The Wingham Times, 1885-08-28, Page 4J
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FRIDAY, AUG. 28, 1885.
OUR YOUNG MEN.
The hope of Canada i° in her young
men. It is to them that she looks for
her future statesmen. The present
prominent men must in time pass
away, and it will devolve upon them
to administer the affairs of the caun-
try. The young men of the present
day will have to assume the responsi
ble positions of pal ty leaders. They
will have to be members of Parliament.
They will hold portfolios in Cabinets.
They will be heads of Government.
And they will have to assume a thous
and and one other positions of respon-
sibility. Now, we would ask what
have our young men been doing to fit
themselves for such officesl Nothing.
Have they taken the interest they
should in this important subject'? No;
simply because no opportunity has
heretofore been afforded them of secur-
ing a training in a political school.
Recently, however, this obstacle has
been overcome by the formation of
Young Men's Liberal Clubs through-
out the Dominion, and, judging from
the success they are meeting with in
securing members, a new and lively
interest is. being awakened among the
young men. By their formation a
door has peen opened, an opportunity
afforded and an invitation extended
to young men to fit themselves for en-
tering the political arena. They give
an opportunity for the young men to
meet together to discuss the trade re-
lations of the country, its commercia
.and natural resources, its industrial
probabilities and the political questions
n# the day, and in this way extend
their knowledge, enlarge their views,
and fit tbemsf lyes for the important
Rlacea they aro to occupy in the near
future. There are a great number of
clever young men who know compara-
tively httle regarding politics, but
who, with proper training,would make
creditable statesmen and at whom we
could point and say with pride, "They
aro Canadians." The opportunity to
secure that training is now open, and
they should not be slow in taking ad-
vantage of it. We are pleased to
note that the Young Men's Liberal
Club recently formed in this town is
meeting with encouragement and has
now a good list of members, and it is
to be hoped that others will manifest
en equal interest and become recog-
nized with the club
if salt is found. And the counoi
should extend all possible assistance
to the contractor for the salt well, Mr.
Bell, as this isa mutual affair, and it
is as much to our in. erest as his to
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see that the work is completed at as
early a date as possible, Have just received a part of a Large Pur
chase of CANADIAN & FOREIGN TWEEDS, Fine Suitings, Extea Fine Worsteds. rhes Goods
should be seen and our prices obtained by intending purohasere before placing that order.
THE C. 1'. INVESTIGATION.
The investigation as to the conduct
of the Central Prison at Toronto has
been dragging itself tiresomely along
for several weeks, and as yet we have
to learn of a, single charge against
Warden Massie being substantiated.
The charges were preferred by prison-
ers in the institution, who are their
own witnesses at the investigation.
Some of them are burglars, others ,per-
jurers, and every one villians, and yet
their evident* is taken against Mr.
Massie. They have done their level
best to prove -their charges, but have
signally failed to show that there has
been anything but strict prison disci-
pline enforced. Some of the charges
made by prisoners in their evidence
are of a most outrageously frivolous
character, snd we only wonder that
the investigation has been so protract-
ed. For instance, one witness tom
plained that they were only allowed a
change of clean underclothing once in
two weeks, while from another it was
learned 'that the food used by the
guards was not wholesome enough for
the priscners! No doubt they had
been accustomed to something much
more rich and rare while following
their usual occupations outside the
prison. Of course, such a class of in-
dividuals are quite familiar with high
living and cleanliness! It is quite evi-
dent that certain interested outsiders
are at the bottom of the whole affair,
and it is throngh their influence that
the prisoners have been prompted to
make such miserable charges. And it
is quite as evident that the object of
these interested outsiders was to stir
up a sectional strife and to have
a fling at the Mowat administration.
They have most signally failed in their
object; the investigation Las become a
farce, and the sooner it is brought to
a close the better.
THE RAILWAY EXTENSION.
