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The “Organized HY -pocrisy ” in the

Trade Q’ .estion.

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‘THE “ Organized fypocrisy are ever

true to their instuycts. Their cooked, tor- tnous and utterky contemptible course is becoming more clearly marked every day. False to every other principle, they are alse false to the prineiple of Free Trade. The other day the) declared by their votes that the would ‘‘fight to the death’ against protection, Since that day many of them have proposed and voted for protective duties on flour, on wheat and on coal. For the latter article they actually ask a higher protection, by twenty-five cents a ton, than Mr MeKay, of Cape out Grit—had the

the coal owners ask.

Breton-—an out and

h vacenescs, in the face of his previous vote, to move for the imposition of a duty of

seventy-five cents upon coal. We can un-'

derstand that men who vote for protection may consistently vote for free trade in cer- tain articles; for they may hold that free trade is the very best protection that can be

yiven for those articles. But how men can

have the face to declare by their votes that they will uphold ‘‘to the death” the principles of free trade, and then turn round and not only vote for, but propose, move and second the imposition of pro- tective duties, passes our comprehension. The * Janas-faced policy” of the Grits is well pourtrayed in the following paragraph clipped from the Belleville (Ont.) Jnifelli-

qeancer 3

‘Ty this Province, where the Grits find that protection is making headway, not a few of the organs of that party declare that they are potin favor of free trade, but of a revenue tariff. in Prince Edward Island and the Maritime Provinces generally, where free trade ideaa are in the ascendant, the best efforts of the Grit journals are given to the task of pro- elaiming and proving that their leaders are free traders. ‘Thus the “party of purity” is to the outside view quite different in one section of the Dominion to what it is in another. “Anything to please,” seems to be the motto of this organized hypocrisy. ‘You pays your money and you takes your choice.” The bust of Janus is the figure head of the party—for whilst it shows a revenue tariff countenance in Ontario, the simple process of reversal exhibits a free trade aspect to the dwellers by the sea. his is mach the same style of policy as Mr. Cartwright’s shield with the silver side for the people ot England and the brazen one for the residents of the Dominion.”

Sir John MeDonald hits otf the ‘‘policy” (save the mark) to the life when, comment- ing wpon the return of the Government to the Protective principle respecting malt, after the step they made last session in the direction of Free Trade, he said :--

These gentleman were just as strong Free ‘Traders last session as they are this session. At the command of the hon. the Minister of Finance, last session, these Free Traders rushed zealously to the front in their charge, and increased the duty to 25 cents on malt. ‘This session they make a retreat with equal geal, aud take o!f the 24 cents. They advance to the rescue and put on additional duty when they are bid, and are Free Traders ; they retreat when ordered and take off the duty, and they are Free Traders. They are, at the sams time, Free Traders when they put on a duty ana when they take it off.

‘* King Pepin woth his valiant men, Marched up the Kill and then marched dewn again.”

Last session they marched up—now they march down! We are told of all the horrors of a retaliatory policy, if we carry out a Na- tional policy ; we would, actually, have a duty of 40 per cent. put upon ovr wheat and flour. 1 thought the hon. member for North York nad argued that the prices of wheatand flour were settled in the home market, and that it made not the lightest difference what duty the American Governmeat levied on these products, The hon. member for South Waterloo says: ‘‘ Look, what a suicidal policy ; if we put on any duties, the United States Government will quadruple their duties ; they will kill our farmers by closing their markets to them.” The great au- thority on the question, the Minister of the Interior, says the consumer pays the duty, and whether 40 per cent. or 400 per cent., it makes no difference. He says the consu- mer pays the duty, and yet the hon. gentle- man finds out an inconsistency in the argument of my hon. friend. The argument of my hon. friend is the argument that I have always used, that the readjustwent of the tariff does not in- wolve, or may not involve, an increase of the whole volume of taxation on the people. Expe- rence can only show on what articles an a lditional duty should be placed in order to protect a given interest, on what articles the duty should be maintained as at present, and 61 what articles the dnty should be lowerec, We say the present tariff is inag tistic, unscientific, deficient in some parts ; that it helhs to depress and crush our manu- facturing interests, to allow an undue and im- proper interference with our agricultural pro- ducts in our own markets, and that there ought to be a readjustment in a scientific sense, / believe the tariff could be so readjusted that unless the future necessities of this country required additional revenue and an increase of duties for revenue purposes, we can give more protection to our agricultural interests, we can give an encouragement to our manufacturers, not only to enable them to maintain this present posi- tion, but to relieve them from the existing depres- sion and give them an opportunity for develop- ment, and, at the same time, the whole amount cf ssure and volume of taxation would not, on

