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' lpturdly Vlieokly (founded 1887) $1.50 pei- annum hy _ m¢qiing0¢»i, uaimaea 1891). 83-5° mr yur. (D°llv- _ nw) in ,¢v|,,¢¢; g2,50 p¢r your (mulled) In advance, In _ Canada, and $3.00 for U. S. A. _ o evening Dany uounasu 1901; $2-00_ tdellvrred °r by illll In Cnnadl, and 82.50 for U. 8. A. _ ._ ,.,.,,._..~.»....--_-_.. .»._,~~.,.~.._`~vv-~¢- se-.»,,..¢»~v~»-o-v-~»~»-~~» I.:-_~. _ TUESDAY 'NOVEMBER 27th.. ‘i917~ ._________,Y; .V_V___,,,.___,,, »_»_-_-_-B -_-.- _-_-_-_-_ --~ ¢ =_--~- -w- -~ -~ ----_ _ i Kl.\`(il°S (‘0l`.\"l`Y (‘_\.\I|’.»\I(1lN Mr. J._J _ Hughes, ‘ii Elle.- B2._fL_11iQt,__t'_epre_-_ sents hit_n__ _correctl_\'; has abandoned the pol- ~ itical-sideof his-canvas and is appealing to _ the electorate onfpersonalgrounds. He, if we are to judge by a semi-political biog- raphy of _him in Saturday's Patriot, has been the saviour and sole support of King’s Co_uiity since he first took up thc 'ii ) profession of politics. if I “From Confederation down to 1900" so ~ i Lip ~=_ »_ ~ | runs the biography “King’s County received fr . - - , _ i. little from the public e>tchequei_ But “since Mr. Hughes appeared in Ottawa, -things began to grow in Kings! Railroads,-’ U )' 3 ° q v jost offices, terminal facilities, whaives, boat harbors, fairly tumbled over each oth- ii;-fi, f£"=" 'it J ,-5” ff. iii ' " 4 ..~», , 1 if ~»S2‘;S§f1 Jfsaf- `;*¥"1:" -‘t int limi l tl cr into King’s and the people began to really"live. Mr. Hughes boiight the peci - iriiiiv ' ` ` - ple’s potatoes and fish and therefore the people began to grow potatoes and catch fish! The Gorton Pew Company came iii- ? V ll i I to being at hiscominaiid. For all these mercies the Patriot askf the support of the people of King's for Mr. Hughes. It may be quite true that ll/lr. ' _ people, and made considerable money oil of the business; quite tiue that the Gortor -' rl - gg? Hughes bought potatoes and fish from the 'int _ 1 #5 it ~ Pew Coznpany opened up business in Souris it , ` ` and, we are informed, appointed Mr Hughes as their agent, a position which hr ir, __ , its _ is not filling exclusively for his health an__\ 'i_".<'t, . more than he is buying potatoes tor his ~health. What has all this -to do with Mr. ‘iff Higlies` claim upon the people for their po- ' litical support? What the people want ti kno'-v from Mr, Hughes on the eve of tht election is how he stands on the vital poli- tical questions for thc- settlement of whicl' -. if. ' i .li iv. . ; ;1;;iif» tt‘:’i` §`.'_i§'f ._-. .il X J _ 1 '. l :-5 _ it j .ii- Cggfi an iff- -`,'l ,'T">f-| 32 _ ;_.» "ii ‘"1 . i it ,i t' . ii, /‘I 'tl the election is being- contested. This hr has not told them, and because of this nt _ ii" tl' rim. Mr. ll/fclsaae has come out like a mai' and told the people exactly where he stand on these questions which are of iiifinitel' more importance than whether oi' not Mr Hughes shall continue to buy potatoes ant' them or not but when it comes to votinf __ _ _ O they want to know what they are voting -VV |'|`»*` ULD 'l`lU(`K»“» for. Mr. Hughes has not yet declared hi: policy and this on the eve of an election, ii _ Thi? PHfFiQt iS af ifS Old t1`iCl the Liberal press and the Liberal lczidcrs denounced electoral corruption with soinetliing like rcligiou.~ fervoiir. liut`electoral_ methods ,did-not im- prove under the Laurier iidministrzitioii. Huge funds were collected and ' , lf. - ' ~ _ Y - . . . i _ ii Buf,_5ure1y 3 Sane 3131393] can be made 1;( 3lll3,tlOl1. SLlCl”l 't3ClZiCS deC€lV€ l’l0 ii‘ll38lll'- lic may have an opportunity of stiirlyiiig his peculiar iucthods of sc- . ; ° 1 Canadians of all political persuasions tr rent reader, but the Patriot s intention is airing recruits; ' forget party considerations for the mom. ibviously designed to rouse the anilnosities ent and to remember thg Wm-ds of the great If the leSS lI’1f01‘ll”l€d and €aSlly d€C8lV€(l He talked of thc 4o years he had represented Quebec liast. Of hi* the Tories or to put the Grits in their place -___-o if the iron heel of a crazy despot is to crusl _ ,_ , , ` llis frieiiils in Si. Sain/eiir, Sir Wilfrid said, luicw that at the last IIIE (‘Rl'l`I(` \\ R()\(i‘| () Q] 1,( ' Otlll ClVlllZ3tl0I‘l, f0I‘C€ humanity ll() hit _ ` election he was not defeated in the Province of hill icc on t ‘ question whim re lace ri ht with mi ht and des W0u1d.hef_; ‘ iow a leader whose policy they could not Ask the women of Belgium who havf»'"d0f`S@- been outraged, whose children have been . _ O;.__ _ dismembered befoie their very eyes, whosey v ‘ th folks who mm, may 8' P Y - i - . _ . . givejwomen VOteS__ and Otherwise accede t( ,rom Laurier on_his war policy it is because theiman demands for reform that fill the mere 15 _somethmg Wrong With the Candi rant reci rocit with the United States “ther Liberal leaders for cutmig adrift " IIS FOR _ Q if it - y - - i t at 'th ui 3 in ’ in go. Canadian political atmosphere? a el n W1 e‘men who refused to fol ,,um,_hed _by w_-.8_ |_,,,,,,,,, _ _ , ,fl “Perfect éifgf' i .3 ~~~::¢:‘: ::;‘:::::¢¢= SCM” . 1 '- Q .. ~ i v » v ii c roti Our adversaries cmd ’\o l\l:\r\lic » P g g , ' - . _ _ f - ' “ ’ ~ ~` ` “ ' ' _ troy the very principles of Christianity? __ Wheh Q _L2_1Ul‘1€l`1t€ Candidate under~ 0_