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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1896-08-12, Page 8,...,77,!777'77777 leer up .. , . Better times are ooreing when everybody will ride bicycles. Io the meantime yet) need not wait ; we are '>jelliog wheels so, cheap you eannoL fiord to walk. 1 vefything in the line of Bicycle Supplies and Repaiis. Soe us before placing your older. elbeillaegleetteelleelle Emerson's Bicycle and Music House, Clinton and Bayfield. ANew Music Book TRIU MPHA'1fS0*- No. 5, by E. 0. EXCELL. A particularly fine book,` surpassing all former numbers. Price ,35c each 1.1.00`O•i►'a Cooper&Co. CLINTON. g, ew Nutrtiginnents. Boy's Hose -W. H Beesley. The -great day -Jackson Bros. Music Book -W. Cooper & Co. Labor Excursion -A. T. Cooper. Summer Goods -A. J. Holloway. Hosiery Bargains-Hodgens Bros. Harvest Excursion -W. Jackson. "Like picking up money" -The W. D, Fair Co. Emphatically no charge -Allen & Wilson. The Huron News -Record 1.26 a Year -31.00 in Advance WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 12th. 1898. THE CONSERVATIVES ARE THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE. The official returns for the eighth gen- eral election have now been filed with the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. The figures which are placed now on the record give some interesting statis- tical information regarding the recent contest. s There were on the list in Can- ada 1,353,735 names, whereas the num- ber of votes cast was 890,711, or about wo-thirds of the total vote. The fol - ,wing shows the number of votes cast y Provinces, as compared with the naines on the list: votes Cast, ontarriio 420,026 050,021 Quebec. 216,583 351,070 No4a Scotia.. 100.695 111,124 New Brunswick, 66,300 91,697 Prince Edward Island 18,672 25,245 Manitoba 32,884 65,684 British Columbia 17,762 38,010 Northwest Territories 17,789 20,878 An analysis of the returns from a political standpoint shows that the Conservative candidates pclled alto- gether 413,006 votes, that the Liberals polled 397,194 votes, and that the Inde- pendents polled 80,511. The following statement, on the basis subsequently explained, has been compiled of what is known as the popultlr vote in the various Provinces : Con. L1b. ind. Ontario ...191,0.52 166,335 62,030 Quebec . 98,980 113,878 3,725 Nova Scotia. 60,772 49,186 737 Now Brunswick .. 31,600 28,868 5,832 P. E.1 9,157 9,194 321 Manitoba .... . 15,459 11.519 5,900 B. C ...... .. ... .. 8,174 8,.521 1,067 N. W.1' 7,812 9,693 284 ' On List. TORY RD FINDING OUT. Fditor Willison, of the Toronto Globe, tirade a speech the other day in which he said: It is easy to profess virtue in oppo- sition; it is not so easy to practice vu•- ,tue in office. It is easy to condemn waste when the enemy is in possession of the treasury; ib is not so easy to practice economy when the children of one's own political household are pro- fited by the expenditures. It is easy to cut down the offices when we do not cash the monthly checks; it is more difficult when our frieuds are ou the pay roll. It has not taken Mr.Willlson very long to discover the grand difference between the Grit party in opposition and the same party in power. Wheat it could do easily it did with r.uuch persistence and Much fuss. But now it finds it difficult to practice what it preached; too difficult, we imagine, to be even attempted. Talk is cheap and the Grit party has been doing too much of it during the last eighteen years. 113,006 397,194 80,511 In the above tables votes given for the Patron candidates who have been elected and are claimed by the Liberals are counted with those of the Liberals. The other Patrons, the Mc(Jarthyites, and the Independent Conservatives are counted with the Independents. These three factors account for 59,150 votes, or two-thirds pf the electorate unattached to either party. The Pat- rons, some of whom were in the field to draw Conservative votes, and a few Liberal votes, had 77,725 ballots record- ed in their favor. The nominees of Mr. McCarthy, who were intended to draw chiefly frotn the Conservatives, received 20,074 votes. The Independent Conservatives such as there were in Ottawa, St. Johh and East Toronto, polled 10,747. Besides these there. were prohibition candidates and nominees, Whose candidature was largely a per - of thq polled the balance e Independent e OUR HOLIDAY. Notwithstanding our holiday Tile NEws-REcoRD presses have been kept