ee age ee ee nh a on THE D oe A ST Ae Y EXAMINER, EF en tas ll te OO iso. ea A eT A OOD RY 10 ne er EBRUA THE GAM Opening Mecting. CAMPAICN. ‘correspondent telegraphs The Opening Meeting of the Campaign will be held in the MARKET HALL, Tris Evening, at 8 o'clock. : Government candidates and their sup-| porters will address the Meeting, and the ; ; | two Policies will be divcussed. Come One! Come All! THE DAILY EXAMINER R. | FEBRUARY 10, 1891. Mr. Welsh’s Position. Me. Wiis Wersu has, it seeins, | authorised # denial of the statement that | he expressed his intention Sir Jozn Macdonald in an effort to arrive 4 a treaty of reciprocity, fair and honorable | alike to the United States and Canada, | and not prejudicial to Grest Britain. There are shining examples all over the country whom Mr. Welsh might well have imitated. For instance,the Hon. Alexander Mackenzie emphatically declared that he will not be a party to any arrangement providing for reciprocity under which Great Britain will be excluded, thus coa- demning the unrestricted reciprocity fad in toto. The Hon. David Mills, though strongly opposed to the Administration of Sir John Macdonald, has not a word to say in favor of unrestricted reciprocity. The Hon. Edward Blake has withdrawn from his party and gone iato private life on the head of it. The Hun. William Macdonald is in open and outspoken opposition to it. Than these four it is impossible to find in the Opposition party men more talented, men who understand the situation more thoroughly, or men who are more keenly dasirous of obtaining’ fur Canada the adc, vantages of Reciprocity with the States, If, therefore, Mr. Welsh had fullowed thair example, he would have had strong grounds for his independent and patriotic action. More than that, hundreds of loyal men who voted for him in previous elec- tions, but who cannot and will not vote for him in the coming election, would have ap- plauded him. But as he has not followed theexample of Mackenzie and Mills and Blake and Macdougall, it is well that the explicit denial and statement found in the Patriot of last evening has been made. It is well that we know at the beginning ex- actly where Mr. Welsh stands, in order that no Liberal Conservative may bedeceived by representations as to Mr. Welsh's ** friendship for Sir John” and his ‘* in- tention to support Sie Joha—if Sir John should be successful in jthe election ”’ etc. Mc. Welsh is squarely in opposition to the Reciprocity policy of the Government ; ajuarely in favor of Unrestricted Recip- rocity, the Féault of which will be dis- crimination against the Mother Country, direct taxation and annexation. We shall, of course, have from Mr. Welsh a clear statement over his own signa- ture. Mr. Welsh’s ‘* card” will be read with interest. > “Poor Show for the Tunnel.” Tue Patriot hasn't a word to say about the memorandum submitted to the Domin- ion Government by the Provincial delegates in promotion of ‘*the Northumberland Straits Tunnel.”’ A hearty supporter of the tunnel echeme—such as the Patriot now professes to be—-ought not to withhold from its readers a document so important and interesting. Why hasn't the Patriot published the memorandum in full? Men who have been Oppositionists are as much interested in the tunnel as men who have been supporters of thw Government. Readers of the Patrict ought to know ex- actly how the matter stands as well as thoae of Tue Examiner. The people of Prince Edward Island ought tu be prepared to act unitedly. But how can they act unitedly if important information be deliberately withheld from thuse who take the Patriot as their source of information? The Patriot has been ready enough to publish anything that may make against the tunnel. It has even quoted part of the Minute of Council in answer to the memorandum, and declared that it is ‘* very disappointing.” This declaration is due to the fact that, in assuming the cost of Sir Douglas Fox's esti- mate, the Government stipulated that the whole should not exceed $1,650. Now this sum is exactly the sum fixed upon, settled and agreed to on the part of Sir Douglas Fox. Therefore, instead of prov- ing that there is, as the Patriot declares, **a poor show for the tunnel,” the fact referred to proves that the Government are definite and exact in their terms, and have taken hold of the matter after the manner of business men. dat — President Lane, of Boston, ssid » few days ago :—‘Our Liberal friends, Fielding and Longley, of Nova Seotia; Davies, of Prince Edward Island ; Mercier and Laurier, of Que- bee ; Cartwright, of Ontario, and a host be- side, look to us, the people of the United States, for ‘the sign by which they shall conquer.’ Oan we deny them /” succeeded in thoroughly exploring Mr. Blaine’s disposition and tendencies toward commercial | ‘relations with Canada and has practically got | =" | him upon record without letting Mr. Blaine suspect that he meant at an early day to turn ail the latter's friendly offices and assurances | i to the service of the conservatives in a party | ;strugaele in Canada, the imminence of which | ; was undreamed ef. union take a despairing view of its chancea and | jeapect to see Macdonald and Tupper come out to support | Sir John has snugly tucked away in his porti- t | folio is that Mr. B aine is really anxious for a “Eye Openers” From Washington. | -_—o_ Herald’s Washington the following | paragraph from the Herald's Washington | Boreau (Feb. 4.) 1t is worthy of the most careful attention ; for it affords a glimpse | behind the scenes from the United Statee point of view. Referring to the diplomatic | negotiations which recently have been | carried on between Ottawa, London and | Tae New York | Washington, the Herald's correspondent | | | says :— “Those who have watched or participated | in the game assert that the veteran premier | (Sir Jopn) has in this movement displayed | all bis old time cunning and sagacity. He has | “The Congressional fiiends of commercial | the approaching strugyle ynajority at their backs. “Que bit of interesting information that old wf with a great | reciprocity treaty with Cansda, The Do- minion is sail to have stood last on his reci- procity list, but now stands best. ‘sir Joho’s undcrs ood view of Mr. Biaine’s recent declaration that he will have unre- stricted reciprocity with Canada or none at all is that it is a mere bluff, designed to furnish ammunition for the grits in the cam- paign that Macdonald has forced upon them. “] have information of a very positive kind that Mr. Bl«ine is well aware that the im- perial government will under no circumstances consent to commercial union between the United States and Canada, nor te anything of a cognate nature that would open the Canad- ian market, without restriction, to the pro ducts of the United States To any scheme of reciprocity limited as to time and a list of commodities not materially injurivus to British trade there will be no objection *‘In anticipation of the early coming of Sir Charles Tupper and his fellow Commissioner, the third Commissioner being the British Minister at Washington, Mr. B'aine is pre- aring to show what trade concessions the United States must have in exchange for our concessions to Canadian agriculture. It is understood that he is very desirous of re- ceiving suggestions on both points from representative manufacturing, . farming and water transportation interests ” Canada's Proposals. Tue liveliest newspaper in America ia the New York Herald. Here is what the Herald has to say concerning the proposals of the Canadian Government : ** Sir John Macdonald is one of the shrewd- est politicians alive. Heisa genuine tory, but he can steal the thunder of the Jiberals whenever it suite his purpose. His object is to win in the fight, and watever means will accomplish that purpose become thereby sanctified “He sees that Capada desires closer rela- tions to this country and that the twe cannot be kept apart much longer. The mackerel mudle, the beit muddle, the transportation muddle have stood in the way of that friendly feeling which would put money in their pock- ets and ours. It seems ridiculous that the Dominion and the States, with interests in common, should have any misunderstanding whatever. “It is therefore proposed that a commis- sion be appointed to discuss all differences aud settle them A rene. treaty like that of 1854; some plan by which our fishermen can land their catch at a Dominion port and send them to market in bond; an arrange- ment which will do away with the annual rows between our mackerel men and Canadian gunboats; in a word, a mutual good under- standing which will pata stop to the fretful jealousies and perennial quarrels which have disturbed us is on the carpet. **These constant bickerings about mack- erel, cod and bait are as unnecessiry as they are foolish Crimination and re-crimination should cease, and cease forever. We have had quite enough of both. The Dominion is out nearest neighbor, and neighbors ought to live peace. We want our rights, nothing nore; itis presumed that the Dominion is