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Principal W. L. Grant, Upper Canada College, Toronto: "As a total abstainer of twenty- ' ’ ' as one who “Government Control has operated in a and whose life is spent in doing his the Dominion. and apparently without grave at prohibition is a M: with Canon Cody Sir Thomas . ' . . out such paipab e Prime Minister in his certainly without such evil me that the amount of public or private lessness. United States. I “Strws has been laid by prohibition ' ' made that they will consume best for them. I am glad to align myself d by Mr. Ferguson than under ists is to strengthen the moral White and Sir John Willison in support of th fight against the evils of intemperance and law fibre of our youth. then in my opinion I ha ad h ~ whom ve h under me ave . . . I, , have natural], been subjected to David Gnfl‘ith, Greening Wire Works, Hamilton: “1 travel twice every year through the whole of Canada. I know compel any 0‘ us to in I d” "0‘ know that n Dr. F. N. G. Starr, Toronto: occupied positions of trust. and lid that to train a man to resist tempta- rned than to the extent of the bootlegging evil in Hamilton. ” can be worse in any other part of the Province. 1n the West you cannot ' “Some over-zealous people tell us that it is being tried but such is not my tion worked out much more satisfactorily for all conce try to devise elaborate means to remove the temptation from him. , hear any complaint with present conditions. In Ontario it is impossible . Sir Alan Ayleswortlt, Toronto: to get away from expressed ridicule and disrespect for the O.T.A.” not work in the Provinces where it I h {sited h P vin ears tar! interpretation as I have found . ave v' one to on for more than fifty y in parliamen Mr. F. Barry Hayes, Pres., Toronto Carpet M jg. Co., TOTOFIW: where there has been a change, both under prohibitory measures and t prohibition is that whereas the country gener- under Government Control, and the odds, to my way of thinkint. are “ed all on the side of Government Control.” “I have been voting now ati I er given a Conserv ve vote, but am going , “M y impression 0 3° 1 think that any measure 0‘ prohibition ally thought it would be very much to its interests, it has only I‘CSL. citizens hypocrites and law-breakers. This is . Mr. Edward Tellier, former Liberal Mamba h to do so this year, becauh b ti b d i is th 1 b law as opposed to pro i i on y e ucat on e very reverse 0 what I have always considered were th true principles of Liberalism. in making many 0‘ our . . As well might one try to advance the interest of religion or of Christian- thavingha V9723“? eiffect 39519111“! lDrlniklng in our cities and larger would com 1 the 90 1° to o to church." owns as cer n y ncrease to an a arm ng extent. I am not a ‘wet'. . , pe p p g but I am not in favor of repressive legislation, The dea. of making North Essex, Windsor, Out“ “I do not look upon this as a party fight. I think ”past all and put Government Control over. I am for Govern- people good by statute is a delusion." take off our coats Proleuor Alfred Baker, University of Toronto: was With the Rev. Father Co I. Killeen, Ballwme, 0M0: ment CODII‘OI first, “in", 9.1L has ngfn‘istered by, Attorneys 1 of concern the increaM in lav/lessness last and all the time." gendered. It leads to a spirit of dis- Dr. I. .4. Temple, M.R.C.S., LL.D., P083 PM desired its success. It not stopped the olilac f t1 grown a contempt for the law it has creat a class 0 boo eggers . ' , ‘ . . . . who have been enriched beyo the dreams of avarice. Surely it is "“9" It " “0 use saying to the 9901“? You 03'1““ “3‘9 “quor- Th0”? Ontario Medical Associauo who want it will get it. Fifty-one per cent. of the people cannot impose “There is one fact that is ve their will on the other forty-nine per cent." .' ' . ., . use of narcotics in the las time to make a change!” . Hon. R. B. Bennett, K.C., M‘.P., Es-Minista' of Finance, Rev. John Lyons, M. A., Church of England