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THE POBCUPINB ADVARI'OI To the Editor of The Advanee. Dear Sir:-~\\'hnt have we in the north eountry at. the present time, to do will: party polities? Party difTerenees had developed long before the north eounfry was “dis- eovered". party polieies had been shaped liel’ore (‘olmlt or l’orenpine _were dremned of, and no provision for us was made in the household of either politienl party. Our local problems lure not the problems of lower ()n-tario; we have our own desfinv to Work out, Can We Afford to Play at Party Politics Now ? a. destiny whieh am only he aehiered by (let‘atingr (.lermany. At the last l’rnvineial election we united: at that eleetion we demon- strated ull‘ ability to stand upon our1 own feet. and outside of a few “dyed- inâ€"the-wool” partisans, the eonnnun- ity at large was well satisfied with the result ot' the eleetion. Our l’ro- ,vineial member was not sent to Tor- onto with any idea of siding- against the opposite party, he was sent there. to represent the ei'mstitueney and far as the majority ot‘ people are eoneerned he is free to vote with either party for what" he considers to be. the best interests of his constitu- eney'. we are satisfied in knowing that he is on the level. We should not allow ourselves to he ispilt' along: party lines by poli-tieal nun-hitter)“. our political strength lies in union: our interests lie in deeiding‘ upon what we want. and then making- la united e'ftoit to get it. t. \ationnlly' we (1.11 at present, have It mt. one noizil to win the war; for. as 'fiir \ iltied lia niier has himselt' ad- mitted. “ll Germany wins, then noth- ,i‘nq else matters." At the present publiv ufl’nirs. slvwn hin man 01' ability. He {any try: hi- undcrrimuls mini el'ing ('unditiuns: ,Jw has and intimatv training: in ments of dewvlnping the is l'H‘I‘hWJDflH)’ acquainted ple of the muntz'x': in Bordon has value nut with a Union cabinet we must hark him‘up. It is no time now fur pulitical disscnsions; it will take a united (‘anada to “ "any on” fur tlw rest of the war, and )H'l'HLANIHCR " \\'lH'I‘I-ZS IN'I‘I’JIIZSTHNG AND ADLY ()N I’(H.I'l‘l(‘- Al. ('UNDITIONS AS AFFI‘IUTI NG THIS COL'N'I‘RY AND (‘ANADA IN GENERAL. SUMIC RAILWAY NEEDS 0‘.“ 'l‘llli NHRTII LAND. (‘(‘)nser\'nt i\ u pa rt :mnont 01' 2mm who lodged loam-rs ”If t! 121:; (lupzartmvm “c. of ()Him' thv ()21‘ was «.h.‘\'cl<,)pod intn 1' legis! Minn. Du: minim: Minister us put Hrv lutoT’m} 111111011 1111 n gi‘iv hi2: 1 111051 omml't h)‘ omnzl 1m! lll dm )1: r1: 4t l’l'uvimzial election we .lml elm-tinn we domun- .11)“in in stand upon our ,l nuts‘ido of a few “(lymL ’ partisans, the mmmmn- was well satisfied with ll) I" t lot no other musidora- : 'Hw desire 01' all gum} , bury issues and unitv hml a man In l'L-p mttvr qualifimtiuns I nppurtuno time f1; tnm'thc ' and shuw 31 H H \ I ml .‘vthc ' and shuw :1 uni- pum ing Mr. (‘m'hmmn me time tn throw ”W M pulitimzl funds and 1!] most, and 1»: 1 ma.- undividm ,\' has been elm 1 ) H ‘1‘} NIH is administx‘ ;u\\'n himself He knows l Ming: nnr willin It H UL I] m! IHOXI HI} as. mmi 11min ll [11111131 lL'il \\'( 1H the mmntry: hc 311 with ”H! pou- in Spitv 01' his still “l"mnk" discuss matters ()ntlrin llilllt HE] .15 have been awk- e Libvrul party m In represent W .l() .H ll H I! l) Ln'm'm: will he ehm‘kin;r of high stand- vs, and the 11'o:'.t'nwnt During his H lt Hamim: )t H I] Hi)“ mudcl 0f HM. ml his mu ml 112le 3th u ll and H I) HM ()llttt ll H H) us not (1H 10 Ill sup- l'llll mu rt 'H mt 1! i1 101‘ ll Ila m d tivo. It "11111 It is reported that he is tn he Chain man of the t‘.N.R. when that road passes under g-m'm'unwnt control. If this heconws :\ fart. thou Mr. Coch- rano will he in a [msitiun to serve us well. ' “'e want a ennneetinn with the. (‘..