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The Huron News-Record, 1891-09-09, Page 4-.1•• WE WANT THE PEOPLE TO KNOW -: - TII T Bigger Bargains,—Cheaper Goods,are Being Offered NOW For the next few days than have ever been seen in the County of Huron before. The Sale will continue for THE PEOPLE'S BENEFIT, for I want you to remember that COST PRICE IS NOT CONSIDERED while this Sale continues, but -=-EVERY SUMMER ATICLE MUST SE CLEARED OUT m Within the next few days, and it is PRICE that is going to do it. So while the Goods last come along. You may depend you will not go away dissatisfied, The Huron News-Recora 1.50 a Your—$1.25 in Advance Wednesday. Sept. 9th. 1$91 T UI F. SALT IMBROGLIO. Though the salt industry may not be one of much importance to the greater portion of Canada, it is one of supreme importance to Huron county and other lttarts of Western Canada. Since its discovery and manufacture in this county it has been obtainable ;it prices very much less than hid previously prevailed. it is now obtainable at prices much lower than would prevail today wore we dependent upon the foreign article. In order to allow the home manufacture of salt Parliament im- posed a duty on salt coming into this country, as the Americans were determined to make Canada a slaughter market fur their surplus and if possible close up our salt factories. This ace dnplished they would have run up the price to any figure they pleased, which we may .s.be--aure.�vunl.d..ba_nruch higher than at present. We have an unlimited supply of the crude article, and too many thoughtlessly went into the mann facture of it without considering that the demand would not eq nal the supply. Tho result wee that for many years Canadian consumers, as the outcome of excessive produc- tion and inordinate competition, got their salt considerably below what it could he profitably manu- factured here for, or imported. Au association was then formed having for its object the prevention of the total loss of the capital which enterprising individuals had invest- ed in d veloping the natural wealth of thoun.try, They had already been losers to a large extent, and the question was whether they would continue their suicidal course and by internecine commercial strife completely impoverish them selves so that every salt factory in the country would be closed tip, and leave consumers at the mercy of soreign " robbers, " or combine and fix upon a paying price. The latter course as we have stated, was adopted. lions of the salt industry, In tact I omit is not supposed to take special they were urged by both friends interest iu duiug justice to such a and opponents to give relief from i comparatively trilling eteatur of the alleged impoverishment of Canadian prosperity as the salt bi si• farmers caused by the high price of , Ilea. 1V'u iddiu issue with such a lified to decide any nice points con - salt. Unfortunately Huron has no s:ats:neut. It is the dill) of tau netted with military science. I Parliamentary representative, •I'i!eleGovernment to fusiur all native in - was no one from the salt producing duatries where protection is nut sections who had the ear of the inimical to general interests. Salt Government and who could and tucking is ad much a punt of in - would set the Executive right con- U istrial development es is Wheat corning those pre-election state, growing. melts. The upshot of the agitation, i'he. Government are nut, we pie strengthened 58 we hav" said 1-t), some, as indifferent ui heartless as some eon actually engaged in mak- IN e„n Nwift ii le u a she maker de ing Cult, anti by prumniueut pantie- niami led pay ter a pair t.f Luut, ens residing in the salt territory, 'l''te shoemaker excused his persist - led the Covernutuut to believe that etit appeal for his money by saying: the representations of the alleged "Yon know, yore• reverence, I must extoithin practiced by silt makers live.” The evnie'tlly witty Dean must have sonme truth in them. replied : ''lieal!y, I ,la not see any They could not believe that 'hose occasion for Bet the pour who would suffer by a removal of shoemaker had as much right to life, the duty on salt would resort to liberty and the pursuit of happiness misrepresentation to effect their as the pampered Dean had. Pro - own injury. bably, nay, surely even a greater The result has been that the duty right. has been reduced by one-half. It is conceded that manufacturers The effect of this reduction will of cotton, agricultural implements, submitted and these military critic- isms are addressed, being all colon- els at least, and must of