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WALL PAPER. The contentsof 9 cases from Eng- land and 12 bales from New York, now ready for in- spection at PORTER’S BOOKSTORE. (the "Watchman. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1889. The Question of the Hour. The great mass meeting of citizens in Toronto opposed to the Jesuit Bill and French aggression, and a. similar meeting in Montreal, with the resolu- tions that have been passed all over the land in unqualified condemnation of the servile attitude of both political parties at Ottawa on the question at issue, clearly indicate that the agita- tion has taken firm hold of the best instincts of the peeple, and that when the time comes the honest convictions of the electorate will be recorded with- out fear, favor or affection for either of the political parties, both of which are responsible for the unfortunate crisis with which our Dominion is now face to face. Nor is it a matter for surprise that the extreme party press should on this occasion furnish another illustra tion of the truth of the saying that “the leopard cannot change his spots.” The public have so long been accus- tomed to the partisan discussion of all questions by that portion of the pub- lic press that their present experience is accepted as a matter of course. The usual methods are being brought into play in order to draw off the attention of the public from the all important question at issue. The motives of the leaders of the present movement, both lay and clerical, are being impugned; party prejudice is being appealed to; religion is being introduced as a factor in the discussmn to poison the minds of one section of the community; in fact, every argument is being employed that can prevent a settlement of the question from a purely patriotic stand- pomt. The introduction of the re- ligious cry into the discussion is so irrelevant that it ought to be treated as an insult by those whom it is in- tended to influence. The high char- acter and ability of those who are taking a prominent part in the present movement, coupled with the fact that they belong to both shades of politics, is a sufficient answer to the character- istic innuendoes that are being circu- lated as to their good faith. To the good sense of the electors is left the settlement of a question in which is in- volved the peace, unity and prosperity of the Dominion. That they will “rise to the height of this great argu- ment” and give their decision irrespect- ive of aught but the best interests of the country, we firmly believe. That the present French problem, which has grown to such serious dimensions under the Nationalist programme of Mercier, is largely the natural outcome of the long years of subserviency to the Quebec vote of Sir John Macdon- ald in his management of Dominion affairs, goes without saying. Whether the great undertakings which have been completed for the development of this country could have been suc cessfully carried out with smaller sacri- fices to French greed, is another ques- tion. The share of the responsibility for the present dangerous crisis in our history remains all the same. We have no desire to lessen that responsi~~ bility in the eyes of the public. But to the factions and disloyal policy of the leaders of the reform party of the THE Dominion, and of. the reform leaders of Ontario, is chargeable the bold ag- gressiveness of the Mercier regime which has culminated in the passage of the Jesuit Estates bill. The change of the reform cry of forty years against French domination into the Riel agita- tion,- the sanction given to the French Nationalist ideas in the school system of English Ontario; the Mowatâ€" Mercier coalition against the rights of the Dominion and the stability of Gen- federation, might safely be followed up by the passing of an-Act “offensive to the whole Dominion, hurtful to the whole Dominion, and against the national life of the whole Dominion,” and by the almost solid vote of the representatives of the reform party in support of the allowance of the Act. The sham pretence of the reform leaders that their vote against disal' lowance was based solely on the ground of provincial rights, is as great an insult to the intelligence of the pub- lic as the Act itself. The interpreta- tion of the veto power of the Dominion government by the reform leaders prior to their defeat in 187 8, was pre- ‘ cisely the’same as that of Sir John Macdonald prior to his last sacrifice to French aggression on the Jesuit Estates bill. The frequent exercise of that power during the whole of the Mackenzie regime, and the support of Messrs. Mackenzie and Blake of Sir John Macdonald’s disallowance of the New Brunswick School bill, attest the record. N 0 other interpretation is compatible with the existence of Con- federation. Editorial Notes. In referring to the unpatriotic speech of the Hon. G. W. Ross, Minister of Education, during the late session of the Ontario Legislature, in support of the policy of the Ontario Government in the encouragement given by the Educational Department to the growth of French nationalist ideas in this pro- vince, Mr. John Hague, F.R.S.S., in an able article on the subject says :â€" “As to the relations of Ontario to the French race, it is surely strange that a Minister of Education knows so little of Canadian history as to tell us that Ontario was colonized or subdued by the industry of the French. This was done by the Minister of Education in his speech in the Legislative Assembly on the 8th of March last. The fact is that this gallant race established a few trading posts here and there, but did not settle on the land, they did not clear farms, build villages or towns or do aught by industry to give them any hold of the province. There are in Onta- rio about 2,200 hamlets, villages, towns or cities, out of which only sixteen have names indicating a French settlement. There is only one station on the Grand Trunk railway that has a French name, and only one township. It is significant that the westernmost point in the province is Windsor, and the eastermost Lancaster. There is not a public body in Ontario where French is spoken, even in our Le- gislative Assembly there are not half a dozen members who could follow a French speaker. To set up, then, the claim of historic occupation by the French in On- tario as a reason for perpetuating the divi- sion of our people in this province by the use of two languages is to base a mischievious policy upon a gross historic blunder.” Mr. Hague still futher deals with Mr. Ross on his Welsh school compari- son, as follows :â€" “It is, perhaps, well here to point out the irrelevance of the comparison made by Mr. Ross of Welsh schools in Wales to French schools in Ontario. The analogy he drew is so illogical as to beâ€" characteristic. 