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1e CANDIDATE MUST , | HOLD PROPERTY ISEXCESSIVE wemmmncs wecme e ' '_--.-_---"-' I Effort to Abolish Qualifica-- ;Exceptlon Taken in Commlt-' a « _ > # | tions for Municipal Office |_tee to Charges of Adver-- ' | loj | Defeated ; tising Agency i Efforts to have property qualifi-- ! For preparing advertising matter' cations for candidates for municipal in connection with the increased | office removed were defeated by the production campaign last year, Mc-- | Municipal Committee of the Legis-- Connell & Ferguson of London, Ont., | lature yesterday. The committee got $18,369 from the Ontario Gov--| proved a veritable stone wall, and ernment. Some Liberal members of bills introduced in the Legislature the Legislature think the amount / by Dr. Musgrove of Niggara Falls excessive and the accounts are to be and Mr. J. H. Ham of South Brant, scrutinized by the Public Accounts seeking to bring about this change Committee. Sam Clarke (West in the statutes, were killed by over-- ;':Zfz)ll'tnhiumhmt-latnd)f said _ yesterday | whelming majorities. 'ning, at the first sitt'ing of t i In sugportijng his bill Mr. Ham Committee, that he undersirmd t;:g said that workingmen are bound to Lonrion' firm were simnly "advert's-- have a place in the councils of their 't']'," 'r"r'Ori'CI'S,' and P'hat while trney zot municipalities, and as the law now (ul\:'"fd,"'fi SUli _ Some other poor stands they sometimes have to de-- '%':oa:u%gt ""fdm#'» $ lhg Provincial pend on support from others higher stated ;hr:t th on. T. W. McGarry,| up. Consequently the field from cx;sqed lt ; "'ijmf'tt"', had been dis-- | which to choose Labor representa-- théhdav{ "1'171'"'18'{"13' nelq earlier in | tives is limited. He believed it would to avoid a"r:\ ftt' 'i)s hg_" peen taken j be in the interest of the municipali-- The Liber:}?tnit(xg;}w()f.the business, | ties to have the law passed. mittee also . nsked fg)fi Og the com-- Dr. Musgrove said that the de--| specling the annual "pkeemresdre' mand for the reform comes largely Goverr:ment House Snd 1 P C)0>. c¢f from the Labor section of the com-- niat Treasurer pr""-i;n(vefi [ e {r.ovrin_ munity. There are three well--de-- FPairbairn, Deputy 'VIlin\!st'O' have Mr, fined classes in the community to-- lie Werks, on Land next 2'1/' of Pub-- day: Labor, Radical Socialists and morning fto Supply the i f(dnes:]:.y 'returned soldiers. At present some Another item to be invn f:ir(xrffu}txon. ' members when elected to Councils the payment to John M ISSZI nfi«.e{i' is 'have to take an oath which is not tect, for services and't'm\?'el" ayrc.xi- in line with their own conscience. | penses in connection withe't;--]ne%' (gx- No Demand for Change. | f;"'"' Reformatory at Guelph, whils | 8 en % i afa Far I 'he purchase of live stock for resale | Mr. Sam Carter of South Welling-- to the settlers of Northern Ontari., | ton said that at present there is a will also he probed. Pn I $400 assessment qualification for y Mr. Charles McCrea M.P.P. for|! those voting for members of Coun--| Sudbury, was unanimofzslv'ré-él Aoll [ cil, whereas this has not been need--| ed Chairman of the committ oo ) iu 1 e | ee. 'ed up to this time by voters for| mmmmmnensmmme nteirmmmmmmmmmmmearew [ members of Boards of Education. Ho i ie declared that the School Boards have | ; been giving better service than the , Councils. '_-- Declaring that--there is no demand gtrom the rural parts of the Pro-- |vince for the change, Mr. Thomas| |\ Marshall of Lincoln said he was op-- | \ posed to the amendment. He thought it was a doubtful compliment to the | ireturned soldiers and that it put them | | in the class of the improvident. Un-{ |less the soldiers ask for it he didn't lthlnk the act should be amended. '