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la. fl 1') I“ h'o mm In 0'“. h.'.' i, ”n...” ‘. ”'0' ‘n eh. Daei now held their conventione, and they minion. and it '5" be in a. public nee- to be well. eatiefled. Compari- intereete to have one PO"! acting ae 00”“ ‘0 3"5'" andenthneiaem are a check on the other. as in the days 0‘ “u“ "I" h" it “ well known of Sir John Hacdonald and Sir Oliver that the Province is almoet equally lfowat. The Liberal pg", has been “'35“ on Pu"! “30'. lb“ 5°“ in power in Ontario for 33 years. and the question of temperance the dif- last six years. Nearly half the pre- “VON” 50"“9 ‘5‘ parties i' the sent Ministry are lacking in admin- 030 0‘ '0' “"1 means rather lb“ of ietrative experience and it is no long. principle- Th0 L350"! convention er pretended seriously that Mr.Whit- npheld ‘11 "01’0““ ‘00“03 ‘e ad- ney could not form aCabinet of equal vanced temperance legislation. “‘1 ability. The time seems ripe for I contented itself with some proposi- changeâ€"Toronto News. tione for strengthening the license a....._..._.â€" law, and facilitating local option. a 3088 AND PROHIBITION. The conservative convention favors ' a measure of temperance reform and a etrict and impartial enforcement of It is doubtful if the 3039 Govern- the laW. Both conventions declare ment can derive any substantial ad- :hemselves friendly to public owner- vantages lrom the Liberal convent ship, and the strict regulation ef'tion. If Mr. Ross had gone to the franchise holding °°'P°“‘i°°e- In I country inatead of to the conventior “’0” matters they must be judged'he would stand in a better positiox by "10" works "the" than by their l before the probibitionists of the Pro professions. MWh 0‘ the important! vince. During all his life Mr. Ros: business under this head is done in has been an advocate of prohibition "30 committies. where the party He has held high office in temperanct “009 "0 90" Striuly drawn. “ed organizations. He was the mouth Vb." much depends “9°“ the in- piece of the prohibitionists in th di'id“31 force or character. Con- Cabinets of Sir Oliver Mowat and o etant vigilance is required to main- Mr. Hardy. He seconded the pledge tain public rights, and each man must of both of these leaders that the; 5° judged by his record. 7 ‘would give prohibition to the limi (Toronto News.) We ere thus brought back to the mein issue, the necessity of a. strong Government. which can be meintein- ed in power without resort to frond and corruption. Whet is the elector to do in order to bring about that re- sult ? He might be satisfied with e Libero! Government. ecoslition Gov- ernment, or s Conservetive Govern- ment. so long as it wee honest. strong end eficient. But if he is: precticel 1111 0111310 BITUATIOI. men. he must strive utter that which is within tench. For more then six you. the nttempt to obtain 3 strong Libero) Government has foiled. In all. while they condemned the frauds were not willing to put an end to the condition which gave rise to the fraudsâ€"the retention of ofiice by men who were weal: in popular support. Mr. Hardy resigned the Premier- ship and was succeeded by Mr. Ross. Mr. Ross went to the country in 1902 with an attractive platform. presented in an attractive way. He the genersl election of 1898 Mr. Herdy could not ohtsin s working msjority. the frsuds in West Elgin were committed. No doubt those who committed the trends were Mr. Bsrdy’s worst enemies of Liberalism in the true sense. But honest Liber- was no more success than his prede cessor. He came out of the general election with a bare majority of the Legislature. and with a minority of the popular vote. estimated at var- ious figures between 4,000 and 7,000. There was no accident in this. The Liberals were not taken by surprise. They had been warned by their ex. perience in 1898 to expect a hard fight. They did their best and a ma- jority of people pronounced against them. The people simply refused to give a working majority to Mr. Ross, as they had refused a working major. I ity to Mr. Hardy. The failure to re. cognize that fact, the attempt to carry on Government without its proper basis of papular support, was the source of the West Elgin frauds ; and it was the source of all the fraud and corruption of the last two years, the bribery in North Perth and North Norfolk, the diagraceful episode of the Minnie M. in Sault