Mr Labouchere and Mr Chamberlain.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 31 December 1891, Page 3

Mr Labouchere and Mr Chamberlain.

_ * Labouchere, in the course of a speech at a Liberal meeting at Bury, said that for Mr Chamberlain he felt pity mingled with contempt. Was it not a pity to see this ex Radical donning the Tory livery, putting on first the coat and then the breeches, until he stood forth boldly in the character of a Tory flunky, paying tor the invitations he received from noble lords by exaggerated praise of them and by scurrilotis abuse of Mr Gladstone, whom he seemed to detest with the impotent rage and detestation of the crushed viper? (Cheers.) In the early stage of the Christian era there was another traitor, who had enjoyed a notoriety of infamy for nearly 1900 years. He had not come down there to defend Judas. (Laughter) Still, there was something to be said for Judas, for after betraying his Master ' he did not attend public meetings ; he did not sponere on priests, and Pharisees and Padduces, in order to be received into their society ; and did not go swaggering about Judsea saying he had now joined the gentlemen of Jerusalem. (Laughter.) Judas was contrite ; Judas was ashamed : Judas went out and hanged ' himself. (Laughter.) In some things Judas compared advantageously with Mr Chamberlain - not that he (Mr Labouchere) could for a moment venture to compare those two persons.