than rotten sticks. "It is true that Manitoba can do hut little to vindicate her sense of outraged propriety; but if she does not send to Ottawa at the next general election four solid votes, hostile to the present (Mackenzie) Administration, it will be simply because personal or local, and in no sense political, reasons prevail. Hu- miliating as the confession necessarily is of One's party leaders, it is oh- vious that Mr. Mackenzie has now thrown over '• principle" and set up in its place "expediency,"as•the railing cry of his Cabinet. If any one desires an accurate definition of the meaning of the word in the sense generally under- stood, and in which we employ it, by consulting Webster he will find that ft means "the quality of aiming at selfish or inferior good at the expense of that. which is higher; self-interest; self-seek- ing—often opposed to moral recitude" We repeat that we still believe in, and have hopes for, the Reform party; but we have utterly lost faith in the politi- cal consistency and moral rectitude of those who now rile." Dear Sir Richard, yourself and Mr. crier and Mr. Mills, and the rest are e same fellows in whose "political nsistency" that good Grit sheet had t all faith. Disease now lurks everywhere, and even the innocent oyster has been found guilty of giving shelter to the deadly microbe. It was recently found that typhoid had been contracted by per- sons who had eaten their luscious bival- ves raw, and the New York Tribune has seen fit to give the following sea- sonable advice :—"It is of the utmost La th co los importance to large numbers of people that some assurance he given theta that when 'they eat raw oysters they are not taking the germs of disease into their systems. So long as any doubt on this point. exists, the safe thing is to eat oysters only after they have been cooked. The heat requisite for cooking thein is a certain means of destroying all noxious germs. No one wants to run any risk of swallow- ing a raw oyster that may have been planted in a stream filled with sewage, no matter whether the harmful mic- robes are conveyed in the oyster itself, or only in the oyster juice." the Erni ;, • , s,lye oa the trade..uestlont Pur.rlg the Wer Of X812 there Were, o nleceesitrreetrletiooe on importatjoge frim abroad{ and the inannfoctaves of the, trouutr$ 4he0a0 ter, develop, Whoa Peace conte the (Jnjted. Stave 'n.n ketswvere tlironcn open to tilt world and great. business prostration came. The historian of the tintesa's; "'Mills closed,. money disappeared, want and destitution Caine." lu 1828 as protec- tive tariff was adopted and there wits a great revival of business, The pro- ducts of iron increased 100 per cent, in four years, and the consumption of raw cotton increased from 110,000 bales ter 210,000 bales in the same time; busi- ness of all kinds revived. . In 1832, again, however, the tariff wag' reduced owing to agitation of free traders, • and at once the distress of a few years before broke out afresh. Everything was stagnant and hard times prevailed. In 1812 a protective tariff was again adopted and the best of results follow- ed. Again after this the tariff was re - reduced and again there was business prostration. In 1801 the Republican party took charge again and the protective tariff was reenacted, and has practi.cily re- mained in force till this day. Until the Democrats reached power a couple of years ago and threatened the destruction of the tariff system the United States were mostly prosperous. Since that time the doubt and uncer- tainty existing there has wrought great injury. The recent elections in the United States tell the story very plainly, how- ever, that the ,.people are sick of free trade cries and will make the protec- tive tariff a permanency for many years. Indeed in the recent election there has been a perfect avalanche of denun- ciation, which has overtaken the,Denro- crats who have been shouting "free trade." They hardly elected an officer anywhere out of elections in most of the States of the Union. Wilson, the author of the new tariff bill was de- feated by a large vote, and almost everyone that cried for the lowering of the tariff, and a continuation of the doubt and uncertainty about the tariff were defeated. Even in the Southern States the Re- publicans elected many, and in