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Continuing. Mr. Graham said he mu listened'to the hon. member tor South Toronto, an eminent member of the Marat profession. upon the constable vote question, and the hon. gentleman walked up on one side and down the other On the argument and had not touched It at all. (Applause.) He had not "pressed any opinion; he dare not express an opinion on the subject: the only legal opinion upon the question that has been expressed dur8ntr the debate was that given by the hon. member for West Huron. With reference to the condemnation of the Government for selling the timber of the Province. he quoted the hon. member for Leeds (Mr. Beatty), who had declared that all the timber left under the control of the Government were a few patches of burnt timber. The Government would be neglecting its duty had it not re- alized the value upon the timber re- sources before it was all burnt or blown down. (Applause) But the Govern- rvent had none further, and had In- augurated a system of reforestry by which the timber supply will he per- petuated. Hon. gentlemen opposite were. horrified that any words in disparage- ment of the Judges should be uttered: they were readers and supporters of The Mall, which had only recently re- ferred to Mr. Justice Lister as "Fight- ing Jim." He had been, amused, and the hon. member for Dundee, the leader of the Opposition, must have laughed in his sleeve, too, when he stated that the Government had enjoyed the support of the solid liquor interest. knowing that tn the County of Dundu all the hotelkeepere had received I circular from the Secretary of the License Hold- ere Protective Association informing them that the hon. gentleman was de- serving of their support, as he was in favor of their trade. (Government cheers.) That being true, It was utoundinx that the hon, Rentlemun who has the honor of leading nearly one-half of the House would rise in his place, knowing that this influence was at work In his own constituency. and make such a statement. (Ap- viaune.) Mr. Whitney-How did the vote tto In Brantford , The Attorney-General-Three out of nineteen. not more, and probably not that many. (Government cheers.) Continuing. Mr. Graham, in further proof of his assertions. pointed out that the petition against his own election was signed by a young man who dis- penses liquid refreshment behind the bar of a leading hotel. The hon. leader of the Opposition had made a. worul blunder when he charged that this Government had the liquor vote, and for the information of the House he would rend the circular which was ttiv- en to every hotelkeeper in the County of Dundas. The letter, which was duet} Toronto. January 25, 1898, and addressed to the local Secretary of the License Holder.' Association in Dundas (Mr. Whltney's riding), was headed " Strictly eoatt- dential " and read as follows I-- The Liquor Vote. Accompanying the circular was a mypy of the resolutions passed at the meet- ing of the Executive Committee of the Ontario License Holders' Protective As- sociation held in the City of Toronto on Thursday. January 13, 1898. which was marked "Private and confidential." The preamble sets forth that "as the forth- coming elections to the Legislative As- sembly are fraught with such Import- ance to the liquor trade of this Pro- vince. your Executive adopted the fol- lowing resolutions. believing that the carrying out of the. same will secure for the trade protection tor their rights in the new Legislature." and impress- ed upon the local associations the ex- treme importance ot carrying out the resolutions. The vote in the Legislature on April 10, 1897, on the question of municipal control ot the hours of closing and opening, it is pointed out, gave a sure means of settling who were the friends and who the enemies of the trade in the Legislature, and should be taken as the basis ot the associa- ition's action in the support of candi- 'dates. The resolutions are to the fol- 'lowing efrect:-"fit All candidates to :have .pretepted them the questions t1HPP, at the Hamilton convention iexcept in constituencies where the old imemherss voted against the municipal 'control of the hours of open- .ing and closing, in which cases lneither of the candidates is to be questioned, but the trade shall give their undivided support to the old mem- her. (2) The questions to be submitted Ito said candidates prior to February I, land their answers to be forwarded to ithe Secretary in Toronto. GO Each local 'association to make a special assess- Iment, which will be used in meeting ex- Itra expenses incurred in connection with lthe campaign. (4) That each local as~ / " Dear mir.---, enélooe you a. copy of the proceedings of the meeting of the Executive held on January 13. 1898. " In connection with the third resolu- tion extra expense will be Incurred in travelling and other obvious expenses. and it is hoped that each local associa- tion will. if possible, do something. be it ever so little, in connection with this. as a. campaign cannot be carried on without funds. "Regarding the fourth resolution. do not fail to have your Dominion member interviewed and let me have his reply at the very earliest opportunity. " Above all things it is necessary that we should act with prudence. not let- ting our right hand know what our left is doing. There is no necessity to have our action MADE PUBLIC. Yours very truly. lil. Dickie. Secretary." " In so far as your riding is concern- ed the present member voted in favor of the trade and against municipal con- trol, and it is therefore unnecessary that the questions should be submitted to him, because it would be unwise to embarrass him in his campaign. and we know his friendly attitude to the trade. " Common gratitude. as well as sound pom-y, dictates that WE SHOULD STAND BY THOSE THAT HAND BY US. Tmis is the principle which was laid down when this association was ttrtrt formed and is reiterated again by your Executive. 7 M - 47