It is rather unfortunate that an un-
favorable combination of circumstances
has prevented substantial progress
being made in the drilling operations
at the salt well in this town. No
headway has been made during the
past four weeks, besides the delays
heretofore occasioned, and it is doubt-
ful 'if much wilt be accomplished in
another month, whereas, under ordin
dinary circumstances, the whole work
might have been completed a month
ago. This is unfortunate for both the
contractor and the town. In a meas
ure the extension of the C. P. R.
depends upon the success of the salt
well, and the delay in the work of the
one is apparently retarding the pro-
gress of the other. A. Government
grant of $3,200 per mile has been se-
cured, and we have the promise of the
railway company that the work will
be proceeded with immediately that
salt is four. d. Thus the matter has
rested for three months with no furth-
er developments, and the hope enter-
tained by many that work on the ex
tension would be cr,inlnenced this sea-
son is gradually dying out. Seine
steps must be taken to revive the
matter, e'so the whole project may
fall through by default. The railway
committee should hold a treating, dis•
truss the situation and devise some
plan whereby the railway company
might be induced to melee seine ini!i.
atory trove in the matter, instead of'
waiting until the last moment to see
HON. ALEX. MACKENZIE.
The many friends of Hon. Alexander
Mackenzie •will be pained to learn
that he is in a very precarious physi
cal condition and that he is dying from
paralysis. The disease is slcwly but
surely obtaining the mastery of one
side of his body, and his physicians
are of the opinion that he cannot live
long. His attendance during the last
session of Parlianient was very un
certain, owing to ill health, and even
when present, in many instances he
famed to recognize those instantly
whom he knew familiarly in the past.
Since then he has been gradually
growing worse, and it would seem that
the climax is at hand. Mr. Mckenzie
was a statesman of the.first order, at'd
wlen he withdrew from active partici.
patit.n in puolic affairs it was severely
felt by the Lioeral party; and was a
sad blow to the Dominion. In his
private relations he has always been
upright and generous to a fault, and
lois administration of the affairs of the
Dominion was always characterized
by purity, honesty and uprightness.
The intelligence of his probable early
death will be received with feelings of
profound regret by political friends
and foes alike, for Alexander Macke, -
zie was respected and admired by all
for his lofty patriotism and unswerving
fidelity to his country
REFORM DEMONSTRATION.
A meeting of the .;hairmen of the
electoral districts of the East Riding
of the county of Huron will be held a-,
Brussels ere Tuesday, September 1st.,
at 1 o'clock p, m , to consider the ad:
visability of having a g and Reform
demonstration s )rnetime in September,
and, if decided to have one, to make
arrengemeuts to carry it out Ilicces<;
fatly. 'hose interested are urgently
requested to attend.
BOOTS AND SHOES
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GOR,DON MCIND OO
ANCHOR HOUSE, IN INGHAM
EAST DURHAM.
At the bye election held in East
Durham, on Monday, B. A. Ward, the
Conservative caudidate was elected
There is nothing partioularly (strange
in this fact when it is considered that
he received all possible assistance
from the government. Mr. Ward's
father was appointed returning officer,
and he had theappointing of his dep-
uties. If they failed to look after
things properly when placed in their
own hands it would have been no fault
of the government's had the young
man been defeated.
WE notice that Grand Trunk rail-
way stock has taken a rise owing to
an advantageous arrangement that
company has made witu the Canadian
Pacific railway. If we remember
rightly one of the principal conditions
of the arrangement between 'the Can-
adian Pacific and the government,
when the road was receiving its mil-
lions of money from the Dominion
treasury, was chat no arrangement
should be entered into with any rail-
way, bot that it should be an independ-
ent competing line. It is the duty 1,f
the government to enquire into the
matter and see that the spirit of the
agreement is properly carried out. - -- —
EVEN away down in Florida they
have not failed to notice and comment
upon the notorious franchise bill
which was passed in the Honse of
Commons �■
Commons last session. We have been 111 -1 n 0
handed a copy of the Times -Union,■ ■
published at Jacksonville, Florida,
from which we C ip the following as anJnr - JJ�i ,.a .r.r at ,.,�,..�
outside expression of opinion: In
order to strengthen his hands against
the Opposition on the popular vote,
Sir John A. Macdonald, the Canadian
Premier, has forced through the Do-
minion Parliament a franchise bill
which puts the ballot into the. hands
of the Indians on all reservations ex:
cepa in British Columbia and the
Northwest territory. The making of
the voting lists is pu . into the hands
of revising barristers, who are gi ten
extraordinary powers, and who, of
course, are taken from among tired
Premier's staunch friends. It scolia
Come Brio r
Your Mogul and Buy CheapGoods
as though, in this matter, fir John
has thrown a boomerang that will re: •/
turn and hit him in the eye."
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