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31 per Annum in Advance. f Sublctibera now in.aI-rears for three months and our will be charged $1.50 per annum No new name will be added to the Subscription I It until the money is paid. CORPORATION INFLUENCE. A government dominated by corpora- tion inuence is not a. spectacle of which a.Province has any reason` to be proud. If an administration in notab- solutely free to act from conscientious motives, and is not entirely uninusnc- ed by any other consideration than the interests of the people whose affairs it was chosen to manage, then itoannot properly perform its functions and is unt to represent the people. The best evidence of a decaying strength and of the approaching con- condemnation of the people is the en- deavor of our provincial administra- tors to grasp at any inuence,- however corrupt, in order to maintain a position thathas long since been untenable, and to perpetuate a government that has no other excuse for existence, than the wholesale corruption and debauohing of the electorate. T Evidences of ` the crooked methods by which the elections of 1898 were car- ried have never been wanting, but it is only recently that the public have been able to get anything like an accurate conception of the amount of corruption practiced on that occasion. III! . ,1` .1 I . A The events of the last few weeks in the Ontsrio Legislature have done much to undeceive the public, and to reveal the methods by which the government of this Province has been able, for so many `years, to msincsin itself in powei-. That the Government has been sub- servient to the iniience of powerful corporations is a discovery of no recent date, its systematic robbery of munici- palities in the interestsiof these com- panies being a matter of common know- ledge; but that its dependence should have been so glaringly exposed during n the present session by such stupid "and olnmsv attempts at legislation, is .a revelation even. to its strongest oppon- ents. p l The scrap-iron iniquity 'is `a bit of legislation tor which it would be diffi- cult just now to nd an apologist even in the Reform ranks. It was never intended in the interests of the public, but was a bold invasion of the people's rights in order to promote the welfare of Grit politicians. ' It provided, , in eifsot, that oorporations--eleotrio light, telephone, street railway, and sirniliar companies--should have their property assessed, not `as in 1 the ease of other ':iv-ratepayers, at its true value, but only 3 for what itewas worth) on the `market .4-V naatpsorap-iron; `, pp V Tnlnllave Barrie for mid arrive from the unlllrmontioned places as follows: O ` Ion. TORONTO. T non STUDIO, 32 DUNLOP STREET, IUKUN I. U. IIDI {.86 mm Ex toss. 7.58 pan. Pun`: `Ila IJII. 11.55 p.m _*Atlantic & Pacic Ex. 3.58 pan. The evenmg Expren loaves Toronto at 5.20 HAMILTON . . 7.81 mm. Ex ten. 9.09 pan. 00 Puma 3-us 3-Inn GRAVENHURST 8: NORTH BAY. no In - .. ~ Mo K 11: n_m_ ' . muuux 1'0. ALLANDALB. . 7.3: a.`m., 7.56 a.m., 9.37 a.m.. n.x5 a.m., u_.5 p.n., 5.17 p._m., 5.23 p.m.. 8.oo p.m. . ALLANDALB TO nuuun. 7.5oI.m., 11:30 a..m.. 31:35 1.111., p.l!I-A,` 5.53 33,111., 7.55 p.m.. 9.c9 p.m. ._ __Why should special legislation, such `nu this, be passed in the interests of any " tastion of the community and con- t;ly3~'to the detriment of i an ths " sp4it`ho`sxonss` or no-' n-u-w --- -----u- v-- u---:-. -..v-v--. 1 `Daily. A otger trains Daily excep; Sunday. 11.15 J. ' Mail. 5.22 p.m. .3 p-III. 7055 `Om! PEN TANG. 11.15 mm. . Accommodation. 5.22 p.ni.-A I00 p.m. Accommodation. , 7.55 Ian. ALLANDALE & BARRIE SECTION. UKAVISNHU K3}l{ OF LVUISL 11 D I I 11.84 Ian.` ' Mail. 5.15 p.In.. 3.59 pm. *Atla.ntic & Pacic Ex. 11.54 pm. 9.1 North Bay Mixed; 7.80 `nan. Gravenhurat mixed (south only) 9.35 any n l\1l` Innis I. I1DAur\nl\ ______,, _IARI'-`HE RAILWAY euros. %M|KER OF PORTRAITS. MCOLLINGW on & MEAiT,('.