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10.00 , 2.25 1.50 all our enables that it d $0139 be got Wheelbarrows The Celebrated Eureka Smithing Coal churns the time to order it. How is he rush a month or Don’t wait for t six weeks later. New goods arriving every week to select from. ‘ Every garment leaving our shop is'guaranteed a perfect fit. 'A call solicited. TWO RACES: ONE CANADA McLENNAN 81 EU. MUST UNDERSTAND EACH OTHERâ€"THE ORIGIN OF EARLY SETTLERSâ€"THEIR POINTS OF AGREEMENT AND DIF- FERENCEa-CORDIAL RELATION AND DING OF THE STRONG AND WEAKâ€" ALL UNDER THE BRITISH FLAG Mr. Henri Bourassa, M.P. for Labelle, Quebec, delivered the second regular lec- ture of the Collegiate course on Friday night. He reached town on the evening train from Toronto and was the guest of Mr. T. Stewart. In the afternoon he was :driven about town in company with his host and Messrs. R. Sylvester and John Kennedy. The party visited the Institute and Mr. Bourassa addressed the students for a few minutes. In the evening a very large audience was present. The boys in blue were lined up at the rear of the audience and presented a capital appear- ance. Because of a certain amount of personal hostility to the speaker on account 0! some views he has lately expressed. it ‘ hadbeen intimated that a few hotbloods might endeavor to manifest their dislike. Chief Bell and three special constables were on duty at the building, but this pre- caution was only a result of taking bluff too seriously, for no such action was thought of. Mr. S. J. Fox, M.P.P., was to take the chair but he did not arrive from Toronto and His Honor Judge Dean pre- sided in his usual capable fashion. Mr. Bourassa is a man of capital presence and e1O‘luent speech. Though he learned English at the age of twenty and says he speaks it "roughly,” the roughness is only ‘ a French accent that is in nowise unpleas- ant to an English audience. together with an occasional arrangement of words in the order of the French. His address was Often heartily applauded. Its general ten- or may be gathered from the following smith 5 , J. RICH, “I must express my thanks to this fine audience for the cordial reception I have received in Lindsay. But it is so agreeable and natural for me to perform the duty that lies before me to-night that I shall find in it its own reward. I should apolo- gize for my boldness in coming to lecture on this platform after the lecturers that have preceded me, some of whom are among the most brilliant orators or this Dorninion. I shall not apologize toyou m" my English for I learned it when twenty years old. APRIL 5TH; 1am convinced that our greatest duty as 4 Canadians is to become acquainted with each other. We are here in this country With different origins, creeds and lau- mages. We should lose no opportunity of coming into contact with each other. For ”has its members come to understand each other, can a family, community or nation be united. I am convinced that Whatever our creed or tradition, we can, the mement we frankly and cordially ex- Change ideas. agree on the main points, Shake hands and work together for the‘ benefit of this country. NATION STUDY. The study of a nation is a diflicult task, We must know the origin, traditions, and hereditary tendencies of the people, and also the geographical and physical influ- ences to Which they are subjected. indi. Viduals determine the nation and the national spirit is the synthesis or individ- ual minds. After finding out ancestry. ,Bourassa, M.P., Discus- ses the Two Races in Canada. Tm: NOBBY LENNAN 8100. Hardware. Makers’ and Black- h’s supplies. Lowssr PRICES TAILOR, LITTLE BRITAIN Coal and Iron .iPaints influences and te'mperament,we must have some knowledge of physiology to arrive at the results of these thing. on human be- ings. We ought also to have some knowledge of the higher sciences of philosophy and religion, for these have great effect on the life of a people. You need not fear that I am going to show you how much I do not know about these sciences. 1 shall only try to make some observations about the two races that by the providence of God have their abode on the north half of this continent. I trust you will listen in the same spirit of 200d will and optimism by which these remarks have been inspired. THINKETH No EVIL. To understand a nation we should look for its good qualities. We are so con. structed that we shall detect its bad ones quickly enough. It Is natural to look at a man’s defects but you will understand a man a good deal better by looking at his good points. The same is true of awoman; but she of course has fewer bad qualities and we are not so likely to fall into this error. (Laughter) In Canada there are living to-day the 1 descendants of the two great races that covered the continent and stained many seas with blood in days gone by. I am not going to decide which of them is the better race. That would be useless,for if I should say your race is superior,you would resent it as flattery,and if I said my race is greater it would be bombast. Since 1 wish to be neither bombastic nor a renegade, I shall not give an opinionas to which is the better. Neither am I amongst those who think their own is the