the whole, be increased to the people. That is the doctrine we havealways held ; and the ar gument of hon. gentlemen near me is the same as my ent, the same as we have always nsed through the country. But hon. gentle- men opposite cannot say that. As 1 have just shown,.the hou. members who voted last year to raise the duty un malt to 2} cents per lb, being an addition of | cent-—they being Free Tradieas-new come down to Pagliament and

say, “It will rum our malt trade if the duty

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we ourselves voted for last year is not re- moved.” Hon. gentlemen opposite have been charging us with turning right-about-face. The country will determine who have made their retreat, and who have shown the least interesting portions of their persons to the public,

Mr. Dymond: May I ask the right hon. gentlemen whether a retaliatory tariff, aa against the United States, would mean the abolition of duties or the imposition of duties on agricultural products.

Sir John A. McDonald; L do not see that is particularly relevant to my Jine of argument. If the hon. member will do me the honour to read my resolution which he voted against, he will find that the resolution says that, until we our true policyis to

obtain re ciprocity of trade, re erprocity

make an codonnece fownurds

or farifiz, su fits ts the varied interests ‘of Canada * will pe rmit, That is the resolution which has been declared to be a vote of want of confidence in the Govern. ment, and on which four hon. gentlemen sup- porting the Ministry declared their want of confidence in it. We find two strong support. ers of the Government are going to declare their want of confidence im the present Ad- ministration in the matter of wheat and flour. We find others of hon. gentlemen opposite, though supporters of the Government, are ac- tually about to vote want of confidence in the Administration in regard to corn, rye, oats, and I do not know what else; and bye-and-bye,

by slow degrees, the whole Ministerial sup-

porters, on one question or another, are going to declare their want of confidence in the Gov- ernment. Wehave been consistent; we are consistent. Hon. gentleman opposite must take another line before they can conviice this country that we are not in this case, as in other cases, carrying out the policy we have enunciated, that there should be and must be, a readjustment of the tariff so as to encourage our varied interests, and if that is carefully, scientifically and properly carried out, the people will find that their burdens are not in- creased, but tneir ability to meet increased taxation will be greatly augmented.

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A Fraudulent Election.

Ir ts now certain that Hayes has no right to the Presidential Chair. By the confessions of disaffected Republicans it is made evident that his election was a fraudd The Republicans of the United States are characterized by the same kind of frauds as the Grits of the Dominion. The two parties are as much alike as two brothers. The Grits are not quite so old, and therefore have not reached such a height of infamy. Happily both are tottering to their falk.

Political Meeting. How. J. C. Pore will address his consti- tnents in the Market Hall on Friday even- ing. We have no doubt that he will be pleased to see present a good representation of his friends from all parts of the country.

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Political Notes.

Mr. Blake thinks compulsory voting ne- cessary for the electors, but how about hon. members who flee the House as the bell rings for a division !

The new block of offices at Ottawa has cost $280,000. And this cost has been in- curred to accommodate the increased num- ber of officials under a Government which boasted of its economies ! Long live ‘ Re- form !’—-Hx. Herald.

The London Heraid asks the people to judge Mr. McKenzie and his colleagues by ‘their inability to form a policy, their want of impartiality in dispensing the patronage of the Crown especially in giving contracts, their corruption in matters political, and their universal extravagance in handling the people’s money.

Sir John in an impassioned speech, re- cently delivered, expressed his scorn for Ministers who after promising to restore the golden age of purity, could only reply to attacks by crying ‘‘You're another.” He accepted and applied to Grits McKenzie’s saying that he who advocated iu Opposition what he did not carry ont when in power, tyas a demagogue.

Now again we have McKay, of Cape Breton [an out and out Grit], proposing to put a protective duty on coal, after having, by his vote, condemned the principle of protection as ax out-and-out robbery of the people. In one breath he shouted, “All protective duties are a robbery”; in the next he shouts with equal force, ‘‘A pro- tective duty on coal is good.”—Hew. Re- porter.

