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CUSTOM TAILOR. Dec, 20, 1887—6i

MURPHY,

Mortgage Sale

TO be Sold by Public Auction, on THURSDAY the third day of November, A. D, 1887, at Twelve o'clock, noon. at the Court House, in Charlottetown, in Queen’s County, under a Power of Sale, contained in an Indenture of Mortgage, dated the third day of July, A. D., ore aa ee ee Meh 4 Henry

ng, of the one part,and Henry Skeffington

Poole, of the other part. . . Al that piece of land, in Charlottetown, in - Queen’s County, in Prince Edward Island, being part of Town Lot number forty-two (49), in the first hundrei of Town Lots, in Chariotte- town, Commencing on the westward side of

Queen Street, at the southeast angle of the pro-

perty.of William R. Watson, thence by a line at

right angles to said street westwardly on or about

between Town Lot number forty-one and said Town Lot forty-two in said hundred, thence along said division line southwardly seventy-two feet, or until it meets the northward edge of King Street, thence along King Street east twenty-two feet, or until it meets the west

boundary of the property of the Bank of Prince kg Island, thence following the covrse of i © northwardly on a ltne parallel with

“treet forty-four feet, or to the northward boundary of said Rank property, thence follow- ing said northward boundary eastwardly for the distance of sixty-four feet, or until it strikes the westward edge of Queen Street, thence followin Queen Street northwardly for the distance o twenty-eight feet, more er less, to the place of “Tor farther peitionl ] Edward J

or rther particulars apply to wa . Hodgson, Solicitor, Charlottetown.

Dated this 3ist August, 1887. EDWARD J. HODGSON,

Assignee of Mortgage.

Sept. 1, 1887—eod tl sale The above sale is hereby postponed until WEDNESDAY, the Fourth day of January, next, A. D., 1888, then to take place atthe hour and place above mentioned. EDWARD J. HODGSON, Nov. 2, 1887.

The above sale is hereby further postponed until] WEDNESDAY, the Ist day of February, A. D., 183%, then to take place at the hour and place above mentioned.

EDWARD J. HODGSON. Jan, 4. 1888.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

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Goods supplied immediately on receipt of order,

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Sold by the barrel, quart or half she!l at the

OLD LONDON HOUSE. JOHN JOY

Proprietor. Water Street, 17th Dec., 1887, 2 aw 2w

Feed Cutters & Grain Crackers

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GREAT MEETING

At New Perth, King’s Oo,,

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J. G. Scrrmcecour, Esq., M. L. C., was glad to see that the farmers of New Perth and adjoining settlements were alive to their interests, and take an interest in the question of Commercial Union. He could nct agree with the last speaker, who wanted to build up this great Canada of ours by taking the hard earnings of the farraers to support manufacturers in Ontaric and Quebec. He also wanted to build up this country, but not in that way. There was no country in the world that can produce potatoes so cheaply as this Island, and there is no better market for them than in the United States. But owing to the duty of 15 cents a bushel imposed by the United States, when there is a large crop in that country we cannot obtain so good a market for our surplus crop. Where, he asked, did our surplus crop of potatoes go this year? Was it not to the United States? And if the duty had been taken off every one growing potatoes would have received at least ten cents a bushel higher price. The last speaker said if the duty was taken off, that other countries would pour in so many potatoes that we would receive no more than we do now. Under Commercial Union the outside world could not compete with us in the United States market, and the farmers of this Island could produce them cheaper than the farm- ers of the United States or Canada. We will then have a market of 60,000,000 people and would receive $40 per 100 bushels instead of $25 as we got this year. Some say that the duty is not paid by the farmer, that the shipper pays it. But that is not the case. The shipper calculates the cost for freight, insurance, v harfage, and if the duty is put on, puts that down also, and adding his own profit gives the balance of the market price to the farmer. In 1886 the price in Boston was from 40 to 45 cents per bushel, and if no duty had been imposed the farmers of this Island would have got 20 cents per bushel instead of 15 to 16 cents that they were paid. There is another thing to be remembered, the potato crop in the United States isa very uncer- tain one, and in many years they have to look to us for potatoes although they cost them higher prices. With us the potato crop seldom fails,and if the duty was removed we would be certain of obtaining a good price for our most productive crop every year. He did not think it would pay to feed beef on potatoes at 25 or 30 cents per bushel te sell at 5 cents a pound live weight. The fact was that the United States was the only paying market for our surplus produce. We also receive large amounts for horses and eggs, and where

