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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1926-11-3, Page 5"Willl6 ff hard liquor, and by which, under• a o the People est Control'', system of local option, b,,. -room; tor , the sale of beer by the 'i , will u - Is Principle and Policy of Liberals! gain be established to re le of the ' cities and towns of the p om ars, Declares Leader of Ontario Party This is the policy proposed in, Prem- ier Ferguson, whose words at Sarnia, THE BRUSSELS POST May 25, 1923, were "I will not W. E. N. Sinclair Makes Pronounce -1 mentat Banquet and Conference! in Toronto -Says Ontario Temper- once• Act Must Be Enforced -1 Plebiscites Cited as Definite Ex- pression of Public Desire Toronto, Oct. 27, -The Liberal, party of Ontario stands for the train- , tenance and enforcement of the On- tario Temperance Act, as indorsed by the people, W. E. N. Sinclair, leader of the Liberal party of Ontario, de- elarecl to -night at a complimentary banquet here, at which he announced the policy of the Liberal party of the 1 Province and which marked the open -1 ing of the Liberal campaign in the provincial elections. Mi.,,Sinclair a'i'led that as long as the people, by plebiscite or refernn- dum, demand that the Ontario Tem- perance Act be maintained and en- forced, he, as leader, will accept that es the policy of the party, and he promised, with adequate support in the Legislature, to'carry out the poll - Cy. The Liberal leader claimed that government control of the sale of liq- uor, which the Ferguson administra- tion has made the major issue in the corning election, "is diametrically op- posed to the policy of the Liberal party," as decided time and again and as announced by himself at the last session of the Legislature. _ Mr. Sinclair added: "Liberals must battle to support the will of the peo- ple, and that was unmistakably ex- pressed in reference to the 0. T. T. by the plebiscites of 1919 and 1924. That expresison of the people's will Mr. Ferguson arbitrarily emeses to disregard." Premier Ferguson, the Liberal leader declared, has made his propos- als in this campaign a political issue, and by doing so "he has forfeiter all right to the support of well -thinking people." In concluding his reference to the temperance question, Mr. Sinclair re- marked that much would be sail from now till the polling day, on this ques- tion, but to his mind the consensus of opinion "will be that the Ontario Temperance Act has done great good for the people of Ontario and that it is not safe for the•people of On- tario to rely upon the promises now made of a policy to be developed by a legislature being elected," The re- cord of the Government on the tem- perance question was such that the conclusion of the people "must be that Ferguson's Government cannot be truste dto amend or abolish the Ontario Temperance Act without sub- mitting is details to therm for a vote in concrete form." Policy Outlined Enlarging upon the poli,:y of the Liberal party, Mr. Sinclair said: "No party can live on the mistakes of another. It may remedy condi- tions created by those mistakes. This the Liberal,party proposes to do. "It believes that public pledges should be observed and when broken that punishment should be meted out "It believes Parliament should ob- serve its own laws and that every constituency is entitled to a voice in the Legislature of the province. "It believes that rigid economy is necessary for balanced budgets. "It believes in practical education for every boy and girl in 0ntraio, with fuller local autonomy in educa- tional affairs. "It believes in the rule, of the peo- ple, and that where the people have expressed their views the Legislature should give effect to the sande. "It believes in' the development of the water powers of Ontario by the province for the benefit of the people of Ontario. "It believes in aid to.. ,agriculture by the development of co-operative marketing, so that producers will re- ceive the maximum of return for the products of the soil. "It believes in the conservation of the timber resources of the province, so that a continuous supply of pulp and timber will be assured, furnish• ing a continuous industry for the province and an assured nmarlset for labor for all time. "It believes in old age pensions, and that the province.should co-oper- ate with the Federal Government in that regard. - "These and all other matters from time to time, for the good of the p?ovinee will be carried into effect by the Liberals in office." v Temperance Proplem Speaking en the tonpetance .ques- tion the Liberal leader said: •"A great issue has been injected into the campaign by Premier Fer- guson. 