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Not So Crazy A sociologist says the "best thing for insane persons to do is to work hard. But, doctor, so many of them aren’t anything like that crazy.â€" Providence Journal. Saturday : SDeelaen of dumness Jane is praktekally as dum as Elsy. She sed‘ they wassent no use of bas- ket ball fans as that game is plade in the Winter seezen of the annuel Friday: Elsy’s fokes is : send her away to study singing & etc. when vacas ,& nalbers sed it was thot: fakes. Elsy sed sxhe diddcr ther ment. Aint she dum Thursday: Mister & Mistress Gil- Iem are taken lessens in French. They taken a French babie out of a orfenage & say they want to no what irt says when it begins to tawk. All our famny but me Iaft about it. I say theyre rite. Tuesday : Pa got 1 on Ma. He s-ed he was down to cort & a lawyer ast a jooryman when he was marry- ed‘ &'had he formed or xpx‘est a opinyen. The man sed he was marry- ed in 19 & 32 & haddent had‘or xprest no opinyens for about 5 yrs. Ma sed she diddeent bleeve no sucha thing. Wednesday: Jake was out to Holly Wood last vacashen & says the act- oresses ain't doing what they prom- mist cos be seen in the noosepaper thair where it sed' ladies ready to wear close. teecher just la'ft Sunday: A armey thing I dont under THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, 1937 Richmond Hill Y. B. Tracy, Agent, Phone 169 Steamship Reservations to Great Britain and the Continent. Premier service to West Indies PASSPORTS ARRANGED FOR Rail tickets and sleeper Reservations EXPRESS TELEGRAPH CAN EASILY RESULT FROM HEA’V‘X WINTER DIET Don’t. suffer from constant headache. p...“ biliouspess. consti- m patron. coated Atonguc, etc. 9.â€" I TRAVEL SERVICE Can. National Station SLATS’ DIARY Charles Graham AGENT MASSEY HARRIS Farm Implements, Machinery A LAZY LIVER Telephone Richmond Hill 39 (By Oliver N Elsy’s fokes is a going to away to study musick & etc. when vacashen comes sed it was thotful of her is a vegetable cor- rective and will give quick relief. It also aids the stomach in its digestion. Sold for over 40 years. 81.00 PHONE 71 Parie’s LIVER TONE she diddcnt no what ley ingenear are 1 ar stand. He bilds 21 milyen 3 worth of dike to hold high watber out & when they are high watter blose up the dike to let the watter in. Monday: the tee- cher ast Blisters what are the diff- rents between con- stancey & stub- bernness & he that a secent & replide & sed. 1 are a strong will ,& toth- ‘er a strong wont. I suppose it was okey doke as the a littel. got 1 on Ma. He to cart & a lawyer 21 milyen of dike high watt when they Warren) In the Hydro debate in the Ontario legislature last week one of the out- standing addresses was- delivered by Morgan Baker, North York‘s repre- sentative. Mr. Baker’s speech com- manded the interest of the House and was the subject of much favorable comment. Dealing with the very Vital question of Hydro the North York representative said“: In continuing the debate I wish to say that I have taken little part in the last two sessions, but I have been almost continually in my place, listening carefully to the delbates on the various subjects. I confess there were times when it was difficult for me to keep my seat, especially when charges Were made against my Lead» er, such“ as the Honourable Member for East York made last Friday. namely. that the Premier had tried ‘to buy East Hastings. Had the state- ment been true. those who .sit oppo- site sheuld» be the last to mention it. Have they forgotten 1934? Sir, all over the province of Ontario, 30 or 40 men were to be found filling one or two little trucks. Why, Mr. Speak- er, in their anxiety they even bought shovels for school children. Yes. I was down in East Hastings and cuioycd myself. Mr. Acres and I had‘ a wonderful time every time we met. I had: the privilege of meetâ€" ing some mighty fine people down there. Well, the Tories won the Elecâ€" tion and I congratulate the Men-iber for East Hastings. His majority, ordinarily, should have [been 3000, and. he got a little over 1000. We have as good reason to rejoice Over East Hastings as the Tories, we held our own and that is all they did. When the “Power Bill” was introâ€" duced in 1935, every Tory stood in his place reading articles that had been prepared by Gaby, Weldon and The Power Interests. The Bogey Re- pudiat‘ion was used. When the Honâ€" ourable Leader of the Opposition spoke last Friday he made the state- ment there 'was not a man in the Legislature who would repudiate a contract. May I remind His Maj- esty’s Loyal Opposifion that there are other contracts besides Power and Road Contracts. To use the words of Rosseau “GWernment it- self is a Contraict.” A oontracr. whereby the people concenter all their Wills in one man, or a group of men. They say we are trusting you with all tl‘at we have. 