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& s along the R what can be made 03&)}!« at this stage «of 'public; opin{ion" Whd" of ¥ habits of many of the people.. The} abolition of "the chief b"&emx 'p]mc);z of excess is a most desirable forward '\ movement, --while:© the gréesencée* of -- *% limited number of shops in a few centres will permit thoso whordsgink} _ moderately and are willing to take the risk of having liquor in their homes 'to get it without being law--breakers. _A wider measure of abolition would have been more spedtacular politics, but what is proposed appeals to me as pvctical temperance." Ax®s Wns Redeemed His Promise. Kingston, Matelt _ 26-- TUThder the caption "Redeemed His Promise," 'The Whig says:--'"The leader. of the local; Qpposition has redeemed. his" promise and .put him-- selft on record, with the cordial con-- currence of the ELibers] party'in the Legislature, and of the Tiberals in the Province, on the temperance ques-- tion. It is an advanced position, and one on which he will be c'o'ngrat-' ulated by all who have the' weal of the people at heart. Mr.--Rowell de-'l sires the abolition of the bars, with "the sate of --liquor ~confined 'to thoj shops and clubs, and in them under' such restrictions as it may be COx--| pedient to impose. . The har is the | guse of more offending than any Other social institution in the «land. iIt is a 'temptation, alike a grievous 'and indefensible temptation, to old and young, to men who have contract-- ed the unfortunate habit of liquor-- drinking and to the young men who have many a fall on its account. With the bars closed a great deal of: the' dissipation would disappear and thne menace of the Hquor traffic wouldl |Cease to be--alarming. The action of Mr. Rowell is that of a courageous and consistent man, and it is in per-- fect accord with his honorable re-- putation. He was the -- subject of smeers when he counselled patience| in order that he might consult thosn' whose support he desired. He never hesitated as to what he should do | personally ; he desired, however, to | lay his views before the Liberal party. i 'and he has done so, and his motion ; 'is the result. <(The liberal party has| ! a leader in Ontario of which it has} reason to be proud. On this temper-- ' ' ance question his course is manly, in--| dependent, and worthy of all praise. _ | Success to him." + > . Rev., Dr. MceGillivray. E Rev. Malcolm MceGillivray, D.D.., of Chalmers Presbyterian Church, said that he was strongly in favor of the abolition of the bar, and he was not |orry that it was the Liberal party that had taken the initiamiive in the matter by adopting as its policy what the temperance party had--been advo-- cating so long. Mr. T. H. Preston. _ Brantford, _ March 26.--Mr. F. | 1U . Preston. _ editor of The i Expositor, to--day expressed the fol-- '}qwing opinion in connection _ with | gémperance législation proposed D; 4the Liberal leadUer in 'Ontario;: "I re-- | gard Mr. Rowell's proposals as being as long a step in the direction of tem-- perance reform as it would be de--| glrable to take at present. 'They cer-- tainly will be more acceptable to the | large centres of population than to /' émiforce entire prohibition under lo--| cal: option, because they provide for a safety--valve in the retention of th«! ishopfl, thus lessening the danger of | ,unlicensed groggeries being establish-- | ed to satisfy the cravings of those| who are determined to have intoxi--| cants. DThey also get rid of the evils] connected with the open bar and thel treéating system. Should they become law the question of the proper con-- trol of the shops and for the revenues therefrom will become a very import-- ant one." anmumenmemenasmurtveprepmeemapmmemmmmmanasngrrmemmmren,