en i... -- ched i» ome of +h [pe ne offices in Canada, i REFORMS IN ONTARIO, : i ealthy -- . burden of education. - |government, and Semi- Weakly ny WHIG PUBLISHING LIMITED. +... President A Guia' . "ining Directs Telephomens Br oo seve seve sees snes 4% Br cn «ees 329 fp RATES {Daily Edition.) ,'Aelivered in city .. if pald in ad¥unce 00 by mail to ural offices, $2.50 i to Umrited 8 3.0: --r oe three dri ates rats. Bath aekly Edition. ¥ "The year, by ail «as TUBS One nan to United States ...... sLs0 fi and three months, pro rata. bast job TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE: i HB. Smaliplece .. .... 32 Church St 4 U, 8. REPRESENTATIVNRS: w York Offices 226 PFitth Ave + Frank R. Northrup, Manager. -- foago + ++. Tribune Bldg. Frank R. Northrup, Manager. : The liberal party in this province ie 'fthe progressive party. Here is what 1% stands for, each plank in the plat- orm having been fashioned and fitted Rd its place hy Mr, Rowell : ural Life--Improvements and in- creased privileges and attractions in country life to stop the course of ru- depopulation, and to foster the Pi enent "Back to the Land." iducation--The infusing of new vi- ality into our educational system to #Velop the best in our children. Tax Reform--A fairer adjustment of xith® burden of taxation not to penalize «thriit and improvements. Temperance Reform--The abolition "6i*the har and clubs, and the curtail- tient of shops with complete elimina- tion of the liquor traffic 'as the ulti- en s Compensation--THe secur- ing ol adequate compensation for losses arising from injuries sustained ie the cpurse of work from any cause tsoever, actory Laws--An adequate and just "faci aw, designed to meet modern freonditions, 'and to protect the inter- mt working men and working wo- Child | Labor--The sbolition of child and the guarantee to every child he opportunity for health and edu- ation. loaning Reform--The substitution Hnbestablo and sanitary dwellings y dilapidated, overcrowded and un- al option will he submitted toa of the people in Brockville in ajijary. Evidently the Montreal d is not read much in this rg or the electors would: see - the slasaness of prohibition. ¥o A PERTINENT ENQUIRY. «What has become of the report on technical education which was pre pared and submitted to the Borden government by the Robertson com: mission ? 'It was completed months aia, and placed in the hands of the present administration, and heocanse it expressed wemtiments: and recdmmend- "ed expenditures of which this admin: tion did not approve, it was sald at 'time that nothing would be dome' with it, The facts in connection with it can ha Jonsily recalled. The provincial governments are charged with the Ongario led in the declaration, (which it repeated in Ole. to stve emphasis to the ques: n), that techumical training was an ue of such proportions and costli- that the federal government juld deal with it. The federal overnment, under Laurier, appointed competent commission whose mem: ors, by travel and patient enquiry, Canada, the United States, and sought the data which en- it 'to form the soundest judg The provinees which clamour- fmancial aid, in support o! education, have more reason A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. There is a wide divergence of opin- ion as to the outcome of the confer- ence of provimcial premiers in Ottawa. Since the adjournment of the meeting the premiers have been talking and expressing their individual opirfons The noisest of them im the first 'con: ference, when a liberal government ruled in Ottawa, * Sir Bride, is now the oalmest and the most docile. = He expects the federal (which he exalts and spoils with excessive praise), to do the fair thing to British Columbia. Sir Richard is exercising a faith in things not seen by believing that his province will get what is coming to it, and so he does not need to vis- it Tondon and lay his grievances at the foot of the throne. One thinks | of him as he contemplates the car- toon in which a 'young man is de- picted as in the act of submitting his manuscript for the* approval or disapproval of the cemsor. He kneels some distance away, then hurls the roll of letters forward, and in fear and trembling watches for results. If the censor makes a sigm, thumbs up, he can retreat from the audience hurled his protest against the manner in which the liberal government in Canada used him on the subsidy pues- tion, and it fell noiselessly at one's feet. But what became of ' it afterwards the world knows not. . The maritime provinces want a fixed representation in the commons, a re quest which cannot be granted. The resources, and will want them while their local governments are liberal. All the provinces desire increased sub- sidies. A telegram from Ottawa, through the general news agency, says it is thought that the federal govern- ment will not grant increased subsidies but Sir James Whitney, the dean of the faculty of prenfiers, says he "will in extremely disappointed if the sub- siiiss are not increased," and Mr. Borden may well hesitate about court- ing a collision 'with his mihs. According to the Montreal Telegraph ' "'the viotory in New York is a victory for honest government«all over the continent." Really ? And the Tam- many crowd are trying to get comn- trol in Montreal ? Surely the peo- ple down there have not forgotten what happened when the city was in the hands of municipal marauders. RUNNING SIR JAMES DOWN. The Fast Middlesex bye-election is to be madé di otcation of move than usual interest. The Orange Order, at a sooial function in London, allowed