The attitude of the Liberal Press towards Mr. Lloyd George's
speech is significant. The Daily Chronicle places him in the same category with Abraham Lincoln,—anamazing com- parison, for Lin' coln was a. Conservative in the truest sense, and practised a noble restraint in all public utterances. There are few things so damaging as extravagant and undeserved eulogy, and we are not surprised to note the uneasiness of the Westminster Gazette's unconvincing apology for Mr. Lloyd George's exuberance. We cannot help thinking that all moderate Liberals must share the "deep regret" expressed by Mr. Francis Buxton in his letter to Monday's Westminster Gazette. Mr. Buxton supports the main principles of the Budget, but he warns Mr. Lloyd George plainly that an increasing number of moderate Liberals are becoming rapidly convinced that they can give no hearty support to a Chancellor of the Exchequer who so seriously forgets the responsibilities and the dignity of his very high office.
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