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THE GUARDIAN. CHARLO'l‘fl‘E'l‘O‘

. ticle, on the G lvnrnment of American . ' clllt-.8. by Mr. White, Ex-President of & Cnnnell Unixeraity, and formerly United States Minister at Berlin, con- tributed by him to the December num- .-bs'r'ef the-Forum.‘ What he says of ‘the Government of American cities may with slight exceptions be applied to Charlottetown. -_

“ Without slightest exaggera- tion we may ‘Q i _ _ ' with, very fer;

" iaxci.-’ tiou ,,"government.s o

'" Sfiurrlre the worst in Christendom——tlIe most expensive, the most inefiicient, and the most corrupt. Everywhere are wretched wharves, foul docks, inadequate streets, and in- t-lliofi->v~t svstems of sewerage, paving and lighting.

“ '1 am‘ cify halls of the larger towns are the acknowledged centres of the vilest corruption. As a rule, the men who sit in the councils of our larger cities, dispe-n-ing comfort or discoun- fort, justile or inju-tice, to-an y or d«.f.-mnitv. health or dis-as--, to‘ t.his

- and to future generations, are men four of pwl‘-om, have g~i led their positions‘ by fitness or by public ‘service; many have gained them by Icroundrrlism. some by crime.

. “Ln "Nuw'Yor.k all the arrangements fotagnarding the public health. not only of the city, but of the vast States

~het'w'een which and the whole outer world" it is the gateway, ‘were entrust- ed, not ins-rely to men wirhout any of the special knowledge required in the discharge of their duties, but frequent-

. lyto men so °lli0-crate that they were shut out from the ordinary avenues to

« such knowledge. From one end to the other was corruption and iuefliciency.

~ Tliirdespcr-ism of bosses seems on the increase; the abject. s rvility of the great mass of the citizens seems also

' -. ont..>;eincrnase., . . . - -- -' f‘ Olr _the’su»hj-ct of remedy he says : " ' As regards thedlectinnof the mayor '.‘- and_commo_n council, I would elect. the "mayor by the votes of the majority of ,4 -4 __ i asjit prasent;M I would ~ -:;*.;;;...e:..-.-ilai‘ ; aajol-in; ‘ ~- qialltharvotes of allthe’ citiz‘ us; but- - instead of electir gpifs members from . ,, ;_the.' void! as at present-—-so that ward- ' “largely controlled by thieves and rob- _. bers can send thieves and robbers. and so that man who can carry their ward can control the city-—l would elect the bwartl of aldermen on a gen- eral ticket, just asthe mayor is elected ‘ now, thus requiring candidates for the board tchave a city reputation. In

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the fact that the city is a corpora ion, Yw'oulr_l have those owning property it in it properly recognised. I would

-__ leave to them and to them alone, the

.. election of a board of control, without

-- _whose permission no franchise should ‘ v and no expenditure should ' be" made. This should be the rule, and

‘ ' tothisyrule I am inclined to make one exception ; Lwould allow the votes of the board of control, as regards expen-

" ditures for primary education, to be

‘ overridden by a two-thirds majority of the board of aldermen.

' “ As to the public at large, what is most needed in regard to municipal alfairs, as in regard to public affairs generally, is the quiet, steady revolu- tionof a koowlege of‘truth and of proper action in view of it. The truth as -«regards city government, is $i:nply',the truth that municipal af- fairsare not political, that political

:partiPs»as such have nothing to do

9 ‘_ wi9h’ci'ies ; that the men who import _ poli_tica_l considerations into municipal

,, management are to be opposed. This being the case, the adoption of some auuh system as that which I have sltr-tolled"-vould seem likely to prove fruitful of good." These remedies are as much needed in ‘Charlottetown as

, .iIi _N_..w -Y».-rlt and if applied would re- sult in a in-irked improvement in the character of our city government.

