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Mr. Wimans 1 lar ; ‘mmediate object of the Leader of i ti Lwnieu Party f i nrestricted Recipr city . r y at j ' T his art cle for the N rth Wilt ’ - 5 7 = ; » pan phielh hay 4 i smh ‘ adi ; far-reaciil importance lr t . . impending general pat scm S .C - ,ction on the ‘ ' a Toho of States would seem desi part of A pitea wie ; : a ad } i 1 th mi ral support si uld aad j t} . \ w lose Viol \ main

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‘ 38 y inthe | ' ote sda. { if} -_ sich the Committee on

Da. - ms ea § the House ol Represe nta ae ; od . } . ye¥ on, has recom. t ' * . . *) ' ts chalrman, Mr Hitt, and

a . " , tantial’s i corporated in “nich nas ' i . d , : hat se t woposil of Mr. Sherman to the of ate.

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} fect this imu liate object—to im- uee the House of Representatives and the Senate to give their ‘“*mora! support to

a? al : t ‘Liberal Party f Oanada—the

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loft y-miin¢ 1} i r oi L nreastricte 1 Ree procity kes u in ing ig argument i ¥ rn which h main, great ¢ \ s but thinly veiled.

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M Wiman presents a growing pic ture of Canada. There is enough tin what

; ‘ says » ex pial y aft enterprising peopie than those ol tie © Ditea 7 ** . ore States. Canada iS, he y far Whore ; ? itr clive as a@ fel i of pportiney to thé ¢ oo oa Ameri » people, Tar nearer and likely to oe more contribatory to their profit and great- ness than is the continent of Africa, which Englind and Germany now carve in two for the purposes oi trade. The implied distinction between the conduct of England end Germany on the Dark Continent and that of the States to Canada, is fine and suggestive. **The trade of the United States, contenas Mr. Wiman, “should yield as good return from Manitoba as from Aiinnesota; m Al goma as in Michigan.” ** Pennsylvania should make money out of Ontario. 1 ‘* New England would blossom as tne rose os *s :

from cheapent d food supplies, And the whole Great Republic would have free

of

he fisheries, ** the best in

** vast mimera: resources

he also tot

access to { Canada ; ee : tt Stich the world ;” and to “the wealth of timber covering the vast areas of the northern half of the continent. tate : ; Why cannot the United States reach out

its hand and freely partake of this great

wealth ? Why is it that ‘* the vast com- merce of the United States breaks like a huge wave, and rolls back upon itself,” while ‘*beyond it lies a region larger, richer and more susceptible of deve lopment for the good of mankind than aay other re gi n on the earth’s surface si

Mr. Wiman says that the United Siates is willing to make use of this great

region, He declares that ‘‘While there has beea perfect readiness for ene site of the border, there has

ialmost unexplainable hostility

a union on be on bitter ans

; : ; . ; a Eg to it on the the Canadian side The material ndvantagves that would fellow Annexation have always been abundantly apparent but

these never seemed to be sufi iently y alued ¢ sentiment and pre-

to turn the seale again ju lice.’ The “union” referred to by Mr. Wiman

awit tle litte ion ivervene is evidently political union. Everyon

h 1IOwWws

able to reciprocity of trade

that Canada has always been favor- on terms fair and honorable to both parties. Everyone

knows thit the United States, and not

Canada, abrog sted the Leciprocity Treaty

anil the Washington Treaty. Everyone knows that the United States has _persist- ently refused to entertain the oft-repeated of it ever, true that Canada is against the poli- tical Mr. the

and United States desire.

overtures Canada. is, how-

union which Wiman Canada is, in brief, loyal to herself, to her British institutions, and to the British Empire.

Canada cannot, by direct means, be ‘in-,

Mr

He says :

to join the Great Republic.

duced

Wiman is im press¢ a by this fact.

** Tt must always be borne in mind that the wh »'e body of politics in Canada is permeated through and through with loyalty to the Britich throne,—for universal senti ment there is hardly cause for surprise. It must be remembered that Great Britain has treated Canada with the utmost liberality ; that the Canadians are practically a self-gov- erning community ; and that, in addition to loans of fritish money in amounts second only to the vas‘ credits given the Argentine Republic, which have recently brought dis- aster in financial circles in London, no inter- ference has been made, and nothing but kind- ness and generosity extended.”

which

** Direct means” of accomplishing the Union desired by the Srates would, accord- ing to Mr. Wiman, be unavailing :

*‘No sensible man, with a knowledge of all the conditions that prevail, would set about to accomplish a political union by direct mrans, and certainly no political party, in the hope of obtaining control of the constitutional means neceasary to give it effect, would avow this as their «bject with any expectation of succers within a generation.”

