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C T i in i nslc Atatireteds s MR sns h 4 in Ontario is pledged," he continued. There might be a question -- to--day which method was best to adopt in carrying out this principle. "I know that, so far as the Premier is con-- cerned, he has declared himself, as U did, upon the platform in favor of carrying out and effectively put-- ting into effect what the 'people ex-- pressed at the polls.'" (Applause.) Then Attacks Mr. Rowell Mr. Dewart then attacked Hon. N. WwW. Rowell\ A gentleman, he said, to whom hehad given his loyal sup-- port had impugned his motives and suggested some ulterior motive. He referred to Mr. Rowell as a man who bhad deserted the Liberal party and had found it more profitable to look--after his own interests at Ot-- tawa. "He said that I was allied with the liquor interests, He knew when he said it that it was false. I ARAYCE NUCOONCNHIIY PFARNHMGALEAA tBak mes. Do0 PPECOCCOOZ . ROCmWVECEIIIS UL Ontario, and at no time in my advo-- cacy of the interest of the Liberal party have I ever receded from the policy and platform of the Liberal party in this regard." E P Lt s Seeies . e Ceetes Mr. Dewart declared that this gentleman (Mr. Rowell) had failed to rise to the measure of his temper-- ance advocacy, for what could have been done at Ottawa for the temper-- ance people had now been passed to the Ontarlen Loml@liFrimnx Yrkke _ > es _ 1 w s C n ne . CV the Ontarito Legislature,. The On-- tario Government, he continued, was entitled _ to sympathy after Sir George -- Foster and Hon,. N. W. Rowell had failed to rise to their re-- sponsibility, and, failing to give a measure, they shoved the bur-- den on to the Province. Did any-- one imagine, he asked, that the Do-- minion could not have taken a pleb-- iscite and one without -- the loop-- holes the Provincial _ one would have ? It was his sincere desire to meaet the responsibility placed on the Province by the evasion of duty by the Dominion Government. Province Not Under Dominion Act. Mr. Dewart referred to the Do-- He referred to the Liberal reso-- lution on liquor in favor of tem-- perance legislation to the fullest ex-- tent of the Provincial jurisdiction. '"'To that principle the Liberal party Sn i aPivus 4s se ui onl uc No 0 ces nag woll o 1 Mr. Dewart at the outset showed the consistency of the Liberal party in its attitude toward temperance and progress. Personally, he had never got away one particle from the Liberal platform on that ques-- tion. The Liberal Leader alluded to a& newspaper editor, who, he said, could not be elected pound--keeper, and who had attempted to dictate the policy of the party, and who still chose to make a distinction be-- tween the '"wets" and the "drys." "If we find he still attempts to dic-- tate a policy for the party in power or the party gone from power, I think these matters will be taken at their face value, and will receive sugh value as they deserve.'" R. R. Hall (Parry Sound) was the only member who got in two speeches on the question. He spoke on the resolution, and he spoke again last night on the amendments. He opposed both of them. "Both come from a very questionable quar-- ter," he said. "Both come from law-- yers." He would place no obstacle in the way of the Government by voting for the amendments. '"I have made up my mind to sup-- port the McCreary resgolution," said P. Heenan, Labor member for Ken--, ora,. Despite all the centering of the | power of the Liberty League, his | constituency had voted dry, except | on the last question on the ballot. He was, however, in favor of Gov-- ernment control of liquor, and he hoped a measure could be brought in some time which would give liquor legally to those who must have it, under Government' control. Scores an Editor. tie was again asked to withdraw and bowed his withdrawal. Iambor Man For Resolution. that remark. "I withdraw misleading, but he misled _ some members," replied Hon. Mr,. Henry. was arguing this as a sample of de-- Jlay in a tést case. ~ The Speaker pointed out that the word "quibble" was not Parliamen-- tary. ® "I bow to the ruling," said Hon. Mr. Henry, '"but the honorable At-- torney--Generai; was misleading.'"' then asked to withdraw Mr. Dewart was inclined to differ from the view of the Attorney--Gener-- al that litigation would be drawn out two, or possibly three, years in the event of a request for a stated case. He felt that the Attorney-- General could if he desired find some means by which the question as to 'the applicability of Bill 26 could be decided beyond doubt. * .. Mr. Dewart pointed out that the Pfiininn Alliance &# ~&a consistent and | persistent temperance reform organ-- | jzation, and said he was compelled !to ponder over its arguments in the }p,.,;sem case. He read long ex. | tract's from it on the Applicability of the referendum in Ontario and lthon grave his own views. '"Differing \ from tiie Attorney--General on this, | I must express my own views and ileave the _ responsibility _ on the : shoulders, of those who will take it, 'and acquit myself of liability," saifd Mr. Dewart. He declared f;is 3';; opinion that Ontario did not come under section 152 of the Dominion Act. __It did not need the spectacles of a lawyer or an appeal to thJe Privy Council to see it, he maintain-- ed. _ He read the clause and repeat-- ed the phras@ "in which there is a law forbidding the sale of intoxi. cating liquor f0} beverage purposes," He thought that plain enough. On-- tario was not in that class. Continuing, Mr. Dewart declared that the Legislature must proceed with great care if we are to make the proposed temperance Jlaws of this Province effective. He went over the various legal opinions which have 'been the subject of so much controw@rsy, and _ submitted that the best that could 'be concluded from them was that there was room for grave doubt as to the applica-- bility of the Dominion legislation. Let People Decide. The Liberal party would say that "we should hesitate to have any referendum at this time. So far as the Liberal party is concerned, it is committed to this principle with reference to temperance legigliation, that if there is any question in re-- gard to which the people desitre to have an opinion of the people taken we desire to have that decided by the people, and not by any party *themselves. That is the principle we advocated in the last campaign, and the Government in taking re-- sponsibility, which by resolution in this House it has 'been urged it should take, for the submission of the referendum was not to pledge its faith to the particular phase of the referendum that should be adopted by the people, but rather to see that under the cireumstances the legal right existed to have that referendum submitted to the people. Attacking Ottawa again, Mr. De--| wart said "he would not put it past| them to have left this loophole. He' disagreed with the legal opinion of Mr. Clarke of Toronto on the mat-- ter. Mr. Clark said, in thinking that the act did apply to Ontario,' that the whole act must be taken and not the grammatical meaning| of a phrase. Mr. Dewart thought: this an admission. It was a ques--| tion . to consider, before throwing the Province into the expense of a refer-- endum vote. * "And if, sir, as a member of the Liberal party, I thought that, under the circumstances here, and having regard to the study I have given to this question, and the literature I have received, if T thought there was legal ground upon which this ques-- tion could honestly be submitted to the people, I would hold up both hands for the referendum. '"Having regard to the opinions that have been given; having regard to the very strong view that I hon-- estly and earnestly hold with refer-- ence to this matter; having regard to the fact that, while the Government has been forced to accept responsi-- bility for the McCreary motion, it has rot accepted the responsibility for putting the law into the shape in which our temperance friends ask it shall be put, I must say, under these circumstances, I must raise my voice in protest against the submis-- sion of this matter, and I do so, not because of any desire to impede, not because of any personal views that may be imputed to me. I care not what the newspapers of Toronto say of me with reference to my views. I am honestly and fearlessly expressing my views and convictions to--night with reference to this matter." Not Fearful of Litigation. 2 of the Dominion need the spectacles an appeal to the ee it, he maintain--