THE DAILY WHIG. " Opifer por Orbim Dicor.* DR. NESBITT CORNERED. Dr. Beattie Nesbitt is up against it | once moro. Having denied that he was personally involved in the Cardwell "Dr, Beattie Nesbitt, eonfronted with letter in regard to Cardwell no- | mination in 1804, says you wrote it as yours terms for selling nomination, and that he refused to sign it. Is this oorrect 7 Here is his answer : "Change name of offcrer and you have the fact well known to er in 1 refute this Jie for last time, the absent are always 1 my word against that of a person named (Dr. Neshitt)," B Hore, "says the Globe, we have » I plain issue, Dr. Nesbitt says Nr. Wil: | loughby wanted him to buy the no mination, and that he, strong in his 91 virtue, resisted and overcame the "| tempter. Mr. Willoughby says that Dr. Nesbitt was the offorer, What has a | technicality about the actual writing to do with the thing. € 1 Did Dr. Beattie Nesbitt offer to pay | 865,000 for = perliamentary nomina: ftion? W. B. Willoughby, a barrister who ran for parlitment, ways he did, J Ar. Willoughby not only said so ten | years ago; he said it yesterday. © ROSS WILL SURELY WIN. ! The Montreal Herald has an article the political' outlook, sad the cs- is that Mr. Ross is surely with the people it the evi the Whig met n n only. It is the opinion of others, To-day I mot a business man from the west, and ho assured me that the libeval party is bound to win, The wost was largely in favour of Mr. Ross, and the east never had so good a outlook," ; +All this is most cheering. Jt stimu- ates the liberal party to do its best, and victory is assured. ------ ; INGRATITUDE IN DEFEAT, * The Montreal Star says it has never been customary to punish a leader for taking too gat personal risks in the course of the battle. No, but it has been customary to abuse a leader after the battle and because he has failed. When Mr, Meredith (now chief justice), met reverse, in his elections, despite hie, brilliant leadership, his ' party | found fault, Men in this city were heard to say of him that he was "no good," When Mr. Marter failed' to come up to the standard of his party, as a commander of the political force. ee, he" Was unceremoniously retired. After the last election, Mr. Whitney had reason to feel that he was under the displeasure of at least some con- servatives. He held his place, because, apparently, no one else was willing to take it, but he must realize that if he fail again be may suffer an eclipse. The Star talks about the knife, and the manner in which it was used upon Mr. Borden, What does this signify, hut, that in defeat political have no mercy, no Sympathy, for | fallen, Like Gen. Stoessel, of Port Ar thir fame, they may do hetoie things when the battle is on, but when it is over they are liable to be 'court mar: Ualled." Not the sacrifices. are remem: Lered, but (he failures, and they make | ome men do contemptible things. Fon 4 _ NOT A DESIRABLE PERSON. ~The position of the Toronto News on the Dr. Nesbitt case is very remark. J able. The doctor is said to have had ena, br! Nesbitt was " , snd * Dr. "Nesbitt helped to simply "irrepressible. A faction in To- ! get rid of him. to help him out diverting the 'nomination from him. It failed. He is not a desirable candidate, says the News, "but the chief lesson to be drawn is the importance of giving Mr, Whitney a working majority of members in whom the people will have perfect confidence." Will they have perfect confidenre in Dr. Neshitt when he is "not a desirable candidate !" 1 elected will he not make his influence felt so that he will get any place of honour that js going? He has shown "| that in the party he gets usually what he wants. ---- THE SCHOOL OF FRAUD, S80 the Manitoba conservatives are thinking seriously of returning to op- en voting, This is suggested hy the erookedness which . has been reported in 'connection with the ballot. Refreshing, is it-not ! It was in Win- nipeg, the centre of conservative pow- er in the west, that the conspiracy was hatched to destroy the secrecy and safety of the ballot. Nat. Boyd, who was a conservative candidate in Mar qnette, in 1896, tolegraphed the chief machine man in Ontario for help. One Freeborn was sent west with this cre dential, which went before him by tele graph : "He was a first-class man in North Bruce." He had two assistants, and he opened a school in which to instruct the deputy returning officers how to wanipulate, to switch and spoil the ballots. Freeborn and his allies went through the province, and it is assumed--can never be known--that their rascality had very large results, Some of the criminals, the pupils of the Ontario artists, conlased their sine, and suffer ed severe punishment. Freehorn hime sell admitted 'that he got his pointers from one Turner, and Turner got them from the . conservative organizer in Toronto: oa The circular of instructions which Freeborn issued is a study in itself. It shows how advanced were the 'methods of these scoundrels, and how perfect were their plans for the cleo" tion of any candidate according to their desires, Yot Mr. Whitney will go about the country asking honest liberals to join him in putting the Ross government out of busines, so that he and Gamey and men of that