This quotation from the article of the Leader of Unrestricted Reciprocity is full of significance. One does not need to read between the lines to discover that as

‘direct means” would-be unavailing, the people of the United States are to under- stand that indirect means are advisable and

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eat Liberal Party propose to place the people the sole — whether these relations | between the Unite Stat and Canada) shail be of the most oe ite character. or whether the policy hither-

| mate ‘ me | ll be persisted in.

to pursued sha Mr. Wiman speaks as one having author- lity. Evidently he knows what ‘‘ the great Liberal Party’ propose to do. His ar- rangement with the Liberal leaders is 80 definite that he can speak with confidence. | His motive in asking for the * moral sup- of Congress in aid of “* the Liberal view of an impending general election, is clear. He assumes that the eople of the United States desire ** politi- cal paion,; ‘_* Annexation;” and ‘* Unre- | etricted Reciprocity,” championed by the Liberal Party of Canada, is the indirect means by which their desire is eventually to

port ai Party,” in

‘ be eratified. Therefore he urgesthe Con- cress andthe people of the United States to vive the Liberal Party—their ‘* moral sup- Oe a v. f = .

Mr. Wiman proceeds to explain the meaning of Unrestricted Reciprocity :—

‘Unrestricted Reciprocity with the United States implies that American goods are not only to be admitted free of duty, but for the purposes of revenue, and to prevent Canada | frou being the back door for smugglers into the United States, the duty on foreign goods will be maintained at the present rates, which wwe practically equal to these that prevail in the United States, and which can readily be made

conform to them. ‘Thus there is proposed a discrimination in favor of American manufac- tures which are to be admitted free, while BRITISH GUODS ARE PRACTICALLY PROHIBITED from entering into competition by the exaction of a duty. Is it possible to conceive of a movement more signifivant in British North America than this attempt at fiscal freedom from British contrel ? If, as the first step to- wards independence, the Canadian people were asked to vote upon tie propositivn to procure for them politicat freedom, no act con'd be proposed which would be more sigi- ficant in that direction than the one which the Liberal Party pow practically ask the (snadian people to acquiesce in.”

Let the people of Prince Edward Island read and ponder these words of the Leader of the Unrestricted Reciprocity move nent; and let no loyal man be cajoled by the assurances of Mr. Davies and his friends that Unrestrioted Reciprocity is consistent with the position of Canada as a part of the Empire of Great Britain.

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The Stanley.

Tur SS. Stanley made a good passage trom Pictou yesterday, in the midst of the storm. She arrived in Georgetown harbor at noon, with the Deputy Minister of Marine on board. We must compliment Captain Finlayson on this feat. Such a passage in such a storm and through such ice as was encountered, is worth noting: A seafaring man, referring to this trip of the Stanley, said that ‘‘she must have been driven for all she was worth.” Whether the Captain or the Deputy Minister took the risk is a moot question. It is suggest- ed that the Deputy Minister—lately from classic Rome--may have whispered into the ear of the careful Captain the re-assuring ** Fear you carry Cvesar.” However this may be, it is certain that if the same promptitude and energy, and cel- erity had been displayed at the beginning of the season, our merchants would not now be mourning their ships locked up in Sum- merside harbor, and their produce stopped in transit and lying in warehouses at Char- lottetown and along the line of railway. It is certain too, that if such feats had been performed at the beginning of the season a greater benefit would have been conferrad upon our community than even that which lay be expected to result from the visit of the Deputy Minister. In any case, we heartily welcome the worthy gentleman, in the hope that his experience while here will enabl« him to form a true conception of the difficulties under which the merchants and people of this Province labor during the winter season, to the end that better satisfaction may be afforded in the future than in the past.

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Notes and Comments.

--The great risks that are involved in investinents in railway property are shown

EXAMINER, -

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STO THE EDITOR.

LETTERS TO THE

“@uem Deus vult perdere, prius demental.”

Sin,—Mr. Carruthers mis-states the point at issue between us. I did not say that the consumption of liquor under the Scott Act is greater than under License ; my contention was that the figures which he adduced from the Customs did not war- rant his assertion that the consumption is less. 1 did not touch upon the convictions, nor the increase in the police force, nor the Magistrate’s reports, nor the amendments to the law, nor the increase in the number of inspectors. I left Mr. C, at full liberty to deduce whatever he pleased from these premises. As I said in my letter, I wrote in no spirit of antagonism to the Scott Act —I merely challenged Mr. C’s. use of the Customs Returns, and his reply has neither convinced nor convicted me that I was wrong.

