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J'tradition of Liberalism was ' Every principle of tree gn- wa. outraged \\ 1th consum- rage and impulenoe. 1n the! a few shut years the Ot- ; litters have trampled the‘ iot Brown, Mackenzie and‘ vel “inf: the mud aql have - Mount Pleasant where lie‘ w s of Reform n haunt o! native leaders embrac- Fcfarlane 62 Co. EHAM CHRONICLE .the thing for lunch baskets ht about improving your time 'with the long evenings at Bisrual? (‘c In- an d “9 our Iggists and Booksellers Pew.) ha: been at Iomé pains ‘m the chief influences which p to the adnntage of the hurt in the general election. 'coesoary that the sltuattaion I» understoa! and that the [Mild be fairly but fearlessly ‘ There was not: influence. was Corporatim Geortiou. a school children. Good and 'u a prodigal dlstribution of Public appropriatims were before a hundred constitucn- frank and unblushing inde- the campaign fund of the Gov- waa at beast a million dol- i'ens of millions were pledge] in buildings. in rauway ad, 2r unprovements and in ether Givernment largess. we must clear at once as we terest you. .kets )! gurd reading matter. ‘Ve have now a nice line of new intend to re-stock them. have about 50 baskets, all and Hanging Lamps with If“ on ample evidence that d Trunk milway resort’ezl to rm of per-mutt: and op- “: order t3 elect Liberal I» Agents of the company o! Gaunt-"tin 'IN. Editor and Proprietor. M. NOVEMBER 12. 1908. ‘Vith and without covers 10337, RACE AND RAILWAY. foams, at right prices. (Toronto News.) TH E cut out tron their ”to "1m block- ah: to want For many yous t e Liburul party Inuintunntd a quarrel with the (fan- adiun Pacilc Bailwgy. But the quarrel was 0t tne party .5 own muting in this case the Grand Trunk, uninvited ani unprovoked, Illudc a quarrel with: the Consonant/c party, and did gross injustice to one-half the people in order to assst a government wnich £3 cntlrcly rc- Sponsiblc for the s.tuati:3n in thch t..e company finds 11293“. It was a rush and unfortunate preceding and can only have unhappy consequunus- It is hardly concelvable that the Con-Milan poolfle will conant t) have that Cl'UCtLUDS doomed by u milway corporatim, ,and it in intomble that a victory which was won by ctlercion may be used to secure better terms for a company which at the eleventh hour in fulfilment ot a secret osm- pact undertook t) deter-mule the 18- one of a great political contest. WLil-e the contract was before Par- liumtnt txe Oppos-ti0n had an in.- dubitublc r.g.=.t t0 OpPLBB its terms and to offer an alternative psircy. Tm Conservative lenders have an (qual rig..t to cx-crcLse a vigilant SUpul‘ViSbn over 0.5.), classificut on and 11%thde of omstruction on the Eustcr'n station. But Lin-y are bcund tu obmrve tn-e o-ntruct into which Purliunscnt Law Cnttrtd myth the Grand lirunk Pacific and' to give a fair -‘llld gull'SI‘OtU-b .ntxprctutwn t; its must ant-runs promsmns. Re- ;udiath of the omtract would damn Canmiu in th Wul’lds monwy mar- km and reduce tn»; country to the luv-£1 ut‘ u Ctntrul Amharic-an repub- lic. Tins the Grand Trunk thoroughâ€" ly undgtrttund, and it '.s n-;c-ssary tu-gzeiort to mm a imam for its un- warranted int-triprcnae .n (we ciuctini. [a t_,-;,-rc any other reason than (but the cost estimama ol the GJI- ernm-ent “an uttegly and grotesque ly 1119.11unMas:s twat tbvu Eastern sec- tion winch was to cat may or shay miIILQns of (Lllurs, will cost tram $175,000,000 to §200,000,000 .und that it m ustluvely necessary for tne company to nave rel-case from the contract or u revimm of he terms ci mntul? If his .susp.cvican is well toundd Lue company has acted “With conspicuous unwudum. It is not. dealing w.th a. party, but with the wnolu people of Canada, and it can- not afford b3 tnrow itself 'into a gurty contest, conSpiro with the Gav- (:l‘lllu'fllt to contrul the CODStiAH'.