the west and east and north they gained by tens and scores of victories, many of them unexpected by either patty. The farmin • vote was the• most severe upon the tariff agitators, and even the Populists were slashed every- where by farmers and workingmen. It was upon the vote of the farmers that the Democrats and Populists re- lied. But the American fanners dis- covered in a short time that prosperous manufacturing industries meant good markets, that prostrated industries meant ruin 'for farmers, and they voted for the industries. It is altogether likely that for; all practical purposes the tariff of the United States is a fixture for a number of years to come. DISLO PAL SIR RICHARD. Hamilton Spectator. Addressing the Young Liberals in Toronto the other evening, Sir Richard Cartwright said: " To my mind there are but two alter- natives tor Canada. Either Canada will be a hostage, and an ill -condition- ed hostage, at that, for the good beha- vior of England towards the United States, or she may rise to the situation and make herself a bond of union be- tween the two great divisions of the English race." What Sir Richard meant was that unless Canada adopts some trade pol- icy which will please the United States that country will remain hostile. That is quite likely. The only _policy Canada can adopt to please the United States is a policy of annexation. The bulk of the people insist upon straight annexation or Canada may remain out in what they consider to he the cold, They have been educated by Sir Rich and Cartwright and his fellow -worker, Ras Wiman, to believe that Canada is in a had way, and that all that is neces- sary to secure the annexation of Canada is to refuse to treat with this country on any other basis. There are some people in the United States who would he willing to enter into negotiations with Canada for a "commercial union," or "unrestricted reciprocity," or any other of Sir Richard Car•twr'ight's schemes which plainly point toward annexation, and these would he satis- fied to be temporarily pleased with a, Cartwrightean scheme which would close out British goods from the Cana- dian market, and hand that market over to the manufacturers of the Unit- ed States. That is one horn of Sir Richard Cartwright's dilemma. Is there a man calling himself a Canadian who will grasp it? The other horn is plain. Sir Richard plainlCanada y threatens that unless aloes something to please Uncle Sam, that neighborly personage will bold Canada responsible for the good he- havior of England ! Imagine a rnan calling himself a British subject—aa man upon whom the British Queen has conferred special honor, standing up in a loyal British province before an audience alleged to be loyal, and intimating that England is not likely to behave herself properly in her rela- tions with the United States, and"that the British colony of Canada is to be held as a hostage by the United States to keep Britain upon her good be- havior ! Cartwrightean to a degree! The United States is always right—no danger of her being guilty of bad beha- vior ; but his own country, Britain, always wrong, must he held in check by means of hostages lest she break out into bad behavior 1 And the Young Liberals of Toronto received that extraordinary pie. e of disloyalty with cheers! Sir Richard is making things smooth for the Conservatives in the coming elections. $1 in advance pays for Tan NEWS- RECORD—great value. . The Manitoba Legislaatare will assemble the first week of February. • Itta!'yh (,i, Mr. ,% it:: Dykeman St. George, Now Brunswick. After the Grip No Strength, No Ambition Hood's Sarsaparilla Gave Perfect Health. The following letter Is from a well-known merchant tailor of St. George, N. B.: "0. