The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-12
BENJAMIN DtSRAELl.
"Reminiscences Of His Early Struggles and
His Audacity.

his AuQacltS.
When Mr.. Disraeh first appeared il the
political arena be made up his mind that the
preliminary step to success was to create
sensation. Hence hi, wild radical speeches,
his challenge to O'Ctnnell and his outbursts
on the platform and elsewhere, which made
him the butt Of all the wags in London. 1t
may, indeed, be said with truth that her
ceased to be an object of ridicule with g large
part of the press and his own party until Just
before his death. The Jew" the ''adven-
turer." the ''mountebank,h y these were about
the mildeSt epithets which were flung at him.
Whether he cared for them or not must
always remain o matter Of conjecture. Some
OF his friends have told me that he was lndlf-
ferent alike to praise or blame. l have known
many men Of whom that has been said, but
never one of whom it could be said with
truth. DisraeI, no doubt, had the usual
human feelings, although he was much more
skillful in disgusting them than nine men out
of ten. always regarded him as the most
accomplished orator on any stage, anu very
few persons ever saw him without his stage
make up This may be said without any dis
paragement to his great penetration, fore
sight and courage as statesman.
Everything be did was done with an eye to
effect, and before he was sure Of receiving
public attention in the legitimate way he
beat the big drum, to attract their notice.
His velvet coats, his gorgeous vests, his rings
on every finger, his wondrous watch cham
ard his flaming cravats were as much part
of the theatrical business as his bold attacks
OF individuals or his dashng statements
which were not intended to bear g strict ex-
animation.
When his position was secure these acces-
sorias were discarded. he always retained
his partiahty for garishness and fnery, but
when he threw away bis rings he began to
weigh his words The sensational part Of the
performance had done its duty, and the actor
remembered that the English are essentially
hunldrum race and that they always dis
trust man who is too clever.
When Bcnjamin Disraei tried to get into
the house everybody was opposed TO him,
including his own relations, one Of whom
condemned it as the maddest OF ali mad acts,
as Disraei wrote and told his sister at the
time. IL is not very often, perhaps, that
help or encouragement cones from ones own
relations when it is most needed. DlSaells
sister believed in him, but we have no record
Of the opinions Of his father or brother. He
got into parliament il spite of all obstacles,
and on his first day he took up his seat inn
nediately behind Sir Robert Peel on the
second bench, the place which IS usually
occupied by some old and well tried friend of
the party, IL not Of the minister.
'sTou jours audace" was the motto Of Senja-
min Disrael People laughed at first, but
they soon began to see that they.had for
midable power to reckon with. Next to
undoubted success" wrote Disrasi to his
sister, 'sthe best thing is to make great
noise, and many articles that arc daily writ
ten to announce my failure only prove that
Ihave not failed. london Cor. Philadelphia
Times.