‘ winks, and mum: .ts assistance to a “My gruund for fuvcrablm financ a1 ounsidnuton at. t..e 11;;an u... g-nverul body of taxpayers. The French communities voted more slidly tuun ever before tor the Lanrier Administration. W.tness Weat Kent and the two Esscxes unl East 81mm and Glengarryfind Stor- mont and Nipissing. Witness Quebec and New Brunswick. In the new Earliament Sir Wiltred butler will have titty-WC or fifty-three 0! a majority. F orty-thrm 0‘ this major- ity comes out of Quebec. The other French oonstituencleo will account for bin total margLn in the new Par- liamt. The new nttelrn still ma- wvtibb to the lntluenoel of Govern- ment are mainly lndrnmenul in do- wnining tho result in the two new Wutun Provinces. It ls natural that lmh WI would show a Gimp-(hath nun-d Jot Bit Wil- trfl Lam-hr, not” would”: bgsmirc'u the pubILc honor, and that the national crodl was iouiwply in- volvul in tue succuss of the -great undertaking. More tun tins (11.,- Railway Lad no right to exlycct or demand. in the public resources, it would have bean nacemry to poll sixty-five or seventy per cent. of the free voters in order to overthrow the Adminsiration. The action at the railway must be considered by Par- liament. Its ooursa was entirely un- warrantcd and objectionable. Th. country will not subm.t w the dicta- tion of any corporation. however powerful. Very particularly it will not submit to o:uerclon by a company WlliCh is sacking butter financul terms from the Government. Mr. Bordon mule it pl'tin, that if the Conschutive p'trt)’ succeedei to office there would he no attempt to emle (.30 plain terms of the Grmd Trunk Pacino contrxct. llc resognizcd tut any «cvmim of tgue otntruct would With this corporate alliance gdd- ed to its control of the election machinery, its enormous fund for legitimate and illegitimate eXpenses. its unlimited drafts upon the treasury for public appropriationsflts rasmlly Operations in chrthern 0n- tario, its army of nl-croenarios who have their wwlth through tho Pat- ronage List, through trading in 0-11- tracts and though impr0pev2‘ dealing § The News d'JLS not urge upm the Conservativw party at reversal of volley. Butter pbl‘l)»tUitl excluston from office tuun an enduring rum; and religlous wu'. (111 the coun- 't13. Its only immedmte purpose is to (1 fine tho stuution hull) uni cltuzly and to point but the danger ,of u moi-.11 soLdIty. which V'c-StS c-n- trol of the cJuntry in one set of ' polit cians. Sir W. lfr. d .Luurln' is an ceXpert in the art of oppLal to race tooling, and there is no doubt that the Omnge pamphlet was usad with destruct- ve etfect in some con- stituenc es. According to the Orange Suntinel. even the Globe, which op- !poscd he Manitoba romeiisal bill and pretended to Opp'adz the autonomy bills. was eager 'to circulate the Orange pamphlet. For what rea- son? It is understood that many Roman Catholic VJtcrs justly. their action in two elm-colon by the uppear- {ones of t is pamphlet for w'h ch Mr. Bord-Ln has no mnnnur rut DUSponsib. l- ity, and by the report that m repre- sented an organization pleigei to ex- clude sall Roman Catuolics tr‘-nlpllb- lic office in Canada. The Nuws has no knowledge that any such organ- iZut-on exists. Any such political 'croed would rupresent an intolerance 'to which the country would gave no E sanction. a It i ! Sir John Mucdonuld was an Orangemun. So was E. F. Clarke. SJ is Slr Mackenzie Bowell. But they were not bigots. They prutcctcd rather than assailed the political rigits of Roman Cuthc-Lcs and French-Canadians. indeed, the Con-l scrvative party has a history of breadth and toleration of which it need not be ashamed, and which st.ll has natural eXpression in My. Bordtn and Mr. Monk and Sir James Whit- ney: Nor can it be forg-tt«.n that it was through an unwise fidelity) to its tradttions that Sir Charles Tupper was defeated and Sir lefrid Laurier owned into office. N.-th- “mg ts furtuer from the News’ pur- pose than to make: a re-ljguuus quar- rel, to assfil the Roman Cathallc Church, or to thmutcn myriad and vengeance. Here are two dominant races and two dominant relg'ncne. 'Ihey must live together if the coun- try is to realize its destiny. They must act together it we are to grow into ‘a un.tcd peOple, animatei by common ideals and fused in a com- mon patriotism. But all snob preach- ing will be vain and all snob ex- pectation disappointed, if racful om- nideretions determine the June of naticml cantata. and 11 than is to he a visitation of vengeance open public men who wand (or the in- Writ: of the stratum against mom annotate with powerful diali- tub in church Ind hardly lee-pow- Off" leader- in Male one Tun.