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OODERICH.THUEauA'. JULY T. Illi
EDITORIAL NOTES.
P-R-O-('-1-T-Y means in-
creased opportunities for Oseedier'
producers.
Canadian farmers have the chance
of their lives to strike a blow for free-
dom froru the dictation of the trusts
and combines. Will they seize the
opportunity ?
The Toronto Yelper (J. N. Willison,
editor-in-chief) is afraid that Toronto
will suffer from reciprocity and that
some of its. trade will go to Buffalo
But why should ihem etw's milliooaie es.
be pampered at the aspensr of the
farmers of Ontario?
The elections ares to be followed by a
session of Parliament in October for
the passing of the reciprocity hill,
tbos giving Cau*dian farmers the
benefit of higher prices for this year'',
crops. it will mean million' of extra
money for the Oaradiso West and in-
cr•e•sed.businesstor the manufacturers
of Eastern Canada.
The Toronto Yelper (J. S. Willison, -
editor -in -chiefs says: "11 the trade
agreement goes into effect there must
be an immense transfer of business
from London, Hamilton and Toronto
to Detroit and Buffalo." This can
mean only that Ontario farmers will
be offered better prices by Detroit
and Buffalo buyers than by London,
Hamilton and Torontobuyers, or they
would not transfer Weir business.
We doubt., however, if Were will be
such an "itnniense transfer" atterall.
The London, Hamilton and Toronto
middlemen will just have to meet the
higher prices offered by the Detroit
and Buffalo men, and they will do it
rather than go out of business. Their
profits will not be quite so large, but
they have been doing pretty well in
the restricted market., and it is the
farmer: turn now to make a little
money.
THE STORY OFA LIE.
--
Toronto star Weekly.
Half a. dozen times within the past
few weeka haw Austen out again en
old and untrue story regarding Sir
Wilfrid lisurier's course at tbe begin-
ning of the South Africcn war. The
tale has a good start, hut here's—let it
be hoped—a successful attempt to run
It down and kill it for good and a11.
Only a abort time ago a college pro-
fessor repeatad the story. "Sir Wil -
Md Laurier," said the I)on, "an-
nounced at the beginning of the war
that 'Not one man : not one .•ent'
would go to youth Africa ftoin Can-
ada."
It. may he permissible for one of the
two men who ever knew all the origin
of that story here to give it, for the
first time in print. an absolute, defin-
ite, and unqualified drnial. Before and
during the war the writer was 1'he
Globe's correspondent at Ottawa.
Some time before the declaration of
war, in a despatch to his paper. be
outlined the terms of the Militia Act—
ao instrument passed by a Conserva-
tive Government thirty years before.
In this despatch it was pointed out
that Canadian volunteers enlisted only
for service within the territory of
Oanada.. Oppo'.iUoa writers sought
to make political capital out of this.
'Twee Tarte Who Said It.
On the day of the announcement
that Su µ'Jfrid isarier'n Govern-
ment had decided to wend r. contin-
gent to the war, Hon A. Israel Tarte.
then Minister of Public Work.. re-
turned to Ottawa after a visit to Que•
bee city. in his absence the Order -in -
Council bad been nursed. As soon as
4ir Tarte st.niek the Remelt House,
where he lived, he heard the news.
Within eight and heating of twenty
mea in the hotel rotunda he flew into
erne of his rage*
'Not one man not one erne tor
btftag in Afr4es 1" he exclaimed
sir fosr times. gesticulating and
he tilosMa these words.
dashe left theh
Nal be ptatect.
1Did
MotM
ed hot -foot to me Air
cI1ease NMI
Htttii d
1 was * the
NOW one. flier boars. big the
ll► tne'elog preewMom of events Waite
THE SII.NAL : GODERICH, ONTARIO
sated the memory trout men's minds.
until suddenly, After tbe war had de-
generated into guerilla fighting, some
resourceful Tory resuurected the star y
and tacked Sir Wilfrid Lturieie cisme
to it. A lie it is, and a lie it will re-
main. Men who have repeated it at
political tnsetiogs have sat for years
opposite Sir Wilfrid in the House of
Commons and have never dared to as-
cribe the 'Not one man ; nut one cwt'
*tiny to blue
In No Reputable Paper.
