“A sTODRNESS ao ti f Ou , County. | 1 a candidate { neral elec , i a receivin : uriy 4000 ‘ en til | nd } ‘ rs ho ve : i ‘ | may not De MSsiiel! ‘ ‘ l tor you . : Mera ‘ rva is on the q " s i d Cartwright h su] e H ( ns as the i t ( Uy | i

Lie | irk i ve to make that i } i res ‘ a Re Ci I a a art ke vith the i ed S ‘ r me urlvg t at » this Cou und t your

s r? » Vat Ni i | at ery \ rt Vii b 1 ‘ i — ition vl upon i t t rs ve Vel een AGU an OF !

i a I J lr I re sentative S ue lacks tl ¥ t y it nally t I s,. there W ud b hit ‘ , I 4 ery COonua Lice i : could be convinced that cy I 5 inderstanad the SCO} and aring e1 e which they re en : in rte tion

' i inl | 1 10 Tit t c ‘ . | ubn it,

il | [ every Inpre yu liced

: Mr. Davy ed himself at Cape r verse Lik Lugus last an ad

\ Commercial Union. In N I ‘ ure | before the “ ard «Oof:)= Tradk is the

‘ i ‘ ial Union, whi h he ct [ : inter¢ nge of all a! WN } the wo countries, and a bua url walnst 1e@ Test ol the world.

H indert the same occasion, unrestricted reciprocity as mean-

perfectly free trade between the two

‘ rie Wile ea country would revuiate its yn tariff against the rest of I rid ma he ( slared that it was

able” and the Americans could

n nly on the assumption that th yore 4 i wls. Only a few Ww ter 5 Mr. Davies, finding that the id of ( nercial Union had a Ww st ; ly abandoned the ad vO fit and declared in favor of U Leciproc ty He says in ex iol iinge of base, that U; y, as he now under- stan is it, ha neaning from the de : ] y I lin i fore the { i [rade in November la abl construction, ks us to put on his

4 x last summer and au advocating Com- a state of profound

ig wnt, and that when he Reciprocity to be **impra that it conld not be act unless they were ve pia .y ignorant ol what | That the eig i eiligent electors of O ’ Ll. without their Cc i lerr representa- tiv tj : ts revolution, is bad en 4 ra n ‘es, but the da ' 3 tly increased wh stives,in their efforts to escipe a seve idemnation, practically

n in the past blind

guide

I imercial Union was inhere 1 bad one {t involved a com- plete sub wlitical independ- en j n ei Li yaity to our own Dominion, ic Queemand to the Empire. Th : promoters understood all thi ou I ( mot be doubted; but many honest | loyal men were mis- led tor e When, however, the latter Baw That a \ nimon tari fixed hy treaty, for @ term of years was an impossibility, and that nothing f nmon Parliament,

or, in other words, a-political union, could

annually adjust the common tariff for the two countriés, they drew back from syp- porting what t! plainly saw meant annexation to the United States. The same i al ol jection ies against the new

scheme kuown as Unrestricted Reciprocity.

]

Under Unrestricted Reciprocity it is claimned that while the would be a free exchange of articles between Canada and the United States, being the growth or mal ture of either country, each coun- try would regulate its own tariff against the rest of the wor!d. Thi: is simply impossible asjaras m wnufa tures are concerned. A large proportion of gvods manufactured in Canada or the States are made in whole or in part from raw material imported from othcr countries. If each country regulated its own tariff there would be constant col- lision by way oi duties or bounties by one or tie other on raw material. Take sugar for instance. if one of the countries re- moved the duty on raw sugar, the other

would have to do the same, or ‘give up the business of refining. If one country gave a bounty on the importation of raw sugar the other would have to follow suit. This is equeily true of hundreds of other articles, and shows the ridiculous.character of the sche ne by which manufactured articles are to poss free of duty between Canada and

the ‘states, while each country retains the power of imposing any duties it pleases against the rest of the world. This leads me t» lay down the folluwing propositions ; ls*. Unrestricted Reeiprocity, in manu- factures with the United States, is utterly imp ble while each country retains the power of dealing with its own tariff.

