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DURHAM CHRONICLE It is all very well to dwell on the reduction of the duty on automo- biles. This will please the man who wants to buy one of these machines, but what of those who have already bought, or those who yet cannot afford such a luxury? The man who bought his cur before the The Robb Budget, too. is a thing that should be considered from other than a political standpoint. The Budget reads well as a vote- getter. but an examination of the tariff policies of any political par- ty may disclose discrepancies little thought of. The big thing for the electors to think of is just how much good this budget is going to do the country and themselves. From the standpoint of the aver- age citizen, the loss of a dollar is of just as much importance if filched bv his particular political party as if stolen by the opposite party. The recent customs ex- posure should be investigated with- out delay. and investigated in such a manner that those supposed to be implicated be either convicted or the stain removed from their names. What is wanted today in Canada is an honest discussion of all these matters from an independent poirt of view. That there has been some- thing seriously wrong with the Customs Department is very evi- dent from the manner in which it was attempted to hush up the in- vestigation. To the average elector it matters little whether it was the Liberals or Conservatives who were in power when the alleged stealing from the Canadian Govern- ment took place. The important point is that the country was done out of millions of dollars that it should have had, and the steal is made doubly bad when it is con- <idered that some of the Govern- ment heads are alleged to have been implicated. The action of Lord Byng, too, is mostly discussed from a politi- cal standpoint. Liberal papers con- demn his action. while the Conâ€" servative press laud it. This is not as it should be. Lord Byng was in a position that whatever he did would be criticized, and THE CHRONICLE has too much faith in the ham to think that there was anything behind his action other than the good of the country. Even the leading legal lights of the coun- try eXpress their opinion from the standpoint of their political lean- ings, and about the only thing left for the common voter to do is to sick to the old adage. “where there is so much smoke, there must be some fire.” and demand a thor- ough cleaning up in the customs department. Followers of the Conservative party attach much importance to the recent Customs scandal, the adequate protection by tarifl' of the industries of the country and the consequent return from the United States of many of Canada’s sons when Canadian industry opens up. The pity of the whole situation seems to be that all these ques- tions are to be regarded from the angle as to what political faith the man to whom you are talking be- longs. if he is a Liberal, he sees nothing but good in everything Liberal, and nothing but evil in anything put forth by the support- ers of Hon. Arthur Meighen and the Conservatives. If the man happens to be a Conservative, the reverse of the case is true. In the Liberal camp the alleged unconstitutional behavior of Gov- ernor-General Lord Byng in refus~ ing Mackenzie King dissolution is to he one of the main talking points, while the Robb Budget is to run it a close second in importance. With the issuing of the proc- lamations and the setting of the date of the Dominion election, from now until the 14th of September things political will become warm- er as the days pass and the final ballot is cast four weeks from next Tuesday. The time will not be long in passing, PAGE 4. Whosoever is afraid of submit- ting any question, civil or religious, to the test of free discussion, is more in love with his own opinion than with the truth.-â€"WATSON. Published every Thursday morning at the oflice, Garatraxa Street, Dur- ham, Ontario. by Frank Irwin, Editor and Manager. The Chronicle is mailed to an address in Canada at the rate of .00 per year, 81.00 for six months, 50 cents {or three months. To any address in the Unit- ed States of America. 3250 per year. 01.25 for six months, 65 cents tor three months. Foreign subscription rates on application. Member Canadian Weekly News- papers Association. Thursday, August 12, 1926. THE FIGHT IS ON It may be merely a coincidence, but it certainly looks “fishy” to us. In North Grey the Progressives have refused to nominate a candi- date, and the Grits and Tories are to fight it out. In South-East Grey the Liberals are to forego the nom- ination of a candidate, and the Small groups in parliament have never proven a success, especially if they held the balance of power. This- system of government is re- sponsible for the most of Europe's ills, and Canada will have to watch her step if the same thing does not find a footing here. A Government to govern must have a clear ma- jority over all parties, and if the legislators of a country are split up into small groups, there is too much chance of bartering in order that the different cliques may ob- tain