----o & * 4 THE RESULT. WILL. TASSIE "EAGLE" mounted -on an (Aluminum Rim,) Two Entries---- Two Wins---- on the 25th. Ride an "Eagle", Four .Sale by J oA. HAGKING Agent G, T. R. Issucr of Marriage Licenses. Moral ListowelStandard FRIDAY JUNE 12, 1896. THE LAURIER DEMON- STRATION. The Liberals of this town and vicin- ity have reason to congratulate them- selves upon the success of Tuesday's demonstration from a numerical point of view and from the way it was manag- ed, while they have infinitely greater reason to feel disappointed at the effect of Mr. Laurier's visit, Ali that a fine procession. with two brass bands, a broom brigade of young ladics, mounced horsemen and bicyclists, ete., could do was done, but so far as en- thusing the large gatheringon the streets the effect was a failure, it hav- ing been barely possible to force a weakly cheer for the Libera] leader as he was driven by in a coach-and-four. At the rink, where between two and three thousand people assembled, and where it was expected that the Liberal portion of the audience would warm up to the occasion, little more enthusiasm was evinced than was shown upon the streets. In fact by the time Mr. Laurier had finished his fifty minute address, disa ointment\took the lace of the little "animation veibie et the opening of the meeting, and many were the countenances of life-long Liberals that fell as they realized that they had been listening to their party leader, in whom they have been tuaght to build such hopes--he who was destined to bring long-looked-for victory to the Liberal cause--and who had given them nothing to sustain their high hopes. A dissertation on Mr. Hugh John Macdonald's nose and the Manitoba School question were the sole topics of Mr. Laurier's ad- dress, and his treatment of the latter subject was as unsatisfactory to his friends as his personal allusion was _ distasteful to the large sprinkling of Those who settle the other lines Conservatives present. look to' Mr. Lanrier to school tnestion on any than by vestering separate schools, bhoull tie pret fonud very little ground for such confidence i Mr. Laurier's speech. And in this Mr- Laurier was supported by Mr. Grieve, whose remarks on this sub- ject were in effuct that it was an in- justice to compel the children of Roman Cathoiic pareuts to be educated in Protestant schools. In view of Mr. Grieve's declaration at his Trow- bridge meeting agaiust coercing Mani- toba, it looks very fiuch as if that into power, gentleman's propensit fot "wob- bling" was increasing as the campaigu proceeds. But probably the- most disap- pointing feature of the Laurier meeting was the absence of a policy of any kind, excepting one of faultfinding and abnse Until Mr. Laurier can come before the people with something more definite than an appeal to turn out the present Government and give hima trial he will appeal in vain. Instead of his visit to this town gaining friends to his side, it has tended to weaken his own supporters, and to place Mr. MacLaren's election beyond a donbt. A British Columbia Boom. CECIL RHODES AND BARNEY BARNATO HAVE EXPERTS OUT THERE SPYING OUT LAND, , Montreal, June 8.--Cecil Rhodes and Barney Barnato, always on the lookout for new worlds to conquer, are'turning their attention to the min- ing regions of British Columbia and have now an expert at Rossland, who says that there is ten times more wealth in the Trail district than South Africa ever saw. Barnby Barn- atoalone has expended $15,000,000 in developingmines in the Transvaal and if he comes to Canada a big boom may be looked for. LAURIER'S "CLEAN MEN" How They Cleaned out the Public Treasury of Quebec. IN ORDER TO PURCHASF, LAURIER A MA- JORITY IN QUEBEC IN 1891-- "CLEAN MEN" LIKE JAMES MCSHANE --BRER PACAUD'S WORK--BOOD- LING TO NO END. Every man now living who was con- cerned in the transactions in Quebec is taking part in the election to-day. In addition there is not an individual who has been turned out of the Conser- vative party for misconduct who is not in harmony with the Liberal leader, and who is not fighting by his side. Two of the most dangerous politicians, Tarte, a refugee from the Conservative Charles Laugelier, Globe has said camp, and Hon. who the 'Toronto "ought to be in jail," are Mr. Laurier's chief lietitenants, and are, indeed, the principal Quebec candidates for cabinet offices in the event of a Liberal suc- cess. The following condensation of the report of the Royal commission as to the robbery of the Quebec treasury for--amongst other purposes--pur- chasing a majority for Mr. Laurier in Quebec in the general election of 1891, he in return to give Quebee $500,000 per annum additional subsidy from the Dominion, is highly interesting reading at the present time : Baie des Chaleurs.--This list ac- counts for the disposal of the $100,- 000 given Pacand by Mercier when the count and his retinue sailed for Europe. The co-mingling of these twosums shows that Pacaud thought them very much alike. 