The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-10

T pTDkptNtS OF certain IIObhi''it HN-i'''i :,
not vet in the front rank. and wound up
hy propounding series Of objections 10
home rule. which he invited me 10 an
ewor. | responded To the best Of my abil-
ty. and. at his request, embodied my
answers In an article for The Forinightly
Review. Of which he was then editor.
The article. entitled "Fallacics Concern
ing Homo Rule duly appeared. and !
believe this was the first time that an in
fluential English magazine lent its col
umns to the advocacy OF what was then
very unpopular cause in England. Mr.
Morley was born in 1888. 50 that he has
inst turned so. lie went Ia Chcltcnham
10 school. md afterwards 90 Lincoln col-
lDge. oxford. az neither Of which did he.
like others who have risen, give signs Of
his future greatness. Tho Union az Ok
ford IL "A debating society IN which many
English statesmen first distinguished
thcmrclvcs as public speakers, but Nh
Morley did not shine even here, and when
he came 70 London 10 try his mck
with letters his future was rs
uncertain as IL could well be
He wrote for The Literary Ga
zrttc. and eventually for The Saiur
dav Review, though. as he has himself
told me. article after article was re-
turned 10 him before he discovered what
was suitable and acceptable. lie read
law with his friend. Nr Frederick lIar
rison, travelled ia America to study
democratic institutions. and became
editor of The foruightiy in succession
% George Henry Loves. His works on
Voltairc. Dilcrot and Rousseau, on I'd.
muud Burke and on Richard Golden.
show his great capacity for what may
be called philosophical biography, but
ho att1ins his highest emincnce as
literary critic. in which character be IS
scarcely inferior 20 Mathew Arnold him
self The failing health OF Mr. Ashton
Dixie led % has retirement. in February
1883. from Che representation Of New
castle-on-lync. and Mr. Morley. after
vigorously contested election, was re-
turned TO parliament for the vacant scat
IN three years from that time ho entered
Mr Giadsiones cabinet. becoming "a
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,abinat rank
cannot perhaps. better conclude this
Letch of tho distinguished statesman
han bv quoting the address which be
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