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7’ " if"): ’ ‘I A 3' . '{,.'. ‘0 ‘ la“ kt the case of the Dominion franchise, the municipal assessment rolls supply the names of all but a small percent- age of those who are entitled to vote for the Commons. But where man- hood sufl‘rage forms the basis of quali- fication, as in the Ontario franchise, the danger to which we have referred can be plainly estimated. The very large portion of the community who have not been hitherto assessed, un- married men who are not householders, or sons of owners, etc., can be en-' rolled by partisan assessors or left off, according as the political views of the former suit 'the tastes of said ofiicials. Activity on the part of the leaders of one political party, and carelessness or indifference on the part of the leaders of the other, where the assessors are perfectly impartial, will produce a like result. Inviewoftheverylargenew Enroll. The revision of the voters’ list for the Dominion is now going on, and the preliminary lists are being pre- pared by comparing the Dominion rolls of 1886 with the last assessment rolls and other reports of an official nature. In the meantime between now and the first of August next, it behooves all those whose names are not upon the last assessment roll, and whose names were not placed upon the last Dominion list, to fill in the necessary affidavit as to qualifications, and forward same to His Honor Judge Dean, revising-officer for the south riding of Victoria, or to F. D. Moore, Esq, revising-officer for the north riding, as the case may be. Applicaâ€"; tion to any of the legal lights of either 1 political party for information as to the proper form and wording of the required affidavit, will no doubt re- ceive attention and prevent any mis- takes or disappointment. Every man who values the privileges of the fran- chise as they ought to be valued, and who has the interests of h15 country truly at heart, will require no urging to have his right to a voice in the affairs of his country secured to him. But a very large class unfortunately: have drifted into the habit of leaving attention to such matters entirely to the leaders of the party to which they may belong, and as a result a large portion of the community are left without the franchise. When the zeal of the leaders of one political party is more marked than that of the moving spirits of the other, the result of an election may not represent the wishes of the majority of the people, but may simply be a catch verdict. Such triumphs may suit the partisan, but are not of the kind which the truly patriotic desire. At a time when important questions are agitating ‘ the public mind, it is especially im- ‘ portant that every man should be . heard from, so that the verdict ren- dered at the polls may represent the ‘ wishes of the majority, whatever that verdict may be. Any other result cannot fail to prove unsatisfactory and in the end injurious to the public ‘ interest. Where a certain property or income qualification is reqired,, as in ‘ PORTER’S BOOKSTORE The contents of 9 cases from Eng: land and. 12 bales from New York, now ready for in: spection at PAPER. Ebe “Watchman. THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1889. WALL The School Commission. Public suspicion appears to be gain- : ing ground that the result of the in- vestigation into the condition of the . French schools in Eastern Ontario by the commission appointed by the . Mowat government, will not be tho- ; rough, and as a consequence, not satis- _ factory. While it is not the proper ‘ thing to prejudge the action of the 1 commissioners, the want of COnfidence felt in the good faith of Hon. G. W. Ross, under whose directions the in- vestigation was carried 0n, accounts for the feeling of distrust which pre- vails. The very short time spent by the commissioners in Eastern Ontario, where the number of schools com- plained of is some 60 or 70, tellsj against the idea of thoroughness in the inspection. The fact that timely notice was given to the schools to be lvisited, and that information was re- fused by the Department to the press as to the instructions given to the commission, has also engendered sus- picion. But above all the fact that the wholesale ‘use of unauthorized text-books in such a large number of public schools for years has been within the knowledge of the Depart- ment, and that the legislative grants , have been continued as regularly as in the case of public schools that have been conducted strictly according to the law and regulations, is against the probability that any investigation directed by the Department respon- sible for the toleration of such gross violations of the law, will expose the }truth, the whole truth, and nothing lbut the truth. The public know that 7there exists in eastern Ontario a con- dition of affairs in connection with the public school system that is a menace to the future of the Province, and a disgrace to the Government of Ontario. The exposure a few months ago of the true state of afi‘airs by the Prescott and Russell Advocate, the leading re- form journal of that district, satisfied . the public as to the facts of the case. The late publication of the letter of , complaint from Mr. Campbell, of 4 L’Original, to the Hon. G. W. Ross, of over four years ago, as to the