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The Huron News-Record, 1887-02-16, Page 3Ir ' A i3; Urp1 4TLY'R CALr..—A11 parties iatclebtet1 to. Tusi' ar w •Rucloau for one'o> ip. 9 o years-sntascriptika are *s' *pay u 1, We are daiug nese uteri! esl?onsive ma- chinery to our plant atfd- intend making greater ilnptovemente Tun. Nrays-RecoRD before long. Every dollar owing thie office for Subscriptiou oen Job Printing should be paid.. immediately. P. O: money order or registered, Tette at our risks-WurcELY & TODD. ThaHuron Nems -Record Wednesday.,., February I:Gth ABOUT OUR CHIEFTAIN. '1'suElte: is no man in Canada to- day so• lavishly abused by oppon- ents or who we believe hasso strong a hold upon the affections, aye,•the . gratitude, of the people of Canada as Sun JOHN A. MACDONaLD. Ere ani;atliez issue of THE .N,Ews-REcoFee the people wilt have krrea onnced at the polls whether the power- of malice,.envy and all uucharitable- ness shall have triumphed, or the natural gratitude of the people due the old chieftain for benefits con- ferred upon them during half a cen- tury of a life devoted' to. 'their ser- vice has prevailed.. We• are. not believers in the utter depravity of the -people or in2b1le stupidity of the great majority. in. -this enlightened • Canada of ours..- Consequently we have an abiding faith in the return of a goodly majority, of the support- ers of SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD and - good government. We have every confidonce that 'Enos. FARROW and ROBERT PORTER. will be sent from lluro.n to aidthe venerable Premier in setting in order, the great politic cal fabric of this beloved Dominion of •ours, ere he fivally resigns the care of it to younger but we hope equally competent hands that may be soleote€)by the patriotic Conser- vative party. SIR JOHN A° MACDONALD° should bo supported. For many years power. has 'overflowed in his hands. He has used.it for the best interests orf the country, which has been fortune -"- ate in having him. as its presiding genius.. He has been equally suc- cessful. in laying the foundation of this Greater Britain ; in extending its territorial bounds ; ria initiating anal. oarry ing out a policy which -has given an impetus t0• the luNi ii ac- ' taring trade of our couutry ; ' to its creative industrial. 'interests• as e.x- cutplifted in agriculture, to, the in- terests of skilled and unskilled labor by immense rai.lway.and cane' undertakings, and by the erection of public buildings throughout the length and breadth of the Doluin- ion. His careful' husbanding. of the great, Wealth of the people of this country by stronuously:gnardieg the public domain of the Nor'thwest,, while carrytng out a liberal policy which has introduced railways and encouraged immigration, is beyond all praise: '1'liis has .born . accom- l.lielted by parting with ouly.a very smalt moiety of the public lands. A.nd he will have•the satisfaction of. handing down to corning genera- tions public lauds, worth untold millions, which were valueless when he tool..: -hold of thele as. trustee for the people, and which would- have so remained diil not the capitalists of Europe and America have coufi-. donee in his far-seeing pouetration, his sound practical judgnirnt and his integrity of character. He has• fostered the commercial maritime interests•. of Canada until we are now the third.. in that line in the world. And they,. combined with railway development,. have, in' turn, so reduced the cost of 'tile car- rying trade of the natural produce of the country that the farming a11J.1 lumbering • interestsof the country, have been developed to an extent unprecedented in the history of this or any country, with the.calu.o pope- lotion, in the same time. We are awarie that his adiniuis- (rativ). ability and Iiia. integrity have been questioned ''.qty M.., G. (:a,r Clt. autw, O!!itt1r, t jl1'f 4ivs tuhio ore not it to unloose bis shoes. But unmet he has been s,,,ti long trusted with the highest office ii the gift of •afltee people, they have fol led toshuw gay publto acts which tended to his owl} wealth or uggrandizement, ui that tended to auy other purpose than the greatest possible good to the greatest possible number of his fel low -Canadians. • And whatever may be the results of the 22nd, be it a deserved renew al of power,. or a deposition from i! through the temporary triumph o1 sectarian cries and a panderiug to the mealier passions of the