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A private meetiné,r of the Liberal- Conservative Association of East York was held at the Albion hotel, Toronto, on Saturday afternoon last. Mr, Thomas \Nilliamson, president of the association,occnpi.ed the chair and there was a good attendance of members. It was generally under- stood that the chief subject to be discussed at the meeting was the re- cent expulsion from the association of certain of its members, who, at the late Dominion electiom, voted for Hon. Alex. Mackenzie as. against the Conservative candidate for East York, viz., Mr. Alfred Bonltbee. ChieI amor‘g the leading offenders on that occasion were; Ald! Jones§ Now the cream of this ghastly travesty of honor and consistency is that Col. Uuimet was proposed by an Orangeman and seconded by an Ultramontane. - Truly extremes do meet. And Orangemen and Ultra- montanes united to do honor to one whom the former a few months ago was male abusing. In the very teeth of this, there are in Canada thousands who charge Mr. Mowat wnh granting undue favors to a special church. and who solidly fol- low Sirjohn Macdonald i'n- heaping the highest honors on Col. Ouimet, an Ultramontane Riellite. He, Mr. Blake, was, and is, de- nounced by the Tories as a hypo- crite, lmave, liar, &c., &c., on ac.- count of his action in the Riel quest- ion. Now Co]. Ouimet strongly supported Mr. Blake in all that he said and did. He voted for the Landry motion, he voted tor Mr. Blake's resolution 0t censure on the government’s gross mail-administra- tion ofaffairs in the North VVe’st. Nay, more, before the House met, he had declared his approbation ot the proceedings which took place on the Champ de Mars, in Montreal. Well, what Mr. Blake’s reward was we know! What Col. Ouimet's re- ward is tordoing precisely as Mr. Blake did, we also know. Mr. Blake is stigmatized a scoundrel, Col. Ouimet IS made the first Corn- moncr of the Dommion. Mr. Blake’s speech on the election of Col. Ouimet to the speakership was in his happiest vein. Friendly, and unfriendly, papers unanimously admit thata splendid vantage ground was presented {or attacking,r the gov- ernment, and that Mr. Blake availed himself of it to the full, The sub- stance ol his address, which was a brilliant specimen of wit, irony and persiflage, is this: Unfortunately, if Sir Charles’ es- timate is too low, it is nevertheless sufficiently high to attract the atten- tion 0t other countries. Already Canada 15 beginning to be held up as a more than doubtful venture. Already colonists are being instruct- ed to steer clear of us. With far less available territory than the United States, with less natural ad. Vantages, our debt per head is about $50, as against $37 per head ofour neighbors. Nor is the end yet. People are bound to their idols, and the incen- tive to remain true to those idols is not alittle increased by the tact that worship at their shrine is pretty sure to be substantlally rewarded. Some day our eyes will be opened, but we fear only in time to cause us lo break forth in rcproaches of our purblind folly. Here, as everywhere, beams out the significant truth that Mr. Blake was right and that as usual his vililiers and abusers were wrong. and what is still more to the point, consciously wrong. Before the election, Government organs were not a little vexed be- cause Mr. Blake had estimated the net debt of the Dominion at $220,- 000,000. Yet when the public ac- counts for 1886-1887 were brought down, the Minister of Finance. who a! present is Sir Charles Tupper,ad‘ mitted our liabilities over all assets to be $223,000,000. It is not to be wondered that the Toronto Mail. knowing Sir Charles' proneness to exaggerate all that tells in favor of his party, and to minimize all that tells against it, gives expression to grave doudts that we are even yet in possessmn of the real truth. RICHMOND HILL. Thursday, April 21, ’87 Localâ€"R. A. Stiver. Moneyâ€"Lawrence & MlHigLuL @112 :fliheml. EAST YORK CUNSER VA T1 VES. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS SPEA KING CONSIS TENO Y. THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. Miss 1,. Weuxfian,‘ uf'rurémto, isspend- ingfy fezvidays with Miss E‘ Helmkay. Rev. W. R. Barkér occupiéd the fill]; it last; Sqqduy morning. ' ' Miss 11. T'ayxor, Inf Midfinéfifiéfifiim orlast “Eek visiting at Mr. Lunau’s. Some of our gardeners have started gardening, but the farmers have not yet commenced seeding. They report, the wheat to be in good condition. Miss L. Leek; of Mount Albert is via- itulg at Mr. Geo. Leek’s. Mr. H. E. Teasd‘all Intends spending tho_ gumâ€"mer atflSpmce Hill Farm. There have been three cases of diph- therin. all in one family. and all resulted in death. Mr. John Henriek having lost two daughters and one son inside of three weeks. No other cases have yet been re ported. Mr. and Mrs. Henrick have the sympathy of the surrounding neighbor- hood, although none enter the house as the disease is very contagious. From our own Correspondent. Evervthing has been very quiet in our town of late, the principal excitements