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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1896-04-22, Page 4ara 177‘11a4". JiMNESS IRS Poe 10YOLE S, ECAUSE THEY KNOW They gst value for their money. Its like buying gold dollars for 100 gents. To pay.more would be extortion, to buy for lees they would fear the counterfeit. CLEVELAND CYCLES Like pure gold are 24 carat fine. THE EMERSON AT $60 Is a geauine surprise to exporienced buyers. We are headquarters for Sundries and Repairs. WE SET THE PACE. EMERSON'S BICYCLE AND MUSIC HOUSE, CLINTON. pravrairsim As the Stars Shine so Do Our Wall Paper, , Buying es we did 20,000 ROLLS of WALL PAPER we got an im• manse assortment at lowest prices, and as we bought, so we sell. Now is your time to select and we would advise you to come end see our assortment as early as possible. Wall Paper and Window Shades with Curtains and Poles more than half furnish a room. We will surprise you with the valuta we are giving. The Standard BIcBmIe of the world is the COLUMBIA, ---$110 to all alike. The details of Columbia construction are worth studying, for to know them thoroughly is a liberal edu• cation in what ie right and pro- per in Bic:J'oles. The Brantford Ned Bird is the best of Canadian manufactur- ed Wheels and are eold in greater numbere than say other Canadian wheel. At $85 Cash they are the best values on tine market. X00--® .Cooper&Eel, CLINTON. acv ►dvertiolrment , Notice—Ben Churchill. Clothing—A. J..Holloway. Bicycles—Geo. F. Emerson. Few People—Allen & Wilson. In Spite—The W. D. Fair Co. Corning—Prof. Chamberlain. Bargain Sale—Harland Bros. Boys Clothing—Jackson Rros. People who Travel --Wm. Jackson. Dress Goods—PIimisteel & Gihbings. A straightforward business—Hou- gens Bros. Goods that are selling --Gilroy & Wiseman. Thi Huron News -Record 1.2a a Year—91.00 In Advance WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22nd, 1896. THE TOWN TREASURERSHIP. In another column we give the offi- cial proceedings of a special meeting of the Clinton Town Council, held last Friday evening. •It appears from the report that Town Treasurer Robson resigned his posi- tion. It would also appear that a movement was at once secretly put on foot by the local politicians of the Grit persuasion to control the appoint- ment. It would not suit their purpose of course to ike method and aboverlboard in a hor take ]the • public into their confidence, although representatives of the people are sup- posed to serve the whole people. bytchen the omm command Mayor Holmesembers of the , werle requested to attend a special meeting, they were in duty boungd to obey. TheWas a fullattended board. he The notification and oto the members was not in writing and We are informed the object of the meeting was not definitely stated. In fact one member of the Council in- ;;. farms us that the meeting was for :'� general business. General business Is not special business and the official Minutes-say hh the meeting was a special One. the mteetin be eemsmgl the ly calling irre- gular, tut chis did not deter the, over-zeatons� partizan head of 1 he• Council from proceedingin un - i Atte haste. A new 'Treasurr must be Appointed, and the appointee t palet be.o hie wont art cular political et atntiti'oa. It mYatthred not whether i1b°llitblia were aware of the vacancy: no applications were required for the position, as the affair had been cut and dried with the knowledge and consent and endorsatiou of the Mayor. From the report it will be seen that the Treasurer's resignation was accept- ed without the books being audited. We have" every faith that the books are all right, and we know Mr. Robson as a gentleman of undoubted integrity. But that is nut the question. The Council as representing the electors, did not act as they would in their private interests. Auditorsshould•first have been appointed and after the hooks had been audited and found satisfactory accept the resignation. Applications for the position of Town Treasurer should then have been re- ceived and reported on by the Cum. mittee on Officers and Salaries to the Council, either open with the names of the applicants or recommending some particular applicant for the position and then allow the Council to deal with the :natter. One application was received, that of William :Jackson, a gentleman well qualified for the position. After his application had been read, and moved by Plummer and Gilroy, Cooper and Taylor Moved the Town Clerk for the office and to amalgamate the two positions. The Council is composed of five Re- forwer•a and five Conservatives, with a Reform Mayor in the chair.. The vote was a tie, the Mayor's casting vote being against Mr. Jackson and for Mr. Coats. The vote was on straight party political lines and we sincerely regret that such is the case. We have alway6 known that J,he Reformers in many cases made politics the underlying feature in municipal matters, but we were not prepared to admit that the Mayor was