: one cau foretell 'what will happen. [liners, and spend' their savings in |'ihe men whose votes will largely de: [their native land. : : dide the day are: nol" saying wuch:' Transients like these Australia will not have, and eventually Canada Home of {hem are not saying _any- (hing. "J hese represent the silent yet |must' decline them. The Canadian agencies abroad have been advised to potent elbment with which no political party can trifle or baffle. refuse free passages \to unskilled ln- bour for the cities. . But this order Sorde slides Bobert, 'Boffien - asatiea should have gone forth long ago. = ~ : \ I THE QUESTION OF CLOSING OF BARS DISCUSSED. « | [The Liberals. Are for Prohibition; {Conservatives Favor Loval Option, the |but Have the Church Organizations Sir ting the senate against him. Sir Wilfrid Laurier has not been heard EDITORIAL NOTES. The rumour is going the rounds in N leaders of 'the bpposition of manipula : | Against Them. edv York Times » x Toronto June 20.--A- hot election from, but he will no doubt deny the soft impeachment. Sir Robert should have control of the conservative sen- ators at least, and be 'has not. PARTIES IN CONTRAST. The single tax is not a simple question and not so easily "compre hended as one would surmise. In Eng- land at the present "time; and in con- pection with the Finance Dill, and the system of jaxation, a' serious. difier- ence of opinion has arisen. It is ex- 2 [pressed most distinctly among. the liberal bers of parliament, With regard to the new grants-in- , 0 aid, it is laid down in the Finance Bill that the reorganization shall be contingent (on provision being made by pacliament "for-dividing the rater land so as tp dis- to campaign is now in progress in the province of Ontario, and the para- mount issue is summed up in the slogan of the liberal party, "Abolish the bar.' Voting wil take place on June 29th, The political experis who weeks ago freely predicted the return to ythe conservative goyernment to pow- er, with a slightly reduced major- |iH ity now frankly confess that they are. completely at sea. In no pre- vio pkovincial campaign in On- tario- has any struggle reached the intensity of this within so short a period. Party lines have disappear- ed in many ridings; the action of the religious bodies--chiefly mnon- conformist--and of temperance and moral reform associations beihg iu 4he main responsible for this. The government led by the pre- mier, Sir James Whitney, had ai the dissolution of the legislature 8¥ seats out of a total of 106, but in spite of this preponderance had no easy time at the last session. Sir James himself, slowly regain- ing his héalth, was not present dur- . ling the entire session of the house. His leadership was sadly missed: for, even with the odds in numbers eighty strongly agdinst it, the liber- al minority under the guidance of N. W. Rowell maintained a vigorous fight throughout the session. There is every reasonyto. believe that Sir James was not in. favor of an appeal to the electorate at this time, as the legal life of the legis- lature does not expire for eighteen months, But, believing the time propitious for an appeal to the peo- ple, the other members of the cabi- net decided to go to the country. The government's election manifes- to bases its appeal for support upon the general record of the party since attaining power, nine years ago, af- ter thirty-two years of .liberal- ad- ministration in the province." On- the press that Sir Adam Beck will be the 'successor of Sir James. Whitvey in the- leadership of the conservative party. So Hanna's sun is selling. Time it did, The average man cannol imagine what J. A."M. Aikin has been knight- ed for. Representing the west ? Well there are others, and men of superior weight and influence, politically. When Aikins gets a jewel there is hope for any man. ES Piblished Daily and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING a ©0., LIMITED, G. Eldott ..... Sesarvennnee President an A. Guild -.., Managing Director - and Sec.-Treas. plas oria Oca © 7 SUBSCRIPTION RATES . (Daily Edition) © a ; ° year, delivered in city 5 @ year, if pafd in adg'ance The Ottajwa Citizen has" done sensible thing in abandoning party in which it has lost all fidence. The party press is n pected to forever humble itself, and ba the apologist of a government 'that was not susceptible to reason. the the con- e year, by mail to rural officess ox o Jour, to United States 3.0 » and three months pro rata. A i-Weekly Edition) One r, By mad), cash ge year; iY not paid ¢ year, to United States o * x and threo months pro rata. 