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ESE ed over their political theories.” In 1900 they polled 90,000 votes inthe United States. To~day they have an organization in 7 every state of the union. They have thousands of men engaged in their propaganda. They hate scores of weekly papers with a combined circulation of 2,000,000 cop- ies. They have a candidate for the presidency, Mr. Debs. They do not expect him to win, but they are in‘ the fight so that their principles may be advertised. As these principles are divided by the ‘rank and file of the party it is important to know what they are. x \ , There will not be any doubt in the mind of the sympathizet very long, and for this reason; “In a big cab- inet of the central committee’s ofioe in New Yor ,” says "a writer in the Review of Reviews, “are maps of. ev: ery state and Province i nthe North - The social party, though not under- stood fully, is growing amazingly in America. Only a few years ago they came into view, and largely, as one print puts it, “because they quarrel!- It is really necessary that from some authoraitative source there should be a definition of modern socialism, says the Whig. There is extant the hazy idea that it means a levelling up of the world’s wealth, an evener dis- tribution of the world’s good things, so that there would be neither rank, poverty or excessive riches. Keir‘ Hardy, M.P., from his long public service and devotion to socialistic problems, ought to be its clearest ex- ponent, and yet, in his Hamilton ad- dress, was so narrow, so limited in his theories, as to leave great doubt upon the subject. would also run and contest the ridir .‘tS Illltlc'r ille‘ pole“. The Chron- with Mr. Striitton. Had it been an‘ iclv says- that. in. the United btutes one else but McWilliams there migl ”1°.” U” f} ”“1“”. "t fwk" the. have been a big split in the Libers ' tariff. lhc Lnuner Government vote and the seat endangered. Mi has a distinct tariff policy which McWilliiiins since his veer in th cannot. be said to [W antagonistic tofMayor's chair. has [NOON-18 extremel‘ the (onservutive policy. because on i unpopular throughout the city, and i ‘ I V I . u that matter the Conscrvatnes haw practically unknown m the country no policy. Judging by recent ominous As a municipal officer he was a la “mm" ‘f" the subject. Th0 poncyimentable failure. and the electors o of the Liberal party is a stable tar. ‘ , . lWest Peterboro will benefit by the iff With no unsettling and frequent , . {mistake made by the residents of the changesâ€"a tar‘ff that “"11 producegcity in electing him. Seeing‘whal revenue and afford incidental pro- ’ calamity he was bringing on the town. I tection ’0 established industrial in- and the enormous over-draft that was terests. The Liberal policy isapolicy in the bank, Mr. Harry Rush was of hopefulness and progress. The Con- broii ht out last .year and defeated servative policy is a policy of blueer. cWilliams by over 800 majority min and slander, alike of their politi- 3 ~â€"-one of the worst municipal defeats cal 9pPO’1"’,"5 and their country. And i recorded in-Peterboro in recent years. yet it is said there is “no Single issue But Mr. McWilliams does want a at stake. There ’5 a sharp line 0f political job, and has been trying ever since he graduated from Osgoode Hall demarcation.â€"Peterboro Examiner. M“ to get one. He‘ has been kept busy GROWTH OF SOCIALISM. jumping from one party to another, .endeavoring to get in, and it is be- It is really necessary that from some lieved/ that when defeated this time iuthoraitatiye source there should be a the W111 appeal to the women to com- definition of modern socialism, says 11161136 af Saffrfigcft’ti nggvemint.ld'1‘he the Whig. There is extent the WOW 0 es , 9 er ’0 5 W are- iazy idea that it means a levelling up member that Mcerliams is a traitor if. the world’s wealth, an evener dis- “1’ t3." Liberalcautse. .11? ghee ”11:11:33 of 809d 2:; :2? assistant“ 282;; 0 that there would be neither rank Mr I R Stratgon he shows thgat lie )overty or excessive riches. Keir ' " ‘ . . . Iardy, M.P., from his long public has not the interests of his party at ' ~ . . . art but i _ : ervrce and devotion to socialistic heents' 5 out for place and emolu ‘ roblems, nnohf tn kg :on .L.....; “s m - is the issue of sincerity as against self-seeking; of progress, as against stagnation. The great problem of transportation