very busy during the past week, so that only a day or two was allowed for recreation. This we do not object ut take as an appreciation by the puhli of the warm place this journal has in t' -' _infections. This week we give a sixteen page paper, confident our efforts will be appreciated. From various subscribers we have received the following :- GODERICH-"1 never before so much hissed your newsy paper. I cannot do without it. Find $2 on account." Another says ;-"I went to the post as usual, but there was no paper. Just then 1 remembered that you were for the test time taking a holiday. While I greatly missed Huron's best paper•, I trust you enjoyed the holi- `clay." BAYrIELD-"Your paper was greatly missed from our interesting household. The wife and children would not be satisfied without such acceptable read• ing, while the reliable political com- ment is of snch anature that I felt lost. Go on and prosper and continue for the integrity of a great Party and a noble Empire." CLINTON-"Although I read of the holiday, as usual I looked for the cheering and newsy countenance of THE NEWS -RECORD. No doubt the double issue will make up for my dis- appointment." SEAFORTH.-" Last week we missed Tue. NEWS -RECORD. Never before have my family placed so much value on a paper. The Sun's 'flop' does not meet with the approval of Conserva- tives here and you were right in taking him to task. His abuse will do you more good than harm." PORTER'S HILL -"We all missed our paper last week, hut were glad to see you take a holiday as we know you de- served it. In fact I do not know how one can stick so close tl business for so many years without rest. Under no circumstance would we do without THE NEWS -RECORD, a paper that is always on the right side for Home and Country." AUBURN -"slow we missed THE NEWS-RECORDI Since the recent cam- paign it is more'popular than ever here. People now realize that you would not permit" anyone to snake a 'chump' of you, and you were tight, and the masses know it. Long life, good health, and prosperity to you, is my worst wish.' In addition to these compliments we have received a number of commendatory cards and letters from northern and southern sections, but the above will go to show the drift of THE NEWS RECORD'S increasing popu- larity. This week's issue will be found larger and more interesting than ever. THE ONTARIO "t9.d WOFIS " Thele is something ludicrous as well as insolent in the alleged action of the Ontario party managers, who have "sawed-o1P" a number of protests en., - trusted to them for filing. A protest is, presumably, the outcome of the in- dignation of the electorate at the dis- covery that the successful candidate employed corrupt means to secure his election. That a patty official in a far- away city should presume to tile it in the waste -basket instead of in court without consulting the people whose alleged indignation gave it birth, sin: - ply because another official would then consent to stifle another petition, is a remarkable proceeding. The ostensible object of an election petition is to pre- vent the triumph 01. corruption in a certain specified constituency. These party moralists assist (i) in theachieve- rnents of this end by ensuring the triumph of corruption in two cousti.tu- encies. Of course, as a matter of fact, peti- tions are often nothing More than par ty moves, and the party players thus feel justified in withdrawing a move when they fancy it will help their game to do so. That this is an improper use of the permission to petition is apparent on the surface. And it is supremely ludicrous for the party "bosses" to pro- claim to the whole country that they are making precisely this use of the election petition by calmly filling their hands with protests and then meeting in semi -publicity to "saw -off" its ninny as possjhle. "We are the purest kind of purists," they exclaim. "We are dead against corruption in single constitu- encies, but we dost mind it when they are reckoned in pairs." SUI'J'LA ti TINO THE TORIES. The unwarranted dismissal by tht Grits of J. E. Blackall as Veterinary Inspector for West Huron, a position he has filled to the entire satisfaction of all concerned since last April, may he understood when the rush for offices at Ottawa has been increased since the declaration of Mr. Laurier a few days ago that he proposes to clean o•_ib the stables. There are said to he 9,000 ap- plications for stalls in the stables which the Grit