15,0C0--To retire three notes made by E. Pacaud and endorsed by Hon. Messrs. Mercier, C. Lan- gelier, F. Langelier and Sen- ator Pelletier. 8,000--To retire three notes made by E. Pacaud and endorsed by Mercier, C. Langelier, C. A. P. Pelletierand J. Israel Tarte, M. tg 36,788--Payments made to and on ac- count of Hon. Honore Mercier. $9.291--"Ditto" to C. Langelier. $100--Hon. Mr. Duhamel's Union club fee. $1,582-- Payments to members of the legislature, not members of the on. Oabinet. <amisisehlcls sia $2,000--To take up Tarte's nofe en~ dorsed by C. Langelier. $1,000--l arte-McGreevy inquiry. « $10,496--Political expenditure. $27,906--Pacaud's personal expendi-g ture. $25,456--Money in Pacaud's hands. Pacaud is under sentence by the court to repay this $100,000- to - the treasury of the province. Tee Langlais Trick.--Letters of credit amounting to £60,000 were is- sued to Langlais for stationery to be supplied in the future without the price being fixed. matter of fact, stationery was purchased by the de- partinents subsequent to this arrange- ment from other stationers and paid for, which shows what a hollow farce the order was. This was done ten days before the federal elections, and the money raised on the letters of credit at the bank was practically turn- ed over to Pacaud immediately, All eannot be traced, but these sums can : $25,000---Sentto C, A. Geoffrion, Q. C. trearnrer of the Liberal fund. $24,500--Placed to the credit of Pa- As a caud. ~~ The Toronto Globe sail, Jan. 18, 1892' '*$24,000 of public money ap- pears to have been stolen and paid into the Liberal campaign fund." Montreal and Ottawa Railway.-- Charlebois, the contractor, turned two sums of £5,000 and $14,903 of the sub- sidy of this toad over to Mercier. Charlebois ix nota philanthropist, as coe might think, nor a rabid party man; but a g t tract who knows how to sow money and reap rich contracts. The money went. $5,000--Paid to Mercier for election purposes. $7,000 odd, credited to Mr. Pacaud. $7,000 Telegraphed to C. A. Geof- frion. Dabbling in Liter itu: e.--Publishers Senecal and Derome and Mr. Breton had some books and coins to dispose of, and they induced Mr. Mercier's pa- ternal government totake them off their hands by making the deal per- sonally lIncrative to the party, the premier and his "pals" in this wise : $1,500--Paid by Breton toC. A. Geof- frion. 500--Paid by Breton to Mr. Dave- luy. 4,50?--Paid by Senecal to Loomer Gouin, son-in-law of Count Mercier. 900--Commission from Derome to | got GO $50 bills out of the bank, so I Gouin. es: 1,900--Commission from 1D Daveluy. Drummond Company Railway sidy.--This was handled very like Montreal and Ottawa case, and ps out as follows : 57,762--Reached Boivin, law of the count. ; 5,000--Credited to Mercier perso: for the "election account." , . Whelan's Tight Squeeze--The of Whelan's sorrows is well wn He had a bill against the provines, and he had to "divy" with the' vier before he could get his money. - lan's money went, according to his little red book : a $16,350--Hon. Honore Mercier. 6,000--Beausoleil. 15,000--Pacand. 2,650--Carriere. 3,000--Carriere and Langelier' 2,500--Langelier. 4,950--Hon. P. Garnean. 1,460--Turcotte. 4,100--Mr. McShane. 800---Senator Pelletier. The manner in which McShane, when minister of public works, squeezed $3,000 from P. J. Whelan, contractor for the Quebec court house, as set forth in the report of the royal commission, shows that McShane was, next to Mercier and Pacand, the bold- est of the brigands. The story is, in humor, equal to anyt.:ing ever written ' a hire fas be ge Soe Charles Lever or Samuel Lever. Whelan gave the followiig testi- mony as to his payments, when a contractor with the government of the province, to and from members of the government : Q. Now, we will come to the ninth item. "To the Honorable James Me- Shane, $7,100." When was this sum paid, andin what amounts ? A. I gave him on July 22, 1887, for the Laprairie election, $2,560. Q. How was it paid ? A. In cash to himeelf. Q. Did he ask it from you ? Q. Was he minister of the crown at the time ? A. Yes; he was commissioner of public works. Q. Now, what was the next sum paid ? its which that was given ? he gave. I gave it to him to pay $500 me he owed Beausoleil, fees for his outested election ; but he applied it for the St. Patrick's dinner which he gave at Quebec. Q What was the next sum ? A. It was on the 15th of October, 1887, $3,000. I did not hand him that money personally. What were the circumstances counected with the payment. A. I unfortunately went into the government offices one afternoon, and met him there and he showed me a dis- patch. Sayshe. "Youare justtheman Iwaut. I want $2,000." The dis- panch was from Mr. Mercier, but it did not explain anything. He showed it to me. "Well," ne said, "can you get it to-morrow !"' I replied." "I cannot give it to you." He said, "You must get it." Of course he was minister of public