and its related sub- ject, immigration, as represented by peopleing our waste wheat-wealth areas, make a sharp line of demarca- tion between the two parties. The ' Conservative party is opposed to Grand Trunk Pacific progress and‘ logically enough is opposed to im-‘ migration. If we have not the rail- way, our millions of acres of fertile wheat lands yet in a state of nature,i will not need population, for, with-[ out the railway there will be 110' avenue of access to permit the develop- ment, and hence no output requiring transportation: and still logically1 there is no need for immigration. Perfection of transportation as far as possible is the measure of national growth and development. The Laur-t ier Government believes in transporta- tion and has showed its faith by its work. It has spent millions in im- provements of our canal system to the point that the greatest commer- cial emporium of this continent. New York. is raising a wail over the fact that Montreal is stealing its wheat shipment supremacy. The Laurier (iovermnent has deepened and im- proved the St. Lawrence channel from Montreal to Quebec. It has been deepened and buoyed till it is as safe as mid-ocean. and. in the words of a witness in the Marine Depart- ment investigation. "it is as well lighted as the Strand in London." The policy and practice too, of the Opposition in regard to the national matter of transportation are as wide Mt The Finance and Insurance, Chron- icle of Montreal, in a brave attempt to write an independent or, rather, neutral, article on Canadian politics, after dealing with the alleged re- criminations oi the two parties, ex- claims “and all this with not a single issue of any magnitude before the country!” Is that correct? There The Weekly Free Press-«$1 per year in advance; $1.25 if not so paid. Postage tn United Statesâ€"Daily or .Weekly, 50c. ' The Daily Free. Pressâ€"Delivered by carrier or by mail to town subscrib- ers, 25c. per month. By mail to out-‘ side points in Canada or the British! Empire, 32 per year. THE LIND$AY a Ameridan continetn. .These maps in}, covered with pins of various colors, FREE PRESS A red pin means a local, 3 yellow pin, WEEKLY ED'T'ON ian isolated member, and a black and !white pin a local sympathizer who is Pubh'hsed in Lindsay, Ont, by The worth going after. ” The man who Free Press Punting CO ., Limited' ianywhere signifies his desire to knowj .R. J. MOORE, Bus. Manager }all about the new “national party”! J. V. McNAULTY, Editor. :Wil not be long in darkness. I the free prees THURSDAY, SE PT. I'lth, THE LINE DRAWN. PAGE FOUR. Subscription Rates. Telephone 2?}. to the chairman of thé eveizing (it: Stratton), he Said mat he should not Those who were‘present at the ban- quet given Mr. R. M; Dennistoun, one of the most. prominent lawyers and Conservatives in the Electric City, be- fore his‘departnre for‘Winnipeg, will remember that in his speech. referring of a naturally retiring and quiet dis- position, it is thought that he would make a poor representative for such a big riding. 01 Mr. Burnham per- sonally, nothing but good can be seid, but his talents are not calculated to has never been known to have been engaged in any particular business until be commenced writing editorials for The Review a few months ago, which show him to be a scholar but not a newspaper man. Being a man ‘a good showing. Mr. Burnham has never been connected with public life although he has recently taken an act- ive part in the Conservative Club rf his city. The feeling that exists among the Conservatives themselves in that riding, is that they have not the right man as their leader. He‘ As *to Mr. J. Hampden Burnham, the editor of The Peterboro Review and Conservatiw: candidate for West Peterboro, it is hoped that he makes v When J. R. Stratton was nominated ii" ”in: . as the Liberal candidate. one of the “ ”3 other candidates for the nomination. W“ m Mr. R. F. McWillinms. formerly are h" Mayor of Peterboro. stated that he wt“ â€" would also run and contest the riding rents 1" with Mr. Stratton. Had it been any- money one else but McWilliams there might 3““"199- ’. haw been a big split in the Liberal people 1 ‘ vote and the seat endangered. Mr. C1885 1‘ McWillimns. since his year in the 0th" 01 fMayor's chair. has become extremely Ministei junpopular throughout the city, and is which a practically unknown in the. country. ces, letl As a municipal