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Arovernment, and 19, not Tair to the nas come, not woru!fy 0 e pr cause. (Applause.) leges which we enjoy. My hope is Will Enforce Any Law. that the Government of thin;:, Pro-- vince and people of this Province *'This Government has announced' will give consideration to every class its policy clearly in the Speech from ind section of the community, and (the Throne, and I have in a gencral we must deal fairly with them if we| way defined that policy in my address (;pre to bring about the best resultS: to the House. If the proposed law he-- on this and any other question. I| comes effective this Government will hope that each and all of us may be enforce that law to the utmost of its given the unclouded evye and undim-- ability. (Applause.) We will take nm,ed vision to see the duty 'whwhrlies care, so far as it is humanly possible pafore us, and we may be given cour-- to do so, to see that no favlt lies at age to discharge that duty unfalter-- our doors in connection with the en-- inglv. (Applause.) forcement of that law, but we have u9e . o the right to expect that the zentle-- Cabmet IS Umted men of your committee and the men * d throughout the Province who ask for and Determine ' temperance will do their full duty. | i narm? (Apglausc,) A law of this kind is "I want to add one 'l'"';"_""'x'_ difficult to enforce in any cireoum-- remark, and it is this: You l'(«l stances. No one knows that better the remark on the .\ll'('("-'-. -"'}(_ | than the Chairman of your commit-- «some read it in the no\\*l)idll"':; tee who has presented this report. We Among other things you '("-l'vi:\(i'; say to you gentlemen that if a law there is a division in the l '_ "»q such as is proposed by the (Govern-- on this Qll('.\"hl\.' and sum(| ) eire ment comes into force the work | members are said not to '\'" "| you have performed so far in the se-- thusiastic in' (!nfi \\'0!"14. CabH-- I curing of these signatures to those want to say is this, (h.n.n:.. ';()rp petitions--immense as they are---- net on any subject was ever I k great as the work involved in that no , Ha doubt was--will be but child's nlay to the work you will be called upon . to perform if you discharge the full duty and the duty this (Government have a right to expect. We have a right to expect your full co--operation in assisting the enforcing of this law. We have a right to expect you will take into consideration the dGifferent cues-- tions that may surround the enact-- ment and enforcement of chis lzw. | The subject of hotel accommodation for the public possibly will become a | very live question in different sections of the Province. The question of providing social meeting places devoid | of the evil influence of the bar is one | which deserves much greater atton-- tion than it has received from sncial workers and social reformers. Took Step Fearlessly. '"'The Government, as I men-- | tioned some time ago. has an-- | nounced its policy in the Specch _ | from the Throne. We took that step because we thougcht it was ' right at the present poeriod in the 'history of the Province and of the Empire, and we took _ that | step fearlessly and carelessly so | far as concerns the consequences : to us as a Government. (Ap-- | plause.) | '"'This is not the time to speak of | the details in connection with that| bill, other than those that have been | \ already indicated to you. I n.)ii"e; t that in your address you refer to one subject of detail. ; ' Simply Majority Vote 6| Will Decide Prohibition| | "I will relieve any anxiety on ynur' part with reference to the p:n'?iru]url point you mention, and that is the) character of the vote that will be re-- quired. I have this to say: that any vote that may be required by this| Government will be from the voters| who have elected us as a Government | and members of the Legislature to| the positions that they now occupy, | and will be a simple majority vote.| (Loud applause.) That is no de-l parture from the principle of the| Government heretofore in connection with the three--fifths clause on local option. You will notice it is a <i'n'-, ferent set of voters who will speak | than those who speak on local op--| tion. . Local option concerns muni--| cipal voters, but the voters in this case will be those qualified in Pro-- vincial elections--the men who voted for us and will vote for us again when we have to appeal to our oon-' ' stituents, and shall have the oppor-- ' tunity of arguing the question. That ' is the conclusion the Government has come to in connection with this ; matter. 1 do not want to take npl your time longer to--day. You have a large deputation, and your frionds, are waiting for you outside. Of course, it*® was impossible for us tn[ have them all in here. (Laughter.) ; I trust that you will have a speedy return to your homes, and that the water waggon on its return will notl §so nearly get stuck as it did on its way up here. (Renewed laughter.) I _ '"'This is a time for great earnest-- \ness on the part of every man who' 'loves his country and every man who| deserves to be called a British sub--| ject.. (Applause.) The call of duty, the call of sacrifice, the call of fel-- lowship rings throughou; this r'ro-l vince of Ontario as it has never rung before, the man who is insensible tn! that call is not worthy oft | _ the -- race _ from which he |