>'l{l)'. bvvuluunur nuonuu `wants: vu- Tums ow Suascnuvrxox. S rate -lees urthlll-`03h0l celled, and ' `oitjdinaryv owvtriii it-e ratepayer to pay out oil':i`r own pocket" the deficiency in municipal revenue re: pnlting therefrom? Is anybody so simple minded at to imagine for one moment that such tavorr as these have not a money marketvalue, and that the eeaentiai condition of their advance- ment, is that a satisfactory quid pro guo be forthcoming? of But the climax of theiniquity is yet to come. When the sense of th_e.coun- try became aroused against this `injus- tice, and the Premier .found"himself' confronted with.the just indignation of the people,"h'e resorted _to the usual subterfuge" of the professional politician and -appointed an assessment commis- sion to `look carefullyinto the, matter. At the present session the results of the investigation were made known, and a . bill based on their recommendation, abolishing the scrap-iron law, was duly endorsed by the Government and intro- duced in the regular way. But again the Premier found himself in avdilemma. The corporation octopus, seeing its in- terests threatened,.once more fell upon hii_n-on the principle no doubt that havinglpaid the money they were justly entitled to the gouds-and once more he shifted his ground. A bill was now introduced as a rider to the first, and evidently designed to reduce the `bill recommended by the commissioners to a mere shadow of its former self, providing that the property of thesle companies could be exempted fipm municipal tax- ation entirely, year after year, and three yearsat a time, by the municipal councils, if they so desired it, without consulting the will of the people. But, thanks to` the vigilance of the Conserva- tive opposition, this last bill was fought with such vigor and determination that the Government dare not press it, and consequently their humiliation was ren- dered complete by the withdrawal of both bills, thus leaving the legislation as it was at- the beginning with the scrap-iron law still in force. Gen 4any`bod y conceive of 9. more de- grading spectacle than this? . , - Mr". Whitney's criticism of the whole transaction was so convincing and crash- ing that no memberof the government or its following ventured a reply, but it was left to the poor old Globe to offer its feeble feminine remonstrance : _M~r. Whitney then declared, and challenged contradiction, that when the Government had proposed to tax the I corporations of the province, a contract was made by which they contributed large sums of money, and by means of the money, to a certain extent, the general elections of 1898, were carried in the province. (Hear. hear.) "If any hon. gentleman, added Mr. Whit- ney, thinks I have not. made my statement distinct iet him show me wherein it is weak and I will "make it stronger, because` I know whereof . I speak, and the time will come, I hope, when-I shall be in aposition, or rather be ready, to allude perhaps'in greater, detail to the question I am now dis- cussing. u'IVI...... .......A.. .3. .. .. ...-.....h. LL- ....-.....,. . Then came, sit, as a result, the famousescrap-iron iniquity, as some call it-another sop to the corporations in return for what they. had done. Does any hon. gentleman ask who is authori- ty for my statement? When he does I will answer the question. 1. g Charges, such es. those, made on the oor of the house, by the Opposition leader with all the zfesponsibiliity nt- tao hing to his position, are too serious to be allowed to go nnanswered, and that they were unanswered leaves the clear inference that `there was no an- swer to be iyen. V ' T EDITORIAL NOTES. . Toronto Conservatives are making arrangements for a big party rally in Massey Hall as soon as the present session is over. The affair will take the form of a reception to Malt. L. Borden, the Opposition leader and all the prominent Conservatives in Domin-V ion and Provincial political will take part. V ' i ' 7 Heughton Lennoi, M.P., made a valuable contribution to the budget debcte. He dealt in an able manner with the scal policy of the Govern-. ment, endipnt in e etrong plea in be- half of the principles of the old N ccional Policy, which < had done" so much in laying the foundation, both broad-end deep, of the country`: present prosper- ity. In cloning he paid his `compli- ments [to the members ot the present Government. in. the following :_n'cnner_.: :"`.