'there is a constitution for your guidance and our protection and the individual, or group of individuals contract, on their part, to keep every man in peaceahle pOSQes-sion of his property, No; Mr. Speaker, the Power Barâ€" ons will not deal with the present Attorney-Generalâ€"they will pour barrels of money into this Province at the next Election in the hope of electing their friends, the Toriez aâ€" cross the way, and then they will get everything they ask for Their alibi or defense of the conâ€" tracts is that they did not know there was; going to be a depression, when the contracts were made. Did the Government know there was a depression in 1931? The Honourable Gentlemen knew full well that the people of this Province had never seen or heard tell of a depression such as we went through from 1931 to 1934. Thev knew then that they had purchased 731,000 H.P. that the people could not use, yet all these years they were proclaiming from the Hill-tops that all was well with Hydro. An organized effort was made to deceive the pepple and make it appear that the Liberal Leader of that day and the Liberal Party were the enemies of H‘ydro. During all those years, not one attempt was made by the Government of the day to make 'any adjustment with those from whom Power had V'been purchas- ed, and had the Tory Government been returned! in 1934 the people would have been made to pay for even“ horse power that had- been contracted for. I have been surprised at the line of argument'used by His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, Whenever the Pow- er Bill is under discussion. Their speeches consist of an attempt to justify their on action in buying 731,000 H.P. which we did not need and which we could not use and a strong defense of 'those from Whom they bought the power. Not] one word have I heard from the Honour- alble Gentlemen opposite in defense of‘the people of this Provinceâ€"thOSe who have to pay. Alternative to Passing Cancellation Bil? Would Be Increased Hydro Rates and Play into Hands of Pr iva te Interests â€" Legislation of Hepburn Government in Inter este of People Rather Than in Interests of Money Barons ' 40 men were to be or two little trucks er, in their anxiety shovels for school People of Ontario Entitled to Protection Against lniqnitons Exploitation Says North York Member in His Address on tire Vital Question of Hyriro If I hire a man to run my farm, pay him good money for his services land trust him because he promised to be true. then. after a little time. I am told by a neighbor that he bought 100 head of cattle. which I can neither stable or feedâ€"must I for the sake of the Seller be respons- ible for that contract. which would force me into bankruptcy. throw my family on the road and also make it impossible "for me to pay the honest #10th I owe my neighbor. or should ]I cancel the contract and throw that ,servant out as a traitor to his trust 'â€"â€"as the people of Ontario in 1934 threw the late Government out for doing that’very thing. The “Seller” ‘ has rights, but his rights end at pre- cisely that point where they infringe on the rights of others. I owe some- thing to my family and this Governâ€" ment owes something: to the people rf Ontarioâ€"whose servants we are, and we are going to give them the protection they are entitled to, no matter how much the Opposition may dislike it. The policy of the present Comâ€" lmission has saved Hydro from its enemies. That policy has brought a material reduction in rates, enabling ~many who had ceased using, electri- lcal power to begin using it again. Thousands of farmers are installing: Hydro today, because of the reducâ€" tion in price. Sir, if more power is being used‘, it is only because the price has been reduced. If anyone- needs Hydro, surely it is the farmer. Two years ago We were paying $2.55 service charge per month, today we pay $1.00 per month. This has been made possible through the efforts of this Government, which action every Tory in the House most strenuously opposed. I am not going to vote to return to the $2.55'ra’oe, neither am I going to force my neighbor back ‘0 the $2.55 rate. The Honourable Leader of the Op- nosition made the statement the oth- The charge of a shortage of Power has been shown by the Attorney- To force Industry out of business or back to steam, To close our own plants, in order to absorb surplus pow-er generated in Quebec plants, ‘To throw men out of work and place them again on relief rolls, ’ In fineâ€"to wreck the whole “HV- dro” enterprise and throw it back into the hands of private interests. The other side of the picture i»? to force the peeple to pay for Hundreds of Thousands of Honse Power frOm Quebec Interests, which they cannot use, To increase the price of power to a point where the farmer will not be able to install, and sacrifice, if necessary, their own privileges in order to carry out their part of the bargain. Had the late Government been true to that Con- tract, had the Government been true to the moral obligations placed on them, the Contracts now under dis- pute would never have been written. They forgot those they were sworn to serve and obligated the people to the tune of $11,000,000 per yearâ€" the most vicious repudiation of Mor- al Obligation and betrayal of Public Confidence that the peeple of Onâ€" tario have ever seen. There isn't a man on the opposition benches that would do business for himself as the late Government did for the people. It has taken Hydro out of the Red, changing deficits into surpluses in every part of the Province of On- tario. It'has put back into operation our own plants, some of which were prac- tically idfle, It has meant extensions of lines, giving work to the unemployed, It has meant a reduction in the cost of power to Industry, enalbling In- dusfiv ’m compefe more favourably with the Nations of the world, The Bill now before the House only makes possible the cancellation Bill pastsed two years ago and the suc- cess that has attended Hydro since that time has justified the action taken. It has meant: A reduction in rates, It‘has made Hvdro possible to the Farmers of Ontario, er day that he would be glad to see the cost reduced. 'if it did no‘r interfere with the service. Judging from his words and actions during the last two Sessions, and‘ those ‘who sit behind him, he should have saidâ€"~ if it did not interfere sWith the profits of the Power Barons of Quebec. THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO l The bulwark against arbitrary. V autocratic, and dishonest Government ‘rests in the final analysis with the people. The Legislative Assembly is the People. If a. law is enacted that does not speak the mind of the Gov- ernment that enacted it, then the Government has the right to amend Ithe law in such a. way as to make it speak the minds of the Govern- ment. General to be untrue. We have One Hundred and Twenty Thousand horse- power which we can call on at any time. The Honourable Mr. Rowe is telling the people there is a short- age. I suppose he got this idea. from the Honourable Gentlemen Opposite. Speaking to the Albany CluIb he told there was a shortage in Torontoâ€"it remained for the Mayor of Toronto and the Chairman of the Toronto Hydro Commission to tell him his whole speech was a tissue of false- hoods. I suppose he and his foll- owers will continue to tell this for the want of something to talk about. They do not like the Income Tax Bill, They are onposed to any Legisla- tion that will prevent them from taking their illâ€"gotten gains to Nas- The door has never been closed to the Quebec Companies. I deny the statement of the Leader of the Op- position that they were met with a club. Satisfactory adjustments were made with those who were willing to be reasonable, when others, who through their agents, scught to in- timidate, they were met just as they ought to be. met. ' And, now, Mr. Speaker, we are changed even by the Globe & Mail with taking away the power of the Courts and they speak of the Courts as the bulwark against arbitrary Government. One hundred years ago, when the people were fighting a- gainst the tyranical family compact, was it the Courts that interceeded on behalf of the people? No, Mr. Speaker, it