The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-24

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LORD SALISBURY.
mark of eccentricity or as mark OF
some outlandish bringing up. The offlciai
class as a rule wear only side whiskers.
Mr.. Gladstone, Lord Beaconsheld, Loro
Russell Lord Palmerston, Lord Derby.
Lord Aberdeen. Sir Robert Peel, the DUKE
OF Wellington. Lord Melbourne and all
the other prime ministers of the nine
teenth century wore only side whiskers,
while before their time. for two centuries.
the custom was TO shave close. AT the
present day boards are more common IN
the house Of lords than in the house
Of commons, because a good many elder
iv men wear them, and the lords are
much older than the commons. But In
either house a beard makes a man de-
cidedly noticeable. Lord Salisbury is the
only prime minister who has worn beard
for Just 800 years. And such beard as
IL Is. re- II were not for. his great, bulb
Gus forehead and long. aggressive nose
his beard would seem to cover the whole
face OF the man and constitute his whole
individuality. With its sturdy business
and total disregard of conventional ideas,
IL is indeed very charac teriStic or him.
The Duke of Devonshire who also wears
a beard. Is said 10 have more you ne
damedness" about him than any other
nobleman I'm England But Lord Sails
bury runs him close. He Is the very type
OF the strong-headed. bull-headed, good
tempered English aristocrat: and he
shows II I'm his appearance as much as
In his words and acts.
The origin OF Lord Salissburys beard,
however. is TO ne found In an incident Of
his carer which IS not generally known,
or. rather. which is generally forgotten.
burt which has a good deal to do with
the formation OF his character He was a
younger son OF the second Marquis OF
Salisbury and though his father was the
lord of many acres and married to a great
heiress. the present head of the house
started in life with litEle but historic
name and a splendid education. Lord
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoigne Cecil VA
not the man TO live on his father or 10
idle away the best of his years among
dogs and horses. He determined 10 be
independent. and. having an oxford fell
l0vvship TO support him. ne set out for
Australia and New Zealand with the scrf-
Gus intention Of becoming a colonist and
building up his own fortune by enterprise
and hard work. That was when ne grew
his beard for in those days n razor WAS
almost an unknown article in the colo
MES. and. having got into the habit Of Il,
ne has worn Il ever since.
Lord Roberts plans of life were entirely
changed by the death of his elder brother,
Lord Cranbourne. 70 whose courtesy title
and magnificent prospects he succeeded.
lie had already made great name for
himself In the house Of commons. and been
a member Of Lord Derby's cabinet, when
five years later. the death of his father
made him Marquis of Salisbury and one OF
the great landed magnates OF England
lie was then just IS and in the prime Of mis-
powers and his accession 10 the house OF
lords proved most fortunate thing for
the Conservative party. Lord Derby-the
great Lord Derhy-was a Tory OF the old
81 hool and a most unfortunate politician
I'm every way He was man or splendid
presence and most chivalrous character
and his pripcely muniicence and ardent
love OF sport made him personally popu-
lar Put he was never in touch with the
English people or in harmony with the
shirt Of the age. lie seemed TO be a
| feudsi nobIeman Of the Middle Ages drop
ned accidentally into the nineteenth CEN
| turv. Under his leadership the Conserva-
tfves really had no prospects az all They
MAYER got into power except through some
temporary crisis. and they never held IL
FOR more than few months. All Idea OF
| a Conservative administration as perma-
nent thing seemed % have passed away
| list a wear after Lord Salisbury's Access
/ sion 10 the family honors Lord Derby died
! Mr. pisraeN. ms he then was. succeeded
20 the leadership OF the party, and Lord
| salisbury took charge ~ their interests in
/ tba house az lords. tie was Immediately
! ef.eter chancellor OF the university Of OK
sors{ in SUCCESSION 10 Lord Derhy-a very
/ htv1 honor Tor 50 young man-and was
marked out for the future prime minister.
| Two more different mon than DisTanl
! ana Lori Salisbury could not wei De
/ imagined. pisraeli was all has life an
/ actor. a mystery. dreamer. an aevcn-
turrr. lie possessed nothing, and he dld
not want "a possess anything. lie never
. - y a.,
and u he had just money enough for cur
-n,t exneuses be WAS thankful not 10 Re
,r,,,bled with more. lie had no chill
a~sn and his wife was more Ike a friend
thar ANYTHING else lie was un-EnEltsh
IN all hts ideas as he was in appearance
Iar,i salisbury IS exactly The opposite
lie Is rsorhaus the most English Eng
ushn,aa IN England. Tie IS a wes-4hy
land owner and the inheri;or ot~Titles
ana estates Ess wears old. essentially a
family man. and the very pink % social
grandeur ard high style Yet tGe two
men got on cxccGently together, because
tne- both haA brains. lord Salisbury
was wise enough 20 discern that Disraet,
with an hts Hlun=lness and Chariatautsn.
ha8 really hS f8eas ami a hig encuGl
heart % carry them ont He was bold
enough. feo % trust pisraei. and 10
b.~4v wto ever trusted him found Dim
false u.srteH hal that Strange Insight
into mems character which enahie1 ann
20 eBa oit sooner than anybody else. not
excepting themselves. what they acre
btst at for
le0l Sa- solry Aad devoted himself
mainly 20 home affairs. ard especially to
caur-a a .lesstous. but uisraeH dIseernad
la him 3 rrrl1 foreign minister. I{y way
az fes.tpg h-s capacity in thls respect H.
nt hln 'o the conference or thc powe
AZ C-aastar 9nof!e. without any preyIoaS
training as minister p1euipotcttary 81 an
extremely critical rerso3. Ne acquitted
swseH SD wv,l gha1 - acquired az ore
sgr1ke almost e-gai rank wigh Iesraeu as
q frsste~ ~ foreign poi.ttcS-A position