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: "Gentlemen— I am glad to say that Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills have done ins a great deal of good. I hall a severe attack of the grip In the winter, and after getting over the fever I did note s em to gather strength, enbtland had no ambition. Hood's Sarsaparilla proved to be Just what I needed. The results were very satisfactory, and I recommend this medicine to all who are afflicted with rheumatism or other e� ��iaSPax Ila Cures afflictions caused by poison and poor blood. I always keep Hood's Sarsaparilla in my house and use it when I need a tonic. We also kee Hood's Pills on hand and think highly of them." J. W. DvKEDMAN, St. George, New Brunswick, Hood's Pills aro purely vegetable, and do not purge, pain or gripe. Sold by all druggists, CURRENT' TOPICS: William Mathews, who flied in Sar- nia last week at the respectable age of 105, attributed his long life to a good conscience and his sound Tory politics - Mr. Mathews might have dropped the former as only a secondary cause; for a good Tory, such as he was, must have a good conscience. And now so-called Protestants are making the charge against the new Premier, Hon . Mackenzie Bowell, that he is an Orangeman 1 Some of these same people ranted in their hypocrisy because Sir John Thompson was a Catholic. How about the leader of the Opposition • Some young fellows on the Grit and "Independent" press of this country have concluded that. Sir Charles Hib- bert Tupper is not fit for the premier- ship because he is such a "yoang fel- low." Sir Charles is fifteen years old- er than William Pitt was when he be- came prime minister of Great Britain, Toronto Mail:—While Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper was in New West - minister, B. C., the corporation pre- sented him with what purported to be an address of welcome. It referred, however, mainly to other topics, and is valuable as a record of what the city -wants of the Federal Government. Among these are larger public build- ings, a new drill -shed, the transference of certain Indian lands to the city, the immediate completion of the Fraser river improvements, and a subsidy for a bridge accross that stream. While Mr. Laurier was in New Westminster he told the people there that they (lid not get enough public works. The City Council appears to have taken the hint. The New Cabinet. The "difficulties" which Hon. M Bowell was to find in getting a cabin together, the dissensions among mer hers of Sir John Thompson's gover men t, and the rivalry in the race f the leadership which was to split tl party into fragments, turn out to hay existed only in the brains of th enemies of the Conservative part Hon. Mr. Bowell has found no ditii eulty in the formation of a cabine As the Governor-General did a ver natural and proper t hing in calling th oldest member of the government—an the premier pro teal—to form a govern ment, so has Mr. Bowell done a nab ural and proper thing in asking hi associates in the Thompson govern rnent to remain in their places. Fe changes have been made, and these ar of but a minor character. In the 1noir the Bowell cabinet is the Thornpso cabinet, composed of wren who are per fectly familiar with all the details o their respect ive departments—urea wh have given evidence of theirfitness for precisely the offices they now fill. The Cabinet has been formed as follows :— Premier and President of the Coun- cil—Hon. Mr. Bowell. Postmaster-General—Sir A. P. Car- on. Marine and Fisheries—Hon. John Costigan. Finance --Hon. Mr. Foster. Justice—Sir C. H. Tupper.' Railways and Canals—Hon. John Haggart. Public Works—Hon. Mr. Ouimet. Militia—Hon. Mr. Patterson. Interior—Hon. Mr. Daly. Agriculture—Hon. Mr. Angers. Trade and Commerce—Hon. Mr. Ives. Secretary of State—Hon. Mr. Dickey. Ministers without portfolio—Sir Frank Snaith, Sir John Carling, Hon. Donald Ferguson and Dr. Montague. The above form the Caabihet, Solicitor-General—Hon. J. J. Curran. Controller of Customs—Hon. N. larke Wallace. Controller of Inland Revenue—Hon . F. Wood. r. et 11- n- or 1e e e y t. y e d t - s vv e n f 0 • C J It will be 'seen that Dr. Montague has been honored with a seat in the Cabinet. His name was currently mentioned last week, hut lacked official confirmation until later. His appointment is a ,compliment to the young men of Ontario, ■ .1 DYflUVJr:p T{ fine,.Sea.