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AUGUST 24,

LSS85.

Mr. Gladstone's Health

Late advices from London state that Mr. Gladstone has been greatly benefited by his trip in the Sunbeam. It is stated that at Bergea, in Norway, where he went ashore, he walked eighteen miles over a rough road without fatigue. This was good news for the Liberal party of Great Britain: for its success in the coming elections depends in great measure upon Mr. Gladstone’s ability to take an active part in the struggle. If, says the 7% Mr. Gladstone defines and expounds the policy of the Liberal party, as its recognized and authorized chief in the coming electoral campaign,

the Liberal party will probably still remain united. Its differences will be sunk in the pursuit of some of those | common objects which Mr. Gladstone | long ago enumerated aod _ specified.

Some sections will want to go faster and than others, but the authority

Gladstone’s leadership and the necessity of maintaining vaity will compel them all to adopt & programme uot too extreme ior the moderate, and a pace not too fast for the slow. All this will be changed if Mr. Gladstone’s voice should cease to be heard, With the withdrawal of Mr. Gladstones’s authority, the disintegration of the Liberal party may be expected to How far it will go and what effect it may have on the opposite party, which is certainly not without its internal differences and antagonisms, it would be rash to attempt to predict at present. Bat it is practically certain that many Liberals who are now willing to follow

further ot Mr.

begin.

Mr. Gladstone would find it difficult to follow other Liberal leaders in paths never trodden and not even

marked out by him.

Liberal party belong to the extreme

to boast, many of its present members franchise for the young men.

will find themselves sooner or later in opposition to it. This change may come

sooa if Mr. Gladstone’s voice is silenced

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THE DATUS HPXAMINER, AUGUST 24 1885.

MOUNT STEWART MEBTING. Messrs, Davies und Beer fail to Appear.

by Jenkins and Ferguson.

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Summary lKReport.

Speeches

Sarurpay forenoon was not particularly fine, and accordingly the people were late in arriving to the meeting to be held at one o'clock that day at Mount Stewart. The rain which had fallen heavily all morning cleared away abort one o'clock, and soon after large numbers of persons gathered in the village. After waiting two hours for Mr. Dawies to put in an appearance, a telegram was received announcing his in- ability to attend, and at three o'clock the meeting was opened in Mount Stewart Hall, by the appointment of William J chair,-who well sus- tained the dignity of that position, and acted with the strictest impartiality through- out.

Dr. Jenkins was the first to take the platform. He said that when last he stood there it was asa candidate for their suf- frages; now he returned them his sincere thanks for electing him tothe high and honor- able position which he occupied. Although the Parliamentary Session had been ex- tremely long, and members were very tired, the opposition had been holding mestings at Marsbfield, Belle Creek, New London

and at Mount Stewart. These meetings were all one-sided and Mr. Davies had given

FREE SCOPE TO HIS IMAGINATION

which, at all times, was a pretty lively one. Mr. Davies had made statements which were noc in consonance with the truth, and the Doctor proposed to shew where they were inconsistent with the truth. Mr. Davies had declared that, by his action on the Franchise Bill, De. Jenkins had for- feited the confidsnca of his constituents. The Doctor was proud of the position he had taken on that measure, and proud of

: | the Island Conservative members having Radicals, as Radicals themselves are apt} had sufticient influence to preserve the

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aud his influence on politics withdrawn ; | bat if his voice is restored by his present |

Vo, again to assume the active leadership of

ge, and he is thereby encouraged |

_his party, the change will probably be)

postponed at least until after the coming

elections are decided.

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The Fisheries Question.

The Boston Fish Bureau have recently passed the following resolution :—

‘* Resolved, That the Boston Fish Bureau earnestly favors such an arrangement between the United States, the Dominion of Canada and the Province of Newfound- land as shall include the reciprocal ad- mission free of duties of the products of the fisheries of both countries.”

A Boston paper, referriug to the action of the Fish Bureau, says :—

“This is a ‘straw’ of no litttle signifi- cance, as showing the drift of public senti- ment in th:s metropolis, touching the renewal of commercial reciprocity between Canada and the United States, especially as regards our true interests in effecting a permanent settlement of the vexed fisheries question. The Boston Fish Bureau is a very large and influential organization, including in its membership many of our most intelligent and public-spirited mer- chants, who understand this question tho- roughly in all its bearings, and who repre- sent not only millions of business capital, but also one of the must important branches of B ston commerce.”

It is pleasing to note this expression of American opinion.