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;«:‘1_‘heM(.Zatt_le Commission

M‘; Willi am Smith, deputy miuisterpf figheries, 993-klring-in th-{cattle commis. *_ jig}, .51.; he _th'tmgl1t it. w«-uld «result 411 a ‘ yuo»;'gl_iro' bein8.lorrc'o<lue-d i--*0 Parliament snbj -cting all Shipments‘-»f cattle to Gov- ernment inspection. ‘He said the evidence sh cw--d that/as a whole tbecattle w--re well treated,-v -esnvcially in cntun-triso.-i with thosmslaippedi fromthe States. He- dld not know what Mr. Plimsoll’: views of the. trade. were new # but ho :l he would not pram his mpitre in t e Im- ‘anerial Bu-us», asft wtunxfnltnet seriously ulfecttho Mariime pro-vino--s.

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-. Sam Jones Caued in Texas. “ Plusvrtwn, Tom. Feliruary 3.-—-At a misting here la'~t‘ fall Re-. Sam W. J n-éss-~01:-3 —-f May ~r J_ J. Wlrrlfs-iilicial and private charactor b--fora alargc..a_t. tendano-e in the scvertat terms. The buyer was then abseiit, from the city. J-»n«s'was here last night a- d as hewas about tgi take a,traiu -this morning the ‘lpnydr aptieared and caned him. In the 'Itruggle the cane bhangcd bands and the nmyor received several 'blows. Heavy bruises were ilifliotelfalld both bled pru- fusely. Jones so--n left town on the train. Wasdwaa» arrested: phoed under bonds for‘ aggmvatod. amanlt and for carrying a pist--l. l'le'deo|area he had no intention nf doing anything furth-~r than cnhinfidfincs. ’ g A meeting ;~f was held to-night bad the auto! Wesddeanuassd. V --"9,-.i~+ I

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- .. rnoHxsl_1;.:loit..i}{; 5lf,E ’ FEBRUARY 9. 1&1. Q‘ Municipal Reform. . I‘ ,-—n—- . '- We commend to the attention 07 _; the citir.-~n< of Charlottetown, the fol- ;.' lowing extracts from a thoufllllflll M'-

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addition to thia, in consideration of -

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PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.

What iliétiiiy of It.

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Wu have refrain-d, hitherto,-ujrcm spealtingof the gratifying success which is attending the issue of the MORNING Gtusmatt. Although hampered by some unexpected disadvantages in the mechan ical departmen't~—-disad vantages which. we trust, are l]uW' largely overcome until new machinery is obtainable. but which dim- med the brightness of the paper on sev- eral occasiui_1s—the GUARDIAN hasbeou warmly received by the public, and to- olay, though only a fortnight old. it stands in a position unprecedented in dill)‘ journalism, inasmuch as it has an assured revenue, by subscrlptir-n and advertising suflieaent to meet all expenses, and to establish its existence beyond the shadow of a d lubt.

THE wusnsfiona or 11'.

This success is largely due to the fact that the GUARDIAN is a morning paper. Mast men prefer to have their paper be- fore them while they sip their morning cofi'ee or B -hca.

The first thing they want in the morn- ing, while the mind is fresh, is to hear of what happened the night before. There is great satisfaction, you know. when, on your way to the office. a man comes up to tell‘ same important iece of news, and you can My, “ Why, i read it all in the morning paper.”

Then, two, most people would rather get the news in the mv-rning, becaus- «vheu the night titne comes, they aretirod oi the world and its j-irgun and events, and want to f--rget the daily foils and wdrries of every day life in the domestic circle.

Of course there ar- many who have no time in the morning to read—who have to snatch a hit of breakfast, often by lamp- fight, and hurry away to the workshop or the st »res. But then they have a qui-~t tour at uuon, and a lzgle number

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of our readers, so situated, would far_ senor have the paper at that time than in the evening.

It is in the country. h nwever, where the Monxmo 'GUaanuut has the advan- tage over its evening c.-ntsmpor-tries. Every morning, fl’t8l'I =1-om the press, it is found in the railway trains leaving the city. By noon it is in nearly every town and vill go in the Province.

