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“p? 5s _'-- 3-5.: ,t';R, 55;, Mi gig 735.???" ' With one exception the endorsed .aeandidates defeated independent Un- ' _ ionists, the exception being Brant, 137 where Col. Harry Cockshutt, the sol- r',, dier candidate, defeated John Harold, ’“x‘the Liberal-Unionist. An interesting ", V win for Unionism was that of Evan , Fraser over w. M. German in Wel- land. Mr. German supported con- }:scription, but he was nevertheless a _ strong Laurier partisan. He was re- 1% 9Wallace by 72 58Government by 50 Ontario did its share by returning Union supporters in all but ten rid, ings, and in at least two of these the pen elected as Laurier/tes-Mc/sig, of Kent, and Duncan Ross of West 'Middlesex, voted against their leader. on conscription. But if Ontario did "well the West rallied to the standard ~01 Unionism in a manner that was T 3 remarkable, West of the Great Lakes Sir Wilfrud_Iuaurier won only two , 'rseatsr---Provencher in Manitoba and «one in-British Columbia. Saskatche- ' wan'returned 16 Unionists, Alberta _ _ 12 and British Columbia 10 or' 11. ",""".l‘he sweep was accompanied by tre- ', _'., mendous majorities for the Unionist "'ijjiiiii,iityj"tHii,, In the Western cities (e,t1lsiie,f, candidates fell thousands ot _ ,otes short, . Centre Winnipeg sup- ported Union to the tune of a 13,000 majority, a record that, in view of the size of the constituencies, compares‘ rtetll with North Toronto's 14,000 met-l fjority to Sir George Foster. It was a significant fact that with ottnit or two exceptions, the ridings "hat Laurier carried in. Ontario had either a strong German or French ele- canent. After the organized insult to -Sir Robert Borden at Kitchener it was evident Where the pro-German ele- ment in North Waterloo stood and the big majority rolled up for Euler, the Lau’rier candidate, was no surprise. In South Perth also voters of German «descent made their presence felt, and South Bruce, which was won by Reu- 2rere Truax, Laurier candidate, has two or three townships in which vot- ‘qrsof German descent predominate. (he loss of the Essex seats to Laurier \sndidates was a surprise, though both ridings have a strohg French vote. The seats won by the Laurier Candi, (abs in the Eastern townships were carried by the solidarity of the French-Canadian vote. THE NEW UNION CABINET 'r'rPe- Quebec .did all that Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Henri Bourassa expected of it, In fact, the Unionists ion a _areat less than they expected, but the two English speaking Mndsters, Hon. J. C. Doherty and Hon. C.-C, Bellan- wyne, got through, as did Sir Herbert .Anles. Outside of Montreal, however, mot a Unionist was elected, both Hon. Mr. Blondin and Hon. Albert Sevigny being defeated. _ Only in the Maritime Provinces did Laurier candidates make anything like a. showing. In Prince Edward Island they carried all seats and in Nova Scotia won nine, compared with five won by the Unionists. The Nova _seotia final return will probably be an even break, since the’two Halifax seats for which the election has been deferred are conceded to the Union- ists. In New Brunswick the Unionists have a margin of two to three seats. 9%, victory. The solid opposition. of “minebec - only three Unionists were ":rgilected in the whole province, and 'iltj),its,e in Emrlish-speaking constituen- (i,ki,iiyiir---the vote of the pro-German ele- /aiients in’ several Ontario ridings,back- /fil up by ,the votes of all the slackers mild those whom the call of patriot- "ttm has left cold, were snowed under by the union of Conservatives and Jgiberals all over the country. Sir ,Robert Borden will go back to 0t- 'swa, with a majority of at least " members, which will be increased 'When the deferred elections are held. r'?i',e-, =“er-e will be no Quebec domina- '1§ii§n in Canada, and there will be no gil‘jésertion of the Canadian troops iigitetsets.- The Canadian people en- ;Qbrs'ed Union Government by a ma- 35?@321ty that leaves no room for ques- _,s','iil'f,iiiui'u'r their will to carry on the war -iio_f'.i.i3rot:hh-. Gen se tvlewburn,:5rL:hsdrd Kemp Mn.h.L.Simbn. V Sir Robert Borden ft ' DU .D.Reid. birTh0diasVGire, Sir(ie0rqef0sty The Weston committee, which was strong and represented the best men of the town, was desirous of securing 90 per cent. ot the vote to be cast for Union Government: While this was not accomplished, it was not through any lack of effective work upon the part of those in charge. 