Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-08-08
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to Judge him by his written, utter
ances, he would pass for one Of the
most rancorous, the most lmpacablc
and the narrowest Of men, Mr. Bright
spoke long ago Of his "haughty unwls-
DOM" and those who are old enough to
remember his somewhat wild and scat
ter-brained political youth are still un-
able to throw off the unpleasant and
biting memories Of some Of his fierce
and malignant utterances in those days.
He once, for instance, spoke Of some
proceedings Of Mr.. Gladstone as worthy
OF pettifogging attorney; and when,
some days afterward, he was asked to
apologize, his reply was that he apol-
ogized-to the attorneys, When wo
were in the midst Of the struggle over
the reform bill of 1867 Lord Cranborne
(as he then was) cut some very fine
jokes over the question whether work.
ingman who was in prison would be
held to have qualified by residence; in
fact, Lord Cranborne Of that day was
very much like the ill-mannered and
rather rancorous youth whom we know
by that name in this day-wth the very
bearer Of the name added great brill
liancy to his gibes; If the humor was
sardonic, at least 1t was humor,
And yet those who know Lord Sails
bury give one the very opposite impress
sion of his inner nature. There Is a
strong movement at the present time to
drive him out Of the premiership in case
the next election should return his party
to power, and one Of the reasons given
Tor this movement Is that he Is Of so soft
and really amiable disposition as to
be unfit for the position Of a ruler Of
men. He Is described as one of that un-
happy class OF men who are never able
TO say No, and who, accordingly, can
not be trusted to deal with incompe-
sence or imprudence or knavery after
the stern and pitlless fashion which a
leader Of men Is bound to display for
the preservation Of himself and his
party. Liberals, even, who are privi-
legged with the personal acquaintance
of Lord Salisbury, declare that in prl
waite life nobody could speak more ami
ably-more reasonably-more tolerant
ly-of political things, and even Of poll
tlcal opponents.
The training Of Lord Salisbury is, to
certain extent, responsible for this
gulf which stretches between the popu-
lar estimate and the inner life Of the
man, Though he is now nobleman of
considerable wealth, and has reached
the highest place in the scale Of British
ambition, 1t was not always thus; and
his early years were years in which
poverty, struggle, and perhaps even Bit
terness, were not unknown. He was
not the eldest son of his father In the
home of Lord Salisbury, too, there was
another family-for his father had mar
rled a second time; and it is not often
that in such houses there is peace be-
9ween the elder and the younger tribes.
III anything were wanted to accentu
sate the family differences which such
circumstances were so we'll calculated
TO produce, it would be marriage
which was regarded as a mesalliance.
And Lord Robert Cecil, as he then was,
made such a marriage. In these days
1t may appear somewhat ridiculous to
regard a union with the daughter of one
of the most distinguished judges of his
time as mesalliance for anybody, how
ever exalted; but we have advanced
very much in the characterization of So
,ciety since the days when Lord Sails
bury was a resolute young lover; and
undoubtedly his marriage to Miss AL
derson was resented by his family.
It would be indiscrete to ask how far