Nor, it must fairly be remarked. has
The Mail, or The Montreal Gazette, or
any other Conservative organ of the
Bret rank, that I know of, ever re-
peated the anecdote in its elitorial
columns. As most men know, these
per, will say what the • can to in -
u
re Sir Wilfrid and his Government.
.'he writers know that the tale is a
whole cloth fabrication. Yet it
marches on. despite efforts to trip it
up. Not a fortnight ago a well-known
Conservative member of Parliament
asked me wben Sir Wilfrid made that
statement to me and wben it was pub-
lished.
H4DIIN £IMU*MILL.
LAURIER'S SUCCESS
AT CONFERENCE.
Everything He Opposed Was Defeated.
Everythiag He Advocated Carried.
Ottawa. July 21.—The official blue
book issued by the British Govern-
ment, containing a precis of the pro-
ceedings of the Imperial Conference,
has reached Ottawa, and • perusal of
its pages &bows that Hon. G. P.
Graham was quite correct when he
stated at Montreal that everythiog
which' Laurier opposed was defeated,
and everything whicb he proposed
was adopted.
The outstanding feature of the
Proceedings is the unanimity with
which all the delegates united
in support of the principle that
the only true heals upon which the
Empire could be united was, to quote
the words of Premier Asquith, • units
iudeed: hut units in • grear.r onity."
This was further emphasized by Mr.
Asquith'' declaration upon fair Wil-
frid's pr opusitioe for a oommi-cion of
eoquiry into the trade and crammer;
of the Empire, that "in matters of
policy the United Kingdom and the
several doutioions were, and must re-
main, its waiter in its owo house, and
every self-governing state in the Em-
pire must pursue sure a floral policy as
in the opinion of the majority of iia
citizens was for the time being best
suited to the requi l and,con-
ditions of their own country."
The result. achieved in the defence
committee are not stated. but it is
evideu t from asummary of the 'Meehan
that there win general unanimity in
support of the yarioue policies
adopted by Caniula. Australia and
New Zealand. In this connection it u
important to note that Premier As-
quith declared that the discussions
had "resulted in a moat satisfactory
agreement which, while it recognizes
our common obligation., at the same
time acknowledges with equal clear -
neer that those obligations must be
performed in the different pttrt.of the
Empire in accordance with the re-
quirements of local opinion and local
circumstances."
There will doubtless be a diecuseion
of tbe doings of the conference at as
early a date as possible. but it may be
deferred until after the return of Hon.
G. E. Fester, who is expected at the
end of tbis week.
FROM OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Yankee Tail -twisters against Recipro-
city.
London .vertlaer.
There are not many tail -twisters left
in the United States, but all of them
are opponents of reciprocity.
Yankee Gold to Beat Reciprocity.
London Adverti,er,
If Yankee gold is to be spent in the
coming election in this country it will
be supplied by the opponent', of reci-
procity,
The Retort Courteous,
Wiarton Echo.
The Owen Sound Sun had an article
last week about the drunkenness in
Wiarton on duly 12th.. and in reply
we would say that practically all the
drunks in Wiarton are Owen Sound-
ers, and about everyone wishes they
would stop at home.
Next1
Victoria Colonial.
Edmonton is boasting because some
people in that town broke into a store
and stole a half -ton safe. That is
nothing. Some year ago :tome, burg-
lars in Seattle broke into a store and
stole thirty-six cooking stoves. They
loaded then[ up on drays while the
police looked on.
A Hoodoo Preacher.
Hamilton Times.
Because Rev. Mr. Moore's prayers
for rain were followed by a prolonged
wet spell, the people of Florence. S. Co
propose to go into court and ask for
an injunction to restrain him from
praying for rain in the future. Those
weather prayers open • large quest ion.
The Deaner Province.
tondo. Advortlser.
