New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-19


There remains the political and Ministerial
world perhaps the diplomatic world. ana
there nre the Judges and lawyers VINO
do not get away quite so early as this. ana some
others Mr. Depews experiences lie largely
among these. His acquaintance In Londoh mas
been for some years extensive especially IN those
circles which have perhaps most interest Tor
Americans-those in which the men whose names
are familiar beyond the Atlantic move, In whoie
or in part Everybody knows that ne knows MI
Gladstone. and 10 know Mr. Gladstone IL, am
told In the general American view. TO Know
all that Is worth knowing In England. fer-
haps that Is not quite 50. but II u.s. az any rate
good foundation for an interest In things Eng
lish, and especially In the Gladstoniah sue oi
things In general. Needless to tell you that MI
Gladstone is not now in London, nor, IL ne
wore would he be dining out or giving dinners
He is still IN his ocuists and doctors hapds. and
under strict orders His ex-colleagues are still
here in force and his ex-opponents.
do not know whether the good American at
home expects the good American abroad TO con-
SORT with only one manner Of men. nor whether
II IL an offence against the unwritten American
code for an American on his travels 10 meet an
English Conservative do not wish to do Mr..
Donew any harm. nor 10 destroy his political pros
poets Shall II mention the fact that ne
d,ned with Lord Ashbourne last Wednesday? Or
is Lord Ashbourne's name. Ike other Conser'a-
tive names unknown In New-fork! IL must
think have been heard OF by some OF our lrish
friends for he has been figure In irish poh-
tics on what America considers the wrong SIDE
and ,a.eIv Lord Chancellor Of ireland. and Is
uke,v % be again. VIII II mitigate the harshness
OF your Judgment II add that his dinner party
comnrIsed good and eminent English Liberals as
we'll as Tories AMI also an eminent d'p'oma''s'
who because ne Ii diplomatist, belongs 10 "e'-
Their? II not. perhaps you had better suppress
the fact Of Lord Ashbourne's dinner ana OF MT
Depew's presence there and lei oblivion roll over
that Wednesday evening.
Should YOU. nevertheless decide 20 LET II stand
II NAV once more emphasize the fact. wnich II a
fact that for social purposes, political differences
and party divisions In this country count 10Y
much less than In the heated atmosphere OF New
York newspap per Offices in August. they are some
times supposed to. You may remark announcer
thing namely, that the presence OF ds"h-
guishod American at n London dinner sometimes
modines the settled order Of events the his'in-
gulshed American may be distinguished Tor
specch-making. 4 speech at private dinner IL
50 rare an incident as II be remarKap'e un''S~'
indeed. YOU chance 10 remember that MT "'H-
stone sometimes found such an occasion con-
vcnent for announcing some new Departure o'
Tor axolaInlng an old one Then. however. the re-
porters were invited. and the host was aware 'ha'
the occasion had become political II was the
guest and NJ, the host who was responsio'e '"'
tho Innovation and n speech from Mr. Gladstone
was always an event over which IN" wor'i-'h"
civilized world which we know means IN" "l'i-
stonan wori-rejoiced.
I, was no, Mr.. Depcw who on this inter
esting evening started tho oratory. Mr.. Depe"
,s n Glnd.,oninn. but l., remains aware that
Mr. Gladstone is an Englishman. ana mat me-
Mr.. Chaunccy Depew. Is an American. Lord Ash
bourne Is so consderate n host that he Doubtless
desired 20 crafty his guests with sample ~
that af;er-ilnncr oratcry by an emren, Amcri-
can af,or-iinner orntor II whom they had all
heard 2, ne PHI, custom aside and himself made
a speech welcoming his guests. among whom
were Lord Londonderry. ex-vlceroy Of ireland.
and Sir Henry Drumponi Won. Her Mnj"sty's
Ambassador 20 the Court u Spain. Then. In
stead ~ asking either u these gentlemen 10
respond. he asked Mr.. Depew. II II conceivable
that, hardened as he IL. Mr.. D"p"w was Tor
one moment perplexed by these sudden response
bines Blu, ms ne looked round the table. the
presence OF the Lord Chief Justice - England
may have treasured him.
All Americans know Lord Russell. Of Klllowen.
or at any rate. did kno'- s!r Charles Russell AZ
a sound Liberal ana enthusiastic Home Ruler.
Mr. Depew might we'll feel that he could not
10 wrong In such company. Politics ~ course.
had no place n such a dinner. nor In such an
address ne called upon 70 make. The
Lord Chief Justice may have ceased 10 he
politician-must have ceasei 20 be- anything ~
the kind In his capacity az Lord Chief Justice
Beneath the scarlet and ermine robes u that
great Office the Liberii and Home Ruler ar"
d.scI~e,ly yelled. But nobody who knows the
man believes that his opinions are changed. II
is only the expression 81 them which IS no longer
heard In public The robes MI cover Mr.. D"pew
too. and the good American. or good Irish
American. may md pleasure In thinking that
the firm tones and flowing words OF this good
American Home Ruler foil upon Conservative
also No politics. as I said. but an adroit
and sympa thetic speech Is 81 some use 10 the
cause with whom the orator Is known 10 be iden-
tned. politically colorless though the speech be-
This was So far az know the only dinner nj
which Mr.. Depews oratory was heard. He was
the guest Monday Of the Master Of the Horse.
Lord Cork who. II he Is an Official Of the Royal
Household IL alsO member 81 tho present Lib
eral Government. On the Tuesday ne met NJ din
ner at the Garrick Club the Prime Minister. the
Lord Chief Justice the First Lord Of the Admir-
atty Earl Spencer. Lord Cork again Mr. Frank
Lockwood. and Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace
whore varied and Interesting career. which takes
In Petersburg and Calcutta, has finally landed him
In THE Times" office as Its Foreign Editor Mr.
Alfred Rothschd was his host on Thursday in
IN. well-b<nown house In Seamore Place. which IL
n museum Of priceless pictures and porcelain. and
a favorite resort Of Ambassadors and celebrities
OF all kinds. Luncheon. think, the same day at
Lady Jeune's 10 meet Mr.. Asquith and Mr.
Goschen-agan n combination OF Liberal and
Conservative. The Liberal Home Secretary and
the Conservative ex-Chanceilor OF the Exchequer
are opponents In the House Of Commons and