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NO Tatteir bovvwell any government
Ip+iy, tltiia'd, the beat interests' of• the
Whaib •laOople hi the way of making
appointments to the, public service,
there rtlwiY e bas been atnei will be to
the end of tithe opponents who will
criticise adversely. 7'i,e policy of the
late Sir Johil Macdonald was the em-
bodiment of Conservative principles in
establishing the rule that the Post-
omch,;'like the Judiciary, should be
free from political influence. The two
parties hi the Dominion are very un-
like the Republicans and Dernoorats of
. the United States • in this respect.
Over• there "to the victors belong the
spoils," and a change of government
brings a radical ch.Ln, is in all depart -
Wants of the pnhlie service. Through-
out the Dominion we eusa.I
ra
' eco e of,
s os ` • a
},c tm.tr.tc.0^+ who .rive r:ecat
their
whole honorable life under ai guv-
:ernment they were politically opposed
to. •
It is, natural and proper that when a
vacancy occurs some capable individual
beehosen in whore the public have confi-
dence. It is dile to the successors of
the late Sir John A. Macdonald—Sir
John Thompson and his able col-
leagues—to say that they have stood by
all the former principles of Conserva-
tism making appointments to the
pudic service. The Clinton Posttnas-
tership is a case in point. The position
has been vacant since last April. Of
applicants there has been a very large
number, among them Robert Porter,
ex -M. P. Tor West Huron. Probably
eachapplicant felt that his individual
"claims" were such that he would lie
the choice and that the public would
be best served by his appointment.
But all must realize, if they have not
previously done so. that only oNE out
of the number .could be chosen. Mr.
Porter, froni the moment his name
was mentioned, was looked upon by
]nany of his old -tine supporters—and
opponents—as the gentleman likely to
be the choice. He has been appointed
Postmaster of Clinton.
Mr. Porter is well-known to NEWS-
- 'REcoRD readers and the electors
generally of the county of Huron.
In years gone by he has performed a
great deal of work and made
r'. many sacrifices for the true ad-
vancement of Canadianism and the
general $ progress of the Dominion. In
1881 he was the Conservative standard
•bearer . for the Domini -en in West
Huron and made a brave fight in the
face of defeat. Again he received the
call of the party in 1887 and again
faced the foe. As a speaker and critic
oh the platform and in his private can-
vas Mr. Porter was ever courteous and
fair to friend and foe. The contest
was one of the hottest ever' fought in
West Huron. Clinton rolled •up 52 of
tLConservativemnajorityand Mr. Porter
was elected M. P. for West Huron. The
date Sir John Macdonald honored the
Riding by calling upon the new Member
to reply to theAddress froni the Throne.
Many citizens contended at the time
that Mr. Porter was in duty bound to
make Clinton his home, but at the
time circumstances would not permit.
Now he will be in a position to spend
the remainder of hie life with as. In
1831 Mr. Porter was again the Couser-
vat 'e nominee. He entered the con,.
testvery adverse circumstances,
and ' was beaten by a big majority.
That he will make a capable painstak-
ing, popular and courteous public
servant we have no doubt.
.A word to the numerous other appli-
cants: The writer was one of thein
and accepts defeat gracefully. We
have not for so many years, along
with our large blood connection in
Huron, Perth, . Bruce, Lambton,
Middlesex and other portions of
theDominion, all our life been
supporting the Conservative party
and progressive government for
position, and we honestly believe we
can say the same of every other ap-
plicant. We would much rather have
loved and lost than never have loved at
all. Our desire is that the new post-
master may live to occupy the position
for very many years, like his honored
predecessor, and as true Canadians we
will continue to labor for the advance-
ment of our own country and the best
of all parties—responsible and .pro -
egressive Conservative Government
TIIE NiWa-REcortD welcomes Mr.
Porter as a servant of the people and a
resident of the Town of Clinton.
At a meeting of the Toronto brench
,of the National Council of Women of
'Canada, held last week, a resolution
'vats unanimously carried adopting the
report of a committee, which, after
consideration, had recommended the
appointment of women factory inspec-
•telt. The Oouncil believes that fe►nale
inspectors would see much that male
inspeetors overlook. Another report
advocated the establishment of manual
.training courses in the public schools,
in Which knitting, sewing, cooking and
such Work would be taught to the girls
and trades of all sorts" to the boys.
