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Tue Examiner’s thanks are due “‘A Disgusted Scott Act Man,” and other cor- respondents and friends for their kindly remarks anent the foolish editorial in the Guardian of last evening. Some of these remarks are teo personal. Bosides, we think it better to treat a contemptible thing with contempt. Tue EXAMINER pays no attention to such attacks ; for it is armed so strong in honesty that they pass it

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Wanted—Motive Power.

Ma. Spence seems to be a man of the right stripe. He has evidently gauged, pretty accurately, some of the most pro- minent of the Scott Act workers of Char- lottetown. We sincerely hope that he will be able to galvanize a little true temperance life and consistency into them. ‘‘Support- ing the Scott Act” and drinking wine at dinners, public and private ; * supporting the Scott Act” and importing their private supplies of liquors ; ‘* supporting the Scott Act” and giving champagne suppers ; ‘* sup- porting the Scott Act” and occasionally pur- chasing a bottle of whiskey or brandy from the nearest and most respectable of the liquor dealers,—ia it any wonder that the machine hasn’t worked, and that our harvest of temperance has for the past ten years been lost ? What we want is motive power applied to the machine,

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The Womens Guarantee.

Ir is not creditable tu the men offCharlotte- town that women have to come out to ac- tively assist in the enforcement of tke law. Nor is it creditable to the men of Charlottetown that the W. C. T. U. have not been paid out of the Scott Act fund at the disposal of the City Council, the emount which they have fairly earned as prosecut- ors under the law. | Nor is it creditable to the men of Charlottetown who support the Scott Act that, while the fate of the Act is in the balance, the W. C. T. U. alone has cowe forward with the ‘‘one guar- antee”’ that they will do all that seventy earnest women can do tu enforce it. Wé6 heartily congratulate the W. C. T. U. upon the goed sense and spirit exhivited by its wembers. But, as the lecturer of last evening said, men and women—-perhaps we ought to write ** women and men ”—-must work together if the Scott Act machine is tocut down the liquor shops.

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West Indian Trade.

Tue Finance Minister has begun a good work in respect to increased trade between Canada and the West India Islands. He visited St. Croix, Martinique, Gaudaloupe, Barbadoes, the Windward Islands—St. Lucie, Grenada and St. Vincent—Trinidad and Jamaica ; and had interviews with the Governments of these Islands. On these oc2asions, he says :—

** {| dwelt on the natural adaptation of the West Indies and Canada for supplying each other's wants in large staple products in which they were the direct complements of each other. I pointed out the desirability of culti- vating the exchange of these products in a way which would be mutually beneficial. At the request of the diffsrent governors, I placed in their hands a formal proposition advocatiug the principles discussed in my personal con- ferences with them. These proposals will be submitted to the different legislative bodies, which will meet in the course of a few weeks, and which must, of course, pronounce upon the offer before a definite answer can be given to Canada, I fonnd on al) sides a most earnest and cordial welcome given me as the repre- sentative ot the Canadian Government, and heard nothing but expressions of the kindliest good will to Canada, admiration for her pro- gress, and a beliefin her future prosperity. ‘There was a general desire on their part that whatever could be dove to enlarge the ex- change of commodities between the two coun- tries should be must carefully considered and decided upon at as early a date as possible.”

As Mr, Foster remarks, the Islands dif- fer from each other, not only in the ex- igencies of revenue, but materially in staple products. In some Islands the staple pro- duct is entirely sugar; in others it is more largely fruit than sugar, and in others coffee, cocoa and spices sre principally pro- duced. All these matters will have to be considered, and are elements requiring very careful consideration in arriving at results which will be beneficial to the best interests of the islands as a whole and to Canada. Whatever may be the result of the negotiations which Mr. Foster has opened, we feel sure that his visit will prove to be beneficial to Canada. It will, at all events, awaken additional interest in this country, its resources and its trade.

—On the evening of Thursday, the 18th ult., His Worship the Mayor made two ex- plicit statements respecting THe ExaMINgER to « public meeting of about eight hundred citizens. These statements THe Examiner promply denied, and challenged His Wor- ship to the proof. His Worship has not yet made good his words.

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Mortvary Sratistics.—For the following Mortuary statietics of the City of Charlotte- town, for the month of December, 1890, Tue EXAMINER is indebted to Dr. Johnson: Number of deaths, 19 ; same month last year, 12. Causes of death :— Consumption, 3 heart Gisease,2; congestion of lungs, 2 hemorrhage, | ; a. 1; bronchitis, 1 asthma, 1; Bright’s disease, 1; old age, 2; frozen, 2; not ascertained or ill-defined, 3. Age at death—at,6 and 12 years, 2; from 22 so 50, 6; from 63 to 79, 10; at 88, 1; average age at death, 53} years. Religion—Protes- tants, 1!; Catholics,8. Nationality—English, 9; Scotch, 4; Irish, 6. Sex—males, 9; fe- males, 10.

