New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-09

bureau by an usher. who announced The British
DESK sn H o6 ike T Ss
mornns May and said in French Good
the greeting from where he standing Neither
man mar sad word FOR nearly minute. Then Crispi
Ting and noticing that the Ambassador made no
room. grasped the Ensiishman heartily by 'tf the
hanJ ana lea him to the vacant chair. Ever after
differently received from his colleagues OF the corps
As a public speaker the Prime Minister Is ef-
essential elements OF the great orator In the first
place there Is nothing In his personality in his
ing OF his ARGUMENTS. to win the sympathy OF the
and when his supporir1 in congress laugh at V s1@e
thing he says. It is generally found that The remark
rather IN the nature Of some unexpected. sharp.
personal thrust at some member dstasteiul to the
public sneeches His sentences are not gracefully
turned like Guido Bacelils nor capped like the
more plausible in all his parliamentary discoprses
lectual orator Yet with these deficiencies. with
The traditions OF great speakers that cluster about
despit" the personal dislike entertained for him
Cr!spi's speeches are always listened to with the
usually appiauds him when he has finished. and
proceeds to vote Just as he proposes. lie is force
iul man. and the sincerity and Intensity OF his man
ner count for almost as much as the eloquence he
Crlspi little for society. and general society
in Rome cares less for Crispi. His present wife
Diplomatic Corps some Of the ladies and gentlemen
OF the court and the families OF deputies crowd
her handsome salon. She goes almost nowhere. and
when her husband puts on his uniform evening
dress IL Is always to- attend some official function
Even among the "Whitcs'-as that branch Of RO-
man society. In cOntradstinciiOn 10 the clerical
Blacks IS called. that has thrown in its lot with
the Quirnal-there are some ladies who not
visiting terms et the Prime Minister'S house.
account of the already described matrimonial eccen-
trcitieS of the great statesman And among thar
socially influential body. the exclusive aristocracy
Of the Eternal city. who are said to be more Papal
than the Pope the very name OF Crispi Is loathed
If It were word Of the vilest profanity. lie
is looked upon by the Clercals az the embodiment
and concentration of dangerous radicalism; as the
chief priest Of revolution and atheism: and as
Intellectually. morally and politically more
olious than Cavour. Garibaldi and Victor Emanuel
rolled into one. Indeed. the promptes and the most
definite result OF Crisp's original advent to power
was the intensifying OF the hatred OF clerical Italy
for all that belonged 10 the order Of things
\ distinguished cardinal predicted dozen years
that the Kingdom that built itself upon the
ConfsCatel lands OF the Church and used the
Cnurch's treasures in rearing It's masonry would
grow more rotten year 10y year. and fell in putrid
decay at last. This voice from the Vatican spread
through Rome until ii grew 10 be considered among
the Catholic party an Inspired prophecy. The
revela tions that have been made within the last
months TO Italy's financial instability will
consequently make those whose wish Is father to
the thought believe they see the dismal prediction
being daily fulfilled.
viii Crisp dlsaupoint them? VIII he be able to
save the King and Kingdom by the heroic meas
to which he has resorted? D.
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