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With] out this 'antecedent' condition it will be impossible ta distribute the grants on the mew basis; but provision is made in a schedule to the Finance Bill for a-temporaty grant te the lo- cal authorities, from December 1st, 1914. Some influential libokals take the view that the house ought mot to be asked to'vote money until it shows how it is to be spent. Tax reform, therefore, is an acute issue in the old land,, -and an issue which is prone to divide a party guite as muck as it has divided at least Ontario has +» bune Bids. com. jorthrup, Manager. anic R. Northrup, Manager. The "postal express of the United States has been called: a_ great suc: cess. But it has been running at a cost which cannot be cofitinued." Star route men who have been paid. by hundreds for their services now de mand thousands, and will get it too. THE NATIONALISTS DIVIDED. William O'Brien will be remembered "in Kingston as the nationalist. who sufiered in a melee Which followed an address by him in the old roller skat- 'Ing rink hall many years ago. He was then un ardent supporter of the Parnell party. With Redmond he has héver pulled, and 'he and his 'allies, few in number, have been against home rule for Ireland in the manner and form in which it has been - pre- The Montreal Herald is looking like a liberal paper now that Hon. Mr. Graham has become its editor, and the other Grabam, Sir Hugh, Las one party in Canada. The. scribed by the Asquith government. Some time ago O'Brien resighed be- | cause Mr. Redmond intimated that he did not express, in his parliamentary demanded the right to discriminate in the matter of taxation, between {land and improvement, and the gov- » conservatives withdrawn his blighting touch. Herald is, what it once was, and we hope it will now remain, a staunch and influential liberal paper. w the whole, little fault can be found vith the record. But it hag almost been lost sight of in the feeling ov- the temperance issue. Of the 852 municipalities of On- Men's ernment refused fo give the matter beonsiderntion. Many are - dissatisfied. In Fngland the liberal government is proceeding along this line; and liberals object. There is one further principle at stake--in England and Ontario. It is the principle that demands an explana- tion with regard to expenditure be- fore it is undertaken. In Ontario this principle has been violated by the Whitney government, - without protest dvom:.the. eomservative party. In England a similar violation of principle by the Asquith government has been resisted, so far successfully, by its liberal Supporters. As usual, and according to cus- tom, the city gentlemen, armed with campaign literature, are spreading themselves all over the counties and telling the farmers how to vote. When will the agricultural voters rise their. might and "speer" Time - for action. atthon, the sentiment of his constitu- engy. © He resighed, and, being, re-elect- od, felt thut he had been abundantly vitilionted, But his consolation was of short. duration. Last week' a Coun- ty. Council election took place in Cork, which is O'Brien's particular _-beillywhack, and his party sulfered a serious defeat. O'Brign's party lost seven seats, and the control of the County Cougpeil-passed 'to his oppon- ont. Ope of the ~deloated candidates was ad important men, O'Brien said he would be the salvation of all Ire land:-if not of the empire. This division in the Irish party has been a drawback. to Ireland, and to its national aspirations. On the spot it would be possible to fathom and understand the differences = between Redmond jand O'Brien, but outsiders cannot understand the conflicts and opposition to home rule. The idea of men opposing that for which they have made many personal sacrilices 13 'a puzzle of no mean order. tario, more than 500 are already dry-----400 odd by the local option route; others jinder various agu- lations and votes to the same end. [t is worth noting in this connec- tion that since 1905, when the con- servatives came into power, there has been a reduction in the number of lquor licenses in Ontario from 2,814 to 1,600, (the figures includ- ing shop licenses,) and that there has been a very .large 'increase in the number of successful loeal op~ tion votes as compared to the mum- ber in the long years of the liberal regime. This, 'too, in spite of the fact that the conservative ' govern- ment is responsible for a law mak- ing a three-fifths majority essential to carrying or repealing a local bp- tion by-law instead of a simple ma- Jority, as was previously the case. The libera! and temperance forces, while admitting that there has been advancement in the temperance cause m the years of the conservative rule, say that this has been in spite of the government and not with its aid, and that if the three-fifths clause was re- moved from the law' they could imme- diately wipe out 1,300 of the remain- in 1,600 licenses in the province. They argue that the psychological moment has arrived in the fight against the bar, and pledge themselves, if victori ous, to wipe out