“ni. A common tariff cannot be tixed by treat ra term of years. War or internal insurrection might” ecanse demands for revenu hi h conld not be forseen, while en the r henda plethora of revenue whici cou'd noc bs gut rid of might cause severe finan iplications, No gane man would cont that the United States to-da v uid ente in _ preposition by whi ts tarifi s Ke by ixed at present rates ra per Lan VC .KA

ore : mm irl inot be framed and : dliusted, y« yeer, ond afterwards adr red without Legislative and Exec ; ; mumon to the two coun’ W I 14. pO.itieal union or annei. ;

Th », Unre tel Reciprocity in mant las Coromercial Union is a rif f we ti «2. bl na cannot receiv of any except those

who do not understand its full scope, or

| CACcHICS

THE

wus of annexation. Mr. Board of Trade that nexation. He also t understand the eation of Unrestricted Reciprocity when 7 tthe Board of Trade. I Ytoke him at his word ; and, as I cannot : traitor to his (Queen, disclaimer of pro- is no alternative

who are desn i {at the iio Was op ed to @i ole Mis that he did a

riy after his

{ es ws there to ¢ iclude that he has no correct wopreciation of what is involved in the »hosition of Unrestricted Reciprocity

i with the United States in manufactured

Chere . specious attempt made to de- the unwary by the use of phrases.

' The old treaty with the United States ex

isting between the years 1854-1866 was known to the people of these Provinces as and as that

‘the Ree iprocity Treaty lreaty proved at the time highly advan- mus to the people of Canada, an attempt now made to launch one of the worst

vated ina free country under the disguise of pretense that it is to the Reciprocity

evel aay into popular favor wtful phrases, and a similar in character lreaty of 1854. Nothing could be more dishonest than this. The light of the noonday’s sun does not differ more essentially from the hues of midnight than the old Reciprocity Treaty from the scheme which Sir Richard Cart- wright recently submitted to the Parlia- ! Cannda. old Reciprocity Treaty, as far as was concerued, simply provided for a fi re of the natural products of the t It involved no discrimina- tion against Great Britain or any other couutry. It gave each country full power to regulate its own tariff, in other than the articles specified, according to its revenue necessities and other requirements, and maintained, in its integrity, the Legislative independence of British America. There concession on either able

ent ol

Lilie

trade }

> excnal

vo countries.

was no humiliating side. That Treaty was the work of and patriotic men

The scheme of Unrestricted Reciprocity in manufactures bears the impress of very different minds. Is it the work of Free Traders Most emphatically, no! It is protection—not of the manufacturers of our own country, but of those of the United As far as the tendency to protec- tion is concerned, the little finger of Un- restricted Reciprocity with the States in manufactured articles is stouter than the thigh of the National Policy. Is it the work of loyal men/ It is not, because it is an act of the most pronounced hostility te Great Britain and all her possessions. Is t the work of men desirous of maintaining

the faith of Canada? It is not, because at

states.

of over twelve millions of dollars of her Customs Revenue and her entire Jaternal Revenue whenever the United States saw fit toabolich her Excise duties. This would necessitate the abolition of the subsidies to the Proviuces, which would be a breach of faith, causing an immediate disruption of Confederation. It would also necessitate

the abandonment of ail great public works by the Dominiov, anc our hopes regarding the Terms of Confederation being carried out would forever pass dway.. it would

to the

ulso lead inevitably repudiation of ob ivations to the public creditor ; and the crecit of Canada, ranking amongst the highest in the w rid, would betrailed in

