The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-27

LATE LEADER oprnn LIBERAL PARTY IN

LATE LEADER OpTug LIBERAL PARTY m
ENGLAND
NY one who wis many years Reporter IN the
House u CUmnOns)
The publication Of Mr.. GladstOne's
pamphlet on the "VatiCan DecreesH has
produced u profound sensation III Eng
land and throughout Europe. Those who
feared and those who hoped he was on
his way to Rome, llavo been alike amazed
and confOunded. lie has drawn upon
himself u spelling, pitiless storm" Of re.
prOaCh from the adllerenis Of the "Inlal-
Iible church, from which, however, ho ID
securely sheltered by the sound Protestant
feeling Of the English nation, Like q
bold swimmer liz has plunged into the
boiling watersI no doubt to he borne aloft
and borne safely to shOreby the returning
tide Perhaps a, ..-,fl
PEN-AND.lNK SKETCH OF THE MAN
may not 10 unacceptable. Any one
upon entering the House of Commons
oil night SAY Of grent de.
bnlC, the eye, passing along The front
benches, would rest insunctiyely upon the
face Of Mr.. Gladstone. And Ii Is d face
well worth looking nj. 4 IL the most
mobile COuntenance in the House Of
Commons. II can no more conceal
the thoughts fitting through the brain
behind 1t than the mirror can refuse to
reflect the figure placed before II. II Ia
incapable Of reserve OF mystery hope,
fear, anxiety, cxliltatioh, anger, pleasure,
each OF these In turn Is writ large" upon
II. 50 that the spectator watching il close
can read In II, Us in u book, Tho varying
thoughts and feelings Of him to whom Il
belongs. Aud tho face Ia In the highest
degree characteristic Of the man. There
never was u Statesman more impulsive
than Mr.. GlMlst0ne--never one who took
less pains to hide the workings Of his
mind from those Ground' him--Or who
was more determined to wear
: it's HEART uroNIfissLEEyE.
Ills Openness in this respect ia at once bis
fault and his virtue. II Is an error In
any man 10 whom are committed the tles.
TIMES and the policy Of u mighty nation,
and II rnnhnOt nc wondered that his critics
should often have complained oft. But
II has At the saIe time redeemed not u
few Of The mistakes and Inconsistencies Of
his career, aud has given the world evil
dence Of the faet that, however impnlsiye
and al times imprudent he may I've, he Is
at least thoroughly sincere, even in liis
most impulsiyc actions. @
10 party leadership, In the ordinary
nccGptAtiOn, he cnh lay. no claim. Yet
Mr. Gladstone haS many Of the beat
qualities Of a great leader. lie can in.
spirc on the part Of his followers a high
degree Of enthusiasm. lie hns also the
passion, the cntnestncss, the fiuency Of
speech, the apparent simplicity Of action,
which ARE 40 dearly loved by the multi
iude. But IN the House Of Commons lie
llas found IL a hard, an almost impossible
taSk TO lead a majority. Partly this Is
tlnqdestiOnably due 10 the fact that he Ia
incapable Of 'i
MAKING ANY ALLOWANCES u
for the weaknesses Of his iellow-creatures.
lie has great strength Of hiR own. lis
soul when he is engaged In my question
Of Importance is filled with an earnest
ness which Is almost heroic. lie sees
only one road TO the end at which he
ninis--the shortest. Under These ciFs
cumstances lie IA incapable If under.
standing how dry Of Ills followers, who
share his creed and profess to be
anxious to reach tho same goal rs
himself, rnn tlemtif 10 the bath
which he Is taking For their ihlividn.
al crulcheta lie makes nH allowances, and
he Is thought to lc especially regardless Of
the unwilIihghOsS Of tie English gentle.
man to lie driven In any particular tliree-
ton. The general result is that he makes
Il bad leader. Again he lias "H
srRASuE AptioRhEScE 4
Of such thing as hunot. II Il true lie
makes iUsts himself at times, and some
times good unes but they are grim and
ponderous jokes, such "A one might ex-
rect to hear In circle round the board
Of funeral feAstfHthek than N any live.
lier assembly. land the, ilefcenesS OF
manner with which they are delivered,
and the supernatural s0lemnity Of hiS
cduntenance as he makes them, renders II
necessary Tint the man who laughs at
them should have a bold heart, As 10
such d thing as humof in others, he can
not see II /; and when Il happens 70 DO Dr.
rcctcd against himself he % APT to reply
to 1t in the most grave and emphatic
manner, TO the greatlamusement Of the
House. % ..I, s.,..s..t ..rtu.r
failings Of temperament hftN4nr
MUST NJ SET rftE ENTHUSIASM
which is also a part Of his nature, and