officer he. was a la- But if a imentable failure. and the electors of are noxi HVest Peterboro will benefit by the destroym {mistake made by the residents of the seems to gcity in electing him. Seeing‘what were a c ' calamity he was bringing on the town, the use :and the enormous over-draft that was dren. 1 in 'the bank, Mr. Harry Rush was could be brou ht out last .year and defeated should b Mr. cWilliams by over 800 majority mmmm, l ' The promised return of the old pro- rvincial secretary, Hon. J. R. Stratton, _ to political life has created much come . ment from the press of the province iProbably no man was more conspic- uous during the Ross administration than was the Peterboro representa-i tive, and after resigning his position in the cabinet his return has been ex- fpected by all who have followed his career. Despite what has been said about him. J. R. Stratton stands out the popular choice of the convention, confident of victory. What he did for ihis constituency during the years he served them as a faithful member have not been forgotten by the elect- ors in that riding. who will stand by him to a man. It is not our policy to disruss whether .1. R. Stratton's political opinions tend to the best in- terests of the country or not, but whether he is the ablest oi the three candidates to represent the riding. ) , D l I WEST PETER BORO’S CANDIDATE. A special correspondent of The New "‘ York Tribune has this to say Of Mr. L' j Borden, larder of the Conservative h I party of Canada: “Thirteen years iyounger than the Prime Minister, be r! was born, politically, in the year t. f that Laurier came into power. In r g 1901, five .years after entering Parliaw fment, this almost unknown Halifax :- -' lawyer was elected leader of his party ,in succession to Sir Charles Tapper. gTact, a quiet and growing personal _ a popularity, 3 good legal reputation; a’ }pronounced and favorable impression , l as to his ability, were the elements of } preliminary success. There was no {oratorical genius in his personality, I no raging roughness, or clever bitter- iness, or enthusiastic rashness in his ‘political character. He gave the im- lpression, which still exists and grows Iwith every year in the popular mind, :of a sincere belief in defined party :principles, of cleanness in personal 5and political life, of instinctive fair- : ness in character and conspicuous ~ honests in purpose. He is earnest and V‘ at times aggressive, and is improving !‘ ; steadily as a public speaker, and grow- l ing rapidly in public popularity and S respect. He has become a master of j Parliamentary rules and debate. He 3 I believes in public ownership of rail-'1 ways and other utilities under specific I conditions. He puts honesty in the n administration of affairs as above all b else in public life. t] I shine in the House of A GLANCE AT MR. BORDEN. (Toronto News.) . Bobcaygeon Independent: Mr. R. , J. McLaughlin, who has several times i contested the county for the 'commons ‘ declined the nomination last week, as his legal business would not permit of his giving so much time to politics. The county as a whole has not been very kind to Mr. McLaughlin. Every concession and sideline has been keen l enough to benefit by his influence with the Ottawa powers, from help to a swamp crossway, to a half million stretch of canal, but whenever he ask- ed for their votes they never hesitated at turning him down. All the some he has continued true to the local in- terests of his own neighborhood, and has always willingly done all in his hpower'to obtain for the county all the [public improvements it was possible to obtain. Mr. McLaughlin owes nothing to the county for political preiennent, but the county or very minute Mr. Mdaughlinzforrgmeur- ' «mtemount-in very mbsttniisl ‘ public iinproveinente. x l 1 4 1 IA terrible responsibility rests upon those who prepare this child-killing nostrum. and put it upon the mar- ket. should fall heavily upon them. Ev~‘ idently they have precious little re~ The stem hand of the gard for the higher law. law ' l flflfifii be put plainly before them, and con- tinuously instilled into their minds, that by using soothing syrup they are guilty of something very much akin to child murder. This they do not Seem to realize. Many a moth- er gives so-called medicine to her child, believing it to be beneficial. scimce. There are two classes Ji' people making patent