But the greatest of all breaches ( ould be towards those who have trusted to the honor of Canada and invest- ed their capital in our public and private eatcrprises The coal fields of Nova Seotia, our seaports, the stations of all our railways which run east and west, our sugar refineries, our cotton factories, in fact all onr centres of industry would become as sileut as the ruins of Herculaneum, and the capital invested would be lost forever. The immense start enjoyed by the Ameri- can manufacturer, his greater wealth, the dominancy of the more powerful govern- ment in arranging. foreign duties, or, if necessary, in giving bounties,’ and the in- exurable Combine would, under Commercial Union or Unrestricted Reciprocity, _ if either were possible, in avery short time

+} } , the au

f faith

crush out every manufacturing industry north of the beundary line, and reduce

Canadians to the position of hewers of wood and drawers of water to their neigh- bors in the United States.

And now the pertinent enquiry comes in: How is all this going to affect our farmers ? We heara great deal about the importance of the markets of the United States to us, and I freely admit that they are of great importance to us, although not nearly so much so as they were tweuty years ago. But what makes Boston and other Ameri- can cities a market for our agricultural productions! Is it because the American soil or climate is unsuited for the produc- tion of the articles which we have to sell! ? It is not. There is not a natural product which'we have to spare but can be grown or produced in the United States. Even in potatoes, take one year with another, the United States export more than they im- port. The only reason why the markets of the New England States, New York or Pennsylvania require any of our products is, because there is a larger number of the population of these States engaged in man- ufretures, in proportion to those engaged in agriculture, than with us. Even should the duties on potatoes, horses, sheep; &., be removed, the distance to the American markets will always put us at a disadvan- tage in competing with the American farm- ers who are on the spot. We can’ never bring Boston, or New York or Philadelphia any nearer to us than they are at present. But we can, if we are true to our own country, raise up manufacturing centres nearer home, which will ultimately absorb all the farm products we have to

spare. The increase in this trade has been must remarkable in’ recent years. The great bulk of our oats is now consumed in

the sister Provinces. | Take one year with Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland than we do to the United States.

A reciprocity in natural productions with the Unitdd States would now, and probably for many years, continne to be of great bene ‘it to us; but if I saw no prospect for farmers in Prinee Edward Island except that which is obtained from a careful study ofthe American market, J would never advise a boy of mine to become a farmer in Prin o Kdward {slaud. Our true, remunera- tivesod natural market will be the outcome of ths prosperity of the mining, manu- factu ' 12 aud ishing tudust ries of Canada, —shurtly to hope tu include Newfoundland.

A policy which would destroy all our

one swoop it would deprive the Dominion‘

another, we sell more potatoes to Nova}

DAILY EXAMINER, ~ —

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prevent their ever lifting their heads again, would be the greatest blow ever levelled at Prince Edward Island. policy is the scheme of Com- mereial Union or Unrestricted Rect- procity with the | nited States, -proposed in Parliament by Sir Richard Cartwright, and supported by your representatives, Messrs. Davy ies and Welsh.

There never was a more flagrant breach of trust on the part of representatives, but it is not the only one of which the. people of Queen’s County and all Canada have just reason to complain, When Mr. Blake declared at Malvern that his party would not, if returned to power, disturb the National Policy, he spoke for his political friends from Cape Breton to Vancouver. Yet at the same time Messrs. Davies and Welsh protested in Queen’s County that they were out and out Free Traders, and would, if elected, obtain a renewal of the old Reciprocity Treaty in six months. [t was quite plain, at the time, that both these professions were notztrue, But they Loth answered the purposes for which they were made. By his declaration at that time in favor of the National Policy, Mr. Blake, no doubt, secured a great deal of support in the Larger Provinces, while Messrs. Davies and Welsh, by their Free Trade professions—and promises of im- mediate Reciprocity, carried their elections in this county.