rill we be if the Americans shut out our horses, wool, potatoes, eggs and other articles we now export. Look at the expense that is entailed in keeping up this war of tariffs. The cutters employed watching the fisheries are costing large sums of money, and he believed it would be better for the Americans to be allowed to take the fish, as they had a right to do, than to contiaue this outlay. We are one people with the Americans, and we should not treat them harshly. The last speaker was very careful of the manufacturing industries, but if these in- dustries cannot stand on their own bottom like atub, the sooner they go down the better. If the people of this Island are to be taxed 35 per cent. to keep them up they should go down. It is said these manufac- tures are in their infancy, but they would take a long while to come to manhood. It is simply to give them the control of the trade that the duty is imposed, and in this way—monopolies of the vilest kind are fos- tered. We see in the United States, at Chicago, that risings have taken place against monopolies of this kind, and we waut none of such in this country. Let us have access to the manufactories and mar- kets of the United States, so that we can buy our goods cheaply and sell our produce to the best advantage. He wanted no poli- tical union withthe United States. We havea good constitution inthis country, and he had no desire for any change in that way, and would not give place in loyalty to anyone in this meeting. lt was very hard

simply an agreement between two nations tu enjoy the advantages of free trade from which each nught retire on giving du notice, as in case of any other commercial treaty.” But the term Commercial Union has been used ina different sense. Mr. L. H. Davies says: ‘‘ Commercial Union meant the throwing down of the tariff walls between Canada and the United States and letting trade flow between the two coun- tries as it does between the States of the Union—customs duties abolished from Nova Scotia to California. Unrestricted Reciprocity means the same, except that the United States and Canada would retain their respective tariffs with the rest of the world.” This is the meaning generally at- tached to these terms, and he thought it was the proper one. Senator Haythorne at the Charlottetown Board of Trade meet- ing, when the question was discussed said : ‘*Our intercourse with Canada has not been Ssatisfactory—we buying too much and selling them too little. Formerly our trade was with Great Britain, but that is practically dead.” He also said that if fairness would be observed by the Americans, Commercial Union might be brought about; but at the same time pointed out that the Americans did not always act fairly in matters of this kind. The Halifax Chronicle, in comment- ing on the speech, said: ‘It is well to be cautious and none but fools would rush blindly into such a comprehensive and re- volutionary trade measure as Commercial Unien undoubtedly is. Mr. Laurier, the leader of the Gritg, or rather we should say the Great Liberal Party of the Dominion, says: ‘* There is no doubt in my mind that Free Trade with our neighbors weuld be a great advantage to our country. The great difficulty, in my mind, is the one that I am not quite sure that Commercial Union would be consistent with the duty we owe to the Mother Covntry,.”” The Hon. Alex. McKenzie, the former leader of the Liberal Party, whom every one respects, lately ad- dressed a letter to. his constituents, but made only a passing allusion to this ques- tion. Hon. Edward Blake, in one of his last public speeches, was so cautious in re- ferring to the question of Free Trade with the United States that his opponents claimed that he had backed down from his former’ pvlicy, and had adopted the National Policy of pro- tecting our manufacturers. When men like these who look a long way before and behind them are so careful in advancing any opinion in favor of Commercial Union, itwas necessary that we should be cautiousin supporting a movement that might result disastrously to our conntry. These men regard this movement as a ticklish affair, and caution us against it, and to some ex- tent we should be guided by their advice. Who is the great apostle of Commercial Union? Erastus Wiman, cf New York, who is a man that may be said to belong to no nationality. This gentleman came to Canada last summer, and having plenty of money, used it liberally in Ontario in pro- moting some worthy objects. Being a good speaker, and having a good knowledge of trade, he was asked to address meetings at Toronto and other places, and at them ad- vocated the adoption of Commercial Union and asked the people to fall down and wor- ship the ‘* Golden Calf” of American com-