{t is quite true that no Canadian flour or Canadian coal comes to P. E. Island in bond, and that Canadian whiskey does, but the amount is very insignificant, being only 6,622 gallons in the three years ended 1889, or an average of 2,200 gallons a year. Mr. C., who is so well posted on the drinking habits of the Island, can doubtless tell the brands which are principally used, and he ought to know, and does know, that Canadian whiskey is not a _ ‘* favorite tipple” with Islanders. A _ reference to his own figures will show him that of the 64,948 gallons which he claims was the sum total consumed in 1889, only 2,158 gallons were of Canadian manufae- ture. He sys that Canadian beer is im- ported into the Is’and in bond. Nonsense; it is not, and cannot be. his returns and he will find no record of any. lask him, then, under what head he reckons all the ‘*‘shek” which is used on the Island? It is an intoxicating grade of beer proved to contain a considerable percentage of alcohol, largely consumed in Prince County, and for the sale of which cunvic- tions were recently obtained in Summer- side. Thousands of gallons of this ‘tshek” which | believe is principally manufactur- ed in Halifax, are imported aud consumed, and Mr. Carruthers has no account of it, and all the Blue Books and Statistics he could consult for the remainder of his na- tural life would not give him the quantity. He will probably charge me with making assumptions; but let him, after consulting the temperance workers in Summerside, contradict me.

Mr. Carruthers lavghs at what he calls my ‘‘coal and flour argument,” and ac- counts for the reduction in the importation of these articles, between 1871 and 1889, by the use of Canadian flour and coal. But how does he account for the falling off in the consumption of coffee from 10,129 Ibs. in 1871, to 411 Ibs. in 1889, and 25,000 more people to drink it? Will he say that “Canadian” coffee was used instead ? And about the tea which fell from 489,484 Ibs. in 1871, to 459,568 Ibs. in 1889, and 25,- 000 more people to drink it—was ‘*Can- adian” tea also used? If a population which has increased by 25,000 drinks year- ly 90,000 gallons less liquor, 10,000 Ibs. less coffee, and 30,000 Ibs. less. tea, in the nsine of common sense what do they drink /

Mr. Carruthers charges me with assuming that the large importation in 1873 was for export to the other provinces, aud bluntly contradicts me by declaring ‘‘it was no such thing.” I wish Mr. Carruthers to distinctly understand that I assumed nothing, but

spoke from a knowledge of the facts, and it is grossly impertinent for him, who lived I know not

where in 1873, to tell me or any man who was a resident of the Island in that year, that the cause of the enormous importation was not that I stated in my letter. Itis a matter of history, and if he desires confir- mation of my asssertion let him enquire of any Charlottetown merchant who was in business in that year. Hon. D. Davies, Hon. A. A. Macdonald, John Maceachern, F W. Hyndman, J. F. Rob-rtson, BW. H'ggs—any one of these gentlemen will substantiate my statement. Mr. Carruthers is silent as to this extraordiuary importa- tion being only for six months aud not for the whole year. If he kuows so much about the business events of P. E. Island in 1873, why did he not emphasize the aw- fullness of 80 enormous an importation in the two spring months of one year. It was a rare text | offered him and he failed to make use of it. Mr. Carruthers has got generally mixed, and if he desires to avuid being classed with these who rush in where angels fear to tread, he wiil leave statistics alone.

Mr. Carruthers fails also to account for the sudden drop in the importation of liquors, as shown by Customs returns, after the Island entered Confederation. In 1874 only 67,861 gallons were entered for con- sumption, and in 1875 only 76,675 gallons, as compared with 123,654 gallons and 112,411 gallons in 1871 and 1872 respect- ively, and yet the license system with all its attendant evils and vices, was in force

in a report of foreclosure sales in the United States alone during the past fifteen years. The foreclosure sales in the neighboring 5 [iepublic since 1876 included 447 roads wi ha mileage of 50,525, and representing Cc ‘pital stock and bonded debt to the amount of $2,865,000,000.

— We learn that Richard Hunt, Esq, has been appointed chief census cfticer for this Province. Having given satisfaction in 188L he is to superintend the census taking of 1891. We believe that all the other chief ceusus officials who did their work well in 1881 have been re-sppointed, on the ground that their previous ex- perience will enable them the better to in- struct their respective staffs and to fulfi] their duties in April next. Mr. Hunt will leave for Ottawa in a few days to receive definite instructions from the Department of Agriculture.

