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fl?! The “ down towers ” do not assume a dictatorial spirit to the residents up town as to which house should receive the license. but when the will of eighty per cent as expressed by their petition is ignored by auto- cratic appointees of the Government they feel it a duty to come to their relief and assist them out of the difiiculty. Nor is it the Conserva- tives that regard this as a grievance as the Liberals feel that the Commis. sioners have exercised a high handed authority in Opposing the popular will. It is time for a change, and their resignation is in order. The town of Newmarket is indig- nant over the cutting 03 of a. license to the North Amxican Hotel there, Through some irregularity how- ever growing out of a “transfer of the application” the question was further pressed before Judge Creasor whose reading of the law. led to a revocation of the license. The Up Town petitioned for a license tobe granted to the Central and though sixty -six names appeared on the pe- tition, or eighty per cent of the electorate, their will was ignored by the outside Commissioners and action deferred until the 29th, when its petition satisfactory to the Commis- sioners is presented, the license will be given to the British. Very few citizens in the first place thought the license would go to the British, the commissioners them selves, it is said, fav ored the Central on the ground of being better located, better equipped and more modern in arrangement However, when they met, the two outsiders, Mr.Poel1l man and Mr. Phalen, over ruled the resident member of the Board, Mr. Caldwell, and promised the license to the British on condition that cer- tain repairs be made and a suitable tenant provided. These conditions were complied with and the license granted accordingly. Durham according to law is entitl- ed to three licensed hotels. Two have already secured the license while the third is unsettled, that granted the British being revoked by the decision of J udge Creasor. Mr. Foy of South Toronto is already a strong man in the Conservative tanks. He has also shown him- self to be versed in politics and law, a good reasoner and a logical debater. Dr. Pyne of East Toronto is also an active man. In fact it is conceded on all sides that the Ontario Oppos- ition has some first class men. and the present Hardy Administration, should they be retainedin office, will be forced to respect the Opposition. Mr. J. T. Garrow, of West Huron. representative of the returning officer and poll constables argues on the moral and legal right of constables 'to vote. Conservatives are willing to grant the moral right, and let the judges decide on the legal. The object of the Constable Bill, as the Attornev-General declared was to help the Government out of a hole, and to mantain them in oflice. With a majority of six. anda cer- tainty as to the legality of the Con- stable vote, what should they be afraid of? What had the Govern- ment to fear? Why meet anyway to pass retro-active or retrospective legislation. if not to mannacle the electors and gag the judges, as a member of the Opposition quaintly puts it. If as Mr. Hardy and his supporters «claim that it is legal for poll con- stables to vote, why call a Special session to make it legal again? If they have no doubt of its legality "\ey should have no fear of the de- union of the Judges in the appeals mow pending. By the support of eight members whom the Conservatives say are not members, the Government has a minority of six. Had the Speaker ruled otherwise they would be in a minority of two. The Constable Bill passed its second reading on Friday night last, by a majority of six, Before the vote was taken Mr. Whitney " rais- ed a point of order to the efiect that the eight members should not. be allowed to vote, against whose seats petitions in which the right of con- stables to vote was an issue, were pending.” The Speaker ruled other wise however and the second reading} was carried, the eight members vot- ing with the Government. THE CHRONICLE. A few weeks ago. a report was cir- ,cnlated that Dr. Allison, of Sacvkille iCollege, Methodist, had expressed gstrongly anti-temperance views and thad recommended the Methodist !body not to support the Dominion 'Plebiscite. The report was some what premature, however, and the Dr. under his ° , For years the agitation for prohib- itory ligislation has been pressed. wanted it, and the wanting or not wanting of it is to be tested by the plebiscite vote. This will cost the country between two and three hundred thousand dollars. The cost will be the same, vote or no vote, therefore, whatever may be the out- come it is the duty of every elector to cast his ballot conscientiously and let the result of the vote show The propriety of building grano- ' lithic sidewalks up the Durham hill ' is to our mind a subject of grave ' doubt. When first we heard the? matter spoken of we were quite in ' favor of the project, but having heard many who know give their eXperi- ences of their slippery and absolutely dangerous character we are forced to the conclusion that they are not ' “just the thing.” But the people demand them, the Council is willing to acquiesce in their demand and the work is in prOgress. Would it not be well to give the granolithic a trial by placing it on one side only. for the present year. The bed on the other side if put down properlv could easily be covered with cement should experience prove it wise to do so, and should it be decided not to put on the covering later,the solid gravel with good cement facings will in a short time make an admirable walk. A gentleman in our ofice a. few days ago thinks the citizens will lbe sorry only once for putting grano- ilithic walks on the hill. The plebiscite campaign is still go ing on. Preparations for voting on the 29th of Sept. are being made on both sides. Many of the temperence party. from lack of confidence in the subsequent results appear to show an indifference in the matter; and for that reason may never appear at the polls. The feeling in the minds of New Market Liberals is much the same as that expressed by some of them in Durham over our license tempest. Mr. Frank Irwin, of Sharon, spoke as follows :â€"“I have been a Liberal all my life, my father was and my son is, but I say this, that if this afiair is not fixed up, much as I regret to say it, I cannot cat a Government vote, nor will my son, and all the influence I can bring to bear will be utilized in the same direction. Davis will never, 1 under these circumstances, get my vote, and if there was an election in the fall, he would be defeated to a dead certainty. His own party is up against him. I do not consider the inepector a man fit for the position, nor for that matter, the commission- ers either.” 