Administration is preparing for new occupants. The official an- nouncement that the work of decapita- tion is to he thorough has added enor- mously to the pressure on the two members of Ottawa. A local paper, which ie giving the new Administration its sympathy and support, says frank- ly : "The Liberal memhers for Ottawa are deluged with applications for posi- tions of some kind in the Goversrnent employ. The number who culled at the offices and homes of Messrs. Hutch- inson and Belcourt after the election became finally so great that- the needy ones required most of their attention. They derided finally to refuse to see applicants at their home or office, and gave notice that instead they would he at home to callers at the Reform Club at stated times, Notice was given in the newspapers. One of the receptions was last week held by Mr. Hutchinson, and for time the scene around the Reform (tub was of the busiest kind. The number in waiting included men and women of all ages and sizes, and they wanted anything from a deputy Ministership down to positions as labor- ers. Mr. Hutchinson wa..in the Secre- tary's private office with a man hi charge of one entrance door. Orily one applicant was allowed admission atone time, and the interview was made as short as possible. They retired by ano- ther door, and as at the barber shop, the call'was 'Next I" and another one was admitted. Of course Mr. Hutch- inson treated all courteously, and promised his best consideration." You need Hood's Sarsaparilla to enrich and purify yonr blood, create an appetite and give sweet, refreshing sleep. UNWARRANTED DISMISSALS, Our town coterie says :- "Cancelled.-Somestitne in the spring the government appointed a number of Veterninaries as Inspectors for the prevention of contagious diseases in cattle within their respective districts, Dr. Blackall being among them. This week he received official notice cancel- ling the appointruent, and the in- ference has been drawn that it is due to his politics, which he takes no trouble to conceal are Conservative. It is said that other veterinaries, who are Liberals, have also received the seine notice, the action of the government simply being to abolish the whole system." THE NEWS -RECORD has yet to learn that the office has been abolished, or that a number of Liberals have been given notice to quit. Dr. Blackall, we understand, has been performing his duties to the entire satisfaction of far- mers and shippers since last April. We also thoroughly understand his politics did not agree with some of the local Grits, M. C. Cameron and the "small potato" Minister of Agriculture. There is no use in "heating the devil round a stump " or explaining that facts are not facts. The same game is being resorted to against Conserva- tives, because they are office -holders, throughout the Dominion._ Here is a case from Victoria, of which the Lind- say Warder says: - "Dr. Mason, of Fenelon Falls, one of the hest voter inary surgeons in Ontario, was some time ago appointed to look after diseases among farm stock in North Victoria. The object was to pre- vent the spread of diseases which fre- quently gain headway before being checked. As an instance, quite recent- ly, Dr. Mason detected a disease affect- ing the eyesight of cattle to be growing prevalent. He promptly took steps to ascertain its cense, and to eradicate it. In his way his services certainly would he valuable to the farmers of North Victoria. But with a view to showing authority, the "small potato" crowd now in power at Ottawa have dismissed Dr. Mason ' * ' ' " Di. Mason, personally, cares not it fig ; hat the fanners' interest are affected. The act is just about the "size" of the grit party. They are great only in small things," Exactly. And the "liberal-rninded' Grits of the whole Dominion condone and approve of such'%mallness." There are, of course, a number of Reformers who do not countenance siren unwar- ranted dismissals, and THE NEWS -RE- CORD is in a position to n?trne some of them. They are seen who place prin- ciple and country ahead of party ; men who would have others deal with them as they are dealt by -that is, they would be just and treat Conservatives on the broad lines that Conser'yatives treat Reform office -holders. To prove that the dismissal of Dr. Blackall is unwar- ranted, we reproduce what the Globe said on Saturday: iut5it1l Um blood of humanity. Ii mppears lA visaed torn*, but le forced to Meld to Sood'a Sarsaparilla, which