—A Londen paper of January 2nd, in a short chapter on eggs, says: ‘‘Australia has begun to send us eggs, which must be at least six weeks old before they are put ou the English market. Up till now, how- ever, the quantity has been considerable. From Russia we had nearly seventy-five million eggs last year. France and Ger- many between them sent us over 714 mil- lions of eggs; Belgium, over 200 millions; we bave even 2 millions from Portugal; and we draw smaller quantities from Nor- way and Sweden, the Channel Islands, Morocco, Malta, Italy, Egypt and Turkey. It seem that altogether we go abroad for between Lil and 112 million eggs, repre- senting in value over £33,000,000 ($15,000, -

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in 1874 and 1875. There must be some reason fcr this extraordinary decrease of 55,000 gailons a year. I have given imy reason which Mr. C. has rejected ; it is now his turn to assign a cause ; will he do- so ? One thing is certain, however, it was not the Scott Act, for that measure had not been conceived.

To show Mr. Carruthers to what an ab- surdity he has committed himself in citing the Customs returns as illustrative of the consuming power of the people, I subjoin & memorandum of the total imports and ex- ports of P, E. Island of articles of every description for the years named, as shown by the Customs returns —

Year.

Pt Imports. Exports. 1872 (under license)... . . $2,569,879 $1,894 174 1®89 (under Scott Act). 668,469 974 543

Nothing more surely indicates the decay of a people than its loss of perehasing and producing power. Judging then by Mr. Carruthers’ method of ascertaining the con- sumption of liquor, P. E. Island has retro- graded terribly. And while he contem- Plates so wretched a state of affairs I ask him tu remember that, for ten years of this period during which we have been sinking deeper and deeper, the Scott Act has been in force over the whole Island, and to en- quire of himself, so infallible an authority as he is upon the working of this measure, how far it is responsible for the downfal] of 4 once prosperous Province.

Wituiam C. DesBrrsay, Octawa, Jan. 14, 1891.

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SDAY, JANUA]

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In Aid of tite Poor.

once) A U ————UNDER THE AUSPICES

The Oddfellows of this City, AT TUE LYCEUM,

on——

THURSDAY NEXT, JAN. 22.

a [| - PROGRAMM FE. PART I.

1. Opening Ode—‘ Sound the Gilad Chorus”.......+..++.- Bro. #. H. Beer and B:ethrom 2, Song and Chorus—‘‘ Jolly Oddfellows” ......-....... Bro. W. A. Hawley and Chorus BR, Bemba. oo on 00's bows on ond ens dacs be reecnes sstaevesss}eabeeuee Rev. Bro. Carruthers 4. Chapndber Song. « . «sos cise Hades ozs 0 Gaas 6 ote + 0 Voce er esinnse seeks Bro. B. Bremner 5. Song and Cherus—‘ The Poor Uld a ee ae Bro, H. i. Heartz and Chorus eee ap ee ey eee eee ee ey Bro. C. B. Macneil 7. Minstrel Song and Choras .........ssccccecceccees scenes se hip a2 Ele « dhae ne O idfellows 8. A Sketch (time, 20 minutes)....... CPO ae eS a ee Four ob de Breadren PART Ii. er re rr rr ey Bros. Heartz and Hawley i WON ION ss ive 6 cece be «00 obed bene eseWEPeh os os peeeeredagbeeenen ...- Rev. Bro. Lioyd eo Pere OF Gi Ae. se scares Hee Bar Fe gil oncee sce Rev. Bro. Brewer ee ee a eT Suc cade cowbhded> o00so+es00iuu [ne 5. Reading....... +. senee gabe seeerb ee scene eeen iw donates Cinaenn cicee oo Ve oa ee ie | a es eee pan Oo 64 +0 whe 408 .....hev. Bros, Lloyd and Heartz do MOORING, 005 4). Ws RA eee San ehie we sk Ma bees ped ..Rev. Bro, Carruthers 8. Patriotic Song and Chorus—**Shamrock, Thistle and Rose”.. Bro. F. H. Beer aud Chorus 9. Ode—‘ Let Brotherly Love Continue”................ . Rev. Bro. Lioyd and Brethren Wah.. -°* Cha wt Wi Sa ase a Sa kv ks ee woe ee vebehercs

For sale at the usual places. Doors open

C. J. PATTON, |

Viekets, 25 cents. Reserved Seats, 35 cents.

at 7.15. Conceit bezius at 8 o'clock.