Rector: - “After studying the sit addicted to liquor has sw . . . imost impossible to cure the Calgary, Alberta: ”Not only has the Alberta Act been declared to be legally valid. mier Ferguson’s policy is the best iquor traffic in that province. The of Ontario to adequately deal with the liquor problem.” . . G. Thorneloe, D.D., D.C.L., Archbishop of Algal-ta, ’ 5 but in practice it does centre; the l h be do d in h best proof of what can be one is w at has- en ne, an t e , e Appellate Division of the Supreme Von. Archdeacon Mackintosh, Dundas, Ont.: ‘ . “You never heard of the Prohibitionists of the Provinces which and Metropolitan of Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario, 191 : change to what we calla 9"0' “There is in hUlllllll lliilUIt 1 sense. of freedom which must be ghed by the Govern- sod and sound one. and has done more in the direction have Government Control asking for a _ hibition law. It shows that they are satisfied with the law. and feel respected. ment, and I have han any law we hitherto have had.’ " that it is useless to ask for a change." Premier Ferguson wil Lt.-Col. Ar L. Bishop, St. Catharina. Ont: 0 . n": improvement on what . cases in my experience con- Y and Windsor BO" Sir Charles Tapper, Winnipeg: me most firmly that Premier “No goo can come from U.T.A. has proved unforcea'ble even under two and: dry Attorneys- (ieneral as Mr. Nickle and Mr. Rant}. and where the! have failed no tested in court in these districts (Waterloo Count one else will succeed. We are facing facts. not theories. I think der). perjury has been committed. This is one feature that our 80- “The reasons that (“mime fair trial in Ontario. as it has called tempergcetgriztilds seem to overlook. In this respect the cure Ferguson's policy will prove a great boo ‘ for the people 0 On .0 n e “a” are based on my observation of the great success of liquor control in rd, Ont: Manitoba. Control in Manitoba has brought about the following three both young and old, Government Control should be given a I believethe result will be equally m.” seems worse t . Rev. W. G. Martin, Pilgrim United Church, Brantfo hat the O.T.A. great improvements: been in the West. and blind, can say with sincerity t particularly by the young; Col. Herbert .4. Bruce, M.D., 1.8.0., Toronto: ° “No man. unless he is has been the success we hoped and believed r the question the the community at large; it has also brough Temperance Act agai 1 consider Mr Ferguson's W1 reasonable and enforceable. and -- - .. As such should have the more convinced I am that the bringing about of prohibition. aintigeal respect for law. d to which we are comm t e as , L. A. Van Shiver, formerly Inspector therefore a great advance on the old Act. it sincerely interested in furthering the Temperance men and women, eager for the best moral interest of the community . . . f education. It is the responsibility of Children’s Au! Soczety, Picton, Ont: “I have been an ardent prohibitionist all my life. But in the the school, and the chur . discharge of my duties as Inspector Police Magistrate C. H. Burgess, Peel Coniuy: the home. "My view of the matter is that due sale of liquor 3 out of control . and is running wild (under the GILL). and it is m to try to ”O L: ”court”, K'C'9 Toronw' came across conditions that impressed me bring it under control again.” 0 “The Ontario Temperance Act 1‘” undoubtedly abolished the w' almost every case of destitution which came under my observation I but unfortunately, instead of having one bar in a hotel. we now have found that bootlegging w as the cause. I do not believe in changing z". “'55" 1- 3- 113.39,“, W9 3'- Peter’s all)” rooms in hotels converted “1:0 m1?“ bus-vale MI my prohibition‘ beliefs that I am taking a retrograde stop. Prohibtdon M M 0'0“”: C. G. McGhie, Vice-Pref nt, elland 3'. CO» . mm wan" “It th O.T.A. has been no bled - . ( ° ) fiomm.m '1‘: “mun”: 2"“ St. Catharina. 