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’J‘Wefifll‘,‘1fis‘ifoli£i€al inclinetiqpe, who will say that Mr. Blake has done anything wrong. Nay, had hevnot taken the course he dld, he would have proved himself unworthy of' the position he holds, as leader of the great. Liberal Partyoi Canada. Had he shaped his course otherwise he would have been guil- ty of a breach of lmst.guilty of betraying the interests of the temperance canse,.guilty» of misrepresenting the Reform party and guilty of connivance wilh the arch-enemy of tem- pera‘nee, Provincial Rights and Federal Union. His course has been endorsed and commended by every true Reformer, by every true temperance mamend every true patriot. Mr. Blake and Liquor Licenses. The Mail of Monday contains an editorial of some length whereby it endeavm's'te show shat the position taken by M:. Blake in re- fusing to act on the select committee of the House appointed to consider liquor legis- lation has brought down upon him the dis- favor and criticism of his own friends, and in proof cf its assertion it makes quotations from the Canadian Casket, a. temperance journal published at anenee. Now it is well known that the Casket is no friend of Mr. Blake’s, therefore as far as the quota- tions are concerned as evidence that his frtends are disposed to censure his course they fall to the ground. But it might be ex- pected that the Casket, as a friend, and ad- vocate not only of the restnction of‘the Row RICHMOND HILL, ESPECIAI ' " liquor traific, but of total prohibition), should throw politics aside and join hands with Mr. Blake and his followers to keep the regu- lation of the liquor traffic in the bands of the Government that has given the Provâ€" ince the best license law has eVer been put in operation ; for the Casket knows full well that although the Mackenzie Government gave the country an optional prohibitory liquor lawâ€"and prohibition alone is within the power of the federal government, not the regulation of the trafficâ€"any legislation that may emanate from the present power at Gifts-we cannot possible be in fewer of tem- ~verence, they being the openly avowed friends of the Distillers, Brewers and Licens- ed Victuellers. But the Casket, alas, like too many of its own shade of politics who are professedly the friends oi temperance, when politics are thrown into one side of the bal- ances end temperance into the other the former preponderates andtemperance prin- ciples are laid aside for the time being with the injunction, “ Let not your hearts be treubled.” The Casket in its zeal for Tory- ism Can lay aside its mantle of temperance and go into the fight on party grounds. The Mail was fully aware of these facts and .yet it had the audaeity to give the quotations to prove that Mr. Blake’s friends did not approve of his action. The Mail in con- cluding its article says 1 " The very erratic " and unparliamentary course pursued by " Mr. Blake-both during the debate and in “ subsequently refusing to sit upon the com- " mittee, has led even his own friends to be- “ lieve that he is entirely unfit to be leader “ of the Opposition,'or for any prominent " position in the councils of the ' na‘tlon." Now we challenge the Mar-il'to cite one in- stance of where a journal or an individual either in the Reform ranks or that takes an independent stand in politics, yes, we will go further and include any honest temperance advocate whose temperance principles 1. are more dearly cherished than. and: will out- Much has been and is claimed for the N.. P. by its devotees in that it will build up the trade of the country out a firm basis, ,snd turn business into its natural channels; and under its benign reign our country would soon become grout in its trade relations with other countries by building up home indus- tries and home manufacturers to the ex-r clusion of foreign manufactures. One of the strong points that have been argued in its favor was that large firms would be able to establish their business on surh. a sure foundation that failures in business would soon become a thing, of tlxepsst. Good times was to be one of its essential and never-failing coucomitnnts,.and sorrow and sighing on account of hard times should flee away. At all times when business seemed to be prospering and manufactures flourish- ing the defenders of. the faith were not slow to attribute all to the success of the N. 1’. It was also toensure for the farmer con- stant high prices for his grain and produce, 1 and he would have a home market in which the very highest figures would be realized. The high prices, the establishment of manu- factures, the success of business, the ex- tension of trade and any other good thing was invariably the result of the N. 9.. ac- cording to these protectionists. But it is a poor rule that won’t work both ways.