us, like the gentleman himself, brigadiers, are, of all conceivable tribunals, best qua, Then the "hoodoo" of political partisanism intruded itself. The saltmen had "combined," ''the Government protected them." And though salt has never been sold at prices higher than would allow a reasonable margin of profit —and surely they laborer is worthy of his hire—yet these partisans in order to strike the Government a blow,—and a blow below the belt it was—got up an agitation among the farmers that the Government, by imposing a duty on salt, were a party to robbing the farmers through the agency of the salt association. During the last election the changes were rung upon the infamy and extortion of the salt manufacturers. In this county John McMillian, M. P. for South Huron, and others in- dustriously circulated the most wild etntemnnts about the extortionate greed of the salt men. They de manded the hurling from power of a Government that abetted, by tariff legislation, this tyrannous monopoly by which farmers were unduly taxed. It was worse than English chip money tax or the American colonial tea tax. The Grangers and the Patrons of industry became in- flamed and excited by the haran- gues of these partisan politicians. Even some members of the salt scowl 'Wow—aided 411e, .inflauunatorye- appeals of political partisans against the Government. All this came to the knowledge of the Government and members of Parliament -un- acquainted with the actual condi• not be that salt will be sold less, (it lied previously been reduced to rbout GO cents per barrel for fine salt in bulk and about SO cents barrelled) hut it will he the meads of allow- ing foteigni salt to come in and take the place of Canadian salt in many localities_ A . s a consequence some of the salt wells willThe Turced to close d,iwu. Farmers who sold wood, tabula -re, employed in the manufacture, teamsters, coopers, etc.,wi'll find their occupations gone, and owners of salt plants will be ruined. And for what'? Merely to gratify opponents of the Govern- ment iu an unsuccessful attack upon the National Policy. While we do not blame the Government nor members of Pantie meet for basing action upon the un- scrupulous statements of opponents, we yet think they should inquire into the validity of ,representations made for purely 'political purposes. Clark Wallace, M. P., is a faith- ful and intelligent guardian of the public interests. As such he has introduced legislation to put down "combines." That he is an able and impartial representative is fully proven by the commendable manner in which ho has performed the duties of - Chairman of Public Accounts Committee, the most im- portant position any private member of Parliament can occupy. And he had good reason to illustrate the odious effects of combines by refer- ring to the salt association as he did. Ile simply repeated what had been said by friends of the salt industry and others residing in the salt terri- tory who were presumably well in- formed on all matters connected with the salt business. And we are sure that both the Government and Clark Wpllace, if they can be shown by 'unmistakable proof that no undue advantage has been taken of the public by the sett association, through the protection formerly afforded the salt industry, they would .give what relief they could consistent with the greatest good to the greatest number. hope the !louse will not be alarmed with the impression that I am about to discus-§ one or the other of the military questions now before us at It ngtn, but 1 wish to submit a remark or two, by way of pleparu!g us for a proper appreciation of the merits of the discourse we have heard. I trust as we are all brother-ofteers, that the gentleman from Michigan, and the two hundred and forty col onels or generals of this honorable House, will receive what I have to say as coming from an old brother in arms, and addressed to them in a spirit of candor, 'Audi as becometb comrades free, Reposing atter victory.' Sir, weal! know the military stud• its of the military guntlein to from Michigan before Ile was promoted. I take it to be beyond a reasonable doubt that he had perused with great care the title -page of 'Baron Steu- ben.' Nay, I go.further ; as the gen- pianos and doz-'ns of other in- tlernan has incidentally- assured us dustrial concerns are untitled to all that he is prone to look into musty and neglected volumes, I venture to assert, without vouching in the least from personal knowledge, that lie has prosecuted his researches so far- es ares to he able to know that the rear rank stands right behind the