ListowelStandard FRIDAY, DEC. 18, 1895. RESIGNED HIS OFFICE. M. Clarke Wallace no Longer Control MANITOBA SCHOOL QUESTION THE POINT UPON WHICH HE FAILED TO AGREE WITH THE GOVERNMENT. ---WILL CON~- TINUE A FIRM SUPPORTER OF THE GENERAL POLICY OF THE CONSER- VATIVE PARTY. Ottawa, Dec. 11.--Hon. N. Clarke Wallace, Controller of Customs, has resigned because he cannot approve of the course which the Government has adopted inits attitude towards the Man- itoba school question.\-r.- Wallace is Grand Master of 'the Urange Grand Lodge of British North America, MR. WALLACE'S STATEMENT. Hon. Clark Wallace to-night gave out the following statement to reporter eregarding his resignation of his place in the Ministry. "It is trueI have forwarded my "resignation to the Premier. I have "been moved to take this course by developments in the Manito- ba case. {n my 12th July speech at Ottawn, I indicated my views on the question, Isaid:--'Now, for my part, and I speak under a full sense of the responsibility of my utterances, I have tosay frankly, but firmly, that I favor the maintenance of a non- sectarian school system in Manitoba and that if our constitution permitted I would advocate with the same fer- yora similar system through out the Dominion. More than that, I have to say that if the occasion should arise to require a declaration to this affect onmy part, or my voice and yote in parliament, I will not hesitate for one moment togive effect to the view which I have just announced.' Having given expression to my opinions in these terms, I had to consider whether, in view et the ecole made by the t in li t, I would I was recent continue in my office or not, a member of the Government, but not of the Cabinet. I had not, therefore, the privilege .of sitting at the Council Board and of determining the policy that should govern the Ministry on the question, So I was not as respon- sible as the members of the Govern- ment were, and thus had no respon- sibility for the course that was an- nounced last July. At that time, how- ever, I was assured that the represen- _.iations abont to be made to Manito- ee are: "te Nd remove the question from the fi arena, Being satisfied now . that the Manitoba Government will take no \action, and Parliament having been called to meet-on the 2nd of January, I have thought it proper to give effect by my resignation to the opinions which I have always held, and to which I have given utterance on several occasions. It had been my hope that the Provincial Government of Manitoba would deal with this question in away to remove it from the arena of federal politics, to whieh it does uot at all belong, But that hope being disappointed, uo other course consistent with my opinions, and what I conceive to be my duty, -was open tome. I am bound to ac- ceptthe statements of the Premier and of the leader of the House of Commons, that under the "cireum- stances which now present themselves their pledge will be carried out, and for that reason, you can readily un- derstand why, as a life-long Conserva- tive, and as one who intends to remain of the same party, it is an obligation resting upon me to let the Government of the day know precisely the course I intend to pursue rather than to seem by longer retaining the Controllorship of* Customs to be in sy mpathy wat their policy on this question. I am, as a result of my resignation, free to yote on this question when it arises in ac- cordance with what I believe to be the sentiments of the Province of Ontarig upon it, and, as I conceive it, of a majority of the people of Canada. I shall, however, be found in the fature a8 I have been in the past, « firm sup- porter of the general policy of the Con- 'wervative party. I recognize fully the' seriousness of the step which I have taken. It certainly cannot be charged against me that it iss selfishone. But J have felt so strongly the undesira- bility of interfering with the' Province of Manitoba in the control of ita edu- cational affairs, and strongly against imposing the Separate school system on that Province against the will of its people, as to convince me of the propriety of the step I have taken, and T look for the confidence and good will of my friends in that step. My opinion is that the best interests of the Con- servative party are to be promoted by ' permitting the Provinces to eontrol POLITICAL NOTES. question is a sort of accident policy. Mr. Laurier is for sunny ways in Ontario, but in Quebec he choses dis- ciples whose methods are shady. industry in Canada except the business of the official assignee ? Free Trade is the triumph of cheap foreign labor over labor that receives a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. What man ever got rich by sending his customers to his competitors, as Canads would do under Free Trade? Everything the farmer buys is cheap- er in Canada under Protection than it was under Free Trade. The farmers' best maiket is the home market. Under Free Trade he would sacrifice it for a market that is