New-York tribune., 1891-05-08

well armed with blackthorns, and leading to the
nou their submissive tloclrs as to a duty the neg
iect of which would involve immediate corporal as
we'll as ulterior spiritual punishment"
You can imagine, If not this, with what horror
Mr.. Gladstone would read suoh passage. He
might ca it, as he once called well-known deliv-
erance of Lord Beaconsfelds, devilish. lie would
detect in it the spirit of profanity; perhaps of
blasphemy Nothing would induce him to ap-
proach topics relating to church religion the
conduct of the ministers of either, with this light
touch. Yet Lord Salisbury is Churchman no
whit less devout than his opponent, and perhaps
even more devoted to its interests since there is
branch of it which he has yet proposed TO dis
establish.
In spirit Lord Salisbury is perhaps not less
est than MIR. Gladstone. In manner he is far less
earnest and in proportion he is less earnest is
more effective. This seeming paradox embodies
rhetorical truth The orator. like the founders OF
the Primrose League, has TO take human nature
into consideration, to make allowances for it, TO
get on even terms with it when he can or so 1ar as
DC can. Nine times out Of ten emphasis is rhe-
torical mistake and what is emphasis put over
earnestness Of style? The thunders OF JoVe are
admirable. They strike with awe those VINO near
them, but thunderstorm may last TOO long Inc
attention becomes fatigued, the facuiues weary VI
the strain nut upon them: the mind seeks repose.
H. has ALWAYS been fault in Mr.. Gladstone's ora
tory, magnificent as it is when he Is at MS oeSe'
that he exacted too much from DIS peaiers'
The periods Of repose are too orei' uhe auui-
ence hardly gets holiday from beginning 10 emu
hardly has time 70 take breath. 1he secret vi
contrast, of light and shade. is not MS IL ne
will look at his Shakespeare. when ne reaos-he
reads everything-he will find tragedy interspersed
md hot m
neither is suffered to become monotonous
Lord Salisbury is seldom long without relaxing
the how He does not stand in fear Of jest,
nor think the dignity Of his subject Will suiier
from the pleasant handling Of it He can make
even the Irish question agreeable reading and dis
cuss the quarrel between Mr.. Parnel and MI
Healy without taking part in it, Mr.. Gladstone
at Hastings the other day thundered away at tne
Tories for supporting Mr.. Parnell. Had ANYBODY
made similar charge against him, he would nave
replied with energy that it was absolutely untrue
and without shadow of justification, In 1act
That is what he said lately in reply to some other
quite unmportant accusation. Lord SALISBURY Is
content to remark that Mr.. Gladstone's charge
implies little want of memory on his part My
impression is that for some time past have oeen
the object Of some censure because l was blind 10
tho merits Of Mr.. Parnell." That is not less ef-
fective than vociferous denial. He treats the
Parnell-Healy dispute in a similar way lie has
no sympathy with the man who plasters lime In
Mr. Parnels eyes, nor with him who drives spec
tacle-glasses into Mr. Healy's eyes. Il can Dut
look on at respectful distance at these very un-
usual methods of propagating political opinions
and express the hope that the union Of England
and Ireland may never mean the extension OF irish
methods to English political life"
How can you be angry with man who takes
things in this jaunty way? And yet the good
Gladstonian is almost always angry with Lord
Salisbury. He lets the sun go down on his wrath ;
even the Nonconformist conscience is wrathful
Well. to see your adversary keep his temper when
you have lost yours of the most exasperating
things in the world. G. W. ,.