We have lived to see all these promises violated. The followers of Mr. Blake, from one end of the country to the other, _ re- pudiate his pledge soo!monly made at Mal- vern that the National Policy would not be disturbed ; and Messrs. Davies and Welsh turn their backs on the scheme of Reci- procity and Free Trade, by which they gained their elections, and give their sup- port ta a new fangled wild and _ impracti- cable scheme of protection to American manufacturers, which was not mentioned at the elections, and the advocacy of which presents to-day the greatest obstacle in the way of cur obtuining a really advantageous Reciprocity ‘Treaty with the United States.

the farmers of

Such a

IT am, gentlemen, Your humble servant, D. FrerGuson. Ch’town, March 3lst, 1888.

Passion Week IN ST. DUNSTAN’S CATHEDRAL.

On the evenings of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last (Passion) week the so'emn office of Tenebrae was sung in St. Dunstan’s Cathedral, the St. Dunstan’s College choir, under the leadership of Mr. McDougail, taking one side of the singing, and the Cathedral choir the other. The harmgnized lamentations were very impos- ins. ~The name Tenebrae is given from the circumstance of extinguishing, during the course of the service, all the candles which have been prepared iu the sanetuary for the ceremony. The rites of the Church upon these three days declare her concern and her trouble for the sufferings of the Redeemer, and the sins of men. — It lays aside every expression of joy and festivity. The sacrel doxology, Gloria Patria, is omitted at the end of the Psalms. No hymns of divine praise’ are sung. , No Dominus Veobiscum is said to jask ;the blessing of God upon the people. The

Psalms avd the lessons that constitute the office breathe scarcely . anything else but sighs and lamentations. The six

candles on the altar, and the fifteen candles placed on the epistle side, all burning at the beginning of the office, signify the lights of faith preachedtby the prophets and Jesus Christ; of which faith the fundamental article is the mystery of the Blessed Trinity represented by the triangular candlestick. At the repetition of the fourteen Antiphons in the Matins and Lauds, fourteen of the candles in the triangular candlestick are extinguished, beginning at _ the lowest on the left, then the lowest on the right, and so alternately, the numbers at the Antiphons show when a candle is to be extinguished. At the last aix verses of the Benediction, the candles on the altar are put out, teaching that the Jews were totally deprived of the light of faith, when they put our Saviour to death. But the fifteenth candle, that représents the light of the world, Jesus Christ, is only hidden for a time under the altar, and afterward brought out again, still burning, to signify that, though Christ, according to His humanity, died, and was laid in’ the sepulchre, yet He was always alive accord- ing to His divinity, by which He raised His body to life. The darkness which pervades the sanctuary while the Miserere is said, naturally reminds one of the dark- ness over the face of the earth at His death.

On Thursday morning His Lordship Bishop McIntyre performed the Blessing of the Oils, and in the evening Rev. J. A. Macdonald preached a sermon on ‘** The Holy Eucharist.” On Friday morning His Lordship unveiled the cross for the adora- ation of the faithful; in the evening Rey. J. ©. MeLean told the story of ‘*The Passion.” On Saturday morning Rev. Charles Macdonald blessed the water fonts, Rev. F. X. . Gallant. singing the Kxrultet, one of the most beautiful pieces of music in the Gregorian Chant, and during which the Paschal Candle with the five grains of iucense, signifying Christ and [is principal wounds, was lighted, to be kept buraing during the Paschal time.

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Canadian Horses in England.

The London World of the 7th March had the following: ‘* The Canadian remounts purchased last year by Colonel Goldie seem to have given considerable satisfaction to all the ‘authorities’ by whom they were in-

'spected at Woolwich, and have also been

‘well received’ in most of the regiments to which they have been accredited. There is a prowing feeling of dissatisfaction among the cavalry otticers, in consequence of the abruptness with which the War Office de- cided to discontinue the Canadian experi- ment before it had had a chance of success. The heme dealers are of course, an. in- fluential body; but whether their patriot- ism is such as to justify the Government in relying solely upon them in an emer- gency is a question which can scarcely be auswered off-hand.” oo

Music\t.—Vae. Vinnicombe’s Concert to- morrow night at the Y. M. C. A. Hall.

