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f? t m - 1 . in some - in the future no: that "a Legislation Wu Postponed to the electors of the Province It was thought that a year ago this of Ontario in order to get act could be still further improved, and an expression of opinion from {no Government had carefully prepared a them, and it that \expression is ill for that Purpose. While that bill favorable, then the ttet will 0 into was under consideration we were met by Operation on the terms stated E'erll't the action of the Manitoba Legislature adopting Provincial prohibition. We Propriety of the Referendum. were met, too. by strong demands from a very influential part of our population had. now I am at once met by two for similar prohibition in Ontario. and objections, and that will be the burden 'we thought that until this question of of my address this afternoon, as to the partial prohibition was disposed, of we propriety of taking this course. There would allow the license law to stand are people who any that we as a Gov- The larger would, of course. include the fan/le,',", should assume the. full res on- lesser in the estimation of the promoters tit ility of a measure of this kind. Tiiere lot this latter movement. We therefore are people who say, on the other hand, ity) no license legislation since 1897 al: inn" i/ht11,'.'.2t,u"q legislation like this, though We were of the opinion and ,por- al . l 1llou mg the precedents of hops that opinion will be shared bv legs-2:191) elsewhere, it is perfect- hon. gentlemen opposite, that our new? bul'i', un our right to submit such leg- law could be still further improved. Vow has rim' tob the electors. Prohibition l v",.':,"",,?,,",, this to show the moan} "1: in "I? esttrixmsgiizgeo? tiiartty t."12'. are ma e alon the. ln . ' . ' e em. l - Intl,').,)],:.),',',',' and 5) bring in;e up timer)? ",'i"t,hhg,t"'tg,1 12:23 fo," [thug question ipoint at which we now arrive, namel C the 'r' e eclslon o _ iconsider whether legislation shall myth: P'Wai'clftg: JEN? IQ,,.,,",',',.',:?' The pp- Ipresent be abandoned. and whether we. to atwount for this 'd1tll',", 't"tt, How label]. embark a measure of partial pro- parties is rather 3- t.tle,u,t' gt, ttt e two hibition--tuul I say partial prohibition, would perhaps require comma fri, Jt because. by that, meaninLr orobibiti vesti ti era e 'm. h b'l non to go. on and lengthened explanation t_ e extent of our constitutional limits. to Bet at rest the attitude t . tron. ' th . . ' o explain t I 2el1t,ifrutd,e' of the public on prohibition . . measure c . Manitoba Bill Adopted. s').l'nlul'lpi'wl't'ft the ",dtoi'gtr'i,d, ti?" 'lf . The .Goycrnment has decided to brink I110 on other party measures Forpli . in a bill In the terms of the Manitoh: stature, protection was made a "n- i lnct. the provisions of which are well .measnre and manhood suffrage "a: i; i Lkyown to every hon. gentleman in this in. certain sense made a party measure in House; the main provisions. at all events, in," country. and confederation was r are well-known. That bill will he refer- inn-id" a party nicasure. and vet for red to the House in the usual wnv. Scr- Ithirty years, more or leius, the question eral objections are taken to what is sup- '.o.f prohibition has been before the Par- i,posed to be the policy of the Gmcrn- 1i.tyyfr,rts, first of the old Province of imcnt in regard to it. In the first place 12,,','y,',e then the Parliament" of the Ir, shall take hon. gentlemen into my con: ,oémmon, .and before this Parliament fidenee and say we are not introducing 'dl yet neither of the two great parties, ithat act to be passed in the usual wax? v t themselves disposed to raise an is- lplaced upon the statute books Irv the 8:0,: direct Issue..at the polls on the assent of the Crown, and in that way 1fl f/Pon of prohibition in the 'yPhil_Et..L.. way becoming law when so assented to. it I . -te I m pr1posed..to introduce the act, to as issues are raised on the other clues-5 have i' considered clause by clause, and tions I have named. i Not a Party Question. , - That.being the case, we are. therefore i) I priscptintgl this question to the House p, - " o ti no y as 11 art mcasu . . . . y' 7// "le not asking the (:lltictoi's to C,rt/2e/1f,e _ cruls pr. Conservatives; we are submit- ting .it in the sense that it is a great I question of vast importance to the "50-, - p - Iplc, a question that to some extent is, _ yt.so great imgortancc as for the timeI , 'ss, [being to nbsor or overshadow the dif-i ferences which party lenders have mad ' be.tw.een each other, and ask G th: {opinion of the electors on this question (irrespective of their party afmintions.