"s Did the ladies not. omit something in
their resolutions iY
Otr,RRIMPITOPM
Thp cults bavia P ' atecl tliftll~Art.
''. C, Pf ttersoo for leader, of the (2>t-
tatrio, Qppoeitipn. While' the " bot#,
gentleman would make a capable On,
taxi° Premier aztd . would prove a,
thorn in the side of sir Oliver, the no-
mination from, such a sopzee will be
respectfully decllfied,
The value of the crop of the Province
of Ontario for 1893 is, placed by the
Bureau df Industries at one bunched
and two million dollars. The principal
items that go tofinake nli the 'Leta] aro:
Hay, • $37,921,000 ; oats,, $19,450,000
wheat, 813,000,000 ; peas, $7,051,000;
turnips, $5,697,000 ; potatoes, $5,100,-
040,
Mr. P. B. W. Moyer—Bier. Moyer—
of the Berlin News delivered the follow-
ing characteristic sermon in his edi.
torial column recently: "Fifty-eight
years ago to -day, October 3, 1836, the
editor of this paper first saw the light
of day. The years are going ,by very
rapidly, almost before you think of it
the birthdays come along. Fifteight
years make a man feel pretty well on
in life's journey, though -Atha live a
good way beyond. The subject of our
notice heseshad a number ofpretty close
ualls,� l somehow or other he has
mauaged to pull through so far. Just
how long he may continue to do so is
an unknown n
quantity. tt But cl tls. one
Y
mile -post st rftet
another
is being passed,
all of us should be reminded that soon-
er or later the last one will he reached.
Let us be ready fur any emergency."
Peter X. detesn't seem to be getting a
day younger. •
The IIlead Chieftain.
ANOTHER STATUE UNVEILED BY
SIR JOHN THOMPSON IN .
TORONTO.
•
On Saturday there was a very large
gathering in Toronto to witness the
ceremony in connection„with the
unveiling of •a statue to the emory of
the late Sir. John A. Macdonald.
Although there were several other
speakers, THE NEWS-RECC,RD has space
only for the remarks of the member
for West Huron and the Premier:—
THE MINISTER OF MILITIA ADDRESSED
TIIE SCHOOL BRIGADE ON THE
SUBJECT OF, PATRIOTISM.
From ay roped enclosure 50 yards
south of College street, on University
street, Hon. J. C. Patterson, Minister
of Militia and Defence, saw 1,200school
boys march past in fours. There were
four battalions, all under the command
of Major Thompson, the drill instruc-
tppr of the public schools. The Veter-
drrs' band played a lively march for the
be:.ys, and the little fellows marched
with .a steadiness that evoked much
applause. With Mr. Patterson were
Inspector Hughes, Col. Graveley and
Mr. R. S. Baird. After the march
past the school boys marched up in
front of the monument and massed
there to hear a, few words from Mr.
Patterson.
Mr. Baird spoke briefly in introduc-
ing the Minister of Militia. He con-
gratulated the boys on their fine turn-
out and appearance, and commended
the proficiency they had acquired in
marching ane. drilling. He denied
emphatically the charge of jingoism
that had been trade against the School
Board in introducing military drill
into the schools. "Our motto is de-
fence, not defiance,” said he. (Ap-
plause.) They had not met to cele-
brate a victory won over eighty years
ago over a friendly nation, but in com-
memoration of the gallant tight the
men of 1812 had made in driv,jng back
the insolent invaders of the soil of Can-
ada. (Applause.) Canada never had
engaged in an offensive war, and never
would. War was a bad thing, al-
though someti-hies necessary.
A11 had met as Canadians and true
Canadians. They were not all of the
saute political opinions, but the lines
which separated true Canadians were
close together. Mr. Baird then intro-
duced Mr. Patterson, who said :
Mr. Baird, Mr. Hughes and boys of
the public schools of Toronto,—It gives
me great pleasure to be here to -day
with you, to see how well you march
and drill. All nations have learned, or
are learning, that it is necessary to
develop the physical man, and the
boys of Toronto would be all the Netter
men for their physical drill. "I can
now understand how it collies that
Toronto is such a military city; its
martial spirit is derived from the
schools," be said. After the boys leave
the schools they join the different city
battalions, and thus is perpetuated the
military spirit which is so characteris-
tic of Toronto. schoolboys
turn out glad to see t
todo honor to b
Brock, he
hero of Queenston Heights and Fort
Detroit, and another great man, who
devoted his life to building up the
country. (Applause ) 'We cannot ?all
be heroes. It is easy fora man with a,
thousand eyes on hirn to do something
brave, but there are other heroes than
those who win fame in war and in
public life. There are the modest
heroes of obscurity, whose names are
never known, but who deserve all
honor, nevertheless. Any boy who
does the duty which lies to his hand
from day to day possesses the traits of
a hero. Re honest, truthful, indus-
trious and enterprising, and so form a
character for good. Every boy who
grows up honorably to man's estate to
become respected adds to the welfare
of the country of which he is a citizen.