purifies and vitalizes this blood and oili'ea all snob d' eases. ,Read this : "hleeptoaaMr, lam, i made* misstep and 11411414 u41 linkls. Vary soon afterwards. A Sore two inohea aeroas formed and In walking to favor it I sprained my ankle. The sore became worse; I could .not put my boot on and I thought I should have to give up at every step. I could not get any relief and had to stop work. I read of a cure of a similar case by Hood's 'Sarsaparilla and concluded to try It. Before I had taken ell of two bottles the sore had healed and the swelling had gone down. My oot is now well and I have been greatly bene- fited otherwise. I have increased in weight and am in better health. 1 cannot say enough in prelee of Hood's Sarsapa- rilla." Mss. 11. SLAKE, 80. Berwick, :tae. This and other similar cures prove thet 0 0 r;< Sarsaparilla 1r the One True Blood Purifier. All druggist'. pl. Prepared only by C.I. Hood i Co., Lowell, Ma.<. Hood's Pills the best family cathttrtla sad liver atintu,aiit, will take into hie -consideration the best methods to he adopted in order to pro- mote the smooth working of a good system of inspection." According to the Globe, the New Era's statements are not worth the paper they occupy. And according to the Globe, the Era deliberately falsifies the facts as far as Dr. Blackall is concerned He was not "officious." Hehadexplicit flastructions and followed them out to the letter. If the rule adopted by the late Minister of Agriculture was "A GOOD SYSTEM OF INSPECTION" -and many Grits say it was -we would like the Clinton New Era and Toronto Globe to explain why Dr. Blaceall, an effic•enb and capable officer, was dismissed, We await an answer. "On the 13th June last, the day before nomination day, Dr. Montague, as Minister of Agriculture, appointed 130 veterinary inspectors for different counties in the Dominion, to be paid by fees, and to inspect horses and cattle and to detect and prevent the spread of contagious diseases, and generally to perform other useful duties. They were appointed hastily, in the midst of the election campaign, and started to work without any instructions from the de- partment., although Mr. McEachran, the chief veterinary inspector, had pre- pared very strict instructions and ex- planations of the duties to he perfol med. At the time Mr. McFlachran was in the Northwest, and so these 130 officials set to work in ignorance of their duties, and very many of thein were ignorant of a great many other things besides, as they were appointed upon party grounds, and not from any qualifications possessed by themselves for the dis- charge of the duties appertaining to the position. The department has, there- fore, lied considerable trouble arising through their, want of capacity, and officious and unwarranted action in many cases, and from other causes. The payments being made by fee has appar- ently meted as an inducement to many of these inspectors to he officious and interfering. The Hon. Mr. Fisher, the Minister of Agriculture, has cancelled every one of these appointments, and UURRE,YT TOPICS. The average Grit, dear friends, is a man who is now prepared to condone in Laurier everything he has con- demned in Tupper. The Netter class of the Conservative press throughout the Dominiou is opposed to holding a National Con- vention at the present time. The protests in Ontario would appear to be eleven in fayor of the Grits. In matey cases objection is raised on the ground that they have not been filed with the proper officers. It may be all right for Tarte to fire government employees whose services are not needed but when he begins filling up the "vacancies" with French- men it will he all wrong. While Mr. Cameron, compliments the Iteturning Officer for West Huron in that he conducted a clean election, the New Era insinuates that the Grit party -vide French Roman Catholic Laurier- will prosecute such an in- dividual--" not l,lr from Clinton "-for dereliction of dui y. Some of these hide -hound partisans of the Era stamp should ascertain where they are at. The Brussels Post, a paper that says it is not Grit, does not approve of THE NEWS -RECORD taking the Se efor th Sun to task for lying about the Con- servative party and its leaders. The utterances of the Post simply prove that that paper and its allies were not sincere in their statements years ago, and that THE NEWS -RECORD was right. At the official nomination at Gode- rich, in connection with the recent