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"Bb stood back of it . ance Act, 4 Prowon and added: * the O.T.A. had not been a success. guor." CANDIDATES. DEBATED | GOVERNMENT CONTROL (Continued from from Page 1.) didates were asked questions from 'time to time, but everything was taken good naturedly. ' In a clear-cut and forceful ad- dress, Hon. Mr. Nickle dealt with the main fssue of the contest--thae liquor Question, and appealed for the con- 'tinuatce of the Ontario Temperance | Act, and roundly scored Premier - Ferguson and his colleagues for not | Keeping to their promise that the! 0. T. A. would remain on the statute | books umtil the people decided by a! 'plebiscite, that it would be wiped! out. lo the small amount of the, timo at his disposal, forty minutes, Be speaker made a telling speech. | in behalf of the principles for which | Be stands, but even at that he was! . Just able to touch the fringe br his | Subject, but as he remarked to his! #udience, he would have time during! the campaign to deal with all the ls-| sues. He was warmly applauded all | through his address. Ald. Kidd was also given a warm | reception by his supporters. He re-| ¥iewed the policy of Premier Fergu- | _%on and declared that he stood back | of the Premier in every plank of his! 'platform. He approved of the wip-| ing out of the, doctors' prescriptions) for liquor. Ald. Kidd gave over much of his! time to an attack on Hon. Mr. Raney | and William E. N. Sinclair, jeader of | ths Liberals in the Ontario House, | for the stand they had taken on the| Hquor question. He claimed that The speaker declared that Prem-| fer Ferguson had a stable govern-| ment for the people, and the latter! should be very careful and see that such a leader and his government | was returned to power. i Ald. Kidd also claimed that King- | ston owed a great deal to Premier, Ferguson, for what he had accom- plished for Kingston and other] points in Eastern Ortarlo. } Dr. W. W. Sands was the chalr-| man of the meeting and announced! that arrangements had Leen made | for Ald. Kidd to speak first for! thirty minutes. Hon. Mr. Nickle would follow for forty minutes, while Ald. Kidd would be given ten minytes for a reply. Conservative Candidate, Ald. Kidd was greeted with} © gheers on rising to speak. He wid] that he regarded it as a great honor | to appear before the electors as a : sandidate in this contest He had been present at many election meet- ings in the last eix years, but had | never attended a meeting with such | ® large attendance as the present: one, He desired to express his appreci-| "#tion to those who had signed his| Rominatién papers "And 1 hope! that you 'will not have reason to re-| Cgret the confidence you have placed fn me," added the speaker. He re-| . ferred to his election as the Conser-| Native candidate, at a meeting held | ntly in Garden Hall, and stated | that he had no apology to make for! the statements he had made on this| 'osecasion. He said that at this meet. | ing, he made his platform quite! r, and declared that he endorsed | platform of Premier Ferguson | his associates. Ald. Kidd then reviewed the plat- | orm of Premier Ferguson and said! all. "Relative to the Ontario Temper-! I approve of the change advocated by Premier Ferguson. 1] agree with the policy to: wipe out] the doctors' prescriptions for | Ald. Kidd declared that he agreed | with Premier Ferguson in all his for the handling of the liquor *It is up to each ome of us to] make a decision as to what policy| and the leader we. will foltaw. . Reference to Raney. Ald. Kidd turned his attention to| lon. Mr. Raney, and stated that he! been going up and down the| tountry looking for a "safe seat." | ir. Raney had at last selected | 'ince Edward county as the "safe i," but if what thé epeaker had | able to learn during the last! 0 or three days was correct, hej 'would say that Hon. Mr. Raney had | ected the "wrong seat." The! or criticized Mon. 