the central and prime mover as has been shown in this case. When the present owner of TRY,: NEWS -RECORD assumed control of this journal we declared most emphatically against party politics being introduced into municipal matters, but Mayor Holmes and several of the councillors do not agree and will have no one as a servant of the people except he be a Grit. The proceedings of the Council have been unwise in the extreme. We. are not;, objecting to Mr. Coats being elected Treasurer, but we do as representing the people object to the mode of his election. And. we most decidedly object to Mayor Mimes or any other member of the Council in- sisting that a member of any political party must be awarded a position be- cause he is Grit or because he is Tory. It was placed on record a few years since, if we remember right when Mr. Callander resigned the clerkship, that the two offices shonidinot be combined. The late Treasurer was Ane of the ap- plicants. But what was wrong then is right now I This is not all. The Clerk is the check on the Treasurer. He writes out all the duplicate orders for money on the Treasurer ,and they are signed by the Mayor, so that a much different and more unsafe proceeding must he adopted with the combination. Another point should not be over- looked. Three Grit councillors de- clared against combining the positions, one of thein at least at the Board, still they swallo>ved their utterances, like the Mayor, when His Worship crack- ed the party whip, and along with the five councillors voted for combine and monopoly. The position has been filled with un- due haste. Outside ot politics the Council does not favor the combin- ation. The whole proceeding is irregular and partizan and introduces party poli- tics into municipal matters. This we exceedingly regret. UURRENT TOPICS, There is one thing the Mayor of Clinton cannot hide from the people, and that is the date of the municipal elections. Mayor Holmes endeavors to keep Tory politics nut of municipal matters by awarding the Town Treasureship to an 'active Reform party worker! The Reform Council of Clinton seerns to he afraid to invite the press to a special meeting when any impor- tant business is to he transacted. Like the Staveley estate !natter, the people roust be kept in the dark as to what is going on. —` Our town totem. is pleased to refer to the "undue haste" in the appoint.. ment of a Senior Judge for the County of Huron, but will not find space to refer to the "undue haste" in appoint- ing a Treasurer for the Town of Clin- ton. Would it not be as well for the Mayor to take several doses of his own medicine and in addition an after- dinner pill to rid himself of the glaring local complaint before wandering off hundreds of miles where the disease is not so apparent and decidedly not so glaring. The local physic ions should certainly come to the resale. President ered his services as mediator bhas between Spin and Cuba. Mr. E. H. King fprmerly general manager and for Rome years president of the Bank of Montreal, died at Monte Carlo on Tuesday night, where he had gone in search of health. Mr. Tarte was selected by the Liber- als of L'Islet, Que., as their candidate in spite of hie acceptance of the Liber- al candidature for Beauharnots. guri$11r^ ! ! Ih4 4` r? IIMtr ,Bernet u1 bill h: lie aside that, rarllawerlt PeAty with the voting of the neceeett pitee. It Would not be at ail falling if these abould he obst Parlitrmen t luta but w days to r those of Mr. Laurier's supporta may return would like a seooud nits in one year. The only oh to the obstruction is the enorm pence it lays upon the texts -Ayers Interests of a few partisans shall have to pay half a million lars for the windy exploits of formers. As to the Remedia everybody knows, of course, was obstructed. The Oppositio ers hope to catch the Quebec peo the cry that the bill was not cos of and the Ontario people on the pr that it was coercive. That this bsign will succeed there is no yea elieve. There is intelligence i country, although Messrs. Lauri Tarte evidently think to the con The attitude of the Administrate wards the question is the same al the country. Faced by a peal to corrects what Mr. Joseph tin said was "rank tyranny," it e voured to fulfil the obligation Mr. Daviel Mills declares was cast t by the constitution. A drastic ate school measure ft did not pro t simply took the situation as it rind asked Parliament so to leg hat existing Separate schools, o py Messrs. Martin and Greenw se Protestant religious exercises ecome secular, might reeeiv roof of efficiency the share o axes which their supporters lace in the municipal treasuries, which go to -day to schools the R atholics say they cannot cons ously attend. Nor did the Go ent insist upon Federal legisha referring action byManitoba, i ited that province four times to 1 te with moderation, and wit npairing the Public school sys hat the "rank tyranny" might d ear. Its final suggestion otfere pposition to the proposal