= a THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG cannot help but go back to the won- share in the benefit--themselves di- jee point in the opposite direction. derful submarine deal pulled off by | rectly, and everybody else indirectly. It is said, for example, that our the Conservative Government. In But who superintends this division industries are suffering from the lack 1914, they paid $1,100,000 for two of the fruits? Nobody. It is pro- lof protection. No ground whatever submarines and sold them in 1921 posed by the Mackenzle King gov- exists for such an assertion. The for $16,000. ernment to set up a Tariff Commis- | tacts with regard to the output of Would it be safe to take another | sion of experts who will examine in | thirteen more or less basic industries chance with a government that, detail the operations of the tariff, to | were given a day or so ago, and they wastes money like that? learn how much price-raising by act {showed that whereas exports of the of parliament--that is; by thd tariff | particular commodities produced by ---is really fequired to enable each |those thirteen industries had and every industry to compete and | amounted to $16,874,090 in 1908, na- hold its own with similar 'industries | they had reached the amazing total ok 1s cheering WO ht 135 fain in other countries, In other words, | ot $218,147,025 in 1924. The fig- seeking work during the Borden and it is now proposed that a board shall ures were given in each case as takeu Meighen regimes tothe extent of | Supérintend the process to see that from the official returns. three-quarters of a million, are now the consumer is not taxed more than How could our trade, and especial. returning home at the rats of 5,000 is required in order to produce the |ly our exports of manufactured pro- a month. The prosperity brought industrial results which we all de- ducts, have grown so enormously if about by the sane tariff of the Mac- sire to bring about. our industries are languishing? The kenzie King Government is now be- fact is that, under the depressing coming evident all over Canada and conditions 'which have prevailed we are on the eve of another period throughout the world since the war, similar to the goldem era brought not a country under the sun has done about by the Fielding Tariff, better than Canada. That is not a mere boast: It is the absolute truth, BIBBY'S The Men's and Young Men's Suit and Overcoat Shop "DRESS WELL AND SUCCEED" DRESSED IN ONE OF OUR NEW Devon Suits and Marlow Overcoats will help you along the road to success wonderfully. Splendidly tailored--choice All-Wool Scotch and English Cheviots, CHEERING NEWS, MORE TAXES, PUBLIS KIXasTOx, ONT No one may say that we are lightly taxed. Our revensie needs, following a costly war, dre exceedingly heavy; and there is no other way of raising the money than by taxation, If, how- ever, 'protection were given effect, it Dally ama ITISH WHIG ' PROTEST OF THE NORTH. EDTORIAL NOTES, tiers to the Editer are published Rly over the actual mame of the circulation of The British Whig tieated by the Audit Bureas of 1 WHAT ROBB'S BUDGET HAS : DONE. Is Canada in need of a high tariff? When acting Finance Minister it brought down his 1924 Budget Fé were told that the agricultural ess of the country was ruined. few days ago the International er Company of Hamilton an- ced that-théy were busier than y had been for five years, and had 'k enough ahead to keep the plant ing steadly for eight months. 'Now what about Brantford, the tre of agricultural business of On- In the last issuq of "'Market- g." a business and advertising fine published in Toronto, The ntford Expositor takes two-thirds Is Brantford busy again? That is that everybody is asking, because ons in this city are regardeu irometer of those obtaining jhout the rest of the country. 'es, Brantford is busy again. Its justries have come through the eriod of depression, through which @ whole world has passed, with rs flying and better equipped and ized to meet the demands made them than ever before. @ restilts of a bountiful harvest rapidly reflected in the orders for \ implements which are } into Brantford's manufac- Bring plants, and the spirit of de- n has disappeared. e carefully what the Expositor , and remember that the Robb tariff is responsible for this en- jing condition. A FORECAST. are now within two days of election, and information care- gathered from all over Canada that the Whig's forecast of '$0 140 seats for Mackenzie is a pretty accurate one. The de Boom has burst in Que- add while at one time it looked g 'it would deflect ten or 'seats from the Liberal side, |e most optimistic didn't hope ore than five seats at the out- 'In the Maritimes there will be The people in Northern Ontario are perturbed over the suggestion of making a new lake of 8,000 square miles by turning back" the waters flowing to Hudson Bay and making them pour southward to Lake Super- jor. The Northland Post at Coch- rane is not enamored with Mr, Camp- bell's developed scheme. It holds that while the land proposed to be flooded is now virgin and unoccu- pled, there is no estimating the