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- - . " , - " " -_,- j" a . 1-»: RtecC!BllWr. - _yir '.' . Phil " was not iui5miratii to On- b pr, _ pple' angle: ptiiiittrt-rdut, an o 'tario. "Yet we have not received . _ so in an absolutely non-partisan _ one, word from the Attorney-Gen- WIIY." l eral's Department." . ' It was all very well, he said, to . - introduce technical objections. It . 'Challenge to ltancy. .. , would be better'to introduce com, i .' 1 ' . . . l men sense in the consideration of l Mr. Brack n commented causti- _ . l -... ,. 1. . .'. ' . cally upon the opinions expressed by . . [temperance legislation. "The man . . Sir George Foster and Hon. N W. e,' iwho plays politics with an issue as. IRowell. ' He invited the Attorney- , [ 5. Serious as this, as urgent as "115'th ltii'i'i'/h to go into the high courtsi i . aging; so against that which is b; and tell it must be the law because! " l y. I Foster and Howell said so. There 3 i. Watson. for Resolution. F .3 . was also the difference of opinionl. '; T Edgar Watson (North Victoria); 1e,2etat,,ha,,ttga p 81.9.11): "moarft,niztt' . made a real old-time temperance: abundantly clear. that we should ' speech, picturing the horrors of not tro to the expense ot hundreds lam" drink. Getting eloteer to the of thousands of dollars on this present issue. he described thebene- , ' fits wrought by the Ontario Tern- question being put to a vote with.. T perance Act " a man coui' take out further assurance. and with liquor without doing himself} any the danger of having it thrown out. harm or any person else harm, ty by the courts later. It may be urg-l . , Wouldnot complain, but such a thing, ; ed here that this amendment would F 1 7 'he regarded as next to impossible! delay the taking of the vote. There 1 EBill 26. he said might to some obi is nothing to prevent getting a stilt- ( tent be a bill walking on crutches.' . ed case immediately. The Attorney- . He had tried in vain to see somel General couldhaskithe c1291."; to ew. reason why the bill should not bet pedite it. . T ere siniot mg to 'f/t brought in by a private .member. Hal vent setups it'deC'SON "(hm t K said that manoeuvring. 0n 'thisl Supreme Cour mifth Jnont s. . resolution was "playing politics." month more, and t eprotestatlons and it was no time to play politics of the men at Ottawa are 1ntitre; In submitting a referendum the . we could have the referendum. question was being submitted to the Hon. Mr. Raney W85 inclined .to last court of appeal, and he favored) _ smile and Mr. Brackin twitted him, the resolution. ' remarking that he thought he (Mr. J. A. Calder (North Oxford),l Renew "hadheen solong Lionnected a Liberal, said he would support the) with those things which drive away resolution, and he looked to the jmirth that he 'would never be able fi'e't"ttg."n.tnt, to get the legal points to laugh again." set e . J. C. Brown (North Middle- l sen} spoke in favor of the bill. _ "Don't Hand Them a Gold Brick." i ' ajor J. C. Tolnlie spoke for three , - t in of the re lu-l V minutes Just before the adjournment ol'."),",, tglfntF3lid "if would nos: be at 6 o'clock. but his brief remarks . anéssaI-y to come back to the Legis- . ngieapplauded to the echo by tht lature for another resolution. That . . r. v d for in the amendment. He hit "out without preliminary 1'a'i,',,"1','iid/iuf of getting it to the remarks. We a" know. the Pye, people. It is most desirable that it tages.ot' temperance legislation. he should 'be submitted to the people. said. 'i think we are agreed to that. Give the people what they want, but This question has been submitted . don't hand them a gold brick. Do " once to the people, and the people not have them go to the expense, have spoken. The Province of On.. either Provincial or Federal, and tario has now gone as far as it can then have the courts decide that F . go. It must be finished through the this law does not hold in Ontario. Dominion. It would be a great shame There is not a man in this House . . for us if we did not give the people who wants the people deprived of ' the privilege to decide on this ques- the right of voting on this question,l _ tl'on now. J, come from . a riding but they want absolute assurance} where it watm t particularly dry on that they will