A Halifax paper says: It is plain that the destinies of the country just now are in the hands of half and half Protecticnists, There are enough of them to turn the scale and to secure the passage of Sir John’s resolution. It is plain that they are not to be classed as Free Traders, because your out-and-out Free Trader objects to all pro- tection, would, in theory, abolish all Cus- toms’ duties, and resort—ag Mr. Cartwright has affirmed he would like to do—to direct taxation as the proper and only legitimate way of raising a revenue.

An Iowa legislator summed up the prin- ciples of his party very neatly in a caucus meeting the other day : ‘‘I am on the make; you are on the make ; we are all on the make.” Apply this to the eriginal members of the McKenzie Cabinet :——

SR cent chads gous & 4,000 Se ails, a 0's’, Sicinig gintphe's 7,000 Be IES, ceca w Wiens «aoe 7,000 RN iis cues al é <p dvuio 410,000 ° ge OS ET a ome 8,000 Pe Rs. we «oid nt 10,600 Mr. Macdonald.............. 10,000 OE a eww dein 0 058 4,000 $60,000

And it fits them to a T.—-Mail.

This is what the Mail says of Mr, N. L. McKay’s motion on coal :--

Another day has been wasted in a debate lover a buncombe motion progosed by Mr. Me- i Kay, of Cape Breton, in amendment to the eens to go into Committee of Supply. Mr. | McKay has all at once taken coal wnyder his

special charge and protection, and, seemingly

with a view to getting as small a vote as pos- sible for his motion, proposed to levy an im-

more than has been asked by the coal owners themselves. The whole thing was a dodge—a small political dodge, with a view to the pos- sible embarrassment of some members on the Opposition benches.

Mr. McKenzie’s patent process for mak- ing this a cheap country to live in ts won- derfully successful :—

Failures. Liabilities.

_. « ee 966 $ 7,596,000

1875.. 1,968 28,843,000

1876. 1,728 25,517,000

1877 . 1,890) 55,510,000

6,552 $87,566,000

To Mareh, 1S75 Dd 9, 100,000

a « ce. 7.107 £96, 666,000 Here 7,000 happy souls making twenty cents do the work of a dollar. Happy

land !—Mail.

There seems every reason to belive (says the Quebec Constitution) that Hon. M. De- Boucherville will be released by Lord Duf- ferin from the obligation of his official oath, by which he is prevented from making re- joinder to the Lieutenant jovernor’s eXx- planations. If he is permitted to speak, we can promise our rogue friends that the worst that ever has been said by the Press in de- nunciation of his conduct is not a circum- stance to what will be disclosed. It will be a record of shameless duplicity and crafti- ness, meddlesome ofticiousness and gub ernatorial pettifogging, such as never was heard of in the werst days of the Spanish Bourbons. We hope it will all come out before the poiling day. Mr. Joly will have still more “light” thrown upon the consti- tutional question.

One of our liveliest exchanges remarks : The course pursued by individual members of the Reform Party in the matter of pro- tection to the industries of the country is simply contemptible. They vote against the resolutions of Sir John, which deal com- prehensively with the whole question. They declare themselves utierly opposed to the principle of protection, by their vote, and then when they have aided in preventing anything like a judicious plan, general in its application, they start all sorts of resolu- tions affirming the propriety of placing a protective duty on this, that and the other individual article. One Grit moved, and another seconded, a resolution providing for a duty on American grains of certain kinds. These two worthies had just previously af- firmed that al] protective duties were a legalized robbery. By their resolution they aftirmed’ that protective duties on some things were good.

The Montreal Star, on the Goff-Baker scandal, says :—‘‘ We would not go so far as to say that Goff has entered into a com- pact with the Liberal Party to empty his buckets of mud on to the Conservatives for a consideration, and for political effect ; but there is abundant evidence that he has falt- en into the hands of the engineer of the politicel machine, that he is doing a dirty and dishonorable service, and that he is being backed up and shielded by the whole power of the Liberal Party in this Province. He was a skulking outlaw from justice for weeks, and could find no one to go bail for his appearance in Court when called upon. Last week, however, he appears to have succeeded in effecting a new combination of friendships and relations, and the way for his return was clear. The results of this were speedily developed. Goff made his appearance at the very headquarters of the politieal machine from which he fulminated his attack upon the ex-Solicitor General ; he was arrested there on a warrant, charg- ing him with forgery in connection with the Canada Agricultural Insurance Company ; he political machine found him his bonds- men, also his lawyer, and will no doubt see him through. Now all these things may be capable of another explanation, but on their face they imply that a bargain has been made by Goff with his new-found political friends. Until we can see reason for be- lieving otherwise, we shall be of opinion that there is no real foundation for the charges against Baker, and that they have been made against him solely for the pur- pose of dainaging his election and throwing discredit upon the party with which he acts. The Liberal Party in this Province long ago nailed upon its standard the motto, ‘We go in to win at any cost.’”

