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RL- 2 0 » »A 0. _'| Only on Eve of Election,. _ yeng " eturn of Sinclalr _ |;s fxcfzmans ment that his former argument had been that his riding would get nothing A done until the eve of an election. "And R that was what happened," said he. O I e r a e m "And there was some arrangement, too, about laborers, whom it took myself and a Judge and several others con-- A siderable time to keep off the lists." re ICte On S Mr. Henry--I trust my honorable friend is not trying to suggest that we C se dn acigaicesoeitinsss tCt ment * built that 18 miles of pavement at a| . § whiitidhectiate cce arapecaeriaiscars « task seems stupendous for any Govern-- | cost of $50,000 a mile. He knows that | ment. Let us be sensible; face the |there was not $900,000 spent on that e Pleas Made for Fal'mers,l situation honestly, and I believe, if we |stretch. | 4 * co--operate with the Minister of Ag-- Mr. Taylor stated that he had not Debt--Free Province Is riculture, who, in turn, is working in |always approved of a 100 per cent. a conjunction with the Federal Minister |absorption by the Government of the Foreseen and E. W' of Agriculture, that we can gradually |cost of | Provincial, highways, but he * H 'bring about a better day for agricul-- |felt, in the face of the farming and g]eatty 'S Western Rehef ; ft\ge. and consequently the whole coun-- |general business depression, that if the itici i | jtry." * Government could increase its liquor 4 al} (/l'lthlzed in the |:_ _ Mr. Robertson launched into a vigor-- | profits in some way the increase nfigm Leglslature ous criticism of the increased burden !| we!l be applied to relieving the muni-- . * ' of taxation on rural Ontario, "caused ; | cipalities of the 20 per cent. they now smemmmesss by the shifting of Provincial I'WDOT\S"[ pay to the Provincials. SHORT CL ASHES bility, the ever--increasing cost of edu-- | Mr. Henry--You then approve of the | cation and highways, coupled with UN--~}|Government being in the liquor busi-- DURING DEBATE| fair Hydro rates." | ness? { Answers Hydro Criticism. Should Get More Revenuc. e e | At the outset of his remarks Mr.]l Mr. Taylor--I don't say that. What With Charles A. Robertson (Liboml,i Caset. waflrlnlyldefende(: oihegrggmr&" I do say is that, now you're in it, I North Huron) fighting the battle of the| MSNYS PO cy in respec a& »'| believe that you should get consider-- fmiert. 31 _ | took Mr. Robertson to task, in PAT~ >|ably more revenue for the expen overtaxed farmer; with Clifford CA5°| gioular, for his criticism of the Gov-- o6 ake, pendituires (Conservative, North York) painting 4| ernment's bonusing of rural Hydro ex-- The North Grey member told the * glowing picture of the Province's pres-'i tension. The remarkable growth Of |frouse that his criticism of rural Hydro ent financial status, and prophesying.| TUral Hydro was amply demonstrated,,| was not applied to the bonus scheme, "in a reasonable time," the wiping out of| he contended, in the fact that the 537| |but to the borrowing arrangement in-- the Provincial debt; with J. G. Taylor| miles of line built in 1923 had increased stituted last session to provide for in-- ; (Progressive, North Grey) mixing in to 6,640 miles at the present time. stallation. What sum, said he, turning with his appeal for abolit.on of the gun _ Mr. Robertson protested that he had|/;p rron, J, R. Cooke, Acting Hydro , license and Grey's "pesky" jack--rabbits| not criticized the extension scheme, but \\ Chairman, had been borrowed to date? 'a sharp criticisim of E. W. Beatty's| the borrowing policy that had been ||rowy many farmers had taken advan-- Western Canada aid scheme and a | brought down last session to aid the | tage of the arrangement? «3 sharper criticism of Mr. Bennett's'; farmer in the installation of Hydrog Mr. Cooke--If, of the 10,006 custom-- "three--minute" tariff hearing; and with| service equipment. Mr. Case still sub-- ||ers we had last year, only a small pro-- \ HMon. James Lyons (Consenvative, sault | mitted that the Government's policy, all '| portion took advantage of the borrow-- | Ste. Marie) departing from his u.sual; round, had done wonders to help the ling, will my honorable friend accept it | antagonistic--toward--Opposition _ policy | farmer. |as an indication that the tale of woe ! to praise the Liberal House leadership \ "Champion of Agriculture." " he has been unfolding regarding the | of William E. N. Sinclair, and to predict| Mr, Taylor began his address with & !