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I The gives more home news every week than any two other papers in North York combined and is acknowledged to be the Leading County Paper NORTH- YORK INTELLIGENCER AND ADVERTISER GivG me the liberty to kn utter an to argue freely according to conscience above all other liberty M outside of North unit No itfifi in advance Single Cents Each Newmarket Friday Feb 9 1900 OUR r A- tore Cheap Our whole Stock of Heaters of every description of Coal or Wood must be cleared out at 0 Off for Cash Only I Terms per annum if in advance Try our Coal Oils NEWMARKET Bed Wheat Wanted Bushels White Wheat Wanted Bushels Oats Wanted Bushels -o- REMEMBER WE DO CHOPPING EVERY DAY TflHDflffl t3- ASSURANCE CO The Company has now enter ed upon its year The following figures testify to its Stability Liber ality Popularity Begin the New Year Accumulated Funds about Annual Revenue over Bonuses Already Declared Claims Paid 000000 foiling yew Polices wore issued for The STANDARD has investments in Canada amounting to over Four teen Millions of Dollars BONUS YEAR My dealing The Central Tailor Shop And you wilt yet It will be cheaper lor you the ton if run We you sntlelUd a carry the largest Stock Town besides most that can be bud Compare our be fore your purchase and Judge lor yon solves Wishing you a A Happy New Year R McLaughlin- Assure now and secure a share of the profits GEO MHUNT District Inspector J A Agent Lessons in Painting BY J Art Graduate of Ontario Cor Main The EMULSION EMULSION molt preparation libit flioitdliC EMULSION It by it Canada The D EMULSION It a wilt you an appetite DAVIS I CO If you want a Nicer anybody has Cutter or the country call on A or a liOrx5 tot fiomo quiet coins come very homely one and they arc all for sale Yorks Representatives at failed to produce such result- but im parted to them healthy vigorous life Wonderful of liberal Role Great Possibilities of Ontario Under climatic condition that would crush tint of nil but earnest politician the of King held ft public meeting at on Jan the in honor of the two able riieinheiw who now re present the riding in Parliament and likewise in highest councils of the nation No other riding in Canada can of fact that its ill both Parliaments are likewise Cabinet Ministers The rid ing was visited by lion and Hon J Davis Provincial Commissioner of Crown both of whom address ed for the fust time a political gath ering in their own riding since their last respective elections In addition to an almost zero tem perature there was a howling gate and snow storm raging which made driving extremely unpleasant Never theless there was a very fair attend including a number of ladies many of whom drove long distances Tho hall was tastily decorated with Hags and mottoes The speeches of the two members this evening were in the nature of accounts of their respect ive stewardships and the work of the Governments to which each belong In the course of his said A common source of attack upon the Administration that we have violated every outs of our ante election pledges This statement continue to be made in the hope that the fre quent reiteration many convince cred ulous of its truth just as by similar methods in days gone by the Tories successfully slandered Alexan der Mackenzie out of though after he ceased to be a political factor they did him the justice of confessing to his integrity and patriotism With reference to the charge against present Government of having broken every one of their anteelection pledges not some of them but every single one unfortunately for the charges the anteelection pledges of the Gov ernment the pledges upon which they obtained office were crystallized into the form of resolutions at the Liberal convention held in Ottawa in Well sir the party questions upon winch we attained olKce appear in the resolutions of the convention of and Sir Charles Topper and other Tory speakers declare without reserva tion that we have violated every single one of our pledges One of these re solutions was a vote of censure upon a member of lute Administration Another of these resolutions affirmed the right of Parliament- to inquire in to the machinery of the House into all expenditures of public money There is no instance wherein we have refus ed any such inquiry Another of these resolutions declar ed that the public lands were intend ed for the actual settler That reso lution we have lived up to and what in more we have succeeded in attract ing to Canada largo numbers of set tlers so that we have improved upon the resolution not only preserving the lands for the settlers but securing set tlers for the lands Another of those resolutions con demned the franchise act We have repealed the act and yet Sir Charles Topper says we have violated every one of our pledges Another of those resolutions do- dare that the people of Canada should have an opportunity of express their vicwu on the temperance question by a plebiscite We cave them the opportunity and they re corded their views COMMISSION Another of those resolutions