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THE DAILY EXAMINER.

JANUARY 7, 1891.

“The Examiner” Again.

A GREAT DEAL has been said and written

about Tue Examiner's course in respect to More will, per-

the Scott Act haps, be said and written upon the same some

interesting topic. But there things which cannot be said and written. Tne Examiner has

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It cannot be said that suppressed the opinionsof anyc whether fer or against the Act, has flouted any correspondent, or tha has not dealt fairly and candidly with the various points in the issue, or that it has traduced the character of any opponent, or dealt in low personalities.

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A Short Answer.

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THE the Rev. James Carruthers shall be short and con- elusive. Previous to the opening of the campaign, it was confidently expected that “Tue Examiner would be in favor of the Act this time.” This idea could have been conceived only from the fact that THe Ex- awmner had, throughout the past three years, supported the Act, as the law of the land. It may, of course, be contended that Tue Examiner could have supported the law more strongly than it did; but the same contention may he raised with, per- haps, e jual truth, in respect to Rev. James Carrathers, himself. The fact that THE EXAMINER occasionally inserted an item of news showing that the Scott Act was not successful in Moncton and elsewhere, only proves that Toe Examiner isa live news- paper. We give the news of the day for the information of the public, without re- gard to the conclusions which the Rev. James Carruthers and other esteemed read- ers may draw.

EXAMINER'S answer to

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“Unrestricted Reciprocity.

Tuts will be the cry of the Opposition— indeed, they adopt another ** policy” in the meantime—till the event of the next general election. The question will consequently be discussed in every Province and in every electoral district. lt is important to have a right aud clear understanding of the matter at the begin- ning. To this end it will be necessary to recall a few ot the broad facts of history which refer to the reciprocity question. These facts are well and impartially set forth by Mr. Bourinot, in the address de- livered by him at Washington before the American Historical Association. From it we quote, and ask all readers of Tne Ex- AMINER to study carefully :—

‘The fishery question, which had been creating some difficulty since 1818 in con- sequence of the provinces asserting their rights under the convention of that year, whenever they were invaded by the fisher- men of the United States, was temporarily settled by the Reciprocity Treaty of 1854, which lasted anti] 1866, when it was re- pealed by the action of the Washington Government itself. During its existence, the United States exported to British North America home products to the value of $300,808,370, and foreign goods to the value of $72,379,718, or a total export of $363,188,088. The exports from the pro- vinees into the United States amounted to $267,612,131. These figures show a balance in favor of the United States of $95,575,957 ; but in addition we must take into the account the value of the provincial fisheries opened up to the fishermen of New England, which may be estimated from the fact stated by an eminent authority, Mr. Derby, that ‘* during the last two years of the Reciprocity Treaty the United States had fishing in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Bay of Chaleurs no less than 600 sail, which must have taken fish to the amount of $4,500,000.’ * ee

Contemporaneously with the repeal of the Reciprocity treaty came the raids of the Fenians—bands of men who did dis-

unless,

honor to the cause of Ireland under the!

pretence of striking a blow at Eng- land through Canada, where Irishmen have always found happy homes, free govern- ment and honorable portions. The United States anthorities, with their usual laxness in such matters, never did their duty until it waa too late to prevent the blood of Caa- adians being shed. When some raiders were arrested they were almost immed- iately released by the President, in ac- cordance with a resolution of the House of Representatives. An eminent English writer on international law has truly said that ** it would be difficult to find a more typical instance of responsibility assumed by a state through the permission of open acts, and of notorious acts, and by way of complicity after the acts.” These raids tuok place at a critical period of Canadian history—the eve of Confederation. The repeal of the reciprocity treaty and these invasions helped to stimulate public senti- ment in favor of a political. union which would enable the provinces to take com- mon measures for their general security

and development. In 1867-68 the first parliament of United Canade met at Ottawa, and the Provincial Legislatures at their respective seats

of Government, and the **Dominion,”—not the *‘Province—of Canada entered on a career of political and industrial develop- ment which is now making its influence felt over half a continent. Before and since the union Canada has made efforts time and again to renew a commercial treaty with the United States. In 1865 and 1866 Can- adian delegates were prepared to make large concessions, but were unable to come to terms, chiefly on the ground that the imposts which it was proposed by the Cum- n.ittee of Ways and Means to lay upon the products of the British provinces were such as, in their opinion, would be ‘‘in some eases prohibitory,” and certainly would ‘seriously interfere with the natural course of trade.” The result of these negotiations was to convince the people of Canada that while they should be always ready to listen vo any fair proposition from their neighbors in the direction of reciprocity, they should

