The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-08-27
The sHUB THAT LABBY GOT
1t Makes His Northampton Con-
stituents Hot,
circulatinga Petition for q aIass Meeting
to Denonncc the Queens action--
Tho Editor Protests. but Is
Secretly Pleased.

LONDON, Aug. "a. Henry Labou-
cherc, who is srnarting under the slight
of being omitted from MIR Gladstone Is
cabinet, has addressed a letter to the
president of his election committee, in
which he confirms the statement that
the queen herself dictated his exclu-
sion from the government Sticklers
for precedent and formality are com
,plnining of the freedom with which
the queens name is banded about in
the discus sion over the Labouchere in.
cident. They hold that neither Mr..
Gladstone nor Lnbouchero had any
right to refer to the action of her ma.
jcsty i'll such Il matter Mr.. Gladstone,
they declare, rs the hold of the queens
government and the repository of her
confidence, is especially derelirt in
committing Il breach of etiquette by
making public his sovereigns private
opinions on such IL subject
The citizens of Northampton nre be.
ginning to show resentment ut what
they consider slight to their city in
the turning down of Lnbouchere, their
representative in parliament N rth-
anpton is u big and growing town and
Is yearly taking II more important part
in the dongs of the kingdom. The
feeling that Labouchcre has been in
suited by the queen because he is a
faithful advocate Of democratic princi.
pies is quite general among the North
alnptonitcs, where radicnlism is
rampant A petition is being circula.
ted requesting the mayor to call mass
meeting at which an expression of tho
peoples feeling on the subject can be
made This document is being nu-
merously signed and u large aud in.
teresting meeting is assured The va.
rious political societies whose princi-
pies are harmonious with those OF La.
bouchere are also arranging for similar
meetings
Labouchere processes to deprccate
these movements and declares that he
did not want office and prefers TO be n
free lance in parliament; but there is
every evidence that he is secretly re.
joic!ng over the ferment his rejection
has aroused. The tory newspapers
are reveling in sarcastic comments on
the situation. The st. James Gazette
suggests that Mr.. Gladstone did not
urge the queen to accept Lnbouchere
because he preferred "Labby's" oppo-
sition outside the cabinet to his assist
nnce within. The paper adds that it
must be the bitterest reelection for
such vain man as Laboucherc, and
one who considers himself wonderfully
cunning, that he has been ovcrreached
by an octogenarian politician whom
he despises, and is being laughed at
by the people whom he would fuin
have iegard him as u power in the
political world
Lnbouchere is not the only dis
appointed otlicesecl,er who threatens
to make trouble for the Glndstonian
government. He has IL rival in the
person of Sir Edward Reed, who is
praucing about London breathing out
tire and slaughter because he hus not
been offered the first lordship of the
admiralty. Reed was formerly chief
constructor of the navy. He has al
ways conceived himself to have been
born with u title to the headship of
the admiralty. and he claims that
when. III 1856, he accepted the post of
Junior lord he was distinctly promised
promotion by Mr. Gladstone at the
first opportunity.
He was SO sure of the first
lordship this time that he notified his
election committee at Cardiff to
arrange for his recollection on ne
cepting Office. Greatly 10 his disgust
he was offered only his former post of
chief constructor. Reed has always
been strong advocate of n strong
navy. He affects to believe that his
exclusion from the cabinet indicates a
cheese-pnring policy on the part of the
government, and he is printing himself
TO oppose such II program tooth and
nail, and to expose AS far as he can in
the house the weaknesses which lie al
lcgos exist and call FOR remedy.
Here and there another soreheud
appears to criticise Mr. Glnd,tone's
government. but these two arc the
most important ,nalcontents, and
their detection from tho ranks of the
premier's partisans will hardly
threaten the success of his admins
tration, though il may cause him some
bad quarters of an hour in debate
Gladstone lie Elected In Midlothian.
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