pro nounced in favor of a fair measure of reciprocity with the United States You are aware that the Imperial Gov ernment appointed a commission to promote reciprocity and many international questions between us and the United States and it can hardly be contended that through any fault of ours that a commission has not yet to conclusion ministration our trade with the world has attained the enormous sum of 1 in average increase as against crease for the eighteen years previous jour fiscal policy was of 3500000 per year it singular that if Tory working now that was in exis tence prior to it refused to pro duce such results with the old working in mines and from sell- from their lots We had their own National Policy Well if such be the ease why I ask did it not per form its when in other hand If when in power with the tar riff under our opponents own eon secuut settlers for the Province and to that end was now negotiating with the railway companies with a view to securing bet ter rates Hear hear There were great water powers in New Ontario There was more water running to up there than all the streams of Canada from one end merit in power i Applause It will the country continued to witness be gratifying to know that our ex- depression in trade in agriculture and I continue to increase over all pre- other of our stable industries to the other Cheers Under tin Another of those resolutions called records and for the four months decreases in value or Jo of Provincial terms for for a reform of the Senate expiring on November exceed lour own Canadian population with owing to the hostile major- the exports for the last em respond- immigration at a standstill and a in the we have as yet been ing months of the old Administration j era feeling of despondency through unable to pass the necessary by no less a sum than tout the whole land the National lion wU that body or I n P Another of those resolution do- aw per why have the right to assail the the gerrymander a it and The only remaining resolution which I have to refer is tin- of the Government Mr concluded with a patriotic Sail contingent at dared our intention of undoing it it lie expenditure of public the earliest possible moment We The lute Government in the last three have already attempted to undo it their administration increased HON mid a measure to that end passed public debt of Canada by nearly Hon Mr who rose to a House of Commons but through the an average increase Tl7e We are Proud of Mi WW powers inside of twenty years there would thus be brought into the Pro vincial treasury thousands of dollars per year Money was needed for railways and roads in New On tario and in view of the large expend iture on this cause in old Ontario in the past and in view of the large rev derived from New Ontario now they were entitled to grants for that Hear hear In conclusion Mr Davis recalled the fact that meeting was held in the same hall in which he had 25 years ago been as a young man nominated as Coun cillor for King Township The meeting concluded at a few minutes before midnight with three cheers for the speakers and for the Queen ONS a k At a business meeting of the King Reform Association held on the i afternoon of the same day that the speed the resolutions were carried enihusi- Moved Hall by Hon wuiiOCK General influence of Sir others deatl tion at the earliest possible moment as our predecessors did we only I have disposed of eight of the added to it some 2000000 a year ten resolution which constitute the for the purpose of completing public platform of the Liberal party upon work that for all time will be of the members of the KinR Re form at this meeting hereby express place cm record I of the aenice rendered the Dominion the Empire by oar Hon the new ties of the era mark- I achievement the penny have mart- for him served place m he of our In no Use do we- esteem Minister of Crown Lands Ontario Hon J Davit whose public ices ever char acterized by 1 and devotion to the interests ina native province have him to of the most exalted in the of So other conetitneacy in Canada bis the honor of being represented by two We loyal and hearty hope that they may be long North York in their to both lion Mr Hardy and respective Hon Mr The Ontario Gov- 1 ft had managed the by Phil lips j the people and ably for a long- the HON J DAVIS Commissioner of j A which ihey attained office There advantage to tho Canadian peojer period than any other Government watched the couree of administ thus remain but two resolutions to pie Applause For example any country The Government of the of Sir Wilfrid consider one a resolution in favor of have opened up southern British was spending large sums of money and observed the broad tad honorable principles upon which their policy in reform and thus enabling the merchants every year for the special benefit of against wastefulness of public and manufacturers of the east to find the farmers and the people generally money- profitable market in that mining The Provinces financial condition was district for their goods We have very satisfactory