The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-10-09
THE REToRT COURTEOUS.
How British Statesmen Call Each
Other Liars.

l % Ia i
In reference to the amenities Of Jonr-
nalism, aud the occasional necessity
that seems to arise to describe man
engaged according to the best OF his
ability In the dinusion OF truth, q liar,
there are two examples Of the decorous
way of doing 1t that should not be
allowed to become stale without study. |
On Monday evening Mr.. Gladstone,
speaking on the Parnell bill, said that
the government admitted that "the
judicial rents werc too high" Inter-
rupted by anonymous cries o. emo"
he asked:
..What did Lord Salisbury mean
when he said that the differences
between just rents and judicial rents
must be made up by the State {"
Lord Randolph Churchill answered
the question emphatlcally "Salisbury
never said anything Of the kind"
Wheleupon Mr.. Gladstone replied with
severe diguity; "The noble Lord Is
bold In his assertion. do not know
whether there is. any limit to that
boldness. But see no ground to
recede from my statement"
The Brooklyn Eagle remarks OF
this: 80.
uAmong our more impulsive politl-
clans the sretort 0ourteous' In such Q
heated moment might have given place
to a terser contradiction. A Western
or Southwestern member Of Congress
thus challenged might have Initiated
an esteemed contemporary defending
the George Jones River against the
seepticism OF another esteemed con.
temporary. and have characterized the
contradiction of the honorable Repre-.
sentative who had just taken his seat
as sthe extempore lying OF bumptious
vouth.' Yet an analysis OF Mr.. Glad
stones remarks will show that, while
combining himself to parliamentary
Language, he really and thoroughly
called Lord Randolph liar. The
Ministerial leader of the House OF Com
J mons rested quietly under the care
fully wrapped up epithet, and more
eaectual cloture than Mr.. Gladstone In
; vented for the Irish delegation seemed
to have been applied to the incident
; It was Lord Salisbury's turn next
and this Is the way In which III
I, improved his opportunity; !.
I "I desire to repudiate the word
F. which Mr.. Gladstone kindly put Int
= INV mouth ON Monday. Unless the!
! are denied, 1t might be imagined tina
i acouiesced with him. Mr.. Gladston
9 ia a master of misquotation [cheers ant
Iauphterl, but do not believe that h
wss ever so brilliant or successful
Q before. [Laughter.1 Mr.. Gladston
= charged me with stating that ther
# were cases where judicial rents coul
;, not be paid, Mr.. Gladstone based hi
e ARGUMENTS and justified his cours
|. thereon, but the charge is absolutel
e unfounded. ! said nothing Of the kin
is Tcheers1, I never said the Exchequ,
r, should pay the difference between jud
q. cial and Just rents. Courtesy alone pr
,et vents me from contradicting tho
III statemsnts In sufficient strong languag
ss rLauehter.I II ever Mr.. GIadstoI
re again quotes me, do not pay any atte
ce ton to it until you have verified q
in quotation yourselves. [Cheers.J"
en- The Eagle, of Brooklyn, said
lie this:
ng .sTbis is very neat. or course I
lst meaning is as plain as II the mol
700 Lord had said: sThe Grand Old M
ry ia a babituai liar, but he seldom,
ng ever before, has told so big a on
rs. Certainly smaster OF misquotation
,h. good. Whether Salisbury Is tsoph
ID. tical rbetorician' or not, he has
BOO sexuberauce' of sverbosity' than
IFS, late Beaconsfield ascribed to Gil
ow stone."
,ars sss SuBscRIBMEr Mron rur-