Ste. Marie. the nineteen month’s delay in hold- in. the byrelections in North Ren- frow. In a word, the attempt to give the Province a strong Liberal admin. iatration during the last six years has failed ; the Government is weak- er than it was two years ago. and the recent Federal election holds out no hepe to the Ministry. Propoeels for conlition heve been mode but have been rejected Coali- tion is better than dendlock. and if the next election results in another drown bottle, it may be neceesery .to reeort to thnt expedient. At present however, the parties will not accept it, end it runes he put aside es not preoticeble. Coelition being out of Aâ€"â€"Aâ€" A- -L ’. â€"VV-_ __ the question, and ell sttempts to ob- tain the necesssry support for s Libo ersl Government heving foiled, noth in; remains but to edopt the third pin. 3 chenge of Government and the transference of power to Mr. Whitney end his colleagues. The generul electioneof 1902 sud the enh- eequent bye-elections indicste that e. mnjority of the electors ere with him; it will not require u very lerge addition to the vote to give him e wee-kins msjority, end put on end to the uneefleilty of the lust few years, all the weube. thet is e tempts- tliltewro-I doing. Tho pro-out is uoonvonhm tin. for the chain. The Liters}: no “tong-- (Toronto News.) It is doubtful if the Ross Govern- ment can derive any substantial ad- vantages from the Liberal conven- tion. If Mr. Ross had gone to the country instead of to the convention he would stand in a better positionl before the prohibitionists of the Pro- vince. During all his life Mr. Ross has been an advocate of prohibition. He has held high office in temperance organizations. He was the mouth. piece of the prohibitionists in the Cabinets of Sir Oliver Mowat and of Mr. Hardy. He seconded the pledges of both of these leaders that they lwould give prohibition to the limit of Provincial jurisdiction as deter- mined by the Privy Council He re- ‘ peated the pledges in his own name when he succeeded to the Premier- ship. He was an active advocate of prohibition down to the very hour in E which the Judicial Committee declar- ' ed the Province competent to prohib. se it the retail trade in liquor. It was b1 natural. therefore, that prohibition be ists should expect Mr. Boss to rejoice c: in the judgment and to determine at v. ' any cost to give eflect to the princi- sq ? ple which he had championed for a ct ‘ lifetime. t1 But Mr. Ross shufiled and dodged, resorted to plebiscites and referen- e dums, wrestled with caucasus. flirt- f. ed with public ownership. danced d - forward and back. and hands all 0 ' round, and up and down the centre, t: ' and all to your places. He urged ii the convention at Massey Hall to aim high. and then sat silent while two of his colleagues pleaded with the delegates to come down to lower ' elevationâ€"for the sake of the party- and at last bestowed his blessing up- ' on the emasculated resolutions. But 1 unfortunately the prohibitionists saw the performance go on before the e l footlights, and the remnant of faith lin Mr. Ross which would hate sur- 1 vived if he had gone to the country â€"W\'w f completely shattered. If when face ( h' ‘ to face with the judgment of the ( D, . e I. legislation or the repudiation of Gov- ’° ernment promises, Mr. Ross had told 1' the Province frankly that he must . ‘1 modify his position, that he doubted ‘ " if the people were ready for prohibi- st tion, that the experience of prohibit- ;o ory legislation on this continent had I 3’ not been wholly satisfactory. and r- that for the moment he could not re- 8' commend more than a material re- to duction of licenses. a rigid enforce- ts ment of the law, a betterment of the as system of local option. and improved 3; enforcing machinery he would'have ud credit for frankness and courage, and rs, honest dealing with the people, which th ! he cannot be said to have manifested. _°f i It is true that he would not have es- '9' l caped confession of error, and that '6' *, his position would not have been he- m" roio. but he would have put himself '_'°«_ fairly in the hands of the people and 'n‘ 1 need not have covered his retreat by l “‘5 all the unworthy devices and artifie? ‘k' l which he has since adapted. ‘ It was nmiceable at the convention that the argument advanced against the platform submitted by the Com- mittee on Resolutions was that its adoption would endanger the success of the party in the constituencies. There was no assertion of principle. and no appeal except to the party interest. The one contention was that the party must retain oflice at} any cost, and that no other consider- ation should haveweight iu the con- struction of the party platform. Never before have we had such a bold confession that ofice was the _sole and of the Liberal organization.’ and success in the constituencies the sole concern of the Liberal leaders. Behind all this palpable trimming and doubling is the assumption that prohibitiomsts are incurable parti- until- It. must he said, too. that there ‘â€" eene. It must be said, too. that there is some support for this notion. More then once on this continent prohibi bition hes been formideble where it wee edopted by petty. A. the sole plenk of on independent movgment it he: rerely is ever been a be remembered also that the law has veiled. and that American experience seems to favor local Option for rural communities. and high license for towns and cities. England’s Queen In Ontario, as in many of the Am- erican States. the liquor trade is a formidable political force. and no doubt it was a serious consciousness of the fact which determined the sc- tion of Mr. Graham and Mr. McKay in the Liberal Cpnvention. It was said once 1n Great Britain that the! temperance people talk but do not‘ vote, while the liquor trade votes, but does not talk. It seems to be ciaus that this is also the condition in Canada. We do not say that the no- tion is warranted. but Mr. .Ross seems to have conc'uded finally that he could not afford to have any seri ous breach with the liquor interest. At least. the platform of the conven- tion fails utterly to redeem pledges of the leaders of the Liberal party in Ontario. even though separated from the methods by which it Was evolved it is a distinct and not unworthy ad- vance upon the system of regulation which now obtains. fl I buy all kinds of Raw Furs, and always give honest assortment and make prompt reâ€" turns. ‘J On receipt of goods I assert and make re- turns and lay skins aside shipper ample time to make reply, if not satis- factory. ‘1' If they return check I I return goods at once. {I I pay Expressage on all skins amounting to more than $5. Price List on ApplicatiOn 30 Your! Merchants’ Bank of Canada. C. H. ROGERS WllKERTON, '2 : ONTARIO REFERENCES: .’ in the Fur business. ALEXANDRA. QUEEN CONSORT. was Sixty years old last Thursday. The Rev. William Kettlewell. of St. I‘homas. says that he has, with two exceptions voted Liberal both in Provincial and Dominion politics, but he now deems it to be his duty to vote against the Ross Government. because of its breach of faith in re- gard to prohibition. He thinks that ”If you support your party when it does wrong, you forfeit your influ- ence upon it for the right, and the party will go on doing wrong, believ- you will stick to it in spite of its corrupt acts. The only way in which you can influence your party for good is to teach it that you are sufficiently independent to oppose it. or. at least, to withhold your sup- port when it is wrong. A season in the cold shades of opposition may be not only the best for the country, but for the party itself.” aparcy 'should be supported only when it. is right. He says: Publicity is the sword of purity in politics. Secrecy is the shield of corruption in politics. The charges against Hon. J. R. btratton were handled in a way that magnified side issues and obscured the main facts. The charges against B. O. Lott were handled in a way that exposed ithe main facts and obscured all side ‘ issues In the Porter charges had been handed over to a Royal Commission that Commission would not be listen ing to learned arguments as to whe- ther Mr. Latt spelled his name with one “t” or two. And if the Gamey charges had inn-n handed over to A. F. Wood, J. P . ,. w side issues as to deposit slips! .. doubles about the rules of evi- . - vould have deverted the en- i,~.-.. \ wow the pursuit of truth, and ~ .. mm. would not still be {m to face Wynn the solemn public duty of re- peating the question:â€"“ WHERE DID THE MONEY COME FROM ?”