Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24

churchyard which had been set aside for
the interment of suicides.
The relatives Of the dead man consulted
the boy-lawyer, Lloyd-George. He found
churchyard and demand admittance Of the
church by the community, and that il was
enclosed by a stone wall erected at the
cost Of the parishioners, and that il UNI
doubtedly was parish property.
The young solicitor advised the villagers
to assemble in force at the entrance Of the
churchyard and demand admittance as a
right. And then, said he, should the vicar
refuse to open the gates, then break down
the wall which your subscriptions have
| built, force your way into the churchyard
which you own, reopen the grave. and
bury the old man by his daughter" This
heroic advice appealed to the Infatuated
quarrymen and 1t was obeyed and carried
out to the letter.
! The rector brought an action for trespass
and damages In the county court. Lloyd
George made brilliant speech in defense,
and under the spell of his eloquence the
jury brought in an immediate verdict in
favor OF his clients But the judge waived
the verdict on a point OF law and awarded
! damages to the rector. An appeal was
taken before Lord Chief Justice Coleridge,
who quashed the judgment Of the court
below and justified the violence of the In
/ furiated villagers as the legitimate asser-
ton of their legal rights.
! This case attracted great attention in
nonconformist circles all over the country
and 1t was the beginning Of Mr.. Lloyd
Georges professional fame. He became
secretary OF the Anti-Tithe league, an or
ganization formed to resist the enforced
payment Of uthes to the clergy Of the es-
tablished church. A tour OF the country in
behalf of this organization was his first
speaking campaign He was elected to the
first county council chosen in Carnarvon-
shire and was known as the youngest al
derman in the kingdom. In 1890, when he
was n years old, he was elected to Parlia-
ment as a representative of Carnarvon
burroughs, which seat he has held for
twenty years. He has been elected six
times and each time by an increased ma
jority.
His first speech In the House OF COM
mons was delivered in the debate upon the
budget Of 1890, and was an attack upon the
privileges of the liquor trade. 1t was a
terrific arraignnent Of Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain and Lord Randolph Churchill, and
in this initial effort the young Welsh men,
Der won praises from the press gallery and
predictions Of a great career.
Later in his first session, he took UP the
| fight for Welsh disestablishment and with
| two other Welsh members undertook a
series of filibusters which forced even Mr.
Gladstone to attempt to discipline him.
But the young Welshman declared that he
had as much right to act according to his
conscience as Mr.. Gladstone and he did
not hesitate to cross swords with the great
commoner. who, 1t must be confessed, was
not much of a democrat when the church
was involved. Before his first session was
ended Lloyd-George was the acknowledged
leader of new party in the Commons
! the Welsh nationalists
| During the short career of the last Glad
stone government Lloyd-George did not hes
itate to oppose the policy of his own party
in power and he occupied q position in
that body, judged by comments of the con-
temporary press almost exactly the same