in the same frame of mind. That being so, we should settle this embittered controversy by the use of plain Lorse sense and on purely business principles.” We have no doubt that the Herald voices the sentiment of the sensible people of the States. The Tannel. The Montreal Herald (Montreal organ « f the grits) denounces the Government be- cause it encourages enterprises calculated to develop the country, We quote a para- graph : ** Another crank has a scheme for tunnelling the Straits of Northumherland—at the expense oftheCanadian Government, of course, the coat to be four or five millions; and to-day the friends of the Government in Prinee Edward Island are calling on the electors to support the Government because it is pledged to spend these millions on that work. And in this way the future revenues of the country are being mortgaged to provide enormous bonuses for wild cat achemes " Extreme and reckleas statements such as this are made for the purpose of prejudic- ing the minds of electors in Quebec and Ontario. Should not we in Prince Edward Island stand by the Government which is denounced on account of a matter of vital importance to all generations in this Pro- vince ? —Very ancient history—garbled—the Patriot's leading articles of yesterday ! Oxe of Beer Bros. specialities are linen goods. Their Belgian and Irish linens are selling fast. A GRayD Timx.—The ball Hillsborough Boating Club last evening was successful in every respect There were between sixty and seventy couples pre nt, dinate given by the and the best of order was maintained out. The committee in charge had been hard at work fur several days decorating the hall and their work was favorably commented 02 by those present. Dancing commence short- ly »fter eight, and was kept up until about midnight, when a sapper was served, after which it was renewed. The committee de- antne ee manner in which they conducted the affair, which was pronoun: “the best of the season.” . sa | is, “Give us unrestricted reciprocity with | ithe United States,” regardless of ecnse- | leans their own i their markets for our agricultural Unrestricted Reciprocity ASPECT, ————— ITS FINANCIAL ~————— ee ee How it Will Affect the Taxpayer. . Tus forthcoming Dominion election will be one of vital importance to the people of | Canada, and the issue between the Govern- | ment and Opp:sition is clearly defined. | 'On the part of the Government, their policy is the maintenance of Canada’s position as a part of the British Empire, | while at the same time offering to the | United States as free a measure of reci- procity as commissioners from each country can agree upon. The cry of the Opposition quences; in other words, give the Ameri- | way in everything they | obtain access tu | and mineral products. I notice by the Patriot, the organ of the Oppesition in this Proy- ince, that its editor claims that Sir Charles | Tupper made an offer of ‘‘anrestricted reci- | procity” to the Americans in 1587; but the | astute gentleman who occupies the editorial chair of that newspaper knows very well | that there is a great deal «f difference be- | tween the “unrestricted « ffer of reciprocity | to the United States” made by the British | plenipotentaries in 1887, and the policy of | Messrs Laurier, Cart wiight, and company, | whe say that their policy is ‘unrestricted reciprocity” Of cecurse, the careless | reader might not netice any difference be- tween the two sentences; but when the matter is carefully weighed, it will be scen that all the difference possible lies between those propositions. Now, what really would be the effect of the adoption of unrestricted reciprocity he- . tween the two countries? In the first! place, it is admitted that its adoption means ! the abolition of custom houses on the line between Canada and the United States, | which would necessitate the enforcement by Canada of the same tariff against the ovt- side world as exists in the American Re-| public. This no sensible man will deny. When this was done, the McKinley tariff bill would app'y to entries at the Can- adian Custcm House, and we w uld hate to | pay thesame protective tariff as the Amer- | ican people IIow wil! the enthusiastic free traders of the grit party who, for years) have declaimed against the iniquities of the | National Policy, reconcile their voting for | incressed protection tv manufacturers auch as is given under the McKinley B,J] ? How | many of them have even seen that measure | in its entirety, to say nothing of having. studied its details? How many of