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 the â-  'jlif t Uknm ^nteatio as son â- band' PQreJ |aintainiu| creed l^y reqnes '^ote an, ' 'K'bat mi Ontario a rsued ane [he Mowa of th myself th ^ts merits, •maeceas- |y as your legislation intercbts een ignor- illy totoee Weioihij particnUr j peak -witi. ith you at nstituency d foXBUD}^ ;OWN. Rl yezytbinc ittODS, rtm«nt, I aptly. isseif ingdoM. SA- Supplement to the "STANDARD" Dec."2^d 1886. Mr. Editob,â€" Mr. EUiott in his letter of lust week rattier surpasses himself â€" in his liraile of errors and vindictiveness â€" It is ;iimising, to see the repudiation of his lovely associates â€" and yet is it not curious; iliat after two weeks, meditation, and may 1)6 mutual courtesies, with a visit to Owen Sound tlirowii in â€" two appear synonimously ill your coulmns â€" with an additional cur H) echo this song. iJut Sir I have curried :iiuiuals, like these ere now they are small .mes. and. it is easily accomplished, fiefore I |)rofeedho'.vever,I mu-t make one con^ec- liou â€" "They did uot appeal to him for ad vice" true rather, "I was directed to him" â€" you see Sir, it is a differerce without much .lianije â€" Elliott being, the depository and i-xpository, of and for his burn admirers â€" of • ourse he dosn't like the company, b'jt before i have done with him, others shall see of the rorrcctuess of my charges. THAT l^ETTEE AhijonKh fyled in the archives of the Courts, 1: still trotted along â€" What think you of the intelligence of a Magistrate, to use a mere chool boy's h'gic â€" lo prove my private letter 1 o be a public one â€" When the address the ubjeet matter, with a reference to a private rorrespondeuce. all conclusively show, it, to have betn a private cue. Surely, tlie writ r of it, has the Lost wrigbt to interpret.-- luy couteiiti(.n, he admits, before he mis- placed it yes put out of his hands â€" Pilate :ind Herod lecamfl frieijds. after Baiu bued JOuphrasia and somebody had to suffer â€" •ludas. came upon the scene, and the Township, with its chief officer, had to be l)etrayedand nubl)ed by its Deputy Beeve â€" Had he acted the manly part â€" the council of Artemesia, would have stood by him-r-but from the month of September until January following, this work was proceedirg. and wc tind that he was at the letting of it, was the overseer, the inspector, he it vas who 'ssued I he pay sheets â€" and during all this but, once lie S8id. "THEY aie going on with that work' and when he says, he made a motion, to have the sum paid, according to his report â€" not ir, a leport by himself â€" the council was kept in complete ignorance of the relation he b. re to it â€" not only then â€" but afterwards norâ€" until the evidence was taken from him in court, was it known And why because the Reeve, was to be made responsible by ilishonorable modes for this doubly paid work -it is difficult to summons a more cowardly act of a cunncilior from the annals of the •orporntion, Mr. Elliott aho flatly contradicts my state- ment regarding, the celebrated "Letter â€" but the very queatiors by the solicitor, and my leplies prove my statements to b« correct -It being such a serious charge. I felt it my duty to write to the Solicitor in the case regarding itâ€" here is the reply "0. Sound, Dec. nth, 1886. Re. Blain Euphrasia, I am quite positive that yon did not deny your signature, and do not thmk anything was said to weaken your evidenceâ€" I re- member Mr. Creasor, made an effort to catch you about a letter written by yon But as fai as memory goes, he did not make mnvh out of it." Signed, Alfbbd Fbost. I wrote Mr. EUiott to state bis charge in plain term.s â€" But which he wishes to im- press the public with, namely perjury. I am led to scorn the man, who for mercenary and base purposes, makes such gross â€" such maUcions statements, against a man, whose shoe latchit he is unworthy to unlose â€" ^Not only Mr. I'rost, but gentleman on the jury ffubstanciate my statements, f would have fol- lowed this, legally, butfor the impecuniousness of my detractors. The Valley Boad is another matter to be introduced for the first time, to assi:)t him in his dirty work â€" but. let us see how Elliott will answer BUiott â€"In 1878 upon petition by Ratepayer: duly presented Mr. Elliott mo /eJ and Mr. Wright seconded â€" "That a committee be appointed to ascertain the practicability of the road from Plewes' mill to Campbells. This was carried â€" Mr. Elliott moved thit the committee be formed of Messrs. Wright, Webster and the mover â€" They reported on the scheme favoiably â€" When the sm-veying was done, according to ^his favorable report â€" Mr. Elliott moved and Webster seconded, that the expense? incurred