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6 e RLPen > on I o wen .' ® e | * F \--3 1+ *# 1 w 'Q.Afl'c sA a 1 i e' v ' 'z lad < § p ' * coum-- A f # 'ltll;ts ;lt_)é been brought into politics by ' the Liberal party. The Liberals re-- (| Critieiz -- ; l gret that the Prime Minister has ' ticizes. Doherty. % + + : Yorced the question into politics. | h;ltl :.he outset of his speech Mr. o » No Time Like Present. | ec: uasg ?tttl}a.'cked the Government . ¢ 34 AMow j " es ad not filled the seven , € a '"'Now is the time for the Prime empty seats in the House. The va-- s Minister to tell the people of Ontario cancies were created by The depar-- t what he has in mind on the Ontario ture from the Legislature of Hon Pemperance Act. 'The people _Ar€ Manning Doherty, Peter Heenan, M. f anxious to know. I challengeo him Lans. Hohn, D. Carmichael, CG, D 4 here to tell the House. He may Sewell, W. E. Rowe, and'by .thé : £ want time to think it over. b'ux 1 dsath of Sir Adam Beck. IHe made $ challenge him to sa s in this de bate f particular reference to Mr. Dohertyls f y wha t h_o intends to do Ain .,-ogm-r] fo\ exit from the Provincial fold to join & * ' the O . r..\.' 'SU]'("S' this is no :\'i\.\ | Federal ranks. Mr. ])OherLy, said §4 oJ to be mystifying thg |mupln. refus-- | he, was apparently counting on Con-- $ 88 ing to answer questions, in view o1 servative rule in the Dominion,, but Q' .,,,{',». the fact th{\( the _n.(-mhum support-- | he had missed his guess. He thought t ( NP¥ ing the Prims A\i'.l'n.""\dl'-hil'6".11'."(1('l that Mr. Doherty was not particu-- tA " pronouncements on In'.- issue. __ \" larly enamored of Mr. Meighen's f t Mr. Sinclair dealt with the liquor | tariff talk and realized that the | question as the concluding thouf®hi| | tariff issue was 'not the main mxe.l F f § .'s of his speech. He introduced the j | "but was simply up to buneo the * % i f subject by saying that he would | | people." 1 f o 3 speak on a question which was "agi-- | [ & f | ' & To: tating the public mind." In U('to'uc'r, Says Law Violated. | ' f y¥ ©1924,. he said. the unsuspecting pub--| Again speaking of the seven va-- |lic had thought that the O.T.A. was | |cancies, he quoted legal authorities ' hy [settled, Then he referred to state--| to show that when a vacancy occurs ® io + ho B 4+ o g» i r s *4" ments by th 1 l'ill.! 3[.!{15((. to xhlo [ a by--election must take place shortly| {9 = public and to Rev. Dr. T. Albert afterward to fill the empty seat. f j ' Moore. and declarations by Attorney-- '"But." he said, "the Government is s . General Nickle, to show the Govern-- evidently -- above the law. -- There " yc ment's _:Inln'.';\i that !1:Ay':fi. 'If \\;v..f": should have been seven by--elections ( made clear, he emphasized, .«h:IL 11 before this. That there are no by-- the poople voted for the continuance ! elections is a direct and -- flagrant A of ihc.').'l'..\. the 'Hm ormnm}! wuu'u] i violation of the law, A hundred and| « «c ' treat It as any. other 'ffi'zifl'f_-"~'?' and | sixty--five thousand people in the j 3@ Y | would see that it was strictly en«-- | Province have no representation, Is| y * """"5"5 the Prime Minister above the law? ; p. Says Word Was Passed, | 1 must say that it looks as if he is." 1 . |a i "But all the people did not w 3' | He continued to say that it Kras R i «k: ]')" < ""_"'l,"; 'l,,' tl"'c; SLEEEts -1'\»:«.1 the I not the first time that Mr. Ferguson T , t s s ies s alina 199 4. rapA. ind i had disregarded laws. During the| I > |highways in Juns, 1923, word was | K A s E: . I nassed around: 'Vr £or Fer timker probe, he said, the Prime]| ooo crrouiet cauliar Hack" -- sDicdse | Minister, then Minister® of Lands ie C# and get your liquor back.' Those 4 ol aA o 7p4 Wapipe + NC l _ C e im C e raarinn. Af | and Forests, bad stated he would rot} us 'who canvassed in that election did I aAbide 'by eculations | f *Wn not use those words without some | aniae Dy FegWiRLLOIL | y U authority. Who authorized that as Other Instances. | campaign talk? Did the vote of Oc-- | "I think that members of this| § ay i""b"r' 1924, S';mil the carrying out i House can now see," he went O!h! | T |g'fc t'}."" "}'vromxs'n made before the | "that the Prime Minister cannmot :m-i «w . AW 'lection ® : % > % f f \a. nofary $ P | swer questions. I almost hesitate to y | _ Then he r« l.