thm know that the United States’ duty on plain white earthenware di-hes is 55 per cent., | and on chinaware 60 per cent. Do they! know that the duty on glassware of nearly claim, so long as we can i on tin plates, such as are used by our lob ster packers, is 22-10 cents per pound, | or over 50 per cent Thet all manufac- | turers of iron or ateel, such as arhtiots, | axles, anvils, blacksmiths’ hammers and} sledges, boiler tubes, bolts, with or without | threads, or nuts, cast iron pipe, cast iron | veasela, plates, stuve plates, andirons, ‘sad | irons, tailors’ irons, batters’ irons, castings | of iron and chain cables. will have to pay | from 1 cent to 24 cents per pound duty under the McKinley tariff That on cut; nails and cut spikes of iron or steel, horse | nails, hob nails and all other wreught iron : can level, the loss of customs revenue would be at least one half, or $4.725.000, on the basis of the collections of 1889. In these two items we stand to lose $12,000,000 of custums revenue under unrestricted reci- procity, Ic may be said that the higher duties of the McKinley tariff will make up for this Joss. But, aceerding to the Patriot, when the high tar ff -huts ou Eng- lish goods the Ametican maoufacturers, while adding the greater part of the duty, | will be able to undersell the manufacture ra In thia way—it is govd | of Great Britain. Grit gospel—the people of Canada will have | to pay much higher prices for their wants, | while the revenue will receive no benefit ‘And in consequence of the curtailment of the revenue, direct taxation will have to imposed to meet the expend.tare, But the grit party say that the expenditure is exces- ave. Thatit could be grestly reduced That not so large a revenue is necessary In 1879 the expenditure was $24,850,654, and we will assume that it wax all required. In 1889-90 it was $35.857 130, a difference of | is this increase | In the first place, in 1878 79, | about $11,000,000. Hew made up ? when the grit party was in power, the ex- penditure on account of the Post Office and Public Works, was $4,465 400, and the re veuue therefrom £3,055,500, leaving a da- ficit of 81,429,900. In 1890 the expendi- ture for the same services was $7,400,000, and the revenu. $6,157,500, leaving a defi- | ciency of $1,242.500, or a couple of hundied thousand doliars jess than eleven years ago. We, therefore, without any loss ts the country, have an increased expenditure of about $3,000,000 ace unted for in the ne-| cessary expendiiure for these departments, | Then the charges arising out of the public debt, for interest and sinking fund, have gone up nearly $4,000 010 since 1899, or from $8,500,000 t» $12,200,000, principal'y owing to the capital outlay on the Canadian Pacific Railway, the enlargement of the canals, the assumption of provinciel debs aud for miscellaneous public works pecessary for the develepment of the country, (hese twoitems account for $7,030,00 } of the incresed annuai expenditure. The remainuiug | $4.000,-00 is for increased expenditure in the cost of civil government, legislation, the ‘administiatration of justice, the miliiia, the fisheries, the mounted pviice, the care of the Indians, immigration, lighthouse and coast eervice, mail subsidies, ocean and river service, and public work:, chargeable to revenue, Well, supposing te Opposiiion were in power, with ail their economy, could th -) do lx tierthanto save one-h» liof this latter | amouat?’ Ido not believe they would spend | ove dollar less than the present Governmest. Bat admitting that they would save $2.600.0 0 in the annual exp nditure, where woud the bslance of the $12.100,000 of decreased rev- enue come from ? farm:rs and the property-owners of Canada by | direct taxation, is the only answer that can | be given. head «f the population, besides the greatiy increased prices we would have to pay 3 our manutactured gvods, is taken into account, I greatly fear that we would be disposed to be- lieve that unrestricted reciprocity was not the bieszing that the grit party would feign make us be iieve. I have said nothing of the tendency the adcption of the Grit policy would have to bing about annexation. I have simply tried t= show that as a financial arrangement, as a every kind is 60 per cent? That the drty ! policy altogether to be considered apart from sentiment, the ad -ption et the Grit platform would be disastrous to the people of Cansda and to the electors of this province. The Grit party complain loudly of the Ligh tariff imposed by the present Government. Let us see what realy is the difference between the two parties with respect to Custems duties. By taking the Trade and Navigation Report, we find that the percent- age of duty on total value of goods imported, du‘ixble aud free for the year 187677 was 1376 To this must be added the deticit for the vear 1876-77 of $1,469,027, which is equa! to a further percentage, on the same ratio, of . 