0nt.. h 1 Wm be better 6’ Rev. Frank Vipond, Streetwille. Ont: W 06. ,, and “I am not afraid to express the conviction that the M ' enemies of Christian twperance, of sobriety, and of the upbuildir‘ es and dis- been on our Statute Books the youth 0 The 3 in Government control. 1 strong 1mm Onto' of strong Christian character have not been the brewer-i ' tilleries. but official and fanatical prohibitionists who have been will- than that of the beautiful exceptions, amongst our boys and girls. even of tender years; the consequent ‘ a” b°°t' M ' r-General the Hon. S. C. Mewburn, Ham: the Policy of “‘0 Gwen“ ing to make of the Christian will a lesser thing . ayo our parents, our homes. our been W and thri "I unhesitatingly state that in my opinion ved ment control of liquor. as it is now stated by the Prime Minister, is M lo m etan." all the people of the Province. I have . d H.S.WWK.C,WOMBUWTM: logger; . clubs, our students, our gatherings, have under the "a, 0‘ prohibition. sound and in the best interest of lately been in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Alberta an1 ‘8 ‘3 what I have learned. The peop e “I am satisfied that there is in the province no such thing as .), for the simple reason that every will?" San-is British Columbia. . . . Th ill ith t ualification who were strongly in favor 0‘ Dmmmgggtwcongol?! 3330‘: has come prohibition under it (the O.T.A -' person who wants liquor can get it without difficulty. I believe that overnment have followed the only preper coursP Prohibition Union, Sarnia, 01“.: an. m ; whatever say n W. into force they would never for one moment go back upon their present the Premier and the G open to them in asking the people for a mandate to remove our ‘ affliction from us.” 1 ment commission house, buv it. and then only a certain quantity at a time? I am not a much I have voted Liberal when I deemed it who. but win William Mulock, K,C,, Toronw: , aiion in telling the peeple of Ontario that I favor must by this “me O.T.A.. and that I wm support subject. The time has arrived to so amend it as to prevent and limit. far as possible, the evils of intcmperance under a swem of Gov- snd under Conservative; not this time " " Carman Belleu'lle o" . Gove ment control in preference to the " COL 8' H. A. ' the policy of the Ferguson Government.” 83 ,. "I am convinced the people have seen enough h 1.4 them to ernment control, having a firmer support of public opinion, “90““ they would ”the! he" the attribution otliouor w W01 Mrs. Emily Murphy (Janey Canuck), regulations which will not lead to the evils which for the past seven regulation than by the unscrupulous bootiegger,» Police "WW9 Edmonton, Alberta: a???) have. been inseparably connected with the motion of Cody u.” m “Before Government control became the law of Alberta I opposed ‘ "on. and Revamd H. I. ’ .’ 0'0” To 8 it vigorously, both on the platform and by my pen. I was fearful that Col. Rep. Cecil G. Williams, Dominion Sara-7 ”Th0 meat achievements 0‘ the control plan, in my estimation, our last state would be worse than our first. It seemed only logical N C ad . 0 people were no 1039" that if the restrictions were removed there would be more drunkenness 093' League 0’ an a. ade me to the contrary “Should I steal. commit forgery or break any other law in Canada he O.T.A., I am punished and upon my release ignored. been called upon except that of t 01 Act. both as a city and provincial until 1 have rehabili 7 are sympathetic to and uphoidcrs of the law. But if I violate the O.T.A, ledge that my fears were largely s I had predicted. and am punished for the same according to law. I have the sympathv ing that they hold the law in contempt. Very l-llnSlst of the following: In the first place, thinking and talking incessantly about getting a iridrw. more was an overwhelming public opinion " the Act where in the past public opinion had been strong to enforce the presen ”1011' 1., unwell and illegal traffic had flourished because resorted to by a con- magistrate gillomMe n‘t‘t‘flun of the public; in