Cartoon, The Indignant Bystander (Gladstone and Disraeli)

Cartoon, The Indignant Bystander -- in a fairground analogy, Gladstone criticises the Conservative government's Savings Banks Bill, which was later withdrawn. John Bull looks at three options on the table: Old Savings Banks, Friendly Societies and Post Office Savings Banks. Benjamin Disraeli as a Simple Countryman tells John Bull not to take any notice of Gladstone -- he used to do similar work himself, and he's only criticising out of spite

Analogy Bystander Countryman Criticises Criticising Criticism Cups Disraeli Exchequer Fairground Gladstone Indignant Investment Legislation Northcote Options Rival Rivalry Saving Savings Sideshow Trick Trickery Trickster Warning

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