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Stewart's proposals offer a real chance for real improvement.

Many of the incorporators of the Temperance Alliance are now working for Premier Stewart’ ment Control as the best means to reduce the evils resulting from intemperance. i

nev. n. o. rutron, REV. canon coov. ARCHBISHOP WILLIAMS, BISHOP THOTiNLOE,

CARDINAL BEGIN,

REV. DR. McGUlGAN,

REV. FATHER J. E. BURKE, REV. FATHER KILEEN,

REV. T. W. GOODWILL, REV. CECIL S. WILLIAMS. JUDGE EMILY MURPHY, SIR THOMAS WHITE,

_ , Rosthern, Sask, May 3rd, 1927. Robert L. Cotton, Esq., a

Charlottetown, P. E. Island. Dear Sir: .

I am in receipt of your letter of April 26th, with reference to the success of the Government Liquor Control in this Province as compared with the Prohibition Law previously in force. I am pleased to state that under Government Control there is neither the drunkenness or the breaking of the laws which existed under Prohibition. a

’ Our community is made up largely of settlers from the European countries, and under Prohibi- tion the manufacture of home-brew was carried on very egtensively, and while this has not yet been stamped out, I think I am safe in saying that there is not one still in use to every five which operated in prohibition days, and I believe that this number will gradually be decreased.

While I amstrongly in favor of Prohibition personally, I have seen enough to satisfy myself that it is impossible, and I believe that the nextfbest remedy is Government Control of the Liquor Traffic.

t ' I Yours truly,........ ..

High River, Alberta, May 4th, 1927. Robert L. Cotton, Esq., -

Charlottetown, P. E. Island. Dear Sir: ~

In answer to your letter in regard to the working of Government Control of the liquor system of Alberta, would say: First, I am not a drinking man. Second, I do not know of any good that can be said of the liquor business. But we find our present system working much more satisfactorily than our so-called Prohibition did. There is less drunkenness to be seen and the consumption of hard liquor has decreased. We have driven the bootlegger out of business and created a. greater respect for the law. Ihave lived here under the old liquor law, under Prohibition, and under our present system, and have no hesitation in saying that the present Alberta law is the best of the three sys- tems we have seen here. - Yours truly, ~ '

(Sgd) W. GEO. YOUNG, Mayor oi’ High River.

Kindersley, "Sask., May 3rd, 1927. Robert L. Cotton, Esq., Charlottetown, P. E. Island. Dear sir:

Ireceived your letter of the 26th ult. v .

My opinion, and that of many others who are not prejudiced, is that Government Control of Liquor in this Province and the different towns, is far more successful and gives greater satisfaction to the public than the Prohibition Law previously in force.

I find in my capacity as a Justice of the Peace that we have under the Liquor Act less than half the cases we had under Prohibition. Under Prohibition we had secret drinking by people that in the ordinary way were considered respectable, also more young people were drinking because they seemed to think it smart to do so. legger. This alone should, in my mind, be sufficient to recommend Government Control.

Y truly, ‘ w" (Sgd) o. n. s. FRERE, Meyer-

‘ ’ KamsaclqSasle. May 4th. 1927 Robert L. Cotton. Es. -. . ' ' Charlottetown, Iii. Island. Dear Sir: “

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While the Government Liquor Act may not be‘ successful control of liquor that we have had yet.

, ~ I h ,, G t Control of the sale oi! liquor. w yaw letter o! Apr“ 2st m“ re oxglllnplsslcent. perfect. yet I believe it is the most.-

“It has practically put a stop to the making of home

Y g truly, . w“ (SgdJ w. M. JACKETT, Mayor.

‘ ‘ . ., Red Deer, Alberta, May 2nd, 1927. Robert L. Cotton, Es .. ‘i '

A ‘ “lottetown, . E. Island. A x , . ""_ i- - to your communication oi April 28th, while there is still much to be desired y q ‘vosnment Iiiquor Control, 1am or {no opioid that conditions are much better than

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That f" 9V9"! ONE Outetahdihg Canadian; who favors Prohibition in preference to Covernme more effective way to biting aboutBetterp Conditions in respect to Temperance and the General m orality and Sobriety of the People. 4

True Temperance people in Prince Edward Island want to improve present conditions, and they realize that conditions are more likely to get worse s new law; and many of those whom the Prohibition advertisements quote are in favor of Govern-

Here are the names of some of those who favor Government Control, and whose opinions have already been publish_ed:—

SIR JOHN AIRD, SIR JOSEPH FLAVELLE» SIR JOHN WILLISON, -'I

SIR CHARLES TUPPER. .

