The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-31

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through all tho clouds that cares OF State may
bring. This natural gift is one Of l~nestimable
value to a leader in the House OF
Like the quality Of mercy. 1t is twice blest.'
OF Mr.. John Morley the author of these d.
urnal Jottines writes In a discriminative. but,
on the whole, sympathetic way. 1T was al
most fatally late in life that he Morley en-
tered the arena of active politics. He was in
his forty-siIth year when he entered the House
of Commons az member for Newcastle, asplen-
did age, the very prime of manhood. but, ex-
cept In rare cases. too far advanced for happy
entrance upon a term OF apprenticeship in the
House Of Commons. Mr.. Morley ranks TO-DAY
as one of the ablest debaters in the House. But
the position was slowly acquired. He always
had it In him, but could not, for some time. get
1t out. or. TO he more accurate. could not be
induced to let himself 60. To his almost
ascetic literary taste the looser style of OK
preston, more fitting for a public audience.
was shocking" We are told that those present
Will not forget his maiden speech. looked for
ward to with interest in the House of
but listened to with a feeling of disappoint-
ment his wRrmest friends could not disguise.
1T happened that he followed. at o brief inter-
val. the late Mr.. Joseph Gillis BigEar. That
parsonage was In his primest mood. Lord RAN
ooiph NhuICuill d tpbrklcu ohTlloT III IN
evening. and Joey b.. who shared with the
monkey its miinetic faculty, had. as was his
custom. unconsciously adopted a travesty Of the
noble lords incisive style and emphatic man.
ner. The House roared with delighted laugh
ter. Mr.. Biggar, fluent, self possessed never at
q loss for q word. not too particular as to
it's nudnce Of meaning. talked on for a
full half hour, as complete a master of this
critical assembly as was Mr.. Gladstone or Mr..
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fully thought-out treatise. glistenipg with pol
ished sentences. cleaning through profound
depths Of thought. The House generously
cheered HIM when he rose. and sat in silent
sympathy as he painfully struggled through
the opening sentences OF his speech" Mr.. Lucy
adds that II was q curious contrast, not with
out its note Of sadn ess, to think of Mr.. Biggar
saying nothing with easy fuencv, and to look
on this embodiment of culture. this man tenn
ing with thoughts. this master ola perfect liter
airy style. standing with parched lips and strained
eyes, endeavoring to recite his sedulously pre-
pared essav.' The turning point In Mr.. Nor
ley's Parliamentary career was an incident
which occurred a year or two before the general
election Of 1902. Thousands of delegates from
the Liberal party. assembled in conference at
Leeds, were In high spirits, which eventually
communicated themselves to the austere states
man on the platform. Delivering himself from
the trammels OF his notes. Mr.. Morley talked to
his enthusiastic auditors in a frank. hearty
manner. which delighted them and probably
astonished himself. He has never turned
aside from the new departure made that
night. 1T was" says Mr.. Lucy. "as II
a man, loating on tho water, had by
accident been deprived Of his life belt.
and discovered thst he could swim very we'll
without It. Mr.. Morley will never plunge
into the stream of debate. whether in the
House Of Commons or on the platform. with
the burly joyousness that distinguishes Sir VIII
liam Harcourt. But he improves every year,
and made a long stride forward during the re-
cent contest at Newcastle" which followed his
acceptance OF office In Mr.. Gladstone's last Cab
Wound up to a high pitch by the excite
ment Of the contest, Mr.. Morley, finding him
self on the platform or talking to enthusiastic
crowds In the street, finally "let himself 60"
with happiest results. Never before had he
spoken with such force or effect, and Mr.. Lucy's
is that never will he be again horne
down by the mystical burden of a House of
audience. whose influence he early
admitted his inability to dissect or define"
Nv.
We find a reference to Lord Rosebery on pages
99-10O, in connection with Q speech made by him
1t a dinner given to Sir Robert Dun. Just ap-
pointed Governor to New South Wales. The
author notes that Lord Rosebery's discourse on
This occasion was marked by something more
Ihan his usual felicity" Mr.. Lucy goes on to
term it "a happy accident that. in successive
Foreign Secretaries in Liberal Administra-
lions, the country has found two Of the
most charming after-dinner speakers of
Tho day. Lord Rosebery's style is much
akin to Lord Granville's in respect of
grace and delioacy Of touch. Where a differ
snco comes In, 1t 10 TO be found In tho circum-
stance that Lord Granville was more polished.
md Lord Rosebery is more vigorous. Lord
Granville played round the victim Of his gentle
numor. almost alphabetically pinking him with
polished rapier. Lord Rosebery will do that
but occasionally, as tho late Lord
knew, he 10 capable of delivering
! blow straight from the shoulder on the visago
a deserving object. His oratorical style may
De described az English. benehting by applica-
ion OF French polish. Lord GrRnvllle's was
French, with an unwonted substratum of what
We are pleased to regard as British solidity."
1t 10 apropos of the appearance In Parliament
II Mr.. Blake, the wellknown Canadian states
nan, that Mr.. Lucy Is moved to ask. What is
.he secret OF success In the House OF Commons?
1t Is a question that long ago puzzled Lord
hacaulay, and was by him given up as insoluble.
hacaulay's own success as n speaker was a mys-
cry, being opposed to all the ordinary canons.
lie laboriously prepared his ~orationS as II they
we're fresh chapters OF his essays, committed
hem to memory, and reoited them. IL would
interesting TO know whether, II he sat for
to-day, he would I'LL the House
II Commons as he did on the occasions OF
which graphic record is enshrined In Sir
ioorge Trevelyan's life OF his revered uncle.
I he were a success 1t would he an additional
riumph, for no other man working on similar or
analogous lines can to-day entrance the atten-
ion OF the House, With regard to Mr., Blake
t is pointed out that he came over with a repu-
alton established upon a sound basis In Canada,
'here his admirers were pleased to regard him
IS a kind OF colonial Gladstone. When tho
rish party. shaken with the long conflict In
ommhte room No. 10, invited Mr.. Blake TO
ome over and help them. It was generally felt
hat an adroit move had been made. His &C
eptanee OF the invitation seemed to promise
lmost compensation for the loss OF Mr., PArnell.
ir. Lucy describes the occasion when MI. Blake
the House OF Commons an opportunity OF
the value OF the new addition TO It's