at the same time seek to open up as many new avenues of trade as possible and not depend on the caprice of their neighbors. In 1869, Mr. Rose, finance minister, was anxious to enter into new negotiations, but in 1870 President Grant, in his message to Congress, declared himself emphatically against any renewal of a treaty of reci- procity. All this while the question of the fisheries was at issue, and the efforts of the Canadian authorities to enforce their li- cense system and other regulations on their fishing grounds were almost fruitless. The resvit of the correspondence that went on for several years was the Washing- ton conference, or commission, of 1871, which, in its inception, was intended to settle the fishery question primarily, but which actually gave the precedence to the Alabama difficulty, then of most concern in the opinion of the London and Washing- ton Governments. The questions arising out of the convention of 1818 were not settled by the conference, but were practi- cally laid aside for ten years by an arrange- ment providing fer the free admission of salt water fish into the United States on the condition of allowing the fishing vessels of that country free access to the Canadian tisheries. The question of reciprocity was not considered. The Fenian claims were abruptly dismissed, although had the same principle of ** due diligence ” that was laid down in the new rules for the settle- ment of the Alabama dispute been applied to this question the Government of the United States would have been mulcted in heavy damages. One important feature of this commission was the presence, for the first time in the history of treaties, of a Canadian statesman, Sir John Macdonald, the astute premier of the Dominion. If the treaty finally proved more favorable to the

‘Dominion than it at first appearcd to be, it

was largely owing to the clause which pro- vided for a reference to a commission of the question, whether the United States woul | not have to pay the Canadians a sum of money, a8 the value of her fisheries over sud above any concessions made her in the treaty. The result was a payment of five millions and a half of dollars to Canada and Newfoundland, to the infinite disappoint- ment of the politicians of the United States who had been always accustomed to have the best in all bargains with their neighbors. No fact shows more clearly the measure of the local self-government at last won by Canada and the importance of her position in the Empire, than the fact that the English Government recognized the right of the Dominion Government to name the commissioner who represented Canada on an arbitration which decided question ef such deep importance to her intereats. We seo, then, as Canada gained in political strength, she obtained an influence in im- perial councils which Mr, Fish then resent- ed, and was able to ubtain that consideration for her interests which was entirely absent in the days of her infancy and weakness.

During the existence of the Washington treaty the Canadian Government sent Mr. George Brown to Washington, with the object of arranging, if possible, a measure of reciprocity, but though he was ready to make the largest possible concessions—far beyond those of 1854—the proposed ar- rangement was never taken up by the Senate, but was quietly dropped. With the expiry of the treaty of 1871, on the Ist of July, 1885, the relations between Canada and the United States again as- sumed a phase of uncertainty. Canada ad- hered to the letter of the convention of 1818, and to her legal rights which revived when the United States would not continue the treaty of 1871. The Canadian people had time and again shown every disposition to yield a large portion of their just rights, in return for a substantial commercial ar- rangement anda due acknowledgement of the value of their fisheries, but they were not prepared to — see their territorial waters reckless!y invaded by a class of men who, since the uafortunate treaty of 1783, seemed to consider they had a perfect claim to the Canadian fishing grounds. Then came the proposed treaty of 1888, in which Sir Charles Tupper took a leadiug part. At the opening of the commission he propos d, in general terms, as a basis of ac ion, a mutual arrangement for freedom of commercial in- tercourse between the United States and Canada, but it was immediately refnsed by the United States commissioners. However, the commission finally and unanimously agreed to a treaty which was necessarily a compromise, but which, if eventually canied out, would have settled the fishery question on equitable terms permanently, but it never received the approval of the Senate, where Mr. Clevelind’s political friends were in a minority.

Last Night's Meeting.

Tne Scott Act meeting for men only in Market Hall last evening was largely at- tended. Alexander McKinnon, Esq, oc- cupied the chair. The speakers were Rev. James Carruthers and Mr. Spence.