85 per cent. of the vote was cast for the Union Government. It demonstrates what can be done by organized effort. The great unity of purpose was evident on this committee. Ladies, Conservatives and Liberals all worked together with beautiful harmony. It is but the re- Capt. Tom Wallace made a great speech. ( He thanked Weston for their magnificent work. It was not a party vote, but the union of Lhe people that had returned him again. All spoke of the great union and harmony in which the campaign had been conducted. Election returns were received in the Town Hall, Weston, on Monday night. The whole affair was im- promptu. Mr. Lorne Barlett gave a Victrola recital and the returns were announced in between. Our leading citizens were all present and gave ex- pression to their joy as the returns showed the Union Government had been sustained. Ti;e returns tor the election by di- visions in Weéton is as follows: No Woodbridge ' Weston . . . . Mimico . . . . New Toronto No No No ( The results of the West York elec- tion were,a.s follows: W. Toronto, Ward 7 From the returns availabel last night it appeared that Sir Robert Borden's Government had been re- turned by a majority of 53. r The four deferred elections-two in Halifax, one in Nelson, Manitoba, and the oth- er in the Yukon-will increaset he, majority by four, all being regarded as safe Government constituencies. The returns from British Columbia. were indefinite, but it appeared that onty one Laurierite had been elected. garded as unbeatable; but he fell over 500 votes short. Total Weston Total Etobicoke Twp. Vaughan Twp. York Twp. 17 18 19 25 34 37 Hon. NW. Rowen. Wallace Denton 9850 5823 1570 140 120 135 111 506 135 506 478 298 167 150 249 124 338 168 174 218 81 93 75 84 43 84 62 47 55 69 2592 48 92 105 52 50 72 66 100 44 52 54 74 26 19 18 29 92 12 33 45 52 13 31 22 27 12 43 This election proves that the great masses of the people are patriotic in Canada is in the War in support of our Great Empire and her Allies, in the cause of liberty and freedom to the last man and the last dollar. This is the verdict expressed by our people in Monday's election. The overwhelm- ing vote in good old Ontario and the western provinces is convincing proof of the intelligence and patriotism of the masses. Our soldiers overseas Will be greatly heartened, encouraged and stimulated even to greater action by the knowledge that the people at home are standing at their backs. Reinforcements will go to their sup- port, and our fighting forces main- tained even on a wider front. On their return from victory we in Cana- da who are unable to go will not be ashamed to face our lads who have won such glory and renown in France and Flanders for the cause of civiliza- tion. But with heads erect the civ- ilian population of the Dominion will be able to meet our defenders with- out a blush. __ __ Only the two Quebec Ministers Defeated Again, this strong Union Govern- ment will enact stronger legislation to conscript the man power of Can- ada. Also the money of Canada. They are men of ability, men of experience, men who have the confidence of the people. Weston has done her part to help. She has given her aid to elect this government. Therefore let us keep right up and help them by a strong co-operation. The return of the Union Govern- ment to power is Canada/s answer to conscription. What does it mean? While in some quarters there. is a. de- sire to draw out, while some are a little weary, and some others only think of their present personal com- fort, the majority of Canadians are ready to continue to the end. As one recalls the issue at stake he cannot but realize that we must carry on. The returns in favor ot the Union Government mean that we shall car- ry on. It means more. Those boys who are. being overworked will re- ceive reinforcements. Men will be sent across on a fair basis. No mar- ried men with large families depend- ing upon them will be sent while sin- gle men without dependents are at large. No man who is required here for production or industry will be sent while others not necessary are walking the streets. It is the men who should go and can be spared that will be senL. , Those required at home will be kept here. The Weston ladies are to be con- gratulated upon their splendid success in the recent election. Their organi- zation, while new, was very effective. By their careful canvass and watch at the polls, nearly all the woman vote was polled. One of the most striking features was the great unani- mity of the ladies. All were so bent upon the true issue that former dif- ferences were eliminated or lost sight of in the big issue. Their vote was a big influence and factor in the great election. Weston has done