8.300 changed hands on the deal would bear explanation. The story {Luther goes that Inspector Hughes practically controlled the commis- sioners; that the hotelkeepers of the town, combining against the North American, got up this purseâ€"and. “a man from St. Catharines” was found to approach the inspector. This isa sample of tales that are heard on every side.” snd Inspector Hughes is the subject of some strange comment. The fol- lowing paragraph from s Toronto dsily csrries its own explanation 1'â€" “The feeling is hottest against In- spector Hughes, and there are strange rumors whispered around town. A few put the action down to the inspector’s rigid temperance views, but a rumor which was heard from a variety of sources that Miss Mrs. J The Eden Bros. commenced work oo Mrs. Gray’s house {his week which wxll addogreatly to Its appearance Mrs. Gadd while going to town the other dav happened with wh ' .. at m have been a serio_us _acci_dent. 5:11;: frnnf nan-'9“ Mrs. Thos. All an has been visiting friends at the 800 this last few weeks. A couple of our boys go west very frequently. They say they are try- ing to capture a. Fox but it. is quite an undertaking. It has been stated further that an action has been threatened against the Commissioners unless they grant the British the license, but it is absurd to imagine that the Commis- sioners have been acting from “ fear ” in that direction. It may have been intended on the part of the Commissioners in refus- ing the Central application to test the feeling, or rather, the calibre of the electors, but in view of all the circumstances. it is quite unlikely, should the electors stand firm, and refuse to back down on their former position in this matter, that the Commissioners will further Oppose the will and wishes of the people, or allow any personal prejudices or “ sympathy ” they may have had, to stand in the way of their duty in that regard. Such is not the case. Without the certificate signed by the required number of the electors for the Brit- ish, the Commissioners cannot grant a license to that hotel. and when the matter comes before the Board again, the only application in the absence of such, certificate of the Electors, that can be entertained is the one for the Central, and the Act makes pro- vision for a reconsideration of refus- ed_applications. It has been stated that the applic- ation of Mr. George Ryan for a tavern license in reSpect of the Cen- tral Hotel has been finally disposed of by the Board at their last meeting and it is either the British or noth- ing. Durham, August, 22nd, 1898. To Turn EDITOR or THE CHRONICLE. port" or want of moral support accorded it by the people. I did not refer in any way to Maine, and there- fore could not have drawn the sug- gested parallel between her caper:- ence and that of New Brunsmck m a possible future. I did not say or imply that the country needs no more prohibitive laws.” This gives a flat denial to the charges imputed to Dr. Allison, and forbids the use of his name as a representative Metho- dist in Opposition to temperance sentiment. He further says “ What a I did say and repeat now was that a ‘ Prohibitive law, unsupported by a powerful force of moral sentiment might be a curse rather than a bless- ing. I did not say that I could not recommend the great body ,of the Methodist Church to rate for PIO- bibition and certainly did not intend to say anything that could possibly have been construed to have such a meaning.” Further he adds :-â€"-“ I frankly admit that my own mind was not free from doubt as to whether or not the country was ripe for prohibi- tion. but such was my antipathy to the liquor traffic and desire for its destruction that I intended to give Prohibition " the benefit of the doubt” and vote “ yes ” at the plebiscite D011.” These opinions are taken from the pen of Dr. Allison himself and ”0 Person can remain further in doubt as to his position on the plebis- Cl e. ------- VARNEY. The License Huddle. H 0.0 Yours truly, C. A. BATSON. , Aug. 25th, .1898. SOUTH GREYâ€"DURHAM, SEPT. 27 8 28. ARCH. MCKENZIE. Secretary. Industrial. Toronto. Aug. 29-Sept. 10. Western. London. Sept. 8-17. Northern, Walkerton. Sept. 14-15. North Grey, Owen Sound. Sept. 21-22. Great Northern, Collingwood, Sept. 2023 Holland. Chatsworth. Sept. 22 23. East Grey. Flesherton. Sept. 22-23. Central, Walter’s Falls. Sept. 27-28. Centre Bruce, Paisley. Sept. 27-28. Northwestern, Goderich, Sept. 27-29. Glenelg, Markdale, Sept. 15-16. Arron, Tara. Oct. 4-5. Sydenham, Botlnwell’s Corners, Oct. 4-5. Euphrasia. Rocklyn, Oct. 5. Derby, Kilsyth, Oct. 6-7. Because a. “ specialist ” has told you that you cannot be cured. No mat- ter how long you have sufiered with indigestion or constipation or how often you may have been told your case was chronic or incurable if you persist in the use of Sloan's Indian Tonic you will soon be as healthy as ever you were. All up-to-dste deal- ers sell it. $1.00 bottle lssts six weeks. Mr. George Sackett has taken an independent fit and has dug a well convenient to his house. No more public wells for George. Durham, are visiting at Mr. George Sackett’s this week. Don't Be Alarmed Fall Fairs. 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