by reenway to secularize Or de-th nize the schools looked to the a on of a plan of education sirnila• at in operation in New Brunsw his plan gives satisfaction to Pro is and is acceptable by Ro atholics. The St. John Sun m interesting comparison of the inion proposal and the New Br ck scheme. It says :— "The commissioners from Ott oposed that in towns where t re twenty-five Roman Catholic c en of school age, and in cities wh e number is fifty, the trustees, e demand of a certain number ( n) parents or guardians, should e for these children a sepal sol -room or school -house, wh ey might he taught by a Rom tholic teacher. There is, we belie exact limit as to numbers in vince, but in cities and larger to parate school -rooms are provided man Catholic children, where th •encs desire it, and in these echo teachers are always Roman Cat T▪ he next proposition was t ools where the majority of the c n were Roman Catholics should mpt from the regulations as to r us exercises. In this province man Catholic child is obliged ticipate in or be present during t formance of prescribed religious e ses. The third proposition was that te ks should he permitted in Oath() ools, 'such as will not offend the us view of the minority, and fro ducational standpoint shall be sa ctory to the Advisory Board.' Advisory Board is a provinci y, corresponding with our Board cation, this clause gives no greater lieges than are allowed here. he next clause requires that Ro- Catholics shall have representa- on the Advisory Board and Board xaminers, which no one in this ince has ever thought of denying eel. t is suggested that the Roman olies shall have assistance in the tenance of a Normal school for raining of teachers. As there is one Normal school in this pro - while Manitoba has several, the itions cannot well be compared. t is well known that certain Ro- Catholic institutions are recogn iz- y Nova Scotia and New Bruns - as efficient training schools for• til pfd Etwaceed t'7 eup- aaton- ructed, un and re who i ndem- jection oils e$ - in the • We of dol - the Re - 1 bill, �vhy it a lead - pie on rcive, etence cern- son to n this er and trary. on to - 1 over n Op- Mar- ndea- which upon Sepa- p08e. was islets rdered ay to or to C. on f the now and oman cien- vern- tion. t in- egis- hout tern, isap- d in Mr. rist- dop- ✓ to ick. test- rnan ake Do- uns- awa here hil- ere on say pro - ate erg an ve, this vans for eir ole ho - hat hil- be ell - no to he x- xt- lic re- m t - As al of r t u h p t p O ti In la it t 0 0 ia ti th T an Or an no wi pr adr th th te yid sch th Ca no pro se Ro par the lies sch dee exe gio Ro par per erci boo sch Iigio an e iota the hod Edu priv man tion of E pros to til Cath main the t but vince cond But 1 man ed h wick teachers. "The Government of Manitoba wa asked to recognize for two years th existing permits to non-qualified teach ers in Catholic schools, after which time the permits were to be discontin- ued. A similar concession was made at the time the Roman Catholics of this province came ander the school law. "In all other respects but these men- tioned above, the schools in Manitoba which the Catholics would attend were to he Public schools, and subject to every provision of the Education Acts in force in the province." This %vas a more reasonable settle• ment than secularization, which suited nobody, an it was a removal of the question frorn the Federal arena. It is no secret that Mr. Laurier intrigued to prevent this arrangement. He did not want the "rank tyranny" removed, either by the province or by the Domin- ion Parliament, unless it were effected at the cost of the conscientious scruples of Protestants and Roman Catholics alike, by absolute de-Ohritianization. It looks now as if Protestants and Ro- man Catholics would unite to punish the leader for his crafty intrigue, which has resulted in no benefit to the one body and in insult and injury to the other. Goods that are ter: fpr► ‘4 A` a Weak, Tired, Nervous Women, who sem to be all Worn out, will find iu purified blood, made rich and healthy by Hood's Sarsapa- rilla, permanent relief and strength. Tao following is from a well known nurse: " I have suffered for years with female complaints and kidney troubles and I have had a great deal of medical advice during that time, but, have received littlr or no benefit. A friend advised me to take Rood's Sarsaparilla and I began to use it,together efitfrltIhe1ed more beithnefrom medicines than from anything else I have ever taken. From my personal experience I believe Hood's Sarsaparilla to be a most complete blood purifier." IMBs. 0. Oaonrr'ox, 71 Cumberland St,, Toronto, Ontario. