New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30
v genuine. tribute to Lincoln's

hut evidently genuine tribute to Lincoln's
greatness and TO the immense services ne
rendered 10 his country. We all know
what this paper used Il say. what II says
now amounts to a complete recantation. LIN
coin Is at last recognized as the patient. saga
cous leader he Justice is done TO MS
foresight and courage to his penetrating intel
ligence TO his humanity. To his large views OF
policy. to his magnanimity. t. MS personal
ascendancy. and. not least. TO that use OF II by
whic, an amicablc settlement Of the Trent
affair was reached. General Mcclellan used 10
be y sort of hero 10 The Times Now it is
Iincoln's retaining Mcclellan 80 long in conf
mand which casts the most doubt on his juds-
ment of men. on the whole the estimate Oh
Lincoln is one which The American may 70
ioicc to read in the leading journal of Europe
This is the last night Of Mr.. Beerbohm Trees
London season prior to his departure LOT
America lie SAYS farewell TO England as
Prince Of Denmark and sails January i III the
New-York. Mrs Tree. whose youngest daag"-
ter is but three weeks old, Is not yer wen
enough to resume her part as Ophcla' But eN-
poets to accompany her husband 10 America"
whore Won will see her in several characters
which she has created and plays with dls-
tinction and refinement in which TO actress oX-
in the bill TO the end. in spite of the censure OF
so many Times" correspondents. and the pub
lie has still crowded his theatre. Ills re-
hearsals for America. as the various reNlVais
are openly called. have. been a series oi sue
cesses with the London public. TO whom neither
his Falstan nor Captain Swift nor GMAsore
nor any Of the others is noTclty
Mr.. Gladstone is eghty-nve years old to-day.
HIS health. say those about him, Is perfect an"
SO completely restored is his eyesight. at least
for the present that H. can read ten or Twelve
hours daily. Nevertheless. his withdrawal from
public life IS believed to be fina.. Home fu''
being shelved. the questions of the day d. not
decplv interest him. except perhaps. financial
ouestions He X no; known 70 have expressed
any decisive opinion on ii, william Harcourt
amazing budget Himself the first iinAncier 81
his time Mr. Gladstone had always known row
+, raise the revenue necessary for the STATE
,vithou, resorting TO confiscation. whether Ne
bns applied that word to Sir W Villain taFcoui' :
methods do not know. but J kno" tAat ne
applied it in advance. long before any human
being ever thought OF Sir William harcour' as a
possible Chancellor of the rNcAeqler. Inc QUIZ
ton of graduation was raised many years "So
and dismissed. va then IN uyht io'e'''' MI
Gladstone wrote ,etttr t. Lori fd'"'eIs'""
which believe T. be still in existence ana
capable Of being produced. He said in 'hat
letter that when YOU begin II apply inc principe
Of graduation YOU adopt contscaiion. lheIe -
~, reason 70 suppose that his opinion has since
changed II it was a sound opinion then II Is
sound now. II. however. the letter were brought
to light. the Socialistic Radicals. who once io.-
lowed Mr.. Gladstone. would scout 1t and INN.
They have already warned him more 'han oh''
on other than financial grounds that his WORK :
over and that they should regard MS reap
pearance in public life as calamity lhey
would protest most vigorously of all against ms
finance. for the sheet anchor of Socialism Is
confscation.
While it rains congratulations at iiaWard""
one Of the most promising and most pr'''a"'
careers in England is drawing TO sadly preh'a-
ture end-Lord Randolph Churchil Is dying VI
paralys.s All that is most iliustrious In Ehgianp
and Europe is watching regretfully the approach
~ his death ~ W. -