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—It does pot argue much for Mr. L. H. Davies, M. P., that he allowed a little rain to keep him away from the Mount Stewart meeting of Saturday. It was known that statements of his at the former one-sided meeting would be contradicted and criticized, and a nice appreciatisn of the value of his own veracity and honor would have moved bim to be present to defend himself if there were no insurmountable difficulty in the way. To say in this age of rail- way cars and covered buggies, that a little rain prevented a man from going a dis- tance of twenty miles to do a duty to himself is rather too thin.

— We omitted to state in the article on the qualification of voters, that young men living with'their mothers, if their fathers be dead,or with their grandfathers, step-fathers, fathers-in-law, step-mothers, or mothers-in-law, will have the right fo vote. The term “ farmer’s son,” means, under the law, any male person not otherwise qualified to vote and being the son of an owner acd actual occupant of a farm,aud includes a grandson, step-son, or son-in-law. The iaterpretation of the law with respect to the son of an owner of real property in a city or town, is equally liberal.

—The Canadian Pacific Railway Company have given notice that they are ready to return the $5,000,000 lately loaned them by the Domivion Govern- ment.

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—The prize list of King’s County Exhibition, 1885, is published. The exhibition will be held at Georgetown on Monday, the 29th September next.

Ewperor William was advised by his physic ‘ap not to attend the recent unveiling ceremonies at Potsdam on account of the inclemency of the weather. The Emperor replied, that the king, unable to go to his soidiers to fulfill his duties, ought to resign.

He had not only opposed the Bill as it originally stood. but, with his colleagues, had succeeded in getung an amendment passed lowering the farmers qualification from $200 to $150, and the qualification for wage laborers from $400 to $300. The Doctor then proceeded to explain the provisions of the Franchise Act, and declared that its eff-ct would he hardly recognizable onthe Island. Mr. Davies had said that the Biil took away the franchise from the young men and gave it to the wild Indians in the Northwest. De. Jenkins

DEMONSTRATED THE UTTER FALLACY of this statement, and showed that the only change was to give the Indian farmer and property holder the vote the same as white mep. Mr. Davies said that the Government had given away the fisheries to the Americans. In this matter they had to coneider whether it was preferable to fit out cruisers and drive American off our coasts or allow them four months fishing. Were the Government to fit out cruisers and these crusiers to seize American vessels, that would create a hostile feeling among our American neighbors, and it» could be understood that this would seriously damage

OUR CHANCES OF RECIPROCITY

which were now hanging in the balance. The Dr. said he had no authority to say sv, but he believed that compensation would be allowed our fishermen for the duty placed upon their mackerel in the United States market. Mr. Davies had sounded the ruin and desolation cry which he attributed to the National Policy. For his part he couid see nothing of the kind, and he believed the Dominion was never more prosperous than at the present time. Our credit stood higher than at any pre- vious period in our history, and he quoted from the report of the P. O. Savings Banks to show the marvellous increase which had taken place in the savings of the people. Mr. Davies had described the troubles in Northwest as owing to the bad adminis- tration of the Government. The troubles, the Doctor said, were not owing either te Sir John’s or McKenzie’s Government — the real cause was the nature of the half- breeds and Indians. They lived by hunt- ing, aud now the buffalo had disappeared they were too lazy to work and would not farm, and consequently got into mischief.

RIEL WAS ON HAND

to forment disturbance. These haif-breeds easily see where the best land lies; they settle on it and get their grants. They do not tell it, they keep it a while, sell out, and go further west to get another grant. They had no grievances except in a very few cases. They have been well treated and have no ground of complaint. Their nature was not to work bué to wander; when they cannot hunt they must fight. Dr. Jenkins resumed hig seat amid immense applause.

Hon. D Ferguson was the next to speak. He regretted the absence of Mr. Davies. The Liberal Conservative party was not oo sponsible for these meetings There was no election in prospect. Mr. Davies could not wait till the session closed, but while Dr. Jenkins was at his post, went through the country misrepresenting his colleague’s con- dnct. But now that he had an opportunity of meeting Dr. Jenkins face to face, he shirked it. The Grit party had no policy. It would tako a clever man to find out what their policy was when in power. Sir John came into power on the National Policy and Canadian Pacific Railway questions, and the Opposition, if they expect to be trusted, should show that they are prepared to do something better than the present Govern- ment. The Grits had made a great cry against the National Policy. Mr. Davies and his friends had bitterty denounced it, but of late years the opposition to it was weakening, and last session there was not much said againstit. The Grits had no

