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’ PAGE 4. Wham" is afraid of submitting any question. civilorroliniou tothotat oilrudiscuuion. is mainlon with his moviuiou tmwitbtlu Truthâ€"WA TBON. _ . GOVERNMENT CONTROL BETTER THAN O.T.A. If there is one thing above all others that stands out in the discussion of temperance, or prohibition, or whatever you want to call it, it is the usual narrow views entertained by people who should know better. It’ is said that it is the man with the one-track mind, he who is, to tell it bluntly, just plainly stubborn, who gets what he wants, but at that these kind of people never succeed in settling anything except to their own satisfaction and along the line they themselves have laid out. We believe that in the discussion of, temperance and like subjects more narrow-minded people can be found taking part than in almost any other argument. It 13 the fanatics that are heard loudest, and fanatical arguments have never yet settled anything. Both sides have them, and after reviewing the situation from a good many angles we have come to the con- clusion that it is the “middle” class of voters who will have to settle'the question that seems to be he issue so far as South Grey is concerned. There are those amongst us who ‘are not only opposed to looking upon the wine when it is red; they would put it where we cannot see it at all. There are those who are not satisfied with a reasonable li- quor law who would if they dared openly demand a return to the old bar and the conditions of twentyâ€" five years ago. Kipling must have been thinking of Ontario and its prohibition squabbles when he wrote: “For East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet”, for if there are two classes in this province who cannot be brought together, or who can not settle anything themselves, it is the prohibition- ists and the liquor interests. It therefore seems that the settling of the matter will have to be taken out of their hands and finally disposed of by those who can see that for the present, at least, prohibition is not the thing so far as this province is concerned. Some of the opponents of Government Control are making quite a fuss over a few bottles that were picked up a grandson of J. G. Lethbridge on one of our main travelled highways. What of it? Were there no bottles under the O.T.A.? Will he opponents of Government Control say that there was less drunk- enness under the O.T.A.? They have 'made charges that there is more drinking now than previously. We don’t know. Andmeither do they. What of it if there is. Is there any more drunkenness? That is the question. Is the liquor question a moral one? The Minis- terial Association thinks it is. There are others who think. it is not. We always understood that it was no sin, no crime, and not immoral to take a drink; the sin came in when one let himself become a slave to it. That there are always a few of this class cannot be denied, but what are we to do about it? It is a nice argument, but one that will not be followed, to say that we should willingly give up those pleasures that are a temptation to others. The idea may be right, but. it won't work. Nowadays every man, woman and child wants what he wants when he wants it and those who are willing to give up their pleasures for the other fellow are few and far between. The Durham Chronicle From the discussions we have heard during the last two or three weeks we believe the rank and file of the country is becoming more broad-minded. We believe the idea is growing that instead of being our ‘ brother’s keeper we should keep our nose out of his business and do him the honor of admitting he has intelligence like the rest of us and brains enough to use it. The old-fashioned idea that we shall be held personaliy liable for the other fellow has been pretty well exploded; nowadays a man is kept busy looking after his own affairs. Not all the supporters of Government Control are “wets”, notwithstanding the stand taken by some orators and some newspapers. Not many of them are interested in the liquor business at all and to com- bine them with the “liquor interests” is hardly cor- rect and rather unworthy of a man or a newspaper which claims to be the mouthpiece of morality. The majority of the supporters of Government Control are taking this stand for the simple reason that they believe it to be the best temperance measure yet ad- opted, and one which should not be expected to cor- rect conditions in three years that had taken thirteen to create. . General Edward Higgins, commander of the Sal- vation Army, and now on a visit to Canada, said ,re- cently in an interview: “Temperance based upon conviction is more to be commended than temperance based upon legislation. Despite the fact that England has not adopted prohibitory laws the consumption of li- quor in that country at present is 25 per cent less than the total consumption ten years ago. Some districts have adopted local option, but the tre- mendous decrease in liquor consumption is due Thursday, October 10, In an interview with the London 1"!“ Press. General Higgins referred to the national .trait of every true Briton, which causes him to chafegunder edicts which begin “thou shalt no ", is a grist stumb- ling block to prohibition and the chief reason, ac- cording to the General, why England has not adopted the Volstead laws. The Free Press further reports him as stating that no one would be more glad than he if England were to adopt such legislation, which he thought most unlikely and expressed a wish that. he could believe that prohibition would do away with the desire for drink. “Prohibition has done much good,” he said to the Free Press, “but it has never destroyed the desire for liquor.” ‘ We believe in temperance, but our understanding of the meaning of the werd seems at variance with a good many on professedly the [same side of the question. No one with fanatical vieWs on any ques- tion is in our Opinion “temperate” or capable of set- tling that question. .No man who is not willing to allow the other fellow to express his opinions on any subject without hurling anathemas in his direction is “temperate.” No man who is so imbued with the idea of his own correctness that he waxes sarcastic when referring to the other man’s views is “temper- ate.” Neither are these people bapable of leading others along the lines of temperance. There are to- day a lot of people who most vigorously denounce the other fellow’s views who by their own statements are anything but temperate. The only real, honest to goodness temperance man is he who tries to get at 'the bottom of both arguments, analyse them and then form his opinions with the idea of promoting that which will be of the most good to the country as a whole. There are fanatics on both sides of Ontario’s liquor question today, and it is a foregone conclusion that neither side can settle the question otherwise than in line with their own narrow views. It is up 1 to the average citizen to settle the question. Dictatorial