- If the NJ’. assumes such complete control 0! the business and trade of the country, it must assume the responsibility as well. as the credit. Now grain and produce are at an exceedingly low figure and have been for some time. The egg and butter rings have been broken and these things are going down, down, down. Business is becoming etcggedua palpable fact which even the Great is Biana ofthe Ephesians FkIDAY, March 30. ’83 mp ‘most zealous supporters of the N. P. are be- ' iiig compelled to admit â€"-and failures are of common occurrence. In Toronto since the commencement of the present year there have been. a large number . of failures. in Montreal there Were no less. than six prom- »‘iuent firms made assignments on Monday of this week, besides several others that had the week previous, and others are expected to follow several of them manufacturing firms. Several prominent Toronto firms are just now wavering, and may collapse at any moment. Of course it would be malic- ious libel, herei y, an unpardonable sin to 'even insinuate that the N. P, has the remot- est connection with any of these things, and its advocates will be less ready to at- 'tribute them to the working of the great National Policy. Notwithstanding the boast- ed ability of the N. P. to drive away hard times and shield the country from the evrl consequences of these commercial crisis, those periodical successions of commercial depression and activity which every country has to pass thsough will come and go, re- gardless oi that institution. The indications are that we are now on the verge of a. great commercial crisis, and it is more than prob- able that the next four or five veers will show to the people of Canada that the great and boasted National Policy is nothing more or less than a great National Humbug. Postal Act Interpretation. It will be remembered that some months ago we were compelled to request our Sub- scriters who resided'o’ut side of the village who had been receiving their Li-BERALS through the Post Ofiice to Call at this office for them as the Post Master had informed us that in order to their delivery they would have to be pro-paid at half a cent per paper. This seemed to us absurd. as we could send them anywhere in Canada free, and on look- ing up the Postal Act, we claimed it was a misinterpretation of the Act, and determined to test it. We therefore continued to mail said papers as usual, with the result that they were sent to the Dead Letter Office, from whence they were returned with the 1 information that they would have to be pry- Daid half a. cent each. We then wrote to tho Post Oflice Department concerning the matter, in answer to which we received a pert and somewhat indefinite reply, which seemed to intimate that “ You are only the publisher of a Grit newspaperâ€"â€"what husi ness have you to enquire concerning these matters. If you were a Tory publisher it would be a horse of another color. ‘ The' Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans‘ ” The thing, however, appeared so absurd to us, and an evxdcnt misinterpretation of the Act, according to its own wording, that we wrote again to Ottawa explaining the around we took in the matter, but had. in the mean time, having no alternative, to ask our subscribers to call for their papers, as they were regularly sent to the Dead Letter Office by the Post Master. Any person who ' possessed any common sense and a moder- ate knowledge of the English language could not help taking the view we took of the clause which reads thus, “ Newspapers printed and published in Canada and mail- ed from the office of publication to subscrib ers resident elsewhere than at the place of publication shall be transmitted free of post age,” which is evidently meant to exclude only those to whom they can be delivered, and not those residing one or two or three 'miles distant from the place of publication- For some time we looked in Vain for a reply from Ottawa, but on Monday it came by the Post Master personally informing us that he had received instructions to deliver the papers referred to free of postage. From the new edition of Messrs. Geo. P. Howell & Co’s American Newspaper Direct- o'rv, which is now in press, it appears that the total number of newspapers and periodi- Cals of‘ellkinds issued in Canada is 596. There are no less than 74 daily papers, while the monthlies number 57. The week- ly papers 423. This is an excellent showâ€" ing for the Dominion, though it cannot of course equul the United Mates and Terriâ€" tories, in which the Journals and periodicals of all kindsxnow reach the imposing total of“ 11,196. This is an increase of 585 in twelve months. Taking the States one by one,.the newspaper growth in some is very consider. able. The present total in New York State. for instance, is 13994â€"0. gain of 80 in the past year. The most remarkable change has-occurred in the Territories; in which the daily papers have grown from 43- to 63, and the weeklies {ram 169 to 243â€"Dak‘ota being the chief area of activity. The numh- er of monthlies throughout the United States grew from 976 to 1,084,. while the dailies leaped from 996 to 1,062. Referring tolour own journalistic growth, it is interesting to note that the newly settled regions of our Canadian North-West are productive of newspapers as well as of wheat, for the number of journals issued in Manitoba. was nearly doubled during the year. Canadianhgwspapers in 1883. It now looks as if the Temperance Colo- nization Society was going to get itself into difficulty through its " chief pusher." Mr. J. Alf. Livingstone, manager of the Society, is being made to face the music of two act- ions nl: law, one by Wm. Whyte, of Liver pool, for 88,000, and another by Fraser. 