MORE IDEA OF REPEALING THE N. P., if they got into power, than of repealing the:Ten Commandments, The Grits had been tinkering with the Pacific Railway dering their five years of power. They had spent thonsands on the Georgian Bay Branch. Where is it? No one knows, They had bought steel rails at enormous —, They had built the Fort Francis ocks away out of the route, which are no

good to this day. The present Government had taken up the matter with a tirm and vigorous hand. The second year they were in power they had entered into a contract with the Syndicate, and before next May the entire road will be completed. Mr McKenzie had declared that the whole re- sources of the British Empire were not equal tothe completion of the project in ten years; we now find that in less than five years from the time of making the contract that rail€ay will be completed without any serious increase of our bur- dens. From a military point of view, the road has proved of great benefit, and that very section which Mr. Davies and his party had declared the Syndicate had no intention of building, was not only finished but had proved of INCALCULABLE BRENEFIP

during the recent rebellion. The Railroad Company had got into difficulties and had asked and obtained assistance from the Government. Upon that loan interest had been regularly paid, altnough Mf. Davies had prophesied that it never would. Last session the company applied for a change of the security which they had given for the loan which was granted, with the result that they had placed their bonds on the English market and effected a loan on better terms than the McKenzie Government could got when in office. The Syndicat» loan of last session was not wanted atall. Mr. Davies had chrged the Govern- ment with delaying the Franchise Bill so as to present discussion upon it. It was in- troduced on 19th March, and read a third time on 3rd July; yet Mr. Davies had

THE EFFRONTERY to say that the Bill was brought down so late that there was no time to discuss it. It was nearly six weeks before the House before it reached Committee, the only place where it could {be amended. The House had been kept in session for fifty-seven continuous hours discussing whether an Indian was a person. The cpposition now admit that the Bill is not so bad, but that that is due to the amendments made. There is an old saying that will apply in this case that ‘‘fools and children should not see half-finished work.” Sir John had proposed that the voters’ lists of last election should be prima facie evidenge of the right to voie. That w s an exce lent p:oposition. All who had voted last summer would have the right to vote unchallenged. Mr. Davies opposed this as monstrous, iniquitous and shameful, and proposed that the School lists should bo taken. Mr. Ferguson here gave an example of how unjustly Mr. Davies’ pro- posal would affect the country. Mr. Davies, instead of being, as he arrogates to himself, a Liberal of the type of Coles and Whelan. was in reality one of the

RANKEST TORIES on this side of the Atlantic. Mr. Ferguson here referred to the attempted robbery of our franchise in 1874 by Mr. Liird and his Grit friends. They had secured themselves by saying that it was intended to operate only until the House Government adopted a system of registration. What right, he asked, had the Dominion to coerce the Island into passing an act! But now we shal! have registration with the advantage that the cost of it, instead of being borne by the Local Government as Mr. Laird proposed, is paid by the Dominion. Mr. Davies had charged the Government with taking away the votes from the young men and giving them to the wild Indians. When it was found that the franchise had not been taken away, an-i that the wild Indians were not enfranchised, what will be the weight of Mr. Davics’ base and untruthful assertion! It was

AN UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCE

that the American Government should impose duty upon our fish, but it so hap- pened this year that, even were there no duty, it would be impossible to prosecute mackerel fishing to advantage. Mr. Ferguson here quoted figures of American markets to show that the export, even without duty, would not pay our fishermen. Mr. Davies had denounced the Government for not putting on cruisers and keeping the Americans off our coasts. The very thing that on the 13th of »March lst. in his place in Parliament, he bad hoped would not be done. After delaiting the temporary arrangement that had been mide with the United States, Mr. Ferguson asked : What party is responsible for the absence of any duty during the last “12 years? Who negotiated that treaty by which we got free of duty and received five and a half millions,—who, but Sir John’s Government! Ina 1871 and 1872 Sir John was denounced for his part in that treaty. The Grits voted against ratifying it, and now after enjoying it for 12 years, we are asked to condemn Sir John because he did not secure a larger term. Sir John negotiated that treaty and his Government ratified it. The Halifax commission sat.