front. This I think is fairly inferable from - ,what, Landers toad I1im Q_siky of the - two lines of encampment at Tippe- canoe. Thus we see, Mr. Speaker, that the gentleman from Michigan, being a tniflitia general, as he has toll us, his brother officers, in that statement lias revealed the glorious history of toils, privations, sacrifices, and bloody scenes, through which, we know from experience and obser- vation, a militia officer, in time of' peace, is sure to pass. We- all in fancy, now see the gentleman from Michigan in that most dangerous and glorious eyent in the life of a militia general on the peace estab- lishment—a parade day I That day, for which all other days of his life seem to have been made. We can see the troops in motion—umbrellas, hoes, and axes handles, and other like deadly implements of war, Over— shadowing all the field : when lo! the leader of the host approaches I 'Far off his coming shines :' the protection they receive. The country gets value for this protec- tion. The salt interest may not. h•, ,is important as some of these. It may be as unimportant in the eyes of some as the shoemaker was in the eyes --of-- Dea-n --Swi-ft,- yet-i.t-has-time- same right to pursue its development as some of time more lordly have to pursue theirs. It has the attune right to live and get paid, We firmly believe that it' the Government would inquire into the home salt trade and learn what it costs to make salt, what it is being sold at at wholesale, what the cost would he to the consumers were our wells closed up, they would come to the conclusion to pass an Order• in -Council suspending the new tariff during their pleasure, end which could be t'el!Iipo:ed at any time should the salt association attempt to demand extortionate prices for their product. Canada for Canadians is the cor- ner stone of the Conservative plat- form. All t he Canadian salt makers want is the Canadian market for Canadian salt at living rates, which rates can be shown to be very much less than existed when we were de- pendent upon foreign salt, and very much less than it would be were we again dependent upon foreigners for our salt, What the Government and Clark Wallace nim it is the suppression of any combination that has for its purpose the unduly enhancing the prices of the necessaries of life. But the salt association has no such odious and unlawful purpose in ;view. We do think, therefore, in view of the actual aims, objects and work of the salt association that the Government would be jueti6ed in appointing en independent com- missioner or inspector who shall during recess personally inspect the salt territory, and, if the associa- tion will permit it, which we opine they would, their books and report as to the actual working of the association so far as the pub- lic Yiptere_sts are {concerned. Why notsena.Clnr Itil1ace-',o iu'esti- gate the whole business if it would not be incompatible with the inde• pendence of Parliament Act. It may be said that the Govern - BUY YOUR "His plume which, after the fash- son of the great Bourbon, is of awful length, and reads its doleful history in the bereaved necks and bosoms of forty neighboring hen roosts. Like the great Suwaroff, lie seems some- what careless in forms or points of dress ; hence his epaulettes may be on his shoulders, back, or sides, but still gleaming, gloriously gleaming, in the sun. Mounted he is, too, let.. MILITIA PARADE DAY. it not be forgotton. Need I describe to the colonels and generals of this The famous Senator Tom Corwin, honorable House, the steed which of away back in the forties,heroes bestride on these occasions I' Ohio, No I I see the memory of other days delivered a speech in which he is with you. You see'before you the ridiculed a brother Senator, Gen. gentleman from Michigan, mounted on his crop -eared, bush -tailed Beare, Crary, of Michigan, for endeavoring the singular obliquity of whose hind - to enlighten mankind as to Gen. er limbs is best described by that most expressive phrase, 'sickle hams' Herrison'a deficiencies as a military —for height, just fourteen hands, all commander. The following will told ; yes sir: there you- see his ice some idea of the scathing wit. `steed that laughs at the shaking of $the spear ; that is his war horse and bantering humor which prevail• 'whose neck is clothed with thunder.' ed through rho speech, and may be Mr. Speaker, we have glowing de- ed readingnow for the boys in scriptions in history of Alexander goodthe Great and his warshorse Buce- t'ed i' the tented field : • pliable at the head of the invincible "[n all other countries, and