\. It. that's the lneal pnint at issue. Sixty miles of rnad tn put us in direet tnneh with the Sudhnr)‘ distriet. lnwer freight and passenger rates. fnnr hnnrs shorter run tn 'l‘nrnntn, much shnrter ennneetinns with the. Snn and western pnints. redneed ensts nt‘ li\'~ ing, lmver taxatinn due tn increased rpnpnlatinn. derelnlnnent nl.’ the enun- itrv tn the west nli us, yes, all nf thnse benefits and mnre. lt' ynn are not acquainted with the situatinn. get a map and lnnk it nver. Starting t'rnni Sudlmr)‘, gn nnrth say 160 miles t'nllnwing' the (‘..\'.ll.; make: a jump aernss enuntr)’ tn Timmins, (4t) miles in a straight line. (50 miles as surveyed fur the ennneeting‘ road), then from 'l‘immins tn l’nrnnis Junct- inn 33 miles, l’nrquis tn North Bay 2326 miles and l'rnm .\'nrth lay haelc tn Sndbar)‘ 79 miles. a tnlal nl‘ approx- imately 560 miles. Within the area so eirenmserihed lies the great miner- al stnrehnnse nl‘ ()ntarin; Sudlmry; (‘n'halt, Kirkland, l’nrenpine and (lnw- 11$ I gamlzl are all inrludml. lnstcml at" lwing: kept apart we SllOlllll he brought; tngotlu- and ("very t'm-ilit)‘ .slumld luv afforded fur the (any rirrulntion (>17 men and supplies. This little arm hounded by its 5t)“ milvs ul' railroad, with its minerals 11ml timlwr.‘ and Wm: orâ€"])(.)wm‘s. is guing- lu lw tho hack- lmnc n" the Province in that. lnngml for. yet dreaded. prrlml nt' zuljustmcnt. \Vlllt‘ll must l'ullmv the vlmsr 013 the (‘t'i'ifiivm-x I'utlt'm' fits: g‘ until lc (101111 1' mil to impress 11 is responsi-bilit \Y 211 rctm':‘~m_: i’rmn tine i‘I'x an athaciixe lnvatinn account of the wad their («:rdwoml, 10.11;. fl‘JkS. and bemuiso 03' ;310_\‘1::m:.‘. obtaiuvblv Ill l2!) taxes, fur we nave (1132;1-xugml um' imlvbtmlnms lung 3g“. 'l l: N. (l. lms boom 01' grunt smw ably managed. and has an a l'ntun- before it, and tlu-rc mm «lnnht. but that linking: up \‘.'i (‘..\'.l{ “ill be 01' great lmnvli “lately Iml only tn lllv T. LC; N. ‘ alsu tn the ('..\'.R. and tn ”:0 torics served by 'l)ntll. Aml We help tlm ('.N. R. all that we (9' if w me going to lmv it v.0 llll it. and must not let it ‘1'”: t H it, and must. nut let it rm ulH' hands. Our entire railway syslc in) im'mnplete rug,r in \\'lll('ll is laid, lmt into which 01: HHTZHlS of the 'Wme have be lun;-_.r straggling main line rruss feeders to bind the tlw ln'nvim'v has I‘m-via" many times the mm of I} is Iwillwr justivo nnr m tinn in requiring the 111:! pa} #5 3.50000 per \(:'-11 in «rial "'lnmsur}; in (xvvss « it 1) tury served. But, there 51: 21-5. Hm prm'i 'l‘lmmms. Not. one dollar should be «m the Hudson Bav Railr after the C .N. R. is brough mins. Ma. (700}nnnc’ s firs an Ollll('( m1 Hm 11‘1‘0 will be {1mm} \‘ [1111.er I’l‘nm the from m'mmmt m". pvuplo “‘1 l‘ akpt .‘0 (H1 prm'uu pay {'11 I her. The (1 will remain lcs H II the W Wllf) h- w L‘lll 'I'UV H'uut inllL W (3 1‘ waters to bind the \ The C. N. R. is bani remain bankrupt un [10d for it by means ( mmplete system of most important feet milt is the 60 miles v it with the T. 6: mid 1'! l sur“: m vxvvss « 1‘ we have (lim- H1 im'o paid 0F Hw 1w. d HH'I p1 Imuld be 1m ( (Y l‘s‘ hum him with the weight uf tics as our representa- !( 01' upon uhjovii H 3 paid fur luiildingr if. Hw puuplu went up the hurth country and by ulamnl :1 rmzn'tm' of :1 n'u\':m HOV. U‘ mn' N}!!! the north your intn H'UYI 1M OWNS H () 011 (1m work for 11ml 1: here Vill be Mr >tfofi1Lrs 0m .-.z111:ot;~; 1’01 IS 3!” ‘dn‘filll't ll ,lzu-iwym h : feeder ilcs wlm wit) 15111035 )il unl)’ “'(9 ('31 ll , I'Ul hm arlzcts f( and Yogc winter (31 little :11": )I [who 1d and \\:1:- ‘ 1110 back- lm-t lungml adjustment, mw oi? the oliut while 1W ” (115- mved \\ 0:11- 5 Hot Sham H fit 11 (if ll who spont up- oml until t to Tim- til n woven; without .lilll must us HI 4! way “I :ith tho. fit ulti- , 0.. but {e wa rp :1 ft: w ll] .11 l'l is like traflic . lllnl't' (‘( 1h ll basis; U tom ll {(‘l'l'l ch: inx ( l “HIS W11)â€" rulm H at I‘). ‘ Q In( .5 '3. l)\' hit to- and l( for ()1 HY- ()I ml X'U ill at