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_ | Electoral District Prohibiti _ | resolution, as follows :--' reas the __| liances, Leagues or g::thrlablmct:)gmnfi:_ hon. Premier has ldcclared the inten-- tees, branches of the W. C. T. U., | °" of his Government to postpone Divisions of the Sons of Tcmperancé' their response to the demand of the Lodges of the I. O. G. T., Councils of people at the recent referendum until the R. T. 0: T., b h the next session of the Legislature, ' , branches of the League + | of the Cross, prohibition clubs, any resolved, that the Temperance Legis-- | prohibition or temperance organiza-- lation League expresses its emphatic . # + protest at this further trifling with the _| tions, church congregations, Young|t.; 1 --| Men's Christian Associations, Salva-- wishes of the people, and calls the at-- > 20 € Yiika *" | tention of the voters to this fresh evi-- tion Army corps, Societies of Chris-- - f o o n '~ | dence 'of the need of independent po-- tian Endeavor, Epworth Leagues, | j;;; lan a + ical action. branches of St. Andrew's Brotherhood, | _ Mr. William Munns, who was Baptist Young People's Unions, and | gigate in North York in February, ad-- other youne. peoples associations i | verted to his qwn ¢xperiences and im: members of the council of the Domin-- pressed, amid lanighte!, the neediof or. f : ganization in the rural 'constituencies ion Alliance elected from representa-- | for the protection of the:--individual, as tive ecclesiastical temperance and pro-- | well as society. * hibition bodies, members of the Execu-- Mr. Clark's resolution was carried tive lCoxrrl)mittcc of t};\cn()ntario(;)ranch without opposition, and after general of the Dominion iance, ntari0 discussion on the need of w members of Parliament and members an account by Mr. W. H. Or(:'fle(-)f at'}:(el of the Provincial Legislature in favor recent interview the meeting adjourn-- of prohibition will also be members ed for a fortnight. of the convention. Eemmerertes Temperance Legislation League. | _ The Temperance Legislation Lca%\lc';' held their regular meeting at the W.| | C. T. U. headquarters, Elm street, last | evening. Rev. J. E. Starr in the chair, , when a resolution was passed protest--.| ting against the delay announced by Hon. Mr. Ross, but at the same time the incident was regarded as | justification for the league's exist-- ence. Progress _ was reported in | regard to the district organizations. | which are being fjormed by the league in the city. Mr. John A. Nicholls, organizer, declared the post-- ponement an insult to the 200,000 men who voted for the liquor act and to | the temperance sentiment of Ontario. '| The Chairman said the present sit--}| uation called for consideration, and re-- marked that a "self--appointed deputa--| tion which had acted in a very irre-- sponsible way, so far as the alliance] was concerned," had waited on the Premier on Wednesday. Many mcm--" bers of the Legislation Lcague wcrcl '] upon the alliance, but there were some Ithing; of which they did not hear any-- |\ thing until they were over. He then 'read from a report of the Premier's|| reply, which concluded with the pro--|| « mise that he would introduce the bill || early next session. | A Long Wait. "Next century," remarked Rev. Dr. Cleaver, amid some laughter. The Chairman thought he might sug-- | gest a line of action. He had Con-- servative leanings, he said, if any, but he confessed he did not feel like say-- Mng very hard things against the Premier. When he replied to the de-- putation in January, he had said his action would depend upon the views of his followers. That was common sense, and his latest statement only emphasized the Legislation League's view that if they wanted prohibition or to banish the bar the one thing to do was to unite upon independent po-- litical action. HMHe proposed a resol1-- tion which, after reciting the cireum-- stances, called on temperance people to unite in furthering independent po-- litical action. Mr. L. Duncan asked how many thousands could be got to wait upon the Government. "All the deputations you could get | would not fizz. That is the result of your bad education in the alliance," | was the Chairman's reply. |__Miss Lottie Wiggins said she did not blame Mr. Ross. The thing to do was to organize their forces. If she went on another deputation she would like to go like Carrie Nation. She did not believe in going up praying and getting insulted. Spence in Bad Company. Mr. L. Duncan protested against the smallness of Wednesday's deputation, when they might have had 10,00%0 with them. The balance of the clan had got situations with the Government and had said good--bye to the cause. He respected Mr. Spence, but he had very little respect for those who wen with him. Mr. George Coatsworth thought th deputation deserved thanks for gaining information they all wanted to know h Rev. S. J. Duncan--Clark moved