"Your tournout exceeds all my
anticipation,of what would be done'by
you, and the greatest credit is reflected
by you on the inspector, yourselves
and all concerned." Mr. Patterson
finished by saying that he had beep
told to make his speech short, and he
felt himself in the position of the
speaker who, on rising to address a lot
of school children, asked, "What shall
I speak about?" r •ceiving in reply
frorn a small boy, „About a minute."
He retired after congratulating the
boys again on their appearance, and
saying that they deserved a half holi-
day on the first fine day. To this they
responded with a good deal of heiLrty
applause.
8m JOHN THOlir,PSON UNVEILS THE
STATUE AMID THE TREMENDOUS
CHEERING OF THOUSAND$,
Sir John Thompson, as.,he responded
to . the call of the chairman, was
immediately the central figure among
the ,25,000 or 30,000 assembled. He was
cheered loudly and long. The Premier
said : "Ladies and gentlemen,—As the
chairman has just told you, the com-
ving charge of the work of
mittee ha
Qtl a moliument.has laid nljonme thio
tasl of tittrreillti it and saying to yyogi
thio &!4ternootl a pin words appropriate
to tha. oacas;on, ,illany Inp collea.
$urea rare here, •
beviu*se we felt that it
W414 n, very great o caeownot only for
the clty of Toronto, but tar the
Aotulxion .Of Oanadar and; for that
reason men who 'represent peen the
most distant parts of this country nave
conteto witneys., i; his • celebration.
(Hear, bear.) X ;teed not tell youhat
while this task - is devolved upon me it
is a task which it ;s ,
4 kL.E 41711 TO rg11.009,M
and I ion sure 1 aro spoaking for my
colleagues as well as for myself when
quote the words which the chairman
has just .uttered and say to ou that it
is a labor of love for us, (Hear, hear.)
It is a labor of love principally because
hien n1zwtomn tthis 'monrmentisetot
commemorate to the people of Canada,
but also because he was completely
beloved by eyery man within his
following. (Cheers.) For there rea-
sons' we rejoice to be among you to -day
and witness this vast assembly of
thousands and many thousands of the
people of Toronto. You have added
by thus gathering together a new
sourbe, a new cause of gratitude for us,
namely, that our chieftain, the man
who had our love as well as our party
service, is not 'forgotten by the people
of Toronto." (Loud cheers.)
IT WAS A MIGHTY CHEER. '•
The Premier' then turned tc•wards
the statue and exposed to the full view
of the multitude Hamilton MacCarthy's
splendid
'
work in
brio '
n�
e which had
been hidden beneath the emple.folds of
the grandest- emblem on earth, the
British Union Jack. , The bands struck
• up the new natioual song, "The Maple
Leaf," and' the unveiling was the
signal for re mighty cheer, the inspir-
ing feature of which was the shrill
treble tones from the thousands of
throats of the spirited young Canadian
school boys standing at ease in battal-
ions just south of the platform. The
certainty of Canada's future was in
that cheer which warmed the hearts of
the passing generation, many of whom
had worked hand in hand with the old
chieftain in his life efforts for the
confederation andicoustitutiona.l organ-
ization of Her Majesty's dominions in
the greater portion of the North
American continent.
IN'REMEMBRANCF OF A GREAT MAN,
Sir John Thompson thea continued :
Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen,—
We have unveiled to -day a statue
which is to mark for future years a
great passage in the history of our
country, as well as to stand in remern-
brance of a great man. The man was
familiar to us all. Those among whom
his daily life was passed in recent years
—friend and foe—are still in active life
and. recall to-day—each with his own
judgment—the chief events of his
career and his principal personal
characteristics. For his enemies I do
not presume to speak—for his friends 1
cannot say half enough. (Hear, hear.)