the bars at once, to allow the electors in municipalities where such exist to exercise local op- tion in regard to shop licenses, a sim- ple majority to decide, and to abolish the club licenses with the hotel bars. The conservatives, on the other hand, argue that local option is the real so- lution of the liquar question. The government side has: all the ad- vantages of a strong and well-organ Oxfords | Tansand blacks, sizes 4% to 94 : Gogular $4.00 and $4.50 shoes for $2.50 > e are determinedto sell all our low shoes and ~~ now is the time you get a genuine bargain. See window display of these shoes. Panama Hat Sale--$5 Values for $3.45 Correct shapes, all new goods, all sizes. in these fellows aside.' The New Brumswick scandal, in- volving the premier, is too much for some conservative papers. The' Ot- tawa + Journal demands a law which will make it necessary to report and publish all political contributions. Then . there will be some hope stamping out the offences of Hanna and Flemming. PUBLIC OPINION of Partyism aside, why should the membership of the senate--that alleg- ed effete assembly--be increased befora the membership of the commons, the redistribution being based on . the same census? It may be a leading question, but 'a very pertinent one. - : No Discrimination. Toronto Globe There will be no open Rowell for rich or poor. license goes with the saloon. UNSKILLED LABOUR DECLINED. Australia is said to have a great need of farm labourers, and a need that cannot be satisfied. - The monwealth looks to Britain for a supply of men who are given to ag- riculture and who will content them selves with following it, and . Britain cannot furnish "it: since -she has sent to the colonies all the labour she an spare irom :the farm. Indeed is said that the mother country rs under he club There is a difference of opinion as to who is responsible for' the defeat of the Increase nf Senate Bill--Sir Ro- bert Borden or 'Sir Wilfrid Laurier" The question of veracity is raised. Why not put it milder and say there fs a misunderstanding ? Our politi cal-leaders are mem of integrity WHAT OF THE DAY. "An unbiased and impartial review Headquarters for Mens Underwear and Bathing Suits com- a umn You Don't Say. Oswego Times Some of the farmers are . go bus, reading the agricultural ® aie that they have little time to do any farm ing. + Ladies" Button & Laced Boots That's Just It. Prince Arthur OChronicl If the. members of the government it 18 ES TT AE Sienna. of the political situation is presented in the New York Times, and from a staff 'writer. © He has visited in. Can- adn to study the situation at close range. He has travelled considerably, Nar to come into contact with different, claswes of the people at dif- ferent places, and he concludes that ppver before has Ontario seen so intense an election, and a campaign so sug: goitive of surprising results. #% Read the summary, 'reproduced [pnothe column, apd realize what a 'profound shaking up Ontario. is pass- #ng through, politically. "Did Man Ontario," whom the cartoonists used fo picture in the most pieturesque at- | stitudes, and wsuslly, as the ally and. admirer of Sic James Whitney, ap- pears to have been bewildered" by %hat is going on' He may have been rendered speechless. At any rate be suffering herself from a want. of men who can and will till the soil. From our west comes the news oi serious trouble fron the Hindus, who will 'not be driven back or ordered off but who propose to break into ountry.. Of labour of & kind Can ada has a superfluity, the kind that is not particular as to the nature of the job, the kind that is fitted Tor haid | service, but a kind that is wusetiled and whose earnings ave sot spent in Canada. Great railway enterprises called to Canada the surpluses of Europe in 'the way of rough or un- skilled labour, and as the transcon tinental lines were completed the men Were left to crowd into the cities, and crowd out of it or into: idleness the element that i /not gregarious in habits, manners of life, and _occupa- tions. : our Rowe believe the abolition of the bars is u good thing, why do they abuse My il? < Ip Hill Heard From. Montreal Herald , I'hat inveterate old optimist, Jame, J. Hill, declares-that he can see n boom coming. His predictions have un knack of coming rp. h ot a Oh, What a Name. Montreal-Met-- Eugene Zimmerman, the American millionaire, is being sued for. heart balm by Migs Icy Wareham. Nobod: should make-love to a girl with =» name like thal. ; . Vv in al in A Name to Stick. London Advertiser The new type of politician in Ont io is personified in Newton Weslo: Rowell. | His opponent in North Ox ford has called-Rim- "The Lloyd George 'of Canada." That's a name that will stick and fit. te ized political maching-on its side, hnd only beginning to find themselves af ter the landslide of 1903 and the set back lollowing the anti-reciprocity fed- eral campaign of Many conservative members of these associations, as well as many didates. ly true that a good many liberals who time, inclining to the conservative con- ripe yet.for a final sweeping measure: Uther questions are being discussed in the stapce, tax relorm, on which the lib erals involved in lenty of money. 