being the recent fire and the diphtheria. XVlmoping-cough readily yields to \Vesb’s Cough Syrup, the never failing cure for bronchitis, consumption, asthma, etc. Alldrnugists. Vaughan, April JSth 1887. DEAR. SIR,â€"-I was glad to see a. com- munication in your paper on the 7th inst, in reference to side walks 011 Yonge St. between Richmond Hill and Thornhill. There was one thing “Amicus” forgot to mention. He stated that the Vaughan Council had passed a by law allowing the rate-payers residing on the lat Con. to expend half their statute labor in build- ing a side-walk. He might have added thatlthey provided for keeping the walk in repair as well. This last is very im- portant when we think of the dilapidated condition of the walk connecting your village with the Elgin Mills. The path- masters Were appointed at the last meet- ing of the Council, and the villages of Maple and Kleinburg are already moving to receive aid from the same source. Let the residents along Yonge St. see that the By-law does not remain a dead letter. Yours Truly, PEDESTRI‘AN. To the Editor of THE LIBERAL : The Standard. West’s Liver Pills. Always reliable, never fail. Cure all livel and stomach diseases. 30 pills 250. All druggists. Mr. Chauneey,editor of the Mark- ham S=im,did not admire the clear cut and vigorous language used by Co . Button. He seemed to consid- er that language which may be used with some degree of propriety in a room would be entirely reprehensible if spoken in the open. Therefore he informed the Colonel that if he had said the same things in the street be (Mr. Chauncey) would have knocked him down. Col. Button was evi- dently unable to understand the fine distinctions made by Mr. Chauncey, for he at once expressed his deter- mination to knock that gentleman down on the spot where he was standing. He crossed the room for the purpose of fulfilling his promise to horizontalize M r. Chaunceynyhen Mr. Alexander Pringle, of Markham, stepped in between the two gentle-' men, and the editor remained in a perpendicular position. Major Elâ€" liott, of Markham, was aroused by the exciting nature of the proceed- ings, and he thought a little health- ful exercise could be obtained by throwing Mr. Chauncey out of the room. Mutual triends interfered, however, and for the second time Mr. Chauncey escaped an encounter with a military member oftlie asso- ciation. The other gentlemen pres- ent.were thus deprived of an oppor- tunity to decide Whether or not the pen was mightier than the sword. The meeting adjourned without any action being taken in the matter concerning which it had been called, but it was underttood that another meeting would be held at an early (late for the purpose of reorganiza- tionâ€"Toronto Mail. of Toronto; D. Hunter, Frank An- derson, D. C. Burke and Jos. A. Huntley, also resident in this city, and Henry Marr. of Markham. A lively time at the meeting was anti- cipated, and those who looked for- ward to an exc1ting hour were not disappointed“ The chairman open- ed the meeting with a brief address, in which he expressed his pleasure at finding so many gentlemen pres- ent, and stated the general desire that the gathering should be a priv- ate one. The only reporter in at- tendance was observed by the chair- man, and was requested to retire. He did so. The debate on the ex- pulsion of the gentlemen above nam- ed was almost immediately opened. Col. Button, a prominent member of the association,spoke at some length. condemning the act by which the or- ganization in East York had expell- ed some of the staunchest Conserva- tives in the riding, and expressing his opinion of said measure in terms which were remarkably plain and readily understood. Sidewalks on Yonge St. Headford. Hill. Fine Dress Goods and Trimmings. Curtains and Carpets, New Wall Papers. ___(_;heapest Groceries on the For ordered clothing. New patterns and‘ value right. But we have lots of other goods to talk about begides Cottons, and foremost a- mongst them is our immense variety of TweeMWorsteds 7 Men’s and Boys’ VReady- Made Suits. Yes, we know you are going to get them, for they are the best value you can get any- where. We bought a large lot before the prices went up, they are yours at the old prices, ranging from SC. up- wards. Cretonnes, Pillow Cot tons, Sheetings, 800., Cottonades, Fine Heavy Goods in neat patterns from 8c. up. A special lme for I4c., a full yard Wide. This is our special line for this season. We sell them at 100. a yd. Don’t miss them. JUBILEE PRINTS ! Factory from 4 to 9 cenfs. Fine Bleached from 6 to 12%c Prints from 5c. upwards. Not only in the Sunny South among our cousins who are so fond of Fishing Excursions, but throughout our own Fair Land and specially in York County during Spring and Summer. WTTW ES THE NEWEST STTEES The Lowest Prices. COTTON IS GHEAP BASH HWSE SPRING GOODS Terms Cash or Trade. SEE OUR COTTONS SHIRTINGS GIN GEHAMS B. GRENNAN GRENNAN’S All at correct prices. KING. KING, Tickings, {THE FIRE PROOF, Tweeds, Shirtings, ' Cotmns, 8130. Dress Grows, W. 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