kind may get control of the public offices. - ---------------------- . PNEUMONIA'S MORTALITY, There is a lively discussion, in the leading American papers, regarding pneumonia, which is now the great winter disease, the one that is leading the list of mortality. Is it contagious? Some eminent medical men think it is. Some doubt this theory, a All of them, however, agree that it communicable, or infections, and that though not directly due to the winter season, it is generally traceable to conditions which exist in winter. The germs, called pneumococci, exist everywhere, and may be taken inte the system, on the start from the winds that Klow, in public balls or cars. The map, exposed or fatigued, is subject to conditions which irritate the respiratory organs, and the lower vitality the readier the germs are to take root and fasten themselves upon him. The only reason why cold weather is said to be primarily responsible is that, like the bacteria of smallpox; the germs of pneumonia are more prolific in cold weather, and it may be that persons are then more subject to ex- . posure, There is a remedy. It has been tried in the larger - American cities = with varying success. An anti-toxine, called the anti-pnenmococcus serum, is ap: plied. It is produced in a manpner similar to the anti-diphtheria serum, by inoculating animals repeatedly with pneumococci and then bleeding them. Some physicians, it is said, have used the serum successfully, and others have used it without getting any results, Can the germs be avoided ? They may. The bacteria, like the bacteria of phthisis is conveyed "ugually in dust contaminated by nasal sputum or oth- er discharges, not always of those who are ill, which, upon drying is widely disseminated." They may be propa- gated in public conveyances, public schools, theatres and churches, They can be closed out of the system by the mouth being closed upon the street. Persons attacked with the disease sometimes die suddenly. The theory is =not generally admitted --that there is an antemortem clotting of the blood and heart failure, a ---------------------- According to Mr. Pettypiece he was approached by Mr, Hanna, during the legislature and promised no opposi- tion in East Lambton if he worried the government on the taxation ques- tion. The "speak now" game did not xs g oe J Has anybody heard Mr. Whitney de- nounce the frauds, fads and follies of his followers ? Has be denounced a very cordial in bia re-|- FACTS. is not wheth- or in the east offence, but Kingston, who is a , a ) is muilty of political crime. The legislature of Ontario has Leen dissolved, AI J pealing to cords. Against. parties are ap- , snd their acts only, our public men should be judged. Mr. Pense has heen an active mem- ber of the legislature since his elec- tion in 1902, Has he done anything to forfeit the public confidence ? 1f so, what is it? What would Mr. McIntyre have done umder similar circumstanc- es? The talk of some people is not dir- ect and to the purpose. It is not so important what Mr. Pense has done outside of the legislature, as what he has dome in it, where his votes have been cast, and, as he contends, for the public good. Ii is not so important what Mr. McIntyre has done as the city's solicitor, in Canada or England, in the electric light or any other case, as what he is likely to do, if elected, os a supporter of Mr. Whitney, In a general election the discussions should be of large issues; and. unfor- tunately, the disposition of the con: servative papers and politicians has been to avoid this as much as possi- ble. BLACKGUARDISM IN THE PRESS. Governor Pennypacker, of Pennsyl- vania, an 'ancient in ideas as well as maiiners has suggested a cure for newspaper misrepresentation. He has been 'the subject of great ridicule. By the opposition press he has been so slandered that, in his last message to the state legislature, he proposes a remedy. Tt is an act which proposes to give large powers to the attorney-general. It will be for him, the sole and ahbso- lute judge, to pass upon the conduct of any public journal. If it contain articles which, in the opinion of the legal authority, are calculated to injure--any one--and if on their face there is evidence of malice afore thought--it ocs#n be pronounced a common scold," and summarily = sup- pressed, * There is great force in what the aged though somewhat eccentric gov- ernor alleges. Some papers are as careless and indifferent about the wounds they inflict as the man who carries a knife in his hand, down a crowded street, and casts it away without caring whom he hit or cut. Incidentally he recited the evil con- sequences of this recklessly con- tinued practice. In the south an of- fended politician shot and killed . an editor. The vindiotiveness of the pub- lisher knew no bounds. He had as saulted the citizen, again and again, had inflicted wounds without number and mercy, and this thing going un- checked and mecorrected the abused man took the law into his owa hands. The, fact that Governor Pennypacker quoted this incident led to the suppo- sition in some quarters that.he ap- proved assassination. This he denies. He respects the law, and desires it to protect life and property, - and hence his idea 'that the tendepcy