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GIVEN NO SUPPORT _ BY OFFICIAL PARTY Charging R, L. Brackin, K.C., and J. A,. Pinard, member for West Kent and Fast Ottawa, respectively, with endeavoring to create discord, in the ranks of the Liberal party by abandoning and denouncing a pol-- icy they themselves had helped to create, W, E. N. Sinclair, LIMberal Leader in the Legslature, yesterday made it quite plain that under no circumstances was the anti--O.T.A. feeling embodied in the Brackin-- Pinard amendment, now before the House, to be construed as the atti-- tude of the Liberal group. Neither Mr, Brackin nor Mr. Pinard, he de-- clared coldly, should be recognized as speaking for the Liberal party of the House on temperance questions. Helped to Frame Policy, In exposing the alleged "about-- turn" tactics of the two members, Mr. Sinctair went as far back as June, 1919, to show that they--as representatives of their ridings--had attended the Provincial Liberal con-- vention in Toronto at that time, and had been members of the Policy Committee which framed the policy of *""progressive temperance legisla-- tion" there and then adopted by the convention and upheld to the pres-- ent day by the Liberal party. Business Connection of Each With Liquor Trade Precludes Expression of Recognized Views on Temperance Issue, Says Mr. Sinclair -- Brackin Promises Reply Claiming that neither member had consulted the Liberal party and the policy to which it has subscribed before "sowing the discord," Mr. Sin-- clair said of their action: 1 Instigators of _ "Wet" Amendment Charged With Abandoning Policy They Helped to Form and With Attempting to Create Discord in Liberal Ranks BRACKIN AND PINARD DENOUNCED IN HOUSE BY LEADER SINCLAIR n vrs d ay4, M arckh ; r t h "They have a right to their in-- dividual opinion on any question, but they do not speak for the Lib-- eral party when they speak and act as they have done in this debate. I will go further and say that no mem-- ber of the Liberal party in this House, while he conducts a business in another Province which by law is illegal in this Province, as does the member for East Ottawa (Mr. Pin-- ard), and no member of the Liberal party in this House who holds a re-- tainer as solicitor for distillery in-- terests, as does the member for West Kent (Mr. Brackin), will be recog-- nized as speaking for the Liberal party in this House upon the tem-- perance question." "Ample time to get your ammuni-- tion ready?" smiled Premier Fergu-- son from across the House. "I won't need much ammunition." said Mr. Brackin, with a significant look at Mr, Sinclair. Mr, Pinard offered no reply to Mr. Sinclair,. Mr. Brackin declared he would have an cpportunity, later, of answering the Leader of "this official Liberal party -- whatever that is." Eliciting the information that he might speak further on the debate, he said: "I'll make good use of that opportunity, too." BRusiness Precludes Stand. Referring to the action taken by Mr. Pinard (last Thursday) in un-- expectedly moving the adjournment of the debate for Mr. Brackin, Mr. Sinclair declared that this move had Interfered with a custom which had been in vogue in the House for years. Harold Fisher, member for West Ottawa, was, Mr. Sinclair explained to the Legislature, the recognized financial critic for the Liberal party, "and it was his right to move the adjournment and speak first." "Members of all parties in this House," he said in conclusion,. "will regret the episode which has oc-- curred and will discountenance the effort made to disrupt this Legisla-- ture on a question which thoughiful men wish solved by careful thought and disinterested parties." Hon. W. E. Raney's bill to prohibit political contributions by brewers, distillers, standard hotel keepers, pub-- lic contractors, Crown lessees and certain corporations got second read-- ing in the Legislature yesterday, after a stormy passage, in which Mr. Raney, as usual, was made the target of considerable Government gibing, but out of which he emerged flushed, but plainly delighted with the sug-- gestion from Premier Ferguson that the measure be given its reading, and referred to the consideration of the Special Committee on Election Law. RERGUSON CONCBEDES NEW RANEY MEASURE GONTAINS GOOD POINT Bill to Prohibit Brewers' Con-- tributions Given Second Reading in House PROGRESS$ S MADE | Through a storm of interruption, featured by several efforts on the part of J. A Currie (Conservative) to have the Speaker compel the ex-- Attorney--General to withdraw "the innuendo in his statements," Mr. Raney continued his explanation of the measure. The bill, he stuated, made no condemnation of campaign funds or expenditures for publicity | purposes, either in the form of liter» 'ature or in payment of speakers; t made no condemnation of the prac-- !tice of lending assistance to candi-- | dates whose financial rating would [not permit them to run otherwise; but it did aim, he pointed out, at the ' eradication of a practice that was inimical to the welfare of the State. Every one knew, he contended, that for years liquor interests and others had contributed. support to the party which in their opinion wae best situated to serve their needs. During a half--hour address, Mr. Raney repeatedly appealed to the in-- tellectual honesty of the HMHouse. "Let us all admit," said he, "there argé campaign funds." > This appeal met with disclaimers from a number of Conservative members, -- including John Joynt, North Huron; A,. C. Lewis, Northeast Toronto, and C. R. McKeown, Dufferin. Mr. Joynt was especially emphatic in disclaiming knowledge of "the campaign fund," deciaring he was prepared to take an oath that he had never known such a "thing'" to exist. Liquor Contributions. In suggesting that the bill be given its second reading, Premier Fergu-- son concurred with Mr. Raney on several points, but he did not believe, he said, that the Province was as corrupt as the statements of Mr. Raney might lead one to suspect. The Province, he said, had its "dark spots," like any other country, but almost invariably these "spots" had been condemned, and those re-- sponsible had been made to suffer the consequences. _ While he ba-- lieved that the standards of public life in Ontarto were higher, morally, at the present time than ever be-- fore, it should be the desire of every one. he said, to aid honest effort tending to further advancement in this lHine. Hon. H. C. Nizxom was informed by the Ministry that $4.363,000 in fire insurance was carried on the prop-- ertv of the Province. C § Replying to Mr. Lethbridge's in-- terrogation regarding the audits, Provincial Treasurer Price tabled a statemont as to the Aepartments in which a special audit have been made, and as to how far back the naudit extended, viz.t Attorneyr--Gen-- eral's, 1921; Department of Educa-- tion. 1919; Health and Labor, 1923; Lands and Forests, 1922%; Provincial Secretary's, 1914; Mines and Fish-- eries, 1922; Provincial Treasurer's. 19008 Agriculture, 1920; Provincial Highways, 917. In answor to Mr. Kemp. the Treasurer said that '"ir-- regularities" prior to the coming into nawer of the Drury Administration had been discovered through these investigations. uSn ie Information 'suppliedad Mr. hemp showed that $$59,000 in revenue had been received by the Government from fire, life, casualty and marine insurance companies under the Cor-- porations Tax Aot in 1925. My. Kemp