New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-20

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the Dukes hardness rs n landlord had also son'
thing 10 do with his isolation Whatever the rea
sons. the facts one which nohody disputes nee
not dwell Oh the case Of other great Wing peer
whose names less familiar in America than tia
of Argyll of the Duke of Sutherland, who remain
a Wing IN name only. If so much as in name; of TIN
Marquis OF Brcadalbane, with possessions on whcl
yon may ride thirty miles in a straight line, ant
which have enRrossed his attention 10 the exclusion
| OF poll les; OF Lord keay almost cut of from a ca
! rcer 0y the strange accidcrt-strange. though ex
| amplcs of II ale numerous-which forbids hIm Il
SIT IN the House of Commons because lie is a ScOtcl
peer. and iorbids hlm to sit the House of Lords
because he is only Scotch peer; who. being Liberal
lias no present chance Of selection one of those
so-c allied representative Scotch peers whom the
| Duke of Bucclcuch. in the pcnitnde of his Tory
>supremacy, appoints. Lord Rcay's culture and
range Of knowledge. rare among Englisbmen,
which his Continental training gave him, aud
real abilities. arc likely to be made useful
to has party ard country, by his ee-
vaiion, at no remote date, TO English
Ieerage They are not. however quite of tie kind
which lead most directly TO wide popularity stir
general enthusiasm. Beside these there is score
of Scots, both Peers and Ccmmoners, OF Jude
niabe ab,iItv. versed affairs of sound Liberal
isu. whose services to their party and their country
are beyond dispute. Yet Lord R0sobery duriug the
laso few years has stepped easily and surely 90 the
front Al at thirtythree is the foremost Scot Gilman
of lis tlmc among al S3oichmen in public life,
IL writing last year about the Midlothian cleo
tion mentioned ono or two instances of his extra
ordinary popularity; how, for example, the 1000
people who rad been waiting two hours in the Corn
kxchangr 10 hear Mr. Gladstone insisted upon bear
Ing Lord Rcsebsr7 first and were iIl-content that
he should abrdee his Introductory speech. Wnot
happened a fortnight ago ia TIE same town shows
that Ms popularity has not waned lie
had just come brck from Aberdeen. where
lie had been delivering his address as Lord Rector
of The University. IL was "a Saturday. and the stu
dents o. the University Of Edinburgh had that
morning cnOsen HIM to be Their Lord Rector also
lie catIng. after a close contest. Sir Robert Christi
q0u; which il was agreed no other candidate could
have DONE Ii Is without precedent in Scottish his
tory that the same man shOnld be nc the same time
Lord Rector Of two universities. There was even
question whether plurality OF this sort was legal.
bnt even the Tory lawyers reluctantly agreed that
40 legal objection tQ It could be made to hold water
IN hs evening. Lori l,oseDerv was present ut Ihc
dlunor OF tine Philosophical Institute to Mr.
Lowell HIS presence had no5 been announced
but the students had discovered IL
and waited outside for their new Lord
Rector, and gave him tremendous greeting.
When BE- drove from the hotel 20 his club he found
anoi her. or ra,bor the same. crowd. which had, in
fact, followed him from the hotel; and there was
more cheering which did not subslde Till he was far
on his road to Daimeny. lie has must say the ar
Of = man vino cndures rather than cGyets demon
STATIONS of THIS sorf-whch does not diminish the
heariness of thom 1t not alone By courtiug pop
uauty that popularity may be won. Lord Rose
bery's speaking is Of kind not common north of
YIt, out beng formal, rhetorical yet passionate |
Deo ring marks Of study which do not prevent it |
rom belonging distinctly in the category of popu-
ar oratOry. The passage last years Greek meet
ug. in Which referring to Lord Beaconsheids advc-
,acy of the Byron monument, he suggested that |
lyron's best monument would be a restored |
Ireece. good enough to have been Mr..
He is one of the few Englishmen
except that he 49, Scotchmanl who can make a
'0od atter-dinneT speech; at once dryly humorous
md good-humored. easy and brilliant The recto-
ial address az Aberdeen Is an example of difficult
hing cleverly done. II is not easy not to be COM
non-place on such an occasion; TO say something
Which shall he at the same time original and appro-
riate. Lord Rosebery's address is plea for the
eachng OF modern history; for which. strangely
nougb. Aberdeen makes provision and he con-
rived TO show the course OF it that he ia capable
thinking IJT nltnse1 on historical SUBJECTS. The
reek speech of yesterday is mu,h less elaborate
erformancc, bu: abounds in good points Among
lem are the reference to the present Government
composed largely of this committee" to Greece
having been fooled too long by the promises and
lodges of responsible statesmen ; to the proposal TO
restrain " Greece one thar can only be carried
to effect "by leeitimately meeting her claims; |
Is qualification of the description Of Thiers's
lend and factotum, NJ. Barthelemy ST. Hllare |
a venerable statesman by the words I" aud the >
of venerable statesmen and his picture
Lord Salisbury closeted" at the little borough
Woodstock with the Fourth Party. A delicate :
uch follows Lord Salisbury makes speech, =
n il yOu entirely GCe credeace to his statements i
ould be disposed" etc. and again: 4" [ have great h
spect for Lord Salisbury, and think show it in :
tangible form, because remember those speeches Il
his lin favor of Greecel which ne has forgotten" Il
Will add this only that since 1t has twice within
months fallen TO the lot of Lord Rosebery to re-
Sc office-the second time from an ovcrstrained II
Il still honorable delicacy of scruple-t will be of -
od omen for his political future and for that of 81
clients. if he see his way to accepting the n
Ird offer, which later is sure To be made. =
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