well and is still ready to show the world that she is behind the boys at the front. She is ready to support them by sending over the necessary equipment and reinforcements to carry on. She knows something of the great need, there, fore she is willing to do her part. suit and the direct outcome of the great educational campaign carried on in Weston. One of Toronto's great organizers stated that no town had had so many fine speakers and big- ger audiences than Weston. The re- suIts achieved in the Red Cross, Vic- tory Loan and the present campaign all indicates this. Hon.Marrin Burrell Iltmfrank0xhrime, Kot1.hlbe.rl6wiqry. Hon Cl Doherry Gr James Louqheed Hon CC Ballanryne. Hon.F.B Carve”. onArthurNeiperv' Hon.Hugh6uthrie. 'la1.'j.h,(lai(oer AN OPEN LETTER THE TIMES & GUIDE, WESTON, AVEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1917 There is no reason why sweetmeats should not be used in normal quanti- ties this Christmas, but the public are asked to remember that during the temporary"sugar shortage it is unpat- riotic to buy or use candies that are made of cane or beet sugar. That does not mean that there will be a dearth of candy. On the contrary by a skilful combination of fruit and nuts new varieties may be evolved which will supplement the many kinds ot candy already manufactured with- out cane or beet sugar. In the Unit- ed States a movement is on foot to popularize war time candies. The use of sugar is reduced to a minimum and dates, prunes, nuts, raisins and figs are freely used. Some of these confections are sufficiently nourish- ing and wholesome to be used by themselves for dessert. In some coun- tries sugar and other delicacies are so scarce that there will be no Xmas candies at all this year. 0 Canada, our sons we gave to thee. Proud to be mothers of our star. wart men; We gave them thee in gladness, knowing when They die for thee, they die for Liberty; We have no sorrow, knowing they are free. Begared in dust? Ye have not suckled these Heroes and martyrs still ten thou- sand times ten Thousand,--Ahl They hold the world in feet. Flesh of our flesh, blood of our blood, and. bone Ot our bone-the blood of mother, the cement Of Empires-and the love that says, "For others Be the rights, which of their birth they own"; You have our sons and ye are well content; The wealth ot nations is our gift-- its mothers. CLAUDE E. LEWIS. Co-operation of Public Urged to Save Cane IM? Beet Sugar The Union Government is strongly entrenched at Ottawa. All trifling matters are being obliterated in the public interest. Taxation, both di- rect and indirect, are taken to kindly. Canada is financing herself a new discovery-that is paying the farmers for all surplus supplies of grain and foodstuffs for overseas and also find- ing the capital for the making of munitions in this country tor our al- lies. Our export trade is enormous- the greatest in our history-and when the war is over the balances due Can- ada from abroad will be hundreds of millions of dollars. The faith in Can- ada is shown by large and wealthy corporations, insurance companies with trust funds to invest, bankers, wealthy individuals. and even the poorer classes investing their funds in the securities of the Dominion. Yours, etc., T. GALBRAITH. Weston, Dec. 18 spite of lurking suspicions of disloy- alty which had been engendered by the large percentage of men asking for exemptions. We can now depend upon.it that our men will do their duty. During Monday evening a great relief was seen in the countenances and spirits of the public. All of us had been under a great strain for weeks, but the impending crisis has been bridged over. Of course, the war situation is still serious, but our hearts are still undaunted and we are proud to know that Canada. is unfal- tering in her duty. CAN DIES FOR CHRISI‘MAS Hon.T.A.Crera c. THE DEDICATION Have you entered/The Times & Guides subscription contest. , If not do so now as tiriie is growing short. --- Get a $100 Grafanola free. IS IT PRICE'? IS IT QUALITY? ', ' IS IT QUANTITY? Arm Rocking Chairs in all makes at $2.50 iii, ner at .....................,....25c up Children's Blackboards at . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1.25 Doll's Bed complete at all prices. A FINE PRESENT _ FOR THE HOUSE. One That Will Please Everybody Bed Davanettes, $25 to ..............$50.00 Special value, quarter cut oak, imitation Span- ish leather, fine mattress and best of springs for .............,........839.75 The same in a heavy tapestry at . . . . . .$49.00 These are good values. 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