the third place. bootieg'ging on a unfounded. There was not even a rush of inebriety a , mm scale was enormously diminished." the people showing a remarkable degree 0‘ ”Bimini- The {conditwnl of my friends. Show was steadily improvedcâ€"again I say, not from any degree 0 spiritual different is the treatment extended in th« twll insta . . o s noes. The. law enrichment on the part of out people-â€"-but because the law was well should be the same from coast to coast for individuals and all classes and untll it is I cannot see the righteousness or the practicability of conceived and is being well enforced.” the O.T.A." ance Candidate in 1919, Most Rev. David Williams, Archbishop of Huron firs two referendums, gusun's (‘mxvrlllllwm and policy? It is because Ontario wants more . more honesty and less deceitfulness, more Niagara Falls, Onto: “Before 1916 we re. Falls; and Metropolitan of Ontario, London 0nt.: The Provincial Police â€" .. .- ’ It (the UTA) has done more to encourage deceit and subterfuge. business and less taxes, brl-llllh of w‘llultlnll and less narrowness of parochiaiisrn, more self- ble that number of bootleggers. i 1 d Inslectors have tve n on envoring to . . l - more to demorallzc the youth of m.- ('uuntry and lo create a general disrespect for law than all the other causes combined during the ten respect and less fear.” enforce the Ontario Temperance Act, years of its existence. Government Control, with individual permits. is W. 1. Fair. Kingston, 0nt.: . . I am not only ill favor of Mr. Ferguson’s policy, but I particularly: the only sane system." “\wlu. 1hr 1..[-‘ Principal Grant was at Queen's University he - no other man could of the pernicious evils endorse the provision that no permit shall be given to persons under 21 Levi Williams, Police Magistrate, Pinon, 01“.: Draper Dobie. Toronto: . ' eral election, and dry in the "Hrlvmh‘ \Uff'i‘ Liberal in the last gen, why have I decided to vote for Premier Fer- Dr G J Musgrove Temper e o e ,9 . “l"‘.\lll-'t\l ‘ .~ probably of l'l‘i‘hli rum ’l‘lwlso like llleclf who remember Principal Grant. will years Of age ’W “11h ll‘t‘ \x‘llvl‘l l speak of his fair-seeing vision, his profound ' ' . r" ' . Umsh'ip :lllti his true appreciation of human-values I believe pro- M" Paul 1‘ Mylen Pres' Canadian wannghome CO” .. . - . i.- . . 1r... lllllc‘nest Spot on the whole history of the Province of Hamilton, Ont.: A” "‘3 me I ha” been a ‘empemm'e advomte- ‘3‘" When I 88W (w... “1.. .. not only how the law itself was bein ' disrelr'lrdei h 1 . « ~il - As a large employer of labor I see no possibility of room for not adcl'm-ll t” Inn” k' n h ' h 4 .V MOD 6 she were complaint in Ontario when a man shall be allowed a bottle of beer in‘ of justi‘ceLI felt‘thr-t 9“ m... l ut M the (“will perversion of the prom.“ his own house. Long experience with our men in this company is good ‘ ‘ ’ ‘ _' ’0 mum ’9 mm“ “h"“m’s- I have We“ magistrate in Pictoll for 18 years, and what has struck me recently is the limits that people will go to pcrjure thel‘lsclves when faced with charges of violating the Ontario Temperance Act." Sir John Willison, Toronto: enough for me on this point." Clara (I. Field. Cobourg, 01th: a woman's standpoint. I fear very much the result l "3r... .2. Hit! from 1 r 5 -l~~.- l»."*'~ ~\"lrml of controlling the liquor question will have on the ti; o = ' 'r of ymllle, pm pie, who are growing up in an atmosphere . ,. l . ' - m. .'-.l-.t..l.';nc :lnd deceitful living. Will it be possible for 31- Catharina. 0nt.: m 1 h had - .. 'u luau 'il"~.~‘t‘ feelings of patriotism they should have if they “We havr as much turbid now th OUT 3 01‘ 88 we “I was whnll en t‘. .. .-. ....-, ., far .12.. laws of their country? I feel I can certainly before Prohibition came 1111:. effect. There are the STU‘HC Monday and in favor of Goverznmfeggmolmigfi“"223”,,mm; Of mopisnion ressed ‘Y‘H‘li‘Fr in .‘ ~l‘:ll.