| farmer is a bit exaggerated? his early return to the complepc direc-- |stinging attack on Premier Bennett's l'| Mr. Taylor--If the borrowings were tion of Provincial Liberal destin'es, the|"three--minute" tariff hearing. "And |small, it would show, I say, that our Ontario Legislature yesterday, in two) this was the man," said Mr. Tayi0r,||average farmer's intelligence is pretty and a half hours of debating, now wr-. "who campaigned the country only last || high, rid, now tepid, moved several steps| year as a champion of agriculture." Hon. H. C. Nixon--That will hold -- further toward a wind--up of the first| Scormming Mr. Case's claims that| him for a while. /. phase of its 1931 program. "brighter prospects" existed for agri-- In conclusion, Mr. Taylor advocated! To Discuss North. culture, Mr. 'Il'a}fltzr s;id thaltl while r;; the abolition of the gun license. Mr. Lyons will resume the debaye on | was "no pessimist," he could see ve s ; Tustiay hnext. whem it is expected. the | few high spots in the world today for l CEA UWINIEE PANSIL . oo rmatedunte North country, upon which he did not |the mixed farmer. Sinclair on his speech, and on his touch yesterday. will be fully discussed Furthcr criticism Mr. Taylor brought lovalt § a L. yalty to his party as shown by his by him in respect of development and|to bear on the E. W. Beatty Western continuing to lead the Liberal mem-- of prospects for the future. :|loan scheme, claiming that it would e C _ + & f 4 4 rs in this House after the selection The atmosphere of yesterday's debate | N°t only throw the West in an unfair { another Provincial Leader by the continuation was generally quiet anc | direct competition with this part of the 6 ti "While Mr. Sinclair has restrained, but on one or two oz:casflong' country, but would add, further, a load c;mvven lgn' * 1 fl hter in this the Opposition speakers got tangled uy | to the West, already overburdened by Nouse." he o 'z "x;'eah e lways fought with Premier Henry and Hon. J. R | debt. ?9:15& e said, "he has always foug Cooke, Acting Hydro Commission Chair, | _ Reiteration of an old plea for the | 14. C f man, and the '"flares" that ensued, absorption by the Government of the| Not R.cal.leer'al Fegling. o while short--lived, brought any dozing | Whole cosi of Provincial highways, and "I don't believe for a moment," de-- members quickly to attention. & the mention in this connection of the| clared Mr. Lyons, "that the Liberal! _ There were a half--dozon prophecie'- road between Meaford and Owen Sound,| convention represented real Liberal feel-- | ' | registered before the House, with th brought the North Grey member, for a|\ ing when it selected a new Leader to\ \ |\ Sault "iron man" leading the van | few minutes, into a spirited clash with / succeed Mr. Sinclair. That is demon-- Coupled with his prediction of tne res-- | Premier Henry. strated by the fact that the present Lib-- toration of Mr. Sinclair to full party |_ That stretch--at least six miles of its| eral members of the House are f_ofiOW- leadership was an equally enrphatic paving--had, he had heard, cost about| ing Mr. Sinclair's leadership.-- The « prediction that Right Hon. Arthur | $52.000 a mile. Mr. Henry pointed out present 'proxy' Leader will never have | Meighen soon would be back in public that the road in question did not rep--| an opportunity to sit in the House as llito:. '|resent a true picture of road--building| Leader. If he e:er daesI ckc::test a seart. Criticism of the policy of k ; l in Ontario, inasmuch as it had required | he will be left outside. ve no quar-- Departments of Eg?xca{ion aefigmf'négf rock ballasting. Further criticism from| rel with the method of the Liberal ways under the Premier was expressed | Mr. Taylor brought the Premier to his| convention in choosing its Leader, but early in his address by Mr. Robertson. |foet again with the remark that sev--| I expect that before the next election | | Calls for Co--operation. eral sessions ago he (Mr. Taylor) had| the present House Leader will be the | "Regarding the present depression, the | COPDlAined that because he did not sit| recognized Lcader of his party both 'speakcr attributed its cause to condi.|O" the Conservative side of the House within and without the House. lvil'; tions in Burope and the attitude of the | his CODStittiency wasn't getting very| doently there has e uce . ?,f he:n- United States. "Conditi ot jm.| much from the Government. '"Now,"| already among Liberals since the C Apfrer ons are n | i "he is vention. Few of the prominent Liberals proving," he declared, "despite the added the Prime Minister, "he is saying n. P in the two eiforts of the Bennett Government. 'The|| W° &Are spending hundreds of thousands at that convention took part in the | ~~~*{Gontinued on Next Pagey _ ||"f dutlars thete_ d ooo mm anaomens