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Brituranv.—To-mvorrow's Concert will be

industries ji ‘iti : si ec tee eee es.in the Maritime Provinces, and one of the brightest ever given in this city.

Easter Services. ST. PETER’'S CHURCH.

The services in St. Peter's Church yes- terday were more than usually bright. At Evensong the Church was so crowded that benches had to be brought in. After Even- song, a solemn J'e Deum was sung in thanksgiving to God for His many mercies during the past year, with particular refer- ence tothe appointment of a Biship for thig Diocese,

ST. DUNSTAN’S CATHEDRAL.

On Easter Sunday Pontifical High Mass was celebrated by His Lordship Bishop McIntyre, and Rev. F. X. Gallant de- livered a splendid discourse, taking for his text: ‘*You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified, He is risen, He is not here.” Matt. xvi. 6. In the evening the services were concluded with Solemn Bene- diction of the Blessed Sacrament given by Rey. Charles Macdonald. At the services during Passion week His Lovdenip was ably assisted by Revs. Charles Macdonald, F. X. Gallant, J. A. Macdonald and J. C. Me- Lean. During the week the Altar for the Repository was tastefully decorated, and last evening the main altar was beautiful. The decorating was all done under the supervision of the Gray Nuns.

8T. PAUL'S CHURCH.

The Easter services in this Church were particularly bright. The hymns and music appropriate to the occasion were well ren- dered, and the special psalms appointed for the day, both morning and evening, were sung to Anglican chants with great accu- racy. The morning sermon, from 1 Cor., xv., 20, briefly outlined from a source not generally appealed to, viz., the Epistle of the New Testament, most valuable and incontrovertible evidence of the truth of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the evening the text was taken from John xx., 2. The sermon contained a series of warn- ings against a partial Gospel—a belief not founded upon the Word of God, and areli- gion without an ever-present Jesus. The grief of Mary Magdalene, first at the death of Jesus and again at the apparent loss of His Sacred Body, was pictured to show the necessity for an accurate knowledge of the Scriptural Christ, and the hopelessness of a religion which has not the Bible as its centre, foundation and keystone.

{Sermons appropriate to the season were also ¢elivered in the other churches. |

TERPSICHORE HALL.

NOTICE.—The Dancing Classes at Terpsichore Hall will be continued this evening and Wed-

nesday as usual. :

A JUVENILE CLASS will be opened on Tues- days and Fridays, commencing on Tuesday, the 10th inst., should a sufficient number of pupils offer within one week from this date.

E. BURRIS. apl2—2i 2nd & 7th

AUCTION SALE

—_Or— Furniture, Stoves, &c., won sia A, McNEILL’S ROOMS, QUEEN ST.

PTaesday, April 3rd,

AT 11 O'CLOCK.

large lot of Furniture, comprising Bed- A room Sets, Dining Room Chairs, Dining and other Tables, &c., 1 large Extension Table, a lot of Qfoves and sundry other articles. mch26—eod tl sle

URUHESTRAL CONCERT

Y. M. C. A. HALL,

TUESDAY NEXT, APRIL 3rd.

ER. VERRIOOMBR...ccwesorcerewverres Conductor MISS LEWIS..... seus bs ae eukeuekee coe Accompanist PROGRAMME.

How Delightful (Potpourri).................. Catlin Orchestra.

Violin Solo—Lob Der Thranen........... Schubert Miss May McDonald. Waltz—Message ............. ee eeyere ee Czibulka Orchestra.

Vooal Solo—Anchored.,......$......cccecss Watson Miss Newbery.

Clarionet Solo—Andante in A...... pr ibecsee .Balfe Mr. Vinnicombe.

Introduction to the Messiah................ Handel Members of Orchestra.

Cornet Solo —Air from “ Falstaff ”........... Balfe Mr. Fletcher.

The Tat’s Farewell (Potpourri)....... Schlepegrell Orchestra.

Vocal Solo, with Violin Obligato—The Lost Chord.... pues Uo i ob otadenewes Sullivan

Rey. Mr. Lloyd.