0.92, thus making the percentage $14.68 | Out of the pockets of the | When this large amouut of direct | taxation, amounting as it would to $2 per! or steel nails, not specially provided for in} The percentage of duty on the total value of that Act; wire nails made of wrought iron | gv0ds imported, dutiable and free, in 1889 90, or steel; spikes, cut tacks, brads. sprigs, | ¥4S 2060. From this should be deducted he | d&z., the duty is from 1 cent to four cents: *U'p'us of that year amounting to $1,865 035, | per pound. That entton goods are! taxed over twice as much as they are in Canada. That clothing ready- made, and articles of wearing apparel of | every description, handkerchiefs and neck- | ties or neckwear, cemposed of cotton or | other vegetable fibre, or of which cotton or «ther vegitable fibre is the comp nent | material of chief value, are taxed 50 per cent That other e-tton goods are taxed from 40 to 80 per cent. That on woolen or | worsted cloths, shawls, knit fabrics and all | fabrics made on knitting machines or| frames, and all manufactures of every deacription made wholly or in part of wool, | worsted, the hair of the camel, goat, al- | paca or other animal, not specially provided | for, from 33 cents per pound and 40 per cent. ad valorem to 44 cents per pourd and 50 per cent ad valorem. That women’s and children’s dress goods, coat linings. Italian cloth, bunting and goods ef similar description have 12 cents per square yard | and 50 per cent. ad valorem duty on them. Oa clothing, ready-made, and articles of wearing apparel of every description, made up or manufactured whoily or in part, the duty is 49} cents per pound and 60 per cent. ad valorem On _ cloaks, dolmans, jackets, talmaa, ulsters or other outside garments for ladies’ and children’s apparel, and goods of similar description or used for like purposes, 494 cents per pound and 60 per cent. ad valorem is levied. That on webbings, gorings, suspenders, braces, beltings, bindings, braids, etc, it is 60 cents per pound and 60 per cent. ad valor- em. On carpets, 60 cents per pound and 40 per cent. ad valorem. Did space perrait I might go on and give other instances of the excessive duties levied under the McKinley Bill—the tariff of the United States ; but enough has been quoted to show that if the ad«ption of unrestricted reciprocity means the imposition of the Mc- Kinley Bul on Canada, we had better not ** Jump out of the frying pan into the fire,” even if doing so would give us access to the United States market with our potatoes and , other agricu'tural produce, _ There is a'so another phase of the ques- | tion, as the Pioneer man says, that should be carefully considered. Under unrestrict- ed reciprocity we would lose the whole of the duties now collected on imports from the United States. These amounted to $7,371,148 in 1889, and besides, under the operations of such a fiscal system as the McKialey tariff, Causda’s imports from Great Britain would decline to one-fourth their present value. Before the McKinley Bill became law the United States bought annually from Great Britain to the amount of $275 per head of population, while Canada buys to the annual value of $8 50, to $900 per head. If our imports from | i } Great Britain were reduced to the Ameri-+ equal, on the same ratio, to 0.97 per cent., ' leaving a percent»ge for the iatier year of 19.63. By comparing the percentage ot the two periods we, therefore, see that all the increase of duty imposed by the National | Policy all the increase chargeable to the | Government of Sir John is $4 95 per centum | on the value ef gouds imported in*o Canada. | Less than 5 per cent. of increased duties is what it has annual y cori the country to build the Cansda Paci c Railway, to enlarge and deepen the Canals, to place iighthouses on a:] the coasts, to open up and develp the Northwest, to establish Post Offices in every settlement, to encourage our volunteers, to aid immigration, to subsidize our } seal govern ; ments, and generally to attain the improved position that Canada now occupies. G. F. O. = + ee Lecal Notices. ' 52 inches English print, nice light pat- terns. Only J2 