election for West Huron, Mr. M. C. Cameron would not consent to have a " scoundrel" like the Returning Officer act as chairman at the after meeting, Then that Officer was a bold, bad man. Since the election has been terminated and Mr. Cameron has been lawfully elected, the Returning Officer and the Conservative party have been compli- mented by hiin in that they conducted a clean election. The Conservatives of West Huron have never done any- thing else, and every Returning Officer, as far as we are aware, has conducted every election clean. We do not deserve credit for doing what was right. That was a duty - a sworn dirty -so that compliments of the kind are neither courted or merited. The Montreal Gazette says that so great is the demand for office among the free and independent Liberals who redeemed Ottawa from the thraldom of Toryism, that the two representa- tives of that city, in Parliament an- nounce they have had to set apart one day a week on which to "consider applications for positions and for patronage in the civil service," etc, There has been a great deal written about the hunger of the Tory crew, hut there is no record that it ever reached such rateening strength as in any constituency to require one-sixth of the time of two members of Parlia- ment to listen to its appeals. Physi- cians say a good appetite is a sign of health. If the body politic is govern- ed by the same laws as the,hody cor- poral there can he no mistake that in the capital the Liberal party is robust. t SIRING SALE. This week we begin to dear out the balance of summer goods, remnants, &c., at prices less than cost for many lines, they must go before the Fall goods arrive, come and see what we have, we can save you rnouey. CLOTHING. See our teen's coats at $1 25 44 64pants at 85 suits at .. ...... 3 51'0 ,. 41 ., . . . . . . . . . „ 00 4 .. ,. ...... . ,5 (0 .. ,1 41 11 IL Full lines in boy's suits equally low, 11 till stock of Tweed Suiting, and Worsteds by the yard or made to order, work guaranteed. BOOTS and SHOES • We hate a lot of odd sizes and ends of different lines in boots and shoes that we will sell at from 60 to 75c on the dollar, they are worth loukiug after. DRESS GOODS, 0 Dress Oo'bds at 10e. worth 20e 14 .. " 15c, .r 25c, " 20c, 30e. " 30c, " 45e. Print at 5--0-7-8-9--10e. MILLINERY. Ladies hats from 10c up, all Must go. Parosuls, Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear at 75c on the dollar, CARPETS.) From 10c up. Several pieces Brussels carpets worth $1.25 for 75c per yard. PLUIIIBTEEL & GIBBINGS, - filbert St., Clinton. Clinton, July'15, 1896. If You want .. . to save money call and see our selection of Boots and Shoes which we believe cannot be equalled outside the cities. Our American shoes have had a great run and our customers have been immensely pleased with the style and finish. Our increasing business is good evidence that We are getting the trade. JACKSON & JACKSON W. Jackson. Fred T. Jackson ANOTHER ELEC710 V SURPRISE. Mail and Empire. The result of the general election was a surprise all round. Neither side expected a Conser.a ive defeat, much less was a blow from the Province of Quebec looked for. The popular' vote has now been examined, and it fur- nishes the material for added astonish- ment. We have all been asked to sup- pose that the country is gerrymander- ed, and that, as a consequence, the Conseratives enjoy in Parlament a nu- merical strength to which the popular vote does not entitle them. It has been difficult to believe that this state- ment of the case was warranted. Still constant repetition has im- pressed it upon some minds, although the proofs were wanting. Now come the figures of the June election. It appears from these that 890,711 votes were cast. Of this aggregate 413,006 were Conserative, 307,194 were Liberal, and 80,511 were independent -that is to say. Patton or McCarthyite. When we compare the vote tvith the parliamentary results the situation is remarkable. file 413,000 Conserva- tives have elected 88 members. The 397,104 Liberals have elected 113 mem- hers, and the 80,511 independents have returned twelve members. Thus, while polling 15,000 more votes than the Libelals did, the Conservatives have in Parliament twenty-five less members than their opponents. The Liberals, of course,expect to rule with- out the aid of the independents. As a matter of fact they are able to do so, for with 113 members in the House they have a majority of thirteen, -lucky