While the Conservatives matured the measures THE GRITS GOT THR EMOLUMENTs,

Mr. Davies was one of the Counsel before the Halifax Commission. He was paid $8,000 and that was thought enough. He never made aspeech there ; but he made forty-eight speeches on the Franchise Bill, more than Cicero made in all his life ; therefore Mr. Davies was a greater orator than Cicero. He got $15,000 for his ser- vices (/) before the Halifax Commission, but he never said a word; he had got from $100 to $150 an hour for his work. Bad, however, as it was to charge so large a fee and enforce the payment of it, it was worse to break his pledged faith with the poople of this Island. If we had a separate claim upon the award of the Halifax Commission it was because as a separate Province we had ratified it. Why did not Mr. Davies euforce our claim as Mr. Whiteway did that of Newfoundland? He has never answered this question. Mr. Davies is responsible for our not receiving our share of the Award. If he had presented our case as Mr, Whi'eway did that of Newfoundland, Great ULritain would have considered it. Mr. Davies had acted an unprofessional part, aud betrayed the interests of the Island. If sever a man committed a crime for which he deserved banishment from political hfe, Mr. Davies was the man. Mr. Davies had denounced our Conserva- tive representatives for not bringihg up the separate case of the Island before the Parliament, and in his election card had denounced their conduct in very strong language. Yet, what had he done? He went to Parliament ia 1883, sat over three months and came home without having opened his mouth. What was his excuse om that the Lecal Government were.in

“awa on the pier business and he did not wish to prejudice their claims by bringing

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up the Fishery Award. Later on, however, when there seemed a chance for the Local Government being paid their claim, he was ready enough to ask the question for Mr. King, of New Brunswick, Next year he went to Parliament on the 16th of January, and sat till April 22nd, before he made any motion. This year he was there five months; he made eight speeches on the word ‘‘Indian,” and forty-eight speeches on the Franchise Bill. He spoke until he be- came a nuisance and he came home.

WITHOUT EVER OPENING HIS MOUTH

on the Fishery Award. He had not only betrayed the Island but he had violated his election pledges. He had accused his pre- decessors of inexcusable negligence, but he had never moved his little finger. Mr. Ferguson resumed his seat amid great applause.

Dr. Jenkins, being asked what he had done about the Fishery Award, replied that he and others of his colleagues had succeed- ed in getting the Fishing Bounty in>creased by $20,000 a year.

After the speeches were concluded, sev- eral persons present asked questions, par- ticularly upon the operation of the Franchise Bill, whereon, is was very evi- dent, they had@been most grossly misin- formed by Mr, Davies, at the previous meeting These questions were answered most satisfactorily, and Mr. Ferguson then called for any one present to come forward

who had been wronged by the Act. One young man_ stepped up, who was 21 last December. He was soon perfectly satisfied that he had lost nothing! The next person who

advanced was Francis McQuaid, Esq, who ascended the platform and launched out into some coarse abuse of Mr. Fergu- son, for whish he was promptly called to order by the Chairman, and thereupon subsided. The train for Charlaitetown having arrived, Dr, Jenkins was obliged to leave the meeting in charge of Mr. Ferguson. The meeting was very large and orderly, and heard the speakers most attentively ; and it was very evident, from the demonstrotions that there were ten Conservatives for every Grit present.

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The Steamer Summerside Ashore.

A DESPATCH received by the Steam Navigation Company on Saturday, reports that the steamer Summerside, on Thursday last, went ashore on the Tickle, in Fogo Harbor, Island of Fogo, which is situated on the north-east coast of Newfoundland. The Summerside was bound from Montreal to Fogo with a cago of general merchan- dize. The despatch received states that the cago has been taken outin a damaged condition, and that her engine house and afier cabin are fuil of water. No further p*rticulars have beed received. The Summerside is partially insured.

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Sin Francisco’s death rate for the past year, 19.58 per 1,000, is lower than that of thirteen foreign and eleven American cities, and the lowest of any city of its siz> in the world,

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Ch’town, August 24, 1885, — tf

ZION CHURCH PICNIC,

?ENHE Annual Picnic of Zion Church congre- gation and Sabbath School, will be held at

WEST RIVER;

On— the 27th inst.

The Southpor* will ‘eave the Ferry Wharf at 9 «’clock, a. m., and 2 p. m. The children of the congregation will re- ceive their Tickets FR‘24, at the Church, on Wednesday evening, at 7 o’clock. Return Tickets for Visitors, 25 cents Tea will be provided for Visitors. R. M. BARRATT, Supt. a@Sabbath School. D. M. FRASER, Chairman of Committee.

THURSDAY,

August 24, ’85

THE CITY SCHOOLS

ILL be Re-opened, after the Midsum- mer Vacation, on

Menday, 3ist August, inst,

at 9 o'clock, a,m. It is requested that all intending Pupils be in attendance on that day, in order that they may be placed in the proper departments. ISAAC OXENHAM, Secretary of School Board. Ch’town, August 24th, ’85—tl 29

St. Aloysius’ School.

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The steamer will leave Steam Navigation Company's Wharf at 8 o'clock p. m.

The String Band will furnish music for dancing.

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TICKETS :—Gents, 35 cents; Ladies, 25 centa, to be had at Apothecaries’ Hall, of the Committee, and at the Wharf.

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