A New South Wales M.P.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4440, 29 March 1883, Page 2

A New South Wales M.P.

; That legislative beauty Mr McElhone, a New South Wales politician, is carrying , war into the camp of the fourth estate. A few days ago, in the course of one of his customary speeches replete with vulgarity, vituperation, and falsehood, this Parlia* mentaiy shuffler had the audaoit/ to say "a good feed and a glass of rum would buy any of them." meaning the Press. As a measurer of corn by his own bushel, this selfxeonvicted liar has always been a success. JH ehas since his much-to-be regretted entry into public life blackguarded everybody and e?erything that has crossed hit path, and because he doubtless could not' get the Press to condone his ill-breeding, or cover up his appearance&iu public when be has behaved in a manner worthy of a Billingsgate costermonger; he thus lets his base nature betray itself by the aid of his slanderous tongue. This slangwhanging tergiversator a short time aso spid if be was defeated at Madgee he would not enter the House again, and a short time after most glaringly acted, a. lie by taking his seat. So long a*, public bodies are disgraced by the presence of such politicpl abortions and eviKminded vulgarians as this McElhone, so long will honorable men be subject to that abuse and , indignity which invariably perinea:es (he atmosphere in which tbe vile things are.