always a doubtful one. The Liberals are trying hard to con- vince themselves that the fiscal policy will cut no figure in the bye-elections. They know that every time it is dis- cussed they lose votes, ; It was a rather intelligent blunder a Liberal contemporary made the other day in referring to the "slippery" elo- quence of the Liberal leader. Of course, the editor wrote it "silvery", but the machines knew better. A year or two ago the Liberals were for binding Canada hand and foot to the most highly protected country on earth ; now they want to demolish the farmers and industrial classes of Can- ada, A party in extremer seems bound to fly to extremes. Says the Toronto Globe: "Protec- tion is again showing its head in Great Britain,"" and for once the Liberal organ is right. It might have been added, though it had not the frankness to do so, that the same head contains a heap of common sense. The deposits in the chartered banks payable after notice in 1876 aggregat- ed $22,357,036, and in 1894 they reach- ed $111,633,147. The deposits pay- able on demand in 1876 were $34,081, - 933, and in 1894 they were $64,950,- 318. The peoples' deposits from 1874 to 1878 averaged $63,227,935, whereas in 1894 they reached $175,405,823. Eighty-five membors of the Imperial Parliament have banded themselves to- gether for the purpose of securing some measure of protection to the in- 'lustries of Great Britain. If their success wiuld mean an import duty against Canadian produce we could best afford to wish them a failure. But when .Great Britain protects \ herself against rnincus competition it will be possible for her to ,ive the colonies an advantage in her markets over foreign competitors, So the British Protec- tionists mdy be working in our -nteres an well as their own. Mr. David Mills estimated that pro- tection would knock $9,000,000 off the revenue of the Dominion, and conse- quently force it to adopt other methods to taxation. Asa matter of fact, pro- tection has made the revenues of the country greater and enabled the Con- knock off taxes on ten, sugar, coffee and coal, which the Liberals were compelled to exact. The ignorance of the Liberals of fiscal ques- tions has always been their stumbling block. They dasmot even know to-day what every man in England knows, that Free Trade as they have it in England will give us direct taxation as they have it there. servatives to FREE TRADE AND FAILURES. Commercial disaster followed closely on the heels of the Liberal trade pol- icy when last it was inflicted upon Can- ada. The record of failures during those years isa tale that shows how well justified is the opposition offered by the financial interests of Canada to the Free Trade policy. The years in which Liberal ideas dominated the tariff were from 1875 to 1879, and the failures in British America during that periog yere as follows : 1875.................-.+ $28,848,000 1876.....-............. 25,517,000 1877................... 25,523,000 1878...... 23,908,000 1879... 29,347,000 Rover: s since then here the commer- cial failures in Canada approached anything like those figures. Indeed, in 1881 the losses went down to $5,751, - 000, butthat was unusual. Altogether, however, the experience has been dem- onstrated that protection leads stabi- lity to the business interests of the countiy. The average of failures dur- ing the five years of Liberal trade pol- icy was $26,000,000 a year, and under sixteen years of Protective policy only $12,000,000, The trial of Alger, Brown and Har- top at Whitby on the insurance cases has been postponed till the spring As- Mr. Laurier's policy on the trade |: -When-did Free Trade build up any | This year for our ANNUAL PRIZE DRAWING we will give away an TEN VALUABLE PRIZES. Every person purchasing ONE DOLLAR'S WORTH OF GOODS will receive a ticket entitling them to a chance to secure one of the following prizes : moderate protection enjoyed by the |- » Ist, A Hanlsome Bicycle (Gents. ) 2nd, A Quadruple-Plate 4- Plece Silver Tea Set. 3rd, 1 Onyx Brass tab!e. 4th, 1 Silver and Crystal Berry -- 5th, 1 Beautiful Plush Dressing Cas 6th, 1 Revolving Oak Reading Stand. 'and Book Case. 7th, 1 Pair Opera Glasses. 8th, 1 French Bon Bon Box. 9th, 1 Pair Hockey Skates, 1Nth, 1 Gent's Shaving Set. OUR STOCK OF XMAS TOYS, FANCY GOODS: TOILET ARTICLES, PERFUMES, BOOKS XMAS CALENDARS AND BOOKLETS « is larger and better than ever OGCUPYING TWO FLATS : PRICES ARE LOWER than they ever were. Our '96 Model Bicycles will be here Comein and see them. J.A. Hacking. J, M-S@HINBEIN. LISTOWEL'S createst sTORE Only A Few More Days Till iw hat means a lively time inall our Departments, and no time to spare. wait till the last day if you want to, but sensible people will shop early and bu sortments ure at their best. More goods than last year, and more room to show them. More light. More Clerks to wait on you, but you have to come before noon each day if yon want to av oid the crowd -- -- in a_ few days. Christmas, Yon can DRE Ss GOODs. I draw hed