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APRIL 21, (897.

BYE-ELECTION IN WEST PRINCE.

Mr. Perry bas allowed himself to be norninated, after all. The qualms of con- science that he may have fe:t in view of an attempt to obtain the seat which rightfully beiougs to Mr. Hackett have been silenced; and the promptings of bonor and honesty, if he ever had anv, have been trampled in the mire of party expediency. Mr. Perry is ready to take advantage of the misfor- tune which has befallen’ his opponent. The Chief Justice of Canada has stated, in the clearest language that a man can use hat Mr. Hackett, himself, has done no wrong. “I admit” said Sir Henry Strong, “that Mr. Hackett was acquitted of all the ther charges of which the particulars con- The offence for which he was condemned by the courts

tained a great number.”

wacmothis at all! Under the circum- stances, he could not have helped it. More than that, it was

merely “ trivial” and “ unimportant ! Not knowing that his compauion—his as the courts have the canvass had the of committing the secret “ trivial ” offence of treating a man to two mouthfuls of whiskey. Mr. Hackett never thought of warning him against it. For this reason, and for this reason only, Mr. Hackett lost his seat. Just as a man might lose his horse because, imagin- ing that he would stand, he left bim un- tied; just as a man might lose his hat in a sudden gust of wind because he neglected to hold it on with his band,—so Mr. Hackett has lost his seat. The seat is atill rightfully his, But Mr. Perry wants to obtain it and keep it. Will the people of West Prince permit this outrage upon fairplay and justice?

This issue in the West Pricce bye- election ought to be regarded as of infin- itely greater importance than that as what to the Government will or will not do. It is within the power of the peopleof West Prince to restore to Mr. Hackett the seat that he has lost on account of the act of another. But they cannot, by one jot or tittle, affect the policy or the acts of the Government one way or the other. The Government has an ample majority. It will, of course, do as it pleases indepen- dently of Perry or Hackett, and indepen- _ dently of the votes of the people of West Prince. But the Liberals appeal to sel- fiehness and cupidity. They refer to the wonderful things that the Government will do for the people of West Prince if only they wil! keep Hackett out and let Perry in. We hope thatthe people of West Prince will not. be misled by such a false and feolish cry as this, and that they will stand true to their able representative, Mr. Hackett, to whom they gave the seat ten months ago, and who has; himself, according to the judgment of the court, done nothing whatever to forfeit it. Mr. Hackett’s only mistake, according to the Chief Justice of Canada, was that he did not do that which no merely reasonable man would, under the circumstances, have expected him to do! Will the honest, intelligent and reasonable people of West Prince “ go back on him” on that ac- count? This is the main question in the

West Prince bye-elect on. —- ~<r © <a - NOVA SCOTIA ELECTIONS.

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Tax result of the NovaScotia elections will not greatly surprise anyone; for it was Lrougbt about by an unscrupulous and corrupt use of the powers of both the Provincial and the Dominion Governments. It is to be noted that the people of Nova Scotia have not yet felt the burden of the

great debt of $3,000,000 or $4,000,000 which their Liberal Government has heape | up, as we shall feel our increased debt. The revenues of Nova Scotia have been increas— ed proport onately to the debt by means of the additional royalties paid into the treasury by mine owners for whom: the home market has been preserved by the operation of the National Policy. We, in Prince Edward Island, have no such resource as this. Increased debt must be followed by increased taxation; and for increased taxation Mr. Peters bas made provision in his mew tax bill.

THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN,

WEST PRINCE NOMINATION. The Proceedings yesterday—Siwall Tactic; of Small Poiiticians,

The nomination «t Alberton yesterday to fillthe vadancy for West Prince in the House of Commons, in the room of Mr. Edward Hackett, came to a close by each side holding public meetings, The Con- servatives held their’s in the Court House immediately after the nomination court clored and continued it until nearly six | o’elock. Mr. Hackett, the candidate, Senator Fergueon, Mr. McQuarrie, Mr. | Birch, Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Hunt each delivered good addresses ; and the enthusiasm of the andience seemed un- bounded aud would appear to anticipate Mr. Hackett’s election on the 27th inst. rhe meeting cloeed with three.cheers for the Queen, and cheers for Mr. Hackett, Senator Ferguson and the Conservative party.

The Liberals held their meeting in Woodman’s Hall, which is lerger than the Court House, and which was thcught would not accommodate the electors: but in this the Liberals were very mneh dis- appointed, as a much smaller Hall than Woodmara’s would have con fortably accommodated those who went aud lis- tened to Premier Peters, Mr. D. A. Me- Kinnon, J. H. Bell, Mr. Perry and Mr. Yeo dilate on Grit marvels, as well their endeavor to explain the inconsisten- cies and hypocrisy of the Laurier Govern- ment.

