New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-12

ter Is 10 be understood at ALL IL must be BY studying
his whole character, In short
Mr.. saintsbury, while giving him all the credit 70
which he can BY any possibility be entitled, makes
,.,,.c.,r c,ear that Lord Derby had little natural
n,unde for politics His remarkable powers as a
dnl,ater gave him Parliamentary reputation winch
led 10 his elevation 10 higher places IMAM lie was
fitted 10 iii with conspicuous ablhE. lie posS's''N
no talent for party organization moreover anu 's'
In the lender OF n party, IL very fcii1"S oeco" e
was Indifferent often one might onost say aph'ne'c'
abou, party measures ard programmes Ills inhihcr
cpce wa, not exactly Identical with Lord Mc!bournes
Can't YOU let it al5nc'--way OF avoiding dhc'''
rro,,ems Derby was mol INCIDENT; on tho contrary
IN his early days he vas known a. n e"''"" io'
work. But later IN llfc lie suffered 50 hhch iro,h
govt that his vital energy was lowered ana ne co""
no longer respond 10 sudden calls upon mm' .>o's
tho lcss did his reduced vitality Impair the qual'y OF
lis stfe,manshp. Throughout his Me- Indeed tncrs
was bnt one interest which called ont anything IKE
enthusiasm In him. and that was the Interest OF 'nc
established Church Of England. lie fought di'e''ah-
l,shment In Ireland ne matter Of course. lie n"h!s
stood IN 10. the Church. And yet. rs MI. SahTou''
points out, hc never mntr II his friend
Lcri DeTfy's character hgily complex PCT
sonaiy easy and even democratic OF manners "c wa
by inheritance proud nobleman. full of a'is'ocraue
tendencies and traditions. He was extremely ihne
pendent and oa,spokcn. prone to sarcasm ana never
caring whom he OFFENDED several OF the nnceao''s
collected In the hast chapter OF this volume snow
Here the probable explanation OF tho epmi'S oor'e
10 Derby by Grcvilc: "On the first C"uhc'i nay
after Lord Dcr.Ss elevation 70 the Premiership
Grevillc showed Ms dIsapprovnl hy not up
pcarlnc IN Ms place rs clerk. some bueybody asked
lord Dcrby whethcr he had noticed GrevIlles abb
eencc. and Lord Derby replied. With face "
benevolent apology " NO, really You Know I'm 'ho
mos. nn,tentive fellow IN the world about 'heSo
things never notice, when ring the oei'' ""''"c'
John or Themes answers it, Grcyilles f"chnsS nI'
having this repeated 10 him may be 1nagined' MT
salisbury remarks upon tic story III "r"V'''e ""u
actually been parvenn It would have been vulgar ana
unworthy. Put IN the position OF the two II coua
not have been better rs rcbukc 20 ridiculous Tere
cf personal pncrlty and official forgciuness OF 'e
oulyri,'s position However That may he. IL rnhho
In truth. Lord Derby had very sharp tongue, ana
n fit of reTnrtec which few n any OF IA con'em
porarlcs could contend against. Perhaps MS ""fS'
political defeat failure 10 take po.'
seriously lie was accused Of regarding pn'rc
couse n. n means of amusement and excitement
and OF going into II mach as he went INTO r"cins
ard there really Is something to be said FOR Inis
view. though his bographer repudiates II. oi his
patriotism there Is perhaps no rcnsonho" uouo''
Though when, in 1859 lie refused 10 form govern
mon, 70 take the place OF the di'ered,t"d by me
mslconduct OF the ,rmcan War, there were not want,
Ing thosc who questioned his love Of country, hold
ing that /, was his duty sS TO- ,rp Mr. ts has
an interesting chapter In which he Is thoroh shH a.
home on the literary merit of Lord DcroyS 'rnisIition
~ Homer He accords H. are Inclined 10 thnh'
higher rank than most critics hnvc done, but ne gives
rcasois for his conclusion. and they are certainty
cocent ones. IN summing up the bloSraphcr docs
moi attempt 10 put Lord Derby among the high~
ranks OF fnsish statesmen. tat is content 10 assign
dis possonae judges would Yield him.. AZ 10 the
tioa1Trhy itself 1t ls might haye hecn cArcctcN
brlanilv Written some nav object that the author
perhaps In Difference 70 the sp'Ttng prochVice
Of h hcro-indulgcd rather too lrcq2cny ~ tle sang
NJ in. turf but ihrt II defect Will he noticed les
in ENGLAND than elsewhere: aud after au 1t u Tor
Englshmen that the look was written.