Rev. Mr. Carruthers, in opening, said that the arguments advanced against the Act were not so weighty as he thought they would be, and questioned the accuracy of some of the figures given by the advocates of re- peal. The figures he had given were cor- rect; all were taken from official docu- ments. After referring to the decrease in the arrests for drunkenness since the Act became law, and stating upon the authority of the City Marshal that the number of places in the city where it was suspected liquor was sold did not exceed 150, al- though the opponents of the Act estimated that there were between 300 and 500, he proceeded tu show by oflicial reports that places where liquor was sold in defiance of the law existed in the days of license. Illicit ram shops, he contended, were not peculiar to Scutt Act towns; but also exist- ed in Halifax and other places where there was a license law. The square issue now is: shall we throw the sanction of the law around the wen engaged in the traffic? Proceeding, he took Tue Ex- AMINERto task for not assisting in enforcing the Act. He asserted that Tue Examiner had done nothing in that way since the last election; but on the contrary had always found a place in its columns for anything it eould find against the Act. He thought that if Tue Examiner had wrought as it might there would be a different state of affairs to-day. In conclusion, he claimed that the Scott Act committee had done good ‘work in enforcing the Act in the face ot the fact that the liquor element had ob- tained control of the City Council, dismiss- ed the Prosecutor, and placed every ob- stacle in their way. They had engaged a private prosecutor out of their own pockets who had done good work, and they were prepared to do even better in the future if

the Act were again sustained, as he felt:

sure it would be if all did their duty on the 8th. ;

Mr. Spence, who followed, began his discourse by saying that instead of whining about the Act not being enforced the people should set about enforcing it. Proceeding,

he said that the evils of the liquor traftic |

first showed themselves in North America some 300 years ago, when the traders be- gan exchanging brandy for furs with the aborigines, since which time the churches have all been warring against it. On one side, said he, we have the christain churches and homes and on the other bad men and the powers of darkness. All the Christian churches—Protestant and Catholic—were against the traflic and were doing their utmost to crush it out. In support of this declaration he quoted extracts from the deliverances of Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist conventions, the Plenary Coua- cil, Canon Farrar, Cardinal Manning, Archbishops Ireland and Taschereau and others, on the subject; following with an account of the splendid work performed by Father Mathew, the noblest temperance re- former the world has ever seen. He next dealt with the operations of the license laws in Toronto, Paris, and in the larger cities of England. He claimed that the great prevalence of prostitution in Paris and England was largely due to the licensed liquor traffic, and quoted from General Booth’s book ‘‘In Darkest England” and Mr. Stead’s exposures to prove this statement. Prostitution, said he, also ex- ists in Toronto, Montreal, and other cities where there are license laws, and the curse will exist here too if you repeal the Scott Act. There is not a house of ill-fame in the world that is run on total abstinence principles ; and hardly a fallen woman whose ruin cannot be traced to the liquor trafic. The licensed liquor traftic was the stronghold of debauchery, and the higher the license the greater the evil. In his opinion the license system was as retten in its financial aspect as it was in its moral aspect; and he strongly urged upon those present not to vote in its favor on election day.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

The Scott Act Campaign.

Sir,—The Scott Act has not only restricted the liquor traffic in this Province, but has completely destroyed the accompanying vice of card playing. On consulting the Trade and Navigation returns [ find that during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1889, the number of packs of playing cards imported into the different provinces is # follows ;—

Packs. Coes. .6.S Seka ee tc tee 43.164 NS iol i nekewunes ace 31,820 Oe eae 3,648 eee NN ot a a 1,542 DO a ee a 1,795 British Columbia...... ..... g-+++15,294 Fy Oe SRR bak ook otha ks ae 86

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Just fancy! 15,294 packs used in Britieh Columbia, and only 86 packs in P. E. Island. Yet. the opponents of the Act tell us that card-playing is among the many vices result- ing from the operation of the Sontt Act. Such a statement is utterly falee. When we corsider the longevity of Ja pack of playing cards, in what way could 86 packs be dis tributed arnong the people of this Province so that each ove would have the satisfaction of holding the Jack or the Five once in 12 months.

Mr. Spence overlooked this fact Monday evening, when comparing the cynsumption of liquor in this Province with that of British Columbia. 1 trust, however, that he will refer to it to-night, because, it would un- doubtedly establish the corectness of his state- ment in regard to the great disparity in the liquor traific in these two provinces. Both his statement and mine are from the Blue Books, the reliability of which as regards the importation and consumption of all classes of goods in the different provinces of the Dominion, no one will dare deny.