Vote for Premier Stewari-u-Vote for Sane Temperance and Abolish the Bootlegger

READ THE OPINIONS OF THE MAYORS OF, _THE SMALLER WESTERN ,TOWNS AGAIN.‘

._ _ , y, I _ ,_ . ~ Government Control has been a; first 618-8 mvye 111 0m‘ PTWIWQ- w“ » ~- - a (Sad) one. BROWN. Mayor. ~ a ~ a a a , .

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nt Control at least TEN favor, Government Control in. preference to continuing prohibition as the

if Prohibition is continued. Premier

MAYOR wees. "' " ’ ‘“ i sin ALAN AYLEBWORTH, HON. n. s. BENNETT. (01 Winnipeg.) PRINCIPAL w. i.. GRANT, HON. H. n. srevens, mwon LOUIS n. TAYLOR. v ‘f’ ‘ . _ h (o; Vgncguygr) (o: Upper Canada College.) MAJOR GENERAL MEWBURN, ‘ l‘;-

Hllmbolt. Sash. May 4th. 1927. Robert L. Cotton, Esq., Charlottetown, P. E. Island. Dear Sir: , , Yours of the 26th ult. to hand and note contents. In our case Government Control has done wond- ‘ ers for us here. We used to be pestered todeath with bootleggers peddling home-brew. The Royal Mounted Police used to have several convictions per month re the inland revenue. Let alone the fellows that got away with it. Since Government Control this all has disappeared as if by magic. For a fact we have had only one person charged with making home-brew in the last eighteen months. Another phase is this. Formerly we used to have many drunken people to deal with. The brew- ers would take a jug to town and would dispose of same in the different livery stables, garages. 0nd our police were kept quite busy gathering them in- New people who feel inclined to buy enythlas. go to the Government Store, get their package and go home, and that is the last of it. In my opinion

g Yours truly. _ I " " rsgd.) Ant-REESE, Mayor. .5

Indian Head, Sash, May 3rd, 1927. Robert L. Cotton, Esq., ,

Charlottetown, P. E. Island. Dear Sir:

Re yours oi the 26th, to our Mayor.

His Worship has instructed me to write you seylns that in his opinion the system new in vesue. namely, Government Control, is much better in every way ‘when COmDKPQd With 016 Pmh-lbiiliim Law, which we had had previously.

_ Yours truly. _ Y , (Sgd) JOHN LAW, Town Clerk.

Coleman. Alberta, May 3rd, 1927. Robert L. Cotton, Esq., Charlottetown, P. E. Island. Dear Sir:

Your letter ofApril 26th, was handed OVBI‘ to me by the Meyer. who asked me w rerly- In my opinion the Government Liquor Control Act of Albeftli- 1111B Dfflyed 8.. BIXGWBB beymld 8113' dvllbt. 111d l think I am in a. position to, know, as I have been Chief of Police in Coleman for the past eight years. and went all through the Prohibition days. There is not half the drunkenness with the Government Control, and if a person wants a bottle oi liquor he can go to the Government Vendors and get the real stuii for half the price he paid for the bootleg whiskey. A ‘ _ b‘

Prohibition was a complete failure in Alberta just as it is in the States. It is a thing 111190951 ‘ to enforce. .

Yours truly, *- , , _ (Sgd) J. nouetrrou, Chief of Police.-

woitniis. sane. May 4m. law. i Robert L. Cotton, E

Charlottetownfg? E. Island. A _ .1 I Dear Sir: _ _ _ - , , _ , , a i » , In my opinion the GOVOiJIIIBIOIItVOOIIIéOiInOtI the 88-16 0! M110!‘ I11 the Hrovinee 0f ‘ p better than the Prohibition aw pre ous orce. g A r In Saskatchewan thehProvinctt is aivided ttgto difltficlfl 811d the D60?“ in @8011 515m“ have all ~ .> o, ' right by vote to say whet er or n a quo s e I , _ v ‘ Y ’ In this town there is no liquor store, so I can not so! much about 1131i’!- Bllll 0f llf- x ~

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\ mono; ‘Alberto. May 4th, 1927i - ,

Robert L. Cotton, Esq., ‘ Charlottetown, . E. Island.

Dear Sir: _ - 4 _' Your; oi the 27th inst., re the working of the Alberta mum‘ Lev. toihnnd and noted. My“ o

ion is that it is are best Liquor Law in uie Dominion. Home-brew bwttesitlnsis eiisoluteiy out‘

Under the tot-moi- iioosuod Prohibition Law there was not eweek. but we ' heard three or ~

bootleggers in town peddling their wares. 311.168 0311' present low have notitesrds i ' ‘ Afew glasses of beer seems to the liquor thirst of --

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