what they are after, with the inevitable result that in the end, no one party can be held responsi- ble. Despite what has been said against the two-party system, Can- ada was a whole lot better governed, more legislation of value was passed at each session and the country's business more stabilized than it has. been since the third party made its appearance. ~\Ieither can a tirade against any particular party accomplish much. Anyone can criticize, but destruc- tive criticism without some con- structve ideas behind it is of lit- tle value in the present case, There is little doubt that the “two old parties" may not at all times have been all they should be. The same can be said of the new third party. Intelligent use of the ballot seems the only thing in the present elec- tion, and when the votes are counted at the close of the polls, it is to be hoped that some one of the three parties will have a ma- jority over all other groups so that when the election of 1930 or 1931 comes around, the electorate will know positively upon whom to rest the blame. If there is one thing more out- standing than any other in Far liamentary circles during the past year, it is the failure of the three- party system. Had there been no third party at Ottawa, either the Conservaives or the Liberals would have. been in power, and the Gov- ernment in power would have had to stand on its own feet in .the coming election. As it is, nobody was in power, and in the present campaign, all parties alike will dis- claim any responsibility for the miserable fiasco of the past session which stands without precedent in Canadian history as one of the worst sessions imaginable. That the three-party system is responsi- ble for the condition of affairs goes without saying. The Progressives the smallest group of the three, held the balance of power. Even this might not have been so had had they been united among them- selves, but party feuds often divid- ed them, and we think they can look with anything but pride on the showing they made. We think that it is not going too far to say that the country would have been better off even with considerable “bad” legislation than with none at all. Had the two-party system been in vogue, the electorate would know whom to blame, but at the present, it looks to us as if the campaign is about to develop into one of the “your’re another” type. During the next four weeks, the electorate will be told many things by the various candidates and O'lt- side speakers. They would be well advised to think strongly for them-- selves so that they may intelligent- ly cast their votes on the 14th of September. Governments require a certain amount of money to run them. This they must have if they are to carry on business. It stands to reason that if they fail to collect it from those who purchase motor cars, it must go on to the taxes somewhere, or the duty on some other commod- ity increased. Just how enthus- iastic motorists who have already bought their cars and paid the ,higher import duty will be to now assist, in their general taxes, the man who proposes to purchase un- der the reduced tariff, we are not prepared to say. Neiter can we judge the enthusiasm of those of‘ our citizens who feel that they are too poor to afford a car of their own, when they are called upon to pay additional taxes to finance the Government, and at the same time assist their neighbor pay the duty on his limousine. | budget came into effect paid the import tax and may not feel it is just quite right that his next-door neighbor can now buy a car at a considerable saving. The man who cannot afford to buy a car at all may, at first thought regard him- self as not particularly interested. But why should he not be? NOTES AND COMMENTS 'l'iu- annual pimic nt’ tlw Hunvsszm l'. F. U, vluh 71‘11vsday aftornmm in Beatnn's «mm.» was quih- a surcvss, and ulthmlgh tlw ornwd was nut as large! as in otlm‘ yum-s. vspwiully in NW ul'tt-rnnon, there was a large number l’n'nsvnt, t'm' thu M'vning's festivities, not thv lvzlst n!’ whirl: was “I" hi}: «lancv huh! ai'h-l' it h"- t'amv trm «lurk fm' nthnr spm‘ts. We had a drummer in‘ our office the other day trying to sell us an adding machine. One argument was that it would add up to $1,000,- 000.00. It’s no use to us. It doesn’t add high enough. In order that the police of Bal- mar. N. J.. may be better known as “polite cops,” the mayor of that city has instructed thta they smile at all law violators when they ar- rest them. To make the circle complete, all law violators should in turn be requested to smile at the “cops” when they are arrested. Annual Outdoor Gathering of U. P. 0. field in Beaton’s Grove Tuesday Afternoon. BUNESSAN CLUB Toronto Exhibition is to be of- ficially opened this year by Sir T. Vijayaraghavacharya, who repre- sented all India at the British Em- pire Exhibition. For convenience sake, and in order that C. N. E. officials may emerge with dignity, we suggest that he change his name to Smith. Booth Tarkington thinks that. within fifty years the skirt as an article of women’s apparel will have disappeared. Why the fifty? It takes good eyesight to see most of them now. A New York barber sailed for Europe on a vacation, the funds be- ing provided by a banker whom he had shaved for 21 years. We pub- lish this merely as a hint to the fellow who sometimes shaves us. Cameron R. McIntosh, sitting member for North Battleford. Sask., in the last Dominion Par~ liament, was tendered the unani- mous nomination of the Liberal convention at that city last week. Tories and Progressives will have the battle to themselves. 