We remember his great sagacity in
public affairs—the great patriotism
which seemed to 'be the constant
motive power of his public life—his
brikht humor and his unfailing amia-
bility and patience. We recall the fact
that in the long public career, which
commenced just fifty years ago, every-
thing that has been accomplished for
Canada—almost every measure that is
worthy of mention—every, step in the
wonderful progress of British North
America during half a century has the
impress of his name, or of the names of
the men who worked by his side and
shared his policy from time to time.
In remembrance of the man, there-
fore,
WE DEDICATE THE STATUE
with fresh and loving meruories.
(Cheers.) But, as I have said, this
monument is to stand not merely in
remembrance of the man. It marks
the history of our country and will be
considered, I hope, when personal re-
collections of the man can no longer be
,recalled by the living. Fifty years ago
(on the 16th of the present irt'onth) Mr.
Macdonald was returned to Pa:•lia.went
in one of the provinces of wh:it is now
the Dominion of Canada. Let ns re-
call the time. It was a period when
the colony was beset with political
diftculti.,s, and when political difficul-
ties led quickly to a resort to arms; all
the railways in British North America
did not measure fifty miles; we had but
one canal;
THERE WERE NO MANUFACTURERS,
the people depended on foreign coun-
tries for all theycnsiuned; the popula-
tion numbered little more than 500,-
000 ; the revenue was insufficient; no
public loan could be effected ; the post -
office was in the hands of the Imperial
sands of
square miles hundreds
wereunder the uabsolute
government of the Hudson Bay Com-
ppany;and, at this dine, this province was
but an infant colony, but the United
States had grown to what was then
considered "unwieldy proportions,"
had become a great nation, and was
the envy of all rising countries of the
world. Sir John Macdonald left it
when the country extended from the
Atlantic to the Pacific ocean—when
the representatives of seven provinces
and four territories sat in its Parlia-
ment and followed his policy; when its
railsecond tonne id n the wnal orld ;nitstcredit
high; its manufactures sent all over
the globe ; its population, multiplied
many times, self -s- reliant, self -governed
and holding fh'euly to British institu-
wilrs. l remindeers lie, w sAlaccomplishedcthis, the tdur
in the COM pass of One lifetime, in the
public career of one man. (Cheers•,
The monument before you will stand
for the grand idea
CANADA HAS BECOME A NATIONt
(Loud cheers.) May it stand, too, for
the (principles which Sir John Mac-
donald represented : First, love for
Canada and faith in her future.
(Cheers.) I-Iis fidelity to her interests
was unchangeable. On one trying
occasion, on which it was charged that
his duties as an Imperial plenipoten-
tiary had overshadowed his thoughts
of Canada, he said in the House of
Commons :
When someone writes my biography
—if I am ever tiro' gh tworthy of having
such an interesting document prepared
—incl when, as a matter of history, the
queare stupheld,ous in it ed witwill it Theis treaty
that, upon this, as well as
upon every other point, I did all I
could to protect the rights and Maims
of the Dominion.
hisie cont always The flood of patriotism
was the tide that,
"STREAWIED THROUGH" HIS
1 call. ;(near, hear'.): Second ; leis.
unswerving attachment to British con.'
neetlon. ( lheers;) •,rialsbioggrapher,
lt4r. Pope, u the ook which has just
Been, Pt" aboutto be, ;published, ex
presses it, this;:.
No matter on what subject he spoke,
it was always the same thing. -the
malntenau'ce of British mile the erten,
slop et .the. Dajtish empire, the ad,
vantages of British connection. To
fix deep the" foundations of England's
dominion upon this continent, tocaddy.
ate a spll!t of loyalty,te the crown
a feeling of oneness with the m
land, to make men realize than
did not cease to be Canadian byY
British subjects -."nay, that the only
way in which they could continue to he
Canadians was by remaining British
subjects—these were the objects for
which Sir John Macdonald unceasingly
strove. (Loud cheers.)
THE TRUE INTERESTS OF CANADA.
His was the kind. of loyalty which be-
lieves that the true interests of Canada
lie in British connection and British in-
stitutions. For these the forefathers
of many of our peoplo gave up all their
possessions—with these all classes of
our people found true liberty and abso-
lute security. For these in former
days our people had fought on a field of
glory, and saved Canada to the British
crown on a day of which this is the an-
niversary_ Queenston Heights—when
every Canadian present was a hero.
