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\ F T L _ a i n& it from a broad, national point did not send Conservatives there be-- fa vfew, from an Ontario point of cause of Conservative mn.jortl':'le'ol.'l abut 4 view, or from a party point of view ? because of local jaalou-lel': er-- (Government cheers.) Was the party-- ences. Thers they had six seats, or iam on the Government s'de of the twelve on a division. 'The majorities: House only ? He did not think he was of the whole Province were 30,000, or an ; n ustice in averag * | e fmt the biita imngs which Soiee The Literm prarabliy was 1906 Te t the bitter ng# { * ,000, | have been uttered by them have been . That plurality, i#f based on the average y t » of 326 to each memiber, would give an largely because they feel that the po a'tion in which they are going to be | actual ma)jorlty of 21 n'u.-mtt)era'.l (Lib:raél wlaced will not favor them so much | applause.) 'They ought to have had that majority. That was not their ie Renpe tnes tthe Coeemment Jad strength now, but It might be before the b:okMime ies Govem"n;em t:: Parliament closed. Mr. Whitney had Oomr;ad th'e';a:; xeolu::e :0th the; eald the lumbermen weée against him.. did when the House was called; there . 'Was that the case in Nipissing, Mus-- bhad never been but 'one bill drawn, lfiokoi. Kast %"€$°:t' gortt? Ont?u;i'o.Nlc{(x;il: and that M which will be = enfrew an e astings A sented uhoou:z ba'sl the debate cbsM:s. alid not believe that the iumbermen were In the memorandum which was distrib= arrayed on either side. m.&gr. Whit-- uted before the House met the clause ney had charged that the wa Gov-- empeared: "It appears, therefore, to ernmert had throttled the liquor vote the undersizgned, that the Legisliature f ;n tthhe Plntelreuts of the Liberal o&!)'ty showlid be asked to deal with the ques-- n the Province of Ontario. How about e as to it may seom | Mr. Corby, the distiller of Central On-- tion in suth a way ressonable and just." The Govern-- tarto ? Was he not Chairman of a Con--| ment had offered to bring down the servative committee to dook after sev--| bill a few days ago in order that hon. S:alan-Stit'Uencles. and a r(;wst act;'\;e t see how it was fram-- | ! worker and canvasser, and gave Nis gntl(acr;'eenmm?h":' policy of the Gov-- | | personal attention for days and weeks ernment would, he was satisfied, com-- of the campaign in order to promote mend itself to the good sense of the ;ht;lt!;uccesa of thel cagdfa;e }?f the li,mnt' ouge y not seen a single entlemen opposite * n ow abow Esbm'l 'tzgt.&:ag'gfiend the elightest ¥V2t Se;agr?am, the prominent distiller of or the policy em-- er oo Mphjecbifit:' it: "Il";neh::-fly. he dpe:lared. is '-;M"t-hK;gbst---I;Ie did not need to step into a unit upon the propriety of some leg» | ® Oll'll aterloo. ® this estion. His hon. c r. Ross--He did not need to; no, m:!? t;lopr:nEtst g!ua,mmpu had lec-- my hon. friend was there. (Laughter.) turcd them, and spoken of hon. mem-- Continuing, Mr. Ross said that the Con-- berg on the Government alde ais grov-- servatives attempted to show that the elling. cringing and begging for cer-- whole liquor interests were used to pro-- tain things from the Government He mf'dleththe return of the Liberal party, had never during the time he had occu-- an en, per contra, the statement was pled a scat in the House bker;own fl(:: i;';%'se:::éettgtge:r?; partyhrad tgot the any 'hon. member cringing before Whce vote. a e machine temper-- Government; it wase not the charaoter L* Nit. w;-mt,ehagxb)t;e;l cc:,(c;.lled. % of Liberals to do #so--(cheers)--and it , y explained that the Lib was not the policy of the Tiberal party ; :L;"S had had the suwo»port of that por-- to require it. They had heard a ""} | wnrc: 3:1; g::c):lenmp?r?nce aatiy dral this cesslon about the result 0 i. A¥rat did he n:ee;o e. & -- 4 an by that? Mr..Roas tmho ull:t':d e:;\?'mlea'd': h:t o-:;to l '"qUh'gd. Who was to li'now? u.ponrwhom ition _ 'upon __ the increase Mr. Whitney reflected? Where was the (lthfim number Oof his supporters, machine temperance vote ? What was ::lt he pointsd out that his majorlty~ :_g?n:;'iggceththat therih"'a; a ma-- ey me f was not grow-htt';':;' t!!:'b_" 'YV:::' ::;' the Sons of Ten¥per:l::é. tlfe Vtg.mg.afl','. se es n In * i U. or any other of the va : thom as an arithmetical 1e various tem and 'he 't':v:m-k out, if they had made pe&ancsv bodies ? problem * r. Whitney--N > rlod, how long i one of them. no pro--re~s in that pe + T Mr. Ross agked if nig h would ':,,:": "('S.",..."' ?t%nmo?n:glt'e- amy reason to apply ?he"%f;,'"{f 2',:;'. a mt'x:dr &-i.flhom success advnted as };"rtffin of the temperance body of the men ere are points in the rovince. He had no need to descend many policies as th J .d appealed | to the use of such strong adjective nqaius Phy w -"abwweeyg'rmmd and be fortify his position. There wazcnt:'if,:,(., to every faction now perance machine under t ¢ tow --(laughter)--but they Wero th er the control of clsely where they stood twenty--Avs | (\;et Government or under any other prem ago. The Governmenit have A w',',"'"?(m"m'"""')--a"d when _ Mr. mjorlty of seven, the @acred numbet, o itney alleged such he scandalized a m';d\lld vote, in which the Opposition me"Y us ful section of the community-- :an make no inreads. a:a"m';"thf;h*;&% the right to vote for or £ sovernment, he The Liberal Plurality. N?}'f"'fi;, (?x;plause.) nC Jus A§:10°85 'C _1 is hon. friend objected to a meeting 'Continuing, Mr. Boss SAld LO8s Cols. | at Ottawa, at which Sir Wilfrid Laur-- servatives were not sent to the T er, Sir Richard Cartwright and others ' majority of the électors were vresent with ture by & 1t of w Mr. Hardy. Mr. mont ; it was rather the n'c"ent're Ross reminded him of a meeting of the k triangular fight. G"G"S"'"V'Ed ETY Conservative Association at Toronto, at meoe, South Grey, Er'trhnc;d i thers which Sir COharles Tupper was clected ounty, North Wentworth an President ahd Mr. Whitney First Vice--