WORD-TWISTING M’s.P.
Lawyers are in for a had time at (he next general election in England, according to the programme of a new association lonued to: —“Obviate the evils which are undoubtedly the result of the superabundance of lawyers in Parliament. Lawyers standing at the polls will be challenged by speakers of the Anti-Lawyer Politician Association, which is non-party, and only concerns itself with the elimination of lawyers from the House of Commons. “Because of his ability to talk, to quibble, and to ‘wordtwist,’ ” says the lion, secretary of (he association, “the lawyei; with political ambitious far too .frequently gets into Parliament. But once there, when faced with the necessity of doing anything of a practical, patriotic, or useful description, he is the most miserable ot failures. Usually the lawyer-politician has one object’ in view; he wants an official position ‘with salary and pension attached,” irrespective altogether of his qualifications to fill the post.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2095, 26 February 1920, Page 4
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154WORD-TWISTING M’s.P. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2095, 26 February 1920, Page 4
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