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-ItRIDATI MARCH 284 18:88,
CAUT1 RT'8 114SO] UTION.
Ann air tiollerd Cartwright there
is no abler Allender in Canada, nor is.
there one who has a fuller grasp of
the fundamental principles of political
wanomy. As alight be expected, then,
speech in support of his resolution
ill favor of freer trade relations, or
llnrestriated Reoipreeity,between Can-
ada and the United States, was a
comprehensive, argumentative and
convincing one, well worthy the care-
ful perusal of. every one 'taking an
.interest in Canadian ,progress and
prosperity. His three main topics,
round which he grouped his masterly
array of incontrovertible facts were ;
1. Our lossof population, owing to
the superior attractions both for
native Canadians and emigrants in the
United States. 2. The fact that our
natural channels of trade run in a
southerly direction, and that, despite,
the absurd attempts to dam them up,
they carry away much of our com-
uneroe. 3. The' huge public expense
and the vast debt incurred in creating
artificial channels. In the last thirty
years twenty per cent. of native.born.
Cana,dianis have crossed the lines, and
three out of every four emigrants
brought to Canada. We have lost
a million of people in about a quarter
,.j of a century. There has been a falling
off of 50 per cent. per capita in our.
foreign trade, and there has been a
decline of about a million dollars a
year in our exports and imports, for
the past fifteen years. In twenty
years we have nearly trebled our debt
:and taxes, and added about 30 per
cent. to our population. In twenty
years more, at the same rate of in-
crease, Sir Richard said, we would
Clave a population of about six millions.
and a taxation of ninety millions.
Canada's rate of ,expenditure increase
has been utterly ruinous, nay posi-
tively insane.
Four remedies for the present um-
eeeeetisfaotory condition of things were
suggested : Reform of our oppressive
taxation system ; revision of the core:
stitution to prevent interference, of
the Federal authorities with the rights
of Local Legislatures, and the preven•
time of inroads on the Dominion treas-
ury by the Provincial Legislatures.; the
abolition of railway monopoly a and
last and by far the most important,
the adoption. of freer trade relations
between Canada and the United States.
The latter;, Sir Richard called a heroic
e, measure, and•argued that it would tend
to a better adjustment of the Federal
relations as well as break up the sys-
tem of 'r combines " which are taking
such fast hold in Canada as well as
the States..
THE SCOTT ACT.
Tiavi?ioote Act .A.ssoeiatLon'Of Feat
Middlesex unanimously opposed the
formation of a third or Prohibition
party as tending to weaken the cause.
of temperance.
The London. Fres Press says the
position assuined by the new Liberal
Government of Manitoba, that of at
defiance of Federal authority, is a bad
precedent. That is when the premier
of a province manfully stands up for
long denied rights and asks in a .eon.
stitutional way the redress of palpable
grievances, he is setting a bad example
forsooth.
In referring to the fact that maw.
protectionists are crying out against
combines, Toronto Truth says : The
"combiners" carry out protectionist
principles' to their logical and legiti-
mate end. Why is there protection?
To prevent undue competition and.
thus enable the protected to make
more money. They say they cannot
live and thrive unless their customers
are made to pay them ;iigher prices
than the market, free and open to the
world, would allow. What do the
"combiners" say ? Much the same.
Sugar. refiners, &c., are united for mu-
tual protection, and thus are able to
"corner" the market and charge as
they please. On protectionist principles
what is ;wrong; in that? They find
combination better than competition,
All protectionists are doing their best
to shut off outside competition. The
combiners only finish the job by chole.ing off all that is within so• that they
can fleece the unfortunate: consumers,
at their leisure.
The electorate of Huron county are. on,
the threshold of a sanguine election struw
rile. Shall the Scott Act be sustained' or
.;repealed, is the question, ant issue. The
Stott Aet,is admittedly alb imperfect piece
'of legitlatipu." Until re0eutly, at least,
there was no effective machinery for its.
enforcement. Prohibition is the goal
aimed • at by the temperance party, and
the Scott Act was adopted to shote for the
time being, that public opinion was tending
i.t that direction.