methods from either side will settle nothing. There is no argument between. the Con- servative party and the prohibitionists so far as the both must' be given credit fOr attempting to give this country an advanced temperance law that vyill tend to decrease the consumption of alcoholic beverages. So far, the campaign seems to have been one to -“get” Ferguson. Those who know the man, and those who care to look- back over the history of tem- perance in Ontario must admit, if they will admit anything, that anything that Ontario has received in the line of temperance has come from the Conserva- tive party and not from those leaders who today are promising almost anything in their desire for power. Ontario Temperance Act with its bootlegging and ‘ doctor’s prescriptions. We have the experience of slightly over two years of Government Control. Those who want to be fair in the matter must admit that the present law is at least no worse than the O.T.A. Of course. there is bootlegging. From 1916 to 1923 bootlegging was brought from nothing to one of the biggest businesses in the country; why expect to do away with an industry of such proportions in so short a period of time? At that there is not half the boot- legging now that there was a few years ago. Another thing we would ask Government Control opponents to remember. Bootlegging received its greatest im- petus after 1920 when the importation of liquor was prohibited, and being fully entrenched when Govern- ment Control came into force it will take some time to eliminate the evil. Whether its supporters like it 'or not (and we were one of them), the passing of the Ontario Temperance Act in 1919 was the greatest incentive to intemperance this country ever put on * its statute books. Government Control is not perfect by any means but it is fulfilling its intention as well or better than the O.T.A. and, being a Government measure, will be improved from time to time as its weak points are discovered. Premier Ferguson and the Conservative party have promised this and from their record of the past six years we have every con- fidence they will do what they promiseâ€"and more. One reason for the increase in crime among the younger generation may be that there is too much time spent in polishing the car instead of the intel- lect. No boy, or girl either, can expect to lead a lazy, lackadaisical youth and develop into a useful, upright citizen. Employment during the idle hours is the best medicine we know of to keep young pe0ple out of trouble and the danger of future indiscretions. The training lies in the home and cannot be corrected by legislative enactments .once bad habits are formed. A busy mind has no time to think of crime and way- wardness. The home and the parents are the ones to whom youth looks for guidance, not Parliaments. And even then they sometimes depart from the way they should go. Youth is naturally full of enthu- siasm and this, like other traits, needs to be directed into preper channels. Tho Owen Sound Sam-Times says it is independ- ent in politics. Once more it is out against the Fer- The Toronto Globe 'is out to beat Ferguson at last Federal election. NOTES AND COMMENTS unfortunate young $333350? transfusions given, the young apatient, who was only 19 years of age, passed away from his iniuries. young man and was born in Owen Sound in December 1910. His mother was formerly Miss Ethel MacGillivray cf Glenelg and her friends in the vicin- ity will sympathize with her in her bereavement. - - a A ~_L___."A-. ”‘31 Du v vanavu-c The funeral was held last saturday afternoon to Greenwood cemetery, the services being taken by Rev. J. L. Mc- Innis of Division Street church, and Rev. 8. J. Farmer, pastor of the First Baptist church. Evangelist J. H. Leon- ard sang a solo. Those in attendance at the ser‘vice from Durham and vicinity included Mrs. Don. McArthur, Dr. and Mrs. C.G. McGillivray, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Mc- Gillivray, and Messrs. Thomas and Nassau Whitmore. . PETER GLEN Mr. Peter Glen..ior the past seven- teen years an almost continuous resi- dent of Durham, passed away Tuesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Lloyd at Elmira. Mr. Glen had been ill about six weeks with what was diagnosed as bronchitis. Three weeks ago he went to Elmira to be with his daughter, at whose home he passed. away. The late Mr. Glen wm born in Scot- land, near Glasgow. 55 years ago and came to Durham. 17 years ago. With the exception of a very short time spent in. the Canadian West he has been a con- tinuous resident here all these years. for the most part being employed by the Durham Furniture Company. He was a man of very quiet disposition,- a good citizen and competent workman. Surviving are his widow in Scotland. and one daughter, Mrs. John Lloyd ‘in The remains were brought to Durham on Tuesday and the funeral will be held this Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Baptist church to Durham cemetery, the pastor, Rev. J. T. Priest, having charge. JOSEPH H. LAUDER autnuucxumedawpmmgomdm - A -l-Jâ€"L "V“...- "w â€"_v against the Toronto men we: set aside in favor of life imprisonment. It is not comforting to think thet the influences which begin to work after a verdict hes been arrived. at and sentence passed aremorepotentineomecesesthmin bthers.â€"Sirattord Beacon-i direct levies such as war, gasoline tax and. a hundred other sources of revenue practically every dollar is raised by a municipality on a .levy directly against real estate or business. w "wvv- -â€" During the past generation there has been a greater increase in. the standard of living than for hundreds of years previously. Today the mechanic enjoys luxuries which even the millionaire did. not have a generation ago. What ap- plies to the individual applies to the municipality. Not so many years ago such. matters as repairing the plank sidewalks and keeping the cows off the street were among the important items to engage the'attention of small. town councils. Today the services required from the municipality with its various boards and commissions is intricate and expensive. But at that the increase in cost is not greater than the increase in the expense of the individual. house- hold. Rough and dusty main streets alcng with coal oil lamps. are relics of the olden times. We are living in new- ;er timesâ€"Southampton Beacon. What good is an inquest? The ques- tion has been asked again and again. in the past and it was asked. in Fergus.“ many times this week. There was an inquest here on Monday night and a great deal of interest seemed to be taken. It was the aftermath. of a fatal. automobile accident which happened north of Fergus almost two weeks ago. One man was killed and three others Municipal taxer. eveeywherto are high- Coroners’ Juries mmmmmmmm mmMmMamm me .5 mm w”? WWW mMm.mem m.mmmmum WWW "mun“.mfimuwmm “mm em. 3 mafia?“ m _ m w a 3mm.” v..- v v.. _ months, A water's jury never warm to take Wt-y for anything 1' can get out of. 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