jmerce. Goldwin Smith, another prominent ladvocate of this scheme, | Protectionist,

was formerly a but is now a Free Trader, and claims to be a seer who can see further than others. This gentleman, no doubt, is a ripe scholar and an able writer, but has not demonstrated his ability as a politician, and neither he nor Mr. Wiman are safe guides to follow in a question so moment- ous as Commercial Union. Mr. Hamilton would like to see free trade as well as many other fine things that men desire to obtain, but to him its attainment seems far distant. The Americans have raised a barrier between the trade of that country and Canada, and they do not seem to be disposed to relax the restrictions they have imposed, and so long as they do not hold out the *‘ olive branch” we are power- less to move in the matter. Supposing the custom houses from Nova Scotia to Cali- fornia were abolished it would then be necessary for the two countries to frame a tariff. The framing of this tariff would re- quire the creation of a new power to establish it, and that power would likely be largely under the influence of the American people, who would have the matter all their own way. He saw no reason to go begging to the United States and asking them as mendicants for free trade. Jt would be putting us in a false position as Britith sub-

to say how the revenue would be pooled ; that was.a matter for future consideration. The only thing we have to do is to discuss | the question, and the Government may

then take it up. They, no doubt, will ap-

point a commission, who will arrange mat-

ters of that kind. If, afterthe both par-

ties have submitted their views, a reason-

able decision can be arrived at,- why not

adopt it? He believed the revenue under Jommercial Union would be pooled by

population, and we have nothing to fear.

He was in favor of Commercial Union, as he believed it would better our commercial condition. The United States raarket may be said to be at our door; and as our great staple is pota-

toes we should endeavor to obtain free access to it, for when we had no market in the United States we could do nothing with them,

Joun Hamiiron, Esa., could not agree with all that had been said by either of the former speakers, yet he would not like to say a great deal at the present time, for fear that, displeasing both of them, he might be *‘ crushed between the upper and the nether millstone.” The question was very properly asked by Mr. Ferguson, at the Charlottetown Board of Trade, ‘* What is Commercial Union?’ Goldwin Smith detines Reciprocity or Commercial Union as follows :—‘‘It means unrestricted reci- procity or complete free trade in al] pro- ducts, natural or manufactured, and also a full participation in all commercial privi- leges such as fisheries and coasting wade.

jects. He did not think it advisable to go in for wild schemes lIlke Commercial Uniou. Even if our exclusion from the

American market may cause some loss and

hardship, he did not believe it woul eventually prove detrimental to our well

being as a nation. It was well known that

States matured in hardship had longer lives than those developed under more favorable circumstances, and there was no great reason to complain of the progress now being made by the Dominion of Canada. He did not believe in holding up pocket before principle as the Commercial Unionists did. The States that formerly existed on the shores of the Mediterranean,

especially Venice, adopted that method, and although they acquired vast wealth, yet they became so effeminate through luxuri- ous ease and vice, that not a single vestige of them now remains among the nations of the world, This is the conseyuence of sacri- ticing principle to acquire wealth ; and if we now pursue a like course and sacrifice the bright prospects now before us, of building up a great country and nation, our fate, no doubt, will be equally disastrous. He saw no reason to fear the success of Canada in the struggle for existence if our pecple are true to themselves and their country, and he would be sorry to second any movement that might destroy these bright aspirations. The time may come when MacAulay’s New Zealander, after standing on! one of the broken pillars of London Bridge, and hay- ing sketched the ruins of St. Pauls, when Britain with all her glory may have passed

It involves no derogation from national sovereignity, nationality or autonomy,

away and only be remembered by the re- (Concluded on fourth page.)