its leaders to say a few words om the bi-lingual school question. have been exceeding wroth with the government and the grand chaplain for Ontario west has heen expressing his opinion. - It is not a favourable one, and it 18s explanations. He has promised to go into the constituency and state most definitely his position respecting the bi-lingual schools. Hitherto he has been sigmificantly silent. He has seen. how Pyne's practical cancellation of Ciroular 17 has been regarded. He , has heard his minister. denounced as au weak and spineless thing. He has realized the furiows attacks following the Pyne surrender to the Fremch-Canadians were not con- fined to the liberal papers. The press that is supposed to support him' ex. trust in language the most emphatic. And more than/this--Sir James Whitney sees the aggressive campaign which "the French-Canadians of On. tario, aided fnancially = hy the race outside of Canada, is mapping out, and for his discomfort if not downfall. The situation has becouwle tense. The premier stands: between fires. Un one side are his own pusilanimons followers, cringing and crawling," and fearing lest in certain constituencies the French vote will yo against the' government. On the other hanfl are the stalwarts of Orangeism, who demand that the governmemt "carry out its plans and pledges with regard to these bi-lingual schools. Sir James has apparently come to the J. af. Jthing, and if the words of the orand insist upba. it. now than they had | ne years ago. But the soft pedal ph ta James Whitney if deckigl to repudiate Pyne ¢ beatin i+ demanded t> on a scale which puts it be: » capacity of the province to _ The only point to be deter is the kind of training; the _.in which it shall be carried t what cost. No one has the conclusions of the royal on. - Assuming that they are why doss the woverninent best: give thém effect ? : Semi it waa not the Germans after all An smalysic of the vote shows y Hermans {Incidentally the {that will chaplain of the Orange lodge for On: { tario moan anything it is that he and all his words, or apologize for his blunders, and promise that Ciroular ! 17, as originally drafted, will stand. Orange Order wants to know whece Mr. Rowell is upon this sulject. Well, he is goin~ into Fast Middlesx, and he can speak for himself. He is mot dodging any is sue. : a EDITORAL NOTES. ; "A free dinner pal" is the slogan of the liberal press, and it is a good one. All over there is a cry a- gafknst the rising cost of living. The demand is for an enquiry, for steps 'bring about a drép in prices: if possible. It is a question that afiects the pocket and life of every man. : The Toronto News thinks it would be. 4 fortuuate ie. Richard : Me-.| chamber, still grovelling. Sir Richard | Some western provinces 'want their natural | They cannot be until the premier has made of education | t pressed its' dissatisfaction and dis | his ; that he must do some: | civil | wa. Does the comakitive system of appointments really prevail any- where ? Ottawa supplied places to hundreds of persons after the election why . did not qualify them. for * In the latter days of his campaign Judge McCall, of New York, called Mr, Pulitzer all the bad names 'he teould, ~~ Pulitzer's paper, the World, was on his track and made him mis- erable. Then he lost his head and temper and election at the same time. The man whof quarrels with 'a newspaper is a fool. McCall pro- bably realizes this now, but some- what late. : The Maadonald election trial will be rendered unnecessary hy the resigna- tion of the member. The iniquities Lot the contest are not to be revealed. "The government cannot face the scan- 'dal and the humiliation of it. The same thng may happen in Chateau- same thing may hafiper in Chateau- 'of its rank corruption. Great triumphs 'these which will not stand the seru tiny of the courts. A residence for the lieutenant-gover- nor of Ontario is being built at a cost of a million dollars or more. {The salary of the occupant is to he raised from $10,000 to $20,000. And lall for what r That society in To- ronto may be entertained at the public expense, How long are the 'people of Ontario, some of 'them (with hardly enough bread to eat, ing fo stand for this? ¥o- Hall come back ? It has been defeated Any inst%bu- done, Will Tammany It surely will, | before, bat it rallied" tion which fattens, as it has on the bounty of the people, the taxes and the tolls which it im- poses, upon the millions «t collects and scatters, politically, is bound to revive. Besides the people, as puri- always on the job. "They tire very quickly; of of well doing. ty ers, are not | Nr. Motvison, MP. for for Macdonald, | wha is belng advised to resign in or- [dor to avoid the experiences which a , trial would bring about, may not be 's candidate. He is being sacrificed to' Dagon, and in the interest of the "political machine. Morrison. He Mas had an unhappy time. > Not since his election has he escaped the worry of pressing trouldes. Like apparition they have chased $verywhere, Poor an him -------------------- PUBLIC OPINION| The Men Make It. Londen Advertiser. The Board of Control is an 'im- provement. on the present system of municipal government, so far as the system goes. Dut a system is no bet- ter than, the men chosen to work it. ( Uitizens have this matter in their own hands, Greater Than the Man. Ottawa Journal It will be curious and interesting to see whether' the Booth dynasty will continue to hold supreme place in tho Salvation Army. If so, it will show "mostly that the movement, organized by a "great man, is now greater