Ontario last year yielded forty per
cent. of the mineral production of the
country, with Porcupine still In it. is -
fancy. It is by far the greatest agri-
cultural Province, with the northern
clay belt warmly touched. It leads
all others in forest wealth. Not in
this generation will the premier Prov-
ince take a hack seat
Shol Be Umageses.
Weasels Peet.
1f it were not for polities there
would be airivet a unanimous. vete
among thes farming community in
favor of reciprocity in °mural prod-
ucta between the United Ntatee and
(*sada. we believe The Oanedian
farmer oertalnly maoda to win if the
agreement pan's. When rem farrier
.trikes K rich we all profit by it either
directly or indirectly hence the fool-
ishness of opposition te rh• brnad l-
ing M trade relations
A Greet Beaesaec Nrunetpls
Montreal wits...
Reelpr'o.tty is sot • merry +HHAab d.
viae for the sorsest an 'costliest
that (e reektmsd tepee to tare some-
body datamm.ii today. it le
the prineiNetheetteede p ley Chit is esionlaeril
Sir Wilfrid Laarkr to the Electors.
Ottawa, July `Jit. -Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in an address to the
l'asadian people, issued yesterday atter the dissolution of Parlia-
ment, places 'he issue before the electors as follows' :—
"TO THE CANADIAN PEOPLE :
"At all time' duriog the last forty years it has been the constant
effort "1 all political patties in (''nada to make with the United
States an arrangement fur the ire., exchange of naturist produce
between the two countries.
"In 1864 Lord Elgin. on behalf of Canada and the Maritime Prow-
iacer, negotiated with the United States a treaty for that purpose,
which lasted until 1808, and which within the memory of many
,till alive was of the greatest advantage. Ever since the termina-
tion of that treaty all public men of any prominens in Canada.
whatever their differences on other questions, have been unani-
mous in the attempt to aguin secure this free exchange of natural
product.. Nor is this to be woodered at, seeing that in the in-
dustries of agriculture, flsheriew, lumbering and mining Canada pore
seems advantage, not enjoyed by any other country on earth, and
that upon the markets secured for the products of these industries
depends the growth of our rnanufactgring and commercial inter-
ests
ntereste and the prosperity of all classes in the Dowiulon.
"The tritest attempt of the Conservative party to that end waa
made by Sir John Macdonald himself, who dissolved Parliament
in 18111 for the purpoee of submitting to the electorate of Canada
the expediency of his approaching again the American authorities
for a renewal of the treaty of 1861.
"In 181,3 the intention to obtain reciprocity with the United
States, if possible, wee made a prominent feature in the platform
of the Liberal perry, upon which that party attained power in
1880.
"After the present Government took office it renewed in vain
this oyer to the United States, but, meeting with no reponse, it
declared that no further overtures ot this nature would be made
la- Canada.
The United Staten' Oder.
"Within the last twelve months the President of the United
Si..• es sent to Ottawa two commissioners from Washington for
the purpose of opening negotiations looking toward the lowering
of the tariff beerier. which have hitherto stood in tbe way of freer
exchange ut commodities between Canada and the United States.
These negotiations in January last culminated in an agreement
between the two Governments, by which the duties of each country
on such product. migot be lowered or altogether removed. This
agreement was strenuously resisted in the United States by vari-
ous interests on the alleged ground that it was all to the advent -
age of Canada and to the detriment of the other oountry, bat the
view that it was mutually advantageous to both omen -ire finally
prevailed in Congress, and the agreement stands today as an
oiler by Ube 'United states to Canada of that very measure of
reciprocity whish for more than forty yeah baa engaged the
earnest and constant efforts of every leading Canadian statesman.
The Opposihoses Tactics.
"The present Conservative party in Parliament seeks abso-
lutely to reverse the lifelong policy cf its great leaders in the pant.,
declaring that it will oppose to the bitter end the very principles
enunciated by both Sir John Macdonald and Sir John Thompson
in the last election addresses upon which each of these statesmen
ever appealed to the Canadian people.
"Not content to debete this proposition upon its merits, the
Conservative party in the House of Commons has adopted a sys-
tem of organized and avowed obstruction to prevent any vote be-
ing taken in Parliament by which the opinion of your representa-
tives there could be expressed.
