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Lot no one suppose that this struggle is l.>etwecn Mr. Smith and Crosby. Crosby is but the mask that hides the Ugly visage of Boult- bee. For who asked Crosby to conâ€" test East York ? He himself denied on [he hustings that the Young Men’s Independent Association had had night to do with his candidat- nreship. It is perfectly well known, moreover, that this so called Associ- ation does not number a dozen mem- bers. The five or six men who have been discovered by means ofa micro- scope to belong to it are, with one exception, Tories. These five or six individuals belong to the ‘No Popery’ party. In their address, published in the Markham Sim, they assert No Popei‘y to be a plank in Crosby’s platform. This Crosby de- nice. But who cares for the denial of such a base, contaminated thing. VV'ho cares what may say the low, spiritless spaniel that runs and .car- ries for Boultbee ? Who cares what professions are made by one who has fallen so low as to act the lick- spittle to Boultbee, a creature loath- ed by his own party 3 2135 he could get aught from the part ty. \Vlien, by his own grovelling stupidity, his innate meanness 01 :spirit, his greed for emolument at any and every price, he had lost East York ; when the Reformers of this riding could no longer bearsuch burden and were forced to tell ihim so,then his hatre(l,his thwarted, despicable ambition, goaded him inâ€" to the path which it is so easv for him to tread. And now he is play- ing the part of tool r‘0t only to the tConservatives, but to one whom Con- servatives scorn and detest, the in- famous Boullbee. And we venture to say that there is in store for Crosby a fate which would dismay any other man than himself and his master, Boultbee. The latter stands to win, for he has nothing to lose. For Boultbee is doing his very best to produce a schism in the Liberal ranks. Of this schism he hopes to reap the ad- vantage in the approaching Domin- ion elections. Then Crosby will be flung aside as carrion, What use Will the Tories then have for a trait- or, a stupid traitor, and, from the Tory stand-point, What 15 still worse than stupid, a powerless traitor? But the Crosbyrot 1886 is the same Crosby of 1882. Then, too, he placed hlmsclt at the disposal of the Tories. But they kicked aside as worse than useless, the man who was lgnommiously defeated in a contest for the reeveship in his na- tive township. Today the Tories are forced into doing what in 1882 they held to be futile. No Conser- vative, they feel, Will have the ghost oi a chance in East York. No Con- servative, in fact, can be found to enter the lists. And so this thing ot shx eds and patches is taken up. lisomeone must play the role of tootâ€"ball on the 28th, better that someone should be a Reformer, ev- en it he is n lx’elorni traitor. In Mr. Crosby we have a man easy to be read. He ls one of that dastardly, selfish breed that prefers personal spite to every other consid- eration. lie was a Reformer so long The nomination for East York has been made, .and G. B. Smith and H. P. Crosby are the candi- dates. 8. T. Humberstonehas been dropt as if by magic. His name was not even mentioned. Mr. Hum- ber-stone must know whether he has been the recipient of a most galli-ng insult and humiliation, or whether he is a party to the Boultbeeâ€"Cros- by compact. We make no charge against Mr. Humberstone. Far irom it. Zut if he tamer and in silence submits to this foul, con- temptuous neglect, we warn him that the very worst inference will be drawn from his action. Reformers, you owe it to your- selves to wreak signal vengeance on this poor, traitorous tool. You owe it to yourselves to prevent such a slimy worm trom undermining the Government 01 Oliver Mowat. When you strike Crosby, you strike Boultbee, and when you strike Boultbee, you strike all that is vil- esl in Canadian politics. Reform- ers, you must not be slower: in pun: ishing this wretch than will your Conservative fellow-citizens, ' Al- ready scores of Conservatives have declared that they will not prosti- tute their manhood by voting for such a thing as Crosby. Surely WC Will not be, slower than, they“ RIOHMOND HILL. Thursday, Dec. 23, ’86 “(311113 Egibeml. EAST YORK. 3. But mainly Tories depend on the personal popularity of Dr. Orr. Every- one knows that scores of Reformers liv- ing in the domain of the doctor’s practice have been cnaxed and begged to vote for Orr on the ground of friendship. “What does it matter,”they are asked,“what par- ty wins 'I Vote for Orr. He is a good fellow, &c., &c.” Small,small work this for men. Surely no Liberal will be cheated out of his vote on such childish representations. Let every Reformer consider the following points, and then he will certainly vote for Dr. Gilmour : Whv does he make of \Vest York a dis' tinction favorable to himself 1 It is not on the merits or demerits of the Mowat Government in any of the great political insues either of the past fourteen years or of the present day. It is notorious that the enemies of Mr. Mowat have aban- doned all hope of defeating him by an ap- peal against the legislative acts of his ad- ministration. This was manifest in 1883 when Meredith scattered broadcast throughout Ontario his famous ‘Facts for Catholic Electors.’ in that shameless document he assured the Catholics thth Mow-at was their bitter foe ; he told them that the bark of Orangeism is Worse than its bite ; he told them they should raise the sectarian cry, if they ever hoped to get justice ; he told them, fl'uztlly, that if they would help to return him (Meredith) to power, he would make a special point [0 bestow on them high and special privi- leges. This vile attempt failed miserably, The electors of West York will long have occasion to ponder on the result of the battle to be fought on the 28th. It is a mark neither of conceit nor vanity to remind them that the county of York is first in numbers, first in wealth, first in general intelligence of this province. Its political actions, therefore, cannot but be accompanied with the very greatest significance. Now even the most sane g-uine Tory does not pretend that his party has the least chance in North York or in East York. But when he speaks of West York, he does so in a tone which indlcate‘s that he thinks a Tory victory there not altogether impossible. This plank in the Tory platform Dr. Orr refuses to acknowledge to be in his unless indeed he is dealing with an Or- ange audience. Then Dre Orr is loud in hls denunciation of Popery. Generally, however, he leaves the job of stirring; up religions hatred and bigotry 430 his prompter, and master of ceremoniesâ€" Clarke 7Wallace. In this way the subtle doctor hopes to angle a few Catholic votes. But why, we ask again, do VVeat York Tories entertain their slim belief that their man will head the polls 7 Here is the answer :â€" 1. They rely on receiving av certain Reform support from the deadly effects of the religious cry which their leaders and journals have raised throughout the land. 2. They rely on the disframchisement of about eighty electors in the township of York. Judge Morgan was anxious that these men should be put on the lists. His Honor submitted a very simple plan, whereby all thatwas necessary to accomp- lish this desire was the consent of Dr. Gilmour and Dr. Orr. Dr. Gilmour, without a moment’s hesitation, gladly and frankly accepted the proposal of Judge Morgan. But Dr. Orr had canvassed those eighty voters ; he had found out that a niajwiiy of them were not favor- able to lxnmelf, and therefore, to beat the Reformers, he refused to accept Judge Morgan’s plan. although he was well a- ware that he was disfrannhising many of his own party. We have goud grounds for believing that York Township will startlingly undeceive him in this unfair trick. as it deserved to fail. Now Mr. Mere dith has raised the No Popcry cry. Since the Catholics will not be coaxed and brib- ed mto supporting him, he is madly try- ing to make them in the eves of Protest- ants a, "thing uccursed. In this also, he will fail. 2. Dr. Orr, if elected, will prove a supple tool in the hands of the Boodle Brigade for effecting the ruin of Ontario. Now consider Dr. Gilmour. Here you have a man whose whole ambition is a generous enthusiasm to support the party in whose hands he holds the interests of Ontario safest. Herexyon havs a. man with no personal advantages to serve. Stand by your man, Reformers ! With North York and East York,see that West York unites tomake asalid, symmetrical buttress for. Liberalism. and‘ Erpvigncial Bight-m 1. Dr. Orr has one leg on the Protesâ€" tant h9rse, rthe ofiher onithe Catholic. Agaln we say : Reformers, close up your ranks and fight as you nev- er tought before, not only for Mow- at and pure and economic Govern- ment, but also tor the confusion of a traitor and Boultbee, his driver. We know that our victory is sure. But we owe it to ourselves. we owe it to our party, we owe it to G. B. Smith, the standard-bearer of our party, to give our candidate a rous- ing majorit). In voting tor G.’ B. Smith, we shall vote for emphat- ically a man, for a man whose every utterance is straight-forward and fair, for a man Whose conduct is open and fearless. for a man whose character and abilities should coma mend themselves to all. " WEST YORK. . m0 552% 6 £33 a? $5 $85 §>< All goods sold at the lowest possible figures to be obtained anywhere. Our stock is very complete, and by long odds the best selected in the town. The greater part of the Dry Goods and Crockery was bought by W. A. in England direct from the manufecturers. Two profits are thus saved by buying direct instead ofthrough the Wholesale houses. WISHING YOU A MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ! W.‘ ATK! N It is with pleasure that we announce to the public that WC intend holding a great Tw’eeds, Shirtings, _ v Cottons, 800., &0. Dress Goods, > THE "FIRE ' PROOF, HOLIDAY GIFT SALE ommencing on Monday, the 20th of December, and continuing till the Ist of January, 1887. THIS. IN BUNA FIDE SALE I A. Spléndid Assortment of DIRECT IMPORTER. Nomination Tuesday, Dec. let. LEGISLfiTWE ASSEMBLY EJQSZ’ Elfllmfi 0E EQEK I G: B. SMITH Your Vote and Influence are respectfully solicited for Polling Tuesday, Dec. 28th. â€"FOR THEâ€"â€" Flannels, 850. And so on. FORM CANDIDATE AT THE AT