WHAT - WE PROPOSE.

Although the GUARDIAN has given such satisfaction already, our readeta must not imagine that we are satisfied. We

tho tirst place, now . we expect to more as soon as possible tn more suitable - rooms, with ofices on the ground floor, heated by stcaui. and lighted by electricity. lt is also intended to secure a new and improved printing press’ which will be run by steam. At the same time a new dress of type will be imported. Other improvements may be ex (1 from time to tame and it will be seen that the Monsmo Gtnauux has started on a career of prosperity which is highly smttfyws ‘ WHAT OTHERS SAY OF US.

Many kind remarks have been mitten and said about the Mommtc GUARDIAN.‘ L than from all parts have come in, in which the writers declare that we have the best paper in the country. Here are some samples from the press:— ’

Halifax Chronicle. Char‘o,tte-town has now a third daily pIper.—-the Mosxutu Gtuanuit It at! v--castes Prohibition, The Tunnel, Equal Rights, Country before Party, Municipal Reform. The early numbers show edi- torial v‘ or and a good news department. Mr. Ell). Higgs is editor and manager.

New Glasgow Vindicator. The Charlottetown DAILY GUARDIAN’, the first number of which has just culm- to hand, has fur its motto: Prohibition, Equal Righ's, The‘ Tunnel, Country be-' fnre Party, Municipal ref--rm. . . . Tm: DAILY Gvutuuzt will find a field of usefulness and no doubt be a power for good. It is newsy and bright. We wish

it success. . Halifax Herald.

Tin Moawxxo GUARDIAN it the name- of Charl-nttetownls new daily.. It is edi- ted bv B. D. Higgs. Three daily -tpera for a t--wn with a population of n y 12,- (D0, is two too many. But where the c mpetirion is so keen, if any one can make a paper-a success, Mr. Higgeis the man. ' '

St. john Globe.

‘There have_ been two dailv papers in Charl--tteto 11, but a third is now added -Tn: Mnnnnto GUARDIAN. It adv»- «ites Pr--hibition, The Tunnel, -Equal Rights, C --tntry before Party, ‘lunicipgl Ref rm. The early numbers show edi- turial vigor, and a good news depart- ment. Mr. B. D. Iliggs is editor Ind manager.

Truro Guardian.

We have received the-6 s7 c- y of Ta; Moaluxo GU/uunalv. a new publish ed at Ch-nlm.tetown_ edi-‘ed bv M123. D. ‘lligus. It is ably conducted and we 4 ish it success.

Tn: steamer Halifax has been chafin- ed-in Bo-it--n I: ~ ilk;-. an excursion puny of 150 p- nuns ti Ja-na.‘ca.. She in leave on the 28th inst. The sum charged the Busronians for the round trip and board will be fr m 89-») to 8115. accordin tn the ace»-mm dation «ll-sired. -‘-h-ul-. any parties desire to go from h--re on the excursion arrangem.-nts c uld probably be nlsdc. ‘

A 'rIuux was backing down to the "floss am the Pt. du Chane wharf Wednesday, when at the head of the wharf, owing to some so--w and ice that had formed on the fails, the second-class car left the track, the tail and going --var the wharf,- _and when unahachled from the other air it topped ovarapd now; lies am it; ,aid. .|l0!'¢Il<le the-wharf, which is about three 0? four feet above theaand at this point. Thetrucksrcmainonthew’ .Nothing iabrukenand nouns hurt, thoqhtheeg were aeveral‘pe'rsous -.-u the. mr at the

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time The train hands _ and other: iinrnel-iately theaters fires lathe car.