. pe ao on Seg Ee ES OP oa ESRD

Married.

At St. John, N. B., on the 23rd, at the Manse, by the Rey. J. T. Parsons, George H. Hillson, of Summerside, P. E. Island, to Miss Emily Grantham, second daughter of C. C. Stanley. Esq., of Springfield, King’s County.

Died

On Tuesday evening, April 30th, Maude Eliza, infant danghter of L. L. Beer, Esq., aged 10 months.

- SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT GF CHARLOTTETOWN. ENTERED.

May 1—Sch. City Point, New London, 3,400 bushels oats, to Welsh & Owen; Alpha,

bal.; Grand Master, Murray Harbor, bal.; Albert, Murray Harbor, bal.; str. Alpha, Nicholson, Summerside, bal.; ship James

Duncan, Kickham, Liverpool, general mdse.; str. Prince Edward. Frazer, Liver- pool, general mdse,

CLEARED.

May 1--Sch. Margaret Jane, Mcttae, Magda- len Islands, 1580 bags salt ; str. Worcester, Hedge, Halifax, hal.

OUTPORTS,

April 27—Cleared from Alberton, the schr,

Mystery, with 100 bbls. potatoes and 60 . bags salt, for Magadalen Island.

April 30—Cleared from Mentague, the schr. Pioneer, with 1,200 }ushels potatoes for Halifax; from Georgetown, the schr. Rosanna, with 1,100 bushels of potatoes, forAsiehate oo os = te

J ws . ae at &

—- i port duty on coal of 75 cents per ton—25 cents | -

Souris, bal.; Pioneer, Murray Harbor, }

New Advertisements.

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POLITICAL !

MEETING of the Liberal-Conser-

LX. vative Party will be held in the MARKET HALL on FRIDAY EVENING,

the 3rd inst., at 8 o’clock, at which Hon. J. ¢. Pope will address the electors on the great political questions of the day. SIMON W. CRABBE, Sec’y. Ch’town, May |—pres

Notice of Copartnership.

M* HENRY WEEKS and Mr. JAMES x PATON are admitted partners in our business from this date.

W. A. WEEKS & CO. Ch’town, May 1, 1878—swp & ar 2i

NOTICE. |

FPNHE Co-partnership heretofore prs be- tween the Subscribers under the firm- name and style of Haszarp Bros., is this da dissolved by lapse of time. The business wi 1 be carried on, under the same name, by Mr. J. FE. Haszary, who assumes the liabilities, and to whom all debts are payable. J. BE. HASZARD, HORACE HASZARD. Charlottetown, P. E. L, } May Is@, 1878. , pat 3iwkly

TO PARENTS & EMPLOYERS.

\ “THEREAS, it has come to the notice of the Reform Club that a great many

young lads have been in the habit of frequent- ing the Billiard Room in connection with the Club, unknown to their Parents or Employers—

BE IT KNOWN, that from and after To- morrow, the FIRST DAY of MAY, no mem- ber of the Club under the aye of 21 years, is allowed in the Billiard Room or Bowling Alley, without the Consent of their Parents or Guard- ians. By order,

J. McKECHNIE, President.

J. W. SCOTT, Secretary.

April 30, 1878—2i

For Sale or to Let, Also—One

HOUSE on Pownal Street. on Grafton Street. Apply to HUGH MONAGHAN, Grafton Street. April 30—ti

THEN DERS.

Mayor’s OFFICE,

City of Charlottetown, 30th April, 1878. EALED TENDERS, marked ‘‘Tender for Repairing Street Lamps,” will be received at the Mayor's Office, until noon of MONDAY, the 18th MAY next, from persons willing to contract for keeping the Street Gas and Oil Lamps in repair. The Council do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any tender.

By order, WM. B. MORRISON, City Clerk. Ch’town, April 30—<ly pat 2 aw t may 13

To Liquor Dealers and Others.