'Mr. Raney! & statement in his speech at Win- | : . He was reported as saying t Ontario would be "turned into bar room." He did not believe his Hon. Mr. Raney felt that the iT.A. could be enforced. His re- of the past four years showed he did not have a grip on the pment's affairs. Prohibition been made the one issme. Pro- bad been put forth as the f issue at stake, "forgetting that have one of the greatest respon- fes on our shoulders--the fact hat Ontario has to pay one-quarter 8 taxes to the Dominion Govern- view .of this we want to make ear in our decision that we right and select a teader with government." | Hom. Mr. Raney, on leaving | remarks | ston. ~The Ontario Temperance Act' on | t. 30th and declared that it was he best editorial he had read oa this Tae since Oet. 19th. The Stantiard | asked for "sane, honest, temperate and moderate discussion of the whole issif¥" claiming there are faults on both sides, and especially | on the extremes. The editorial also | sald, "The trouble, however, is that | there has veer oo much politics in this temperance question and not | enough temperance.' i "I helleve that ladies and gentle | men," said Ald. Kidd. Se Praises the Premier. The speaker paid a warm compli- ment to the work of Premier Fergu- ison and his associates, and stated | that Kingston owed' a great deal to Premier Ferguson and his o0l- leagues. He referred particularly to the work of Premier Ferguson as | Minister of Fducation. He referred to the action taken to have the children provided with a train in ! the northern section. The children {of raliwaymen who could not have! schools at thelr door, were provided | for by having a train fitted out as {| & school room. The Premier had also taken up the immigration ques- tion in the old country. If return- ed to power, the Premier also hoped to co-operate in the immigration | policy. Premier Ferguson had visit- ed Kingston at the opening of var-| fous institutions, and no doubt his on various matters of in- terest to the people would de re- called. "I think we owe to Premier Fer guson and his associates bur sup port. Hon. Mr. Goldie, the provine- fal secretary has also been in King- His part fn children's welfare | work and for the boys' school at Bowmanville will be recalled All| these things show the progressive. | ness of the Conservative party." About Hon, Mr. Martin. Ald. Kidd also paid a warm tri-| bute to Hon. Mr. Martin, Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Mariin "had ad-| dressed gatherings in Kingston and his views on matters of importance | were also well known The King- | ston Dairy School was being well | looked after. Summing up, speaker contefided that the Conser-| vatives had been doing all they could | for the benefit of Kingston. The speaker also spoke of the | work of the Conservative govern-| ment in promoting the mining inter- ests in Ontario. ! "Premier Ferguson Has put forth a policy," said Ald. Kidd; "while Mr. | Raney and Mr, Sinclair have none. | | They simply eriticize and say that | the O.T.A. can be enforced." In his closing remarks, Ald. Kidd | made an attack om the O.T.A. sys-| tem. of having doctors issue prescrip- | tions for liquor and the enormous | sums pald out every year for these | prescriptions, Why, he asked, should it be handled by the medical | profession more than any other? "I believe that the doctors are not in favor of being responsible | for the issuing of these prescrip-| tions," added the speaker. "Your policy is to stand behind Premier Ferguson and his Govern-| ment. This is the platform 1 stand | on. T have no apology to 'make for | standing on this platform to-day. 1 esteem it the highest honor I have | ever received from my friends." | - Hon. W. F. Nickle's Address. | "The next speaker needs no in-| troduction to a Kingston audience" said the chairman, Dr. W. W. Sands; | as he called upon Hon. W. F. Nickle, K.C., to address the audience. "Hel has lived in Kingston all his life, | and you all know him." | The ex-attorney-general was greet- | | ed with a storm of applause as he arose to speak. Cheer after cheer was given, and as a fitting. climax! came the well-known Queen's yell. "The gentleman who has just ad- | dressed you refused my invitation to a joint debate covering two even- ings," said Hon. Mr. Nickle, in open- | ing his address, "and 1 do not be-| lieve that he has correctly estimated ! as 1 have, the interest in the vital] questions attached and concerning! the people of Kingsion. If he had | one hundred and fifty people or| more would not had been so incon- | venienced, and compelled to stand! through this meeting. They would | have been able to sit down in com-/ fort, and hear the questions dis- cussed." | Mr. Nickle pointed out that A. | Kidd, during his address, had never mentioned his (Mr. Nickle's) name, nor the policy or the principles for! which he stood. The speaker took | occasion to remark, however, that | Ald. Kidd, had seen fit to quote an! editorial in the Standard, in which! he regarded as being "extremely fair," and reflected his opinion. i Not Scared. | "Seme of you no doubt have won-| dered why I did not enter the fie | sooner," sald Mr. Nickie. "You were scared," said