The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-12
MfROUIS III RUDTNI.
The New Italian Premier-His Political
Career.

When the first cable dispatches were re-
ceiyed stating that the Crism Cabinet had
been oycithlown. and that there was pros
poet that the Marquis dl l,udnl would be the
new Italian Premier. the Tribune published
personal sketch of him. Now that It Is GER
tam chat the Marquis has been really accepted
by King hunbcit as Prime Minister and he
has formed hls Cabinet, 10 Is timely 70 give
the history Of the political life
OF the new Premier. IL has Just been
published IN I'll lrogIessO ltalO-AmeucanO."
Ot New York which IL the must important
Italian organ IN America, and which, beng q
Liberal paper and strong partisan OF Cilah,
cannot bee suspected 81 puualiy m the rather
favorable portrait % gives Of the Marquis di
Rudm as a political worker From that
papers review OF the new rrcmiers career
the following extracts Will prove interesting.
as ,upplencnuug the sketch already pub
lshed in Tie Tribune:
Antonio al lmdim Starraba. the successor
of Cr!spl IN the presidency of the Council. be-
longs 10 noble Slcllan family, and wears the
title of Marquis. lle was born in l-39. Being
an active and liberal young man. he soon
PLAYED "a pant IN politics, supporting all liberal
ideas against tine tcrOclOus despOtism Of the
BourbOns The college. or voters, Of the
Camcatu sent him, Tor the inst time,
~ tler representative TO the National Legs
laturc IN which he has remained
up to the present time, being constantly re-
elected. ltudim sat on the right side, and
promptly revealed his knowledge and his ac-
i've qualities. winch made HIM one OF the most
influential speakers IL the Assembly. especially
in respect 10 questions OF administrative aud
interior policy. So great were his renOwn and
influence that. IN 1869, 1ienaOrca, President OF
the Council for the third time, entrusted
kudini with the portfolio OF home affairs.
lie managed that ONCE with great success,
but the Menabrea Cabinet having been re-
pleced by the Lana Ministry, Marquis kudui
soon returned TO occupy his seat IN the
Chamber as "a simple Deputy. The Sicilian pa
tlOt continued to lend his effective support 10
all legislative works. he was constantly deliver
ing speeches. interpellatlng the Ministers, and
labOlng hard IN the committees 10 which he
was appointed by his colleagues. In 1888.
when the war budget was discussed, Rudlm
presented patriotic motions somewhat simi-
lar 10 those introduced by Nlc0tela, whom he
has Just chosen Tor Minister of the lnte-
ror. though NcOtea Is known as en-
tcf,ainug rather radical ideas. still, the
MARQUIS mad been formerly one OF the lead
ers of the Right notably after
1876. when he was one " the few members OF
that party reelected 10 the Chamber tie did
not vote Tor the electoral system known as
the scrutln de lste. which consists IN CON-
pelhng the electors 10 vote at the same time
Tor a single list Of candidates, and which he
Is represented by the cable dispatches as being
anxious 10 abolish while he Is Prime Minister.
The Marquis kudlm was president Of the
Parliamentary committee designated 10 report
on the commercial and provincial reforms pro-
posed 10y Depretis. During the electoral cam
paign of 1886 he almost sided with Crispi, and
In 1857. when the news of the massacre Of the
Italian troops at Dogah, in Abyssinia, came
near wrecking the Cabinet, Rudini displayed
his patriotism III proposing the order of the
day, which amounted 70 "a vote OF confidence
in the Ministry. and which was voted with
thrty-fiye majority New York Tribune.