Gems of Scotland (Potpourri)—By request.. Bennet Orchestra,

Violin Solo—Concerto in G................ Acollay Mr. Vinnicombe.

Clarionet and Cornet Duet—Spring is Awaken-

SNE. FEA ecgocud sn ekens ie ee ee --Bach Messrs. Fletcher and Vinnicombe. Grand Potpourri—National Melodies.,.......Beyer GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. Concert at 8 o’clock, sharp. Tickets 35 eents, at Chappelle’s, Reddin’s,

Lewis’, Watson’s, and also at the door, mch3t

CHILDRENS ENTERTAINMENT

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St. Peter’s Schoolroom.

AN ENTERTAINMENT will be given by Children in St. Peter’s Schoolroom,

Qn Wednesday Evening, 4th April,

_ Special preparations are being made to render it amusing and attractive.

Come and enjoy a bit of comedy and some pleasant music.

an 15 cents. Te commence at 8 o’clock,

- -. ~ MONDAY,

LRR8.

APRIL 2

White Cottons, Print Cottons, Grey Cottons, Pillow Cottons, Sheeting Cottons, Shirting Cottons, Table Linens, Towels, Towelling,

And a Well Assorted

STANLEY BRUM,

Dress Goods, ‘ashmeres,

Merinoes,

Plushes, Silks, Brocades,

Gloves, Corsets, Hosiery, Embroideries, Collars and Cuffs,

Stock of all kinds of

DRY GOODS,

VERY CHEAP, AT

STANLEY BROTHERS,

BROWN’S BLOCK,

Ch’town, March 9, 1888.—-eod & wky.

ee aes ak

a

GREAT CLEARANCE SALE

a ()

TS & SHOES

——AT THE—

Vominion Boot & Shoe Store.

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uring the Month of March,

J. HB.

—WILL CLEAR

MACDONALD

OUT HIS—

Entire Steck of Boots and Shoes at a Discount of 20 per cent. off his usual low prices.

The Stock is nearly all New last Fall.

Customers are sure to get the best value

for their money at TH DOMINION BOOT AND SHOE STORE.

J.

February20—-dy & wky

B. HWceDboevVaALD,

PROPRIETOR.

ee

oT REE A mee

GREAT CLEARANCE SALE

ot.

DRY 6-0-4

Oe

JAMES PATON & CO.

Must clear out Surplus Stock to make room for Large

Spring Importations.

Bargains will be given in

every Department during this Month.

Ladies and Children’s HOSIERY,

‘** KID GLOVES and MITTS, ULSTER and MANTLE CLOTHS, CORSETS, all sizes (from best makers), _ White and Cream LACES and EDGINGS, | Wool and Tapestry TABLE COVERS, DRESS GOODS (in newest shades),

:0;

Men's Heavy OVERCOATS and REEFBRS, SILK and FELT HATs,

ROBBER CLOTHING,

LINDERS and DRAWERS,

CARDIGAN JACKETS,

SILK HANDKERCHIEFS and SCARFS, LINEN COLLARS and CUFF.

SCOTCH TWEEDS-—Nice patterns, selling very cheap,

TRUNKS and VALISES, all sizes,

‘

ROOM PAPER—The latest patterns, the largest assortment, the lowest prices.

JAMES PATON & CO.,

March 1, 1888—-dy & wky

MARKET SQUARB.

Basiest Place a P

Isa

i

MARK WRIGHT & Gu’s

FURNITURE

If you doubt it, call and see.

PALLURY.

You will then UNDERSTAND

(ye ee

why itis that we SELL many lines of our own manufacture

VERY MUCH CHEAPER than anyone in the trade.

We are prepared for a rush in Repairing and Re-upholstering this Spring, and will give all our patrons quick despatch and

good value.

We invite inspection of our immense stock in Showrooms.

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MARK WRIGHT & CO.

Charlottetowm, March 26, 1883.

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