6: (10., of the same place, for $3,140. Act Interpretation. Notwithstanding all that ha: been said and done by Sir John Macdomld and his followers concernlng the liquor license legisâ€" lution, and the strong epithets and loud- mouthed imprecations of the Mail that have been poured on Mr. Blake and the Reform party the probabilities are that the matter will be let drop and nothing will be done in the matter. If there is we need not look for anything favorable to temperance. The entire agitation on the matter is at the in- stance of the Licensed Victuallers. and it would be absurd to expect legislation un- favorable to them, especially as it is well known that to the liquor interests Sir John owes his gratitude for his lease of power. We repeat again that it would be folly on the part of the temperance community to expect legislation unfavorable to the liquor party in Canada. The Toronto Board of Trade seem to be strongly opposed. to the Railway Commission which, Mr. McCarthy’s bill calls for. At its meeting on Monday afternoon a. number of its members spoke warmly against it, while one or two seemed to favor it. One thing was evident-a coincidence of courseâ€"in every instance those who spoke against the commission were either directly of indirectly connected with railways. It is to be hoped the bill will pass as the Railway Commission will be a public boon, the Board of Trade to the contrary notwithstanding. A Special Committee of the County Coun- cil a short time ago reported the basis on on which the County Council was prepared to go into the erection of a new Court House with the city. Now a similar Committee of the City Council reports their basis on which they are willing to go into the scheme About the only difference between the bases is that the County Council blames the City Council for the delay and the City Council blames the County Council. The tact ap- pears to be. neither of them want to go into ‘Ihe appointment of Judge Boyd to the Senior Judgship of the County ofi York, vice Judge Mackenzie, deceased, will not give unanimous satisfaction, though perhaps it is better so, as in the work of the Senior Judgship there is not the same opportunity of manifesting political partisanship which is well. known to be a chronic failing of his, as in that of the Junior. It is to be hoped that Joseph Easton McDougall, Q. 0., now Judge McDougall, will..ii1 the exercise of his judicial functions, be free from this object- lonable feature. it. Speaking of the Provincial elections the Winnipeg Sun says: “ Never before in Canadian history was there so open an at- tempt made on the part of the Federal Uabinettoinfluence a Provincial election. The organized endeavors to bring Ontario into subjection to the powers that be at Ottawa is a barefaeed interference with the freedom and independence of the local par- liaments that deserve reprolmtion, whether those guilty of it are Conservatives or Lib- erals." The Markham Economist says : “ The Richmond Hill Herald commenting on the result of the election in East York, says: ‘ Mr. Badgerow has got electioneer'mg down to a fine art.’ In its own constituency, it is said, the successful candidate ‘ got election- eering dowu ’ lower than that, for the ‘ art ’ employed is said to be illegal. According to current belief the influences were so be- witching that they might be ascribed to a. practice of ‘ black art.’ ” Mr. Lees, the member elect for Lanurk, has always been counted among the support- ers of Mr. Meredith, but it now tienspires that he is pledged in writing to support Mr. Mowat. This is equal to two for the Gov- ernment. It is quite certain that when there is a division in the House Mr. Mowat’s ma- jority will be found to be twelve or fifteen Figure as they like to compel “ Mowat to go‘." the Tories will have to came down to fair, solid facts. Some of our exchanges giv'o currency to . the report that the Hon. A. S. Hardy will be appointed»Provincial Treasurer vice Hon. E. B. Wood, resigned, and thntDr. Widdifield, of North York, will receive the Provincial Secretaryship. It is also rumored that Mr. John Dryden, of South Ontario, will ieceive the Smretaryship. The appointment of either of these men could not but give uni. versal satisfaction. The Orange Bill was carried in its first reading in the Commons by a ms‘jority of 5, Sir. John Macdonald and J. J'. Hawkins votâ€" ing for it. It will be seen what. stand these two-faced tricksters will take before it is through. We will see if‘the Quebec Rleus will permit Sir John to pass It. Will the lens and the Tory Orangemen then pull to~ gether; We-Will see. The announcement is now made that” the revision of, the franchise promised in the Speech from the Throne at’tlie opening of the-present session of the- Dominiou Par- liament will be quietly dropped without any action being taken in the matter» Thin is nothing more than might be expected" concerning the loudâ€"mouth boasts of Sir John Mncdonnldp Liquor Legislation. The latest thing in journalism is for the Tory papers of Ontario to plagariize Whole editorials from the Montreal Gazette, on the political situation in Ontario and the desira- bility of having Mr. Meredith succeed Mr. Movéat. Ever}; body knows that the Gazette is the notorious Tom White‘s journal and the exponent of the opinion of the Quebec Blous. A grand complimentary Banquet is soon to be given to Dr. Widdificid, M. P. P., of North York. Hon. Attorney-General Mow- at and other prominent gentlemen will be present. The Dr. is a. faithful representa- tive of his constituency, and is worthy of this recognition at the hands of his friends in North York. The House of aemmons met on Feb. 8th. From that to the 20th of March is five and a half weeks. The rate of cost of legislation is $28 per minute, $1,663-~0factua1 working timeâ€"per hour, and as yet there has been absolutely nothing doneâ€"not even the budg- et ready to be brought down. It is expected that next week will make startling revelatlons in political circles, as this week closes the time for entering elect- ion protests. There will be a large number of protests entered. The Ddininion Parliament resumed its sitting on Wednesday, after Easter vacation. Many of the seats were vacant; MILLIONS GIVEN, Awu.â€"-Milliom of bottles of Dr. King’s New Dis‘cox'rery for Consumption, Coughs,.a.nd Golds,‘ Have been aiVen away 'as Trial Bottles. of the large size. 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