We note with great regret, nay indignation, that Mr. Courtney,
whose services to his country and to his constitu- ency have been many and great, was not allowed to speak at Liskeard on Thursday without continued interrup- tions. It was right and necessary for his constituents, since they do not agree with him, to pass the amendment express- ing confidence in the Government which they passed, but Mr. Courtney should have been heard in silence. At the same time, we think that Mr. Courtney might have been somewhat less provocative in tone—if he has a conscience and a sense of honour, so have other people—and he should certainly be more careful about his statements of fact. He declared that the Boers only promised equal "civil" rights, and not equal " political " rights. But, as the Daily News reminds him, President Kruger said: " We make no difference so far as burgher rights are concerned." Does Mr. Courtney contend that this does not mean "political" rights?
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