have many improvements in view.’ In‘, ' " "-3

The city; Sanitary Condition. q

As the City Council holds its regular - monthly meeting tn-night we falls the opportunity to again remind it of the

condition of this city. 'l',h«-. atandin nfl'er uf the local government to hear he the cost of employing a competent engineer

charged int.-the three ti-lee or utilised

the doctor was reported ti ‘have, made, “that no sewerage was wors_..- thaof a de- fective system.” What he , stated was that a bad system is worse than none at all. The experience however of all mod- ern cities which are not cursed ilte Hali~ fax ,« ith an old and ill devised system of drainage is that the money expended upon a proper system is mv-no-y in every instance ten-fold saved. If our corpora- rion cannot undertake the whole work in

that a complete plan should be drawn up from the start and followed outxas quick- ly as iblo. Now is the time for civic. local and federal governments to employ a ct mpeteut man to give the city the very best plan he can with -in accurate idea of the coat of the undertaking. ‘

Ought the Fair Sex to Propcs

f~-und seriousness the question: “ Is wo- man to won ?”—-free translation: Should a woman ask the hand of a man in marri- ggni Tn a journal conducted by woman for woman belongs the bun--r of l.a\:ing first proposed this unexpected qller‘-tl"D. and now the press of b -th sex« a. as «we must any hencel rib, is discusei g the problem. There is only one" preoccupa- tum. one subject of controversy-—-“Is w =man to woo '1" To sum the matter up, the fatality of the age has insosted up n pmmg th.s question at the head of the order uf the day: Since the Evlelillr women have become journalists, trav.-llitg, uuides. doctors in letters and science and claim the privilege of voting and riding not-sea aatride, a single step remains be- tween them and the right of initstivc in the matter of -cnnjugal uniun. The

husband must necessarily appearfo thrm as one of those int:-l-arable conditions oi inferiority which must be stricken from the so-c‘-al code. Hencelnrth let men do the waiting“ Such iggthsl conclusion of the ma jority of,ladies‘ consulted by Woman and its contetupt-raries.-, - >

Only a few oftho more modest’ in»- testing. They cannot consent to take the offensive in that war in -hich they have always played the part of he.-aeiged garri-.1 sons. Other little queens by grace -or by beauty ask themselves what will‘ b -“come

Ft-itréua ac‘ 4!-~ru.,t¢s:i.‘ twee-ma

line noses the eucenaiur whose perfpme up to the present. they breathed nlty. But the majority,‘-tlIe.m‘O§at ma- jr-rity. are for the iutrt-version ofthe roles, for revolution. They only await the signal’ to charge upon the bachelors, and they answer all objections with the remark that many men are timid and need the one lulagement of uutattetclt--d hands; and that .un-taithstandingp all the prejudices, and all the routine of centur- ies, the spectaclu --f the virgin who dares where the man dar-as nut is delightful. Recollect the di~cr-3et advances --f the native Desdemona tn the bear. OI hello, or read, rather, the “Ache Cout.utin.”- Exch. , '

A Remarkable Incident

The defeat of Signor Crispi wasdue tn his attempt to increase the taxation. The increase, he said. was n--cessary if Italy was to meet her obligations and to hold her own in Europe. A, very remarkable incident occurred in the"’prngress of the

phe. In the speech defending the budget Signor Crispi said that the taxes were necessary to prevent Italy falling again “ to thoeorvile condition she was in as regards foreign ‘p more in 1874 " Some C-uservatives who are new tnembers, of the Chamber of Deputies, and who were ministers in 1874, vigorously resented this. and there was quite an uprvar om‘- it; in fact a.tI-emendous war of words. At last the Minister of Public Works of ”Cri5pi's government, who was in the ad- ministration of 1874, got up and left hip- seat and went. over to the other side of the Chamber amid thunder: of applause from the opposition. Crispi turned ly pale. He tried in vain to goth. , lg t.-explain his words. The storm politi- cally swept him oil’ his feet; and the budget was rejected. =

Chicago Half a. Century Ago.