(,xed' Lo statements | ask why the vacancies continue so | e | made on several occasions by To-- i' lon But I submit that the wenple! @ '% | ronto's '"wet" members. J. A. Mce-- $ g.the i'x'o;'inc' ar(; aqkiln"' why 7 iCausland and Colonel J. A. Currie. | theso seats aro \%'"ncant 'I an: q'"}'/'i ¢ A .." t Ks sC membetrs: 'he aslted. : that when the opportunity comes to A * M speaking their own views or were fill these seats they will hot be fi"fldi . & ; they channels through which the with <d1»pffi'1'él'q 5f the Prime Min--] i | m Government was trying to create :4 F re m T * o | 1 +d public opinion ?" ister. If one man can say to 165,000 t j t . a *, 5 p oy ¥e a ar ap ) Colonel Currie interrupted to de-- | people, 'You can have e part in the y i 4 % clare: "I might say I was giving my | Government, it is not in accordance| / w8 own views." with democratic prineiples. But we} C -' "The people haven't yet forgotten | saw something of this nature a few | the broken pledges of the Prime lm"""'s a80, 'x\.hen 34,000 . people| m Minister regarding 4.4 beer," con-- voted to' maintain 'the 0. [.','f\" and'he,j R 3 tinued Mr. Sinclair, "and are fearful ' by one vote, said: 'I am going to vote| | '€ some other step will be taken. That { against it. & s | is tt}n'; xwiax:un L x{igm}ion thecsu'ujcct, ! Is Election Coming * £ f in this debate. e have a Govern--| | tenut Th: va+ d o abatad d + ) ment that prides itself on constitu-- | | m,ll{c%":.(,}.l:f")',; Xfl,l,';L,:fn"'flfi:;;éuu;td;:f' j ) tional matters. If the Government[ | t-fllxc'i'os was that there was to be aj E | [ Hives up to the promiges maile,. t12 | | general election. '"If that was the! < people will find that there will be' T eason. it Was goog and valid,": hef | j | no legislation regarding the O.T.A. said.. "But, if Ihis 18}80, I feel the! ' g | this session. Surely the Government |' Prime Minister will be good enough ! a ;does not fzxpect to go to the couniury | to tell us, if that is what is in his 4 | on what it intends to do, as in 192.).' | mind." > [ i:flg "f('\(').l\'l'..lt people twice in the' .' Mr. Raney--How about the liquor} ."L e MR S + ! policy that is to please everybody? | _ th§l | Currie Leaves House. * Mr. Sinclair--Some people say the, ¢ ! He further referred to statements, | wites got 4'.:.:0:~'».~?ed'--:t}mtd1t is a liquor ; | made by Mr. Nickle particularly: t policy to teage everybody. standl| o "Tre Government intends to main-- °_ _ Premier Ferguson--I _understand | ?' tain thoe principle of the O.T.A.," -- ' my honorable friend is going to| and the words of the Prime Minis-- : muk.e his position clear on these! ' e \ ter, "The people by their vote have T i o e _ nll. s d 5n murtt ' {sf | declavred -- themselves for prohibi-- * Mr. b"""'fl'fl"""'*i and it """1 be j [ d iti(.n." and "The O.T.A. has ,.done a good deal clearer than yours. ; ' As eeq e -- ht s +* s \ Sap s j 'a"';'i A\'} ('2,"";(': K' th last Was Barred From House. | As Mr. Sinclair was in e mide I axr>s: va Tue p (ghit 1 tam. ' | <wigey t % 3 1 : Mr. Sinclair then brought to in b in or these retexenceshgo'l.'"Curne prigt |attention of the House that he had \ ~ #a Mbmm e s mw | been barred from entrange to the R: o Cc «s acf Chamber on the opening day, and ' 00e chamber., .I a.rr'x sorry the hono: !had not heard the Speech ¥rom the % able mem'qgl e t:t?in({ilist%pinlg io Throne read. He pictured what had \al any' m(;lrie. dert;x;lttrree Nir, mhc!Ai!s taken place that day--how on trying [ 9 1 e auos dp in f tate t to enter the Chamber from his of--|. i n oinotccanient Rheads To show | fice he had been stopped by a police-- | j by the Governm & a tg : 404'b°w 'iman; how later Government mem-- | s that it was promist ar dfiX _ NeSL bers had offered to escort him : ; would be given Ehree or four yearse through the guards. z trial. "And yet," he went on, "there "M y ble friend," said Mr. +« ho say th My honorable friend," saAl ~p are members who say the Govern--| \ Ferguson at this point, "should. feel J ment will throw it out at the pres-- |it a great honor that he is not known f + ; |en.t' session. *'shimed 3 A |to the police." 4 a CA We hope so," chimed in Mr. Mc-- |_, Mr. Sinclair went on to deal with * t \Causlando \the Speech from the 'Throne. "I :) CS * R . Aoubt." he said, "if there was ever ;1" p .,' . l & 1 SE rereinrernrorerrerrretrm i c 1 en ie ie e ie e ie ies