aston- ishing position of affairs in that town, i has thoroughly exposed the conduct of the Government in. regard to the French school problem. The public . school buildings of L’Original, built I chiefly out of the taxes paid by the English section of the population, who ‘ represent the wealth of the town, were literally seized by the more numerous i but poorer French section, and 1 turned into a French academy under French teachers and using Quebec text-books; and yet whilst the Depart- ment have been for four years deaf to the complaints of the English minority, ‘ the French schools of L’Original, con- ducted in direct and constant violation of the school law and regulations, have with the full knowledge and con- sent of the Education Department, e'n- joyed undisturbed the school grants from the public puree of English On- " tario. The remarkable speech of Hon. G. W. Ross during the recent session . of theiLesislamre, preserved ~-thé,psbli¢ % vote that can under the Ontario Fran- chise Act be brought to the polls, it is therefore extremely important that every man entitled to the franchise should have his name placed upon the lists. Under all conditions of the public mind, the enrolment of the full strength of the province is the proper ’ thing. In view of the questions that are so deeply agitating the public mind at the present time. by all meansl let the voice of the people, and of the whole people, be heard. The system of each party looking after its own vote, and trying to get the bulge upon the “other fellows,” is certainly not the most desirable one. The time has ‘not yet arrived in the history of Canada, however, when the condition of affairs is that described by the poet as having at a very remote period existed in‘a state, the name of which we withhold out of deference to the feelings of the lVarder, “Then none were for a party, Then all were for the state.” Let us, therefore, take things as we find them, and let the active members of each political party leave no stone unturned to have every citizen placed upon the voters’ list. THE WATCHMAN. LINDSAY, THURDSAY, JUNE 27, 1889. of the Town of Lindsay, applicants to state age, height and salary required. Men of good character only need apply. Tuesday, 2nd day of July, “So your daughter joins the ranks of the sweet girl graduates this year, Mrs. DeJohgns?” said Fitzroy in a patronizing sort of way. “Yes,, Arabella. graduates this year, and will immediately begin her life work.” “What profession is she to enter!” “Oh, I don’t know, but I pre- sume she will teach her mother society manners for a year or so. That’s what all girls do after they come homefrom school.” from persons desirous and qualifiedto fill the position of Editorial Notes. .THE attack recently made by the Toronto Globe upon the ‘Rev. Mr, Campbell, Methodistminister, of Mon- treal, is perhaps the most disgraceful ' exhibition of journalistic ruflianism ‘ which the extreme party press can i boast of for many a day. That a ‘ respected clergyman should be styled a “liar,” a “stupid" and’ a “featherhead” for expressing an opinion as to the meaning and effect of certain amend- ments to the school law made by the Mowat government during recent years, even though the offending, cleric should be in error, would be a serious ofl'ence against the nroprieties in the eyes of those not altogether lost to a sense of common decency. But when the amendmends under dispute have been a subject of controversy {or several years, and the opinion now held by Mr. Campbell is the one en? dorsed by the 42 members of the Citizens’ Committee and the 900 delegates to the Convention with Prin- cipal Caven at their head, the public can Judge of the desperate straits into which the Globe has been driven in its defence of the Mowat administration” By implication the offensive epithetsi must be applied to all alike, and in all } fairness let the Globe print the names of the 900 with the venerable princfpal at the head of the list, and Mr. Camp- bell at the tail for being the first offender, with “liar,” “stupid,” “feath- erhead” after each. The black list would fill the whole editorial page of the Glade, and the effect could not help being a “crusher.” Somebody of course would be the “crushed.” If the revered founder of the G/oée and of the great reform party now looks down from the “higher and a nobler sphere,” which Sir John Macdonald looks for. ward to as his future vantage ground from which to peep at the iron horses speeding along the C. P. R., it is al- together likely that he is now “dumb- foundered” at the complications on earth, provided that the occupants of the “higher and the nobler” are al- lowed to get into that condition when things don’t exactly go right. The Deacon of the Globe can, however, feel at rest upon one point, that the dead Chieftain cannot revisit the scene of his labors when on earth for an hour or so, to set his house in order once again. Lindsay 26 June, 1889. ASSISTANT CONSTABLE. for almost anything in the shape of exposures in connection with the French school question; but we venture to say that the bitterest opponent of the Mowat administration never dreamt of such a powerful argument as the L’Original case afl‘ords. If a government which is virtually on trial for tampering with the best interests of the community, will direct its own in- vestigation so as to lay the facts of the case bare before the public, it will be a remarkable example of a modern in-, vestigation. That” a most meagre re-‘ port will satisfy a small section of the public who are indissolubly wedded to to party, and that the mildest pro- posal 0n the part of the Government to rectify their errors will be by them ac- cepted as a. full atonement, is un- doubtedly true. But the great major- ity of English Ontario will demand a full and satisfactory settlement of the question at issue, and that the future control of their educational interests at least will be in the hands of those whom they can trust.