G. B, ae Sober From Choice.

Sin,—Among much nonsense and false reasoning to which we have been treated by certain writers in the various papers durin the present Scott Act campaign, 1 have rea somewhere a statement that vo drunkenness was observed among the thousands who thronged the city during exhibition time, the fact being placed to the ‘eredit of the Scott Act. In the first place the statement can be contralicted. Many will bear witness that some drunkeness was observed. The in- consistency of the conclusion will be apparent, for it, as the Scott Act supporters affirm, ‘there is freerum” in hundreds of liquor shops, the people who come to the Exhibition were sober from choice, not because of Scott Act legislation. I maintain that any degree of sobriety observed wa; irtespective of Scott Act influence, P.

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—The Montreal Gazette remarks that the putting cn of an extra steamship for the ser- vice between St. John and London is a good thing fur the New Brunswick port. Tte enterprise recelves no assistance or subsidy, and indicates that the trade is expected to pay for itself. This is invariably the most profitable and most lasting trade.

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A few bottles of calves-foot jelly which have been cracked by the frost, will be sold for half price at Beer & Goff's, jav7 3i

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Just received at Beer & (Goff’s.—Crosse & Blackwell’s pickles, Harvey’s Sauce, French olives, French capers, potted and devilled ham, Van Houten’s cocoa, lucca oil, etc., etc.

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MARRIED.

At the Methodist parsonage, Winsloe, on Jan. Ist inst., by the Rev. W. J. Kirby, Edward R. McRae, of New Glasgow Road, to Mary Jane Smith, daughter of Isaac Smith, Esq , of Wheatley River.

At seme be Jan. Sth, of inflammation, Patrick Coady, aged 45 years. R. I. P,

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CHURCH OPENING.

.s New Baptist House of Worship,

A Prince Street, will be opened for Divine

Service on next Lord’s Day, 11th inst. The

ny will be the order of service for the ay :—

11 o'clock, a, m.—Opening S

J. A. Gordon. ee 2.30 p. m.—Rev. John Read. 7 p. m.—Rev. Joseph A. Cahill.

Services to be continued through the week. Preachers to be announced. jan7—dy li wy li ;

Directions to Voters.

The ballot to be used at the coming election will be in the following form :

JANUARY 8th, 1891,

Voting on the Petition to the Governo® General for the revocation of the Order in Council which brought into force the ‘second part-of ‘‘The Canada Temperance Act” in the City of Charlottetown.

AGAINST THE ACT. FOR THE ACT.

COUNTERFPOIL.

The words ‘* Against the Act ” are print- ed in red ink, and the words **For the Act” ‘in black ink.

No pereon ean vote unless his name ap- pears on the List of Electors tor Charlotte- town and Common.

Each elector must poll his vote at the polling station where his name is registered, irrespective of where he resides.

If you desire to vote AGAINST THB ACT, place a X in the upper space where these words are printed in red ink ; but if you desire to keep the Scott Act, then puta X in the lower space.

lf the voter places on the ballot paper more than one mark, or places any marks 01 it by which he can afterwards be identi- ; fied, his vote will be void, and will not be ' counted,

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Programme in a few lays.

Charlottetown, January 6, 1891.

WHERE TO VOTE. Electors whose names are registered in WARD ONE.

East— Vote at Professor Mellish’s dwelling house, corner of Great George and King Streets.

West—At John Maceachern’s Insurance Office, Queen Street.

WARD TWO,

Kast—At) Thomas Connolly's, Sidney Street, opposite Richard. Heartz’s barn.

West—At George, Thorne’s, Sidney Street, opposite H. J. Callbeck’s store.

WARD THREE,

| East—At the Court House. Wesr—At Needham's Auction Rooms, Mar- ket House,

WARD FOUR. EKast—At George Matthews, cpposite the Prince of Wales College Gate.

East CentraL—aAt the Ph‘lharmonic Hall. West—Near J. D. McLeod's Corner. WARD FIVE.

East—At Charles McGreygor’s, St. Peter's Road.

East Centrat—At D. R. M. Hooper's Keston Street.

Wesr Cenreat—Near Elward Hurry’s, Upper Queen Street.