`-IF) nothins 'dii?!P*fi1 of the Id- ehemery. rial: I 'ujt..1-eet1',g`.vqil:"'_Vi:e-I nun "a_n;ade;i_'_I'onient in tat ..-amp; *ramtm in a the A ivindoirl `a lot or fabric: of dierent colors, some. of them gaudy in their appearance, and this legend was on them: `They'll all stand washing, and I may add, and watching. The feet that the press of the country, irrespective "of party, is strongly pro- ptesting against the brazen lobbyist, who has been so much in evidence during the present session `of the Ontario Leg-f islature, is not only evidence of a strong latent desire to see justice done .the public interests, but also that the lobbying practice" is an evil that must be at once stamped out.` Any cause that cannot rely for its success upon its own merits, `must of necessity be wrong "and therefore unworthy of support. _. 'Ki'ngston Times, (1ndependent)_ : Mr. Whitney will nd strong support among the educationists of the Province in his contention that Government control of Toronto University should -come to an end. As Mr. Whitney puts it, the professors are necessarily shackled un- der existing circurnstances A great university,in order to its fullest develop ment, should be free from the control of any party or sect. ' Leland Stanford University. (California) has received an unenviable notoriety and a lasting in- jury from the practical proof which was A recently given that it was under the control of its founder s widow. An ' other point in Mr. Whitney s proposal is furnished from the history of Queen's. Toronto receives scarcely any support from its graduates, because they depend on` the government to sustain it. Queen s has always been dependent on its graduates and they have not and will not fail it. - V y The Ottawa Journal (1nd.) gives judgment in the Cook case thus: The investigation may be summed` up as proving the `attempt `at a sale of a Senator-ship by a' man who- had inu- ence enough in the Liberal party to -deliver the goods ; proving Mr. Cook s accuracy in charging what he did ; not proving direct complicity of the Cabinet or any Minister, but proving that rotten games go on close under the noses of the Cabinet ; proving once more, what the country "has. found ' lots of other proof of during the past ve years, that the atmosphere of the Liberal party which claimed to be the party of purity andreform is nomore to be considered wholesome forpurity and reform than that of any other party this country has seen in power. The weight of general testimony at present is that the political practice of the Liberal party is worse morally than that of the Conservative party used to be. ' "Nicholas Flood `Davin pays the fol- lowing tribute to the abilities or Mr. W. H. Bennett: Asia speaker Mr. Bennett, by his unaffected earnestness and naturalness, has impressed the house. Hehas probably paid _no atten- tion to rhetoric. His periods are quite unstudied ; but his sincerity and a .cer tain_ passion, enable him to reach vigor of expression. `He speaks like a man indignant who has a grievance. He has considerable honor. When rst he came to Ottawa` he used to tell at dinner parties and reunions funny stories, with great e`ect, used _to make Sir John Thompson almost laugh` himself c his chair. He is a politican fully aware that if youare to legislate you must get in, and he has all young Canada's practical ashrewdness with suicient mental force and direct common sense to t him for weighty apolitical respon-' sibilities. He sticks close to