attention to our Dress Goods. If you want a Nice Dress, see ours before you buy keep only the Best Makes, New Novelties = ap been added. Do not for- get our Priestly's Black Dress Goods. New Silks, in Black and col New Dress Silks. for evening wear, 28 inches wide, in all the shades, Pare Chie 'ee for 60 cts. MANTLES. We lead the Mantle Trade. If you want a mantle come to us. Huridreds to choone from, and prices as low as $1.00, but our $5.00, $7. sy ae 00 in Black and Brown, Large Sleeves, Large Collar, Full Back, Command Inspection _ _-- READY-MADE CLOTHING (ON SECOND FLAT)-- Almost every boy knows of our Clothing, and a make for J. M. Schinbein's if they want a good Suit or Overcoat. Now we are goi make a Clean Sweep in Overcoats-- Prices almost cut in two. Boys' Nicker Pants for abe. od By ve ards. Men's Pants $1.00 . See ours before you ne Capes, Fur Caps, Men's Fur Coats, Mitts. Sealette Caps, Imitation Caps, Glov 2a, Men's Ties, Collars, Cuffs, Scarfs, White whirte, Colored Shirte--hundreds of cher articles. JUST TO HAND FOR XMAS. Two cases of Table Cutie. * Napkins to match ImportedpJirect from Belfast, Ireland, "Five ¢ o'clock Tea #, Tray Cloths, Centre Pieces of all vad Two cases of Silverware direct from New ¥ Yon will not see them in any other store in ay rg Just think of 4 dozen Dessert footed White-Metal and Silver-Plated, f Same in Teaspoons, Same in Forks. Child's Set, 25c ; Child's silver Set, 25c, ; Sayer Pia Cushion, 25c. Twenty-Five different articles all of which will sell at' 25c's. No su th Goods ever shown in Listowel. Call and gee them, they wilf be on our Exhibition Table after December the 15t Do not Forget our BOOTS and SHOES.- A full range of New Footwear. Men's Fine Slippers. Ladies Fine Shoes and Slippers. Bed-itoum Slippers. "~~ Note A Few of our Prices #-- Byte, of ent seasere oe $1 00 sotton, 0 99 2 30 " von 100 23 12 Creto 100 2 2 : Towelling *" 100 3 5 ' "Tabling 10 25 2: 2 $8 ~ 4 Pairs Ladies Ribbed Cashmere Hose "1 o 5 4 Pairs heavy Wool Hose.............. " 10 2 1 Bet of Men's heavy Ribbed Double " o@ 2 1 Pair of gooll Corsets........ eeecenccee " O80 7 Mantles .... "10 oo A nice Sealette Cap....c..0.00622. " 100 oo Men's Kid Gloves............. ° "4p 75 00 12 Hankerchiefs. "012 sees oo HANDKERCHIEFS BY TRE THOUSAND FROM ONE CENT OP. 1 could mention hundreds of of other articles, Het gens Ie: Soe sites. l welcome you Minton our store. reaae cas, 7 Christ. "THE NEW CASH STORE F. RI DA 2 . DAY. Flannelettes Regular POO See ee ies tease ee +. Bargain : Men's Woollen Underwear 78 : sigs " Day +2 All Wool Blankets ss 3.25 EVERY DAY BA RGA INS: 3 ply Grain an Bees WG! MOR Orisa ei iecg Coke eee beeoknceas 2 per | Good PAGS LO scsi cage Ciel tae Goi cans ve vce vs . Stee Surprise se Soap FOP lass ccseue ceca 13 bars Our iwa Electric Soap for. & B Tobacco ORB Will also seli MEN'S FUR COATS AND CAPS LADIES MUFFS AND COLLARS AND ALL OTHER GOODS, at the lewest Cash price Try our New Victor Uncolored Japan Tea 40c. for 250. Groceries, Boots & Shoes at the Lowest Cash Price, arm Produce taken at Cash Price. ; 3 KROTZ & WALTER. Wallace Street, No, 9, next door to Bricker Hardware Co _W. SPEARS Is nowt possession of his enlarged premises and with his 106 Feet in Length of Ground Floor, he has one ct the finest stores i: Western Ontario. Ag the store is well lighted as well as roomy he is now able to show his : IMMENSE STOCK OF ~*~ Fall and Winter 'Govds to-adve-tage:---The public i is-respecttully-invited~to-call and see his fine establishment and to NOTE THE LOW PRICES at which he is selling all lines of Winter Goods, clude FUR GUODS READY-MADE CLOTHING, TWEEDS AND CLOTHES, or aoe AND COFTONS, DRESS GOODS, HUISERY AND UNDERWEAR, HA' . AND CAPs, Boots AND SHOES, RUBBELS AND OVERSHOES. and everything else in the lineot Dry Goods. Groceries Crockery and Provisions at Bottom Prices, 20 Tors of Turkeys, Geese and Chickens Wanted, for which 1 will pay the highest market price. Bring them right along. WM. SPEARS. BISSELL'S | Carpet Sweepers. --_-- 9. TABLE KNIVES AND FORKS, DESSERT KNIVES AND FORKS. CARVING SETS. SPOONS. TABLE, DESSERT AND TEA, POCKET KNIVES. SKATES !SKATES! SLEIGH BELLS. LAMPS OF ALL KINDS. -- My stock of above goods is very complete, and the prices are right I have the greatest novelties in WHIPS. It's either a whip or a walki »g stick. R. [MOORE ra Main Street, Listowel, td EVERYBODY WELCOME J. S. GEE'S. STORE New Goods Arriving Daily. Bargains in Dress Goods --All Winter Goods must be cleared out.-- BOOTS & SHOES FOR EVERYBODY Ladies Fine Shoes from $1.00 Pair up New Christmas Goods in New erry st Ciesla: Prunes, Evap Apples, Apricote,{ 'Lemon, Orange, and Citron Peels, Soodibeg Raisins, also Candies, Nute, Figs, Dates, Oranges, Lemon Head Quarters for Christmas Tree Supplies, pred Quecects Soe TEAS, COFFEES. Pure Black Ceylon Tea--fine flavors. which in- their own education affairs." sizes, their bail being renewed. J. M. SGHINBEIN No, 4 Main Street, Telephone 98, Highest price paid for Produce J.5. GHB.