â€"Toronto Telegram. ”H ... HM Consumption Begins With a Cough. Publicity is the Advance Agent of Purity. The cough racks and tears the' tender tissues of the throat. Inflam- mation supervenes and then serious bronchial or lung trouble is establish- ed. The important time is at the beginning. Stay the progress of the cough by.using fragrant healing Catarrhozone which reaches every part of the bronchial tubes. throat and lungs Catarrbozone destroys disease germs. stops the cough, heals sore spots. clears the nose and throat of discharge. Catarrbozone sootbs. never irritates. Guaranteed for every form of Catarrh. For lasting cure use Catarrhozone. Two month’s treatment $1.00; trial size 25c. Newrich: How’d you get ulong at the dinner ? Mrs. Newrich: Fine. When they on pie with e fork I done it, too, so u not to let 'em see their break. The Balance of Power. True Politeness. -o.o'-. is comi on tad to sell 0 right to meet the con- We hsvo an oxtu line of Tweed: for 59mm. n full sortmoont of Heavy and Mntu.‘ etcmegc. Just the things 1- :. cm cold. Implement Agency! To our Friends and Customers! MCCLARY Sunshine Furnace and Stoves for wood or coal. CHURNS, the best on record. DOWSWELL Washing Muchinoâ€" that will wash clean. and a Wringer that will wring dry and DILLON HINGE STAY FENCE, the kind that will keep 3 dock or ox on their own side of the fence WILKINSON Flows and Land Roll are have no equsl. PALMERSTON Buggies and Demo- crsts. HEAD STONES and MONUMENTS of the best workmanship. BUGS that will keep you werm and dry ere the kind we handle. TRY US FOR GBOCERIES ‘u‘ v -' of all kind; Thcagfle always fresh. Teas a specialty here. XMAS TIME DURHAM , Santa Claus The Big 4+ We don’t suppose there is a house in this town but has occasion oc- casionally to patronize a jewelry store. This store likes to be of service to as many peOple as pos- sible. We are pleased to quote prices to those who are only look- ing around. Or we will explain what is in favor for presents. or give any other information with- the knowledge of the festal' season. Call or Produce taken In Exchange. Toys and Xmas Plesents JOHN CLARK Wetchmsker. Jeweller. Optician. not tear. ’9‘ 0‘ an , vv w-vvâ€" - . htta. etc.. etc. J mt the things want outside in the cold. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING Repairing a Specialty. (McKinnon’s old Stand) S. SCOTT A. GORDON HAS ARRIVED A'l‘ BLANKETS WITH A BIG LOAD OF â€" THE GBOCER â€" Be sure to call 3nd see him and order your XMAS PRESENT DU BEAM , ONT. Can we be of '9 service to you ' Blanlgpts miles north hof first clue condition. runninx stream. °°.' _..A:M LOT 51, 52. 5' Jan. Town of Durhun. descri of Lot 59. Con. 2. E. G. R. (Hang. the premises is 3 comforublo hr roomed cotture. a good fume hr! suble. a smnll bearing orchard. all best running «at. cloned, title good. Term; can sail Lot 2. 000.3. N. D- April 4. luv-4f. N THE CENTRAL PART Durban. Four lots on the West I Albert Street. for private residencoo. is the time to 39: phase lots. For (I information npplv to of Saddler street in the Town bum. in the county of Grey. cont acres more or less. For terms nnd April 12. 1904.â€" Eli applv to PARK LOT NUMBER 13 N0] of Snfidler street juntho Town‘oi I Bulls. Heifers und Cows. Toma be flanged. VERSCHOYLE (Imp. head of herd. H. PAR_KE_K. URE BRED DURHAMS. YO' Bulls. Heifpfls _u_1d_ 9915. _T_Ofll| Much lâ€"tf 212 414’ Lake. Two buns. stone at: with cement floors, good house, well we! Cheap. For further particulere apply March lOâ€"tf 1. ing of 14 acres in the town of Du: known as the “ Mnitlsnd " property w sold ressombls to a. quick porch Terms easy. Applv to Sept. 3--3 In pd. 4/ {ran and Durham Reed-one eon ing eight rooms. first class furnlee bath room. The other contuins six re Electric fixtures in both houses. i moderste. Applyto Sept. 6th â€"tf. ‘v- [1 Street. the propert ovfers. J Browne. The house contains 12 to: coveniently situated. and quite new. meke an excellent bonding house. pnrticulus 1pplv to July 10th. 1!”. Bum“. bred tro- Importod Stock. register-c Prices right. Apply to “-47‘ , ‘ WM; SCARF’. Durban 0mm um. 1904.4}; For Sale ARK LOTS FOR SALE CONS: HOUSESâ€"CORNER OF GA House 6: Lot for Sale. Park Lot For Sale. J. P. TILNID. :.-tf. Vendor’s Solicitor. Dw H‘OUSE ‘AND LOT O_N QU' vtf. Farm For Sale. Cell”.â€" ACRES NEAR WILD: Houses to Let. Sheep for Sale. House to Rent. For Sale. For Sale. MACKAY DUNN, “1. BLACK, Durban. . HUNTER. Dari ,, NO. 2. MRS. G . MIGHTO? Vendor’s .Solici1 , Form, DURHAI Durhdm. dy fot an reliant-ed. Dur}