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fax When he was nineteen years of age. He had been trained for

newspaper work in, the office of the Hon. Ioseph Howe. Upon his ’

arrival here he began the publication of a weekly journal which he called “The Palladium.” After nearly two years of stormy exis- tence, publication of “The Palladium” was discontinued; and Mr. ‘ Whelan became for a time editor of the “Morning News,” of which Mr. E. L. Moody was proprietor. The death of Ab. Moody super- vening, Mr. Whelan began at once to prepare for the publication of The Examiner. But difficulties placed in his way prevented the establishment of that journal until the 7th of August, 1847. On pthatydate The Examiner was first given to the public. It bOre the motto from Euripides: “This is true liberty when freeborn .men having to advise the public may speak free.” Within three years, so eftective was the advocacy of The Examiner, the Liberals were victorious, the Family Compact was broken up, and the first , administration responsible to the public was formed. The Examin- er continued to be a political force to be reckoned with until the

death of Mr. 'Whelan on the 10th of December, 1867. After that 1;

date the plantand goodwill of the paper were purchased by the , late Mr. I. S. Carvelluafterwards Senator and Lieutenant Gover- '

nor-—and placed in charge of Mr. Walter Grant, a practical printer, and a company consisting of gentlemen supporting the Conservat- ive party, the late Mr. Blake Irving and others furnishing the

editorials. Upon the departure of Mr. Grant for Boston, Mr. P.

R. Bowers succeeded to the management; and the late Mr. Justice ‘ Fitzgerald and the late Mr. Henry Lawson became the chief con-

tributors to its editorial columns. On the first of lune, 1875, Mr. 'i

W. L. Cotton was appointed manager and editor of The Examiner;

and in the year 1875, Mr. CottOn purchased from Mr. Carvell, the plant, book debts and goodwill of the paper. Two years -

later he formed a joint stock company, and proceeded on the 28th V day of May, 1877, to issue the first daily newspaper published in

the Province- For many years he was both manager and editor '

Of this newspaper. The double duty, increased with the years, proving too onerous, Mr. Archibald Irwin became business manager,

and after him Messrs. F. C. andR. L. Cotton successively attended. to the business aflairs of the company. In the year 1914 the good- 4

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