wemsodiis agent, feeling that Published Dally and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING v CO, LIMJTED, @. Elliott President an A. Guild .. + Managing Director and Sec.-Treas. Business Office Editorial Rvoms SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Daily Edition) One year, delivered in city ,. One year, iT pald in advance .. One year, by mail to rural officess oar, to United States 1 and three months oro rata. Attached is one of the best printing offices in Can ' BESENTATIVE Trius Blog. Manager. ABUSING THE PREACHERS, Successful men. and men who have won ix political, contest especially, can afford to be "generous. The Jead- @ v the parties fare the best, in public opinion, who accept the fortunes of ' war without complaint. All the conditions or elements that contributed to' success or defeat can- sot be readily analyzed, and it very injudicious to come to rash con- "¥lngions' and Yo comment upon them. During the cempaign the premier of the provimoce" had, no doubt, his 'un¥ious moments. ~ He ~ saw and heard many . things that irritated bim. That would be the usual ex- perience'-in 'an election. But when bis government has ° been sustained, and he has a majority which is larg- er than is good foy any party, he should preserve a calm exterior and appear to be kindly disposed towards his opponents, even some of the cler- gy whom he affects te dispise. The fact that he seolds, ip a loud and vigorous way, is the, best evi dence that Lis "health hes - come back, and that so far as hes con- cerned he will be free to serve the people as he will. The poor. preach- ers will probably survive his abuse. They were doing what they consider ed tp he their duty, and a duty which, under other circumstances, and not so long ago, he extolled commended. What may be excused in Sik James Whitney will not, however, be excused in his followers.- In ome , place, smarting under defeat, a conservative candidate referred to the temperance ministers in an. offensive way, and perhaps he Would be justified in going to any "ength, said the Reachers were a 'poc.s, deluded fot, having no more wn than are absolutely required." A nics reference from an election agent tu men who , are educated, manly, courageous, high-minded and cvopselentious, and who usually reflect most carefully upon. what they tv say of a public character. The less abuse of that kind about wur ministers the better for all corned. Sir should of 1s end » have con James - show Ay followers an' example. Did you notice how the tives elected in the recent campaign --not the odd one here and there, but the party considered collectively--lost in' majofitien # Look over the list in any of the papers, revised, and 'note the effect. The thought shat follows is -significant--that with a Nittle more! time for discussion and education the majorities would have become generally smaller, and some of them would -have disappeared. conserva PEACE IN IRELAND. The Home ule bill has. been re jected by the House of Lords, and there remains, therefore, nothing but the signature - of the king, in the terms of the Parliament Act, to give it elfeet. The unionists believe thal the king will sufier a humiliation by # Lthis procedure, but the London Chron- cle says it has reason to vvnclude that bis precious majesty will not hesitate for a moment in the periorm- pace of 'a constitutional duty. If any !"ote has been humiliated, under the ciroumstances, itis the leader of the a -unionist party in the Lords... He has to admit that he is helpless to pre- vent this piece of legislation becom: ing law Attention has been called in the Commons 10 the - presence' and drill- "ing of two armies in Ireland. the fe to prevent the enforcemmnt of home réle and the other to defend Fi When Lord Cecil complained that the governmeat was not taking any ' action "to suppresi the ' vationalist > Volunteer: movement, Mr. Birrell ans red | drilling cauld sot be. pre- WR ash the liquor magistrates had the good feeling between the tied bodies was. exhibited by the manner in which they saluted gs they passed. "The genius the Irish people had for hating each other was only equal- led by their genius for admiring each other," said Mr. Birrell, "and he believed the Ulster volunteers were as much admired amongst the Roman Catholic nationalists as' among Uls- termen. On the other hand, people strongly opposed to home rule had a genuine feeling of pride in the Irish nationalist army. 1 would not be surprised if the result of the raising of these two forces were to be a once more united Ireland. He . did not agree that these movements were a source of danger, because, alter all, discipline was not a'bad thing. He believed the course the govern ment had adopted was wise and pru- dent. ~ Having had the courage to adopt that course at the beginning of the movement, they must continue to have coukage to the end." With such a view one will be Jn terested in watching what the out- this A military display Hf "it secures the opposite was expected, a permanent every one will come of all will be. of what truce "in Irish affairs, be . happy. The Whig was