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sions. His speeches are witty and eloquent
anu he has way Of poking fun at the peers
that greatly pleases the commoners whils
1t stops just short OF offending the nobility
Nearly 10 years ago he was first spoken OF
as Giadstone's legitimate successor, Eigb,
Years ago Mr.. Gladstone introduced him 70
mass meeting at Manchester as the man
OF the future" Experience alone can show
whether the mantle of the Grand Old Man
VIII sit comfortably on his shoulders for
any length OF time
| Inc new premier's name il Archibald
rhiiip Primrose. He is the fifth Earl OF
hosebery, Scotch peerage dating from
i'"'' ana hsureS n, Baron Rosebery in the
peerage OF the United Kingdom, the baruny
having been conferred upon his crandfs.
Their, the fourth earl, in ISIS.
| The present earl had barely attained hi,
majority ami was preparing to take n seat
In commons when hi, grandfather died
| anil h. WAS n.legat-ti to th.. rotten rank = a,
hereditary Legislators. lie at once identL
hed himself with the Liberal party and
showed determination To be a lavnak.,
In earnest A. we'll a. in theory. Hi, very
hrst speech marked him a leader. and he
never lost place. His admirers say that all
through hi, public life he has had wit
enough never To say foolish thing Ger.
fanny ne has done nothing liable to MAKE
nih unpopular and has done much tha,
mas nad the contrary effect. His pripeinal
business IN life, in fact, has been To conr.
popularity, and to the fact that he ha, suc.
ceeded so well he owes his present political
pre-eminence
Undoubtedly he also owes much TO the
favor of Mr.. Gladstone, whose Acquaintance
ne formed while still an UNDERGRADUATE a,
oxford, and whose particular protepe Ia. has
ever since been. He first met Di,raeli abont
the same period, and it Is significant OF the
success with which he carries water on both
shoulders that he never afterwar,l lost the
friendship Of either Of these great leaders.
botn oil them were present at his marriage.
anu Lord beaconsfeid, then prime minis
Ter, gave away the bride and signed the
register as witness. So did the Prince OF
"a'es' though even then Lord Ro-ebery's
democratic notions had been aired suffi.
Gently to give aristocracy that ameliorated
shock which always thrills it when such
uteerances come from th mouth s OF safe, .
that is. whose sympathy
with the masses is not liable to lead them
into violating the privileges OF the classes.
Lord Rosebery is now a widower- I'm.
he married one Of the richest heiressea in
Eng land-Hannah, only child Of the late
Baron Meyer de ROthschild-who had
eJo,oo year in her own right and
brought hl'l any amount Of landed prom
trty, among which was the celebrated
Mentmore estate in Buck inehan shire
MS lord-hip's paternal seat is Dalm.ny
farS. hear Edinburgh, where Mr. Glad.
stone has frequently been his guest. An.
other OF his places is The Durdans- near
EPSON Downs, where n gay and brilliant
company assemblies during racing week.
The premier, like Derby and Palmerston.
as predecessors, is great patron Of the
.uri ana keeps racing stable. His horse
Ladas Is pronounced favorite for this
ears Derby, and If Rosebery can add the
lalo OF a Derby winner to the nimbus of
he premier it is safe to say he will be canon
yea IN English hearts as a divinely appoint-
q IDOL twill also fulfill story now told
London, which, though it has the ear
marks oil a prediction after the event, ought
0 be true. 1t is that while he was a bow at
Ton ne made wager that he would marry
ne neiress OF her year, become prime minis
er and win the Derby before he died.
Lord Rosebery has twice visited Ameri-
and has Travelled extensively in the Unit
States. He is profe-sedIy and perban.
occasionally warm admirer Of our peo-
lie and institutions and is said to be nnnc-
iiously civil to his American acnnaint-
noes. But it must not be forgotten hi.
'rdsbip is above all things a politician
nd that he has undoubtedly observed tbs ;,
;hdency OF the times toward democracy. =;
may he that he is a radical BIZ convic-
on, but he Is also a conservative by in .
met, and II he undertakes to carry ont
iadstone's threats against the lords il will y
In obedience to the inevitable. Hei. y
ie man Of the hour and reconciles more b
iriant interests than any other English a
IIitician could. Whether he is also. n. r.
iaistone said. the man Of the future,
'p' nd7 upon the votes Of English sIectora in
II. r. WHITE a.