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A political meeting was held in the Magnum Hulk on Tuesday afternoon in the, imu'mts of Hank's. N. O. \Vullnce, and Alfred Haunt-cc, the couwrvutive mmh» dutus for Wmt and Ensb York respeckivo- 1y. 7 a k:(llliC1\’dtl\/'C soane, they were uphell and condoned by this great exponent of Conservative prinâ€" ciples. Sir john could wage a war tor years between this province and the Dominion of Canada, over a dis- puted territory which rightly belong- ed to us, and the Mail was ever retidy to echo the sentiments of its cliieitttin. SirJolin could sink the country in debt in his endeavor to pass 21 liquor law, which proved not to be worth the paper on which it was written, yet the Mail would up’ hold “the great constitutional lawâ€" yer” in his contentions. The Fran- chise Act, one of the most infamous measures which eVer disgraced the statutes, was passed, and loyalty to the cause forbade this Journal pro- testing against thousands of people Lenig cheated out of the liberty of cnsting their baliots. And thus we might go on to ad infinitzun. JSut the Mail has lound out that if it is to pose as an independent paper it Will be obliged to 1111‘] its 521113, and at last it is bound to ad- lnn that,1‘inancinlly, at least, C3112!» Li}; i1; last goingr towards destruction. '1 ho present debt is cnorn’ioih, and ilinCtitiUHS point to an increase rath- u’ than a diminution. And worst oi * 4, in places where public money has been squandered without stint, them-it seems the people are the must dissatisfied. During the last {no yours Quele hns received up wards of 1,000,0(10? and is calling for mom. Now Léi'nnswicli has re- ,<,i\‘t:<i liar sop, and she is not only not sniishotl, but has declared her- eill against the Consni‘vativo party. Nova Scotia has been given “hotter J trims," and is crying; out {of sccess~ IOU. Millions have been expontioo in [no Noi l1~\\'r:st, (uni up to the lzcnont it L215 been .1 poor Speculat- ion. \\‘itli thcso izicts below the doctors it is not surprising that Con- servatives antl liclormnrs are unitâ€" ing to place country bciore party in 0111;.1‘ to [Him r about a better state d wings im: )ur fzm‘ country, which 30mg day shuuld 51.1de second to none on this z‘nucriczm continent, 3- r Mr. J. Brown occupied {hp chair. There was a. large audience incinning many from both sides of politics, and a numbur of ladies. i Mr. Jar. Armstrong: was the first speak er. He spoke of the National Policy, and said that Mr. Blake had embraced It at last, though he did not believe he was sincele. He accused Lhe Refurmers with having no puhcy except that of scandal. Mr. Tyrrell, nf \Vest-m, said he had heard most serious charges against the Hon. Thus. \Vhite in reference to timber limits $60., and he came to hear what, Lhe gentleman had to any to vindicate his character. He eulugized the present Government for-building: the C. P. R. and said if Mr. McKenzie had remained in power the road would not. be complet- ed in many years. The Toronto Mail gave utterance to the above in its issue of Monday last. \Ve have never yet had im- pllc1t confidence in the true convers- ion of the paper which for many years was always wrlling and anxi- ous to sound the praises of Sir john Macdonald and the Conservative party. Until a few months ago, no scandal, however barefaced, no eon- sphacv, however corrupt and intri- cate, and no falsehood, however ab- surd, so long as they emanated from Mr. Richard Armstrong, of the con- servative Association, Toronto, followed. He showed by Grip’s cartoon that Mr. Blake had swallowed the N. P. Sword after looking upon it. with disfavor for eight years. The net public debt, after deduct- ing everything that can be fairly classed as an asset, is put down by Conservatives at$190,000,ooo,whilst Mr. Blake states it at $220,000,000. ()ur own belief is that it is $225,- 000,000. The difiicultv of deter- mining the exact figures arises trom the tact that we still chug to the antiquated fashion of being a year behind with the Public Accounts. Assuming, however, that the net debt is only $190,000,000, is it not time tor us to seriously consider the situation ? 