Is it a Door? Is it a Boat? Is it a Carriage? Is it a Bath-room? Is it a Store front? Is it inside? Is it outside? Is it dull and dingy? VARNISH IT WITH KOPAL Kopal is made as good as a varnish can be. It's for general use. It wears. SOLD BY THE WHIG, 75th YEAR DAILY BRITISH WHIC, published at 806- sno King street, rio, at $6 per year. Editions at 3.30 and 4 o'clock p.m. WEEKLY BRITISH WHIG, 16 pages; publ Fwhed in parts on Monday and Th ing at $1 a year. To United States, charge be made S0c. for Daily; 60c. for Weekly. S Attached is one of the best Job Printing Offices in Canada; rapid, stylish, and cheap : ed presses. The British Publishing Co, Ld. W. LB. PENSE, Daily Whig. WINSTON'S FLIGHTY PEN Winston Churchill is as eccentric as he is able, and so it is not astonish- ing to learn $hat while he accepted a commission from the government to visit South Africa, officially, 'he bas dabbled in literature professionally. In other words he has written to one of the JKnglish magazives upon the South Africa situation, and has no - doubt made use, injudiciously. of some of the information whish came to him, It should not be necessary for par- liament to impress upon his mind the unwisdom of this cowrse. The Earl of Salisbury, as a Cecil, became dis- tinguished for his literary labours, es- pecially during' a period when he was not troubled with the care of state. But he Was, nevertheless, as a public controversalist, preparing for the reat tasks that came to him in later --ears. Winston Churchill is not at liberty to retail state secrets, in articles he sends to the press. His official inter- course with people, at home and abroad, has been strictly confitlential, and Lord Elgin, his superior in the colonial office, may find it necessary to elaborate this facet in the way best calculated to improve his under secretary, The Canadian Courier illustrates the point more eflectually by showing how improper it would be for Hon. Mr. Lemieux or Mr. Mackenzie King to reveal, by any subway methods, the information that came to them. They were the agents of the govern- ments in Japan or England, and not privileged to peach to anyone. Cana- dians go often to the mother country for inspiration and ideals, but it will not do for them to sit as students at the feet of Winston Churchill and ac- ursday morn- | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1908. -------- ston, for instance, there is high school a manual training in the de- '{ partmeny, and it could be improved so as to accomplish greater service, at a very small additional cost. It is to the credit of the premier that having heard Mr. Preston's argu- ment he admitted there was a great force in it, and tht it would receive the government. Mr, Whitney is imi- tating his old friend and former op- ponent in the legislature, Hon. Mr. Grahdm. He has his ear very close to the ground, and be is willing to act on any sound suggestion in the pub- lic interest. EDITORIAL NOTES. The law against bonuses is honored more in the breach than the obser- vance, It is time it went the way of all obsolete things. ------------ The Montreal Star warns the Ha- zen government to bewars of thdpoils system. Mr. Hazen may, heed the admonition, but not the hungry pifice- seekers, Mr. Taylor, M.P., at Gananoque, - is amazed that so many conservatives) read the Whig. "Ihey will do it. Kven Mr. Taylor will occasionally lift th ban and be edified. Mr. Whitney is taking a suggestio encouragement from Mr. Preston, in technical edu- cation, right off the bat, as it were That 4s better and more creditable than pripping the liberal clothes' line, There is a general expression of sa- tisfaction because there has been no tariff changes. What has lwecome of the fellows who wanted the tariff as high as Haman's gallows ? Have they abandoned the cause? The bonus hunters must be tickled by the attitude of Premier Whitney and some of hiss colleagues on the Downey bill. They are getting some their in paternal schemes, ---- President Castro, representing the bankrupt Venezuela, and defying Presi- dent Roosevelt and his club, is the spectacle of the hour. The little dic- tator deserves a spanking, . but, as things go, he will escape n, the early and serious considerstion of 'compliment to CANADA'S FINANGES THEY ARE IN EXCEEDINGLY GRATIFYING SHAPE. Scarchead © Prophecies of What is Coming--This i§ z Com- pliment to Hon. Mr. Fieldingrs Financial Policy. Howdlton Times. Hon. "Mr. Fielding, in bis budget speech delivered on 1uesday, had to deal with a conditiop of finances which is exceedingly gratifying, Ver- haps no hettdr evidence of the satis- factory character of the statement which he had to present can be desir ed than is to be found in the treat- ment thereof by the opposition organs Failing to discover opportunities for attack in the finance minister's state- ment of results yealized, they content themselves with scare-head prilphesies of calamities which they affect to see descending tipon us in the near future. and instead of reporting the finance minister's speech, and giving his facts in his own words, they resort to tra- vestying it, and introducing their own distorting language into every nara: graph. In this course, the intelligent reader will not fail to see a worthy 3 n the success of Hon. Me. Fielding's financial policy. It may be interesting to put afew of the minister's points in sueh form that they may be readily grasped by the busy reader. In the first piace, it should be noted that the budget of 1907-8 does not deal with a full esr, but only with nine months ending March 31st. This ceccurs because of a change made inthe date of the ending of the 1 year; and it will be well to bear in mind that the comparisons are betwhen this period of nine months and former periods of twilve months, The estimates presented at the be- ginning of the fiscal vear by Mr Fielding, when' considered in the I'eght of results achieved. testify to his ex- cellent grasp of the facts of the situ- ation. His estimates were Consolidated fund +... ... .. $65,000,000 Actually realized we +. 