Whilst the Act has be partially inoper-
ative in many places, we believe it is
established, in so, far as anything eau be
established by statistics, that in every case,
oritne, drunkenness and poverty have been
decreased unrlisr'its influence. That there
have been persistent infractions of the Act,
and even new. manifestations of crime no.
one denies, and all leewabiding citizens
deplore. The moulding powers of the
oouatr'y, the•pulpit, the press and the bulk
of nioral sentiment support it.
Dat the workingman& (Mfeets of the Act
are before the people. Ths electorate, the
tribunal from whose verdict there is no
anp014, have soon to pronounce upon it,
nets bearing ou the question will be given
in subsequent issues.
PLDITOEIAi NOM.
}ten. Geo. Allan has been chosen
rlpoaker of the Senate instead of, the
intio 1,R. Pliinib,,. ••i'
t
There are two or three hundred
articles on which the duty is to be re-
moved by the proposed reduction in
the American tariff. The total
amount of reduction that will arise
from the extension of the free list will
be something like $22,000,000; The
reduction on wool and woolen goods,
will amount 'to .$12,000,000, Where
a specific duty was charged before
it is changed on a number of articles to
an ad valorem standard. On sugar a
reduction of $15,600,00.0: is antici-
pated. The customs duty will be re-
duced about $55,000;000. The bill
reduces the revenue by about $53,000,-
000, of which $22,250,000, come from
the extension of free list, $12,000,-
000 from woollens, $11,000,000 from
sugar, $1.5;000,000 from earthen and
glassware,, nearly $2,000,000 from
metals, $5,000,000 from ehemicals,
cottons, nearly$2,000,000 from hemp,
jute,. etce •and about $10,000,000 from
sundries
former as a ratio of inarrase over the
letter period taf 700 per cent.
Arguing that other industries at
well as that of manufacturing ought
to be considered in elaborating a
policy, he said : Of the exports of the
DAwinion, $3,805,000 coulee from
mines, $,6,875,000 from fisheries, $20,,
484,000 from forests, $24,2'46,000 from
farms and $8,000,000 flrora manufac-
tures, less than was exported before
1878. Canada was asked to sacrifice
the interest of those who' export $T5,-
000,000 in order to. bolster up those
who sell $3,000,000 of „Dods.
We imported in 188.7 from Great
Britain $44,000;000, worth of goods,
upon which we charged a "duty of $0,-
000,000, or 21 per. cent, During the
same period we ivaported from the
United States $45,000,000 worth,
upon which we received $7,000,000 in
duties or a shade over 16 per cent.,
showing a practical discrimination
HOW against England of four per cent.
nearly. Under any circumstances we
had to buy certain classes of 'goods
from England. Canada's position to-
day was such that it had to choose
between, legislating for the classes and
the masses.
Mr.Mo1dillan,M.P.,South Huron, as
an agriculturist, felt that the policy
of the Government bore very heavy on
his class and believed that if Mr.
Cartwright's resolution was carried in-
to effect it would do more to allay dist
content in Canada than all the
national policies ' in existence. As a
furmer,, who had in an official capacity
valued every farm in the county of
Perth during the past year for equal-
ization, purposes, he could say that
'the retbuction in the value of land in
that county amounted from 10 to 15
per cent. The same rate of reduction
;had taken place in Huron. The cause'
;for these hard times was largely
to be found in the failure of the
protective policy to provide far -
'mere with• reasonably good mar-
kets. Siece 1878 the price 'of
'wheat has sustained a fall of twenty
:four cents a bnshel more in .Canada
than in the United States. Estimat-
ing the marketable portion of the
wheat crop of Ontario alone:for 1886
as thirteen and a half million of bush..
els, there would be shown a loss of
upwards of $3,000,000 to Ohtario in
that single year. Authorities esti-
mated that 80 per Dent. of the• land
in Ontario was under mortgage,and to
the extent of 43 percent. of its- value,
entailing an annual charge oft sixteen
and a half millions for interest alone.
In 1881 the capital invested by menu•
facturers in . Ontario .was $165,802,-
623.. The raw material they had
handled equalled $179,918,593,, and
the total finished „produce sold, 'at
$309,679,068. From this it appears
that the manufacturers increased the
value of the raw material by $129,-
757,475. They paid for labor $59,-
4:29,002.
