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Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 12 Mar 1909, p. 2

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called before the Law society; line has not been summoned already. "Now." continued the Premier, "I must saysomethlng more-and I say it with" sincere sorrow. Emissaries of these parties succeeded in securing :the. assistance of a newspaper man. 'and a newspaper in this city publish- ed a story that the Cabinet had quar- reled over the measure and the Lieutenant-Governor had refused to sign it. Of Sir Mortimer Clark. let me here say he proved as worthy ,) of his high office. as was her Majesty ( Queen Victoria herself of the throne. 1 Subsequently the reporter confessed ' that there was no foundation for the l vile statements in the paper. I ex- pect on a future occasion to say more in reference to this matter. I re- train to-day. Not Through With Them. "Now," concluded the Premier. warmly. "let the penny-a-liners and grub-stalic pamphleteers who labor under the wing of the. Toronto Elec- tric Light Company do their worst. They are using an organization styled as the Economics Society to} ,send out their literature. Only the: lother day one of their leaders de- iclared. "We are not through with Ethos-e fellows in the park yet.' Well. I later on I anticipate that I shall have 1 something further to May. It is fair l Lthat the people should know these lthings. Meantime We. shall go on i, Vaimlng to do right and deal honestly {and fairly with all. realizing that ithere are obligations and respons- l .ihilities in the (-ontidem'e which the [people hare so hountiruHy given us. 1 3We trust tho people and tho people i :trust us." (Government applause.) l i Mr. MaeKay's resolution was de- L iclared lost on division. I -_.------

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