- imm! .Au.'.~ ~_ ,‘.- There is nothing more hateful (r dangerous than a war of oreezls 3nd races within the confines of a country. But if the great majority of one race ally themselves witha partl- oular party racial sepcratlon is oertdin It would mean that thirty or My per cent. of the peeple of Canada would not be ensemble to argument the Tapper Government. When the autonomy bills were carried uui the 1M: w constitutions uccapt- «ed by Alberta and Saskat- chewan, the Nuws, although its couvict-un that an uncmstituudonul Ling wus done had undergonu up: changtr, but bee-nus: it rwuguizcs the danger and the ugliness of an enduring religious quarrul, practical- ly withdrew [tom the contmvu-.~y. This sub'btuuttully was th») ac- tion of the C-nacrvut.vc party, and at least its course stands out w contrast. with that of 6-1‘ \‘V'xll't‘ni Lauri'tr ‘txwlve yumls ago. By alan- douing tw issue the _Cons;rvatxve party last much «and gammi nothng. By Ligntug the issue through a gun- cm] 'Jl-uction, 5.1' Wilfrid Luurncr ob- ituincd whom: and tzw power t) gwe compensation .n Alberta and fins.- kutoucwuu for What be withheld 1.“ Manitoba. The News for whose Opinions the Conservative party is not rcspmsiblc, Opposed with all its energy the au- tonomy bills Win-u they Wcl‘x; befu‘e Pux'litment. 1t Opposed wlt'u Lqual eucrgy tu-e remedial leglevution and on public quedlons' and that “W party entrenched in this alliance! could hold power forever Or at land until there was a radical choose in the balance! of racial elements in the country. Is there to be perptual ex- clusion of the Cansarvative party from office in Canada. and for wilt reasons? Sir Wilfrid Laurier Op- poscd :the coercion of Manitoba, wag- ed a stern conflict w.th the Quebec bishOps, and carried a vast majority of the Quebec constituencies. Mr. orden appmed the Western auton- omy billsy this was made the ground of a determined uuppcal for h.s des- truction in Quebec and again the vast majority of the French constituencies supported the French-Canadian Prime Minster. The Conservative member for Huntingdon vote-d agrltnst the au- tonomy bills and on that issue he was defeat-ed. The Conservative can-:1:- dato in West Huron voted for the autonomy bills and held his Catholic support. Surely these facts are dis- turbing and suggest a race ascend- ency not based on bread considera- tions of publ.o pglicy. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Mr. Bml and Mr. Banks, cemont chemists, spent the Thanksgiving [holidays in Tomnto.‘ Miss Edfth Lloyd retunrod to For- gus on Friday l'zst to resume her duti s in the hospital, She was nurs- ing here for three or four weeks. Mr. Georle 8. Hull. of Owen Saund, was in town last week on (no of his business trips. Mr. Keith prton spent the holiday with his parents, in town. Mr. Charles Farquharmn went Stratford on Saturiay. Mr. James Russell. of Fergus, visit- ed his brother here last week and returned home Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs.. Fned McClocklin and phildnen visited friends at Chats- iworth over Sunday. Rev. Dynes, of Varney, occupied the Methodist pulpit on Sunday even- ing. Mr. ‘V. J. Sharpin. late editor and proprietor of the Gorrie Vidette, was in town from Friday night until Tuesday morning. Having shaken himself loose of editorial cares and worries. he is now a free man and can a) where he likes. He intends going ’est shortly. Rev. Thomas Legate. of Minesing, a gentleman we have known for more than thirty years. was in town over Sunday visiting his sister, Mrs. Thos. Hoskins. We had the [ensure of a. brief callfrsm him on turdsy lost and enjoyed a talk over olden times. Mr. and Mrs.. Charles Lavelle went to Tomnto last week.