-Day after day when the presiding officer has tried to put the
qudtion he has been met by dilatory motions, by endless speeches,
by obstructive devices of every kind, each put forward on 'some
specious pretext, but in reality nothing else than an abuse of free-
dom of speech in Parliamentary debate.
•'Such pretences al .• simply a clumsy attempt to give some
color to unwarranted and undignified obstruction.
"To overcome thin obstruction, ureter a session whicb has al-
ready lashed eight monthe, would not only mean the continuation
of the unseemly spectacle presented by We Opposition in the
House of Commons since the resumption of ire sittings on the 18th
instant. but would also mean weeks and months of wasted time,
and perhaps in the end the loss for this season to the Canadian
producer of the free American markets.
"In this cooditiou of things it has seemed to bis Excellency's
advisers more in accordance with the dignity of Perlisment, with
the traditions of those British io'titutinui whicb all true Cana-
dians value so highly, and which the present Oppoeilion degrade
with such a light heart, with the best interesta of the country ae a
wbole, to remit the lame to the people themselves, so that the
people themselves may judge between the Government and the
Opposition, and declare whether they have oh/angel their mind or
whether they are still in favor of reciprocity in natural product.,
and whether they will or will not have the American market tor
the promising crop soon to be garnered in Canada.
"The issue. my fellow -countrymen, is In your hand*, and to
your decision his Majesty's Government in Canada are well con-
tent to leave it.
The Annexation Cry.
"It las been alleged by the Opposition that this agreement, if
consummated, would imperil the connection with the Mother
Country-, and finally bring the annexation of Canada te the United
States. it is impossible to treat such an argument with any kind
of respect, if indeed it can be dignified with the name of argument,
for if it bas any meaning its meaning is that the people of Canada
would be seduced from their ellegienoe by the prosperity to follow
the larger flow of natural products from this country to the other.
indeed. the very reverse would be the natural coneegnenoe. for
the experience of all ages abundantly testifies that trade ever is
the mor, potent agency of peace. amity and mutual reepeet be-
t wren nations. -
"Nor is that all. This agreement, whicb in no way impairs
our fiscal policy, which still maintains lit the topmast the fecund
principle of Rritish preference, this agreements by opening new
avenues of trade hitherto closed, would further improve the
friendly relations whicb now happily 'mist, between this ecwntry
and the Mother Country on the one hand, ilnd the American Re-
public on the other band, and whicb, it is hoped, may. at no die -
tent day. eventuate into a general treaty of arbitration the effect
of which would be to remove forever till pwossibilit.iee of war be-
tween the great Empire of which we are period to form a part,
and the great nation which we aro prowl to beet' as neighlw.r..
" WII.FRiO LAi'RiEH."
promote the larger coed et two great
mations of common r'a'ps aed comma
interest+ that He aide by side, Nog ems
in the natural order of things speer
'Mould have had a wall hetwewt theirs.
A ramie Pedagmgee
lodes i 1rwnleM
Mere nee slime anrnaroes n hire tar i
tm rhe tiblities of purist•. A
story a told of an Odferd dna voles
ether bash, the viva wen of M an-
aM a'd Littler titanreal w.
l i e ' r Utaler, your (a
prose M diagnetieg roar Latin peso
is diwgtieling, your translation 11 dis-
piriting. and y, nit nasD@ is tmgram-
matical."
Cased. s Opportunist,
Ham ad tt.i p
1 h, great need rf agneilMori m
Canada is slider rmm'teste 'fie the
vain wretehot of mento ed land In
greater Osttario and is alt. Canadian
Warts boom, ROM WMN est the -v tee older r'asikago rsill ll000tre
mew's end there lsralMert%. is the
Ud0i hales the Ilnve of prednetitss
attd _t then are rtlpkity rssivero-
ing. Its nit population is increan
rapidly, while dits rural population is
about stationary. In a fee years the
United States will be one of the greate
est markets for farm produce in the
world. This is our opportunity to
gaia tree entry to it for our tarm pro-
ducts.
The West Calls for Reciprocity.