people as far the Riel affair, Sue John A. Mao - DONALD will—we say—in any event have that proud gratification of COM science which all must feel wile have endeavored, as he has endeav- ored, to meet every noble aspiration of our people and of diefendiug every pure. and popular cause. This gratification alone is equal to all other joys in this world, but we, would wish to see it coupled with the confidence of the people on the 22nd. •We shall deplore anything but Conservative SUCOQSS ou the 22nd. For the sake of the young men of this country we shall deplore it. The suesess of San Joins A. Mao - DONALD on the 22nd would be one of the best stimulants of patriotism and devotion to country among our young people. His defeat would mean that no matter what sacrifices of talent, geniusy. &and pecuniary ad- vancement a public man may Make on behalf of the people, he is liable to have his services forgotten and his gray hairs disrespected through the machinations of unscrupulous demagogues. Quo of the least noticed, yet probably the pro.adest mortuineut to. the public services of SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD is the integrity of our Judiciary. This -is a branch of civil polity which Sir John has been un- compromisingly particular about. His judgment has given us judicial tribunals which for learning and integrity are not a Reelled in the world: TO these'are-largely entrust- ed Hie elafovicement:of the laws,. the maintenance of or4er and the pre- servation of life and property. But his enemies Imre not withheld the shafts of' detraction against hiin in respect of these which everybody knows are beyond his control wheu once constituted. Wicked S Joii has -either interfered with them too much or not enough, or both, as in Riel. ease. The same parties de- nouncing hint for: a determination to stay the hand'" of jesstice in that unfortunate case, ,and- then. fur sta<y- illg it. Stn Jons•has also been charged ..with being a }iornau Catholic• and with being an Orangeman by. his opponents, at the: very saute time. Probably there is more cause for `this than fur some othe'v of the many senseless charges brought agaiust him. Be has never .desired to in- terfere with the conscience of any portion of the community. His toleration. has gained hiiu the good will- elf' Cetilulii;r algal Orangemen. Bigots and Agnostics •cannot tinder-. stand this alld 11•e•ver• will so long as • they rent:sin s©. SIR Juarez has de- sired. the freedom of•publie worship because Ms the will of the barman conscience, and had largely succeed- ed:in producing a homogenous pco- ple"ou't.of n•atuvally discordant ele- ments when. the h.e:I a -healed race and revengers •and Glias appeared Upon the scene and hare- already axone much. to disintegrate much of what he lints. assiuiileted.; .A fitting rebuke to such .eharaoters would bo an enlarged. support to hila and his supporters en. February 22n.d. , Vote for Deems, PonTrie and N. P. OHEAPER THAN F. T. It has been. argued by Sir. Richard Cartwright and other, Re- formers, and is yet held by lawny of them, that the NatioDlak or Pro- tectitie Polley would raise the cost of living by inleueiarling the price of 'stapl'e necesetrries which are used by the great mass of the people. And that free trade would retake this "a cheaper country to live i'n." But even so far aw rem nd'rl' cheapness of living it can easily be shown that the comparatively free trade policy of Mr. Mackenzie wee a failure as compared with that of the Protect- ive policy. While the n.u'mber of artisans and laborers enl•plaaj,ed in Canada since 1878 has been fully doubled and remuneration tloer'efor is greater. The Napanee Shsudard has given the• following tables which will commend themselves for their truthfulness Rest shirting per yard, No.2 No. 3' N0. 4 urs cottons,, do. du. t( 1 Whit0•cottons, " d0 " d„ .. do. 8c (weeds per yard, - 91.75 d0 150 do " 1.25 1878 2uc 17u 14c 12e. Ile 10e 7c 15c 114 101: 1687 saving. 