(Loud cheers.) We see this feeling
first evinced when a mere stripling,
John Alexander Macdonald, took the
field in
the
troubles .
es
ot,
1837,
during
which
he first
to this made
Toronto smarchingaentry
with
his corps of volunteers, so wearthat
he could hardly carry his musket._ We
trrneas°ures, uce it in ntils at theccritical utterances
meand
of
the union of the provinces he
SPOKE THESE WORDS TO THE QUEEN
HERSELF
c>tlt>arr
they We have just
being received And opened
� ea.
out one of the richest and
most Stylish to of these goo
ever brought tin this Torr
almost every design and col
that is new is �e
here.Ladies ,. dzes
will .no ice quite a change from
last season's styles
who buy here arey and those.
w ...
la
rest. sure of the
concerning the measure of confede
tion, and in response to an obser
tion made to him by Her
jesty . with regard to the loya
which had been evinced by the rep
sentatives of the various provin
assembled in Loudon : "We have
sired in this measure to declare
the most solemn and emphatic mann
our resolve to he under the sovereign
of Your Majesty and your family f
ever." (Cheers.)
We see it; continued until the clo
of his life, when Her Majesty wrote
his widow: "I wish to say how tr
and sincerely grateful I am for his a
voted and faithful services, which
rendered for so many years to h
sovereign and the Dominion."(Cheer
May the statue then speak to coinis
generations of the charming persona
ity of the man, his successful politic
leadership, his widson ae gnd courage 1
l
during whit ich h the feak of oundation reat tofrhi
as a united country, were laid—dee
and strong—by master workmen 1
May it, speak of one who was grea
because he loved Canada much, an
loved and served his empire well, an
of le
tion of whahom it t he had accoas well mplishedin ) fo
his country and the example he had se
for his countrymen :
He " ` * nothing fears,
The long to -morrow of the comin
years.
Loud ,and prolonged cheers.)
• Eggs and Poultry.
The Dominion Government have
issued a report on the poultry industry
and egg trade which will be found
most useful t.o poulty raisers and
interesting to the general reader.
�:e.ides the statistics of the trade,
which show conclusively that the
market for Canadian eggs is .Great
Britain, the report contains a treatise
on "Poultry in Canada," by Mr. A.
G. Gilbert, manager of the poultry
department of the Central Experimen-
tal Farm, which snakes it a valuable
one for the poultry raiser. Drawings
of a poultry house are given,
together with pictures of the best
breeds with description of each. The
care of chickens and the feeding and
management of poultry so that tate
dneatest profit may be derived are
ealt with concisely and much infor-
mation given which can be turned to
practical account.
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furnished to tle byegg ir.trGeorge1e statistics
Johnston,
Dominion statistician, show that the
export is large and increasing. The
most important market, of course, is
the home one, but the trade returns
of 1893 show that, besides supplying
her own market, Canada exported
in that year 6,805,432 dozen of eggs,
of a value of $868,007; live poultry
to the value of $61,127, and poultry.
dressed or undressed to the value
of $20,840,
,
ersof Canada,le with ethic hpthe others
cannot compare, are Great Britain
and the United States, the former
taking the bulk of the trade. Ini1893
Canada exported to the United King-
dom 4,104,632 dozen eggs, valued at
$538,944, wnile to the United States
she sent 4,021;637 dozen, valued at
$510,594. Up to 1890 the United States
was the best customer of Canada, but
the McKinley tariff of 1891 caused a
great falling off, as the following table
will show :
Doz. Eggs. Value,
1882 11,728.o18 81, 793,167
18131 14,683,061 2,584,279
14,098,338 2,356,313
1885 1885 14,029,474 2,095,4.37
11887 888 14,465,764 1,893,072
13 682,914 ' 1,930,844
1889 15,255,558 , 2,262,815
15,370,061 2,345,7]5
1890 14.917,912 2,065,089
1891
8,095,675 1,177,831
4,021,037 510,594
In 1888 our exports to Great Britain
amounted to 2,379 dozen of eggs valued
at $262 ;the following year it had drop-
ped to 98 dozens valued at $18. The
effect of the McKinley law is seen in
the three years 1891, 1892 and 1893.