'MrI N. C. Wallace thanked the electors of Richmond Hill fox past support, and Bgzid that. although he did not; prediggpuch RICHMOND Han. Thursday, Fabio, ‘87 ccutors’ Noticeâ€"A lex. Manny. ' Muebingh IR. Cmupbe €737 *’ K“ X° ’9’ / ' m M211. fizmmrmnm Conservative Edeeting. *ZEW AWERTISEMENTS THE PUBLIC DEBZI The cheers Nuns Mvetinqs of the Elvctors oi West York, in the interest of From our own Correspondent. Capt. Lindsay had a full house on Sun- day evening at. his farewell service; he leaves "Huly friends '11 the village. The sick in Mr. W”. Chapman’s family are slowly recovgring. _ Thu Tosttm R occasion, and (in choice music. The meeting: I HON. S H- BLAKE, Thu lvmiiug l’ulini ml quvstions of tha day will be ably discussed. Souls wiil be reserv- ed for ladies, who are cm'diully mvited to be present. The Rev? W. F. Wilson of Dzfirisville is to nccupy the pulpit in the Methodist church next Sunday evgning. A few‘Eases of sofa throat and mumps among the children prevent the regular at- tendance at the school that, is desirable. The Hon. I‘lios. White then took the platform and spoke for about an lioiir and a half. He explained that the elections were brought on at the present time on account of the F ‘zinchise having. been ex- tended. The Government could have hold another session of Parliament before dissolution had they so desired. He ac- knowledged that Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Qiiebecfand other provinces had declared against the Conservatives, but thought the Dominion elections would be fought on a. broader basis. It had been said that the party now in power had not the confidence of the people, so the Government were going to try the test and abide by the cansequence. He endeavored to explain the charge made against him that he had receiVod $500Uin excess of what a printing (.‘HllTI‘HClI SliUllld have been. Higher rates had been charg~ ed in Mr. MucKenzie’s time besides he (Mr. \Vliite) onlv owned a small share in the Gazette Printing .‘istahlislinient. He mentioned the net debt of the Do- minion as being 352270.030 ()OU, lint main- tained that a large portion of that should fall on the provinces. 0n the side of Re- formers were Rielites, rebels and seces- sionists, but the ‘Ulllmi iniisi be main tained at any price. Mr. White had been accused of giving out tinilier limits, but instead of refuting the charges, he said that Mr. lWacKenzie had been more liber- al with his friends than the present government had been. Much speculation was abroad as to the result of the 00111ng elections, but for himself he was not pre- pared to give an opinion. in UHllClllSlUll he said he hoped that Mr. \‘Callace would be returned in \Yest York; not altogether on amount of his votes on the N. P. or the C. 1) It, but more particularly on the stand he took on the oxocution of Riel. Although Mr. Vliiiv had an intrlli gent audience he soonnail to he dealill‘.