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vacation with his family, whGrintormed of His sturdy adherence to principle, in "a the late z'reimer's death to-day- laid C-- midst of many temptations, may be regard- tThe country sustained a great loss" who ed as of tsmall moment by those who im, . Mr. Mackenzie's health failed him. He ,ready to place "we" as the one thing to' wasaman of high character and of gran be desired. . But it will ever redouud to ability. I regarded him asthe readies . To fame of this ataIWart Liberal lead" debate: in Parliament. And few t mt, when asked to sell class leg- could equal him in presenting a ablation in exchange for power and public question so as to make it intelligible _ emolument, he spurned the pro- to the majority of his countrrmeu. H gpnsed Caliguct, preferring to fall in bade. wonderful faculty in exposing th ""9"" of e right sather than do that weak points in his opponent's case. 'Mr. which he believed to he against the best Mackenzie broke down in health by a» interests, of his adopted land. The ex- cessive work in the public service. It was ptriene of the past thirteen years has his misfortune to have been at the head of vindicated his judgment. The Advertiser the Government at . period of moat Beyere has already reviewed the life of the dead industrial depression, and his opponents statesman. .It is only necessary nowto gm," persuaded the country that the 'say that by his removal ,from the arena :'iGovernment of which Mr. Mackenzie was of public ailairs Cauada loses one "he head was ' responsible for the com- 'Of her noblest tionB. The place which Smercial failures, although Canada suffered aha has occupied in the hearts of the people, far less than most other countries. When _ yn the counsels of the nation, will indeed be Pu. Mackenzie lost his health the country . 3hard to fill. To his narrowing family, to lost the service of one of the most upright the partner of his joys and trials, who, with and able men she ever had.. and at a time ' her husband, has so many warm friends in when they were greatly needed. Mr. Mac. ' the west, wide sympathv will be extended, kenzio had . tender and gonerous heart, . llie bereavement is none the less severe be, and those who kncwliiin best will be most _ cause it has been foreshadowed for semi Tread . . . ', time." yto concede to him these qualities. ' When the history of Canada is written '., _ H hereafter by acompetent man, Mr. Mac. . Al STRAIFORD" ' heiizie will receive no subordinate place " INTERV ICN qt. - _ y .. among the leaders of political opinion of , .i l _ IE y "T" MR. PAT'drhi'1TAM, WHO this country. 3 I WAS MR. MACKENZiic's "urns: SECRE. "The Advertiser in its issue of to-morrow3f TARY---MR. TRUW AND MU. BALLASTYNK _ morning will say editorially v-." The dcath'i': SPEAK. of this revered statesman though not It? STRA'H'O . . . ..' ' , RD, April 17.--(8pecitu.)--Th' §expected, will be .lamented ly. every "if; and intelligence of the death of Hon. Alex. (i'.','..',',',',.', of honesty in the administration of g ', . . ' . . . 7.. . l), gander MackenZie was received with pro- . public affairs. blues he was stricken down, . , . . . . t found regret by all classes of people. Con. gsome time since. by the malady to which he. . . . . ' . . . servatives joiued with Liberals in lament- succumbed, eulogiume on his career ass. man l a . . . . _ mg the death of a man whose integrity and and as a popular leader have been printed in . . . _ l d d f l h T ability placed him in the foremost rank oi "m re "Y""-"? not on y " . ome, but f ' Canadian statesmen. References to his abroad. a"? reference to h" honored death were made in a number ofthe city l?.,'.,',',",' 2', . I", accompanied "if" '?.1.'T" 'q . churches. Rev. M. L. Leitch, pastor of Knox awn o , Il',",','",:,',',", )l,",', 3'" mg (ti,ht!i'. (Presbyterian Church, preached an eloquent etermination Ill an "E" :2 pro "y "p; sermon with reference to the deceased from this "martin; emth I praises wiie' atlas text, "Lot, me die the death of the never song to Ct y . r. 'll',' epsio. fit', 'trighteous and let my last end be as ms." wasamo 03 1'5"? "wimp? L",',',',?, y corset: 'dHaving been acquainted with Mr. Mac- 1','eT'id',l""'l 5 {glam (lintznbeoq , En 11'le 'rl,",,':,',',; from his boyhood he was in a posi- that w m. 0 mm: . run . my tion to know how scrupulously he had he sometimes erred in but to confessg I .- . , l avoided the very appearance of owl and that he was human. But that the exainpiel': ' . . . ' how careful he had been to keep himself which he set was one, on the main, worthyit. . . . .5; free from political scandal. Men such as ' f emulation no one can deny. In his .1 . . . . ' t r is are needed in political as well as social madfast adherence to duty, whether as . . . , . . ' li b /f; t lite, and their example should 00 an inspira- 'it,'.'li','2'e1"t',' a???" J1t,'," 'IC,' mg; tion to others. Hon. Mr. Mackenzie had 'ariamen t BhttUB or o '6 rown "T always tried to live as a risvhtryous man Premier, he may .'."11 be ttttht Pf until should live and had died asba righteous example l the ruin" gséieratsizgd 21i,C,t K. man should die. ooo ten "° W '"", . o, "We Rev. W. H. Hincks, LL.B., of Watcrloo ' til" success was 1:th (2'0 "If?" belde- i ". Street Methodist Church.said ..-Hon.Alex- ired: no matter .7 w 'f.trit or)": ow: ' nder Mackenzie, ex-Premier of Canada, a cunning or rascality achieved. ' ever 1 man recounised as clean by people of all ' throughout bl" long and honored career did _ hades C'T,"l"il"i'd,"," has passed away. He Mr: 3130':wa I"", "tt 1ic','at,1"t'g,'t,tl) . was what might be called a prophet in poli- Whlchfhe . P'" o l rign t d ta _ tics, having the Hebrew conception of ject o gaining persons or put y a.van ge. , righteousness with executive ability of tho ' Ilia honesty. sometimes most unfairly 'l't't'i. highest order. What Canada needs at the tioned while he had the re1tti' of oftieo, has ' present time is men of his type. The death ong "u" been acknowledged by even his f a noble man like him is not only a loss to !most virulent opponents. And new that]: _ the party to which he belongs but to the tl", been "nod to P' rewdard hia 2 'i2 ' whole country. There is some consolation Dumb forth unsullied " annual . . in the fact, however, that good men like