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this country might be benefited with respect to the land upon which they 

 dwell, in the houses in which they live, in the food which they eat, in 

 the liquors they require to drink. In fact every social problem of life 

 demanded careful legislation and improvement with the knowledge of the 

 age, and I stood before you as a firm and warm advocate of Conservative 

 progress. (Applause.) There are two parties in this country ; one the 

 Conservatives, another who style themselves Liberals. We don't ; we call 

 them the Radical party. (Applause.) What are the Conservatives but the 

 great national party of this country ? (Applause.) They stand or go 

 forward from time to time, venerating the Constitution and fully support- 

 ing the Church ; and the principles upon which they rely will endure and 

 must endure from generation to generation. (Applause.) The Conservative 

 party is a substantial party. It is a party that has principles for its foun- 

 dation. It has unity of purpose ; and although of late years it has been 

 somewhat repressed by a combination against it, it has now come forward 

 triumphantly to maintain its proud position. (Applause.) And I am 

 delighted to see the success it has met in every part of this country, and 

 more especially the great rise which has taken place in the opinions of this 

 city. (Applause.) We find the Conservatives are distinguished by fixed 

 principles, by civilization, and by their love of order. Now let us see what 

 distinguishes the Liberals : false theories and barbarism. (Applause.) 

 Amongst the Liberals there are no two persons holding the same doctrines ; 

 every one has a fancy doctrine of his own. We find a combination of con- 

 flicting, erratic theories on religion, on science, on politics, on health, and 

 upon medicine. Every one calls himself a Liberal; every one dislikes 

 every other one of his class; but all join with the one common purpose of 

 opposing and of voting against the Conservatives. (Hear, hear.) That does 

 not constitute a party in itself. The union of dissimilar principles cannot 

 make a distinct and definite idea to work upon. We have to contend with 

 all the conflicting ideas of all mankind, but we rely upon truth, and truth 

 comes out victorious under every possible form of fair inquiry. (Applause.) 

 You see that the Liberals, or rather the Radicals, are like the bundle of 

 sticks every one dissimilar, but, joined together, forming a grand aggre- 

 gation of strength. Hitherto we, who are regarded as the " heart of oak," 

 have been unable to resist the " bundle of sticks " while tied together. But 

 the time has come when we must adopt their idea. We must be like a 

 bundle of sticks, move together, and then there is no power on earth which 

 can repress the Conservative progressionists. (Applause.) Now that is the 

 weak part of this city. If Conservative progress is to maintain its way, if 

 the constitutional institutions of this country are to maintain their own, 

 one and all, of all classes, must combine, must unite and go together to the 

 poll, and then victory is before them. (Applause.) If once it is to be pre- 

 sumed that the working men are entirely to lead, they will fail ; if the rich 

 are to consider that they are to lead, they will fail : but if the rich and 

 poor, if high and low and every grade of life, loving truth above all things, 

 will unite together, then their strength will be such that no power can 

 resist it. (Applause.) That is not my opinion alone. I have received this 

 day from Mr. Gorst, who, you know, is intimately connected with managing 

 election affairs throughout this country, a letter in which he says, " My 

 dear sir, I am very glad to hear that an effort is about to be made in the 

 city of Rochester for the re-organization of the Conservative party. Our 



