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= ' hibn's + Frxc\gq,\'e\oz:*\'\\ Martin's Neophyte Address, ~-- ! Considerable interest was evoked PP 93 + ; in Mr. Martin's address, in that, like h BI L d \ Messrs. Kidd and Poisson, he is a F roth--blowers " in LOn on ' neophyte in the Legislature. L ; In his opening remarks he em-- Appear to Be Merry Ot phasized "though a man be a clergy-- \ n;:lln hehenjoys everyi principle of wmmmnmmmmmemaemimessnmanmns sns smm * citizenship." And with this pref-- ¥ & tA ~ --vative benches were banged, ace to his following remarks,"" he Actcovaing to 4. N l'ethhl"l?e"i(t/l;):nse!:']cl)lr'::etled.el?"l'hese fellows have swept into an attack on Hon. W. E. Progressive member for West Mid--|""M7 M O poes like this: gag?y for his wordds lz:bout Ca?on dlesex, the City of London has ;.n'i © 'The more we are together, i m?sgr.l's Ezr(g:lsf'na"tgcafior:rg;e; SI{::;: Ancient Order of Froth-- Blowers. H.C'. R Togethf;r, mgothor. 14 der," and added "mud--slinging.'" told the Ontario Legislature about 1t: The merrier we will be-- . "Why should Mr. Raney be so bit-- yesterday, and at once became rn-; "".\'inz it!t" prompted the Prime ter toward Canon Cody?" he asked. tangled with Premier Ferguson. | Minister. ie ; y + oo .9 A "'For vour friends are my IS)l::e(I:):)dt;e d?dour:gt nhogv;n?}igta;}lghtth?g Mr. Lethbridge pointed out that| frion}(i;,l' * chanted Mr. Lethbridge. hold opinions and to express them. the "order" had beén one of the outt| _ "Are they?" and "I don't . know Canon Cody, he declared, would still growths of the defeat of the O.T.A |\ about that,"' came from Government stand high in the memory of the "KWroth--blowers!" -- he emphasized | supporters. people of the Province long after for his audience's ears. \ _'"*'And the more we are together, Mr. Raney was forgotten. "I think from the nature of my| together--"" persisted the Middlesex * ' honorable friend's speech," said Mr.';m:m, f Pmlses G.o'?r""'wm' & im Hth a | Ferguson, who had been 1ist:'r~.im.r'{ 3 *'The m'errier we'll be,"" sang the , Continuing, Mr. Martin fell in line | disinterestedly for a good half--hour,| Conservatives. ; s with the other Conservatives who \"'that he would be quite eligible for| That ended Mr. Lethbridge on that h'ud' spoken in 7)paymg tribute go the | membership in that society." ;SC(),-n_ and he left the froth--blowers fft(x)t\e{rr;]énégtl;ino.gtm;\I'i)rilis(::?shteoSlxilri'ic;g \'"_Mr. Lethbridge hesitated, while\to themselves. them for their public service. Thenl he combined them all for further| congratulations. | ' __Then, having praised his fellows. | Mr. Martin turned to criticizing his 'opponents. Mr. Lethbridge, said hr--',l f in his address just completed "di(!' his best, but it was a very lame best." | Mr,. Belanger had claimed that | Government control ha d becen | snatched from the Liberal benches. | "During the campaign days," snld! Mr. Martin, "there was a suspicion | that something had been put over on | the Leader of the Liberal party----| that the Prime Minister had beaten | him to the Government--control pol--| icy. And now we know it." ) Refers to The Globe's Comment. | Mr. Martin continued to refer lol press cominents on Mr. Ferguson's choice of Liquor Commissioners. T!wl Globe, said he, had termed it '"a | wise choice, and one consistent with his promises." "At last," he went on, "the consistency of the Prime Min-- ister has been established--his enemies being judges." K.. K. Homuth (Independent | Labor, Waterloo South) then moved the adjournment of the debate, Mr. Ferguson moved the adjournment of the House and the members rose at 5.55 p.m. | Compulsory Weed--Cutting. £ | Two --Government bills ---- both in \the nature of consolidation of the 'present acts--were given first read-- ing by the House. Hon. Dr. Forbes Godfrey introduced a measure re-- specting the Department of Labor, and Hon. John S. Martin brought down a bill that aims at compulsory weed--cutting on all Ontario farms.