The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 18 Mar 1927, p. 2

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' - F "also, mlrck tr-rl, - . Service From Friends. He spoke of objections that ap- pointments by the board had not. been taken "out ot politics," that the staffing of the liquor-control system might become a matter of. patronage. He felt that the Govern- r ment had every right to employ their friends, "for," he said. "you can't get the service from your political enemies." . Mr. Legault, a new member in the -.-._---- House, took the occasion. as it Was ' . . his maiden speech, to stray from a Fl enehC,ttnadian's F i f t h strict discussion ot the second rend- . . . 'ing of the bill. Publio Speeoh m English l He extended congratulations; to . new appointees in the House. felici- Greeted by ilesloBanging itations to tho veteran legislator»: - :wiio had extended the helping hand to the neonhytcs. Tle recalled mo- PLEA FOR BEER BY GLASS intents in tho previous debates by his inicturesquc references to the Wealth --------- laud future of Northern Ontario. '.. _. '., 'r' . , l, . , iAnd all was delivered with a bum" l"-""L"" intimictcd a', 'mastorful command of words. with the close of ycstcrduy ttftCpnool " richness ot phrascology, which sitting or thr Iprv,ariuilartwrx that no tnroused admiration on all sides---. ctttrorsdr W. in" t" the 0 verm Clri- an admiration which was expressed U" "m Per or i ' "' ltCili in vigorous desk-hanging by every control lrill "011M probably i,o hmcmher of the House, when the given on Monday nut. itF/'/it1cthlif,ia1,1vna1ia?, 1131119111???) lit!, , . ' . 'sic,-. '- that this was rut s i 1 no ic '1'th (Ionics the battle of Ill to. speech in English. :SlOii. which will rage when th: I, . , P " "' (House in Committee deals with the iArgues .Agmnst ("rim on my" {mensure section by section Wh; ' Dealing with the (government-cun- , I." . " - b . ,""' :trol bill. he pictured the position !With this and the volume of otna'.' Hit the "poor working man" untim- ilegislntion to be handled. next; week Ithe act. With but a small income twill be u busy one-with. as the 'a week. suvh a man could not af- . Premier announced just before m'i- 'ford purchase of beer by the car- journment yesterday -- night "-e,'cr- 'ton. said he. Such a, man would sions on Monday, Tuesday. Weducvs. lbuy a bottle of beer at. the store Jay and Thursday. as well as the in the city. travel home to the sul?- sittings ever-v ai'ernoun. liirii with the bottle warming up in _ . . this pocket, open it at home, to have Debate Continued. (the warm liquid "tizz away like soda. Yesterday afternoon L. W. fo'.sas iwater." "blow up like explosives." (U.F.O.. East Lambton) and T. Le- I "pushed into prohibition." he , gault tl,ilreral. Sturgeon Falls). Cori- iwent on "people have indulgence tinned the debate on second reading \made all the more desirous. Every of the liquor bill. ', farmer is educated today and makes 1Vhiltr Mr. Oke gave a lengthy 's.'.. ,his own beer. wine and whiskey. planation as to why and how he .' Some even gather juniper berries to» would oppose the control hill, Mr. gin. The bootlegger hasn't the time Legault announced his alliance with to get juniper berries, and he flavors the "wet" wing of the Liberal party, his with turpentine. and made a plea for the sale of beer "The bootlegging business," he at 5 cents a glass "tor the sake of declared, "regulates the price of the poorer workingtnett ot the Prom rye. wheat and barley in the north in ince." The French-Canadian mem- many sections. A farmer there can her adjourned the debate, to continue realize $25 out of a bushel of rye." Monday. If the 0.T.A.. he said, was "en- Mr. Oke said that while the pr*o- forced to the very letter ot the law." posed Government-control system rc- you would have to put the root of a, suited from the mandate of " ma- prison over half of Toronto, or jority of voters of the Province. he Sturgeon Falls-dust as you wish. represented a dry riding. and as such In the old days, he said. vice war a representative felt duty bound to centralized in the bar. "Today," he oppose the bill. He thought that the went on. "with the bars closed, the Progressive amendments were "not habitues drink in seclusion. in hid- in order." and should have been in.. den places." troduced in committee. "Some may accuse me of advo- "Yet," said he, "it I vote against eating a return to the bar," he de- the amendments. it will mean sup- clared. "but T have a new scheme." port of the bill. So to settle dis- His new scheme had to wait until pute," he declared, 'tll support the Monday. for with the hour at e, amendments." o'clock he was called to adjourn the debate until next week.

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