59;49,002. The number of workingmen
employed was 254,935. The average
salary paid to. men, women and chil-
dren was $233,per•annum. Over and
above the salaries: paid, the manufac-p
turers made on eaoh man, woman and'
child $276. Allowing 10 per cent.
for insurance and management, 6:per
cent for capital, 38 8.10 per can't. was
the profit the inanufaoturers cleared.
The Minister of Marine said the farm-
ers of Ontario were the most prosper-
ous class in Canada. The fact was,
there was no class. who spent the same
amount•of energy and time and re-
ceived so little in return. The policy
of the Government had succeeded in
robbing the farmers and driving the
beat of the Canadian young men from
the country. During the five years
Mr. MacKenzie was in power he col-
lected in customs an average of $18 .
718,158 per year; but during the
five years the average taxis from
source was $26,810,176. He ch
that the policy of the Governm:
Manitoba if continued would ron
strong sentiment in Ontario in favo
•of withdrawal from Confederation, re-
ciprocal relations with the United
States, or even annexation.
.The Canadian tariff, says the'Chi-
eago Tribune, ootlects on the total im-
ports into Canada about 10 per cent.
lower average duty than does the
American.: The drift of legislation in
the United States tends towards. a
lower- tariff. Nor would it affiect
Canada's' 'Commercial relations with
the. mother country, since there would
bo the . same barrier between them
them as naw, Canada. during the last
twenty years having set up a protec-
tive tariff against England from 18
to nearly 60 per cent. The re:
sults, 'of such a reciprocal trade
are apparent on, the surface.
Canada Isaving one twelfth of
our population and consuming and
producing power, each one of her
,people would receive as much benefit
as twelve of •ours; in other words, if
our people gained $1 each per annum
Canadians would gain $12 each, there
only being one -twelfth as many people
to share the general advantage. With
the wiping out of the Custom Mouse,
trade flowing freely over the frontier,
a cominou tariff against foreign
countries, and a common coasting.
trade and fisheries, markets would be.
opened up. for our .manufactures and
Canadian produce and commercial en-
terprise would be wonderfully extend,
ed in area,.and profit.
IJNRESTRYCTED RECIPROCITY:
Points moose by Messrs.
Davies and. Mo•
Mr. Davies, of Prince Edward
Island, made one of his usually able
and effective speeches ea the question
of. Canada's trade relations. He gave
a lucid exposition of the Government's
foolish and ulisuceessful efforts ' to
forte business into unnatural Channels
by trying to establish iuterproviucial
trade. He said that in 1878, when
the Macicenzae Government assumed
power, the averagevalue per acre of
Ontario lands'was $10.02. and ste'idily
rose till hi 1878 it had reached $18.14
per acre, a total increase in wealth in
Ontario of $160,000,000 in the 6years.
During the succeeding eight years
of Synod's committee on bills: and
overtures. A telegram was read by
the elerk,' from the' clerk of the'Pres-
bytery of Hurons stating that the.
Presbytaly had sustained a call from,
G.oderieh„ to the: Rev J. A. Anderson,
13. A., sit Whitechurch. The' Presby-
tery appointed the Moderator, Rev, G.
Law, to cite the congregations of
Whiteelinrefi and East Wawauosliy.to
appear • for their interests at next
meeting of Presbytery, 1?'lincit
pal Grant, of Queen's College,, King -
stow,. was nominated Moderator of
next General Assembly, A. report of
temperance, on the basisof returns ot
Kirk sessions, was read by Mr: Her.
rison. It was moved by Mr; D: G.
Cameron, and seconded by Mr: A.
Sutherland, and agreed, that the
Presbytery having heard the report of
the committee ou temperance;. receive
and, sustain the report,, also urge upon
all ma.iisters, elders and members to
give the Sauada Temperance' Act
their hearty support at the fartheem-
ing repeal contest. The Bev. D;
Davidson read the report on the state•
of religion, Rev. Ur. Murray, and'the
Woman's Presbyterial Foreign Mis-
sionary Society's report showing an
increase of three auxilliaries ita two
mission bands, and also an increase of
218 members and $278.00. Itev. A.