~o‘l's policy as a. sincere endeavor to solve a per- Tuesday dimC-UIHE‘S' b‘" no“ they are due to “019‘de alcohol. Our who had opposed the Item . d ' ‘ I n I to“, by “‘0” 14 m- ‘ " men would be much better if they could have good beer when they (I ' . ”5'3 an tmed for prohibition in plebiscites want it. Government control as they have it in the West is what we an referendum” “‘3‘ conditions were him" under control and that Sir ].>.s.-r;.'r Pizza-11.). Barf. Toronto- should have in Ontario.” / ‘ they would not vote to restore the prohibltory enactments. No one .r‘l’. - .. .. 9 . 0 suggested that bootlegg'lng had been wholly abolished or that 1119"} _ ,. c...‘ r. ., ~l"<lrl;.ity were mine I 'would not choose Government Col. W. N. Ponton, K.C., Pclleville: was no unlawful selling or illicit drinking. They did insist that boot- Lil ‘ l.-. ' . u: its. 53 reform for exxstlng evils. I believe. however. “A:- a lawyer I know that the sad {not met be contravened, that legging was less common and lea profitable, that the law was generally - ."..'."- Quilt“. opinion Which demands a change in the in liquor cases under the repressive O.T.A. truth has lost its ancient respected and enforced. that there was far less drinking in h t 1 bed : '... ' . .. r I.\ hl.-.. wt. no: he set aside by the present hesitating power. The administration of justice has been honeycombed by perjury rooms a'nd more undesirable places and that there was 0 e - , . p ' . ‘..: -v~.l..n for its enforcement. Therefore. with the elim- and the oath has lost its sanctity. despite the conscientious and able of social contentment and no such feeii‘ '1 greater degree. mull-m. ail, hehvuwl sole of liquors in public houses of entertainment. I forts of magistrates. Crown attorneys and police officers who have flasks must be carried and ret "8 as under prohibition that i. new l _.» mm of llqllnrs through Government agencies only. under one their best to stem the tide of revolt. Where the law ends. tyranny house arti ' d lik ‘ sec “'0" 0‘ liquor provided for 433093. .1 ‘t'élt'l‘ of .ollvll. a: prvabatsfi' thelhiem obtainable change enforcible bfgzins. '{lg Giana. is despotic-.1 ar‘lgtrgry and again“? the will of the p ‘38 an ° "'°“° 1131.5? e ~ l>.'.:l': ~';l e o pu c opn on." . ct ens o ana a. A wise law a e tate’s co ect will.’ The O.T.A. lbw ° "9‘, . ' 'ri , , . . never was. Under the O.T.A. we are all treated as children and weak- A WM - ’ brother 0’ a” W S" ,m We ' R! r. J . ('7'. Cor. an", Presbyterian Church, Cobourg, Ont: hugs and criminals." Prescott, Ont: : . ".7 , i157.“ it“? 935$, if: fifolfinggi‘fgugutbm trizntggltiogampxn Dr. A. Primrose, Dean of Medicine, Toronto University: of thighgrfcxitligmar; “isrlmrecethipt.gf afi;§;hm?wt “Kiwi? ‘ . we ." .2. , .. . . . e: n a “They (the medical doctors)..are legally permitted to issue a def! i ‘ 0 some n“ i" n ‘ a, ,, T ‘ ' nte five mill 6“, . ., . leis} x“ ’.-T§:(;rqcenw§t but ragher of impossibility Of enforce- number of prescriptions each month, the inference being that the some twieonntyfgy: $1333, tnesrootl t rs are profiting to the "4"" H‘ ‘l “A... ......"Lil,‘... .{w an berf the intern). Temperance Act to be number of sick folk requiring alcohol should not exceed that number. and ask ourselves in all. so i ems 0 me that it is time to call 8 ha" Wtrr .. .3 S ,‘ ,- der: die ore. l .elieve that Premier Ferguson and the doctor if he keeps within that limit is safe from adverse be in far‘better‘hind trousness if this whole business won” “m .‘ ".l‘ . .l fr. an s u ed effortnto secure a law that will be criticism. The,present situation is intolerable. The medical profession business 9 d ' S on rusted to a Government with the RNPn'hd o. r .m .m. lhat can be enforced. must be released from such undignified servitude.” Hon “0;??- PSI-{glitch ”‘23:?“ Mud“ WC“. 0! WhiCb the s . 0 Old. 0 s e e o \ and addre s .. * - sse are neceooarlly restricted, also limited m number, owrng to lack of space. i i . Ontar IO Conservative Committee. 36 King Street East. Toronto I \ ’h “watt-ll .. Thursday, November 26 192 . 'l