to newspaper brutality should res- trained in preierence to the spilling of blood as an atonement for it. It is well that some Canadian news- papers are not published in Governor Peonypacker's preserve, or there would be something doing. They are going beyond the bounds of decency in their attack upon Mr. Ross. They are dar ing to blackguard the man out of the office they cannot get him to leave by legal and rational means. EDITORIAL NOTES. In what division do you work ? Get into line somewhere and let your voice and influence be felt on the liberal side, "And we'll roll the old chariot along, and won't hang on behind." That is the refrain in the liberal com- mittee rooms now-a-days. The Ottawa Citizen insinuates that [ Col: Gibson is unwilling to meet his constituents in Fast Wellington. Col, Gibson has been ill, and confined to the house for several days, The Citizen owes him an apology. The Ottawa Journal admits that it did not give all the facts in regard to certain election cases. And without all the facts how are the people to reach a fair conclusion? A charge is one thing; and a conviction quite another. The Toronto World declares that Hugh Graham, of the Montreal Star, is "hopelessly involved in one of the worst political crimes ever attempted in Canada." Moreover the World ih- Sifts that "no amount of brass and vilification of others will let him es. cape." It is knifing conservative. A ---- Remember the organ recital in Queen ine edit, o Flin old of nes * | Sunday school: Royal Hair Tonic, McLeod's d dnc Sah tiles Se | - | Toronte convention, a. case of conservative | I ROSS TO WIN. Sntario Seems To Favor The Present Premier. il Herald. : Nn. 11. There ia little doubt that the Ross government will be returned to power the coming elec- tions with J majority. The liberals are still aglow with the enthusiasm created by the confident, ag- gressive, warming up to their work. o comvention was evidently a re-] markable event. Echoes of the enthu- siasm it evoked still reverberate hroughout the province, thrilling the people in the remotest hinterlands like a 'bugle call, then surging back upon Toronto redoubled in intensity, But the convention did something more) than stir the emotions. Like a religi- ous revival it exhilarated, but it also sobered and chastened the spirit of the liberal party, bringing to the rank and file a broader and wiser conception of duties, fornishing the party, too, with an inspiration it undoubtedly needed, In the past few vears the apathy of the rank and file has given a few un; scrupulous and irresponsible individu- als opportunity to attempt to dishon- or the election laws in a few conmstitu- encies. The liberal party is determined to wipe out this stain, and retrieve the fair name of the province. Still more is it determined that its leaders shall not be punished for offences com- mitted not through anv fault of theirs but through the indifference of the rank and file. Wherefore the liberals are going into this campaign with all the ardor, all the enthusiasm of cru- saders. On the other hand the opposi- tion is despondent and demoralized, lacking an inspirine purpose, a unify- ing programme, Indeed, Mr. Whitney's tactics, his campaign of reckless vitu- peration, and still more, his associ- ations with men of Mr. Gamey's stamp has disgusted many of his followers, I asked a Toronto commercial man, who has had excellent opportunities of judging the temper of the people, what he thought of Mr. Whitney's chances. The man, a conservative, as- sumed a bored expression, but finally answered wearily : "When the campaign commenced Mr. Whitney's chances looked pretty good, but there ha® been a great change' lately. All signs and omens point to the triumphal return of Mr. Ross. Very naturally I have no desire to a substantially incréased | see Mr. Ross returned, but under the circumstances a great many conserva- | tives have no good reason to desire! the election of Mr. Whitney, and his' unspeakable associates. Anyway there' is no. hope for him. Since the conven- | tion the liberal party has taken a new | lease of life, and the reorganization of ; the cabinet has greatly increased the strength of the government in the con- stituencies. About the only thing the| government had to fear was the tem- perance question, but the party has not been split on that issue nor the temperance vote alienated. As the pro- gressive character of its . programme has come to be better understood. the bona fide {emperance elements have rallied to its support. Anyway, Mr. Whitney. won't command any tempers ance votes. A man who accuses the liberal leader of not enforcing the | liquor laws, and then goes and breaks' them himself, forfeits public confidence. Not that I blame him for taking a drink, but public men should not he arrant hypocrites. Mr. Whitney, bv that little act, did more to disgust the law-abiding people of Ontario than by anything he has done yet." "The conservative party of Ontario is in very much the same position that the party throughout the domin- ion was just before the general elec tions--perhaps in a worse plight. At its head is a man who does not com- mand the respect, much less the con- fidence, of his followers, and who seems destined to