a voice tn] the audience. "A gentleman says I was scared." added Mr. Nickle. "Well alt I can #ay is that if T was soared thea, 1 am not scared mow. In twenty-five! years I have never been afraid to. face a Kingston audience, and Tam not afraid ta-dav." uy was about to refer in a jocular 'way/ why I entered ths contest," went on Mr. Nickle. "The night be- "Awaiting Hon. W. F. Nickle's ans- | wer." "I then decided that # was about time that Nickie got into the field," sald the speaker, Taig much! *Molitieat Oupéer. i Mr. Nickie proceeded to give a re- | view gt his political career. leading' up to his taking a seat in the Legis: lature in 1933. Ft Cat at th' | election. | Bat beyond i8 {not been an advantage. | quoted figures to show { falling off in the emses of alcoholic | doubt THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG . time, thére Were many questions be- ders Aha-Houss thosanrars foreign to him, and that he looked about to sed where his services could be the most useful, as he considered that it | was only right that a'member should (fit in where he could give the best service to the people. The budget came on, and he took an Interest in it ances. He spent weeks in careful tudy of the accounts and came to the .conciusion that they were not being adequately placed before the people. Mr. Nickle then went on to tell about the Drury Government being forced to the country in 18523. At this time, Mr. Ferguson was leading the Conservatives and Mr. Sinclair the Liberals. The Conservative group gave careful consideration to the issue which is before the people to-day, and which he considered the paramount question. Premier Ferguson declared in ad- dresses at Kemptville, Sarnia and other places, that the Ontario Act was on the statute books of this province to stay until the people, by a plebiscite, said otherwise. "What about the 4.4 beer?" ask- ed a voice in the audience. "I will come to that {n a moment if you want me to," shot back the speaker, "but 1 am beginning to wonder if it would not have been { better if you had stuck to the 4.4 { beer." Ferguson's Promise, Hon. Mr. Nickle then referred to the plebiscite taken as to the aa- visability of retaining the O.T.A, and at this time, Premier Ferguson made it clear that the decision of the | people should be final. The government respect the promise it made, that { the. O.T.A. would continue until the i people had declared otherwise by a plebiscite." But moral question into party politics tion was suddenly The question ment Control of the liquor trade was made a political | in spite of all the promises made to the people the political question there was another question which had to do with the well-being of the province. In a stirring manner, Mr. Nickle told his audience that he had not forgotten the benefits of the liquor legislation during the period of the war, and he pald a glowing tribute to a Kingstonian, Senator Richard- . who had the courage to stand back of this legislation. now this great was being thrown The liquor ques- thrust into this issue, O.T.A. An Advantage. "The Ontario Temperance Act has been an advantage to the people of Ontario," declared Mr. Nickle, "and 1 challenge the statement that it has No person will argue that the O.T.A. has not done good. We know that it has." Mr. Nickle had statistics to back up his statement that the O.T.A had heen a wonderful benefit. He the great poisoning. And in the face of these fignres would one argue that the Act had not been to the advantage of the people of Ontario? The speaker quoted from the Sentinel, and remarked that no Ald. Kidd read this publica tion. In Feb, 1926, the Sentinel said: der the O.T.A. there has been enor- mous reductions in the amount of li- i quor consumed." "Is the Ontario Temperance Act of benefit to Ontario or not?" asked Mr. Nickle again. Hon. Dr. Monteith, provincial sec- retary, as reported in the press. had stated that if the liquor traffic was 'opened up again, that in twenty | years' time, the same thing would happen as happened in 1916. The Gift that keeps on givin This Christmas give a port- able Victrola to some dear friend. A talented entertain- er, it plays all kinds of music by the foremost artists. 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Anger. To receive and re- talon. Bistform ture room. Ventilating chines. . Geographical ings. . Obstructs. . Cabbage sailed. Existed. . To test for flavor. . To make reparation Largest land Plants. | . Diminished. . Heavenly body near- est the earth. To get up. Membranous bag. Because. To accomplish, Negative. 