The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-09-30

band, though his demeanor in inaction
would rather euggest that bis style would
be TollickiDg, and though the records OF the
late obstruction struggles show that In
committee he can greatly assist mischievous
tactics by neat expedients of quasi -bumor-
ous de}sy-as when, at half-past three IN
the morning, when they were all graveiied
be caused all his friends to repeat their
speeches by .confeesing that he did not
clearly zee what was the ifsue before the
chair. Parliamentary rough handling has
given the whole party great self possession;
and though several of their speeches were
elaborately prepared, not one of them
referred to note.
Whether Mr.. O'Donnells future will
afford due scope for his abilities as
speaker is rendered doubtful by the line of
conduct he is adopting, but we shall hazard
respecting him this observation. The pre-
sent Prime Minister has bad many imita-
tors, but we do not remember speaker
who has exhibited 80 truly Disraelian q
quality as -tAe-member- for hungarian.
Like the young Disraeli, he has many
traits of foppery. Self admiration, self
contemplation are in every glance apd
gesture. The ecrewrg and dropping of
his eyeglass has furnished erdlees "copy"
to his friends in the gallery. HE coDspic-
uous light ecarf might afford infinite scope
for the prevalent style of political descrip-
tiop, and his white CATERS should fairly
condemn him to the ostrscism of the whole
reportorial press. Nor-dealing with the
matter q little more seriously-does this
confident young gentleman often enjoy in
the Houee the superb opportunity which is
afforded by-a friendly andience.-Al1t this
goes to account for his having as yet made
no deep impression except as loquaciOus
and ipterminable obstructionist. But cit
is in him and will come out" 1t came out
on Monday night.
Mutstis mutandis what could be more
alA nd
of making play than Mr.. O'Donnell's slow,
deliberate audacity, as he let out his care
| fully prepared and we'll balanced sentences,
with their passing lights and shades, by
turns groteeque, hyperbolical, satiricai,
cynical. and g1ashingiy earnest 1n IN Note Hs
Commons should have found him offensive
his capital thumb nail sketch of Sir Will
liam Harcourt " developing bis political
rectitude'-his fancy picture of Mr.. Big
gar in the chair, and his other fancy pic
ture in the Csmbyses vein of the parlia-
ment of expelled members on College
Green-his elaborate yet easy irony as to
the probability that Intentional obstruction
might, after ali, not be necessAry-his ire
sistible imitation of the booiDg" repre-
sentative of the nation that sings "Scots
wha hae" Then there was whole scene
of Disraelian comedy in the references tt
the descendants of Charles lI.s illegitl
mate children who look down on the Mact
and O's-he supposed because the mothers
aud grandmothers of these at least were
married. The poignant reference to thu
Orleans Club in this connection was only
, too effectual as poisoned stab, and thel
the careful orator recovered himself, nk'
3 his model, by, as it were, correcting hi
I own indisoretiou, and confessipg, in tn
l truest Beacons6eld vein that "even in tn
i heat of debate we ought to refrain fron
going into the origin of the English ars
: tocracy."
We do not say all this is very elevate,
a or very fine, but it is in manner ant
3 me thod essentially Disraelian, and shoult
. not be despsed by those-wbo deem Lore
q Beaconsfeld the no plus ultra of parlia
h mentary style. This young lrishman ma.
never get his chance. He may volnntaril.
E forfeit it. But if he chooses, he will be hear
u. of again. lie cannot help being cyuica
i He cannot help being histrionic. But b
# has the advantage of really feeling deepl
n about nobler things than ever stirred Ben
"a jsnin Disraefi, and he may, if he pieaset
# avoid the fatal error of prostituting hi
n courage and audacity in detailed vexatlont
" technical skirmishee, tainted with insiu
o cerity and folly. He may, if he please'
n take the lead, from which Mr.. Butt wi
q have to retire, and, having got that pos
a ton, may learn to make Parliament lste
Il to him. He has wit. He has singularlt!
j. He has convictions on social and generi
n questions. He has an immense aptitud
a for that derision of Saxon Philistinisl
j. which hitherto has chiefly been privat
a solace of the Celts, but which may eRsil
- be made potent weapon of offence. b
,. has variety of style and ease of TRANSITION
# These are telling parliamentary qualltl'
we'll used. 1t remains for Mr.. O'Don1e
4 to fling them if he chooses into the was
= slough of utter vufgarity into which
n and his friends have recklessly rolled th
: reputation, if not the destines, of the
: country.
RED Boor SToRE.-Our popular friend, Ge