- Mrs. Langdon, of Mt. Forest, was the guest of her son, Edward, from Saturday to Tuesday. Mr. and \Iis. Hany Stewart. of St. Paul, were in town Tuesday on their way home fIODl Flesberbon, where they spent Thanksgiving with rela- tives. Miss Violet Blackburn returned to G ica 0 on Saturda , and her: sister, Miss breturn to Cleveland the same morning. Both are trained nurses and have been off on a few weeka’ vacation. Mr. Thompson Boyd. of Crawford, has returned from a summer in the West. Mr. N. McIntyre returned a. few days ago fwm a. three months’ ttip out West. Miss Annie McKenzie vis'ted frienis in Ayton on Saturday uni Sunday last Mr. David Brown and family have taken up their residence in town. Mr. A. Duncan, of Hanover, spent Thanksgiving with his family here. Mr. Reg. Kelly is recovering nicely from his recent illness, and is spending a few weeks with his parents here. Mr. William A. Campbell, of Mea- ford High School, spent the holiday in Down. Mr. Percy Hunt, of Traverstou, rc- tarned from the West where he spent the past; three or four months. Mr. George Twamley Ieturned from Saskatchewan on Friday night; last. Mr. and ME. '1‘. N. Walpole visited Owen Sound friends over Sunday. Mrs. J. M. Hunter arrived safe from Brandon on Friday evening last. Mrs. Mitchell, of Mooreiield, visited Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Grant on Saturday. Mr. John Coleville, of Hamilton, spent Thanksgivmg with his mother. )1 1'. Dan McFadden, of Toronto, spent a. few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McFadden. M r. and Mrs. Montgomery, of VValk- erton, spent'l‘lmuksgiving with Mrs. .‘lz’b‘ brother, Mr. Julm Latiuwr. Mrs. Smith and children, of Palmer- ston. visited Mr. and Mrs. Pennington on Sunday and Monday. Mr. and Mr. Lachie McKenzie have returned from Hanover and will reâ€" main for some time. Mr. Moore McFadden, of Pickering, Spent Thanksgiving with friends in town. Misses Maudie Ries and Minnie Snudlns, 0f Hanover, were in town Thanksgiving Day. Miss Minnie Cousins, of Trowbridge, is visiting her sister. Mrs. Hugh Mc- Miss Jean Brown has returned from Toronto where she has been engag- ed 'in millinery work for azme time. Mr. Esdon \Volfe. of the Traders Bank, Woodstock, spent the holiday at his home here. Mr. P. G. A. Webster w“ In Tor- onto over Thankxivlngq Miss Sarah Vollet, spent Thanksgiv- ing with Toronto friends. Miss Greater, spent \Tbankagivfing in Toronto. Mr. J. '8. Found, C. P. R. agent at Harriston, was in town Saturday last. ‘ Mr. R. NI. \ ilson, of the Traders Bank, was in me1 Sound over Thanksgiving. Mr. McKay, of the Traders Bank, spent a few days in Toronto. Mr. TW-m. Livingston, pt the Stand- ard Banks spent Thanksgiving at his home En Harrlston‘ Dr. Edward Lauder, of Cleveland, spent Thanksgiving with his father and other relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wilma spent Thanksgiving \at his home in Bramp- ton. PERSONAL. wwmw Our Mr. Camerun has charge nf the Repairing departuwm. :Im] ‘- .1“ highly recommended, having had extra 11 ge expmiem v «111 13m “:11 i1 es, clocks and jewelry. Extra large stock of fine Silverwr Extra. values in Diamond Rings, Pearl Rings. \Vedding Rings. En. gagement Rings, Birthday Rings.---Hundreds of Rings m vhnnsu from. Grand stock of Watches, Clocks, Chains. (e‘lharms, anknts. 19.. Links, Brooches, Stick Pius. Bracelets, Cecklets. our. The Season for Caughs and Colds \Vatcomakers, Jewelers. Opticians and Engravers, Durham. Um. ' Prepared at GUN’S DRUG STORE New Fall Goods These remedies may be all right to use at, times and ‘ der certain conditions. But if they fail to give relief “in. do you 0 on experimenting when you can get almost it: etant re ief with our which are scientifically prepared. absolutely h‘ll'mh‘ss in even the smallest chila. and every bottle guaran teed. SM.“ some of your quarters when “tending the sales in Luwn and give them a trial. Whlte Pine and Tar Syrup Cherry Pine and Honey . B. Keeler Son Solid Gold Rings ‘ Silverware Satisfaction Guaranteed Repairing AT KEELERS Ell‘t’. just arrived, at lmwm pl'im's Nov. 12‘ b5 w. 1908 uf M do business V the,“ am w ( ‘1 The People's (3 and Provisi-m Myconfldo “1 ~ 0| moot 9??“ij u (“II' (J. .n H 1 ‘IPrObIY WWW ' 1%" fur r L "|'l .r' Pour 35‘: and 5“" . Cit-“3“" J?! ’8‘.”' “‘d $1.0)“ "C “It: Chat 9 .‘Cm. 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