The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-31
SOME NEW BOoKa
I.orsi SnIlahurY.

we suppose that lew men even OF his owl
party would seriously think OF including q lifC
OF Lord Salisbury In an English Statesmen
series, but whether such q biography belongs
in the series entitled The Queens Prime MINIS
tevs tHarpersl is not a question OF opinion. but
AQuostion OF fact. There have been all sorts
Of Premiers In tho last ninety years. and al.
though Lord Salisbury may be acknowledged
TO rank higher than Percival In his own party
or than Melbourne among tho Wings no can
did person. we imagine. would dream OF class
ing him with such Wings and Liberals MS Earl
Grey. Lord John Russell. Lord Palmcrston.
and Mr.. Gladstone. or with such Conserva-
dives as Canning. Sir Robert Peel. and Mr.. Dis
rael. Ho Is certainly much less popular even
with his own party'thnn was Lord Derby. and
although he Is not as yet overshadowed In his
own Cabinet, MS Lord Derby was by Disraeli.
he Is threatened with the same fate at the
hands OF Mr.. Balfour. 1t Is indeed din
cult for Mr.. II. d. TRAILI- tho author Of
tho biography before us. to discover or
invent any grounds on which Lord Salisbury
can be pronounced great man in the sense OF
having Arm hold on the remembrance Of pos
tsrity. Yet Mr.. Trail is undoubtedly one Of
the cleverest political writer's OF his day on the
Tory side and he feels strong personal SYM
patty for the conservatism OF Lord Salisbury.
being him self one OF the few surviving Eng
lishmon who seems to honestly regret the
passage OF the first Reform act, to deplore the
subsequent extensions OF the franchise. and to
view with dissatisfaction the repeal Of tho du-
ties on paper which rendered cheap ncwspa-
pers possible. Yet. with the most eager desire
10 exalt the present Prime Minister. Mr.. Trail
nnds the material at his disposal meaere and
.intractsble and in a final chapter virtually
sbandons the attempt to lit his subject above
mediocrity.
of c,ureo u 10 m ;,toros,,r, o,r,,uot,r,.
that tho nres.nt Prime N,nister ~ Queen Vic.
tor,. Ia ~ y. ,,aoI dno,nn1nnt ~ t,ro NM, ,,.ho
nearly thrsa burdra, veora no, w.ra suo.
.ou.;ya,v tho N,ris,nrs ~ EI,zoh.th orI 1,r,.s
+ ysct q, thia t;nd Ia racnuntsd hv Erc,ish.
man n, (,onsoryativa nroaiiootions ,.ith a
snecas n, norsonal ann, niacon nv ,,nint.li,i-
hia IN Americans Mr. Traill civos nl,on. no
mnch snace IN tbs discnssior ~ Lord sails.
hnrv,e dascont No ho dnos 70 ,hs ,rho,o .,nno.
t,on.i noriod y, his snhioot,s Iita All thst ~,
can And 70 tell ma ~ ord Rohart Cecil.s -. resr
At Oxford uharo n will bo rar,or,h,r.d NJ
G,adstona tool a donhIo-nrst 10 thot .ftor nh.
%oint,, tho ,,,,Iru,, q, o,oaami,,I ,,s,.,,.
tion. imnartod IN a nnssad course ho rncaivod
tbs nock distinction ~ mn "honorarv tomr+n I"
NJ Tail, bimsoIf m oronior ,,hos. s,h.,n.
sbin vas a credit 70 bis collage Ia so roenlv
.liva IA tba undoa,r,h,onoss ~ ,his shom
honor that bo ventures 70 ossart ~ :, hava
hssn .mndasirsdn Ronamhsrin, o,so that
Ceen anoes,reo nemem Derine also tnae
%t ~ u'aussone speecnes ~ 'he oAloru oh.on
Deoatns oocIe'y naoe sucn pro'ouno I'M
preston on those VINO hearo MN that ne was
.nen oul ~ tieir minus lor irhe
, Mlnls,er. MT irail1 mas oiiisehtiy sought ior
t.'"l us lielu a,su WINE an uhuer-
ntes ~ tho Oyfora Tnion do ina,na ..aa.s
. u.ee =, .'1 u.ioi1 on.on ao inoeea record
."" ".. .tu .'oo. N..n epoho VI se'ef"' oc-
easiou', w. as no human oelhG can renemoer
~ VIZ , no u',eiou' TUG ]ea'ous oloerapher puts
Io.n .nseuS Iou!eI'ures Us " Tue scope
ana pu'p0,v - ms suol..' iiiaslnary eio-
.n". nu'' Ano,ner curious lact'
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~, " wv, n newspapeF WORK on
WI iiu nopeit eeeil was seher-
" s'I pen.'.u =" ue iafseiS eepehueht ior sup
e's.snIo p.,oie 'iie uea.n OF MS eider orother
IN .'u le , VI .n' 'iaIauisate Cah IL
.,. ..'"S WI tt MI. ""o IL nlnse,t profess
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:. sl'.'ee iot q u1n' VI weekly !ourhai any
!, ns ~ 70 aens .l vi VI nus ne reason 10
Aho" that Lora SALISBURY does not care To be
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