Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-10
THE CANADIAN rI,LsIER.


PppnAuty there IA mo other public
man ON this side Of IA. A tlnn,ic. wboec
nam. IL 40 frequently mentioned as
that Of Sir John Macdonald, Prime
Minister of Canada. Even In the
United stat.s his name ia A. familiar
~ that u any Of our own statesmen.
In IN. polltics Of Canada he hn- been
prominent figure during the pa.i
half century.
lie IL Of Scottish ancestry, but has no
hereditary claims 10 rank. He distin.
gulshed himself while yet young man
Of twenty. lie was appointed by the
crown 10 defend a political prisoner
named shouliE, n Pole, who inaugurat-
cd a petty rebellion In CANADA against
British rule. MacDonaid's argument
In defense Of shoultz ranks among the
highest efforts Of legal oratory. But
his work was OF no avail, for shouliz
was shot.
In early life Sir John wa. great
rcformcr and an advocate Of liberalism;
now he il the most siaunch defender
ofroyalty aud Of imperial connection,
In Canada. He Ia at present n knight
OF the orders Of st. Michael and 81.
George, aud member Of Her Ma
Jesty's Privy Council. From the latter
honor lac il entitled 10 the prefix,
fright Honorable" IL IL thought
that owing to hi. success In the reccn,
elections, and TO his pronounced nn.
tagonism TO reciprocity with the
United States, Lord Salisbury, acting
under the Queens wishes, will elevate
him to the peeragc.
Sir John Macdonald would make u
successful politician In any country.
He IL a Jovial, goodtempered fellow,
and not ut all averse to an occasional
season Of conviviaiity. His personal
following IL immense. Like Mr.. Blaine,
he has n faculty for remembering
names aud faces that II astonishing.
Persons whom he had not seen for
years lac can remember, and when lie
meets one Of these, lac Is apt to ask
about every member Of the whole IA.
mlly, dead or alive.
His favorite drink Ia gin and soda
This mixture In Canada IL called a
"bollins". some time ago u book en-.
titled "The Life aud Times OF Sir
John MacDonaii' was published
by man named Edmund Collins.
The work was favorable TO Sir John,
and II occasionei sir Richard Cart
wright TO say In tue House OF Com
mons ~ think u emlnentiy hitting
that man, VINO, during his long
career la. done Justice 10 ~ many
"coliinses' should IN tue emu nave a
Collins do Justice 10 him."
One OF Sir johns noticeable charae'
tor'sues Is pughac''y' ohver Mowst'
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Sir John IN saiu 10 fesemoie very
closely the late i'ori i'eacoh-n"'o' h'
Is thin, saiiow anu ealaVerouS' Ills
wife IL a lady OF hebrew pafeh'age
She takes better care OF MN 'han eNe'
Mrs. Logan did OF her late husband.
In Canada, Judges are appointed
by the crown for life. They can be TO
moved only by Impeachment. The his
tory OF that country furnishes but q few
instances Of deura,iol Judges, This IN 1