867,969,328 Excess: realized ... ... ... ..$ 2.969328 Evidently Hon, Mr. Fielding is a cautious and careful minister. This is shown, also, in the expenditures : Expenditure con. f. est ..852,000,000 Actually expended... .. ..851542,162 Under expended... ... ,.... .$ 457 838 Similarly, Hon. Mr, Fielding proved to have no rash optimist when ¥ the permanent benefit of the country, the public debt, instead of having been increased, as the opposition al- lege, "by leaps and bounds,' has been added to only milbons years. 'Lhis sum is less hy than the single year increase in the debt often recorded during the = con. servative regime... Even if we entirely ignore the wonderful advancement of the country, and the demands which it entailed upon the government's fi- nances, the showing would be one that might challenge comparison with the tory record at its best, But it is due to intelligence that we' examine into this question of national debt to discover whether the individu- al Canadian is having his burdens added to in an oppressive degree or not. And just here the Canadian lov- er of his country will meet with¥ cause for gratification, Taking the census department's figures of population and the public accounts statement of the net debt in each year mentioned, we find that the burden on Canadians per capita was : 1881 per capita 1802 per capita .. 1893 per capita .. 1894 per capita = 1885 per capita 1896 per capita 1897 per capita .. 1898 per capita ... 1899 per capita ... 1900 per capita 1901 per capita 1902 per capita ... 1903 per capita 1904 per capita 1905 per capita 1906 per nce of re figures to prove that instead of the present government burdening the peo- ple by increase of debt, there has actually been a decrease per capita of $7.98from $50.52 to $12.%d--since the conservative government was deposed from office, in ISG. But it is not in the figures of re- veipts and expenditures alone that we find indications of national growth; nor are those figures out of keeping with the general progress of the do- minion. It has been a fruitful ten years for Canada. In 1897 the total trade of the countty was $257,168 562. In 1907 thisshad grown to $617 964 - 952. These are figures which go far toward justifying great outlay in the developmént of this young country and giving, her an impetus along the path of progress, The financial institutions the country furnish strikingly par- the to the extent of $5, 174,427 in the ten and three-quarters NOW, HARRY ! : ss While Speaking of Clothes, I Just Want to Say This: I have bought Clothes in Kingston for a Jong time. I have worn Clothes, Hats and Toggery fron. every store in town-- I've tried them all. i But, when all-is said, I will sum up my experience by sav- ing that the Clo gesand Outflitting IT get at The H. D Bibby Co's."{d'fd? a8 awdy ahead of anything I have | been able to. find anywhere else. | | | | || t | " f finely They're always. ahead in style--their Clothing is made and correctly cut. - * There is a newness and swellness about their Clothes that other Clothes dofi't have. . Then again, they charge you only | 1 a fair price--no fancy figures. . i ii i By all odds, Harry, go to The H. D. Bibby Co's. for your Clothes. I'm "telling only what I know. This is the way 'at men, who know, speak of us and of our Clothes. At your service Sir ! & THE HD. BIBBY G0. Kingston's, Onc Price Clothing and Men's Furnishings. lel ilfstrations. For example, COVVV COVA 0QOD0RAOO00V0OOTCOTO00000 voooBoon ------ he estimated that in the nine months period he would have a surplus of 813,000,000. The actus! cosh surplus deposits of our people in the chartered banks in 1897 aggregated $236,960, - 482. Last year they amounted to cept his "teaching on diplomatic is- sues. We Will Continue Our The Toronto News has weighed the THE SAWYER SHOE STORE r Agents. Ready for Your - Inspection _ "A full line of the latest styles of "New Spring' Suits Jats, Caps, #41% Pine Shirts, Sweaters and Socks, also a large assortment of Boots, Shéed-antt Rubbers at big values. Call and examine our stock, we will do our best to please . you, and assure you the lowest prices in the city, ISAAC ZACKS, 271 Princess Street. f RYE II] Cures ALL COUGHS ALWAYS. oh AND COSTS BUT ernment is 'schools, even with the four additions, MUST NOT ASK QUESTIONS. Are there to be model schools this year 'in Ontario, and how many ? This is the' question many have asked, and so far without eliciting any very sa. tisfying information. That the gov- quite certain its' normal will not meet the demands of the hour, is mado clear in the issue of a recent circular 'hy the education department. There is no reference in it as to where the model schools are to be presumably remote from- the normal schools, and iu districts" rather than counties--but there are the usual in- structions as to the terms and ditions with which the work of del schools will be conducted. Mr. McKay, the leader. of the op position in the legislature, endeavored to get some light upon the subject by pointing to the estimates; and the record in them of $10,000 for model schools, a reduction of omly' $1,000 on the usual grant. He asked for a definite announcement as to the policy of the government regarding these con mo- 'schools. He did not get mueh satisfaction. In the reply of the minister of education he said the model schools w '- to be reorganized so as to guarante. a high- ¢ training of teachers and higher grading of certifimtes. This would be done gradually. Where model schools were considered necessary they would be retained for some time. 