Canada finding that she was loosing
the United States market turned her
attention to England• and exported as
follows :—
nd
Doz. Eggs. Value.
Game.
1891 649,476 $84,589 $1,002
1892 3,987,655 592,218 8,349
1893 4,101,632 538,944 5,304
Showing that all that is needed is to
press trade in that direction, for Eng-
land has demand for &lithe eggs we can
send. The supply is drawn from
France, Russia, Sweetien, Denmark,
Germany, Holland Belgium, Portugal
Spain Morocco, 'United States, and
Canada. France headed the list last
year with 35,121,740 dozen, u e -
German
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HEART," HEART " came next with 27'513'400 doze , B l
glum net ith
and the country responded willingly to United States sent only 421,250 dozen,
x w10,857,680 dozen. The
GILROY & WISEMAN•
TRUSSES 1 TRUSSES'!
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We carry the LATEST and BEST TRUSSES known to the profession, and
sell them cheaper than the Truss Establishment as we make no charge
for fitting, but guarantee every trues to fit or it, may bo returned.
POINTS TO REMEiVIEER :
lot. It is not necessary to send out of town, as we fit the smallest infant or the
largest man in this section.
2nd. We will sell you a Truss for $5.00 that the Truss Dealer will charge you
815.00
3rd. We will sell you a Truse for $2,50 that the Trues Dealers will charge you
$10.00
LADIES' SHOULDER BRACES.—See Them.
Jas. H.- COMM, - . Chemist. and Druggist.
the total import amounting to 11,394,-
190 dozen, valued at $],8,480,276.
France supplied nearly one-third of the
whole quantity imported and Germany
conies next with about a fourth of the
value, Belgium following with nearly
a fifth. It will be seen from this that
there is a great market for eggs in the
United Kingdom at good prices, which
would be an incentive to egg dealers in
this country to bestir themselves to
secure a greater share of the trade.
The report furnishes full information,
giving particulars of the trade with
all countries, the tables showing at
a glance the trend of the traffic.
i4lUnistters at North Bay.
The Liberal -Conservative party in
Nipissing have organized for the Do-
minion contest, with Mr. J. B. Klock
as their candidate- Mr. Klock seems
to be a very popular resident of North
Bay, and at a meeting there the other
night, where two Doininion Ministers,
Sir Charles H. Tupper and Hon. Mr.
Ouimet attended, a rousing reception
was given .hint. Sir Charles Tupper
made the speech of the evening,
answering some of the statements and
exposing the fallacious arguments of
Opposition members during their sum-
mer speeches. In Brampton, Mr.
Laurier, in August of this year said: --
"You have the tariff where it was be-
fore," and Mr. Mills, itt Port Stanley in
June last, said:—"The tariff is as high
as ever, except on a few agricultural
implements." In Winnipeg, Me. Laur-
ier said:—"The Americans had a tariff
of 40 to 45 per cent., while our Govern-
ment taxed the people to the a :tent of
35 per cent." Sir Charles denounced
these assertions as deceptiye, and
showed that the Government at last
session had eliminated from the tariff
unnecessary protection and high duties,
not because they were' outrageously
high at the start, but had been render-
ed so by changes in the world's com-
merce since they were instituted. The
speech of Sir Charles Tupper on this
point is important, since it is the first,
Ministerial deliverance in the West re-
garding the extent of the reductions
since they were made He said:—
"We made extraordinary reductions,
as I will proceed to show. In wall
paper• the reduction was about 40 per
cent., in sheet glue 31 per cent., in
common soaps 50 per cent., in rendered
lard 33S per cent., in linseed
oil 33;4 per cent., in school slates 53
per cent., in whips 22 per cent. In all
classes of iron, there were sweeping re-
ductions. • loon slabs were reduced
from $9 a ton to $5. Iron in sh
eets
from
$13 per ton to 5 per cent.; in
scythes and hay knives the reduction
was 80 per cent,, in pronged forks 27i
per cent., in garden rake• 30'per cent.