works and I wasa contractor. "Well," I answered, 'I "T am sorry I came in." '*that is where we differ," he am glad you came in." 1 said, 'It's too late ; it's after banking hours," 'Oh, that's all right," he replied, "I will get the money." So he telephon- ed James Baxter to come up, and he (McShane) said, "Baxter, I want $3,- 000." Yousee he raised it one better in the meantime. Baxter said. "TI will get it for you to-morrow." "Bax- ter went to the Bank of Commerce ané presume he handed it to McShane. (It was really handed to (Mercier.) Q. Did you pay Baxter ? A. Yes; the next day I paid him $3,000. Q. Did he say what he wanted the money for ? A. On account of the Ottawa county election. Q. Were there other payments made by you to McShane ? A: Well, I discounted Mr. Pacand's note for $1,000 which Mr. McShane had, and I gave him the money for it, Q. What time was that ? A. On the 14th of November, 1887, There is another $100. Q. What was that ? % A. That was the subscription for elections. He subscribed $500 for Mon- treal East, and I gave him $100 on ace count for the $500. Still Mr. Laurier with all his record before him cries to the people of '| 233 pounds, A. Yes ; as an election subscription, }\ A. He sayshe used it for a dinner sy I ee a ee ee 2 June 12 . SOME FIGURES sHOWING THE INCREASE TW CANADA OF THE HOG INDUSTRY-- CANADIAN FARMERS CONTROL THEIR MABKETS. Toronto World. Some few days ago the World quoted the official returns of Canada's imports and exports of-hogs and hog products, comparing the years in which a revenue tariff was in force with those when a higher duty prevailed. In 1890, When the duty on pork was 1 cent per pounil, and on ham, bacon ani lard 2 cents per pound, the total imports were 26,421,- valued at $1,458,286. The duties that prevaled in 1895, and which had then been in force four years, were 50 per cent higher than in 1890. The direct result of this in- '| crease in duty was an amazing falling off of imports. The figures above '| quoted for 1890 were reduced to 4.220, - 26, valued at $309,436, in 1895. Not only did the imports fall off to about one-sixth of what they had been, but the exports increased in abont the same ratio. The exports of hogs and hog products in 1890 were 7,730.971 pounds, valned at $645,360. These had risen in 1895 to 42,930,348 pounds, yalued at $3,943,275. The hog industry affords an object by either of the great Irish novelists, | jesson of what protection has done for the farmers of Canada. We will now show by other statis- tics how protection benefits the Cana- dian farmer. The following figures are taken from returns compiled by the Toronto board of trade : FARM PRODUCE IMPORTED AT TORONTO. Imported Fiscal year Fiscal year from U. S 1893-4 1894-5 otatoes.......- $ 7,809 $14,124 Tomatoes fresh.. 10,373 9,094 Vegetables. fresh 8,926 5,783 Apples .....-.. we 247 99 }} Strawberries and blackberries 13,487 17,829 Cranberries 6,182 2,399 Cherries 746 448 Grapes. ..-...... 2,187 1,545 Cheese ........- 2,760 1,689 Butter ........- 221 65 MEATS IMPORTED AT TORONTO. Imported Fiscal year Fiscal year 1893-4. 1894-- frona U. 8. 5. ard.......----$ 411 $ 118 con and ham. . $2 746 : . 5,670. 1,683 y 382 1,457 975 1,265 10,981 8 _ 2,239 350 These figures prove how absolutely the farmers of Canada control their own markets. And it is all owing to the Conservative party's protective tariff. Were it not for the protective tariff, these importations would be thousands of dollars where they ate now hundreds. Thisis no idle state- ment. Letus refer to the butchering business and show how a free trade or revenue tariff would tell against the farmer. If it were not for duty on avimals and meats the larger part of the butch- ering businessof Canada would be in the hands of the big American packers and meat dealers. 'The Armours and hSwifts of Chicago control the retail mest trade of the United States, and they would do the same in Canada if the duty that the Liberals propose were put in force. In the course of twelve months these big American meat concerns would freeze out 75 per cent of the butchers of Ontario. They would introduce their well-known methods for exterminating rivals. While these methods were in operation the people of Ontario might get their beef, pork and mutton cheaper than they now are able to buy it. But once the Canadian business was broken up prices would rise above what they are to-day and the Canadian butchering trade would then be destroyed. The decline of this industry would, of course, seriously affect the farmers, They would lose the home market for their cattle, hogs and sheep. All our hotels and private houses would be supplied with meat raised by the farm- ers of the western states. 'The butch- ering business of Canada, which, in the te, isa very large and import- ant industry, would be almost com- pletely ruined. The Voice of the Hater. ada, "give me clean men like McShane!" 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