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the Only True Blood Purifier Prominently in the public eye today. Hood's Pills easy to bey, easy to take, easy in effect. See, Public Positions. Editor Nowa-Record. DEAR SIR,—Permit me to refer to the action of our Town Council in so hastily appointing a new Treasurer. In theflr•stplacel,alongwithmanyother electors, entirely disapprove of the Council combining the offices of Secretary and Treasurer. In the next place the Grit and Tory members of the Council have been very liberal to ward Mr. Coats, who is a most rabid cantypforlitheapossit ond s suofch is an Reg Registrar Huron. It was by the vote of a Tory that he received the position of Clerk, still the Grit members of the council want the whole earth and the Mayor declares by his vote that Gritism must rule in municipal matters in this town. I am an on old resident of Clinton and have paid a great many hundred dol- lars in taxes, but I fail to recall a more partizan or Unworthy act than was preformed on Friday night. When John Callander resigned the Clerkship the Council refused to give the combined positions to the late Treasurer, and no more worthy, honor- able or reliable servant ever lived. If it was not right then, it is not right now, and the electors should rebel. against such a proceeding. There is no possible legttune,e reason why the• two positions should be combined, but,' there are a thousand and one good reasons why they should not he. 1 trust the Councii will reconsider this important matter. Sincerly yours, AN OLD CITIZEN. Apt it 18th. A Dark Proceeding,. To The Editor of The News -Record. DEAR SIR. --1 do not approye of the manner in which our '1 wn Council transacts business. The 'node of ap- pointing a new Town Treasui'er I con- sider unwarranted and a blot to the liberality of true proven partisan re- form members of that body. Why ? Because they have performed what. is likely to prove an illegal act. The Council, it seems, is not :anxious to pro- tect the electoratein the way ofsecuring bonds that that very important finan- cial work shall be performed satisfac- torily, but the Grit members suddenly discover that once an honored servant becomes insolventa Grit must at once s I be appointed to the position Why ? e iADVERTIBEMENTI Clinton Newa-Record DEAR the alter ego h theteacher o Catholic doctrine writes a letter he should not, as he did last week, show such anger, hatred and ill -will. An unbridled pas- sion is the worst form of immorality. As I have not reviewed his letters touching Catholic doctrine in IDE NEw A -RECORD I shall do so when I meet him on the public platform. He ob- jects to my appointing the Mayor of Clinton to make arrangements for a. utile discussion. Why should he ob- ject? I have appointed that gentle- man because he is one of Clinton's mast prominent men holding the high- est position in the hands of the com- munity in which he lives. In order that the people of Clinton may see the Catholic im of appoint hieis. D.s own chairhmanshall ataowd shall grant him all the requests he has made. There is now I think no loop hole nut of which he can possibly escape. T. WEST. Because they are afraid to allow the people to know of their shady ways of misrepresenting the people. This sort of thing has been going on for years in Clinton, while the electors have blind- ly winked at the whole business. Mayor Holmes and his fellow -conspira- tors must bear the full measure of re- sponsibility in deliberately going against the wishes ot the people of this town. The offices of (perk and Treasurer should not he combined. No live business man in Clinton would consent to the combination. The Clerk is the check to possible wrong doing on the part of the Treasurer. Now there is no check and cannot he. With the two positions combined the Treasurership is not worth more than $10 a year for the actual labor. The cost of bonds should he added to this, of course. The Council of Clinton has in this ca.se proven itself to he incapa- ble and intriguing, and the sooner the people awake the better. Yours, &c., TAXPAYER April 20. -- Municipal Appointments. Editor News -Record. Srn,—Would you kindly inform me what are the necessary qualifications for office in the gift of the Corporation of the Town of Clinton ? When did the late Treasurer send in his resigna- tion ? What means did Mayor Holmes take to make known that applications would be received for the position of Town Treasurer? Why was this "hole and corner a pointnient" made so secret? Did the Mayor consider that there were, no other worthy Grits in town capable of filling the position ? Can you inform the public if Mayor Holmes considers that "to the victors belong 'the spoils" and that only over zealous Grits are eligible fdr appoint- ment ? Has not Mayor Holmes in the past been preaching the golden rue and that he never allowed polities to enter municipal affairs? Is it neees- eary that an Applicant must hold a multipiicity of offices, such as inspec- tor of the House of Refuge, Town Clerk, 'Treasurer Agricultural 8ociety Govern- ment Organiser &e., &c., to be In the swim ? Mayor Hoinbes said "that had he known the night before that he (W. Carpets both in Tapestry and Brussels, Unions, all wools, Hempe. Sri prices. Curtains aro right in line these