The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-05

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prepares them very thoroughly, that is to
say, ne thinks them out with care, and ar
ranges them in his head. Probably some
OF ms best points, which have all the APP
Pearance of being extempore, are carefully
Premedltated, but he does not write out his
speeches as so many public speakers do.
heard him say that his fayorite time for
stuoylng speech Is in the morning, when
ne lies awake for an hour before rising.
y nile his important speeches are prepared
IN TINS way, there is no man who on oc-
caslon can make Q better speech off-hand
than Lord Rosebery.
The Duke Of Argyle Is in some respects
the most prominent figure among Scottish
peers. lie was at one time the head of the
Liberal party in Scotland; but, even before
ne nad become pronounced Liberal
Unionist, his influence had declined, ow-
ing to his strong aristocratic leanings
ana his want of sympathy with the peo-
pie He is regarded as o narrow wing,
who Is little removed from being tory.
Nevertheless. he is admitted on ell hands
70 be very able man-probably
the ablcst and most learned among the
noblemen of Scotland. By his speeches,
his letters to the Times, and his review
articles he has rendered splendid services
70 the unionist cause, which he has es-
Pouscd with extraordinary keenness He
IS powerful orator. of the old-fashioned
academic order. His rhetoric is labored,
rotund, grandiose. He has very little in
nuence with the democracy. being, in
fact, out of sympathy with It. Even by
the members of his own party he is re-
garded as rather an impracticable poll
tician. He is not popular either as a
public man or q landlord. In the
latter capacity he has allowed his con-
servatism to stand in the way Of his own
interests. The pretty little town of In
kn .kn1 -
Highlands and built at the gates of his
patrimonial castle, has not only ceased to
grow but has been going back for years.
The population, which twenty years ago
was 1000, had sunk to 500 at the last
census, and probably when the next census
IS taken this spring it will be found to
have fallen to 700 or less. His grace has
ornithology, primcval man. the reign of
law, Iona, the Eastern question, crofters
and farms in the Highlands, and on
many other subjects. The duke is not
above recounting story which seems to
tell against himself. Once when travelling
from London to Edinburgh there were in
the same carriage with him the Duke of
known to either. All three engaged in
conversation during the journey. At Nor
peth station the Duke OF Northumberland
left the train and was met by footmcn who
conducted him to q handsome carriage.
After the train started again the third
man said: Can you tell me, sir, who that
is; he seems to be some swell Z" Yes, !"
bcrland.' "You don't say So" said the
man. "a real duke, talking 30 free
with two common cads like you and me."
The duke was silent, yet it was he who
gave the tale to the world.
Next to Lord Rosebery, Lord Aberdeen
is probably the most popular nobleman in
Scotland. Like Lord Rosebery, he is a
home ruler, having been Irish viceroy in
Mr.. Gladstone's last administration; and
no man was ever more popular in that po-
sition. He is a man of sincere convictions
and is eminently conscientious. All his
sym pathies are with the democracy and
with the laboring classes. He showed this
lately in his efforts to bring about an ar
rangement between the railway men and
the directors during the great strike last
winter on the Scotch railways. The at-
tempt failed; but nevertheless the men
were gratiied by Lord Aberdeen's efforts
on their behalf. As an instance of Lord
Aberdeen's goodness and simplicity, !
may mention an incident connected with
another strike, in which he came to have
personal Interest. During the strike of
Edinburgh cabmen, he arrived early one
Sunday morning in Edinburgh at the Gale
mortified to find no cabs in waiting See
ing a milk-cart waiting outside the station,
he asked the driver to give him lift. He
boldly drove along Princess street in this
humble conveyance, and was set down at
the New club, the most fashionable and
aristocratic of the clubs of Scotland.
Lord h.x is very popular oa. IN aan n
ions for the manner In which, for several
successive years, he filled the office of her
maiesty's commissioner to the Church of
Scotland. The commissioner holds his
vice-regal court at Holyrood during the
meetings of the general assembly in May.
He attends daily at the assembly hall, as
the representative of her majesty the
series of dinner parties and holds recep-
lions which are attended by large numbers
Of citizens. On his first appointment to
the post Lord Aberdeen conducted these
entertainments on more liberal scale
than has been done by his immediate pre-
deccssors, with the result that his hospi-
talities became exceedingly popular. The
ace were crowded night after night
with representative gatherings of
Edingburgh citizens. Lord Aberdeen
is most efficiently aided in his social
and philanthropic, and even in his polit-
ical efforts. by his wife. She is, in truth,
an exceptionally clever woman. There
are some women whom you would not
know if YOU were to talk with them for a
month. You find yourself on footing of
friendship, or, at least, of friendiiness
with Lady Aberdeen, before you have
talked with her for half an hour. She is
an effective and fluent speaker, as well as
an accomplished business woman. Her
seIf-imposed philanthropic labors entail a
very large amount of hard work, from the
effects of which Lady Aberdeen OCCASION
ally suffers. Both as wife of the viceroy
of Ireland. and as the wife of the lord high
commissioner in Scotland, she was a uni
yersal favorite, and won golden opinions
from all sorts of folk.
The Earl of Elgin holds prominent
place among the Gladstonian peers of
Scotland. of whom it may be said that
they are much more influential than
numerous. Although Lord Elgin is little
of an orator, he is sensible speaker. He
is however. an able administrator and
organizer. and as chairman of the Scottish
Liberal Association he has been of great
use to his party. Lord Elgin has taken
great interest in the higher education of
Scotland. and has served ON various COM
missions appointed to inquire into that
subject.
On the other side of politics we have the
Marunis Of Lothian, who has been secre-
tary of state for Scotland during the pres
emit administration, and who has done ex-
cellent work in that capacity. He is very
far from being an orator; he is not even a
fluent speaker, and his appearances on the
platform are even more painful to others
than they seem to be to himself, He
has. however, proved himself most
successful administrator, and has done a
great deal for Scotland during his tenure
of Office. He has especially shown an in
terest in the position and in the grievances
nd n haa