1. Welsh is the national tongue of Wales; French is not the national tongue of Ontario, not even of Canada. 2. The Welsh are not immigrant settlers in Wales: the French are immigrant settlers in Ontario. 3. The Welsh are the vast majority of the people of Wales; '- the French are a very small minority of the people of Ontario. desire to mix freely with the English; the French are sought to be herded apart from the English. 5. IN THE SCHOOLS IN WALES NO WELSH BOOK IS USED, English is “the language of education,” but in the French schools in Ontario French books are used, and French is “the language of education.” So that Mr. Ross makes two things to be analogous that in the matter that is sought to be illustrated by the analogy have not one point in common I Besides the above I have a letter from the master of a large national schobl in Wales, who has for years been oficially in contact With s‘éhublnutsters all ‘over the 4. The Welsh ’ WATCHMAN. LINDSAY, THURDSAY, MAY 2, 1889. principality. He writes that, “as to methods adopted for dealing with Welsh scholars there is not a single Welsh book used in the public national schoolâ€"mane whatever. A good school in Wales has everything like a good English school. The text books used in State-aided schools in Wales are all English books.” The appalling railway accident near Hamilton on Sunday last has again 'drawn the attention of the public to the terrible part which the car stove plays in railway disasters. Fortunately on this occasion the crash was so complete as to prevent, it is believed, any suffer- ing from the fire caused by the stoves. But the accident shows clearly the frightful danger the travelling public are exposed to on account of the car stove, and the urgent necessity there is for immediate and stringent legislation on the subject. The Canadian Post in a lengthy and exceedingly characteristic article last week, in defending the vote‘ Of the re- form members in support of Sir john Macdonald’s course on theJesuit Bill on the principle of provincial rights, says :â€"“ We are confident the people who elected them will accredit .them with an honest and manly adhesion to a principle, and will not hesitate to renew the mandate when the time comes.” What about Messrs. Barron, Charlton and the other reformers who voted with C01. O’Brien? Are the electors to con- demn them for their desertion of the “vital principle”? Or‘ will the, intelli- gent electorate not be able to see that the reform party have of late years run the “ provincial rights ” idea to ex- tremes, in direct opposition to their practice when in power, and that their attitude on this question has been sim- ply in keeping with their factions pol- icy of being in all things “ agin the government”? “ We are confident the people who elected them will accredit ” Messrs. Barron, Charlton, et al, on the one side, . and Messrs. O’Brien, McCarthy et al, on the other with having risen superior to party in “an honest and manly adhesion to a vital principle,” and don’t you forget it. This will be the verdict of the people, the Post’s anxiety for the “ party ” on the one side, and the Warder’s con- cern for the ot/ze’r party on the other, to the contrary notwithstanding. .. , TALUABLE TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE. THE undersigned will receive tenders up to the 18']: JUNE, 1889, for the purchase of the following valuable properties in the Town of Lindsay and Townships of Ops and Emily, namely :â€" Thc two white brick buildings on lot x6, south of Russell street, at present occupied by Mr. McGrcgor and Mr. R. Sylvester. Separate tenders for each. The large white brick building, with an acre of land attached, adjoining Mr. Barron's residence, on St. Lawrence St. This house is heated all through with hot air and has gas and telephone services. The large red brick building on Mill St., with an acre of land, at present the residence of His Honor Judge Dean. Lot No. 3 on east side of Lindsay St., 3oxx32 ft., occupied by H. Bell as a blacksmith shop. . Lot No. 3, adjoining 3oxr32, With rough cast build' ing. 44xrooft. on York St., with blacksmith shop thereon. :8 acres of land in East Ward. composed of Park Lots T x, C 2, and K and L. This is first class land, all cleared and in a. good state of cultivation. IN OPS AND EMILY. Lot No. 28, in the nth Con. Ops, and the west half of Lot No. _x, in the 14th Con. Emily, both adjoining, and containing 225 acres. The brick buildings are all solid, not veneered, and in first class state of repair. Purchasers can have a good title free of expense on paying one-fourth of the purchase money and giving amortgagc at six per cent. for the balance with in-‘ surance clause. No reasonable tender will be rejected, but the high- est or other tendernif not satisfactory and reasonable, will not be necessarily accepted. The undersigned offers for sale on terms to suit ur- chaser, several beautifully situated building 10:53, W ich can be inspected on application. J. DEACON, 14-31. Box :84, Lindsay. L. D. S., M. R. C. D. S., 0nt., DENTIST, - - LINDSAY. THE POPULAR. 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The best methods of ' g the natural teeth by fillingyxth Gold and ot er reliable material has been made a study {or nearly THIRTY YEARs b Mr. Gross, and special attention and care is given by ’ to gigs branch of his business. No unnecessvry pain in mg. Don't {ail tocall on GROSS at his Odie: over Km- nedy's store, Kent street, and see specimens of his wont. ’ ‘ * ~- w. H. cross M“ ’ Lindsay, Mar. 20. 1889. AFTER Stock-Taking. . 3. J. FETTY THE /E WELLER. We have just finished Stock-taking and are now prepared to give every at- tention to our customers. Our stock is LARGER at present than any former year at this season. We are in receipt of a numbe of HIGH-GRADE AMERICAN MOVEMENTS, With our own name and address, made especially to our own order, and SPE- CIALLY GUARANTEED. Come and See our New LADIES’ WATERBURY WATCH Just the Watch for parties needing a Good Time Piece for a SMALL AMOUNT of MONEY. As usual we carry the Largest Stock of SIL‘V ERW ARE in Town. serve you better than S. J. 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