'Tde has admitted his inability to enforce the Ontario Tempera/tee Act. But he has not resigned or ask- ed the people .for assistance. In- stead of this he ]rias abandoned the net by proposing amendments which will no longer leave it a tomporanc act, IIe has made his proposal, • political issue. Friends of temper ante cannot approve of a social ane moral question of the fust magnitu(i' being made a matter of eolith al ani.. cussion. 13y doing' se he has forfeit- ed all right to the su.ppo't of a well thinking people. Before he saw that political capital might be made au of it, he, himself, was of the opinio that it should not be in polities, fol he said in the Legislature as recently xs Marrh 4, 1926, that all through his tenure of office his efortihad been to keep the great moral issue out of politics,• "But seeing the demands being made by many in his party for a repeal of the Ontario Temperance Act, and knowing that he had prom- ised to abide by the will of the peo- ple, he was sore pressed. At a con- vention of his party. this spring, much advice was given to him on the ques- tion, But he told them that after he hall given it • consideration he would say "that is the law I propose for the province." He must bevelled in .mind, then, the injection of the temperance question into politics. Hon. W. E. Sinclair, Ontario Lib - "His proposed improvement 19 to eral leader, who declared in 'ro onto ntroduee legislation; if re-elceted, by fol maintenance and enforcement of lvhich all citizens over 21 years of the 0, T. A. and. criticized the gen- or eral record of the Ferguson Govern - age can secure permits to purchase ment. e Y.�,. .. HON. W. E. SINCLAIR 1 t t n change the act one iota, unless the people demand by plebiscite that such a clinnge Inc made," Ferguson Changes "This is the policy proposed by Premier Ferguson, who wrote Rev. Dr, Moore on October 7, 1024, just •before the vote of the people, as fol- lows, 'Should the public dccid: that the principle of the Ontario Temper- ance Act be eontineed, we will bend every energy. to carrying Tato fall effect these wishes.' In explanation of the word ,principle' used int the letter to Rev. Dr. Moore, Premier Ferguson stated, in speaking in the Legislature on March 4, 1925: "'They wanted the principle decid- ed as to whether strong drink wee to be sold as a beverage or not.' He further said by way of explanation, in 'the same speech: 'I said in my statement that an afllrmiative answer to the first question would mean the indorsation of the principle underly- ing the present Ontario Teed ,, ance Act.' The promise by Premier Fer- guson to Rev. Dr, Moore therefore was quite plain, that the wishes of the people that strong drink should not be sold as a beverage would be respected if so expressed, This is th.e policy proposed by Premier" Fer- guson, whoa said to 1,000 of his own party stalwarts in convention assem- bled, on November 18, 1924: "I want to say to you that there is no office in the gift of this people, not even the prime ministership of the prov- ince of Ontario, great position as it is, that has sufficient •attraction for me to cause me to violate an obliga- tion given to the people.' no* VAVYMM/101•01IIIIONIIIIM yya;�.,yNtiv ,wrda3,,r.:�k .10441 ,1F4.,:t'yv�'t t';f• "This is the policy proposed by Premier Ferguson, who t,aid in the Legislature on March 4, 1925, 'I be- lieved it was absolutely eseentiai then; I believe it achieved great good and I can not hers by any means to criticize the operation of the Temper- ance Art in iIs principle. I am here to criticize the men who have had the administration of 11. Tito 0. T. A. undoubtedly has done tremendous good in the provisoes of Ontario. It has lifted many n home from want and squalnr and crime to comfort and prosperity,' Indorsed 0. T. A. "ThtA is the