�et 1V,�'au.t A . e a ,..w , Y p!lh . A► "� w ��,1 ter . If so you can't afore, tQ , pass by this. Store • the :Rnest • 4 qualities of Sealettes, the rich, est linings anti the best Mani tie Maker in this place are all here. GILROY & WISEMAN THOS. JACKSON, 81, The. Pioneer Tailor, HURON SREET, — Clintons Full Lines of Fall and Winter Goods. See our Stock and Pries. Atokbi--OUR ENTIRE STOCK----- -OF-------- Christmas Perfumes �A ACTUAL, T�yAT�vp_ YZV�V�SJ� Vo�71 PR CALL AND SEE THEM. J. H. COMBE, The Druggist 0 Hon. A. R. Dickey, the new Secre- tary � of State, is a Nova Scotian by birth. He was horn in Amherst on August 18, 1854, ana is the second son of Senator' Dickey. The new Cabinet Minister is araduate of Toronto University, studied law with the present .fudge Townsend when the latter was a practising barrister at Amherst. Mr. Dickey is married to a daughter of Mr. R. B. Boggs, of Amherst. He first entered Parliament in 1888, and is an excellent speaker. He is known in temperance circles as an ardent prohibitionist. Inasmuch as all the members of the Thompson ministry are in the new government, and as these are supple- mented by such men as Sir Charles Ribbert Tupper, Hon. Senator Fergu- son, Hon. Dr. Montague, and Hon. Mr. Dickey, it goes without saying that the new cabinet cannot fail to he at least as strong, and probably stronger, than its predeccessor. The Toronto Empire. It has been generally understood for some tune past that some change was being made in the control of The Ern- pire, and in Saturday's paper announce- nienc was made that a syndicate of wealthy and influential men had secured a controlling interest, with the intention 'of taking an active part in its publication and management. The syndicate is composed of : W. R. Brock, Esq., of W. R. Brock & Co., President Canadian General Electric Co.; Hod. Senator Sanford, President Sanford Manufacturing Co.; Hon, Sir Frank Smith, Vice -President Domin- ion Bahk ; Thos. Long, Esq., President Great Northern Transit Co.; Col. John I. Davidson, of Davidson & Hay, Vice - President Bank of Commerce ; War- ring Kennedy, Esq., of Samson, Ken- nedy & Co., Mayor of Toronto ; H. Cargill, M. P., of Cargill ; A. F. Gault, of Gault Bros., Montreal, President Dominion Cotton Mills Co.; D. Morrice, of D. Morrice, Sons Sr Co., Montreal • • R. A. Lucas, of Lucas, Steele ,i Bristol, Hamilton ; Frank J. Phillips, President Cnbban Manufacturing Co. and Consolidated Plate Glass Co.; James Murray, Es1., St. Catharines ; Frank Turner, C. E., Toronto ; H. J. Scott, Q. C., Toronto ; D. Creighton, Publisher, Toronto. This is undoubtedly the strongest syndicate ever formed in connection with a paper in Canada. It will he noticed that while all are warm sup- porters of the Conservative party and policy, the majority are men closely identified with the business interests of i is the country, and they announce that while as heartily as ever supportin the Conservative Government, a though in no sense under its control, and having a freer hand in political matters, it is their intention to make The Empire a business plan's,{ss well as a political paper: y�. BIRTHS. KEYS.—In Stanley, on the 18th inst., the wife of Mr. Nelson Keys, of a son. McGoWAN.—In East Wawanosh, on the 16th inst., the wife of Mr. G. R. McGowan, of a daughter. SNELL.—In Hullett, on the 18th inst., the wite of Mr. James Snell, of a son. MARRIAGES. SIMMONS — DOCKSTADER. — At the residence of Jos. Whitely, Esq., Goder- ich, on 1 ec. 19,. by Rev. Jos, Edge, Jas. A. Simmons, of Buffalo, N. Y., to Hannah E. C. Dockstader, of Goderich. RATHtvELL—RIED.—At the r esidence of the bride's parents, in Stanley, on the 19th inst., by Rev. J. A. Macdonald, Mr. John Rathwell, of Goderich town- ship, to Miss Sadie, daughter of Mr. Samuel Ried. BELL—GRAWEY.—In Clinton, on the 19th inst.., by the Rev. A. Stewart, Mrso D. A. Bell, of Brucefield, to Miss K. Grawey, of Walkerton. BEATTY—THOMPSON.—At the resi- dence of the bride's father, 16th con., Goderich township, on the 19th inst., by Rev. L. W. Diehl, Mr. L. Beatty, of , Varna, to Miss Elizabeth, eldest daugh- ter of Mr. Roht. Thompson. MOODiE—THOMSON,—At the resi- dence of the bride's father, on Decem- her I8th, by Rev. S. Acheson, Mr. James Moodie, London Road, Stanley, to Miss Elizabeth, only daughter of Samuel Thomson, Esq„ of Hay. DUUNHAM—EnMONDS.—At the resi- dence of the bride's father, on Decern-• her 10th, by Rev. A. D. McDonald, D. D., Mr. Archie Dunham to Miss Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. John Edmonds, both of Seaforth. DEATHS. HODGSON.—At Summerhill, on the 21st inst., Eleanor, relict of the, late Thos. Hodgson, aged 01 years. Ross.—In Clinton, on bee. 21st., Isa- bella, wife of Rev. Alexander Ross, aged 69 years. $1 in advance pays for THE NEWS - RECORD great value.