wealth which might be covered and destroyed, 'The whole Northland has made such strides in the past ten years that it is impossible to forecast 'the future of any given area. It is rightly pointed out by The Post that the Trawscontinental Railway lies north of the latitude of Winnipeg, and the latter city is less than one hundred miles from the United States boundary. "If the South is short of power," says The Post, "let them develop the water powers of the Hudson Bay slope and use transmission lines to carry electric power to their fac- torfes, but let them not take a big slice of our country and drown it out and carry the water to their depleted sources through the building of canals." * It is impossible not to sympathize with a cry to "save us from the flood," adds the Toronto Globe. The potential value of any part of the North cannot be decried. Is it not much wiser, for the welfare of both pations, to enforce the United States court's decision that the Chicago water steal be stopped? If a new lake were created in the North to replace water stolen by Chicago, could not Chicago steal the equiva- lent of the new lake, and many more of the same size, if it saw fit to do 80? 'The cure Is not in making a lake to offset a crime, but in ending the crime, PREMIER AND FLAG. Premier King is as loyal to the British flag as any Canadian that lives, His patriotism was shown in his address in the Grand Theatre here on Oct. 21st. To say that he sought to substitute in Canada a flag other than the Union Jack is a de- liberate lie. What he sought to get was a distinctive design to go on the flag for land uses. A Canadian flag of distinctive design was in use at sea. It was felt that a flag of distinguish- ing design, similar to those used in Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa, should be adopted for use on land. re Premier King has vigorously em- phasized the fact on many platforms that a flag without the Union Jack as an integral part of its make-up was not thought of. He sald he would not lend his support "to any proposal which did not include the Unlon Jack as the most distinctive would mean an immediate advance in the scale of duties, and therefore still higher taxation. This cannot be denied by the Con- servatives; but they assert that in- dustrial activity and high wages would enable the people to carry the heavier imposts. Sensible men and women should look into that matter before giving their approval to it. Protection did not work that way after 1878. It has never worked that way, except for the few. The many simply have to pay the higher taxes. That means nine out of ten of the total population. THE HECKLER. We are finding in this campaign a good deal of that practice which is so common in England---the heckling of speakers. In Great Britain the heck- ler is quite commonly a paid election worker, who is sent to the meetings | of opponents in order to ask trouble- some questions and gain publicity for the views of the party he represents. We could very well do without that sort of thing in Canada; but it may be that it has its useful aspects. | Certainly there is one question which would floor the average Conservative campaigner. It is this: "Name the industry that is not adequately pro- tected under the existing tariff." He couldn't do it, -- THE REACTION. The Liberal party is going to score a decisive victory on Thursday next. There is no doubt about it. From all parts of the country comes word of a complete reaction from the first impression made by the revived policy of protection as advocated by the Comservatives, Men are always apt to lean toward any suggestion which has in it a strong selfish ap- peal; but only until they have had time to think. ; The one test that protection will not stand is sober thinking. When men begin to calmly calculate, they see at once that higher import duties can only help the few and make everything dearer for the many. And, happily, men and women all over the country are recognizing that firm dominant truth, Protection is not a new thing in Canada. Far from it. We had the country swept by it in 1878, and again in 1882; but time exposed its worthlessness as a means to an end. Therefore, the reaction which has taken place throughout the Domin- fon is as natural as it is encoursg- ing. It means a Liberal victory and national progress along safe lines. OUR GROWING TRAFFIO. The fates are unkind to those Con- servative orators who are going Now then, altogether for Camp- Campbell a chance to serve Kingston at Ottawa. A vote for Campbell i838 a vote against higher and still higher pro- Russia may be red but not redder than a spot of cranberry sauce juice on a new tablecloth." Every Kingstonian who has a vote should see that it is cast and if for Campbell so much the better. Voter, are you prepared to have If Mr. Meighen wins it means that. Vote for Campbell, direct taxation. The trouble with being a rich man is when the phone rings you think your son has been jailed for speed- Some manufacturers are Liberals just so long as the tariff does not affect them. From that time on they show their true colors. More than half