St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-19

feel when you listen to him. He may say
untenable things, and he NAV arouse in you
sntagonism to his theories. but never to
himself. During 4 campaign he will
speak daily twice on an average, and viii
speak from one 10 two hours on 4 stretch.
His Illustrations are drawn from classic liter
ature, from snalOgies Of history, and from
contemporary life He has little humor.
never heard him but once when he really
succeeded in downright fun, and then he
did not seem like himself, but was caught
out Of himself. He seldom uses climax in
the structure OF his speeches, bat keeps up
an even interest and eloquenee. which are
only fairly cumulative TO the end
Mr.. Gladstone has the working capacity
aud powers Of n score of ordinary meu. He
is human miracle in the duties he performs
the engagements he meets, the hours be can
sit at bis tasks, the projects he can formulate,
and the recreation be allows himself. He
works and always has with supernatural "a
psdity- He directs a ministry, and really is
its Alpha and Omega. He outlines all min
isterial bills; is at his post in the house;
meets social and festive engagements; reads
cure ut literature, writes treatises, political,
theological, controversial He goes to church,
reads the seriptural lessons, walks on Sunday
through his park and grounds, ten miles at
stretch, and cuts down great tree with his
American az on the Monday for exercise.
He Is proverbially punctilious in correspon-
denee- When eonventionaliiy OF courtt ~
demands it, be writes his own letters. In
other cases his secretaries acknowledge every
letter, note, or postal card received BY him or
for him. Neither he nor his representatives
ever eondescend to the vulgarity Of pleading
want of time as an excuse for epistolary
negligence.
His speeches are spoken from notes. He
never reads He thus follows the admirable
example OF most English preachers, states
men. and lecturers.
Mr.. Gladstone, like all of his wen-to-do
eOuntrymen, is a good liver. He not only
works hard, but he eats like a man who has
earned good dinner, and he sleeps rs does
the man with good conscience. His coun-
try house is Hawarden castle, near old Ches-
ter, He was in the English sense, born a
gentleman. His father-Sir John Gladstone,
Bart,was a well-known and wealthy merchant
OF LiverpOol.-Mr. Gladstone was educated
At EtOn and Christ church, Oxford His
academic training was not only educational
in textbooks, but was pre-eminently so in
aristocratic associations aud eonventionali-
ties. He was born TO the highest and trained
to the highest English society. He was re-
age, aud has continuously been a member of
the house Of commons for fifty years. His
official residence is in Downing street, near
the houses Of parliament, and he passes, per-
haps, half OF his time In London. He has at
his country home and at his town house an
adequate retinue OF well-trained, and indeed
well-bred servants, and he rigidly conforms
10 the usages of ariStocratic society. He is q
practical economist lie has inherited money.
His habits OF economic expenditure have Oc-
easioned no ED Of small talk and afternoon
tea-table gossip. II is commonly believed
that he has the fault Of parsimony. This
Englishmen resent They pay their public
servants not only munifcently but magnif-
Gently, and they like them to live rather
gorgeously.
Those who know Mr.. Gladstone..somewhat
intimately, perhaps in his home, bear testi-
mcny to the high respect in which he is held
by his family and neighbOrs. He is not de-
mOnstrative in his domestic affections or in
his social intercourse. he has a somewhat
arctic demeanOr, and were he not great an d
conscientious would be eoneeited and i'm per-
iOus. When his conscience forgets itself he
is just little of both. He is moderate
eater for an Englishman. What he eats
would be esteemed daily fasting by an aver
AWCAACaA- 4lC % dS uc
eats moderately. That il, he would not usu-
ally take wine before his noon lunch unless
it were glass of sherry ''to go on with He
does not use tobacco aud dislikes its use by
others. In short, and in fact, Mr.. Gladstone
is exemplary in every sphere of life. He is
great and conscientious minister of the
throne he is a widely-read and intelligent
political economist. He is q loving student,
at as years Of age, of classic literature and
philosophy. He is thoughtful and rather
obedient husbands he should be. He
provides, according TO scripture, for his fam
| lily. He has put one son into a good church
living and two others are in parliament, not
upon their own merits, but upon his illustri-
| Gus name. He takes care of his admirers
and supporters, and sees that they and theil
sons get good places in the government
where they can serve their country for their
country's good. But he turns not to the right
hand or to the left. He is open, honest and
strong. His gracious sovereign has moi
wasted much love upon him. The queen
does not care for prime minister who /:
| quite so self-respectiug as Mr.. Gladstone has
uniformly been. Beaconsfield was a court
Ter. He knew all the little pleasant trick:
and phrases Of hattery. Her majesty like:
more and more as do most people as theN
grow old, the incense of praise.
Gladstone goes his way. He respects his
sovereign, but he does not swing the censor
of adulation before the throne. He Is the
cement Of the liberal party of England TO
day. His grandeur Of character and his il
iustrious career give him influence and
| prominence in English political life no
hitherto reached by any untitled man. anj
which only supreme genius and absolute in
tegrity of character can attain to in any time