than (any man. It Was the Whole Vote. London Advertiser. The Toronto Telegram blames the change in Seuth Bruce on the Rom Catholic vote. Other conservative {punals blame it on the German vote. i) 'hy not blame it on the vote, and let it go at that ? ? Lacking a Sign. Huaelph Mercury. jo A Methodist minister in Toronto suggests that married men wear wed- ding rings. Why not = make 'all mar- vied men wear whiskers, so that they j could be ideatified, even if their hands | were stalled out of sight # | A New Platform. Hamilton Herald. The Ottawa Free Press is out with a political platform of its own--a fifty , per cent. reduction in the British pre ! ferential tariff, removal of the duties ion Jood products, and the appoint-' nen a tarii commission. This lat od might' easily be made popu- ilar Not Good News. Stratford Beacon. The number of illegitimate births in "the province last year was at the rate of 21.3 per 1,000. This is a serious thing. In Ottawa it was 81 per 1,000, in London 63.2, in Kingston 58.2, and considerably lower in Toronto and Hamilton. There will be a disposition to blame part of this on outside dis- ftrivts, and it is quite likely true. | Kingston Events 25 YEARS AGO. There is a great deals of malarial fover in the city. The weather is the cause. J. O'Brien, Renfrew, purchased some fine Holstein éattle rom B. W. Fol er. The fifteen of the Collegiate Institute play Brockville. will be : chosen from the NeRae, ee, Reid, 'eryuson, Br E. 0. Sliter, C. J. . "The old stove bridge at the head of Princess street will be torn down. last | upon | The téam | Wise a tiie Boredom of Perfection, 'Well, what was' Fran Roth's after noon like yesterday?" "The tea was good; the cakes deli cious, the tablecloth exquisite-- in a word, it bored me Lo tears." --Fliegende Blatter. \ -- In Society. "Is there any sure way of crossing the social chasm?" "Oh, yes; by bridge." Good Short Stories. The perfect baby of a South mother has reached the can coo, an accomplishment in which he indulges himself most of the time when not otherwise engaged "He 18 the most welcome visitor 1 ever had," sald the mother, proudly. "He just lies ad talks to me by the hour." "Isn't that nice," replied the caller, "So unlike most visitors--they Just talk and lle to you by the hour."--- Kansas City "Star." Side Advertising is such an art, publicity expert in the Washington "Star," that many people actually buy periodicals as much for the advertise- ments as for the reading matter. I sat in an editor's office the other day when. a poet entered. "Glad to see you've accepted that sonnet of mine," the poet said fever- rons pushing back his long hair. "1 says a hope it will be widely read." "It's sure to be," said the ed'tor. "It's sure to be. I've placed 't next to one of our most striking ads."---Youth's ompanion." The Day of Peace. A day will come when a cannon ball will be exhibited in public museums, Just ag an instrament of torture is now, and people Will be amazed that such a thing could ever have been. A day will come when these two im- mense groups, the United States Qt America and the United States of Eu rope, will be seen placed in the pros] ence of each 'other, extending the han of fellowship across the ocean, exchang- ing__their produce, their industries, + their arts, their genius, clearing the earth, peopling the desert, improving 'reation under the eye of the Creator, ind uniting for. the good of all, these two irresistible and infinite facts, ths 'raternity "of man and the power nf God, --Victor Hugo. ye Among the Sages, Never trifle with one sin. It is like i little cloud which, the poet has said, nay hold a hii¥#Medne in its grasp. The 1ext sin you. gommit may have a mighty effeet im. the blighting of your life. You 'do not know the streams i that may flow from the fodntain; for sin is a fountain+-not a mere act, but 1 fountain of evil. Andrew A. Bonar. Although there is nothing so bad for the conscience as trifling, there is no- thing so good for the conscience as trifles. Its certain discipline and de- velopment are related to the smallest things. Conscience, like gravitation, !takes hold of atoms. Nothing is mor- ally indifferent. Conscience must reign in manners as well as morals, in amusements "ay well as work, He only who "is faithful in that which is least" is dependable in alt the World. --M. D. Babcock. BRILLIANTS. - Peace, hope, courage, faith be with you--nat the faith that reaches, trembling, 'toward rest beyond the grave, but faith that reaches down 'deep--grasps now the deep laid cable that moves the' car of humanity now.--F. Blanchard. If men will have no care for . age when he |. 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A beautiful suburban home with twency acres of land about one mile from Kingston, upon which is a ' handsome frame dwelling in good repair, hot water, furnace, 'good: cellar, large barn (painted) stables and hen-house; . 13 acres under cultivation; smal'. orchard of good fruit. An ideal location for dny- ons who wishes to emjoy the freedom of country life and still be in touch with a thriv- ing city. For Jasticalars consult: -~ T. J. LOCKHART, Real Estate and Insurance Kiug and Clarence Sts. ton, Ont. hone 1038" or 1620 ~~ MOST MEN USE COFFEE, for BREAKFAST RA -------- "and are interested in the kind of Coffee they get. Eternal vigilance is exercised in the blending and roasting of our coffee. It is freshly, ground on the premises ev- ery morning and is the best value on the market. Price 40c per 1b. CELE ae Henderson' s Grocery 59-61 BROOK S7. PHONE 279 A READ THE WHIG WANT ADS