14c 0c 121e '41e 10c 4e Se 4e 00 ;,1c 8c ' 3e 70 34 5c Se 10c be. So 4i0 7t: 3c - 5m60 3cA3c $1.25 50c 1.15 35e 1.00 25e And so an down the entire list. The merchant from whom the tybove tigures were obtained, and whoae standing iu the eunlanuuity is a sufficient guarantee of the reliability of hie statements,ad is : "Besides, the manufactures have been su diversified that our mills have sev- eral lines of goods at the preseut time that had to be imported in 1878 ; notably black and colored silesias, cauhbries, prints, etc,, the the effect of :which iu all cases has been to reduce the price on these classes of goods. Su that in 1886 the people paid less for those house manufactured goods. than they, did for the imported article in 1878, the quality being fully equal and in some eases superior to the imported goods." . In groceries a carefully prepared statement shows that a vast differ- ence exists between the prices paid in 1578 and 1887, which, will be Sven, from the following tables: mIces ts,1878, Standard:gran, sugar.. . , , . . . ,1011., lot $1 Yellow sugar .. .. :,11 to 1311.6 for $1 Japan teas, per 11. ..,, .. 52c, 0Uc and 70c Raisins per Ib.,. .. ,. ,. ..10c to 12c Prones per I lr ., .. .. 7e to 10e Soap per Ib.... .. -. 7t• to 115, Starch per lb . •. .. 10c to 15, Car,ned.saJluOn, per can , .. .20c to 2'. Canned' mackerel, per can .. .. 20c to 25. Cunnvd tou atees, per cam.. . ,.11c to 20: Piti(ss i8 ;887. St,''a�n1l1dard ;Tran nii r... .,11 to 141hs for $1 Yellow sugar.. . .•10 to 20 lbs for $1 .Lap;u.tteas, per Ib. - . 300 to 50. Raisins per Ib .. .. .. .. . 5e tolNr Prunes per 16.. .. .: .. ..4e .• , to 7 Starch pet lh .. .. 8c to 12c Sa.11)0u, per cot .. . 15e to 20c Slaelcercl, per can. • • .. 10c to 15e 'ronuit..eb, per can .. —10 t0 15c • AN IRR FUTA B LE STA TE - 111E117% SIR RICHARD CiAWIwnr01iT said at • \Vestou last Friday that his deficits were tau.sed by the mismanagement of his Irreclecessors. T1le Public Accounts are against Sir Richard, which we shall proceed to show. And we shall apply the, sante rule to his management that we do to th.tt of his predecessors -and • succes- sors. ucecssors. Tho 'fast year for which Sit Richard was responsible was 1875.. In that. year the Public Accounts show a. surplus of $935,644. The lingering elects of Conservative policy and economy were still a parent- Then for the other fou years of Sic Richartl•'s financing we find deficit Mein deficit—Pullen -upon Ossa, so to speak, and the ililualayas on top of both. 1'or, iu 1816wo find his deficit to be $1,- 900,785, in 1877 $460',028, in 1878 $-1,128,146, in 1879 $1,938,000. 'rids makes Sir Richard•'s good mate agement show deficits during his THOMAS • }-ARRow and strengthen terns of •nearly five and, a half' mil - the hands of Caniada's greatest states- lions and a surplus, one year of man, Sin Jolts. A. 1Fa.cuosai.D. nearly one million: As near as may, be the net deficits --The school . trustees of the rid- under Sir Me' heed .were $1,500,000, i#l; of West Wellington,. sect in Drayton recently and formed them- selves, into an association, to be Richard's predecessors,. to which he !mewl), as the "West Wellington referred, shows a. surplus of $10,- School Teastees Association." The 19 J5,O63e au'd-the mistnenti slnaent of object id tat, discuss the present his successors resultesi i.n a-•surpl.ns "Sdhool Act' Pad to suggeet'r any improvement or, alteration they during. four years of $18,277,84.1. may deem advisable.- Rlaliinoi a gross s.url4uss dtila'iug 1 ' eleven years of Conservative rule o $29,242,907. Then, as Conservative manage • - merit somewhat helped. Sim Richard to have at surplus' in: the first year for which he was nominally respon sible, we must apply .the tlo a rule and hold ..Teat Sia+ Richard helped to cause hie successors to have a deficit the first year they were nom - 1 nal Ly responsible for, of $1,M3,328 which sum with a deficit of $2.,240,- 050 duriug the Last year for which auy public' accounts are pubalis}►od, shows deficits during the thirteen years of Conservative astir of $3, 783,486 against a gross surplus cluing the segue pe•8iorl of $29,242,- 907. ].oavvng a nett surplus duriug the thit. teelz yetanv& of'Censer outire rule ot' $25,419,521 as against a'uet deficit during the five years of ,Sieltkelrurd':: and Mr. Maeleeuxie'd• rale of $4,- 500,000. The above figures can be proven collect by reference to the Official Blue li'ooke for the several years name. They are given to tent& the elec- tors of Huron as to 'Atoll -party they should calf their ballots,. for tiltparty of SIR 'JOIIN•A. MACDONALD and surpluses, or the party of'Mr. Blue and deficit's. Vote for ROBERT Poarna and 1'1i01.IAS FARROW ail•d you will be voting for the geueral interests of this Dominion, and in the interests of every individual n•uit of this grand British -Canadian Confedera- tion. EDI 7'0111A L 1V OT1,'S- Electors of of Huron don't run away with