lead them into the wilderness for another forty years. Moreover, the party is divided against itself. The quarrels which have arisen over the auestion of choosing 'a feder- al leader have reacted disastrously on the party locally. Mr. Whitney, under] the circumstances, is even less likely! to lead his party into the promised land than Mr. Borden was," > Perhaps the greatest mistake of Mr. Whitney and his lieutenants has been the revival of the wild and woolly style of campaigning that distinguish- ed Ontario politics a generation ago --a sort of thing of which the people of the province are heartily sick. Mr. Whitney, 'Mr. Gamey and the party newspapers have been indulging in the! most violent invectives and 'outrage- ous personal abuse that the English vocabulary can compass. Such tactics, when applied to a man like Ross, who in his public career is universally regarded as above reproach, can onlv rebound on those who employ them. I, the present instance. the unwarranted attempt to villify the public men in whom Ontario has reposed its confid- ence for so many years, is resented as an afiront to the intelligence of the electors, as a public effort to make the name of the province a bye-word and reproach among the nations--is resented by the people irretpective of party allegiance. To Cure A Cold In One Day. Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tab- lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. BE. W. Grove's signa: 'tare is on each box, 2Be. ------ Lord Knollys, private secretary = to Ring Edward, authorizes {he 'stato- ment that the report that King Fi- ward and Queen Alexandra will visit Canada is oi baseless. A report from Montreal that King Edward and Queen Alexandra will visit Canada some time, this year, is declared in London to be unfounded. TE -------- State of Ohio, City of Toledo, ss ucas County, i th that he'is F. J. Che the City aforesaid, the sum of ty d State . an and that said firm will ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS every very! case of OCatarrh cured by the use of Hall" FRA December, A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public. re. ig taken in ly ow the Hall's Catarrh 3 the system. ly, und acts direc mucous surfas of testimonials free. F.J, CHENEY & C Toledo, for 0, Ohio. Sold by all druggists, 76c E tion. Hall's Family Pills for constipa- "Can't Be Turned Back" Converts Being Made Daily. | ADA" CEYLON NATURAL GABEN TEA byits exquisite flavor and purity holds every Japan tea drinker 'fast It is to the Japan tea drinker what "BA. LADA"" Black is to the black tea drinker. Sold only In sealed lead packets. By allgrocers. Given the Highest Award and Gold Medal at St. Louis Exposition, 1904, eee, £ US a A 4 THE H. D. BIBBY CO. mn . \ 120 TO 50 To-day Was the 5th Day of Our JANUARY SALE A Huge Success! Discounts PER GENT It's your time to buy, and our time to sell. Suits, Overcoats, Haberdashery, etc., Boys' Suits, Boys' Overcoats, etc. TAAL . THE H. D. The only Strictly Bo upeceanenses ¥ @5¢c. for . The. 85¢. ior .. for .. 00c. for $1.00 for . £1. $1.0 $1 LADIES' FLANNELETTE DRAWERS 25¢. for . +-19¢. 5 he. for | 27c. 50¢. 85¢ 60c. 45¢ for . for . Clothing House between Toronto and Montreal, OAK HALL, Princess St., Kingston. JANUARY. SW BIBBY CO. Cash arid One Price { ) OBB VVRY EEP SALE All Departments Busy Bargain-giving ! FLANNELETTE NIGHTGOWNS CHILDREN'S FLANNELETTE GOWNS Sizes, two years to fourteen years, regu- lar 30c 35 3c. FLANNELETTE CORSET COVERS ose 1 50c. for fA 60c. jor . CHILDREN'S - FLANNELETTE DRAWER Sizes, three years to fourteen years, reg ular 25¢ 1% } PE NC E' S, The Leading Millinery GROCERY BUSINESS FOR SALE. UNDER INSTRUCTIONS will be ofiered jor sale tion on SATURDAY, January 21st, 1905 At 2 o'clock in the afternoen, upon the premises now occupied by them on King street, opposite the Brophy House, the stock in trade, etc., of J. & S. SHIELDS, Grocers, Gananoque The stock and fixtures amount to about $2,000. The store is centrally located and the husiness heretofore dome has been about $30,000 a year. This Is a Snap for a Good Man. The sale will be en bloc. and at a rate upon the dollar based upon the stock list Parties preferring to do so may subunit their offers by private tender. The stock in trade, fixtures, eote., and also the stock list can be inspected at any time, and all terms and eonditions of sale made kown upon application to E. M. HISCOSK, Bailiff, Or JAMES ©. ROSS, Vendor's Solicitor. Dated ot Gananoque, Jan. 4th, 1905 ACCIDENT INSURANCE Surely the loss of a valuable Stick Pin is an ACCIDENT to be regretted. We sell the INSUR- ANCE against such loss in the form of our {amous BULL DOG 'TIE PIN HOLDER These are RELIABLE and not a bit of trouble. SMITH BROS. JEWELERS OPTICIANS 350 KING ST. THERE by Public Auc- and Mantle Sfore. niin Election to the House of Com- mons of Canada for the Electoral District of Kingston, held 27th October and 3rd November, 1904. THE FOLLOWING 1S AN AB- Stract of the statement fyled with the Returning 2 in suante Of section 146 of 'The Do Elections Act, 1900," of election ex ©s paid through the undersigned a David Murray, in connection with said election by or on behalf of Hon. 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