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Referring to the Muskoka election and the statements hy Dr. McQueen of interference by Government om.. ctals. Mr. Rowen asked: "Is it not a commentary not only on the Gov.. ernment method of carrying on elec- tions in the north country but in their whole administration of the Civil ser. vice in that country?" As Mr. Arm- strong's candidature in Muskoka was a protest against the working of the Government "machine," Mr. Howell said the Liberals were prepared to let them settle it for themselves "Until that group of Government, otmials, disbursing the money of the Province, as Mr. Armstrong says, and! seeking to control matters in their own interest are prevented, they are stifling the free expression of public opinion in the north country, and we cannot have a fair expression of pub- lic opinion on anything." The same condition existed in the Waterloo elec- tion, continued the Liberal leader, where a license inspector, who pro- posed to run as an independent can-. didate. dropped out, and was re- "But I coutrrauidtttiCfiiii;io ifiii.. lster that after a year's thinking " over, after a year's consideration, after time for reflection, we have had a pub- lie confession and acknowledgment that he sent the telegram." Government's Election Methods. Referring to the Muskoka election as-A 'LA -K-c___, ' " __ -iinii; Liberal party stood for the. abolition of the bar. and by the bar was meant the room behind the bar, the complete abolition of the hotel license. This would cut out, the treat- ing habit, which he thought was the tonly effective way to wipe it out. This iwould also include the club license. iThen, as Dr. McQueen had pointed out, there were only eighty munici- panties in the Province that had shop licenses, local option would continue to operate against them and at the same time further restrictions could he im- posed that experience. would suggest. To render more effective the admin. istration of the law, officers would be. appointed that would be in sympathy with its proper enforcement and the whole system would be removed from the sphere of party politics. In ac- complishing this, Mr. Howell pointed out that the residue of the traffic could be efficiently handled hy a Provincial commission composed of two members, one chosen from each of the two political parties. in ad- dition to this he proposed that a better system of inspection and regu- lation of places of public. entertain- ment should be established with the View of providing proper and ade- quate accommodation for the needs of the travelling public. Already the. Commercial Travellers' Association was moving towards that end. The Elk Lake Telegram. Turning his attention to the Elk Lake telegram. which was produced on Monday. Mr. Rowen congratulat- ed the omeials of the Government at having the suspicion against them for sending an unauthorized telegram dis- pelled. "I algo congratulate the House that whilst the Prime Minis- ter sometimes says he won't, do things. and told us last session that he would. not tell us whether he sent the telegram or not, if we only stick at'it'we'can finally get it out of him." -to regret m regard to CPS? has been pursued by this since taking omce in 19 gard.to the liquor trame. tive cheers.) quor Ira-nu" "This session has come and this session wy11 not pass," the Provincial Secretary continued, "without further legislation In the same direction, hav- ing the same end in view. What that legislation shall be this Govern- ment has been the judge in the past and this Government will bo tho judge to-day, and. so long as we have the responsibility, we shall be the judge of the time and the particular form that this legislation will take." The Liberal Policy. As Mr. Proudfooi.'s amendment was introduced after that moved by Mr. Elliott was disposed of, Mr. Rowen addressed the house briefly on the question of temperance reform. Again he brought the proposal to abolish the open bar in the province before the full view of the house. (Ive Cuttlu. I "The Government took this position upon its record of attempting to ad- mlmster the license law in the inter- ests of the people. Every session amendments had been made for the . r AL- F..... "ha amenulnc-ua lluu .___"._ _eMeee" better enforcement of the law and the minimizing of tho evils of the li- quor trtrme. --e ._, "-- an... and thir, vuvm w v..- -V tted by this Government omce in 1905, with re- 1uor tramc. (Conserva- rd to tfhireburse that working of the u" Mr. Rowen "e prepared to themselves. of Government "warded with an increase in salary ot "As to the lugubrious story about the Muskoka election told by my hon. friend," said Sir James, "he talks about the regular Conservative can- didate retiring from the contest. Was not that the time for the saviours of this country to go to the rescue and put a candidate in the riding? Fancy Sir Oliver Mowat or Sir George Ross backing up or running away from such a situation. My hon. friend could not muster up sutticient backbone to go up there or run a candidate. In East Middlesex my hon. friend set up his standard with deep emotion and kept it out of sight 'with deeper emotion. He held a Trmeetim',r in North Waterloo the other 'day, when all danger was past. He .did not bring out a candidate in East iMiddlesex, but he brought forward -the emotional platform, this new temperance policy. If anyone can produce in the whole history of Poli- tical actiVity in Canada or in Great Britain a political leader acting like my hon. friend with his emotional policy I am prepared to take a hack lseat for some time to come." (Would Send Another Telegram. "_'"e v . w--.u.\,uL [tau do what it had promised in ter of introducing anti-trea, lation. Reverting to the Elk Lake tele- gram. Sir James said he wanted to correct a mistake made by the leader of the Opposition. Mr. Rowen had declared that the Premier's answer to the question about the Elk Lake extension was posted up and used for two days previous to tho elm'tiun in that district. Sir James said this Was impossible, as he sent the answer at He rei'erred to the statement made in the front page of The Globe following the day when Mr. Rowen denied to the Premier that he was a, Stork-. holder or director of that newspaper. "I want to know," asked Sir James. "what pressure of business compelled my honorable friend to sever his connection with that paper.. I would also like to know that havin) divested himself of the unclean thing, does he intend to turn from that thirteen years' of golden dividends pouring into his pockets from the paper a part. of whose revenue is obtained from running whiskey advertisements --from tainted money?" Mr. Allan Studholme (East Hamil- ton) said he was going to vote for the amendment to the address, be- cause the Government had failed in Aes n..." St . - 9 p.m. on Saturday and the eler'tln'n was on Monday. He said he was not responsible for the information about the telegram not honing been made public before. It was up to the Opposition to elivit it in the proper way. "They had a telegram in this House, passing it from one to the other and playing a game of 'hutton, button, who's got the button.' Any- way, there was no harm in the tele- gram I sent, and I would send that telegram again under Amilar circum- stances." On the question of placinq the li-l cense system on a non-political basis; Sir James said Sir Oliver Mowat hull; found it impossible. "We say," said; Sir James, "that men are mortal, .thuti they are human, even Conservatives.; When an inspector is found t' dis-l, play any political leanings the tre/ vincial Secretary deals with his case at once. In all these matters we will} move when our judgment tells us to.) The people of this Province have toldl us very emphatically not to pay anyl attention to these honorable gentle-i men." ' Dr. James McQueen (North W worth) said the Opposition had 1 twitted for not having had H, cu date in the Muskoka. bye-election". Said the regular 1"ortservative pa date did not run, protesting 383 the election methods practised by Government omcitus. The reg C'onservative candidate had Chat that Government,omciaia had in He referred to the stat'sttr the front page of The Glo' the day when Mr. Rowe] the Premier that he w holder or director of that Mr. Rowe" and The (Hobo matter of Dr. Sit-Queen Al'ouses "xiii is all news to me," interposed Mr. Hanna. "1 take it that he drop- ped out before the Increase was pro- posed." . "My hon. friend may have promised dropped out for $1 Hanna. Mr James' Replies. "My hon. friend may have promisca it to him." "You wourd tttlt, Jsytrtretst..theat. he $100. Wu Viv. itt' J a was was thon returned in the T the relations of the leader mpusitiun with The Globe. for $100 ?" bnntinued Mr. Sir James ad failed (a in the mat.. eating legis- Live "andi- * aSaint" sed by the *8 regular d Charged had inter- t Went- ad been l. Pundi- He