The Wingham Times, 1885-09-25, Page 40
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FRADAY, SEPT. 25Ta, 1885.
FIAT 3USTITIA
After All, Louis Riel has not been
hanged. He was, at the last moment,
allowed a reprieve until the 1.6th of
Octeber, so as to allow an appeal be-
ing made to the Privy Councli, and it
begins to look very men as if the
predicuon madeby some of our contem-
poraries, that he would never hang,
will conte true The influence of the
Prench in Quebec has been brought,
to bear with full force upon the Gov-
ernment ; their request was made a
demand, and then a threat; and the
I lovernment has nut had the courage
to say them nay and see that. eveu.
handed justice is meted out. The
suspension of the sentence will un-
doubtedly end in a commutation, and
in time this man will again breath the
air of freedom. If this is the manner
in which the Government is going to
pense justice—if it is co be regulat
ed according to the nationality of the
criminal and the political leanings
and influence of his friends—then it is
that justice eras become a farce. It is
about time that the English speaking
portion of the community made a re-
quest, then a demand, and, if neues-
sary, a threat. It was the French
mainly who carried on the rebellion ;
it was the French who sympathized
with and encouraged the rebels ; it is
the French who are now trying to de-
feat the endsof justice by intimidat-
ing the Government so as to secure
the release of the leader of the rebel-
lion. It was the Ene-liali speaking
portion of the community who sup-
pressed the rebellion ; it was they a ho
tzave up their lives in the unholy war-
fare ; it was they who were made
prisoners, put to death and compelled
to submit to untold indignities; it was
their firesides- that were made desolate
by rebel bullets ; it is they who are
now meekly standing by and permit-
ting creed and bigotry to join hands
with incapacity and cowardice to stay
the hand of justice. If the sanctity of
our firesides is not to be preserved ; if
our lives and liberty are not to be held
seared; if a nrernium is to be placed
upon outlawry. rapine and bloodshed,
then must the English speaking race
be heard as against French. Let us
tater. a solenin protest against the
anboly alliance between the gov- would be very injudicious to be carried
ernment and the French. Let us away by it and dec'are in favor of an
demand that justice be done. If this independent government. The time,
proves unavailing, then should the however, will undoubtedly come when
muskets of those who bore the brunt such a policy will have to bo carried
ef recent battles be turned against the out. Canada is gradually approach.
Uovernment at Ottawa and clean ing that maturity tit which a country
them out—lock, stock and barrel. generally assumes the responsibilities
of independent government. Her vast
OUR PUBLIC DEBT. territories are being connected by
railroads, an -1 her soil is belies, thickly
The.public debt of Canada, has as- • We are glad to learn that our new
anmed such massive and startling mustm
pOpulated. There be some:. teacher A. H. Plummer, is giving so
change of government and its systems generel satisfaction. Already he
propoetioes, that it leas become a
when the population is somewhat in- seems to be a great favorite with
serious question not only how we are
crewed but until that time it is weli young folks.
to reduce it but. how we are to pay t -er' Sabbath last was the communion in
o make hasteWe can affordo-
the interest and keep the principal slowly. Wo Presbyterian church. The
to leave well enough alone, especially pester was well assisted on that as
a.= increasing. On entering; con-
federation eighteen years ago we had when there is no crying evil to bt well as other clays on which services
,t debt of some 1$90,000,000, and it, remedied by making the change, and w ere held by the Rev. T. Muir, of
wait until the proper time- arriaes (Tr ordwich. The attendance was very
has been gradually increasing until to- „oodthough not quite what it would
when we will be in a much better
1.y, when am: pubIc debt has reached have been had the weather been more
position to accept the responsibilities
hP enormous sum of nearly $300,000- pEopitions.
1)001 Notwithstanding the low rates
of an independent nation. Our district was well represented at
the Wingham games. Some of our
ea, interest now obtaining, the country
.eays about e8,000,000 annually for the‘iutteharstp.the:rtoyrnmmudstpebytrlftorceHeig.t7-
„aterest alone, absoila:ng fully one For want of something better te landsrs
, Ad
eliird °lithe anneal revenue derived talk about the Conservative press are their strength at oncea result
fthe late wayfarer hod to bear a good
rom custcms and excise. And if the renewing tho attack upon the Ontario
many bumps over the rails, &c , they
•,resont extravagant management con- Government and endeavoring to ex- strewed around, and several farmers
MI00 And with nothing to show for
it. Groat Britain and the United
States are steadily pulling down. their
national debts, while that of Canada
appears to be bounding up with un•
para.11eied rapidity. Canada alone, of
the great English speaking countries
continues adding to its load, and pays
out is interest every year millions of
money which should go into eircu:a-
ton for the general advantage and
prosperity of the ceuntry No Can
adian can contemplate this fact with,
out looking a ith alarm to the future,
and the most painful foreboding as to
the final result 'Ilie present govern-
ment have beer extravagant beymal
comparison, it has been ptirsubig a
ruinous policy throughout, and its N,
P., which was its stepping stone to
power in 1878, after a fair trial of
seven years, has proved itself a most
flagrant humbug. S 'me change must
be made in orderato retain our credit
and save the country from bankruptcy.