medicines, one; class having a conscience, and thet g other class no conscience. If the; Minister permits drugs to be sold! ‘ which are devoid of noxious substan- t ces, let him do so. That is all right. ,1 $4 But if a medicine contains drugs that ( are noxious poisons they should be % [destroyed ” Meantime it would, it ‘ seems to us, be of inestimable value a were a crusade entered upon against the use of soothing syrup for chil-; dren. More effective than the lawl could be other influences. Parents should be t ught that a terrible res- ponsibility ests upon them when they use such a medicine with a! view of obtaining a short respite! from annoyance. The fact should! $1 :92 § ”y, 1 sure revealed a condition of affairs l er- in some parts of the Dominion which 1 his calls for swift and direct action on m- the part of those who have at heart the welfare of the country. Speak-1 ing of the drug habit, the venerable 1a] and respected Secretary of State, ir- Hon. R. W. Scott, stated that a ma- us jority of medical men had admitted ad to him that the evil effects of the! 38. i drugs were unlimited, but that peo- w- ple demanded them, and that, if 1d simple prescriptions or advice were; of1 offered, they were not accepted. The1' [e 1 people, the doctors said, were not 3d-1 11-l ucated up to the highest standard. ic It was rather a startling, but we fear 1 1e none the less tru‘e, statement made1 11 by the leader of the House, that ten 1‘ thousand .babies were killed every; year in the Province of Quebec from 1 _ the use of morphia. “He had, ” hei " said, ”been tracing it up, and found in general use a certain soothing. syrup. “I have been told, ” the Se- 1 _cretary of State continued, “by one1 1 [who has made an enquiry of a chem- . . ist, and who is taking some interest1' 1 1 in the subject, that the people must1 1 . have the drug. A laboring woman. 1 _ who has not had time to look after a 1 her baby, puts it in the cradle, and if; t it cries gim it a soothing medicine. 1 I The child goes to .sleep and she finds I that the quickest way of keeping it ‘l quiet. and finally a funeral is held. 1 ‘ Any one who enquires into the sub-1 ‘l ject must come to the conclusion that 1 ¢ the use of opium in the present dnyi " is doing 11 vast amount of harm.” As 1 i 11. leniedy for the deplo1able condi-1 C 4 S f )- tiou of affairs. there is much truce 111 1 the suggestion made by the hon. mendwr from Kingston, Dr. Sulli-: 111111. ”If any of these medicines,’ he said. “contain anything noxiousf ‘ o1 dangerous to life, the stock should 1 31 be destroyed. ” “There are many pa-' tent medicines." he continued ‘that1 a me harmless â€"- something to play I s with -â€" made up of harmless ingred- 1 4 ie11ts by people who want to make,‘ a money fast, but who have a con- ¢ (Catholic Record.) A debate took place in the Senate on the 17th ofJuly, on a bill introduCo ed for the purpose of regulating the sale of proprietary or patent medi- cines. The discussion of this mea- EDITORIAL NOTES him in the chair. They 1nd fought ' ., against each otherrin cleanpolitictl, lfights, and when the smoke had blown ‘ away after the campaign they were. the same old friends. Such kind? words as these, coming from a man‘ ‘so prominent and so respected as Mr. i iDennistoun, only serve to show thei good feeling that exist between the; : g [present Liberal candidate and the’ % [have desired to see myother man but members of both parties. It is no.‘ secret that Mr. Stratton has a big backing of Conservative friends who will vote for him, no- matter what elec- ; tion he enters; This party of “Strat-; ton Conservatives” is grawing ‘yearf g by year, and their influence will no ‘ v i \ doubt be largely felt in the next elec- :‘ tion. 1‘ AN OUTRAGEOUS PRACTICE. s ;g : Mr R i g cm] times : commons c' lg ast week,i lot permit J a o politicswl g not been .in. Ever-v of those sh solicited. [will commence at 9 o’clock on Satur- on his paper. Thus each competltor day. September mm. This competi- will be known to the judges mly by tion has been inaugurated to induce numbers, and even though the phe- our young men in take greater inter- in; and reasons should be 'u Incor~ est in km annals, and thus in tact u it is possible to not. them. bring about. an improvement in our no per-on but the competitor himself livestock. Anumberott‘nimnhvill will ever be any the titer. 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