policy proposed by Premier Ferguson who, on Friday last, speaking to his own people ai i(ancptville, said: :No one will argue for a moment that the Ontario Tem- perance Act has not done great good. We know what it has done in this lit- tle community. I know what it hue done in many other places. It live removed distress from many a imomr and taken from the hotel doorstep the inebriate and banger -on, who was a nuisance as well as a menace to so- ciety. It has undoubtedly increased the efficiency and general output in industry.' "Yet Premier Ferguson admits his inability to enforce the act and, by his policy returns without a vote of the people to liquor shops aim bar- rooms in the province of Ontario. "An admission of inability to en- force an act is no reason for aband- oning it. The act has been, and can be enforced, and the people believe it can be enforced. WI•;DNESDAY, NOV. 3, 1.020. GUNN'S SHUR GAIN FERTILIZER on hand "Liberals must battle to support the will of the people, and that will was unmistakably expressed in re- ferccene to the 0. T. A., by the pleb- Iscite: of 1919 and 1924. Thr expres- sion of the people's will Mr. F,r t 1 - .son arbitrarily proposes to disregard. To this arbitrary action Liberals are opposed, as contrary to the funda- mental principles of I,ihia^antral The 0, T. A. ire toted up00 1111,1 endorsed by the people must be enroren by the Legislature so long as the people by their votes say that they wish to have it so. People Will Speak "The Frontier, while -,pet.king to his own people at Nemp v ll.e, sail, 'I cit at the vortex of this matter with complains and suggestions coming in from all sides. You poem' are on the edge and you know nothing .:bout it.' The vortex has changed the Pre- mier's viewpoint as he circles in the whirlpool, looking out en the peoiile 'who know nothing about it,' but who look with expectation to se= him sub- merged and disappear from sight on Dec. 1, next. 'As he disappears from the public view on the night of Dec, 1, the peo- ple on the edge of the verso: will say: '0µr will shall he respected by public men. What we have decided is for our good, we will entrust to men who will re::pect our wishes and obey our requests.' " Mr. Sinclair concluded: "Had the Legislature been consulted ane, a draft hill introduced, the people would have had more than the prom- ! iso of the Premier seeking to elect "JYrgt+Y"+11 t.. is.i�i,'��aa. t„s '• ,„ni-1', Iggeii", etter Than Ever Again the Popularity of our Big Sale has been handsomely demonstrated. Large numbers of THRIFTY BUYERS, many from long distances, shared in the BARGAINS on our Opening Days. . Highest Quality Merchandise at Genuine Saving Prices is the Reason Everything as represented --- Real Bar- gains in every instance. These Bar- gains will continue . during the full time of the Sale. Furs - Furs ro's drBoys Women's Fine Fur Coats Clothing Overcoats, Suits, Mackinaws, Raincoats, Windbreakers, Ulsters, Caps, Shirts, Borsalino & Brock Flats Neckwear, Etc. All Reduced 20 per cent An opportune time to make a good investment in a Fur Coat for your wife or daugh- ter. Selected skins only are used in the garments we offer and we stand behind every Coat sold. Persian Lamb Coats Hudson Seal Coats Muskrat Coats French Seal Coats Trimmed and Untrimmed Models and ranging in price From 95.04 to $500,00 Ladies' and Misses' Heady -to -wear Northway Garments Coats, Wraps, Dresses All Reduced 20 p. c. Kimonos, Underwear, Slips, Hosiery, Gloves, Para- sols, Knitted Coafs, Scarfs and Neckwear K1NG'S SAVING PRICES LESS 20 per cent zliniellimasamiumnsw �MMM . �� •.:..o i�, ,.,. .c �lieelea ToVeis' ea, tic,porn� ���y Cte 3 for $1.00 ..K Solid Brass Io' TPhpa..e.:..an, S qU.. , . zx _•.vmainuc ..easassnav: :.