his busi- -ness as a member of Parliament and always seemed, as to-night, to make a good speech. H H ' The long drawn out traction engine case has at last been settled, Chief J us tice Faloonbridge rendering judgment in Toronto last week. The judgment is as fcllows:--Judgment (G.A.B.) in action tried partly at Barrie and partly at Toronto. brought to recover $750, balance" of price of a traction engine supplied by plaintiff. Defence. that engine did not answer the warranties mode by plaiuti` before and at the time of the sale. `T The learned Chief: Justice nds that defence is established and dismisses the action with costs, and gives judgment for defendants .on their counter claim with costs for $400,: the value of- an old engine, jdelivejred. to plaintif I! put of the .pni ohase money. w.u.oa Naabm, K.0-ii i-ind "A; Mo-` Kechnie J ; , T(Bf|F!Pvli9):.t `for-- plainti`. W-t-om g0..nnd.J.Dickin-9ujg(Bqv T..z.-\.I`c. -..'=`.: ..*n..." "`.I`.-a'- . r ` ` " ' , Frank JBGKSOII , J ' "'IlVu Ia.) f(IAl':iO>.`f.9'_l`1f'(.i'I;C-I-. Traction Engine Case. [Sports of the Week. Tne historic rowing contest. between Ox- ford" and Cambridge Universities, has just been won by the former by less` than a boat; length. Like many other noted persons Carrie Nu.~ tion is to have her name perpetuated. Al- liston has organized a. Carrie Nation La- crosse Club with a` full staff of uicers, and is now ready for the season's sports. Cookstown Lacrosse Club, champions of their district for 1898 and 1900, held their annual organization meeting recently, and decided to enter the C. L A., the series to to be determined later. "Harry Leadlay and Bert Brown were appointed to attend the annual meeting of the C. L. A., held in Toronto on Good Friday. The Cookstown cricket club have organiz- ed for the season with the following oicers: Hon. Director, Jae. S. Du , M P.P.; Hon. Vice-Directors, Dr. Buchanan and Hauahton Lennox, M. P.; President. Thos McKnight; Vice-President, J . J. D. Banting, V.S.; Secretary-'1`re_asurer..Dr. A. MacKay; Cap- tain, W. J. Phillips. Committee of Manage- men-W. R. '1`. Griith, James Boynton, Thou. Fisher, Earl Scots and R. B. Boddy. I At the convention of the Canada Lacrosse Association held in Toronto last week, the following amendment, effecting playing time of games, was carried :--The playing time of the match shall be divided into four quarters af 20 minutes actual playing time, each end to be changed at the conclusion of each quarter period. A test of live minutes I shall be allowed at th end of each quarter of _20 minutes, thus a making the duration of a match of 95 minutes. \a.u.uu.nuuuu,, v-'u, unuwll 0. W. T. Dodda (Barrie) lost to J. Feathr- stone (Markham). 1-3, drawn 2 V i .1 (1 vnnnnn (Dan-S'..\ I--I. L- `I7... I'I--.. 5:15 \a.unu.nunuI], v`-J, uruwu U- -M. E Gray (Barrie) won from W. _A. R. Milne (Markham), 3-0, drawn 3. ' I mnnl>`A- Mn-lsknnn '7 _-n.-I R-.. `I$,--.4!r I AWARD PARIS 1900. The Barrie checker players met their Waterloo at Markham on Thursday of last week. The score was a.s-fo_llows: T E. `B. {Reid (Be.r1T'ie)Z -Wm. Youn (Markham), 0-3, drawn 3. `X7 1` l\.uIAnlD.n._:..\ l-_A. -- 1 I'.1_,.I uuuuv \u.uu.nunu|}. .I.'-u, ul.'lIVVl.I ".1 J. G. Keenan (Barrie) lost to Wm Flem- in? (Markham), 0-1, drawn 5. W (Innis lDnnn:n\ -u.._ I..___ `I7 A `fl uuuuv puuusuuul), u-`U, utnwu O. Total for Markham 7. total for Barrie 4, drawn games 13. Majority tor Markham 13 games. 2 The oicere of the C. L A. elected at the recent convention heldin Toronto are : President--P. McMillan Beeverton)- 1 Vice-Preaident-Francia elaon (Toronto), by acolamation. Qnnnn `T31... '3-o._3.I.._4. 1' `I3 uvuu v luv" U y |lUUlulllD|.l.Ul.Is wseorecary-Treasurer--W. H. Hell ('l`o-- ronto), by acclamsuion. Council-A.'H. Wilson. Markham; Geo. `L. Allen, Mount. Forest; A. 0. Steele. Fer- gus : W. L. Craig, Grand Valley ; M. Tay- lor, Brampton ; Dr. Campbell, Mu-kdsle; F. Williams. Mitchell; J . Phalen, Arthur ; W. J. Henley, Midland. __.j_ V The warm spr-ais recei vsd sons. gratifying, but we appreciate much mo possess one of our beautiful Hats. WE GUARANTE _.