days, our stools was never larger or bettor selected, prices frorn 350 per pair to $8. Window blinds, window poles, carpet sweepers, emir rode and ornar menta, Floor Linoleums from 36 inches to 4 yds. wide. Floar oil cloths all widths end patterns. Opened today new lot men's and boy's tweed caps from 25c to 75o. New stiff hats in browns and blacks, the latest shapes. Large supply men's and boy's, latest styles in new straw hate, all new, lest year's goods all cleared out. o GILROY & WISEMArN. PLUMSTEEL & GIBRINGS. e°Ds elIOe On's °p van° au° vOv „to as van Dress Goods . Latest Styles in Silk and Wool mixtures Tweed Effects, Lustres, Crepons, And everything that is new and nobby. Ladies, if you have not already visited our Dress Department, don't fail to do so at once. Our prices are strictly the lowest, our goods the newest and best. Just received another lot of those famous 25c Serges, black and colors, all wool, 40 inches wide, a world beater for the price, Millinery.. The popularity of this Dept. is not confined to Clinton, daily we receive orders from our patrons in various parts of the province. The great volume of trade we clo in this department and the crowds to be seen in our show rooms • will convince you that we are head- quarters for Stylish Millinery at popular prices. Our parasols are the best value we have ever shown.. tit'Large Assortment, Low Prices. 0 PLUJIISTEEL & GIBHINGS, - filbert St., CIInt a Jackson) really wanted the position it might have been arranged or fixed differently?" How, Mr, Mayor ? On a financial basis? What would he the consideration, Mr. Mayor? If I am a Port Albert, NOTES.—Mr. V. L. Correll has moved into the Port and rented Chas. O'Cen- nor's farm.—Mr. Ed. Curren has moved into Mrs. Young's cottage and wiilll be in the.+corpor !tion of the Town of Clin- i summer. lAlf. Smale has rented Doug- tonthe ? Were you, then, Mr. Mayor, las McBride's fan. Douglas leav pledged the night before to give the for Uncle Sara's domain 111 a tew weeks. casting vote in favor of the present —Mrs. Johnston has moved into E partizan zan Treasurer ? Did the Mayor's paper give the public any information in its last issue? Would it not he ad- vantageous to combine the position of assessor, hell ringer, mayor and in short a factotum of the town under one and the same bonnet. INQUIRER. April 21. Tackersmith. NOTES.—Miss Alice Medd spent Sun- day with friends in this locality.—We are sorry to hear that Miss E. Nott has to resign the position as organist of Turner's church owing to instructions given by her medical adviser. We !lope that after a short rest her health will improve.—Mr. D. Cantelon, of Clinton, was in the neighborhood and purchased a number of pigs the last week. --Farmers are busy spring seed- ing.—A meeting is called for Thursday evening for the purpose of reorganising the Sabbath School which has been closed during the winter months. Ladies clean your kid gloves with Josephine Glove Cleaner for sale only by Hodgens Bros., sole agents for the Perrin, Frerers and Alexandria Kid Gloves in all the most desirable shades, dressed and undressed, lace and button. win's former premises accompanied by her mother Mrs, Feilder.—The new mill owners are busy with three or four men potting the residence and grounds of the Mobility estate into ship-shape. In fact such "a getting up stairs" we never did see as has taken place in the Port during the past month. And as spring time has come, the farmers in this neighborhood will be at the wheel to sail into the work of putting in a hig lot of seed for a big crop for '90. Fall wheat in this vicinity is killed in many places by March frost. but the ground is in prettyood shape for spring seeding.—John Knox and Coml. ty Constable D. McKay, were in the Port last Saturday, looking for that unfortunate young man mentioned in one of my last notes, who has been roaming about the county insane. The gentlemenof their man and Po- lice Magistrate Seager committed hire to the county jail, where he will be examined and then most likely sent to the asylum. This is a good action on the part of the above named gentledit - men.—Mr. Charles O'Connor has a • large sale tomorrow, Tuesday the 21st, of stock, implements, household effects &c., and immediately after he gets matters in a business point of view settled up, he leaves for New York to reside for five years, perhaps longer. fn his departure the brains of the Grit party political speakers in this locality step down and out. "Nothing Like Leather." SCHOOL SHOES. top We devoted a good deal of time to the geting up of a line of School Shoes that would give satisfaction in wear to the youngsters and we are now safe in saying that no house can show such good valve. The way they are selling is good evidence that they are being appreciated. New York Tan Shoes. vacs e°fin veal Our Stook of fine American Tan Shoes for Men and Ladies' wear is not equalled outside the cities. JACKSON & JACKSON, W. Jackson. Fred T. Jackson.