Lord Curzon, who spoke at Hull on Monday in support
of the candidature of Sir Seymour King, effectively compared the two different platform styles affected by the Liberal leaders. Whatever they thought of Mr. Asquith's arguments, no one could deny that he always spoke as a statesman and a, gentleman. The other style was patented at Limehouse, developed at Newcastle, and developed with assiduous practice at Mile End, St. Pancras, and Edinburgh, Mr. Lloyd George's constant resort to the same phraseology proving it to be part of a settled policy to appeal to the lowest passions of his fellow-countrymen, and to inflame that most detestable of all things,—a class war between different sections of the community. In all these speeches of Mr. Lloyd George there was no argument, no reasoning, only coarse invective and slanderous abuse. Even his method of making exceptions was objectionable, as when he said of the Master of Elilaank that, in spite of his rank, he was not such a bad fellow. "What," asked Lord Curzon, "would be thought of any one on this side who said that a working man was a good fellow in spite of his corduroys ? " As for Mr. Lloyd George's attacks on himself personally, Lord Curzon said that though he belonged to the House of Lords he would be willing to put the working hours of his life, such as it had been, into the scales against those of Mr. Lloyd George, and he did not think they would strike the beam.
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