in all Macedonian phalanx ; hut, sir, such former times, a gentleman who are the improvements of modern would either speak or be listened to times that every, one must see that on the subject of war, involving sub- our militia general, with his crop - tie criticisms and strategy, and care- eared mare, with bushy tail and ful reviews of marches, sieges, battles, sickle ham, would totally frighten o4 regular and casual, and irregular abattle-field a hundred Alexander's. onslaughts, would be required to But, sir, to the history of the parade - show, first, that he had studied day. The general, thus mounted much, investigated fully, and digest- and equipped, is in time field, end ed the science and history of his sob- ready for action. On the eve of jest. But here, sir, no such painful sqp er desperate enterprise, such as preparation is required : witness the giving order to shoulder arms, it may gentleman from Michigan I He has be, there occurs a crisis, one of those announced to the House that he is a accidents of war, which no sagacity militia general on the peace establish could foresee or prevent. A cloud menti That he isa"lawyerwe know, rises and passes over the sun I Here tolerably -well read in'Tidd's.Praotice is an occasion for the display of and Asninasse's Nisi Prius. These that greatest of all traits in the his - studies, so happily adapted to the tory of a commander—the fact subject of war, with an appointment which enables him to seize upon and in the militia in time of peace, furnish turn to good account un looked for ~dim at -once with- all the -knowledge ..events ,fts..they, arise. N6w,°for the necessary to discourse to us, as from caution wherewith the Roman habius high authority, upon all the mysteries foiled the skill and courage of Hanni• of the 'trade of death.' Again, Mr. ball A retreat is ordered, end troops Speaker, it must occur to every one, and general, in a twinkling, are found than we, to whom these questions are safely bivouacked in a neighboring all --AND Window Shades AT 0 Wrr�. Cooper & Go's BMJ®K STORB losemateemenemenes. grocery. But even here the general still has room for the execution of heroic deeds. Hot from the field, and chafed with the heroic events of the day, your general unsheathes his trenchant blade, eighteen inches in length, as you will remember, and with energy and remorseless fury he slices the water -melons that lie in heaps around him, and shares them with his surviving friends. Others of the sinews of war are not wanting here. Whiskey, Mr. Speaker, that leveller of modern times, is here also, and the shells of the watermelons are filled to the brim. Here again, Mr. Speaker, is shown how the ex- tremes of barbarism and civilization meet. As the Scandinavian heroes of old, after the fatigues of war, drank wine from the skulls of their slaughtered enemies, in Odin's halls, so now our militia general and hie forces, from theiskulls of the melons thus vanquished, in copious draughts of whiskey assuage the heroic fire of their souls, after a parade -day. But, alas for this short. -lived race of ours I all things will have an end, and so it is even with the glorious achieve- ments of. our general. Time is on the wing, and will not stay his fight ; the sun,as if frightened at the mighty events of the day, rides down the sky, and 'at the close of the day, when the hamlet is still,' the curtain of night drops upon the scene, 'And Glory, like the phoenix in its fires, Exhales its odors, blazes and expires.' " EDITORIAL NOTES. 4' It now appears by that good Con- servative journal, the Montreal Gazette, as well as by its loss reli- able opponent the Toronto (Hobe, that Mr. M. C. Cameron never did any bribing,neversaid that thousands of dollars were spent to elect him, never was unseated for same, never escaped disqualification by the skin of his teeth. Never was told by the trial Judge at Goderich, when he was unseated, that "All the waters of Lake Huron would not wash him clean from the stains of personal bribery ; that he never was unseated ; never was told by the Superior Court in Toronto that : 'There are strong grounds for thinking that the respondent Mal- colm Colin Cameron was guilty of personal bribery. Had the judge who tried the case found the res- pondent guilty of personal bribery we would have sustained the judge ment.'" We are now told by these newspaper lights that all these advemet comments ' 1i the political con4uct of Mr. Cameron, ore= the baseless coinage of the fertile imagination of political opponents. Tie passing strange what an abomin- ably libelled man Mr. Cameron ie.