wrong ui saymg that the Home Rule bill had been rejected for the third time by the lords, It has been held wp for a while and the Marquis of Lansdowne gracefully | rt yea admits that as an obstructionist he has been outgeneralled. QUESTION OF COMPENSATION. There are two sides to--every ques- the financial side of the liquor traffic was emphasized by the Cosgrove Bregyery company in the special circular which it issued and ad- dressed to certain people in Toronto. The abolition .of the bar, by sudden or drastic legislation which an affirma- tive vbte of the electors, would, said the circular, spell to all who were engaged in trade. This inference was based the assumption that there would be no eompensation for . had been tion, and ruin on loss .of business, as none promised The New esting story West Virginia, which the legislature passed by com- mand of the electors. There were two acts, that of 1913, which represented the prohibition views of 90,000 voters, then the Yost Act,which provided that the possession of liquor aiter June 30th, weuld be prima of unlawiul intent. there was a hurried sale of stocks on hand, remarkable scenes as the 1,200 saloons entertain- ed their hundreds of visitors and clos- ed the bars with a bang. 1he event was celebrated by. the parades of hilarious persons far into the night when this wild orgy unes has an mter- to what occurred in a result of a law York as as facia evidence In consequence there and were It was was | reason. is uselesf. Hanna's retirement fromi the = gov- drnment is foreshadowed by the statement that he is to become judge of the Workmen's Compensation Act. This would refire him from the poli- tical arena and give Sir Adam Beck a hetter chance to 'come to his own. Cochrane going back on the federal minister of that name! And after he had come all the way from Bur 'ope to hypnotize the people... This is vay serious and enough in itself to d the minister of railways a- broad for another extended period No one wants to see any change in the: liberal leadership of Ontario except the conservative politicians. One can divine the reason. But the Hannas and the Lucases and the Me up with him whether. they will, or no The Whitney government--or the premier and his provincial secretary --should notice that in New Bruns- wick a political scandal is being en- quired into by a judi¢ial commission and' that it insisth the lid must come off. The judges will not stand for any suppression of facts. William Hendrie writes to the press that the various jockey clubs or rac- ing associations of Canada put up $75,000 a yearto encourage -breed- ers." How much do the poor. fools put up that is lost in betding every And for whose benefit all this Socrifiov made ? it The Canadian outier refers to a Methodist uprising under Mr. Rowell. Methodists were in it;"but there wae many Bf other denominations. ° The denominational bias given to the movement was by some people ig- tended, land perhaps the Cou A see 'this point of view On dit, that some of the are becoming personal in' the cussion of some of the cases come, before them. And with Yet they are not so spoken as some of the English tices have 'been respecting the )scan- dals of sowe people in high seciety. Judges dis- that When the Rev. Mr. Tolmie, the hevo of Windsor, takes his seat in the le- gislature, there will be less said about the preachers and their right to discuss politics. Here is a man who, in classic speech, can cut. fig- ures around: Six James Whitney, and he gave up $3,000 a year in ovder that he might discdss temperance the legislature as he pleases. Garrys and the Fergusons must put. . a m PUBLIC OPINION| without' sim and purpose * and effec | "An English bank clerk, 'whe imag- ined 'that no one was as clever* as he, was on a visit to his aunt, who lives in a village in the south of Ireland. It was this young man's grealest pleasure' to hold up Pat to ridicule on every possible occa sion. Ove morning he was out for a stroll with some of his friends when he met a boy leading a very horse wlong the road "Say, Pat, why don't you get in side and fill him out ?"' "I would, sir," said. Pat, wig mouth was, sas big as yours." / P-- Dean Hole, the noted English clergyman, was the leading figure in thany humorous stories. On one oc- casion he was crossing the channel after a visit to the continent, the Voruge being extremely stormy. The dean was.a bad sailor and had: suffered .a great deal on the trip At Dover he was looking "over the railway company's rules on the sta- tion wall as a passenger came up Said the deaa : "After that stormy, voyage we have at least one advantage in making the subsequent trip. to. London. 1 see the company carries returning em- pties at reduced rates." Sare Not! his good | out- ¢ jus- | The Peril Ruinous. * Toronto Globe. I'he boy will have to take care of over that some mien sat down, as they did not beiore; to contemplate the re Of the bars the people wanted They proved this by their vote. They do mot appear to be ready, however, to tan themselves and | 20 make up for the loss of revenue from licenses. 