, 1881-05-08

yise to power with partlonnblo sympathy.
His virtues We're celebrated during his life
and after his death by hundreds or JEWISH
journalists and newspaper proprlet"ls'
'swilose opinions to quote the SpectdtoT'
s'were flashed by the agents of the 1leofe"
1nonopolist Of telegraphs rs those OF the
great communities Of Europe"
Nor was Benjamin Dsraeli's education
neglected. He was brought up in Il library
aud among men Of letters. From his earliest
recollection lie brenthed the atmosphere OF
authors. His father and his fathers trlentis
were scholars. In their society nnu ulluei
their direction he secured Il degree OF cult
yation which few could obtain i'll the pno'lc
schools and the universities. perhaps IL was
not his misfortune that he WIS not colpe1let'
to spend several years OF youth in haAti%
bad Latin verses, nor that he was not steol'eo
in GreeL roots and other such educaIlo11al
broth during the critical period OF MS 'aao-
lescence. lie knew books sufficiently l1e
knew men better than almost any OF MS con-
tenlporlrlcs. lie began to study society and
manners alll to measure tlld attain cohtfol
of the forces by which promotion IS securco
ut M ago when most young Englisllnlen arc
rowing l,ont-races or following the hounds.
Ills novels prove this. Who can read theln
without being convinced that their author
was profoundly persuaded Of the duty OF
aspiring young men 10 cultivate tic rlcs '.iiu
powerful: This wo know he did, ;nd WITH
the most remarkable success.
Ills fortune WIS not narrow. Ills 1alleF
left abundant means to provide 1or Ills per
so,,al wants. lie was at liberty to embrace n
political career whenever he felt so disposed.
at 35 tie married Il rich wife, amt from ill'1e
moment he was in more t!lan easy pecuhlarS
circumstances, and lie leftl large 1ortuile
which lie had doile little to accumulate by
his own laburS.
Disraali secured his start and all his early
promotions III politics through influence.
IIe was the pct and protege of severhl 'loole
houses, which his father freQuented on terms
of intimacy. The Foresters gave him MS
scat for Shrewsbury; the Stanteys protccted
him warmly and strongly. ills fatter ";ls
among the most fastidious of mankind III fe-
gard to his associates, and the younger dis
raeli started in life is 4 bejcweled, scented
dandy. lie had, in short the rank anu fortune
| OF 4 country gentleman, md the moment ile
ceased to he Il Jew lie had 10 obstacles 10
| overcome except those which confront ali
| candidates for fame.
That Lord Deaco1lsticld WIS man OF
| great ability, singular tcnacity Of purpose
| indomitable pluck, and sublime confidence
in himself, no one who has read his life can
deny. But he did not rise superior to cir
c,l,llstances as Lorl Ellon did, or Burke, or
Ganlbctta, or Thiers, or our own Lincoln
aud Garfield. lie was merely one who made
the best Of himself under propitlous and
fayoring conditions. They were mcn who
conquered fate aid misfortune Itself. TIC hau
| not far to travel until the asistocracy discov-
cred his abilities and possibilities of being
useful to their caste. They lifted him ur
and carried him forward 4 constituency
dominated BY feudal and Tory influences
| kept him in Parliament for thirty years.
| The aristocracy made opportunity for him.
and he was smart enough to ride in on the
| tide that leads on to fame and fortune.