__ ('A'l""|ll'-All-I II QVUIWIIIK UIUIJU Second _ Vice-President -- J. F. Lennox (Stouville); by acolamation. V Qnnnnnn nun mmnnnuuunn `X7 `[1 II III! _ _' , ____.._.._.- Cinowfollowing clubs announced their in- ` tention no place team: in thoaonior AseriVea:-"-. St. Catharinea, Paris. Brantford, Brampton. Fergus, Suelburne, Galt, Toronto Junction, ` Jleoumaehl, Orangevillo. V I A -_..___2-. _ - - -- -' 7-, v----nv - .--vv A committee was appointed, composed of the president, re: vice-president and 'eecre- 1 ta!`Y.' to act with representatives from other 1 amateur athletic organizations in Ontario in ] forming a central amateur organization, the 1 letter to consider all dilnutee an to players I standing, and to deal` with all applications 1 for reina tetetn_ent..4 k . " _ SAMUEL wt-:sLI:v. 7PnoPnIE:'ron SARJEANT& SM |TH S warm npraipse received ( appreciate SARJ EANT & SMITH, DIRECT IMPORTERS. : u:::: a&-waggem/ + Spring Millinery Opening A Wonderful Success. m~<<. '4a,&~cug;.*)L%.&& L, TH: Non-pzsnn Aovnmc: A n as, A , -v-_;,A___ THE umssnnn or vnun BLUTHES ezhade to day, the problem of being well dressed is easily solved in this . price that you will be charged elsewhere. 9 This is an important matter for every gentleman. To be dress:- well does not involve the cost of an ordered suit. As clothes are store. We claim to be able tovt the most fastidious dresser and at 21 price- which discounts the so called ordered tailoring 50 per Cent- That is to say, you can come here" and be outtted with/a thorouglil)` fashionable and perfectly correct suit of clothes at ONE HALF the It makes no dierence whether you are man, youth, or boy, wt have today the most. up to date clothing that can be made. Our tC1`n1.\' are 811011 that if you don t want the goods youido not need to pay 1'01` them. This means virtually your money back if you are not satistiod y_ We have them in the newest designs and material from $4 50 up, and a guarantee goes with every garment. bur new Spring Suits come to us from the best makers and a wa1'rant_V ' goes with every one. We can t you with a. suit for $23.00, or _ if your tastes are more elaborate, we can t you with a suit of the"Semi-Ready Clothing as high as you wish. to go. This class of goods is equal to the best tailor-made in the world, and our capacity is such that we can supply them at 35 per cent. less _ _ than the~maker s ma'rked- price. If in- need of ai newsuit of clothes Irwin?s is the place to get them at 3 .. third o`:price`; g l and _-Youths",Odd Pants and` Tests at a saving of 250. t0 in nn-* .- - 0 I I I I I Spring Overcoats. $1.00. DHHIC For many seasons our Mi1linery Department has been very successfnl, in fact ever since Miss Fraser took charge we have taken the lead in stylish Millinery. But this season we have struck the `nail exactly on the head and distanced all competitors-have already sold twice as many hats as ever sold in the same time before. A8 Pure 48 dolnmn Nowupnper. ll Published from the'Ofce, :23 Dunlop Street Harlin, in the County of Simcoe, the Pro- vince of Ontario. Canada. every Thursday: `Morning, by All hands arebusy night and day that you need not be disappointed in getting your Easter bonnet. New hatsare being placed on the tables every morning, so that whenever you can come to buy you wi11 nd a won- derful variety of elegant hats at popular prices to choose from. Everyknown quality and `shade of Kid Gloves at popular pricee are found in our stock. We are condent. that you can get the right shade here if you have failed to do so elsewhere. A full range of White Chamois Washable Gloves placed id stock this week at 75c. pair. '... N1 "11, 1901; '-a'_I.lv.owe:TIzi\;;d ::szecun-e a Rand-McNh Guide and Hand Book--issued monthlv. R_!l__ All ,-I__,. L,_,,._ '\_!I_. A____,.; E,_,_J___