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Two more speeches on the debate on the Address were heard in the Legislature yesterday. and that was the total amount ot the day's work. However, two speeches in a single] afternoon is something of an accom-I plitshment, and due credit must bel recorded. From a political stand.! point the effort ot J. G. Lethbridge,), U.F.O., West Middlesex, was much more interesting than that ot D. M. Hogarth, Conservative, fort Arthur, though the latter had a much better prepared speech, and gave the House a great deal ot information. Mr. Lethbridge evidently had not done much digging tor his material, but his observations were indicative to some extent ot the direction of the political winds. He made what might be described as a U.F.0. pie- nic speech. He gave the Farmers a chance to thump their desks, oppor- tunities which have been none too numerous on that aide ot the House. He heaped laudatory references on the Premier and the Minister of Agriculture, all of which were so lustily applauded that one could not help coming to the conclusion that there is a fighting party spirit behind Mr. Drury, no matter it old- line politicians do contend to the contrary. The o. T. A. in Politics. Mr. Lethbridge is avowedly al prohibitionist and a strong believer in the O.T.A. He contended that the liquor question was being thrust into politics. but he absolved his side of the House from such anl action. When reminded that Mr. Homuth's resolution calling for ii beer-and-wine referendum came; from behind the Government; benches, Mr. Lethbridge comment-) ed: "You wait and see what be-), comes of it when it comes up.") The rejoinder was loudly applauded i by the Farmers and some Liberals,:' so that it is not hard to forecast an1 assassination for the beer-and-winei referendum idea. Mr. Lethlrrit1Fel, admitted that some things made; him quite wild, one ot them being; mm quuc "nu. Univ v. u.--" ~-____,' "a group in this House connivingi together for two purposes: first, to' discredit the Government; second,'; to discredit the Ontario Temperance E Act." i, The Plea for Economy. 5 The West Middlesex member was '; strong for economy, and his re-: marks in this connection found' great favor among the men behind) Mr. Drum. He claimed this Gov-, ernment should not give sums from $20,000 to $30,000 to lawyers and engineers for services for very short periods. Payments ot $250 a day to lawyers and engineers when a poor man received 815 a day ex- 13qu Tje C) SEES PA 11 IN Q oiit,.,u,silr, (f? penses before a public committee did not help to create a satisfied public feeling. Mr. Lethbridge cited the case of Sir Adam Beck, who, he claimed, received a salary of $18,000, and had no right to charge Toronto $250 a day on an arbitration case. lie was careful to say he had nothing against Sir Adam, but the principle of the thing was wrong. Again he, got, U.F.O. applause. Mr. Lethbridge took as evidence of the Government's good work the fact that the smallest majority it had received in the House in three years was thirteen. The speech can be judged as an excellent sample of wl%t may be expected from the Drury followers during the next election. It the Legisla- ture is representative of the feeling of the Province, its attitude yester- day will convince the Conservatives that a new liquor policy is a thing to be left severely alone. Moreover, the Conservatives will be put on the defensive as being the cause ot the present increased expenditures. The Backus Deal Again. Mr. Hogarth. dealt with but two questions. He had strong criticism for the Backus deal, claiming that 25 million dollars' worth of forest wealth had been given away for $50,000. When Attorney-General Raney attempted to interrupt he was met with the remark: "Mr. Attorney-General, confine yourself Everybody thought yesterday that before the orders of the day were called some member would question the Premier about the evi- dence before the Hydro probe at Niagara Falls, which alleged that a witness had been promised a posi-, tion or something it he would tes-I tity against the Hydro Commission.) At_least half a dozen members were) talking of such a move before the House opened. but evidently each thought the other was attending to, ,it. Premier Drury, with that Par- ;liamentary shrewdness which he is 'rapidly developing, quickly got the 'House to Government orders, and' l the opportunity was lost toy one, day l at least. I The Legislature is now well into i work. There are fifty questions of the Ministry on the order paper i and a dozen notices of motion, and imany of the latter contain vast debating possibilities. to legal quibbling, of which you know something." Some people in the galleries applauded this retort, and the Speaker had to warn them. It was Mr. Hogarth's opin- ion that Backus today held the most valuable timber concession on the North American continent. The Port Arthur member also re- vamped all the details of the Nipi- tron power transaction with letters and telegrams. An Opportunity Lost. - 1eie """"SetWRredre err-a.§; r2: a:Sim/I/l/IIIII/l/f/jfiIIIIIIWIJIIIIA trs, . . f, I (it,! f,'; e 'ialt, n '2 M, LI 1 .. I " iC2kiiWNEi' t,ri',Ct'i)jlli,'il,5j,i"iiii8 - MIN" i'-,'ii') " tt u" 'e8 s'" 1"" 2,lty I u iatll " Ai ve2ef2ttd2'rsf'2-'-i'-b--eisTi-, all THE