'Fhe --liberals ate 1911. owever, the assistance of all the fion- nformists, church = organizations, od many €ocial reforin associations. 0 conser- ative clergymen, are on the platform | 1 aid of the liberal-temperance can On the other hand, it is. undoubted re not saying much about it are not 1 favor of dbolishifig the bar at this ention that public opinion is not campaign, of course, as, for in- take advanced ground, and bi- ngual schools, in which the issue is racial and religious feel They havej.§. On Plants, i auets, Fuseral Desigus a Spec , laity. THE LEADING FLORIST 324 ton Sets, Geranium bedding, NN pn sta et Wedding - "In Dongola Kid Regular $3 F. J. JOHNSON King St. Phones: Residence 1213 Greenhouses, 235. (wi ine Two general stores for $2.49 All spring goods on up-to- "date lasts 'H. JE th dwelling attached ach case) in thriving' ngs and beliefs." But in almost every case attempts of candidates and oth- ers "to discuss these -at public meet ings meet with little encouragement.' "*Abolish the bar!" has the floor. The conservatives admit that they expect to lose a fair number of seats, but say they will still have a good. working - majority inthe next house, which will have 111 members, owing to redistribution of seats. The liberal temperance forces believe that polling will result in a landslide as striking as that of the dominion election of 1911, when Sir Wilfrid Laurier wend, | down to defeat. 'Fhis-is certain' If the liberals win, the bar will go, al + Kalltonder Dead. Ontario will become : the pivot point ' ro fonee 24.---The | fof.a nation-wide ibition -1t Le on, June 24. death oc-Liyis Tiberals . thirty-five or cured of Morgan Bransby Williams, forty seats will' haramer aw who probably had more to do than [on the prohibition iteticn until the any other man with the. 'onstruc- next election. If they, ave badly beat- tion of the earlier railroads in the ha , it is unlikely that any political British Isles. He also planned and [paste ir kely 3 ica built many of the Italian raflways, pasty in Ontario . will make prohibi tion' a. as well as thousands of miles of Cs Sick Plank in ite platiorm for her gz i Russian dines. He . was born. in hin | eon en any va 1835 in Wales, and after retiring litical party 'staked ite future vn from the engineering profession was [the straight prokibition '-isdue. The tor twenty Jiaxs vicochutriing of most that has been: done hitherio has Metropolitan | o gland [been to invil 3 Son | 1 and Wales, Diag ion by solerendom, Kingston has its experience in this respect, and .in' connection with its ipublic works. The contractors have gravitated towards men - who will work hard, who will be driven, who, want the. highest wages that are going, and who spend the smallest proportion possible on their main. tenance. Canadians will not stretoh their muscles quite-as freely. as those Greeks and Syrians and Austrians and * Italians,- and they will enjoy in significantly silent. ; © Sir James Whitney, it is remarked, Hild the' backing of eighty supporters ip the last legislature. He had - {oo many; and because he had there were the scandals' which a partizan Publi unts' Committee refused to lot: the opposition probe. The Times' correspondent gives the views of pro- minent conservatives, and in effect that the government will go back, | weakened, chastened, and perhaps dis- to 3he up] Low a more of the comforts of life in goud Se i A Bn tatu wv wn. 3 : x i Soe : -_infallibility of any afd to ploase in the maVter=--of ; Juncheons' and lodgings. A small loaf and a couple of 'bananas ° will the hoartiest eater at any. time, atl he can, eit these on the side 'of ; and wash them down of water without : 'com- condition. villages; one at $4500; the other at $2550. Let us give you particulars. A large list of farm. and city properties fr sale. - Kingston Events 25 YEARS AGO. his 3 Thomas McAuley states that steamyacht can make ten miles hour without difficulty. The Cataraqui swing bridge opened sixty-thice times to-day. P. J. Lawless is willing to row I. Amond over a twomile cowrse for $10 or $25. ¥ ord Fire and Life Insurance Money to Loan EEree------------------ (1. 1. LOCKHART, (Over Bank of Montreal) Clarence & King Sts., Kingsto n nas hiking into account the remarkgble' mavner in which the 'country has on aroused on temperance; call ks wa the lurge part of the pro- vide. which is pow "dry" and in & 'I'he Canadian Credit Men's - asso- ciation will raise a fund of a hunt dred thousand dcilars to fight dis ? i A,