only race in this world. I leave that to the jingoes of Eng land and the Chauvinists of France. But I will say that our races have qualities, which when combined,will give any nation glory and happiness. Two BACESaSTILL. If you could unite in one man or one nation, the aggressiveness, business ability and stamina of the Englishman, and the keeness, vivacity and taste of the French- man, you would have a strong man or a strong nation. But you cannot. I do not believe that the complete fusion of these two races will soon be brought about. It is neither possible nor desirable that it should. Two barbarian racesâ€"and I mean by that two races that have not come to their full developmentâ€"can blend with good results; a civilized people can absorb‘ an uncivilized people of the same family of races. In that case the refinements of the superior receives an impetus from the stronger elements of the inferior and vice versa. But you cannot take people out of two nations that have reached a high state of development, put them down in a dist- ant country and easily bring about a com. plete fusion of those people. And for good reasons. These people have different ties, traditions and qualities. Many of the qualities of one race are the exact negative of qualities in the other race and hence the union is difficult. Besides that anation, like an individual, can develop only a certain number of qualities to any high degree, so that probably it is unnatur- al for anv one nation to have in perfect fusion the combined qualities of French and English. Hence I said it is perhaps â€"â€"_ __,_ , noo so desirable to hasten the blending of these two peoples. But there is a thing both possible and desirable. It is an alliance of those two peoples in Canada, an alliance straight, close and honorable. That is always possible, always desirable and at this time imperative. Any Can. adian of whatever nationality or creed. who would not contribute his best endeav. . or to bring about that alliance of good understanding and love, is either a blind fool or a criminal. [Applause.] Such an alliance can be built only on equitable con- ditions. Each must give and take. There must be mutual forbearance and deep re- spect for each others convictions. In order to do that we must know each other to the depths of mind and heart. That knowledge 1 “' will develope our points of sympathy and °° smooth our differences. 0! ERRORS CORRECTED . If I shall be able to dispel certain errors about the two races in Canada. I shall not have wasted your time nor my own by coming to this town. The first error that 1 shall mention is to suppose that English and French here are in the same relation to each other, as they are in the Old World. They are not. It is impossible after people have dwelttogether so long in one country and under one government. Since 1763 we have been side by side in this new land. During that time we both have changed, but especially have the French part of the population. More- ? over. it should not be forgotten that three centuries ago the difierences between T England and France were much more ' political than racial. When Jacques Cartier landed at Sradaoona. the British 1 colors were still waving at Calais. Pre- - ceding that time were the days when ged to the English b king than to the French king himself. There was. at the time Cartier came to Canada, a greater similarity between the e of England and northern France than thos of northern and southern The farmers of England and 6 had far more in common 7 than had the farmers of southern France and those of Spain and Italy, just over the borders. They had the same needs, habits and church. They were much in Even today the fiisherman of wrecked on the cost of Wales, known his wants in the Gaelic True, there have been bitter hem, but they were the more than of my fore- at Britaigny, wars of kings far fathers and yours. _ n.____‘_ Aâ€"- L‘an [aunUIB “£1“ JV..- , The people of Lower Canada are the lens who left 01d France while each relations existed be- tween that country and England. For two centuries no new blood has come. The French settlers from whom the French- Canadian people in sprung. came to this country in about fifty years, from 1658 to 1 1700. That was before the political and lingual unification of France had taken place. Hence the man who judge! the French-Canadian by the Parisian French- man makes a serious historical mistake. I do not say that we have not a deep feel- ing of remembrance, but it is not to be compared with the strength of the senti- ment that we are Canadians. The new conditions in France and the effect of two centuries of nation-building for our-01768 in Canada, make it impossible for us to lead the same life as do our cousins of France. We do not. The first great influx of English blood came with the U. E. Loyalistsâ€"of whom. I believe, Sir John Bourinot lately 03ka to you much more ably than I can. When 1 Canada was “ceded to. ,thetlEuglish fillers were 60,000 French in it, the descendant! of the first settlers. No new blood was added. With you, English, Scotch and Irish have been steadily coming from the old lands. These have acted as a bond between the new and the old. And 3°“ you have changed. A man coming from ‘ the British Isles and expecting to find you the same as they in the 0d Countries are. would be greatly surprised. You have been changed by physical influences and the people who were here. You have changed; we have changed; we differ, but yet in our Canadian sentiment we have common ground. Perhaps that senti- ment is stronger in us than in you. You look back to the old lands as homes. We do not. Say to the average Quebec farmer : ‘ You are a French-Canadian.’ and he will say : ‘ No. I am a Canadlam’ Call the man who came from England ‘ here an English-Canadian and he will say: ‘N o, I am an Englishman.’ When an Englishman or Irishman or Scotchman is about to make a trip to the British Isles, he says ‘I am going home.’ If you were i to say to one of us, on a trip to France, ‘You are going home,’ he would say ; ‘Oh no, I am going to France.’ When he was leaving France he would say, ‘I am going home.’ Canada is our only home. You have the advantage over. us in that your homelands are the British Empire, and you can indulge your love for them without being unfaithful to your nation. We long ago have ceased to do so, and for us, of nezessity. there is but one coun- try and that country is Canada, our home. â€"â€"[Great applause .] TRI ED AND '1 RUE. One of the most embittering struggles between the French and English was the Napoleonic wars. We escaped their in-‘ fluence upon the French, and, more than that. we were proud to be called British throughout them all. One reason for that was the fact that we had ceued to have any relations with France. It is only the truth to say that the Catholic clergy did much to keep the French- Canadiane quiet at that time. They were against the unbearable yoke of Napoleon’s t§ranny. We were non glad to see our old country defeated, but) were glad to see the bane of Europe crushed. We have also avoided the troubles since that time, that by more or less wise diplo- macy have disturbed the relations of France and England. When the war of Independence broke out, great induce. manta were ofiered us. Our religious privileges were guaranteed. The courtly La Fayette came from France, but he ‘ could not touch the loyalty of the French Canodlana. We had received from the crown a promise that our national atatnt, religion and language ahould be respected. On these conditions we had sworn fidelity and it could not be shakenâ€"[Applause] Moreover, it was all the easier for the a two races to agree, because there was no j‘ aristocracy. After the fall of Quebec all r the wealthy French families sailed away v toFrancs. No English aristocracy had come. Now aristocracy is a great factor in nation-building, but it is more warlike than the common people and strongly ‘attached to its privileges. The presence of French and English nobility would 1 have kept us apart, but as it was only the '. poorer people were left. They worked 1 side by side, and when men are telling ‘ for themselves and their families in a new country the question of nationality is not much thought of. The union of these men in poverty was more effective than many people are aware. WHERE WE puma. Though not so much so as in Europe. . there are yet differences between the two , races in Canada. They differ in tempera- , ment and faculties. They came originally l with different aims. The French came I with the romantic, exploring commercial 1 1 spirit. Behind this was the religious a impulse of the clergy, who were anxious :- to carry the gospel to the Indians. These i, were the pioneers; then came the farmers. a They came, not to escape religious or if political burdens, but of their own free will. ' 5.1% Hm Most of the early English settlers came to this continent to obtain liberties that they were denied at home. Virginia and ‘ Maryland and other siatee were examples of_such settlements. 'i‘hat fact gave them a spirit of individualism and independence. It inclined them to the practical business idea, with perhaps a tendency to take too narrow views of the religion and class ldifi‘erencee of other people. The first laws of New England were rigid, but in l the free air they soon relaxed, yet it was THE WATCHMAN-WARDER LINDSAY; gi‘fl'fiififlifliflifii‘ a long time hefore these people came to a just comprehension of other people’s rights. The tenclency of Upper Canada was the same, but the change came more quickly. The French were the discover- ers, the English the organizers. The French had a better understanding; of parliamentary institutions, while the English developed the natural resources For Spring Suits 332 Spring Overcoats anti. national stability of the country. Lord Duflerin, who has a keen apprecia- tlon of these facts, has remarked how well the French in Canada have fallen into the English ways. A. J . GRAHAM ’S When the French flag went over the sea from Canada. the wealthy and prlvl- leged classes went with it. There was one exception. The clergy remained. It Is a good thing to remember that when only the poor were left: the clergy stayed and minutered to them, and have always kept them loyal to Brltaln.1a it any wonder that through those early days in Canada euoh strong attachment grew up between the common maple and the