January 19, 1891, ———————_———— ee

The Liverpooland London , and Globe

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Assets 3ist December, 1889, - - - - - Assets in Canada 3ist December, 1889, - -

$40,833,725. 70 1,151,269.76

f\

FIRE, “LIGHTNING. ANNUITIES., LIFE,

LIBERAL EORM OF POLICY, prepared specially for the Maritime Provinces, ensures a Full and Complete Protee- tion. No Conditions cal.ing for Sixty Days or any other Delay in Payment. Losses Honorably as well as Promptly Settled THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. KR. R. FITZGERALD, Agent, Charlottetown, W. M. JARVES, General Agent, St. John, N. B,

27, 1890.

mas

December

SOLID COMFORT

= Is in a Cup of Hot Flnid Beef

Palateble, Strengthening, Grateful ard “Satisfying, the Drink to take when tired and used "p.

Waleles, Jewelry ay

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E. W. TAYLOR'S.

CAMERON BLOCK.

dec 18—d&wky

Charlottetown, January 3, 1891.

NUARY 21. 189)

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emer OR Se seme

ARNIVA

A Fancy Dress ¢

WILL BE HELD IN THE

HILLSBOROUGH SKATING |

ner" ae

Tursday LEvar 3rd FERRUARY NEXT,

Commencing at 8 0’

RRANGEMENTS are being made

a COSTUMIER, who will be ig lottetown with a large assortment ef FB, Dress, ;

Intending Skaters will oblige by seading jg their names and characters to any of Directors or to the Janitor as soon as possible

Four Prizes will be Off AS FOLLOWS :

Five Doliars for the Handsomest Ladies Costume

Five Dollars for the Handsomest men’s Costume.

Five Dollars for the Ladies’ Costume bei best representative of character assumed,

Five Dollars for the Gentlemen’s Costome being best representative of character assw

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Skaters in Costume — jan2i a

Annual Entertainment! |

coca

Admission, 25 ceuts. free.

WILL TAKE PLACE IN

St. Peter’s Schoolroom,

smnieaiiaiils - THURSDAY, 29th JANUARY,

ADMISSION, 15 CENTS,

Programme will appear in a few days, jan20

000 TIME COMING, |

A GRAND SUPPER aud ENTERTAIN. — MENT, to be held «t New Glasgow

Hall, en 1 UESDAY, the 27th dey of Janu-

ary, in ail of the new Presbyterian Church,

Admission, 25 cents. Dvors open at 6 o'clock, jan26

FRED. de C. DAVIES, Dispensing | hemist & Druggisi,

pvr DRUGS AND CHEMICALS, Pa. tent Med:cines of all kinds; Horse Pre. | Lini- 4

parations, viz., Condition Powders, ments, Blisters, ete.

Special attention, at any hour, given to Physicians’ Prescriptions, day or night. DAVIES’ SALVE - positively no equal in the market. Once tried, no other used. Price 25 cents per bex,

Atso—The Genuine No, 7 Liniment, 25 cts, a bottle, and Dr. Eaton’s Asthma Remedy, price 25c., 50c. and $1.00 per bottle.

Splendid line of French Perfumes and Toi- let Preparations ; Atkinson’s, Colzgate’s, Gos nell’s and other celebrated makers’ Perfumes Pears’, Margerison’s, Colgate’s, Crown P. 3 fume Co’'s., Cuticura, Morse’s, Herles’ aud Albert Soap Co’s. Sozps.

Havana Cigars—the finest line in Char- lottetown— Oscar Amanda, Kntre Nous, New- ton, Queens, Picador, and other well-known brands

Pipes, Tobaccos and Smokers’

Reg aisites generaily.

jan20

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP

T= partnership between the undersigned, ag Barristers and Attorneys, under the style of PALMER & MecLEOD, having ter- minated by lapse of time, is dissolved fiom this date, Dated at Chail ttetown, December, A, D., 1899. MALCOLM McLEOD, H. J. PALMER, D. C. McLEOD, janj—all Istand prs dy 3w wky 2m

NOTICE.

| HE undersigned have entered into parta ship as Attorneys and Solicitors, avdet tle name of & BD,

M, © McLEOD, and coutinue the practice of the profession at the oltices of the Jate tirm, Bank of Nova Scotia Building, Charlottstown, P. E. 1. MALCOLM McLEOD, D. C. McLEOD., Charlottetown, Jan. 2, 189). jan7—all Island prs dy 3w wky 2m

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H. JAMES PAI MER,

(of the late Vim of Palmer & McLeod),

Barrister and Attorney-at-Lay,

NOTALY PUBLIC, Ke.

OFFICE—O Halloran’s Building, next doef to Bonk of Nova Scotia. Money to Loan.. jan,

Settlement to Deo. dist, 1690.

7 E request a settlement of all accounts

dur, notes, judgments, ete., befor? the end of January, “All debtors will pleas? take notice and save us trouble aod them: selves expense,

the 31st day of

NORTON & FENNELL.

janl4—dw 3w pat dw 3w her sum jour