Winston S. Churchill, and John Morley | The Issue at Stake: A Speech Delivered by the Rt. Hon. John Morley, M.P. together with a Speech delivered by Mr. Winston Churchil... London: The Liberal Publication Department, 1904

Winston S. Churchill, and John Morley

The Issue at Stake: A Speech Delivered by the Rt. Hon. John Morley, M.P. together with a Speech delivered by Mr. Winston Churchill, M.P. on May 13th, 1904, at Manchester. London: The Liberal Publication Department, 1904

8vo. 20-page wire-stitched paper pamphlet. Printed wrappers.

6 x 8 inches.

AN EARLY CHURCHILL SPEECH PAMPHLET

Philosopher and “free-thinker” John Morley, the disciple and biographer of Gladstone, exerted a special influence on the young Winston Churchill. In particular, Morley educated Churchill about the conditions of the poor in England. On 13 May 1904, in Manchester, Churchill and Morley delivered the speeches reprinted here, in which they attacked the Unionist Party and its leader, Arthur Balfour, for opposing Free Trade. Just two weeks later, on 31 May 1904, Churchill crossed the aisle to join the Liberal party. This copy of the pamphlet has the numeral “10” hand-stamped in the upper right-hand corner of the title page, as per Churchill bibliographer Ronald Cohen's note that such copies were disbound from Liberal Publications Department volumes of Pamphlets and Leaflets for 1904.

A PARTICULARLY CLEAN COPY

REFERENCE:

Cohen D8; Woods Db25