‘ with a problem tho figures. of which they could not comprehend, and. consequenth his speech was uninteresting to a great many present. - . Dr. Orr closed the mecting with a few remarks). Though Um n)0151,‘:¥‘f,§ mm, m1th partly to aid Mr. yinhhlu: , 4 ‘ dMntm‘v, that. gentlemnn was not present, mm was his name even mentioned [w any of the speak- 9m, It, is presumed his chances are con- sidurvd hopeh‘g The continued sleighing has made busi- ness brisk 1n our vii age. The usual quantitybf wood has been pughased for the year. A The Thomhill hntel is about changing occupants. VELLQRB, Why will you sufl'ar with a. bad cold when a. few doses of W'esb's Cough Syrup will cure you. Invaluable for all throat and lung troubles. Comsumptivea try if. Small size 250., large bottles. $1.00, All druggist's. ‘ ' “ ' ‘ Will be held as follows a. majority on the 22nd as he had formerly received, yet if such turned out to be the case he would be much gratified. Like the speakers who preceded mid succeeded him he dwelt principally with the N. l’. and the Canada Pacific Railroad. He said the Refer-mere accused the Conserva- tives of boodleism but the courts would show that the corruption was not all on one side. He than took up the question of Louis Riel, and asked that the Govern- ment be sustained as they had carried out the death sentence on this rebel who had caused the death of two hundred of cana- da’s citizens. The speaker never referred to the cause (if the rebellion, nnr told of the wrongs which the revolting halfâ€"breeds had sufl‘ered. Mr. Wallace has on pre- vious occassions made much better speeches in this village. His remarks (in Tuesday created very little enthusiasm among his hearers. HGHEL’AOND HILL, 'H‘Rma‘wflny, 1- CE). mm. m 2.30. liasonic Hail, DR. GELMOUR. Boil) Mm Hugs will he addressed by 'l‘hursdux', Fob. 17th, at; 7.30, p. m. D R. LYN D, AND meeting broke up with flue USHEI for the Qua"), the candidates {\‘c T O VVN Tho [ml was unsagvd for the lighzud Lhu Village with a yard. Heavy All-\Voo] Tweeds at 45 Cents “a yard. Those goods were bought be- f01e the rise in wool and are a decided bargain. We are showinga fine lot of Fancy Goods, such as Berlin, Zeph- ry, Saxony and Andalusian VVooIs, Panel Rods & Chain, Pomâ€"Poms, Fancy Cord, Ar- 1‘asCenes, Embroidery Silks, Szc. And don’t you forget our Groceries, if you want the Cheapest and Best. We are giving 16 lbs. of Extra Stand- ard Granulated Sugar for one dollar, 20 lbs. Fine Yellow Sugar- for One Dollar. 30 lbs. of Rice, 14 lbs. Choice Rais- ins, 12 lbs. Extra Currants, 15 lbs. Best Provincial Cur- rants, 58 bars York Laundry Soap, 47 lbs. ofCorn 0r Oat- meal, and a full stock of the best brands of Canned and Package goods at very lowest prices. Remember this is our stoek-taking sale, and we are making it a lively one. Call and share in the .fun. This is our stock-taking month, and We are offering lively bargains to reduce the stock. We have a few Mant- les left. They are nice fine goods, but must go. There are a few at. from $3.75 to $5.50. We Will sell those at $1.50 to $2.50, and a lot oi Ulsters and Ottoman Mantles at half of former price. We have a splendid lot of Men’s and Boys’ Suits at close pricâ€" es, and are now giving a dis- count of I5 per cent. off those prices. We have a feth‘rse} Suits for Boys, which we an selling at $2.00 each, and a lot of Heavy Ribbed Shirts 1 and Drawers for Boys at 25 1 cents each, a fine HeaV} , Overcoat for $3.75 each. worth $5.00, and our heavy, Irish Freize Overcoats ii ‘ large sizes for $7.50 each, 1 cheap at $10.00. A lot of: Fine French Dress Goods at1 18 cents a yard, worth 25 cents, and a lot of Fame} Plaid, worth 12 cents, for 93;. ; 10 yards of Costume Cloth‘ for one dollar, worth 12; cents: B. GRENNAN. CHEAP ‘ CASH * H 0 U SE GREENNAN’S FEBRUARY. MEIEAT Ema-mm m WERâ€" Gmm OF THE SEASQN ‘ Hm £5 @mmm Wme THE, FIRE PROOE Tweeds, Shirtings, Gottons, 860., 860., Dress Goods, Wintey DW Gwdg JUST OPENED, ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF A. Splendid Assortment of Direct from the Manufacturers, selling at wholesale prices. DIRECT IMPORTER. Nomination Tuesday, Feb. 15. HOUSE OF COMMONS? Egg?” 0W E’Qfififl Your Vote and Influence are Respectfully Solicited for GEE? NOW GOING ON. REFORM CANDIDATE PC lling Tuesday, Feb. 22. -â€"â€"FOR THEâ€" Flannels, 860. AT THE AT :M'm'r W