�:>•+ $2.50 to $3.50 FINE SHIRTS $1.95 WARM SWEATERS $2.19 TIGER AND STANFIELDS ' UNDERWEAR $2.29 IBEX FLANNELETTE ELAN. KETS, Pr. - $2.12 PENMAN'S FLEECE, SHIRTS AND DRAWERS 79c 200 -Yard Cotton Spools .. , , .05 Heavy Pajama Cloth, per yd. , .32 Wopasso Pillow Cottons . .39, .47 36" Turkey Red Chintz .22 Massfield Wool Blankets $8.85 .85 Art Silk Hose .49 Factory Yarns per lb. .89 Women's Canyed Cotton Vests .49 Watson's Combinations $1.98 Big 88 Overalls $2.34 6 yds. Art Silk Elastic .19 Penman's Cashmere Socks .48 Non -crease Silk Crepe Ties .88 All Lumber Jacks, less 20% Arrow Collars, 3 for .50 Umbrellas Reduced 20% House Furnishings Barrymore Rugs, Linoleums Window Shades, Brass Curtain Rods, Congoleum (tugs, Casement Cloths, Velours, Curtain. Materials, Art Sateens Cretonnes, Etc. All reduced 20 p. c. Pure Linen Towelling, Bleached, Col ored Bord .2 yds., 25c Linen Sheeting and Pillow Cases, Reduced 20% White Saxony Flannelette, Wide Width per yd. 21e Choice Groceries Reduced Choice Walnuts%er lb. .48 Best Matches, 3 boxes , . , , , , .25 .75 Brooms for .39 .75 Black Tea .59 Seedless Raisins, 2 lbs. .27 Capitol Extracts, 2 bottles .17 Crepe Toilet Paper, 6 rolls .. , , .22 Pure Castile Soap, 9 bars ... .28 McLaren's Jolly Powders, 3 picgs, .23 New Figs, 2 lbs. .23 McCormick's Soda Biscuits , .15 Choice Pink Salmon, tin .23 Make an Extra Effort to attend this Big Money Saving Event. Every line of our Immense Stock is on Sale so come along and share in the Bargains. The Sale Will continue until Saturday, November 13th KING .OS® eag•I.i: �! i�i,t,�"��, i;'i'��li? mialu Persons requiring a supply should place their order now. Russel Currie Phone 1214 a party to power on an issue which should not be u political ::'sue, The record of the Government on this question is such that the conclusion of the people must be that Fergu- son'_ Government cannot be trusted. to amend or abolish the Ontario Teniperanre Act without submitting its details to them for a vote in -con- crete form." ATTENDED ANNUAL DINNER J • E. W. Beatty, Esq., president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, who accepted an invitation to attend tae alumni annual dinner of the Univer- sity of Toronto, where he graduated in 1898, on Friday evening last. EDUCATION IN CANADA Canadians are, perhaps, too prone to regard their own institutions of learning as still in the crude and .raw state associated with ideas of comparatively new countries, and to consider that old world establish- ments of learning, with famous names, must be -far superior. Some indeed, act on that assumption in seeking education for their children. They might better investigate oppor- tunities nearer home before they reach such decisions, for it is the fact that in other lands Canadian educa- tional facilities and methods are held in high esteem. A striking illustration is found of this in the registration to elate in this term of 272 graduate students at he Universitp of Toronto, a provincially supported institution. The mere list of countries represented le signifi- cant. It includes South Africa, Aus- tralia, Korea, China, India, England, Scotland and seven or eight sections of the United States. These_ are in addition to students who received their undergraduate training in uni- versities all over the country. En- gineering, chemistry, physics. rom- ance languages, political science, psy- chology and biology are among the popular courses, with several others well tip. It is claimed that the enrol- ment is only approximate, as there is neither room nor equipment for all who would like to come to the Uni- versity of Toronto for post graduate courses, . There are also students from many parts of the world ninong the undergraduates. This holds true, too of other universities and colleges in Canada. The Agricultural College at Guelph is one of therm. Queen's is another. All the rest, no doubt, have some students from other coun- tries. Sometimes you have to go away from it to find out that in other lands Canada has a good reputation for the best things in life. BRUSSELS COUNCIL Council met on Monday evening with Reeve Backer in the chair and Councillors Armstrong, Bowman, and Hewitt present. Minutes of last meeting were read and conferred on motion of Connell- lors Armstrong and Bowman. The following accounts were or- dered to be paid on motion of Coun- cillors Bowman and Armstrong: Street Lighting ..$173,32 Lighting Hall 2.00 Gordon McDowell, salary . 76.00 A. Lamont, work ..... , s. , 1.35 Chas. Davidson,' account . , . 26.25 Council adjourned. Always notify the driver or a car that he has no tail light burning. Perhaps he does not knovr it and the warning may result in avoiding an accident and arrest, or possibly say-, 1 rug. a life.