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| Seott Act Mecting Last Night.

EXAMINER.

| Tue second of the series of Scott Act ‘meetings in Market Hall last night was ‘largely attended, and the address of Mr. Spence was, as on the previous evening, listened to with the greatest attention ‘throughout. His Worship Mayor Havi- ‘land occupied the chair, and introduced ‘the speaker of the evening. Mr. Spence, lon coming forward, said he thought it was leminently proper that the Mayor of the ‘city should preside at a meeting of this kind, and invited any person opposed to the Act to come forward and discuss the question at issue. Whether the Act was defeated or whether it was not, the cause for which the Scott Act party was fighting was sure to come out triumphant in the end, as it was God’s cause. True, the tem- perance people had made mistakes in the estlier history of themovement; butas these mistakes were discovered they were cor- rected. The first temperance organizations aimed to relieve society of drunkards, but thought there was no harm in drinking; the temperance party of the present day tries to do away with drinking. The first mowing machine invented was found to be unworkable when tried; but with time and experience came improvements, and the result is the great labor-saving machine of to-day. Soit was with the first temperance eocieties, which were in reality drinking societies. Like the first mowing machine, they would not work. It was found that the drinking of brandy, whiskey and gin was doing harm, and their use was discountenanced, and it was decided to take milder beverages such as ale, wine and lager instead. But again it was found that the machine would not work. The use of these beverages was also discountenanced, and it was decided to make the pledge one of total abstinence. But it had been found that something more than total abstinence was necessary ; that the temptation placed in the way of the people in the shape of the licensed saloon should be done away with also. Hence the prohibition move- ment ; moral suasion in our social relations and prohibition of ‘the traffic. Moral snasion and political action must go hand in hand; the work of moral suasion must go on if the Act is sustained. The law is but a machine ; it must have a mutive power in the shape of public opinion and a_ healthy temperance senti- ment behind it. We must have moral sentiment in our schools, temperance lodges and everywhere else ; we must put the right kind of men in power to run the machine. He had heard it said that people could not be made sober by Act of Par- liament. If this were the case then Parlia- ment was 4 fraud and legislation a humbug. But people could be made drunk by Act of Parliament ! There were 300 places in foronto where the selling of liquor was made legal by Act of Parliament. The man who bought it thus became drunk by Act of Parliament, was arrested and fined by Act of Parliament, and finally sent to prison and sobered up by Act of Parlia- ment! Proceeding, the speaker referred to the progress of the pruhibitory move- ment and to the action taken in the matter by the Parliament of the Dominion and the Parliaments of the Provinces, and dealt at some length with the working of the Scott Act, comparing its work while in operation with that of license laws, quoting from the Inland Revenue returns to show the con- sumption of liquor per head in the different provinces, and giving figures from the Statis- tical Year Bok dealing with indictab‘e offences. He thought the Scott Act was more easily enforced than the most stringent license law; that the liquor traffic was a law- less traffic and an evil could not be regulated. There was nothing in the Scott Act that was un-British. Liberty for that which was good meant the suppression of all that which was evil. The grand ideal of British liberty was that a man could do just what he choose to do so long as be did what was right, and not a moment longer. In conclusion he urged all wo be up and doing; to vote against the trattic on election day. Ifevery one did his duty he felt sue that the liquor men would be so badly snowed under that they would never be heard from again.

The meeting to-night will be for men only.

The Stanley.

A correspondent writes: While so much is being said against the way our mails are being handled, | wish to say a word or two about the Stanley. I, in company with seventy other passengers came over in this steamer on Saturday last. We left Pictou at 9 o’clock a m., and reached Georgetown exactly four hours afterwards. Oa the trip over we encountered some very heavy drift ice, and the way we steamed through it was admirable, the steamer never having to stop once to butt her way through, as the Northern Light was so often compelled todo. We passed through solid ice too, eighteen inches thick, making eight knots

an hour easily without a hitch. The Stanley, in my opinion, is the finest steamer of her kind in the world. Her

commander, Captain Finlayson, is just the man to have charge; and I trust that people who are sitting at their warm fire- sides during this inclement weather and finding fault with the slight irregularity of our present winter mail service will stop their grumbling or else go to Pictou in the Stanley and thus see for themselves scme of the difficulties with which it is beset.

Our Firemen.

