The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-11-19
Two English Leaders.
WILLIAM EwARr GLADSTONE.

And now the, Premier is on his legs at last
had heard Of Gladstone 10 often that was
curious to hear his voice and look upon his
face. Imagine tall nan. six feet in his
siockings, with a mas 5sivs head, good strong
body, sparse side whiskers just whitening
with years. pair of dark eyes, deep as an
abyss with the thoughts and struggles of "A
mighty spirit swelling up--firm lips and cav
ernous eyebrows massive, persistent under
jaw, the lines of his face strongly marked, and
indicating by their rigidness the conflict that
has been going on inwardly for years, and
dress that figure up i'll deep black upper gar
ments and mixed trousers, and you have
something like the Premier of Great Britain
as saw him in his seat on the end of the
Treasury benches in Parliament One leg is
thrown over another in negligent and
thoughtful attitude, the head being bowed
forward on the breast, while every few min
utes he raises his eyes. with wonderful mys-
tery glittering in them, to the face Of the
member who has the hoor as II he were tax
ing the mental measurement of the speaker.
The faco represents a fierce enthusiasm which
can kindle into great deeds. or express with IA
glance great thoughts. ..
This wonderful man started into life M a
High Churchman and Tory, believing that all
bishops should know Greek and acknowledge
the apostolic succession, and now he is an ad-
vanced Liberal but opposes womRns suffrage
a dangerous measure. In religion Glad
stone sticks TO his Oxford teachings, and this
is best proved by his EPiscops appointments,
nearly all of whom are High Churchmen.
81. Al.
lips of the scholarly Premier, as he stands mp
to reply to some attack on the administration.
Every sentence is rounded, full, concise and
flowing, and every phrase seems chosen with
elegance. He is n marvelonsly brilliant
speaker, but it il better to hear him than to
read his speeches, which, though perfect liter
nry compositions, arc yet, in type, brilliant
and dry distractions, while the contrary may
be said of Bright's speeches. whose produc-
tions sound better i'll report than they do
when they are delivered.
And now he is done, and sits down, slam
ming his hat on his head, and reclining back,
with his eyes glued OH his shirt bosom; and
from the opposition benches at the other side
of the house, n tall, massive figure. which is
radiant with jowelry, and surmounted by a
poll Of black curly hair, rises to answer Glad
stone. II is
BENJAMIN DIsEAELI
His face is corrugated his nose is like an
eagles beak-curved- those on Roman
coins, or just such a nose as Titus enco ountored
by the thousand, under piercing, almond.
shaped black eyes, in the court of the Holy OF
Holes. where the chosen people fell in heaps
behind their shields, only glad to die for Je.
rusalem.
Yes, here is one OF that same wonderful
plucky race, which has survived hundreds o
years Of war, pcstiloncc. famine, persecution
and coniumcly, and now finds its beskrepro
sentative in benjamin Dsraeli. the author o
"Tancrcd," "Coningsby, "Hcurietta Tenn
pie" and "Lothnir," that book Of books Thi.
is the same Jew whom Daniel O'Connel
thundefed at 81 years ago, and whom he do
nounced as the lincal descendant of the i'm
pcnitent thief who died upon the cross
Thirty.thrce years ago this man entered Par
lament and made his maiden speech, or at
tempted to make il. ms member from Maid
stone. Tho crowded house laughed at hin
that night-men who we're used to Canninl
and Henry BrUngham; TO that consummate
orator, Daniel OConnell, and to the brilliant
fireworks of Richard Lnlor Shiel-laughcd a
tho young member with the Jewish bcak nnt
profile, and no sat down discomhtted Init no
beaten, crying out 10 the house, which wa
indulging in cock-crowing apd geeso- cacklin,
mt his expense, "You will not hear me now
but you shall hear me yet" sr... .... as. ..
Ho IL AN older man now, md successful II
everything he has attempted. Hear how h
dashcs into Glndstone's eloquent sentence
with his biting, withcring words Of sarcnsn
how hc overthrows the airy edRce which th
Liberals wcrc just now contemplating; listei
to tho fiery words Of this master of wit nm,
rcnchont, cutting ipyeGuve-iuyoctivo tina
"parc8 no feeling or cherished opinion, bu
bears tho breast Of tho minister 20 tho sur
goon's hand, plunses still deeper tho scaipe
into tho roots Of tho wound g.-...a Hf.
Now no IN done, and he sits down. AN
members crowd around him and congratula,
"n' but ho receives their incense with
N'"iIcdi indifferent air that gorIus lo uay -