Sutherland, convener of the committee
appointed to consider the remit on the
marriage question, reported and moved
that inasmuch as the Westminister
Confession of Faith has been solemnly
accepted• by every minister and eldei
of the church, numbering fully 6000,
without reservation or equivocaetion
as founded on and agreeable to the
word of God, this Presbytery strongly
disapprove 02 the action of last As -
amiably in entertaining the proposal to
eitrike out,tbe last sentences of the 4th
;section of 24th chapter of the said
'confession.,, though no proof has ever
been produced to show that it is not'
founded on, and agreeable to the Word
of God, and resolve, to abide by the
confession pf Faith in its, entirety,
should that necessitate separation from
the majority, who may by :vote in the
Assembly carry out the purposes of
the remit. ' • .Considerable time was
spent in .discussing the case of the Rev.
A. Mackenzie, ex -pastor of South I{in-
;lues congregation, which had already
engaged not, a little attention from.
members of: the Presbytery. • The com-
mittee of investigation reported that
.they could not find any evidence of a
criminating: allaraeter. The commit-
tee's report was adopted. Rev. Mr.,
Murray in a lengthly, speech reviewed
the case. Rud, contended, that after.
looking closely 'into the matter ' per:
sonally, he .believed Mr, Mackenzie
was the . victim of slander. He be-
lieved it wasan injustice to keep the
reverend gentleman in such ah gravel
and embarrassing position. .A com-
mittee was appointed, to confer with
Mr: Mackenzie and to consider the.
evidence in. hand. They,reported that
from Mr. lethekepzie's answers, though
somewhat indefinite and unsatisfactory
and from the various statements in
hand; it found that no evidence had
been adduced on which to base a
charge, and therefore recommended
that his certificate be given him and
his name put on the probationer's roll.
The nest meeting will be held at
Winghain, on Tuesday, the 8th of
May, at 12,30,p. rn.
st
hat
rged
t to
a
Maitland Presbytery.
Thisecclesiastical court met at
Lucknow on Tuesday, the 13th inst.,
the moderator, Rev. G. Law, in the
chair.. A unanimous call from Soutli
Kinloss congregation, to Rev. F. a.,
McLennan, of Dunveean, Glengarry,
was sustained. The stipend promised.
is $800, manse and glebe. The call
is unanimous. The Rev. Mr. Mur-
ray, of Kincardine, interim Moderator,
of South Kinloss' session, was appoint,
ecl to prosecute the call before the
Glengarry Presbytery. It,ov. Mr. G.
Brown, of Wroxeter, having tendered
hie resignation, Mr. Muir was ap-
pointeci to it the congregation to ap,
Ontario false had only attained to an pear for their interests et the meeting
average value of $10.71 per acre, an in Miry. Bev, A, McKay and D.
incroase. of $1.57j ip eight. years, the 1\te)inmon, walk, appointed members
SHORTHORN BULLS.
THE. UNDERSIGNED, has for sale on Lor 11, Cox.
9, TOWNSHIP or Comes, 9 thoroughbred Short.
horn Bulls, registered in the. Dominion Herd Book.
An choice young animals.
n TRICK ARKELL,
TRESWATRa 1'. 0.
Culross, Marche, 1358.
Administratrix Notice.
PURSUART TO THE REVISED STATUTES OF
Ontario, Chapter'107, Section 84, the creditors
of DANIEL COOK, late of the: Township of Turn•
berry, in the County of Huron and Province of: On-
tario, SAWMILLER, who died on or about the 12thday
of February, A,D., 1887, are required to send to
tho undersigned, Henrietta Cook, Administratrix,
of the said deceased, wingham P: 0., 00 or before
the 27ra DAY OF MAROH, A,D., 1888, their names,
addressee and descriptions; the full particulars of
their claims ; a statement of their Recounts and the
nature of the securities, (it any,> held by then, and
notice is hereby given that the said administratrix
will Immediately after the last mentioned day proceed
to distribute thoasseth of thesaid doeeased among the
parties entitledthereto, having regard only to the
claims of which she shall then have had notice,
BIENRIETTA COOK, .1. A, MORTON..
wingham P. 0. Solicitor for Administratrix
Wingham, 27th rebruary,1888,
Administrator's Noti
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Onus AND EeslDENae:.Dr. Bethune's Old Stand,
wingham, March 1, 1888.
ja /I EY,ER & DICKINSON.