clergy, that to- day the latter are perhaps too much regarded as a secular factor and OME round to a busy store and see the many buyers. It will give you a Spring appetite to try on a Stylish Spring Suit and Overcoat. We are civil and courteous to everyone, and customers are coming because our garments are swell and our prices shine. Watch Graham’s Business Grow this Spring! we are determined to make business boom every day. In order to keep up our reputa i tion for doing things EXTRAORDINARY we start right at the beginning of Spring, instead 1 of waiting until the season is half over giving every man, youth and boy a chance to procure their ...... NEW EASTER OUTFIT a privileged class? With nations, as individuals, old wounds heal and they see only present difficulties. and in is possible that but for the clergy the French in Canada would not have been as faith. in! as they were in 1812. They could remember times when they had not re- ceived due consideration from British ‘ officials, but the clergy said : 'Be faithful. The king is great and your voice will reach him and justice will be done.’ at prices that are remarkably low for high grade goods. We have prepared an aggre- gation 0t bargains in ...... ’ Spring Clothing, Spring Underwear, Spring Neckwear, ..Spring Shirts, Collars and Cuffs.. that we think were never equalled so early in the season. All reduced prices are quoted at the store this; week, not in the newspapers. Another difference is that of religion. Most of your race is Protestant; mosh of ours in Catholic. There is no need, how- ever, that. rellglon should keep us apart. I am e practielng Cathoflmbut believe that creed should not: separate us. In need Right up to Good Friday The One-Price King Clothier, . J'. C‘rBA.H.A.Il\/LiE ....Ready-to-put-on come to.... not. nor will it, if we place ourselves on a ground of mutual respect and regard for each cthere views. Many Englishpeople are Catholics, and these form a point of union between the two races. By lan- guage and tradition they are yours; by religion they are ours. We speak different languages. But that is not always a barrier. I knew a young man who could not speak a word of French, but married a girl who did not know a word of English. Perhaps love has a language of its own. [Laughten] It is true, at all events. that a person who speaks two languages will have a wider range of reading and a better under- standing of the two peoples whose ion-l gusges he speaks, than he of only one. But a man who speaks French will read papers and books of that tongue, and the man who speaks English will read books and papers in that tongue. What he reads gives him his ideas. You are more fortunate here than we, for you can read widely without going outside your alle- glance. We cannot. so we are somewhat. isolated by our language. But it matters not how thoroughly we may study in the schools of Paris, we but get: the stronger love for the institutions of our Canadian home. We are nob Exiles from our land by force of babble and longing to return, as some suppose. We are French by language, family and history, but deeply and thoroughly Britlsh. There is no other basis upon which we can be under- stood. Nations of one creed and lau guaqe can be more compact. but there are‘ examples in which no great evils arise where this is not the ease. Switzerland has three races and three languages. Italian. German and French Swiss have come to understand each other after early struggles. We can afford to do what the ONE-PRICE KING CLOTHIER indsay and Fenelon Falls Swiss have done. We can afford to agree. I have no respect for a man wizhout national feeling. I would despise you if you said yen wcnld rather be a French- man. Though glad to be a Frenchman, I am always pleased to talk with an Englis- man. If all had the same views, life would be uninteresting. We may quarrel a little. but with full respect for each others views no harm is done. LET THEM HARRY. An Englishman has spoken of the dis- position of the French to think and act quickly and says that in humanity they they take the place of the woman in married life. I think that a compliment, for woman is the better half of the race. I will go further and agree that the French and Anglo-Saxon shall marry. I am willing that my race shall play the ‘ feminine part. You are the stronger in * numbers, territory and wealth, but don’t ‘ try to drive us for the clever woman, when i her husband tries to drive her, finds ways - to seem driven but really lead. Let us lose no occasion to find common ground. Be frank. It you have ideas of your own confess them. Say what you think in proper language and spirit and let us do the same. Our forefathers crimsoned Europe with each other's blood but surely it is not in the mind of God that their descendants shall go on with the same struggle on this continent. Lrt us each be proud of our history and our great men, attached to our rights but ready to sirake hands as brave men. so as to build in this Canada, under the British flag. a free, united and loyal people.” (Prolonged appplanse.) A vote of thanks proposed by Judge Harding and seconded by Mr. J. D. Flavelle, was heartily adopted and pre- isentedtothespeakerby theohalrman.