the idea that Mr. Cum- eroli as only one member of Par- liament cannot do much harm. Several individual dosis twigs like Mr. Cameron could be bound to- gether so as to make a weapon that would scourge your hocks for all time. It will never do to take the chances that lie will be iu a miuor- ity and .can do no 11111•nl. • Vote for Mr. Puller and the National Policy and Canada for Canadians. The average yearly imports of articles of. food anis drink. under the Cartwright tariff was $42,000,- 000, dluiug the National Policy only $17,000,000.. If we take the inerease of p p.ulltt en during the latter period into consideration, we would fiud the difference in this class of imports between the twu pglriods to amount to $30,000,000 annually, a sum which, if divided. among those of our pupulatiou en- gaged in pastoral and farmingpur- suits, would put into the pockets of each of them $50a y.ear,thtat would, but for the protective policy, have gone t0 farmers outside• of Canada, Bishop Latieehe and. Archbishop Tache have written letters anent the Riel agitation. wliieh hove juSt been published, and which are calculated to have a decided, effect in the Do- minion elections in favor of the Conservative party. 'Bishop I.afleche eouileums the Riel agitation because in the first place it hats set the faith- ful by the ears, and: second, because it is directed- against the Conserve. - :lee (kuverumui1t, which he declares 011 the strength of Archbishop l'athe's letter is likely to do more for the hath'-broed.s than a Liberal one. Archbishop Tache dot:8 not lent•, taut there were grounds -for the 12.ie1 agit sti'uli. as the Govern- ment • committed falrlts, but he sloes deny that there was ally j;ustiticatiou for the rebellion, he does not regard the J_uverument's. overthrow as the''1)10per renuley for the evil." Ile says t1aat.the present Government 1s likely to treat the half-13h.e0de better than the Liberals would if they suc- ceeded; in . securing power. Arch- bishop rdelhe says that. this was his experience in .1874. The Liberal' (1 ovuru men t substituted "harshness" for the "weakness" of. the Con.set•va- tive UQvel'nment: The bishops -say to the people : "The Conservative Government has faults-aud brought evils. upolz the half-breeds, but do note overthrow it, ,as•,it is likely, now that.we hove p01111etl , out the ert'or. SS - MAKING. -o TO THE LADIES : Now is the time to leave your orders for is Spring DRESS or MANTLE, anti ue i., admitted by an levee* of Style, Miss Cl1R1tILL, of berbBo GRE_1,T CASH STORE, is the only presorts in •C liavton with whorl this' has become an AUT. P1 icus moderate. Fit gtwauanteed. A trial sarlisiite,l. JPespectfulfy yours, John Robertson.. of its way and hold it at our mercy, I GRIT FALSEHOOD EXPOSED. to treat the halfbreeds better than a u ,'PROV?NC lAr, Liberal l.toverunluut. Even if Ws Ipeople in dee Northwest leave sotne- tldiig to complain of, the Archbishop advises, that it is better 'for then to bear the evils they know that fly to others they know not of and witteh are sure to arise under (sit-Radieal rule. ((.'epy•) Godorich, Fel•,y. 4th 18.87. desire to same that the ,itat e -81013t 11)1±11•e far a CIit)t.= n.etvs- paper, (the Nr•,W2-I4:t.•onI), that 1 drove •M1•. Csrnnion hul,le helplessly drunk' on t!±e• night of the local elections is false. While I nm a staunch,('ouservative, i don't believe in such mean political warfare to - made opponents. (Sgd) F. 1'. LAURENCE. 1Ve have much pleasure in giving place, in these columns to the above denial by Mr.•,Lawronce of a rumor, in.which his nante was coupled with that of Mr. Ciun'sl:ou, regarding cer- tain proceedings o►1 the evenia g of the local elections. We aro not asked to publish DIr. Lawrence's letter, but it is enclosed with a (le- inand.from Mr. Cameron's solicitor for the name of the person wbo asked several question in these col- umns, among them ane toughing on the matter Mr. Lawrence refers to. No assertive statement was.made iu these columns as intimated... We heard tlw rumor which no doubt •suggested the question ..Meed by our • 0urrespOnr.Ion't,' but • we ;-`studiously avoided any reference to it, and in permitting a question to be asked, as to the truth of the rumor, we feel' that we diel Mr. Cameron n0 fujus- ti'.ie; on the contrary it was the best tray to blunt the force of what now appears tog have been an unfounded rumor, l[►. Lawre•uce's denial should, sari: fy all who read tihe