And here is a p -rtrait of .Chiacgn in 1839 :—-One night a light s espied in the dist mco. then sooth-r. and then in-uiy more ounce and ar: reflected in the W8’:-.1‘. It is to late to go ashore, so wedrnp inch- or. At sunrise we are all on‘ deck, and there in’ the morning light stands the little town of Ch:c.«tg'-. containing 2.000 inhabitmits. Ofi"we go ‘ashore 8.:-d walk

Chen-—p--ople hurrying to and fro, frame‘ buildings going nn, lr -yard sidewalks go-ug

necessity of looking after -the sanitary .

. D ’ ‘ ,, l to report upon the system best suited to 3‘ »3°ft5:b£;"’;jn£:,m::,s:,:::. ‘"9 WY 3l‘°“ld '°°°l''°d “ °mi" Cqitveutiutl V j "iliolh inst, at the following Whether sewage ‘tter should be dia- Pj.¢,,'.,,5‘,____ s ' ‘ ~

one season it is none the less desirable .

The English are now discussing in pro- .

obligitinn to wait countless years for a P 3

0-" their royalty if, from sz-lictted _

tors (soliciteusos), shaking ‘under mason-C i

debate and which led up t. the cat&it.l‘"- "

through the busy little town-busy even__,.~ C

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. ‘ McEschern’s Building, .- for farming urposes as suggested by the Q“, ~ 2' City fleultli, Officer, Dr. Johnson. *3 ‘ ' u "R “wk” Rd, matter which should be determined as ,3‘ - ._“°°' mm, ' i _ » ‘ sconaapnsaible, and as there is no.ex- S W“! 43 sg AH‘-‘ll: Q39“ port in our midst to settle the questioo, , "°°‘- i - _. 4 . _ some such man as Colonial Waring should wild Sal’ , 1.17365 VV§.!'¢l'°°fl3- — i - l”°mPl°.‘v‘°d- ' l ’ ’ A. McLEAN.~'ec'y. T--the wisdom -f such a course 0lll'fj'bb.5'. : 3;. _ ,

system of water works stands as a put‘; ‘ * manent monument. There can be" no I -1 . _j . ‘

doubt that some syste-in of sewerage, is '

needed, and as Dr. McL--od says, the V ' 4

that is the cheapest. Here we must-talks, --

nocugiun to correct a statement which . - .:..._-3

COUNTY

DP DELEGATFS from the 5-: ug Divisions of Queen‘! “la in the _ u .

on llflllll-8,. C it llllk, .’llll’tnvn1, on

if February, inst., at

the hem ' 12 o’cloclr, noon,

to‘ tinmluated Two Candidates to contes _ n's County .5-In the Liberal interests at ’ I c approst=hlug:;Donilnlmi Electlon. . Three Del--gala‘ Mm each Polling Division are specially _ ‘ led to be present. Friends are particularly asked tomeet and nominate pelt.-sates at once.

Tti5s.* xv. noon, ‘ l- “‘.~ Pl‘?!

' .1I.’c.uAcnoxai.n. ~ secretary. .

Ss.\_1.un"rmuitlts addressed to the under- litgl and-eligtlossetl “Twitter or Brae work. wl the ‘ vent uni-1* Friday. the 83111 div 0!’ Fabrmgry l. Int-luslvely, for'extcnt|-

' H r atltrae, Prince. I ounty. , a plan and specification tlemo A ugua Mcklmma. Lot 9 and at the bepatt.

ks. Ottawa.

be omialduletl unless

ocean _ you b--fm ted orfsllto [S and Will D0

.~ en-lur. this --hefque wt rt! decline the contract, ‘M work contrscteaucr.

‘in case of non-accopb

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l-'I,'Ii"G of fliesupporteis , rvstive party-_vull

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l of the Lihleru be held in the M. ¢9“"l.» 0“ , try. ?ins_t.,-' at '8 “ -e ‘ ;.

.. h_.e, tenth d:;y,o{ Eebnn- .”p‘.-“in.” " ~

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C or ‘the supporters flit; 0 I 5;-._ aiive Party will.b€h‘el_¢F at the Shout-offijf o'clock, ‘p. m.. on.MON- -

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