In all classes of agricultural machinery,
mowers, self -hinders, harvesters with-
out binders, reapers, ploughs, harrows,
seed drills, horset•akes, etc., the reduc-
tion was from 35 to 20 per cent. On
farm and frieght waggons the reduction
amounted to 50 per cent., as also on
buggies, carriages, etc., while on cot -
ten seamless bags the reduction was 25
per cent. I want you to remember
that Mr. McCarthy statea in the
House last session that the rates on
cotton fabrics averaged 41 per cent.,
and that was his cry over the western
part of the country. To -day that duty
is not over 30er cent. Sugar, up to
14 Dutch standard,pcame in free. Last
session weliaaised the standard up to 16
and allowed those extraardes to conte
in free. On woollen cloths, tweeds,
coatings, over -coatings, the rate is re-
duced on what the poor man uses
and increased on that used by
the rich man. It was form-
erly 10 cents per pound and 20 per
cent. It is now five cents per pound
and 25 per cent. These are a few 6f
the many items, as I say, on which the
duties were lowered. But, in addition,
there was an eeormorre free list, which
time will not enable ine to show how
great it is. If, however, yon take all
the free goods and all the duti-
able goods handled in Canada
that theaaverage rate rofyduty on the
total amount is actually less than the
average rates imposed by Mr. Macken-
zie's Government, taking the free and
dutiable goods together in the lastyearin
which Mr. Mackenzie was is power.
[Cheers]. We are still true to the pol-
icy of protection, a protection to keep
our people with us, to give them work
to increase the circulation of money in
our own country instead of sending it
abroad, land all the consequences
following upon it."
In correcting Mr. Laurier's mistake
as to CanadaLe tariff United and
Sir Charles pointed outs that
in Canada the ad valorem duty front
1879 to 1893 on articles for home con-
sumption was only as high as 31.85 per
cent., the average amount in those
years being 28.4-9 per cent.,
while in the United States, for title
came period, the ad valorem duty was
never below 43 per cent., and went 'as
high as 50 per cent., averaging for
those years, 45, 6-9 per cent.
The masterly exposition of• Sir Char-
les Tupper evoked great enthusiasm at
the North Bay meeting.
A Suggestion.
Our Mowat, contemporaries, being
very busy at present providing a varied
assortment of law reforms, to be adopt
ed by the Legislature, We would like to
choose this suitable occa "ion of making
a suggestion in the mater. Upon the
Cabinet, as• we all know, will fall the
burden of considering and pushing
these reforms. But the Ontario Gov-
ernment is a Cabinet of lawyers, and
lawyers, along with their many vir-
tues, possess the vice of being hamp-
ered by red tape and having an undue
deference for legal complexities. Why
not, therefore—as our present provin-
cial rulers are turning administration
and policy over to commissions
and plebiscities—hand the question of
law reform to the persons who are
making the most complaints about it?
Why not let a committee or commis-
sion of Patrons investigate Osgoode
Hall? ,.They are not tied by red tape or
weighed down by precedent, and we
should doubtless have some starlting
discoveries and just as startling
suggestions if they once got behind
the scenes. By all means turn the
Patrons loose 00 Osgoode Hall.
Provincial Government Patron -
Galt, Reporter.
•
The Mail lately made the statement
that the patronage of the Ontario
Government was of much greater
service to it politically, than the Do-
minion patronage to the Dominion
Government, The Globe objects to
this statement and cites a few cases of
appointments to the judiciary, senator -
ships, masters,stetc.e andeclai clexcise aims the e
more than offset the Provincial ap-
tion tin will show hetrfallac ent's sof idera-
dtth s
reasoning. Take this county for
instance. The larger places have Con-
seevattives ris postmasters, but the
little postmasterships are held be- op-
ponents almost as frequently as friends
of the Government. Excise and cus-
toms officers in a county like this can
be counted on the finger's of one's
hands, while the judiciary number but
two. Against these come registrar,
county attorney, clerk of court, sheriff,
division court clerks, bailiffs, issuers
of marriage licenses, license commiss-
ioners, do. inspectors, magistrates—for
you can buy a man through his vanity
equally as well ns through his pocket—
the holders of liquor licenses; largely
the educational staff; in facts if one
throws a stone in the dark it is pretty
euro to hit some one over whom the
Ontario Government has ant a hold.
Politically, its all right. Sir Oliver
knows how to keep up his defences,
and he uses his ammunition to the ad-
vantage of himself and colleagues, and
the Province recognizes such to he the
fact. He believes in partizanship and
he takes the best'of care to 'niltivate it.
For that reason. it would look less
partizan were the Globe to recognize
that in attempting to deny the Mail's
contention
sandticonviction i9oflour
people.
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