The annual meeting of the Hook aad Ladder Company was held at their room last evening, when the following cfficers and men were appointed for the present year:

William Heartz, Captain. Kenneth Finlayson, Lieutenant, Daniel Finlayson, Secretary Michael Hennessey. Cephas Murley,

Ronald McDonald.

Patrick Bourke.

Ollie Long.

Fred Long.

Rafus McDonald.

Henry Hoeper.

William Gil'espie.

John Proud

Albert McAree,

Weston Quigley.

The annual meeting of the Rollo Hose Reel Company was held at their room, City Building, last evening, when the following officers were elected for the current year :

Captain—Jobhn Wonnacott.

Lieutenant—.’eremiah Mehar (re-elected).

Secretary—Wm A Murph ©

Hose-Sergt—Chas McQuillan =

Ist Pipeman—Francis Ureehan.

- George L Goudin. John H Wonnacott, 4th ‘* Joseph Hennessey.

The Scott Act Again.

In St. Dunstan's Cathedral, this morn: | ing, Father McElmeel, in referring to the forthcoming Scott Act election said in effect : A few days ago we took occasion to — lay before you our views and our reasons fur these views on the all important ques: tion that has been engrossing the minds of the people of this city for some time past, and from what has been said and written on these views I nay conclude that they are very generally understood, Therefore, it is scarcely necessary for me to repeat any statement ] have made orany argument have adduced. I may be permitted, how-

ever, to say that as the guaran- teees given us that the Scott Act will be strictly enforced for the

future are to our mind entirely insufti- cient to warrant us in supporting the Act, we are more opposed to it than ever. We are accused of encouraging free ram and drunkenness. Weare accused unjustly ; nothing could be more foreign to our in- tention. We might as well accuse the sup- porters of the Scott Act of encouraging drunkenness and immorality. Yet we re- frain from accusing them of anysuch notion. What we require is an act which, instead of fostering private drinking and drunken- ness, will permit, at least, the evil openly, so that we who have to deal with the evil may be enabled to reach more directly the root of that evil. Asthe day on which this great question will be decided upon is almost at hand, I presume 1 may exercise a privilege which many others in the com- munity seem to possess, and that 1s of re- commending our people to adopt our views. True, we do not wish to interfere with the private judgment of sny man; yet, when a question touching the morality of our peo- ple is before them, we claim not only the

Oddfellewship.

The officers of St. Lawrence Lodge, No. 8, I. O. O. F., were on last evening ia- stalled for the presentterm. Grand Master Chappelle was assisted by Grand Represen- tative Bremner ss Grand Marshal; W. G.

Gillespie, P, G , as Grand Warden; George | as Grand Secretary; and |

Waller, P. G., W BR. Boreham, P. G., as Grand Trea- surer. Following are the officers :

N G—John F W hear.

V G—J A Waddell.

R S—D R McLennarg.

P S—Fred H ~eller. Treas—Alfred J Houle. Warden—Henry 8 Coffin. Conductor— William Small. Chap—Rev Frederic Lloyd. Organist—Henry L Heartz. 1 G—Alex D Macleod.

O G—Anson Parsous.

RS N G—Geo W Gardiner. LSNG—DA Bruce.

RS V G—Isaac & Lane. LS V G—Charles McFarlane, R88 S—D E Cameron.

LS S—A M McCallum,

J P G—Jobn T Hardy.

After the ceremonies were concluded, the retiring Noble Grand invited the mem- bers present to accompany bim to his resi- dence, where & sumptuous repast was pre- pared. Over thirty of the members enjoyed his hospitality. A very pleasant hour was spent, after which the brethren retired in peacs and harmony.

oe Charlottetown Markets.

Beef{small) per Ib............ $0.07 to 0.13 Beef (quarter) per lb.......... 0.044 to 0.54 Butter, fresh, per lb.......... 0.24 to 0.25 Butter, tub, per lb.........-6-+ ¢.20 to 0.2! BE hk eck a ead buss wk oeee 0.50 to 0.60