'The state will be short $1,250,000 4 year, and has not decided so far, through its government, how it; fs to meet this shortage. Wheeling | city loses $50,000, and the council has refused to raise this money by an ad- ditional tax levy on the property. The ax crate per $1,000. This is the limpit and it cannot be exceeded sults. to get rid. now is 35¢. except by special legislation t Jhis is the financial feature of pro hibition, temperance men improve their position by propositions which will satisfy the, people when the dry era arrives, as it must in the course of time. lhe ar- gument of those who resisted thie Row- ell policy was that it did not go. far enough, that prohibition scheme successful that does mot abol- store as well as the problem and it suggests that the | no can be increases the more difficult of solu tavern. This and makes it tion. 'ihe Cosgroves say they would be ruined if the bar went without the compensation of those who would be ruined by the loss of business. conclusion is that the product of the breweries would be less in demand, and it npullifies the philosophy in which some good people indulge, that the consumption of liquor catiiot be checked 'suppressed by act of parliament. . ' "There is another side of the case. It is that many in' the liquor businesy would be glad to get out of it--with- out lass. In Britain there is provi: sion for the buying out of the liquor vendors when they are forced out of wade. Will the time ever come when this will be the law of Canada ? Aud will the liquor men even then become the abolition of the Fhe namely, or reconciled bar ? 10 EDITORIAL NOTES. Great fun is being poked at some of the Toronto clergymen Ineause they, on election day, prayed for the] success of a moral issue. Better to be in prayer than in politics if the bali of what one hears be true Day a nations! anniversary. . It is the only day of the year is in which oa] a ot holiday, {ing care himsell.-- lhe grand old party is tak- of the bar. Tis Well. No Advertiser lhe prinisters of Ontario were, the most part, Christian heroes in this campaign. London for The New Holey City. Vancouver Province At the rate wells are being drilled in the Calgary oilsbelt it will soon soon be known as the 'Holey City." " Question of the Hour. Belleville Ontario If the open barroom is right, if it is a public benefit, if it works for the good of home and society, it ought to be and will be preserved Officials Increase. - Port Arthur I'he rural population of Old Ontario declined 100,000 in the past ten years, but there are compensations in ull things I'he number of Ontario offi cials has increased fifty per cent Chronicle Principle is Enough, Peterbore Examiner Both great = parties should have a standard that should be observed-- the good of the country: No matter how much parties may, and indeed should, difier in details, in modes of applica- tion of principles, the good of the country should be the chief considera- tion. . Kingston Event s 25 YEARS AGO. The annual trip of the Mth to St Catharines, was a great success. (ol. Heary Smith was in command and the ladies of St. Catharines presented him with two beautiful bouquets oi tiowers. Eixtensive repairs are being made to St. Paul's church. Captains of vessels state they saw marine business so dull. Vote in Prince Edward County. Parliament. Dem Nonnsa, Ameliasburg ... 241 Sas Athol .... .... M9 a Bloomfield ... ... 70 oe Hillier ...... .... 143 25 i Hallowell we ra odd nN, N. Marysburgh 147 is S. Harysbucyh 3 43 2 yricton .. ale 129 el ington . Tn 3 Sophiasburg .. 265 1943. 1,845 Majority for Parliament--¥8. ucver Lieut. Porte's ocean airboal! mads a ul hustirednile flight at Ham- The uniosists will support the home roe smog ll sey se toavoid | Wal, The City Youth--Naw, it ain't no lobster! Lobsters is red an' dey lives on a cake of ice in restaurant win- ders! A teacher, insfructing her class on the composition of seniences, wrote two on the blackboard, one to ex- emplify a misstatement of fact and the other to illustrate bad gvram- The sentences read fol- lows : "The hen has three legs. it.» 5 The teacher then called 'to fone the children. "Harry," she 'said, "go to the black board and show where the fault lies in those two sentences." Harry slowly . approached the black- board, evidently thinking hard. Then he took.the chall¥ and wrote : "The hen never done it. God done JE. as Who done of old New is related of an in Sullivan' county, This story time judge York : During the . session of court was so much talk and laughter: go ing on that the judge, becoming au: gry and confused, shouted in great wrath "Silence. here! We have decided alf a dozen cases here this morning and I have not heard a word of one of them." there me-- Neo,"" remarked a determined lady to an indigngut cabman who bad ve- ceived his legal fare, "you cannot cheat me. my 'man. 1 héven't rid den in cabs for the last twenty-five years for nothing." "Haven't you, mum ?"' 1eplied the cabman bitterly, gathering up the reine. "Well, you've done your best 1" the after was entertaining one teacher commissioners I'he school noon. 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