CANADIAN INDEPENDENCE.
be. Such a comparison will Soon con-
vince anyone that the Government
has not perpetrated the bold outrage
it is credited with, and, in fact. it
will be seen that there is no ground
whatever f, r complaint The cost of
each series complete is as follows:
Series. rages. Cost. Cost per 100 pages
Gages 752 f1.31 17i eta,
Royal . 975 1.50 15}
Royal Canadia,,... 055 1.90 10
Vow Readers.. 970 1.95 131
L will be 'Hitt front the .aeove that
( the new readers are airger and much
cheaper than the others. They aro -
priuted upon an excellent quality of
paper, the eelections. print and illus.
trillions are of a superior order, and,
taking everything into consideration,
they may be considered 50 to 60 per
cent. cheaper than any of the three
series they displace. If there, is any
swind•e or j 1) about the new readers
it would be a difficult matter to de-
termine where it is,
THE
The following is the platform of the
Young Liberals' Association of On-
tario, which was adopted at the recent
convention in Totonto:
Provincial control of the franchise.
Manhood suffrage for Ontario.
Repeal of the Dominion Franchise
Act.
Commercial Independence for Can-
ada.
Taxation to be only for the require-
ments of economical government.
An elective Senate.
No Civil Service superannuations or
pensions.
Civil Service reform.
Canada's right to amend
Constitution.
No assisted immigration.
Decreased taxation.
Abolition of Federal veto.
Abolition of Provincial snbsidiee.
Reciprocity.
North-west representation.
Provincial appointment of judges in
Provincial Courts.
A plebiscite on Prohibition.
Blake and Mowat for leaders.
LITERATURE EXAM.
The convention of Young Liberals,
at Toronto last week very properly
decided to leave the question of Can-
adian independence in abeyance for
the present. The matter is one that
is not particularly urgent, nor will it
be advisable to declare in favor of
such a policy for some time to come.
Were our relations with Great Brit-
ain of a subservient character, or were
we restricted in matters of legisla-
tion or internal economy, as is Ireland,
the subject might bb a more pressing
one. To all intents and purposes
Canada is now independent, inasmuch
as we conduct our own affairs irrespec-
tive of England or any other country,
and at the present time there- is noth-
ing particularly to be gained 'by sev-
ering the existing ties. Practically
we have a government "of the people,
by the people, and for the people."
We have to hereditory legislators to
rule over us, no horde of blue-blooded
aristocracy to Maintain at the expense
of the public Coffeis. Every man
„stands on an equal footing, and is
honored in proportion to his personal
abilities:
"With equal foot, impartial Fate
Knocks at the cottage and the palace gate."
• It is quite apparent that a strong
democratic feeling prevails among
Canadians, and as the younger genera-
tions grow up this sentiment is becom-
ing stronger, but at the present time
and under existing condition, it
its own
An examination in literature was
held in the first department of our
public school on Friday last, W Ll en
the following pnpils received the num-
ner of marks set opposite their names
out of a possible 100:—Gussie' Elliott
94, Clara Risdon 94, Maggie Hastings
87, Etta Gordon 86, Jennie Eldea 86,
Maggie Cargill 78, Nellie Eaxter 77,
Harry Sots 76, Annie Hablcirk 75,
Edith Davis 75, Lizzie Fleuty 70, Geo.
YcUlymont 68, W. McKay 67, Jessie
McLaren 66, Martha Tipling 61, Lidy
Youhill 60, Marion Inglis 59, Josef h
McDonough 53, Mary Hanna 45, Wm,
Johnston 43, 1\•lary Secret. 43, Wi 1 e
Dallas 38, Rtbt. McClyrnont 27.
Gussio Elliott, Clara Risdon, Maggie
Hastings, Etia Gordon and Jonaie
Elder are worthy of particular mention
for the literaryexcelleace of their
papers.
MARNOCH.
/ Seeding has been proceeding briskly
since the middle of August and seems
likely. to do so for a couple of weeks
ye
THE ONTARIO READERS. youth were so lost in admiration of
..awes, the amount available for ordin- pose what they are Pleased to term had to search sorrowing after miselbg
a a
evy expeuditure must decrease, unless the Ontario reader "swindle." An ef gat
xation is inereased, although it has fort is being made to show that the
c.
Harvesting eraticnq h 'we been
proceeding ver slowly r the last
elieut, reached the highest limit. ln- lleW renders are ontrageous'y expens- two or three weeks in consequence of
-rend of enjoying commercial pros ive; that their introduction Is a tale very unfavorable nattiee of the
1.:rity, through the bengin influence of "heinous job;" that it is likely to weathdr. Even the oldest inhabitant
3.e. N. as. was promised in 1878,• prove a heavy burden upon the people, cannot remember a mere backward
•season. The crops, tiering grain
have experienoed misrule to such and that education will be retarded in
especially gave very good promise but
extent that since that time from consequence. A comparison of the spring wheat, of which there was eon-
s 30,000.0'10 to $70,000,000 more of cost of the various readers is the only eiderable hiea ith in t loettlity was
peaa' money hes been expended, proper mode of avivin 4 at a ; orrect here, as elsewhere, a 0 plel 6 failure.
vitla the prerous seven solution of. the problem, i problem it : 8tr,v4V,,?1,'(1,171"""" 1u°, but
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Silk plushes in differ Int shades, the best value in Wingham. Velve
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Great care has been taken to secure not simply the most seasonable
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