15. 16. 11. 19, in a lec- 21. ma- » w © 0 oo 20 BS 10 to COO © oo san w wn 37. 39. 41. who has ex-|43. regard for 45. "He means by this that the liguor trade will so outrage the people that they will do as they did in 1916, and sweep it from the statutes. Why should the people of Ontario suffer for twenty years?" Crime Decreased. Mr. Nickle declared that under the O.T.A. crime against women had greatly decreased. Statistics showed thet fn Toronto in 1924, there had been 57 charges against men for were 121 charges. "If you feel that you are not war- ranted in saying that the O.T.A. has not been an advantage, let me read you a letter from a gentleman who lives in Waterloo. He says that on July 1st, 1928, there were 25.000 people in Hespler, and that there was not one single drunk to be seen on/the streets of that town "Is the O.T.A. contributing to the well being of the province .of On- tario? Some people say 'no' and they cannot be convinced, but statis- tics show this to be the case." Here the speaker showed figures to prove that in Toronto alone there had been a great falling off in the cases of. drunkenness, of vagrancy, and disorderly conduet during the time the O.T.A. has been in force In 1925 there were 1,200 cases of disorderly conduct; in 1915, 24,000; in 1925, there were 9509 cases of vagrancy; in 1915 24,000. "I say that these figures demon- strate this one thing-- that econo- mically, socially and morally, the O.T.A. has been a definite benefil to the people of Ontario." bss, Premier's Admission. "Premier Ferguson admits that the OT.A. has been a benefit, but says that it has not been the great advanfage it should have been. He says that one reason that it has not been the advantage it should be is that it has increased drinking among the young-----that people are drinking who never drank before." Speaker quoted - publications to show that there had also been con: siderable drinking in other cotn- tries, Mussolini had stated that | drinking must stop in Italy, while | Lloyd George also drew attention to | the seriousness of the drinking in his i country. Premier Ferguson had | been credited with saying that the : youth of the country were going to i the "bow-wows," as a result of the i drinking going on, but the speaker j stated that Premier Ferguson had | denied this statement, and sald that | he had been misrepresented, and the | speaker would admit that the press | aid make mistakes. sometimes. Mr. Nickle referred to the mass | meeting held by the young people {in Toronto last week, as a protest | to the statement of Premier Fergu- | son regarding drinking among the ! young people. At this meeting the | charges had been challenged. ! i The speaker then made reference | to several prominent people who had { Jeft the Conservative party, because {they could not agree on Premier | Ferguson's' liquor policy. Could { those men be called "traitors" for | this? The speaker said "no" with great emphasis. Gasoline and Alcohol. "You canunot\mix gasoline and aleo- i hol," continged the speaker, "and ne Nickie oid he had givens the or carefnl study defore reach ing his conclusions crime against women; in 1913 there! He had studied | Alberta, Changes had been made in fuddied by ithe guile of the trade. Verdict of the People, "Don't you think platform. to be satisfied hy the verdict of the people?" does not matter," replied Mr. Nickle "The people in Kingston have the responsibility to decide." Mr. Nickle appealed to his audi- ence to give the liquor question ser- fous consideration, Under the O.T. A. the province had advanced social- ly, morally and economically, and ped." Mr. Nickle also read quotations of an address given by Premier Fergu. son, In which the latter had admit- ted that the O.T.A. had worked to advantage, and he gave this quota- tion just as a man | was endeavoring to show that the people. ------ His Policy. Mr. Nickle also spoke briefly in re- gard to other matters. He stated that he was in favor of the develop- ment of the St. Lawrence River, as it would be a great benefit to East. [ern Ontario. He also favored the| work being carried on in children's welfare He also believed in the] best legislation possible for immi- gration and for making home life] happier: tion along the lines of the Compen- sation Act. He also stated that if sent back to the Legislature, he in- tended to take up the question of labor. ™ ns AM. Kidd Replies, Ald. Kidd was given ten minutes to reply to the address delivered by Mr. Nickle and stated that everyone had listened with interest to the re- marks