2 1.44 #H H* ”}“¢2-"-.‘-_"_<=.f_.'_-; " r_\.f:"'1"”ia»~._ xwfvre- _¢fr _ =_ . »=,-e »- , _ “ “ ____ 1... ».. IKE GUARDXLN, OHABTDIIIEIUWN, ,__.._.._ --~.. . iiieiiiié f‘liiiffii;‘ ie? ii i iiiii iii i ifoutdih The“ "°"°bY\he.latd‘rms¢dCanadia.n ladies: iiisaimsmieotahoe f3~5hl°°»d'mrred1\miadress. _ &add‘, .° Gaqigsais -unseen* ““'°""°°-......'°.:: J»R All~y & Co., Agents arCh’town iiiisiiiiiiii 'l`l'l_E GIIAGK 50 cigar All strengths at The Medical l'lall, J. G. .IAMIESON-. P' W'-" _ "1-T Dessert THE GUARDMN An Independant Journal, untrammelied an fearless; aiming to be Just, impartial, Reliable. Newey, seeking at all times to further the belt interest! of the people. and recognized therefore as The Pe o;pl.o’m Paper- Published at its oihces, New Prowse Block North, side Post oilioe, at the following rates payable in advancez- Morning Edition, daily (except Sunday) one month ssc. per . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3-0° Semi-weekly tion (Wed. at Sat.) per year.¢i.5o; in advance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1.25 Weekly Edition (Wednesday) per year $1.25 in advance ................................... . .$I.°° Branch Offices have been established at the_followin¥ places where subscriptions may be paid, news urnxsh- ed, advertising, job work and other business transacted. Summerside, Rogrs & Rogers' store-J. B.C. Baker, anager. Aibertou, Alberton Bookstore-G. S. Muttart, Agent. Sourls East, Tteleohone Ece-P. G. Seaman, Amen I. E. B. MCCREADY, J. P. HOOD, Editor Businesshdnnager - _ 4 ar r w iii iiimii iuiiiiii = = ~ Y MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, l7,_ lwl. _r-- f- - ~.¢r=:=o.d*'\.\,---waz'-""-si OUR ATION. The esteemed Pioneer is discussing from Week to week with commendable zeal and much ability the question of our impend- ing loss of a member as the result of the census. We think that our contemporary has stated in really argumentativefashion pretty much all that can be effectually put forward in support of its contention, and yet we are regretfully forced to _the conclusion that we are still likely to lose another member. That it _ was' not the intention or expectation of either party to the union of 1873 that our representation would ever be reduced below the oriizinal number of six members we can readily believe. But the terms of the bargain as printed in the Act of Union are against us. It is also true,aS the Pioneer says,that it was never contemplated that any Province should have as many Senators asit would have representatives in the Commons, and the Island is assured of four Senators for all time. If one of our members of the Commons is now to be taken away the number of our _repremntatives in each House will be the same. Ontario, with but 24 Senators has had 92 members in the Commons, and will have 87 hereafter, l “ should not be decreased; they agreed it should be “readj usted from time totime under the provisions of the British North America Act." Now there is nothr ina clearer than that the basic provision, of the B. N. A. Act in regard to repre- sentatiori in the 'Comme cs is that it shall be according to population. That was the basis upon which the original Prov- inces started-representation by popula- tion-and the Union Act provided that. the system should-s be perpetual. ` It argues little' or nothing' that P. _E. Island, Manitoba and British Columbia were nrst admitted to the union with a measure of representation in excess of what their population would warrant. That was a more temporary arrangement. It was never contemplated that any Province should be permanently over represented. Or present position arises from a decrease oi population which was not expected by anybody»_to occur. But the basic principle of representation by population can hardly be changed on our account. All the other Province have been governed by that principle in past readjustments of the representation and will so be governed in the future. We another at the close of the present Parlia population. The principle of represents Come a liost of ills. allow the liver and kidneys to become torpid, sluggish and inactive D ation was ever known to do. Mr. Geo. Benner, Yviarton, Ont. writes :'-“I `. E.`n'_95-dwryi-. ' I _ 5;; Both Manitoba and British Columbia ‘ . ‘ " i ' "1 _ A _ I ~ _' ._ I 1 _ . ~ were iziven a representation when ilrst ‘ 1_ I ` ' A ’ " ` ‘ - -- ‘“3*"7 . A taken into the union, considerably in ex- ' _-1 cess of what their then population would In order to clear our stock V' ‘Ri-isdgfl on 'in hh, _ O ‘f entitle them to Both those Provinces of iaisons we are selling 8 “Q ~ y- ° Q 0 gw° '°§e° °y°‘r’ " no were taken into the Dominion before 5Pl°Ud\d