privilege, but even tho right, of strongly | Beets, per doz..........-..++++ 0 16 to 0.00 recommending our people to espouse the | Carrots, per bunch..,......--. 0.03 to 0.00 cause we advocate. ae (per _ aoc olen veeeds se to ae We would, therefore, recommend every | Vheese per 1D.......-- sees eeee 14 to 0.1) citizen who has the right to vote oa Thurs- | Cabbage, per doz..........-.. 0.25 to 0.40 day next to exercise his right and to go to 9 ekg per doz...+..++-.. : pes ~ nen the polling buoths and cast his vote against oe Eire ope iewen eens 0.00 to 0.70 he Scott Act. aay of = Ct alt Raia eet di ° of t Met, WAP GOB. 6 cckvicvsecccas 0.24 to 0.00 oan aaaratied PONT, WO OUR, 0 do05 os 009 iade 0.00 to 2.50 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ON indo occ skcun eee 0.35 to 0.09 he Nad onind dds Sawonte dh crane 0.60 to 0.00 . Ham, per lb.. nseersneeepirers 0.15 to 0.14 Hay, per 100 Ibe............00 0.60 to 0.70 A Protest. Lamb, per Ib. .e.e.esevevesens 0.05 to 0.07 ‘ : . . er OPE snsenes cede coke 0.00 to 0.00 Sir,—I feel that in protesting against] QA ne eet tree — the extremes to which the supporters of ee rn ee Siig al ai po dege the Scott Act are going, I have with me, if : Pere wre ss ecereenens : € aU ») ’ Onions, per bunch,.......... _, 0.02 to 0.00 not the majority by number of the electors, | Pork, small.................++ 0.08 to 0.10 at least the greater part of the men of} Pork (carcase)........... +++ 0.05 to 0.53 weight and standing of moderation and of | Potatoes, per bush............. 0.20 to 0.00 sense. 3 ee rr eee 0.45 to 0.50 Those who take the stump or wield the} Straw, per lead................ 0.00 to 0.00 editorial pen in an election campaign are | Sheep pelts............0.eeeees 0.50 to 0 55 prone to carry on the war without scruple, | Turkeys (each)............+++. 0.75 to 1 00 and not to stick at trifles when striking at} Ternips, bunch................ 0.12 to 0.13

their opponents.

And so it was to be expected that from the platform and the press would come bit- ter talk and much throwing of mud. Bat from our pulpits we thought to hear the matter treated with fairness and charity to both sides; and it was a surprise, as well as ashock, to many on going at the accustom: ed time to the place where they are used to worship God, to find it turned into a lec- ture hall, and to be compeiled to listen to the details of a scheme of morality which has no place in, or relation.to, the g spel of Christ, but which has led to a shameful perversion of scripture, and daring irrever- ence in the manner of speaking of our Saviour, and has given an infidel character to the whole temperance movement. And this was not the worst. We were told that alcohol is bad, and only bad ; that it was not made by God, nor is it produced by nature, but is adevice of man inspired directly by the evil one; in fine, that it is ** the devil in solution,” to drink which in any form is sin.

Some do not stop even here, nor hesitate to condemn our Lord fur setting the ex- ample of drinking wine, and appointing it to be always used as the emblem of His own shed blood.

Had I been an abstainer all my days, I would feel it my duty now to take one glass of wine, asa protest, inthe name of religion and of common sense, against this perversion of the truth.

We were further told that this is the conclusion of the whole _— matter. There is no two sides to the question. Either you vote for the Scott Act, or you submit to be classed with law breakers and crimi-

nals, Though it may be clear to us that the theory preached is without an atom of foundation in Seripture or in science, the Church has spoken, and we depart from her teaching at our peril.

Then, as a practical illustration of Chris- tian love, we heard the two brother clergy- men, who had offended by declaring them- selves dissatisfied with the Scott Act, and by giving their people full liberty to vote as they felt was right, denounced as aiders and abettors of the other criminals.

Truly the tables are turning. For free- dom of conscience we left»the Church of Rome. Shall we have tu return to it for the same reason? The days of bigotry and intclerance are not yet past.

Whatever may be the issue of Thursday's election, it is plain that such foolish ex- tremes must end in a reaction, and injury to the temperance cause.

Frep. W. L. Moore.

January 6, 1891.

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The Scott Act Canvass.

Sirn,—The members of the W. C. T. U. who are making a house-to-house canvass in the interest of the Scott Act, are making use of arguments which, to say the least, are not altogether correct, and which are rot calculated to inspire intelligent electors with a respect for their cause. One of their strongest arguments is that, if the Scott Act is defeated, four years must elepse be- fore any other law can be passed to take its place, during which time the city will be flooded with free rum. Although I do not think that any person will be influenced by such nousense as this, it would be well for electors to be on their guard. If the “Guarantee” published by the W. 0. T U. in yesterday's EXAMINER coutains no more truth than the arguments of their can- — very little attention should be paid

it.

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Personal.

The Ottawa Citizen hopes te have the pleasure, ere long, of announcing the appoint- ment of Sir John Thompeon, or Justice 8 of the Supreme Court, as one of the

—_— ——_ - JouRNALISTIC.—The Toronto Empire was three years old on the 27th ult, It celebrated the anniversary in a becoming manner by appearing in the form of a 28 page paper. We congratulate our esteemed contemperary on its prosperity.

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