New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-04
ILORD ROSEBERY PREMIER.


he Immediately and highly rewarded PeinapS
with dukedom. To the surprise OF o"e p,,er
he at first got nothing: Tnen II, M safe for
of 1881 ne was made Un.er-Secretary OF otate ~.
thn IIon,c Department He served there less than
two wears and then. after more thah yTai Va
ideness was made First ComnissiGr,e, Sse ho c,a
In the next Government. however, III 1881 ne W.
nronoed 10 The great office of Secretar! Oh otatc
for Foreign Affairs. His tenure OF otnee "ns s
brief for the Government was soon ue5 ,tna,, o
the Home Rule issue But ne won the duii''i d'iy.
not only OF Great Britain but or an ,he MoiIu
by his statesmanllke handling OF such lnnpo' 'sn,
questions the Servo-Bulgarian war VIII, hnn
f;reece's demand for territorial indemnify: "heh
the Liberal party went out OF power he peV I'M
interested In municipal affairs He was tne ,r rs.
chairman of the London County Councii' az, anu nS
his firm yet cOncililtory spirit, ana o! MS u'.
failing soundness Of judgment succeeded IN sel,
ting much real good out OF that turpuie". anu
often fanatcal body. lie also PAID soiiic a'eh-
ton to literature. and his Life OF Pltt Is 20 De
ranked among the most brilliant Biographical
and historical works Of the time re c1n.'io"..u
largely TO the success Of the Gladstonian party
at the last general election. and in the M,l..s1ry
then formed resumed his old pace at the Foreign
Office. which he has since filed WIN "arh'u
distinction. % 1910
Lord Rosebery was married March 20 1878
to Miss Hannah de Rothschlld only child OF tne
late Baron Never de Rothschd Lord Beacons.
field gave away" the bride. and the Prince OF
Wales signed the register as witness. ,.at ~
Rosebery' died on November 10. 1890. leaving 10
he. husband two and two daughters ana
a vast fortune. She had brought 10 ma, tne
celebrated estate OF Mentmore In buckingham.
shire. Hitherto his principal seat had Deeii a.
Dalmeny Park near Edinburgh. Another OF MS
places is The Durdans, near Epson, IN ourTes,
This famous house was buiIt D! tne r.ali VI
Berkeley, and having passed into the poss,s
sion Of the Earl of Guildford. was selected ny
Frederick Prince OF Wales. the eldest son OF
George III. for his residence and in the grounus
now owned by Lord Rosebery George Ill passed
no uncomfortable portion Of his boyish Gays.
In the shrubbery may still be seen: by me side
Of the grave Of Amnto. winner OF the DERBY ior
hCn tp n
pillar erected BY the third Georges father 10
the memory Of favorite dog. while upon me
smooth bark Of the Kings beech may pe
traced some characters cut by the hand or the
boy Prince Lord Rosebery. It may be added. Is
a great patron Of the turf. When he was an
oxford undergraduate he paid as mucn a'ten-
tion to his racehorses to his books and ne mas
enthusiastically followed this sport ever slncs r.,
as did Lord Derby. and Lord Palmcrston' MS
predecessors in the Premiership.
Lord R0ecberY has twice Visited the t1lt"o
States and travelled here extensively. ana MS
feeling Cor America is warm and friendly
dozen or more years ago speaking at meet
ing Of the London University College Debating
Society. he said II have the greatest warmth
of affection FOR America and tho American
people. Thc-e a great ado about a shoe-
maker being this and butcher being mat ana
the disadvantages of system By which these
things could occur. But what we have TO con-
slider Is this that the butcher and the shoemaker
are elected By the men whom they nave % de a
with and who are. therefore. presumably the
hos; iudgcs ~ what they want. | am one OF
those who think thai "A person who elects very
moderate intellect 20 carry out his transac IONS
aad chooses him II his free will is better tnan
the man who has leviathan set over him
against his will. | believe that Is the prac-
deal experience II the people in America. AGAIN
II Is said that The best men in America always
went in for making money AMI not Tor polltics
That IL not my experience Of American poitcs
but II the best mon In America do devote th'h-
selves to the accumulation Of money. what an
overwhelming evidence that is in favor cf demo-
era tic institutional.