Wesr—At Frederick Curtis’, Upper Queen Street.

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DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP

-"c partaoership between the undersigned, as Barristers and Attorneys, under the style of PALMER & McLEOD, having ter- minated by lapse cf time, is dissolved from this date. Dated at Charlottetown, the 3lst day of December, A, D., 1899,

MALCOLM McLEOD, H. J PALMER, D. C. McLEOD.

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NOTICE.

T a undersigned have entered into partner- ship as Attorneys and Solicitors, under the name of

M. & D, C. McLEOD.

Office—Bank of Nova Scotia/®Building, Charlottstown, P. E. I.

MALCOLM McLEOD, D. C. MeLEJD.

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H. JAMES PALER,

(of the late Firm of Palmer & McLe>‘},

Barrister aud Attorney-a Law,

NOTARY PUBLIC, &c.

OFFICE—O'Halloran’s Building, next door — of Nova Scotia. Money to Loan. an

AUCTION.

Apples and Lemons.

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SALESROOM, on FRIDAY, January 9th, at 11 o’clock, a. m. :—

50 Barrels Winter Apples, 5 Boxes Lemons.

R. BEAIRSTO,

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Ladies’ Ulsters and Jackets, As- trakan Jackets, Children’s Uisters. A lot came late and wil! have to be slaughter d.

Men’s Overcoats, s Bur Coats, Boys’ Overcoats. We want to clear our tables of these goods, and they will have to go regardless of price.

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Men's

Our Second Floor is one of the best lighted rooms in the city, and you can see well what you are buying.

Charlottetown, Jan. 7, 1891.

WOOD FOR SALE,

Fifty Acres of Hard and Seft Wood for sale oa st Peter's Road, Lot 34, only four mites from Charlottieiowa.

O BE SOLD BY AUCTION, on WED. | NE-DAY, 2ist Jar wary, 189], at 11} All his Household Furniture and Groceries, a. m., on the land adjoining the Farm of Wil-| coasisting of } Parlor Set in hair cloth, } liam Miller, Esq a Peter's Road, Lot 34,! Round Table, 1 Cheffonier, 1] Parlor engin. 2 about 50 acres of standing wood, cousisting of ; Bedsteads, 3 Mattresses, 1 Feather Bed, 2 a eplecdid growth of hardwood (beech, maple, Rurewns, lot of Chairs and Tables, | xen birch,) and a heavy growth of spiuce, suitab_e cion ‘Table (mahogany), 1 Cook Diane 1 Din- for scmtling, fenee poles, ete, ner Set, 2 Tea Sets, ] Cupboard 2 sete Seales, i he above wood wiil be suld in quarter and ‘lot of Glessware, lot of Greeerion cask of Oil — rise! The te wii begin a, 11 2 Sewing Machiases, Shop Stove pad Pipe ete. o clock In the forenoon, sharp, j = : Terms cash, or senieat joint notes at| : > Sanne three (3) mouths. jan?—dy tldte pat Auctionser, Should the day prove stormy, the sale will e+

take place the following day. ! SUVENILE DANCING,

AUCTION i & AM irstructed to sel by Auction, at the

T residence of the late Mr. Jchn Hobbs, corner of Queen Square and Prince Street,

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On Friday Next, 9th instant, AT 11 O'CLOCK, A, M.,

A. B. WARBURTON.

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City of Charlottetown. '“? 1, will commence on THURSDAY, dite TENDERS. | 3.0

| spate el TENDERS, addressed to the J undersigned and marked * Tender,” 5 will be received at the City Clerks Office until THURSDAY, the 15th day of January, 1891, from parties willing to contract for tie! supplying sa Ove to Two Hundred C sras) Mus. Ross, of Hardwo or firewood Rirch, Maple cr | aving us your ** i Beech—to be loaded on cars. : Pras a ae : - mg git Pa . ee a > 8 Saive scratches arc C The Council do not bind themselves to ac- j horges, I have no hesitetion in saying that it cept the lowest or any tender, is the best article I hive ever tried for Ry order, purpose, and would recommend farmers , ee ; dealers in horses to give it a fair trial, H. M, aaa Yours respectful’ y,

, cae ee Patrick WaLsH, = City Clerk's Office, Jan, 6, 1891—dy 2h whi |; Harness Maker. i ;

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E. BURRIS.

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