the candidates for parliament are going to be defeated. We can make this forecast with ab- solute assurance! The cost of living is on the de- Keep it going down, by voting for J. M. Campbell, Higher protec tion means higher costs. "If I believed high protection would help industry, instead of pro- chaos, I would probably be supporting it," said Premier King, The ballot is absolutely secret. Electors should not allow threats or other influences to sway them in re- gard to the man they desire to sup- It the tariff is made too high, no goods will come in, and we would lose our revenue tariff and have to increase our sales and Income taxes. Vote against high costs. Canada has not, and is not, going to the bow-wows quite so much as some politicians looking for "four thousand a year for four would have us think. Principal W. L. Grant, Toronto, is of opinion that "along the path of scientific research, already so well trodden, rather than along that of literature, lies the most fruitful field for the Canadian genius." ; -- It's worth while remembering that no party has any monopoly of the Union Jack or of patriotism, is the way the Guelph Mercury sizes up the matter. Those-~ who talk otherwise assume too much. -- Chinchillas, Beaver, etc.-- beautiful color- ings, combined with style elegance.' The Classy Overcoats are now ready for your inspection. Choose your Coat and have it put away until such time as you need. Get your pick while the picking is at its best. Also Specials at $19.75, $25 and $30 BIBBY'S LOOKING AROUND Queen's Alumni Association chose i an unfortunate week for its annual ji the dates [Ji were fixed nearly a year ago when |} conference, but of cou nobody knew that this. would be gen eral election week. Perhaps the visit- |} ing members have arranged *'pair- ing" for their votes in their home towns, : A wet Sunday is hard on the church collection plates. There have 'Hi been a number of rainy Sundays dur- [Hi ing the past six weeks, It was the much-abused automobiles that saved |} the situation last Sunday morning and made the church attendance very fair. The automobile can very quick- | ly land a whole family at the church door. ' It may sevm strange, but bottles of whiskey---8cotch at that---are be- ing wagered by some sithisjasts on the local eleflion Thursday. When a4 man takes a risk like that he is in- deed an enthusiast, for it costs about $9 to get the bottle and then there is the heart-rending feeling at hav- ing to give it over to your political opponent in times when a system of partial prohibition is in force. Yes, mother is the one who has to make the family purse go & long way, and mother does not want the prices of commodities to rise. Therefore all mothers who control the family purse are eager that the cost of liv- ing should keep going lower, as it fs now. Every vote cast for Mr. John M. Campbell, the Liberal candidate in Kingston, is a vote for a lower cost of living. . ~ [Feces For Sale 1--Farm of 137 acres near village Ji of Sydenham, where there is a first class high school; splen- J} did stone dwelling with good |i cellar, furnace and cistern; Ji fairly good out-buildings and plenty of them; about 65 acres of first class soil now under cultivation. There is abund- ance of wood and water. 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Is his| ahout the country preaching blue we s are now nfidently | word not emough to confound his|ryin and tHe need of protection. To Speech is said to be silver and! That was good advice Canon Fits- Hydrangea on thirty-five seats. 'In the | traducers. silence golden, but most men pre-| Gerald gave the boys when he told ] make blue ruin stories believable by . " sober-minded people, the facts have fer to be silver-tongued orators ra-|them to read more British history. "71 got to agree. But they don't in this | ther than wealthy deal mutes. But 1at them read 3 n a thefuing story, . and not as a schoo . are GETTING TO A SQUARE BASIS. |instance. All economists are agreed SOLON mes 3 Palitcians -- many little fellows to-day who are that railway trafic is a reliable bare- 1921 ee 1d i 1925. y '. .| great readers of things besides his- The tariff duty on automobiles is| meter of business conditions; and e01g. in, ThE. ~ jtory. Let there be more of them. so WARD Princess Street, Hingston A st Cor. Brock and Wellin 'Sts. car which costs $510 on the Ameri- {can side of the Detroit river costs $690 on the Canadian side of the river, a mile away. 5 Thirty-five per cent. on $510, $178.50. Add this to the $510 and 'you get $688.50. So the Canadian is put at $690, the extra dollar half being added probably to the arithmetic which thirty-five per cent. A Ford touring | raflway trafic has been singularly and stimulatingly active of late. When trade is bad, precisely opposite conditions obtain. The Canadian National Railway had the best September in its his- | Mr. Melghen have his way?! Will all the benefits of protection acerue to the manufacturer? They did in the | the list of so- "The late Conductor John Doyle of Memb Mentreal Stock on { Torante Stock Phones 770 and 3874-w. fog wSchange |) H. STONE, Manager.