'That gue. : Kingston's niodel . school may be re- opened in the fall. 'One would infer this from the cirewlar that has been sent to the inspector of schools. But the Pp or uncertainty must be endured for the present. An election is in sight and there must not be any disturbing element, if it can be avoid od, ---- Mr. Preston, M.P.P., is not in fav- our of federal intefference and even federal support of the technical schools. "It suits the purpose occasion- ally to cry out against the dominion was all, and it 'was so beautifully va- t TABERAL'S SOUND IDEA. } Laurier government in the balance and found it wanting. It has tried the Whitney government in the same way and found it perfect. That settles the question of fitness for all time. Why need Senator Ross bandy words with Mr. Whitney about cheap pow- er. The man of "promises" is a power, in Torontg, and it is up 'to him to give the people what they want. In any court the power of the Niagara will-not be "as free as air." ---- A conservative print censures the government béguse it increased the expenditure, although $2,887,641 per annum goes to the provinces in in creased subsidies. The conservative governments in the provinces endorse these subsidies. Mr. McBride, of Bri- tish Columbia, is very mad because he cannot dip a little deeper into the federal treasury, SPIRIT OF THE PRESS --- > The Sep On Top. Hamilton Spectator. The maple sap is running again, but it's a long way from the tree to the table, and government reports tell us that much may happen en route. A Hideous Blot. Toronto Star, It is greatly to regretted, that the Whitney governmeht has decided not to go on this session with its law reform bill, and put'an end to a cot dition of affairs which is a hideous upon the administration of jus- Gu > It Makes A ifference. London Advertiser. Whenever a Canadian woollen mill gets into difficulties, the conservative press blames jt on the British prefer- ence. t as some Canadian woollen mills, like the Pepman's, are crowded with orders and continublly enlarging their capacity, some other excuse has to be found for the failures. Tn A Snasl. Toronto Telegram. Argument will not help Hon: J. P. Whitney out of the ry in which he has been entangled by the "cushion footed and gum-shoed" smartness of advisers who mulled an opportunity that the Whitney realized wae $16,427.167. This is the largest surplus ever recorded in the history of the dominion. even. when the accounts dealt with an entire year. We have heard a good deal of the ery of "wolf "By the opposition, which has - sought sto manufacture a bogey out of the wising figures of the reveniie vexpendifure of this 'great and ¥ i country, and within a few days the leading tory or- gans have been declaring thae the debt of' the country is increasing 'by leaps $639.970,600. The business of our railways has nearly trebled also, and in every department of endeavor Can- ada has made gigantic strides for: ward. Hon. Mr. Fielding «estimates that in the coming vear the large sums to be spent in the building of the National Transcontinental railway will necessi- tate an addition to the public debt. But this, unlike many past additions to the debt, does not represent lost money, but rather an investment de- SALE OF FURNITURE During March. A few lingg, of Mission Furniture, suitable for Dens, at special prices. we Jy 3 d Plate Racks, regular price, $4.50, for $1.50. Iron Beds, from $2.50 to 25. Marshall Saditary 'and Ostermoor Mattresses, at Sale Prices, cided upon in the country's interest. The road will, under the agreement, be operated and maintained by the Grand Trunk Pacific, under lease, the amount to he paid in rental consti- tuting a sum equal to the annual cost of the money which we have put into the road. The unscrupulous op- position will no doubt seek to repre sent the appropriations for the build- ing of the line as so much of a loss to Canada. But intelligent Canadians are not to be deceived in that manner, Mr. Fielding's budget .is one to causk | the 'patriotic Canadian's 'heart to swell, and to make him prouder and more confident of the great future of his country, and hounds," with nothing to show for it. How false this is, a study of the public accounts will reveal. Not only has there been no increase in the public debt during the year, but there bas been an actual decrease of 83,371, 117. That is the amount of the nine months' revenue remaining over alter all expenditures are covered, both on consolidated fund, anfen capital ac- Count, ana oarried to liquidation of debt. That is certainly a rood show- ing, and a practical refutation of the alarmist falsehoods of the oppgsition. But it is not only by the oiatal fig ures of the reduced total of the ne debt that the real cstimate of the burden borne by the country is to b judged. The ratio of debt to pepula- tionmnd to the condition of national resources and their development must not be ignored in any study of the question, and here the liberals cour the fullest inquiry. The 10 years of liberal rule have been the years of greatest growth and expansion of the dominion--the years which made pro- bably the greatest demands in pro pu.tion to revenue on the resources of the government to meet the needs of national growth that the dominion has experienced, or is likely to ex- perience. And,.as Mr. Fielding point: ed out, the liberal government has proved équai to the situation. 1t has expended on capital account--that is, on works not chargeable to consoli- dated fund revenue or ordinary run. 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