question, asked, over the name "•Qtcrist," that lfr. Cameron Was 11ot guilty of the indis±retion which 0111• correspondent ent wat3 anxious t0 know about. As we hove stated, we 31'0 nut asked to publish Mr. Law - Nome's denial but we voluntarily and its an act of ,justice do so now, and ..would hove published it last week had are received it its, time. We are, however; asked by \[r. Camer- on's solicitous to give the mune of the writer of the paragraph "vefierred to, otherwise proceedings will be taken. against us for libel. We hereby ask the tvriter .in rl,uvsti.oi.to correspond- with' Messrs. _itiin.niilg & dull, '.1inton., or authorize us to give 1115 name. —Duncan King., near Bluevale, has bought the 50 Mores adjoining his farm. onthe east, from Peter Conte. Ion, fur the surn.ut'$1,500. Duncan has uuw la term of 200 acres. —'fide Kincardine Review, al- luding to the Crit convection of West .1112100, which met there the other ,day, says.: "From all we could gather front Reformers in at-- teudauce at the convention it is but fair to say that had Binise not been crying fur s "safe" constituency, D. E. Cameron, of Lucknow, would have been the choice of the dele- gates as caudidate for the Com- mons •7 12AIt1)Y GOOD SECOND To M. C. C'Ml:ItOS. 1. The following is a sample of Tao v much truth there is iu many of the reek 1'088 stistenrttuts made • by l,i 't speakers fir the present election canu- 1stign. At a inereting in \I ituhell oil Monday evening 1'rovincial Secr,•- tu•R Hardy, during the course of it'w speech, stated that the meeting tie manufacture•1r • held its Toronto lat,!- dyr atlas called bey tic Jultn for the palrpuie' of raising a bribery feud, and said that (1 r. 1f;, Gurney, .who was present, temarketl es some of the gentleman were about to leave the room, "Bald on, gentlruuill, the most important part of the blle- rness is to commence yet. Your e'lvetiues are wallteil." EQ. lievin4• that Mr. partly had stated what he moist have known to have boon l'&0, the next' morning Ihtvis,Brus. sent the following coiuniunicatlun to Mr. Gurney :- Mitchell, Feb. 8th, 1887. Mn. E. Guitxr:v, TOnoN't'e. DEAR Sin, --At a (;sit meeting held • in the 'Town Hall herelast evening,. the Hon. Mr. Hardy Trade (1112 fuller.•• ing statement : 110 said tli'at at the meeting of manufacturers held ill Toronto bt:,t week, at which you were present, a!4 stmtne of the,.gentle- tuan were leaving the room, you gut to the door and cxclarone,T : "Hold on, gentleman,. that 1uost important part of the husfuess lee to come. yet.: Your cheques 'are wanted:'`.. 'Phis statement was made by Dlr. Iiar.ly to leave the impression on his 'audience. that the, meeting its ques- tion- was, called by the Premier for the sole purpose .of getting 51)om•y from those present to use as a briber. fund i.0 the present campaign. Wig you kindly wire us a.' reply stating whether yon inatle use-ot the- words attributed to you by Mr. liar try or not, and oblige, Yours, Davis Bros. • On 1Veilnesday evening we re ceivedi the following reply : ° Toronto, Fub. 0;1867- DAVIS ,1837.DAVIS Boos., Mitchell. The words attributed to me I di.l not h1J3e, and notwithstanding h:•a statement,. Mr. Hardy knows that un consideration would induce me to corrupt any elector or auy body of electors, EDWARD GURNEY. .1 SAMPLE OF 34. Cr CA.MJIRO.N.'S FACTS AND THEIR RE1'CT,1'GI'tYN,8, In Parliament Mr. Cameron pro- fessed to read t•ruut It report by the ]diuu. Lawrence Clarke, at ouc time a member of the Northwest Council, . as follows Brutal rutlrans wore appointed aa• farm instructors over the Indians, . who maltreated tlhe poor people 111 the most brutal manner, answering them' with kicks. and blows accont- panfetl with showers of profanity and disgusting epithets. Of the farm in• structors Tallied by. the Indians two were universally known' to be brutal wretches such as I. have mentioned, and the priests last their lives -lilac - tempting to save them from the pent up wrath of the sevagea. Let a commissioner be appointed ora coin- mittee of Parliament, atxi I pledge myself to show to the people of this Ddroinion suoh a picture of the facts • es will w&t,e thein wonder bow it is that rebellion, did not break out, years ago. "Whose report-' is that 1" ashel the Hon. Peter Mitchell. Mr. Cameron replied,: "'that of the Hon. Lawrence Clarke, formerly a member of the North-west Council." It is a very 'serious and solemn . thing to make charges of that sort. t