‘ I CONSTABLE WANTED. PPLICATION S WILL BE RECEIV. - ed up to twelve o’clock, noon, on THOS. WALTERS. Mayor. all sizes, at reduced prices, at the brickyard. S. J. Fox. Administered constantly for nearly twen- ty-one years, extracting teeth for thou- sands of persons without a. particle of pain or m Jury. OFFICEâ€"Kent Street, Next Door to the Golden Lion. Fifteen and 20 years and never required any repairs. HE A VE CUT REPRESENTS SIX 1‘ NONT TEETH WITHOUT A PLATE. Numbers of persons are wearing Teeth made by If you want a beautiful SET of TEETH, that will last you a lifetime, go to NEE- ] ‘Yhn privilege to_ borrower to pay of? guy sum on account of princxpalthh any payment of mterest without notice and wnhoIIt expense. Interest yearly. All payments made in my office H. B. DEAN . 7a. m. Connects with earlv train for North, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at; This is the cheapest and most expeditious route to Oswego, Boston, Albany, New York, c., c. (A. DUN LOP, Master), WILL MAKE HER REGULAR TRIPS on this route, leaving Cobourg every morning at 7.30, and Port Hope at 9.50 o'clock, on arrival of Grand Trunk Rail- way trains from the east and west; con- nectin at Rochester with the New York Centra , Northern Central and Erie Rail- ways, and the Lake Ontario division of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railway for all points east, west and south. RETURNINGâ€"WWII leave Charlotte ( ort of Rochester), on Mondays, W'ednes- (gays and Fridays, at 12 o‘clock p. m., Tues- days at 9 o’clock p. m., Thursdays at 11 o'clock p. m., and Saturdays for Port Hope direct at 4 p. m. DAILY LINE T0 ROCHESTER. A FEW GOOD LOTS OF FIVE OR six acres each, bounded by the river and just outside of the Corporation of Lindsay, for sale on easy terms, by W. McDONNELL. The best methods of preserving the natural teeth by filling with Gold and other reliable material, has been made a study for nearly THIRTY YEARS by Mr. Gross, and special attention and care is given by him to this branch of his business. No unnecesstry pain in filling. Don't fail to all on GROSS at hisoflice, over Keg- nedy's store, Kent Street, and sec specimens of hxs wor‘ - The introduction from time to time of the latest ap- pliances for the administration of VITALIZED AIR and Gas, enables Mr. Gross to announce constantly increac- ing success in the use of these anaesshetics. No pain, no accidents, no torn gums. consequently no dissatis- faction. inserted by the most approved methods and principles for securing perfection of fit, comfort, usefulness, dura- bilit and beauty, on Gold, Silver and Celluloid, also on all t e harmless dental Rubbers, and at the lowest liv- ing prices. All sets of teeth finished and fitted to the mouth by Mr. Gross himself, or under his personal supervision, which will account for the satisfaction given by his_work. A (without plate), practiced by Mr. Cross with great isfaction to a large number of persons. PARK LOTS THE POPULAR GOLD and PORCELAIN CROWNING SYSTEM Lindsay, 15th June, 1889. DENTIST, U will be received by the undersigned until rd uly next for Brick, Stone, Carpentry and Iron Wori, ‘tc., required in IMPROVEMENTS IN THE COUNTY GAOL at'Lindsay; also for HOT WATER HEATING APPARATUS (Gurney's System) and Plumbing in same. Plans and spefications may be seen at County Clerk's Office. Tenders must be accompanied by mark- ed cheques payable to County Treasurer or order, for amount equal to 5 per cent. Secunty will be asked. Lowest or any tender jot. neg-5.3111}: gccepted. SEPARATE AND AGGREGATE TENDERS will ha- rpnfivpr‘ Bu rho unriprainngd “no“ anal Inlu Lindsay, Dec. 30th, 1887. SEALED TENDERS WANTED. COMPANIES’ 8c PRIVATE FUNDS. TO LOAN AT LOWEST RATES. The Midland Railway runs through the lot, on which there is a good siding for shipping, on which seven cars can be loaded. This is the best stock farm in the County. For particulars apply to m w. H. (moss, 100 Acres under crop, one Barn 36x90 with Stable under it. Two good Shanties, with Store-house and Stabling. The land is in one block, and contains all kinds of timber. 1000 Acres of Land IN SOMERVILLE. Lindsay, June 5th, 1889. NURSEMAN FOR SALE. . NEELANDS, Dentist.. GAS and VITALIZED AIR L. D. S., M. R. C. D. S., Ont. THOS. WATSON, MONEY T0 LOAN. 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BEATTY SON, 16 0f CBCSSLE‘ BEST TAPESTRY 650. per yard- WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. ’7/2'742‘2'74g Ofice, R. D. THEXTIN. J OS. COOPER, ED AFTER 3, LINDSAY 50 centsper year. Proprietor. and Now EN‘ ”*6 my 1 “11 you New Post Reme The C. cursion n Falls on I stable, ha‘ View to g Ketl at Higinh YVe ha‘ parts of 1 in increa and we1 posiuon (Eb able pun