New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-16

,,.;,a o;a given nv him to the Conscrva-
tiyes. la the Irish debates which 1oiio"c" MI
GIadstone's return to power MT. |o"o" ''oo"
almost alone in his opposition tc coercion an" "o''
swervcd from this attitude, not even III inc c's,'
when Lord Fredcrick Cavendsh was muluc'co'
Al the same time he was unable to sahctioh ."e
foreirn policy of the Government and snpPoi'e"
the votes of ccnsure for its conduct !" the Ho"""'
Mr. Cowen Is the best type of political indepen-
dence which current English politics AFFORD he Is
always sincere. courageous and ontspohe''
Whatever may be the political crisis or the party
demand. he never listens to anybody except
Joseph Cowen.
Tbis volumr not only contains sketch OF Inc
orators life admirable for condensation. good taste
and soand Judgment in treatment OF controversial
matters but also the text OF his best Known
speeches in and ont OF Parliament. III wou'u pc
difficult to find finer specimens OF English oratory
Of the day than these speeches. 1t IS not strange
that this is So Tor other public man III tue
Commons takes the same pa ns with his addresses.
The laborous method of constructing his elaborate
orations is well described by the author:
Mr. Governs best specchcs-thc finished Grafton
he gives To his constituents every year-are COLI
po,ed in his library at Stella. The room is large
lofty Oblong, abundantly supplied with LOOKS
and decorated with portraits and busts OF from
| we'll ana Milton. Maz4ini. GarbalGi. ana Lincoln,
| and the dcmigods who have lived to some purpose
Here seated in his armchair, or pacing 10 anu iI9'
| his wonderful political essays are colnpoScu'
Ciccros concise statement of the orators duty re-
maiI.s uneXcelled. "Quod dlcat ct quo loco, et quo
| modor The speaker should well consider what ne
is TO saw aud in what order and how he is to say IT,
| Mr. Governs whole life constitutes training Ior
the discussion of public quest ons. lie has been
! politician from childhood and has kept avreasl OF
home and foreign politics ever since Hls stoi9 "
information is supplemented from every avaiUaple
| historical and cOntemporaneous source horough
knowledge of the subject, the most essential nual-
| cation OF the orator is assured when Mr. Cowen
essays TO speak. he material and IFS arranecneh,
decided upon. then be! lbs the thinking coming
and refining whereby the remarkable success IS az
tanned Every fact verified every oI Poa at
secondhand After the snlJect-iatter h's pocn
POWDERED over and digcstcd for weeks ana passaIe
of special import condensed, TehneG anu ,J 70
| writing then the speech as whoie Is eVoIVeu w "
stenO"raphcr before it is addressed 10 thc au",c
And Eere Is an extraordinary fact Alluou-n ' i
deli very of the speech may not WIN aCS ICY " go
described as an effort of memory; yet sun so cac
fully has the material been arranged, thT al IL
ments developed and the language chosen, u"I THo
| whole, occupying perhaps, an houI a." 6d@itv
! delivery. reasserts Itself with hnetrlnS H.
| The speech delivered is ever Identical wiz VIC
speech dictated. There is 30 superiiuouS ia nv
sentences are turned into epigTahs an VIC ,nH'
| product is not only lesson and lecture III poii
ties hut n contribution to the htcratUc OF ouI lui-
| guape The vocabulary is extensive IL IS pcinnt'
| tbe most extensive welded from the politGli pat,
! form of orr time. TIE Thoughts are cio'ueu a,Iu
| the sentences finished in matchlcss beauty IN IN
| cessivc ALTERATION is a fauIt. hecoShHliue 'i,,
principle OF association IN memory, tne VIM ~ VI
these pages asked Mr.. Cowen # he adopted aiter-
| at;on as an aid TO memory "That thing" lie re-
piled "nO, do no; adopt J.. IL ioWs IN npol me-
| IL is my ahominatiOn. 1h's bIcnish' noweNe,,'
DOES not present itself IN many OF MS speeches. anu
ind q d nv the highest standard. Mr.. Cowen poil-
cal orations. annually delivered ut Newcastle are
nearly perfect i'll order. style. and LANGUAGE Iney
| are certainly bv far the ablest contributions MADE
from the platform to tho political literature oil the
| present day.