was the people them- selves, led by William Lyon Macâ€" Kenzie who brought freedom to a people that were enslaved, that fin- ally resulted in Responsible Govern- ment and Liberty, Mr. Speaker, the dispute now cen- tered around’ this Bill, does not tell half the story. Those who are op- posed to this Bill, both inside the House and out, are opposed to this Government in its attitude towards money: They are opposed to the collection of all that is due to the Province in Succession Duties. They are opposed to refunding the d)e!bt of Ontario at a lower rate of interest, They do not like cutting int'eresf; rates, The Bill now before the House only makes possible the Act passed two years ago cancelling the con- tracts. Those who voted for it then. will consistently vote for it now In 1906, Sir James Whitney did the very thing that we are now doing. The Florence Mining Commanv had dis covered silver in the bed of Fehw‘“ Lake, before the Government with- drew that area from Prospectors in 1905. In 1906 the Government took away any possible rights the Com- pany may have had and sold the mine for over a Million Dollars. An appeal was made to the Minister of Justice at Ottawa, who decided that the Federal Authority should not veto the Bill. The dispute was taken to the Courts and Justice Ridden said‘ that if the Plaintiffs had any rights, the Legislature had the power to take them away. That decision makes the People supreme and not the Courts and I deny most emphatically that we are in any way interfering with the Courts of Justice. It is a last attempt to scare the Members and thwart the will of the people. Was it the Courts that brought about Confederation? Prwince ‘! The judiciary have no power to make laws; it is not their function to say whether the laws are good 01' badâ€"their only function is to inter- pret laws made 'by the Legislature, representing the peopleâ€"who are Sovereign. Was it the Courts that gave us Provincial Atonomy'.’ Can the Globe & Mail name one single instance where the Couer have superseded the Parliaments of Canada? Would the Globe & Mail make the Courts the “Sovereign Body” of this servatives, it is a battle between the People and certain Monied Interests, who recognize that the strangle-hold they have had on the people is being broken and are making a desperate attempt to retain their hold. I am standing by my' Leader, who says “When he must decide between the People and the Monied Barons, he will stand with the People.” Those to the left of you, Mr. Speaker, can stand ‘by Mr. Rowe, their Leader, who says he would have Ontario 2'0 bankrupt before he would Those to the lei Speaker, can stam their Leader, who 53 Ontario go bankrup1 cancel the Contract “If we have a Prince” said Pliney, “It is that he may keep us from havâ€" ing a Master." The late Govern- ment became our Masters and enâ€" slaved the people, but Ontario has today, in the Honourable Mitchell Hepiburn, a “Prince” who is- deter- mined to make Ontario a better place for the masses and' when the next Election comes we will trust the people. EBENEZER At the annual congregational meeting of Ebenezer United Church held on Friday evening, January 15, a delightful supper was enjoyed by all, after which the reports proved last year to be a very successful one. The sum of $249.20 hadI been collect- ed for the M. & M. Fund. Mr. Daviâ€" S'on acted as chairman and' the foll- owing officers were elected for the coming year: Sec.-Treas., Edna Field- house; Stewards, E. Dalziel, H. Malt- by, 0. Ellis; Elders, E. Kellam, J. T. Peacock, B. Fieldhouse, 'J. Wilâ€" son, R. Williams, G. Codlin, A. Sleightholm; M. & M. Fund Collec~ tors, G. Codlin, F. Julian and) R. Williams; Organist, Reta Robinson; Assistants, Doris Moody, Ethel Wil- liams; Auditors, A. Moody, A. Julâ€" ian; Parsonage Committee, F. Julian, A. Julian and‘ G. Williams; Cemetery Committee, W. Dobson, J. J. Julian and A. Sleightholm; S. S. Supt, A. Julian. At the annual vestry meeting of Christ Church, Bolton, Calvert Daines and Hudson Wilson were appointed wardens, Mrs. W. J. Robertson, vestry clerk and Miss M. Lockwood, treas- urer. Baker’s Repair Shep Let us do your harness and collar repairing COLLAR FITTING A SPECIALTY Prompt service. Prices moderate Shop closed 6 pm. Mon, Wed., Fri. Maple, Out. sooomommm. :1. 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