cts. per yard at Stanley Bros. feb63iecd | A nice lotof dark print e ttons, extra value Sets. per yard at Staniey Bros. ieb Sieod. | For the newest styles in hesdwear, see. Prowse Bros’ stock of English hats, and | Our Annual Sale of TE GOODS —_WiILGT BEGIN-— ae, We have been fortunate in securing several very attractive lots of EMBROID. ERIES, FLUUNCINGS, ete., especially for this occasion, Goods mentioned below we show unusual valaes. BEER BROS. SHEETINGS, Twiled and Plain, SHEETINGS, Grey and White, | SHEETINGS, Engish and Canadian, PILLOW CLOTHS. «ll widths, SWISS FMBROIDERIES, INSERTLIGNS and FLOUNCINGS, AMERICAN TICKINGS, LAWN EMBROIDERTES, VANDYKE EWMBROIDERIES, ViCTORIA AND BISHOP'S LAWN, CROSSBAR MUSLINS and PIQUES, | 'OWERLS, Linen and Cotton, American and Canadian SHIRTINGS, | ‘'OWELINGS, large variety, LONSDALE and NAINSOUR, | LINEN TABLINGS, German, COLORED EVMBROIDERIES, - " Irish, LINEN and COTTON EDGINGS, Grey and White, | DOMESTIC SHEETINGS, “e “e FEATHER STITCH TRIMMINGS, | LINEN NAPKINS & TRAY CLOTHS FLOSSE?TE MARKING COTTON, | LINEN TARLE SCARES, ete., | s;OLLET COVERS and TIDIEs, FRONTING LINEN, etce., ete. 0 <o eee IO Py ORLA U0 tie eagle LAKE (0 be Gd [F X07, HOW IS IT THEY WILL PATRONIZE WORD COMPETITIONS? 7 Why do they send, in arswer to a” fregn newspaper advertisement, fra SOLID GOLD PLATED CASE WATCH, with WALTHAM style movement, when they can get the GENULNE article ata_ <1 Why do they buy Shuddy for Cl th / ‘1-83 price than is often paid for the imitation. Watches have been brought to us by the hundred from parties who herve bought as atove, and which no respect ble Watchmaker could repair and guarantee, Glass for jewels, brass where ‘steel ought to be, and iron for steel They will ge when carmed. $5 60 to $25.00 is cften paid for a Watch that is not literally werth more than the price of old metal. ' Now there is no need or excuse to keep up such a trade, for the cheapat Watches made by the large American Watch Companies—the Waltham, the Digi, the Rockford, the Hampden, the Columbus, and even the deepiaed Waterbury ks are far away ahead of the best of these imitation articles, and can be had in thoee days of perfected machinery at prices far below their actus! value. E. W. TAYLOR, Charlottetown, Feb. 4, 1891, CHEAPEST GROCERIES IN TOWN —ARH AT—— BEER & GOFF'S. _-—. x) WING TO THE FACT that this has been a pretty hard winter for Farmers and almost everyone else to raise money, we hu leci speci . ) Gene So ey, we have cecided to offer some Special Inducements to CASH BUYERS. We are in a position to do this. because, Ma tween our two Stores, we handle a very large quantity of goods, which we buy direct from the manufacturers, paying cash dowa for them, and thereby getting the benefit of any discounts that may be offered. Our Tea can't be surpassed on P. B. Island fer flavor strength. Our West India Raw Sugar is the cheapest weetemhg you can buy. Gur Keresene Oil is the best American water-white. Our $525 Flour is the best valde In the cify. Our Molasses is bright. pure and nice-favered CALL AND SEE OUR PRICES AND GOODS. {<b7 3i iin ~“—— ir of £ © ee =— BEER ae COFF, a | Jandgl—2aw & wky ( and Ki : Dominion Steamer Stanley, | ———$S S— _ _—_ —$— —_ $n nt Birr Sanne Sroree nea | rBUR FENHE Winter Mail Steamer Stur ley will | eaten ol C+ jlayup on FRIDAY, the 13. nst., to | clean Boilers. She will most probs: > resune! @ work about the 20:h inst., and co.t: we unti’ «pening of navig .tion. ‘ A. OER, z febl0 -2i s jour li Agent. | a cE is ‘ aN Notice of issigument. ‘W°AKE NOTICE that the undersigned lei assigned to George H. Toombe, of Cha -! lottetown, for the benefit of the eredito:s. The Deed of Assignment is open for inspee- tion at the office of George H. Toombs and the office of McLean & McDonald, Charlottetown. A meeting of my creditors will be held at the « flice of Mc! ean & MeDonald on THURS. DAY, the 26th day of February, inst., at One| o'clock, p. m. SIMON P. CONROY, Merchant. Souris, Feb, 6, 1891. oe All persous indebted in any way to the above Estate are requested to make payment to me in full on or before March lst, 1891. All accounts not settled by that date will be sued for without farther notice. GEORGE H. TOOMBS, feb6—dy 3i wy 3i Assignee, —— |x }-—--——_ Our Smug Stock Just Reeeive cttierecmnncsiol ®t iimceseaaiiias HARRIS & STEWART, LONDON HOUSE. Charlottetown, Feb. 4, 1891. d { : Monday Morning, Feb 2ad, In uvearly every line of | PILLOW COTTONS, English & Canadian, 5 ae a * 244 ae Watchmaker and Jeweler, “aa ee ¥, 1 7 $e >. ate