of the ex-Attorney-General, but added that there were two things he had not mentioned, He had neglected to say that the Tonserva- tives had given the people temper- ance, and he had also neglected to say that a few days before he (Mr --- weilth or social Saskatchewan and Quebec. | these | places because the people were be-| thay Premier! { Ferguson was a brave man to tackle! this matter?" asked a man near the | "And are you mot going! "Whether 1 am satisfied or not| now was this legislation to be "serap-| in the audience | | O-T.A. had not been good for the The speaker also favored teglalac] Margaret McConnell i i Organization Meeting Monday Night 8.00 p.m. W. F. NICKLE"S COMMITTEE ROOMS, (Old Oddfellows' Building, King Street) EVERY MAN AND WOMAN WELCOME P. B. Chown | VOTENICKLE draw| Electors of Kingstén and Portsmouth: z Allan Lemmon | | | r i -------- | Tothe Electors of Kingston | and Portsmou LADIES AND GENTLEMEN :-- Having been chosen as the regular nominee of the Conservative Party, | respectfully solicit youn votes and influence to elect me as your representa« tive in the Ontario Legislature. | am whole heartedly In favor of the Forgusin Government and the Ferguson Policies. Yours Sincerely, T. A. Kidd LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Ferguson policies. ponally hut as 8 stron tive party If elec ed | pledge myself al taxation. likewise before you. appeal to you for your support. i uly chosen as the Liberal-Conservative candidate for Fron x at the convention in Odessa, | respectfully request return me to the Legislature in support of the Ferguson Gov. My record ix before you and the record of the Fergnsen Government Owing to the shortness of the campaign, make a personal canvass of the Riding and hence | take (Lis mes ns of make { Ing this personal appeal to you through the columns of the public press. TO THE ELECTORS OF FRONTENAC-LENNOX $ Your votes appesl to you with confidence and upon my record of 15 yengy In the PILL La as well as upon my record not only ®s # eMmperance dvoeate ald supporter of very measure ® signed to help the cause of real temperance for which the Libersl-Conserss- has slways stood, for | am convinced have pot forgotten and will not forget that Government that gave to this Province kis first real temperance loginintion, te continne my eflorts to sceure for this see. tion of the Province further grants for highways sad good rotds, fn whieh I | nave always been vitally inferested, and to obistn for Froutensc-Lennos fair and just recognition in all Governmental mat.ers, while heartily with the Government in lis desire to lmprove the socisl, moral, edues- tional and financial condition of the people, keep down e*xpeases snd reduce n per wel ges that the pecple of Ontario' it was a Libersi-{ onservative % I will ev.operaie On my own and the Government's record I sceordinigly it will be imposaibie for me to | ANTHONY M. RANKIN | Nickle) resigned, fifty-six "deaths | had occurred from alcoholic poison- | ing in Ontario. Following Ald. Kidd's reply, the meeting was briught to a close, with | the singing of the National Anthem HEARD FINE ADDRESSES. At a Temperance Gathering at Con- secon, on Thursday. Consecon, Nov. 19.-- Those who availed themselves of the privilege will not soon forget the rare pleas ure of hearing such talented speak- ers a8 Hon. E. C. Drury and Mr Raney, ex-attorney-general, who gave such wonderful addresses in the hall last evening. Rev. Dr. Taylor, Wel- ington, also gave a thrilling address and Rev. Mr interspersed with many Wolfraim, chairman, | phy who have so bravely stood by the temperance cause for twenty years and more would be SOrry 10 see a re- trograde step taken to put the coun try back from fifty to seventy years N. Dass has bis radio i very good working order now aid xm enjoy listening in from Pittsburg or cago. While In Trenton, oa Th day, Miss CC. Fox called on old friends from tbe third cobceasion, Hilller. Mr. and Mrs. T. Bmith. Mr. Smith who has left his farm for awhile is sow engaged in the groe. ery business. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer, second concession, Amelissburg were Trenton visitors on Thursday. Mrs. Robert Dass is engaged to sing solos at Lhe political meeting in Plete on Saturday. Mrs. D. Mur- is visiting at Niles' Corners. Mrs. interesting | T. Spence was a recent visifoF at Mrs. speeches, all in favor of the temper-| Zuf ance issue now at stae, and all those)tu d ts Mrs. J. Johnston has res from Picton. --_ NES, Bank of Moatreal. 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