year there brought the Intercolonial Railway in was earned in interest With reference to the tariff Mr j Montreal the great commercial which capitalized at per vent nearly Davis referred to ji his department the precise text available deepening of the St Lawrence As a result of the Governments saw resolution pronounced in favor of Canals at a cost of millions of tog policy greater possibility never revenue tariff as against a protective tariff and called for a reform of the reduced to the of est economical and Govern ment one that would do no injustice to existing industries and would pro mote domestic and foreign trade par ticularly with Great Britain and the charges in respect of the debt are less of the export of pulp wood would tend today than they were before these to help the industry Then there was great public improvements took place tlie nickel industry Objection was so that this expenditure has resulted taken by some people that the order not only in providing for our people in Council prohibiting the export of better and cheaper moans for develop- matte from lands patented in future our resources but has at the same was unequal and unfair Companies all national affairs have been the happy solution of many difficult questions affect ing various pang of the coontry the econ omy and parity of the of States The old coe- tainod a list of dutiable articles Some articles such as books on agri culture binder twine barb wire gal vanized iron and so on formerly duti able were put upon the free list and on over articles we the duty by rates ranging from per per cent up to neatly 100 per cent We said we would endeavor to so re adjust the tariff so as to promote freer trade with Great Britain According ly we have reduced the tariff by per cent on goods that Great Britain chooses to send to Canada If wo ex pect Great Britain to buy from us we must bo prepared to buy train Great Britain the whole trade of Canada import and export with the world during the same periods wo find the following figures The total trade in was SI In or an increase of atiout in eighteen or about per annum During three yearn of Moreover that addition does listed in northern Ontario than is to not add to the peoples burden be I be seen there today Applause cause the policy of the completion of The prosperity of that part of the these public works has given such an country meant a larger market for impetus to Canada that more people older Ontario The Government was have come into tho and our alsoanxious establishment population has so increased that the of many pulp mills in the northern per capita debt and the per capita part of the Province The prohibition time reduced cost per of carrying on the affairs the country because of the great increase in which under this order escaped must be put into a condition of equality with the others Hear hear It population attracted to our shores by j was also said that we could not refine the enterprise and push of the Gov- nickel in Ontario The Government eminent did not believe that It was a ton of working out the policy and he MONEY WELL SPENT was satisfied it could be done When therefore wo pledged our- Refineries were in course of con- selves to a policy of economy at large expense in riot mean a policy of parsimony ton and the for the refining of It did not mean wrapping up our ores and he was sure the plans ants in a napkin but it meant a good bo worked out all right He honest us for the public welfare his hearers to remember every dollar of public money that wo expended At one time the denounced our tariff declaring it the death sentence of Canadian tries but its actual working not only that we had the greatest country world We had better induce ments to offer to settlers that Mani toba men who went to Now On tario ootid a great deal of money fairs and the unprecedented prosperity that now prevails the to ap proval pledging at the same time oor wavering support We have the fullest confidence the ability and character Hon of Ontario Under his di rection and with the counsel of the gentle- men chosen Ma colleagues in the Cab inet we know Provincial affairs will be managed absolutely and uprightness The experi ence great talent and high character of leader fully quality and entitle biro to the position of honor trust to which bo has by the people On tario Liberals will rally to the support of Moved bv Dennis second ed by Staid We as Canadians and part the Brit lab Empire with all fellow aubjeoU the world around with admiration and the unanimous response of Colouies when interests of the Crown were threatened The prompt assistance that has poured In from quarter of the globe that the Integrity of the Empire might be upheld shows that the liberty and equality enjoyed our institutions hive made warm loyal hearts that are ready at all times even in war to uphold ihe and rights wo bold dear wish brave soldier boys a safe and speedy return to Land of Map So long life to and spread ol for civilization and elevation of the world Some moil dream thuy will lo then lie in bed hoping theyll again