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GOOD PROGRAM AT KNOX GARDEN PARTY Favorable Weather Called Out Big Crowd to Annual Function of Normanhy Churchâ€"Anniversary Services Well Attended on Sunday. He has again been nominated as Progressive candidate for Battle River, Alberta. He represented that constituency in the last parliament HENRY E. SPENCER Winn 1n the WWWâ€"much."Ono-w-Oum Miss tihrissin Mvt‘iim' was alsn an iutvt'vsting slwakm' and tuhi of ”It‘ trip to Qllt‘hm‘ shn and Miss l'i'siv Muthvson tmk. Tho-y slwnt a munth at. Qllvhm'. Mmltl'mll and Silo'lti'l' Bay. the- lattm- stimn 2.3 milvs frum Lain-a- «101°. SIM? said .‘hh was afraid lml' him; of mmancv in this histm'in |u°u\'incu might. iw shattvrvd. but. it. was «mix intc'nsitimi. She ih'sm'ihmt thu lhitt't-rin Ti'l‘l'at‘t‘. with its mm- «lo-i't‘ul St’t’fllt'l‘)‘. Dr. Farqnhm-snu was with thom in 011(th {”111 made iilt‘ Sight-swing tirl'i morn intm-nst- in: with his vxplanatiuns. Miss Mr- (iil'l' tit‘St‘l'iiN'ti-‘ztitt‘ acvztith'atiu: « ..r This was the girls’ mevting, and the business over, Miss Mary Brown was clvctml t0 the chair. Miss Mac- phail was an nnvxlm‘lm visihn'. and shn was callod on to sneak. She spoke for a i‘nw minnivs on Hm in- vwasiiig nsu of wumvn. A anvr- atiun 01- two aim wrimvn had no nthvr i'nlin'v tn lunk fnrwai'd in but. tlm hope that sh" \Vnulcl Inn" :1 lmnw. Failing this she was S0111“- thing «if a failm'v in tho vyvs ni' Hm \mrlcl. \’|‘cv«lzi)' \Viih su many nthm' untlois, (Illill‘i'h work, nursing. Mach- ing. “((2. unc- may marry m- uni. as Hwy plumsv “1' Pill”? any n" tin-st! wmtiuns. It isn‘t. many yuan-s agn that any \wman vim-ring: a mains- sinn was Hmnflhi. m [w some-what “MT Hn' track." The)“ \wrv Sillijm‘i. in nnn'h mnnnvnt. lint. sluwly \mâ€" "ntl' tlw travk." They wc-rv sully-rt. tn much mmmvnt. lmt. sluwly wu- nu'n am- uhtainim: vquality with mm in all tlwsu prnl'vssinns. :mnl wc-ru t‘nunol tn lw quitv as ('apullll‘. \Vumvn llzn'v a «lnullla- mural stan- dard. .\ man may t'mwn an an wring ln'ntlwr fur a tow «lays Hr mnnths. hut. snnn tlwy :n-o- rvâ€"in- statmt in sm-inty again. lmt with an c-m-ing wnman, shn is cast. nut. almnst vntirvly. \Vnmml should stand by tlu-ir sistc-rs amt try tn ruinstata ttn-m. .\.~; Nullin \lvtllung puts it. ro-gzmlim: a man's \‘ivw that "nxlwct vwrytlling's all right. wc- llawn't lwaml any (-unnolnints." amt tn gc't. anywlwru, tlw \VHlllo'll will haw to lnuku tlu-msvlws lmarcl. About titty ladics gathcrcd at tho homo of Mrs. J, (2. Hamilton on Friday attornoon last for tho August mccting of tho Women’s Institute. The meeting commenced with the usual Opening oxorciscs. Arrangc- monts were mado to hold a millinory short course the first two weeks in October if an instructor can hc ob- taincd for that date. A few of the mcmbcrs signified thcir inirntion of competing in the competition at the Canadian National Exhihition at Toronto. own to Institutlr mbmboi-s. Tho oxhihit is to he a girl's first school dross. liss Chrissie chirr Inurcsuuu Spoagor at lontly looting of Last friday. A Trip to Quebec « "co-co-ouo-M-o-oOoW-oo-co-Muo «cacao-ova» 04-0-0- Livv Hugs in Malplownml vvmo-tup lurgv am-ndanm» mu m the eslm‘m in whirl: H: was held. Mutlwr: Listvn,.lu.-ul.h found that pmn' liHIn mu left «on his dc'mrstvp. and \ ml him. and is gum: in ; homli at tlw Vian'agv. Farmvr: An' ||o\\' 1.. Ramos dHill’, dw'lnl"? Doctor: Poor follow. at doalh‘s door. Fal'mvr: 'I‘llm'v'~‘ wit 1 death's door an‘ ml! 1in ,... _....:.$.._._=2 .5 1...? 3.75:.â€" 2:. .::z:_ ._. .12 1:: _.._.../. 53:5, .12.: :3. .z... .3 .51., 7:: .5: TEE:â€" .IHSl'IOIII t mukc- the \‘H MRS. ROBT. NELSON DIED IN EGREMONT After an illness of H\4~; from pernicinus mun-mm 0H NPISOII «“011 :H hvl' Inc romnnt Sunda} mum“- the daughhn'cd'thu Ln Mrs. Jamvs Gammun mm in Normanhy 'l'«»\\'n.-lm. ' of August. 18%. and In: her lain almdv fur Hlv 3'03 I'S. Lunch .was sorwd at n... ‘ the meeting. the French. HI.- (’HmII-l, m carefullv kept. hmkum MM. gloomy prisoners: H'll. .01)... many bountiful nIIIIIIIIIII~IIt~. , . Montcalm, t'hanudnm speaker deselilmi III. particularlv that of Hu- \\ I. tars, wheu' SPU'H .-i.-I«I.~ .2 white offer 11p vontilmnm Shelter Bay. a lumlwrinu 1 v: 3'80 VlVldly df‘fit’l'ihd'd. I3“? ;. \ seeing trip, Miss Mum , recommended QUPhW', A humOl'OUS ”040810 “In: H numbers CUUI“ "Ht, “1' gum-v: 'u‘. to the absence Hf sum:- m‘ H: .. \\ “'ere ‘0 wk? “a”. “”nnllllhafi ‘ 7 ing was also a numhm- m; 1' ‘ For Years a Resident of the T_-.w:.. ship, She Was Among Best Kg.“ of Its Citizens. â€"- Funeral Tubk Place Wednesday to Maplc-wwd Cemepry. 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