number- over the Conserva- tives and independents combined. The popular vote of the Conservatives and independents was 493,517. The total vote of the Liberals was 397,194. The Liberalsare, in round figures, 100,000 votes behind the Conservatives and in- dependents, Yet they have in Parlia- ment thirteen more members than the other parties have. That there is a parallel to this situation outside of the Province of Ontario, where the Liberals, under their skilful manipu- lation of the constituencies, secure a far heavier vote in the Legislature than the popular voice accords them, is al- together to .1e doubted. The figures give a direct reply to the gerrymander accusation. They also indicate that when the Liberal leaders talk of "abol- ishing the gerrymander," what they mean is not that an unfairness under which they are suffering shall be done away with, but that a new gerryman- der that shall make their present ex• traordinary advantage, which enables them to rule on a minority vote, more advantageous still, shall be introduced We may he called upon before long -- indeed, the outrage is threatened -to consider a redistribution making the ln,iustice of today more marked than it us. in such a case it will be the duty of the minority in Parliament, repre- senting as it does the majority of the people, to use all constitutional means to prevent what will certainly he con- t.emplat.ed by such a measure, namely, the practical destruction of representa- tive government. His Lordship the Bishop of Huron laid the corner stone of n costly new stone Episcopal Church at Listowel last week./ Rev. Mr. Farlie, formerly of Clinton, is the rector. SIR CHARLES TUPPER AND THE CONSERVA 71 VES. There is no uncertain sound about the Ridgetown Dominion and it voices 'the sentiment of Conservatives when it says :- " The talk indulged in by a few Con- servative and a great many Reform papers about Sir Charles Tupper hav- ing " wrecked the party" is the wildest nonsence. The "wrecking" was done before Sir Charles took the leadership, ,and the work was continued up to polling clay by the same newsp•Ipers and politicians who now have so much to say against, Sir Charles Tupper. There is not a man nor a newspaper that today is endeavoring to hound the leader of the party but helped to bring about the defeat. The tact is that only for the great fight put up and the vigorous campaign carried on by hirn almost alone, the party would have been annihilated, in4ead ofcarry- ing, as it did, a majority of the seats outside Quebec. Without Sur Charles Tupper the Liberals would have swept Ontario and the Northwest, and a far different tale would have been told in the Maratime Provinces. The quicker a coterie, of two -for -five politicians in Toronto 'are given to understand that, while they may injure, they cannot control the Liberal Conservative party the better. The opposition is not only strong numerically but in debating power, and will give a good account of itself in the House. Its only weakness will be that it contains one or ,t o m`" who, while claiming to be tives, helped to bring about the eteat. if they had gone down in the "wreck" few tears would have peen shed by the party throughout the country." f A Deserved Rebuke. Essilor Noon - Record: S1R,-1, as a Conservative of long standing, was much pleased to see in THE NEws-RECORn your article on the traitorous utterances of the Seafortfi Sun. I ani a farmer, not accustomed to writing for newspapers. My idea of every politician, let hint be Tory or Grit. as long as he 1s a good citizen, should not he given a bad character without just cause. For many years I have known Sir Charles Tupper, Hart) - and I must say the Sun Editor libels hiin when- he declares oar honored and trustworthy and reliable leader a man of had character. The charge, I ani sure, is wit hour foundation. But to make sure, i would ask the Sun man, I think Neelin is his name, to give some proof. if he is what the Sun says he is, 1 will vote Grit hereafter. Yours, Gonsarert Towssuit'FARMER. Asp loth, 1806. SURE TO WiN. The people recognize and appreciate real merit. That is why Hood's Sar- saparilla, has the largest sales in the world. Merit in medicine means the power to cure. Hood's Sarsaparilla curds --absolutely, permanently mites. it is the One True Blood Purifler. Its superior merit is an established fact, and merit wins. HOOD'S PiLLS are easy to take, easy to operate. Cure indigestion, headache. 1~s