As mentioned in Tue Examiner yester- day, the Liberals declined on Saturday to bave a joint meeting, alleging as an excuse, that they had previously invited Mr. A. B. Warburton, the agent of the Minister of Justice in this Province, Mr. Bell and others to address the electors, and there would be no time to spare to hear the other side. Thies refusal of the Liberal leaders so redounded to their disvredit and created such a feeling in the ranks of their supporters tbat they were com- pelled to arrange for a joint meeting which takes place today at Coleman and O’Leary, at which Senator Ferguson and Mr. Hackett wi'l reprerent the Conserva- tives, while Mr. Warburton, the Dominion Law Agent, will lead the Libera! forces. The Liberal electors to-day will doubtless more fully understand, after they hear Senator Ferguson, why Premier Peters was afraid tv meet him ata mixed meet- ing! Butthe refasal for a joint meeting at Alberton was not the only emall thipg dene by the Liberal committee at Alber- ton. Mr. B. Rogers managed to have his son appointed Returning Officer for the Riding, who secured the Court House for nomina- tion. Mr. Rogers, the elder, then secured Woodman’s Hall for the Liberal meeting, aud endeavored to get his son the Returu- ing Officer to hold on to the Court House until three o’clock, which would be one hour after the nomination would close and one hoar after the grit meeting would open. This was done in the bope that the Conservative electors would attend the grit meeting and thus interfere with Mr. Hackett’s meeting, as it is well known that electors who come to nomination pro- ceedings will attend the meeting that is in

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progress, When the scheme was found out Mr. Weeks,: the President of the Liberal-Conservative Association called

on Mr. Rogers, the Returning Officer, and when the matter was put to him in its real light, he very properly refused to be a party to the scheme, for which he sub sequently received the public thanks of the large meeting held in the Court House by the Liberal Conservatives. If the Liberals disapproved of his action they very wisely kept it to themselves. ee

No trace has yet teen obtained of Rich- ard Carter, of Point de Bute, who went shooting with the Rev. Mr. Williams, whose body floated ashore in a boat. The vpinion is general that Carter fills a watery grave, but speculation is rife as to how the unfortunate accident could have occurred.

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Qi VICTORIA: HER LIFE AND

FACTS ABOUT GREECE,”

The kingdom has a population of 2,187,- Qs.

The flag of Greeco is a white cross on a blue ground.

About one-half of the people are farmers and shepherds.

No part of Greece is 40 miles from the sea or ten miles from the hills,

There are seven ministers of administra- tion, whose salary is $2,140 a year each.

The area of the country is about 24,977 square miles, or half the size of Pennsy}- vania.

About 70,000 of the inhabitants speak the Greek language only, and all but 20,- 000 profess the Christian religion.

For purposes of local government Greece is divided into 13 nomarchies, under officers called nomarchs. It has an excellent legal system, based upon the old Roman law.

The chief characteristics of the avera:e Greek arc his inquisitiveness, fondness i-~ excitement, love of discussion, desire for knowledge, an aptitude for learning and aggressive patriotism.

Its regular standing army consists of 16,280 infantry, 3,120 cavalry, 3,842 artil- lery, 1,080 engineers and transportation men, 8,400 officers and men, making a to- tal of 28,470 troops in the land forces.

The present king, George I, came to the throne in 1863 in his eighteenth year. He is the son of the present king of Denmark, Charles [X, and brother of the Princess of Wales and the dowager empress of Russia.

There are three distinct races within its confines, speaking different languages, wearing different costumes and holding little. social intercourse with each other— the Greck, the Albanian and the Walla- chian or Roumanian.

The king has a palace at Athens, built by Otho, at a cost of $2,500,000, and a summer residence at Corfu. He shares the legislation with a single chamber, called the boule, the members of which are elected by the people every four years,

CURTAIN RAISERS.

Edward Harrigan may write a farce for May Irwin.

Thomas W. Keene has acted the role of Richelieu 2,400 times.

During his coming tour Plunkett Greene will give several concerts in Canada.

Fanny Davenport is considered to be one of the best stage managers in this country.

Next to playing an arduous character part, J. E. Dodson prefers a good hand at whist.

‘‘All work and no play,’’ remarks Charles A. Bigelow, ‘‘ would be a good way to describe the average farce comedy.”’

Jessie Bartlett Davis’ singing of ‘‘The Angelus’’ is said to be the hit of the new opera recently produced by the Bostonians.

Charles B. Hanford is heartily praised by the critics for his splendid Nemours in support of ‘Thomas W. Keene’s‘‘ Louis XI.”’

Leon Herrmann’s rapid progress in Eng- lish may be attributed to the fact that he is accompanied by a special tutor in his travels.

Robert Hilliard goes to England late in May, but will return early in August, in time to open his starring tour in a new comedy.

Henry Miller has been so successful in ‘‘Heartsease’’ that the engagement of Olga Nethersole has been cancelled at the Gar- den theater, New York.

The material for Adelaide Herrmann’s dancing garments is imported from India. It is so light in texture that 20 yards of it scarcely weigh a pound.

There is notruth in the rumor that Mel- bourne McDowell will star next season, He will create a strong role in Fanny Dav- enport’s new American play.

Alfred Bradley has bought ‘‘Christopher, Jr.,’’ which was written by his sister, Madeline Lucette Ryley, for John Drew, and will send it on the road next season,

Orr 1Hge Track.— A laggage car and a sesond-class car of the accommodation train which left here for Tignish yesterday morning at eght o’clock went off the track at Harper’s ubout 6.20 in the afternoon. Harper’s is about ove and-a-haif miles east of Tigniab. The cars were demaged some- what, but fortunately no one was hurt. A wrecking train left here this morning about four o'clock for the scene of the accident, and about half past twelve this afternoon the disabled train reached its destination.

iat Tae Sraniey crossed from Georgetown,

to Pietou this forenoon. She will leave Pictou for Charlottetown tomorrow morn-

ing.

Hap ro Rercryn.—Lhe Northumberland left bere for Pictou this morning. But after getting as far as Amate Island she was oblig:d to return on account of ice.

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