Catears !seen.-tsi,arsse,
The Oonwr•vatives in the Commons
are seeking to make capital out of the
redistribution possibilities, but this ie
a subject that may well be lett alone
until the census returns are an-
nounced. Meanwhile Canada clamors
for reciprocity, the Government is
willing to enact the necessary legate
-
tion and the Conservatives perslt in
obstructing the country's most press-
ing business. It does not need a very
keen mind to see that the Conserva-
tives are "getting In wrong.'.
The International Lobbyist
-C'taotanatl Tim/warn: .
There was one development io
Waishingtm after the passage of the
reciprocity- bill bythe Neste that has
not attracted wie public interest, but
which is still of considerable impor-
tance.
The army of lobbyists which has
speot recent months in Washington
fighting reciprocity on behalf of vari-
ous' large busine.•r ioterests packed
up as soon as the f-enate vote was an-
nounced and started oorth for Ot-
tawa. It will probably be heard from
at the Canadian capital in the weeks
to come.
Reciprocity- was put through Con-
gress in tbe tate of the opposition rf
many private interest.. Those most
familiar with the ability and charac-
ter of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and his re-
markahle hold upon the Canadian
people, have little doubt that eventu-
ally the same result will be attained
north of the international boundary.
In tbe meantime that extremely up-
to-date development, the interna-
tional lobbyist, will make Laurier''
path just as much harder than it
ought to be as incan.
The Borden-Moak-Boura.sa Alliance.
vanoouver Moen.
The reasons may rte far from the
truth, but should not The Colonist
ha ye gone a Iittle further and have con-
demned those politicians who, taking
advantage of the French-Canadians'
ignorance of their English-speaking
brethren, their motives and ideals for
Canada as a part of the Empire, go
about and deliberately misrepresent
them and stir up sectional feeling and
race passions? That is what Monk,
leader of the French -Conservative sec-
tion in the Commons, now in alliance
with Bourse's, a frankly avowed anti -
Imperialist is doing today. Aod
Leader Borden, who Iris been Indus-
triousl)r waving the flag. and who sees
annexation in reciprocity. stands by
ready to accept any advantage in Que-
bec which Monk and Bourasw may be
able to bring him through their at-
tacks upon Sir Wilfrid Laurier's im-
perial policy. It the French-Canadian
is a weakness to Canada's Empire con-
nection are not men who.eeek such ad-
vantages the men to blame for the
weakness? Be not repudiating Monk,
is not Hon. It. L Borden himself a
party to tbe perpetuation of that
weakness? In conclusion is there not
a spectacle of demagogic hypocrisy in
George H. Cowan's by.terical waving
of the flag, bis frothy declamations
about loyalty and his insolent attacks
upon :bat of his opponents, when his
own leader is seeking what advantage
he may secure through a1 dastardly a
campaign aag� ever disgraced a Cana-
dian electiod, brat of Monk and Bour-
asea in Quebec?
A Good Position.
Many young linen and women would
like to get good positioos in the busi-
ness world but cannot. owing to tack
of practical education. One scbool
that places many of its graduates ia
good positions is the Elliott .Business
College of Toronto. Write to the Col-
lege for a catalogue. lc is sure to in-
terest any ambitious young man or
woman.
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This sale of Table Linens, Napkins. Towels, eta, lnelitdee many
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uutnulacturee.
Fifty dozen double Damask, 20:x22, pure linen Napkin',
some very slightly imperfect. Regular $8.00 down W
for...... _ .. �2.
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Thirty doses. 24x24. tine satin Damask Napkins �L,t/1►
$4.50 dozen for ............. L "��
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to $10.00 each at third price reduction.
TOWELS
Pure linen beaus Huckaback linen Towels, hese
.:itched. size 22:41. at special 0 for ...........................
$1.50
FLOOR OIL CLOTHS
The new patterns are here this week and opened. Our heavy
quality floor Oil cloth in a dozen new patterns, in0c
widths 1, 1 i. 14, 2, 24 yards, at per square yd. special s�/(�
Table Oil cloths. plain white, or fioey, 25c and
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Stare closed Wednesday afternoon during July and August.
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