in running the line throughout le paid whatever it was. On tlic 1st of Siptember following the By-law establishing the whole line, was passed without a disseiuieut â€" Here is Elliott leading off every motion â€" to dis- cover ito practicability for the espeuce.s in- curred, andfcr establi.'thment â€" and was one of thecommittee-r-whose duty is plain, if members exceeded their instructions â€" The Reeve however is blamed for the thing, he so facetiously fathered â€" not a solitary word of dissent, escapes him â€" how could it be otherwise, when his committee did it â€" I merely assented that is all â€" It only remains to sayâ€" that the work is being executed as nearly as may b% on the lines and upon the conditions, more than once, he advo- cated â€" much cheaper than was ever dreamed of â€" Tlie cost was always placed at from SIOOO t« t2JC0 Dollar â€" as to the question of Titles â€" It is merely clap-trap â€" What of other roads with which he was intimately connected, twelve years ago â€" and no titles yet But then of comse he was a tool of the lamented Leckie â€" Does it interfere willi the lines the construction ur cost of the work â€" I fail to see it â€" proprietors are bound to take what three honest men will give them â€" but Sir there is not a road in the Township, of its leuttth where no many titles and ploilges for titles are given â€" only one or two Jots where any doubt ex ists â€" and the road altogetlier i^ over five miles in length â€" He also mentions a Sullivan matter â€" this may be dismissed, by stating that no jury was impannelled in this ease â€" and that therefore, Markdale is not implicated pro or con â€" and in the case which was tried by jury â€" the action was taken upon the advice of s Solicitor, and my whole course, was advised or sanctioned by this same Elliott and then, the Township lost nothing, it was not an action simply against tie Townshipâ€" The damage were retained oat ol the School Sectim's money in our hands â€" so much for consistent! What is more deprecatory, showing the detennined malice, of this Ex-Dopaty, is his statement of my inviting, a neighbor to take out a license to sell liquor â€" I con- fess it would be most in oonsistant if I did soâ€" but I didn't, there is the difference â€" I challange him to name the person or to prove itâ€" It is inconsistent with my life long professionsâ€" and what he thinks to make outof such unmitigated falsehoods, I am at a loss to know. I did once in my lifeâ€" only once â€" upon the request and the pledge and honor of a Boyai. I Abch man to keep strictly within tlie limits of the lawâ€" Sign his Bonds. Is that wrong I don't make it my business, nor my temper- ance principles don't bar me *rom acts f kindness to my Tavern keeping, fellow citizf nsâ€" all with whom I am on the most friendly t«rm8â€" Would Elliott carry o t such aprinciple. so solmnly pledged? If his per- nicious insintiations concerning myself lie an indication, he is unworthy, the respect and cognizance of such an institution. He is ill at ease regarding my favours tt) himâ€" he forgets the years 1875 1876 1 877 1878; 1879 and subsequently when I made him the Deputyâ€" as against other clairaents â€"Then it was, no burden to be the tool of the Dr.â€" But yon see Sir. I changed my practice, and he very unwillingly acquiesced â€"he was like the beggar who had been accustomed to receive a penny daily from his benefactor until he claimed it as a light, and when he waa refused it. his benefactor was anything but a gentleman. I am prepared Sir, to vindicate my actions; in the Council or out of it. I n'iver assume anything of importance out of the CouncU Chamber whatever the decision thereâ€" it is my guideâ€" and that is why Mr- Elliott, is so rntirely ciicumsenhed and crippled in proof of his allegationsâ€" my ac- tions emenated from his sanction, with but few exceptionsâ€" and it shows him in a most rediculous aspectâ€" for every time when he charges one, he is, the mover to carry out the very thinjf be Wames one forâ€" I admit no man is perfect, and speaking of things oc cnrringso long ago-mistakes naturaUy occur -my writing, as he wrongly says, is not to gain popularity as a CouncUlor; although it is no i boast to Bay I have more friends at ibis moment, j than ever before-I have no bonus, seeking peramulating business to meetâ€" I have the farmers interest at heart, my strsneous efforts ' have been to keep down the taxeaâ€" for this 1 have been assailed by a lew interested partiesâ€" but is the duty to guard the interests ol 700 i Batepayers, as against the clamor and inconsiB- t^ncy ol a leW. Thanking you lor the space, I am Toors, Db. Chbutoe. Mas c. tjr»e 01 jC; ""•-'â-  '-^J 'â- â-