BARRISTERS, &a.
Solicitors fvnthe Bank of IIanrilton, Cemtnisslonerst
or taking atlidavits for,Manitobta Private farad#r,
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” (Late partner of Delamere, Black, Reeser
& English, Barristera, Toronto,)
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OFFICES BEAVER. BLcat;.• %VsNoiAIt ONTARIO '
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Private and Company funds to loon ot low rates
nterest. Mortgages, town and farm property,.
bought and sold.
DL'ETISTRI .
IJJ Having .opened a dental office int
Mason's block, and having procured
the latest and most ,approved instruv
monts for extracting, filling, etc., we•
are prepared to accommodate the public by carefully
and skilfully pertottning all operations in the mouth
;(Cold filling, and extracting, specialties.
MACDONALD & DEAN.
DNIrISTRli; J. S. JEROME, WINoi,Aat. `
I mu nuking beautiful setts of:
Artificial Gen "Teeth" for $8.00 per
�� sett, and Plain Teeth, per sett, 34.00.
Prices in all other branches of dentis- ,
try in proportion,
Vegetable . Vapor. administrated for the painless
extraction of'teeth, the only s: fe anesthetic known
OFFICE : In the Beaver Block, opposite the
Brunswick Hotel.
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LICENSED AUCTIONEER.
Orders loft at Titles' office promptly attended to
TERMS REASONABLE.
p. DEAN. JR.,
LICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR THE COUNTY'
OF HURON.
Sales attended in any part of the Co. Chargee..
Moderate.
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LIOENSED AUONONEEa FOR COUNTIES HURON ANDA
BRUCE•
All sales attended to promptly and on the Shortest
Notice.
Charges Moderate and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
All necessary arrangements can be made at 'the..
TIDIES' office.
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This comutodfous ball can bo secured for enter.
tainments ot every kind at a very low figure, For
terms &c., apply to JAMES LOUTIT, •
at Cline & Co's store.
FOREST CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE.
Re-opeired Jan'y 8rd with another largo increase in
its attendance. Young train and women are begin.
to appreciate our thorough work, and as a result,
new students are- entering daily. For catalogue,.
address,
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London, Ont.
PURSUANT to the Revised St of Ontario,
Chapter 107, 8eotien-84rtae creditors of WET.
HERALD CROOKS, late of the Township of. Morris,
in the County of Huron, and Province of Ontario,
Yeoman, who died on or about the 8th day of. June,
A. D., 1887, are required to send to The Toronto
General Trusts Companyt at the City of Toronto, in
the County of York, administrators of the said
doeeased, on or before the 4711 DAY OF APRIL, A.
D., 1888, their names, addresses and descriptions'
the full partiettlers of their claims; a statement of
their accounts and the nature of'the securities (if
any) held by thorn, and notice is hereby given that
the said adn.lnlstrators will Iminediately altos the
last mentioned day proceed to distribute tho assets
Of the said deceased among the parties entitled
thereto having regard only to the claims of which
they shall then have had notice,
J. A. MORTON, Solicitor for administrator
1Vingham,2nd March, 1888.
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CANADIAN PACIFIC Xt1Y.
Trails arrive at wingham on this lino as follows
1,85`n. nt., 2,80 p. m., 10,10 p, m.
Trains leave wingham on this line Os follows
6,15 a. in., 2 P. m., 9.80
GRAND TRUNTC R'Y;
Trains arrive and depart from Winghain as fo1low0:
ARRIVE, X IPART.
Palmoraton 10 10 a m 6 89 p in
Toronto 3 25 p m 11 10 a m
London and South 11 10 p iti 7 26 a In
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uineardlno branch...... 6 89 a n 11 2G g iii
nn1110 am 321ptn
„ n 7 25 p itt 10 10 p
`Fite trains leaving here at 6.80 a. in., reaches Pal..
morston at 8,05; Toronto at 12.80 and Hamilton at,
12.20; the one leaving itt 11.10, reaches Palmere4ton,'
at 1.10 p. in, ; Toronto et 7.25 p, M. ; and ilalniltozn,
at 0,80 p. 1u.
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