“‘'. a Proprietor of the undersigned Estab- A lishment, having a iarge assortment of Liquors on hand, will sell the same, until fur. ther notice, in quantities of not less than two gallons, at wholesale prices. Ten bottles con- stitute two gallons. Ale at Brewers’ prices. GENERALITIES WAREHOUSE, ' Corner of King Square,

Opposite Mr. Butcher’s Furniture Store.

Ch’town, April 30, 1878—8i 2aw

OLASSES—Very choice—in Puns. &

Tierces, ex ** M. A. Starr.” CARVELL BROS.

Ch’town, April 30—li

FOR SALE, ©

Yaluabic Freehold Farms and Building Lots, near Winsloe Station, Malpeque Load, five miles from Charlottetown.

NHE subscriber has been instructed to offer

& for sale that splendid Property known as Kenwith, ay the residence of the late Hon. J. M. Holl. The Farm con- — - ae Six Hundred Acres o excellen ud, a large portion of which is cleared and Sidi. mel years in pas- ture ; the rest is covered with firewood and fencing materials. The substantial stone Dwelling House commands a charming view of the country, and is surrounded by beautiful plantations and a park-like farm. It would inake a delightfvl residence for a gentleman ; aud being only five minutes’ walk from the station, affords such an. opportunity to farm— and yet be within easy distance of Ch’town— as _ not often occur.

The property has frontazes on the U and Lower Malpeque tende old North rer Road and North River, and will be sold in lots to suit purchasers. For further particulars

apply to J> Fe W. HAL EU MARINE INS. Cone Cor. Great George and Lower Water Sts.

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SUMMER ARRANCEMENT, 1878.

A TILL leave Charlottetown for Orwelj every Monpay and WEDNESDAY even. ings.

Leave Orwell for Charlottetown every T pay and TuHursbay mornings, at 7 o'clock,

Leaving Charlottetown for Orwell same evening, at 3 o'clock. :

teturning trom Orwell to Charlottetowa same evening, arriving at Charlottetown 8.30 o'clock. , 74

Leave Charlottetown for Mount Stewart every WrpNesDAY and Fripay mornings, at 4 o'clock.

Leave Mount Stewart for Charlottetown at 7 o'clock,

Leaving Charlottetown for Mount Stewart game evenings, at from 2 to 3 o’clock, accord. ing to tide.

teturn to Charlottetown same evenings.

Leave Charlottetown for Crapaud every SATURDAY, weather and tide permitting, and a alternate Saturday will make a retarm

rip.

All goods should be prepaid at Charlotte. town, otherwise they will be stored at theig destination, at the risk and expense of the

owners, JOHN HUGHES, Age Ch’town, P. E. Island, April = ie

rYNHE MEMBERS of Sr. Perer’s Cuurcg Sewing Society purpose holding a

FANCY SALE

About 10th July.

Mrs. E. J. Hopeson, President, Mrs. ALEXANDER, Treasurer. Miss JENKINS, Secretary.

March 30—law

_ JUST RECEIVED,

Another Supply of fthe Celebrated

WALTHAM WATCHES,

Warranted as usual, at

sonth sit ea CRAY'S, ' North Side Queen Square, Ch’tows. April 12—dy pat 3aw for 4w '

NOTICE.

PER CENT. on the Capital Stock’of this

Meeting held on the 4th of April, imst:, yable on or before the TENTH ye OF

CARVELL s. Ch’town, April 29—2i te

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town and other outlying towns the same even!

ing. W. L. COTTON, April 12, 1878—daily pat 3in semi-w 2in — = — ees

Wants, Lost, Found, se.

Advertisements under this heading, in not exceeding half an inch, will be inserts ed for Ten Cents per day. '

ost. — On Sunda a beagle-color ) 14 black and white DOG, with a strap on his neck ; answers to the name of ‘‘Nimrod.” The finder will be suitably rewarded by leav- ing him at the North American Hotel. Ch’town, May Ist, 1878.—2in

Nhildren’s Carriages, —Just arrived, ' good assortinent— a cheap. rem, ’ : JOHN NEWSON, April 29, 1878--2w Pt

anted—A servant BOY. . A > W. F. CARTER. . pply *

Ch’town, April 29—3i

VO LET,—The Brick House, kno ‘TL tae late Union Bank, be her offices—one with a freee roof vault; tions made to snit, if applied for at once. OHN Ch’town, April 26—pat

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