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eC O oeemeeneneeenemeei® e CCE > "'*--'--'----m--'--*--'--'--' We d nesd a.u),\\:e,\p @9 ¢h _ Proud of Appointments, fecagsinyess .. The Prime Minister entered a What About Cost? is Question, | $ rebuttal to the comments of Mr. Mr. Sinclair then wanted to know | Sinclair regarding the appointments who would bear the cost of putting" of defeated Government candidates this scheme into effect in the local to the Civil Service since the elec-- municipalities. ' 6 *' tion. "Let me say _ to you, Mr. '"'That, of course, is a matter which | Speaker, and to this House, and to must be worked out," replied the this Province," he said, "that this Prime Minister. '"Whatever those Government has taken to itself not costs may be, it will not cost the man a little pride and credit for having in the local centre anything like the made appointments which are a eight or ten hundred dollars a year credit to this House and Province." that it costs in the city." C "Would my honorable friend "The Premier does not understand mind discussing the Hamilton ap-- my question," persisted _ Mr. Sin-- pointment?" interposed Mr. Sin-- clair. '"Who will pay the cost in clair. the rural centres?" "Not a bit!l Not a bit!" replied "It will be paid for as it is paid f Premier Ferguson, amid Conserva-- for now. It will be paid for by the tive applause. "But again my hon-- local municipalities with additional orable friend is going afield, be-- subsidies coming from the Treasury. cause the appointee was not a de--| But it is going to be infinitely feated Government candidate, cheaper than the present method "'The Hamilton appointment," he and with much greater benefit to proceeded, "is an appointment for the people. That is my firm im-- which I have no apology to make, pression."' which will be a credit to the office '"'My honorable friend," he went when those surrounding him will on, referring to Mr. Raney's words give him some sympathetic support | about the part of Canon Cody and and refrain from the captious other Churchmen in the election, criticism which is heard in Hamil-- "tranegressed, and transgressed seri-- | ton. Why not Mr. Garden, the Clerk ously, the ordinary standards of of the Surrogate Court? Look good taste, if I put it very mildly. around Ontario and see how many Why it was necessary for him to of those in such positions have attempt to vilify and malign _ men legal training! And some of those | like Sir Allen Aylesworth, Bishop with legal training are the least i Fallon and Dr. Cody is beyond me. fitted for their positions!" 'These men differed from my honor-- He continued that Mr. Garden had able friend, and differed honestly. had a long business and office train-- He surely dAoesn't deny their right ing and, even though ill health had to assert their views, and evidently overtaken him, could now continue the public believed their assertions. in the service of the people. "Some-- Coming from a man who is a leader body criticized him because he was of a movement, if not of a party, | once a member of this Legislature," it was an undignified exhibit of petty . exclaimed the Prime Minister. venom that was unworthy of a man | _ In this connection, Premier Fergu-- who may sit in this Legislature. | |son took another shot at Mr. Raney. '"He attempted this arterncoon to | '"How did he get in here?" he asked. say that these bmen were begl:iled | x3 'and influenced by improper motives ¥Fducational Matters, \to poison the atmosphere in which | 'The Premier then turned to edu-- 'the younger generation must bep lcational matters. "My -- honorable |reared. W hat the people said was: | friend 'the Leader of the Liberal \'We're going to be honest with our-- 'party, with whom, when I can, I iselves,_get rid of this cant and | must be serious, attempted a discus-- hypocrisy, and have a law that has sion of a few public matters. He dis-- ?Oe:fnd it the forcee of public opin-- layed an amazing lack of knowl-- * a !2(139. which to thegmembers of this "In the framing of the legislation House is not surprising. He discusssd * to be brought do'vn, tht.lt Will be the some of the plans of the Depart-- principle on which it will be framed. ment of Education--our proposal| I hope that when the bill does come whereby we would carry into the| down my honorable friend wn}l live ; smaller centres and rural sections | up _ to the positionhh'e 1300kh 1tn his of this Province greater opportunity address when l}{"' th.o' ght tbat r{ow and better education for the chil-- lwe ?l';]ould Tr}r:a o. k xsylhttetmes Ga"z dren of those localities. In other ooo alir ft clews °t msevecx)'v- words, we might have a year come ernment wanis--views fro § = off the university courses. That mat-- body. When this legislation is ter is now being discussed seriously brought down there will be no at-- because I know public,.opinion is be-- tempt to railroad it through. There | hind it. My honorable friend appar-- will be a free discussion, with thel lently did not know that in England opportunity for suggestions fromi they have only three--year courses, anybody. s & | f and there is no reason why we "In this legislation the Goyern--| should not have them here.'" | ment doesn't expect that it wili run ; Premier Ferguson continued that, smoothly. We are not deluding our-- by this scheme, it was hoped that the selves with the idea that there will sons and daughters of the poorer be no difficulties. 4 citizens of the rural districts could "I have had letters from temper--| have at least a part of the education-- ance organizations, from clergymen | # al advantages which came to chil-- who opposed us, even from . one| dren of richer parents. '"The boy branch of the Ontario Prohibition | . | who needs education in this coun-- 'Union, and all express the desire to |\try," said the Premier, "is not the [ wait patiently, and give the law a | wealthy man's son, but it is the poor-- chance to vindicate itself. 'er man's son, who cannot bear the "It will ungloubtedly be, to a large 'expense of going to a great centre extent, experimental in Ontario, anc% and living there while he is acquiring will not please every one. What his education, and, as Minister of want from the public is an attitude Education, I propose to take it to of tolerance and good--wili toward him." lhonest effort to improve things. And '"'*Will. the first and second years' if the law is brought down in an tuition at the university be discon-- latmosphere of that kind it will be a * tinued?" asked Mr. Sinclair. success." * "We are negotiating to carry out this scheme as far as we can do it," said the Premier. Pressed further by the Leader of the Opposition, the Prime Minister * denied that he had said that the second year at the universities would be cut out. It was a matter still to § be worked out, he said. "My honor-- able friend will find that I have | never made such a statement," he | declared.