not meet with the sit- _ the last vote, but I am supporting. i I h ve outlined ' . this resolution. and will vote for it." "yg,1 'buginess of a"; Province has (Lrtld/y"i1t1ter), . S d ttls precedence in the courts of this Pro- . . a l arr). oun ) so vince. We can get a decision long supported the resolution, and was in f . this ear is out and the ques- the ttrat Liberal to rise to speak. He tie ox:an theysettled Cid, and for all announced his support, and was Al?, e who vote for this amendment trre,ete,byihry1s: by the House. J1'fl"L" charged with being foes of J. li' alter Curry (Southeast To- temperance. But it is ibetter for the ronto) was another Liberal to sup- , f th Gov t nd it port the resolution. He maintained ;peoplei, 'orf .e vernmen 'an th . that the elimination of importation; (is better Ot rth'Ut'etrtit5,. tr _ yr would make it easier to enforce the; people to knowft at t effofs are, law on illicit traffic. t ( ,gomg to count or somet tnur. t' Wilson Crockett (South Wen - , / worth), the second Labor man lil Pleads on Soldiers Behalf. i speak. supported the resolution.' Sergt.-Major McNamara. River-', basing his position on the plank in; dale, put his attitude quite frankly ' his party platform on initiative and I and abruptly before the House in the referendum. The people should havel' words: "I want my beer." The sol- , a chance to pass on the question. , diers of Ontario, he declared. had I one away to thrht for the preserva- S00lds Government i flan of the liberties ot tt,llotrrr/,"'tet,', - - . ' remained at home, an w lie ey For Its Attitude . were away they themselves were de- . . prived of their liberty of enjoying a Mr. Brackin (West Kentl. in glass of liquor. , moving the amendment. was iron- I "If vou attempt to make this qoun- ically critical of the Government for try iiisdiudsS bone-dry," he. deciar-i ' act bringing in the resolution as a ed, "you are doing one of the worst' 'overnment measure. It was an ad- . . . mission, in the matter being brought, things tetJit,n tiInrtereyy/"1ghtetti , up by a private member, that the:, _ history I' Sinistrative of a con-l Government had no policy and wasl 'dl JU1'vu'f/ldin' smoking his pipe unprepared to advise people on thisi ' endeat viiberty ii, enjoy a glass otl great issue. Even a Farmer Gov-i 2281, saying: "Give me mv half-pint,' ernment might play politics, andl m T ballot aha my day off, and Red! even this Government had not; t'l2r' ers and Red agitators don't in- L reached the stage where it was will- i 't'etfef/t me " . mg to sacrifice its life on this greatI GAS representing a constituency problem. Rather than" have his, containing 75 per cent. returned sol- members torn between the great, idiers and their dependents, he asked love for himself and the great love E' 'the ifijiiiie "in all sincerity and hon- tor principle the Premier, had t.ru.f-,'; esty of purpose not to deprive us fered the measure to be introduced; men and more espedially men in my 1 hy a private member, and make it at condition of what we justly consider ,frce-foryallr . . t 'our requirements for the prolonga- i, "While the Premier may not bel _ 'tion of our future days." [father ot the child he takes a see,',',, 'gerfuc: ll').'"?,','.,', in its, fytyt'rtoprl . . [Flooded With Literature. Itil nue I r. Brae in. "I hawe risen; . . ed out that, w e to move an amendment, not for pre- I L).,.',",,,','))) 1,231? asked by the Gov- ventlng a vote of the question of im- . eminent to vote for a referendum portatlon. I would be, the last in! measure members on all sides of g .the world to put a stumbling block the House had been bombarded with ' : m the way." .He said that' he had' " literature and newspapers from tem- lrecelved numerous letters on the . erance enthusiasts pleading with iq'uestlon. including some from' Ben 'll',',",',,' not to enact a referendum" ibpenee. (Laughter from the Gov- measure at this Juncture. In addi- lernment side.) "I remember only tion to the uncertainty of the legal .- .3 few months ago honorable mem- position he made vigorous objection . ' l bers opposite followed at his chariot to what, he termed the "tsubtertutte" . . lwheels." said Mr. Brackin. He said I nd. "camouflage" in which the '; ks JP'" many legal men had stated that __ A . _ ' . . . . -