The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-04

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mitting any grass to grow under his feet.
Mr. Depcw has for rome years been anx-
/ ious TO GO cbruad I'm diplomatic role
| and, OF course, London Is the place of
! places for him. He is already W, known
there and very popular Mr.. White, who
! was our secretary of embassy at London,
| tells rnc the Er glish think Mr. Depcw the
| greatest man in America. Their constant
marvel is that he has not ere this been
elected president of tho United States
They cannot understand why man OF
such brilliancy has not risen to the very
heights of the political ladder
Bayard's Popularity.
ambassador Bayard l. very popular in
London, and for much the same reason
that Mr.. Depew Is. You must remember
that in England the public man who can
make good alter dinner speech or reel off
an address uron. something Er nothing at
all, as circumstances demand, Is q rara
avis. The average after dinner speaker in
England hens and haws, clears his throat,
coughs when he wants to stop and think,
repeats his words, drawls to gain time
and gets through his dull remarks without
saying very much OF anything and almost
always without even the semblance Of n
good joke to enliven the scene. Embassa-
dor Bayard IL, as every one In America
knows, fluent talkcr He has the divine
afllatus Of n flowing tongue He can talk
on one subject almost rs we'll as another.
He is never at "A loss for words. Moreover,
he loves 10 make speeches and never
misses chance to DO So
Tho result Is that the ambassador is in.
vited everywhere when spcechmaking is
wanted. He is the stock orator of the great
metropolis. After n certain number of
Englishmen have recled off their stereo.
typed platitudcs, hemmed and hawed and
coughed and exclaimed don't you know"
the regulation number of times, Mr. Bay.
ard is introduced Then the company set.
ties down TO enjoyment Then il knows
it will get something worth having. Mr..
BayarJ opens his mouth and out roll the
pearls OF wisdom, of oloquence, of senti-
mcnt Tho English arc not quite able to
understand how he does It, The proccss-
is mystery To them. IL is not in their
line. But they enjoy it-thcy love 1t, in
fact-it is such refreshing novelty.
They All Like Chauncey.
There arc times VI fen the ambassador
rubs it In little too strong, when he
speaks for en- hour when 10 or / 3 minutes
would 90 n good deal better. Sometimes
what the good man is driving at, for they
are not up 10 our American ways But
they endure il III for the sake of their ia.
voritc, and applaud him wildly at tho
close, whenever the close comes. It stands
to reason that IN . city like this Chauncey
Depew, digniflcd by the title of cmbassa-
dor, would bc n shining success. He would
simply take the town. / have heard IL said
that with Mr.. Dcrcw in London, dining
out daily and making a nightly speech,
we should need no arbitration treaty.
There would Fever be any danger of war
between the two nations The English
wouldn't fight with us for fear of losing
Chauncry
However this may be, doubt IL DIR. |
Dcpcw compasscs his ambition. There are |
Others. Mr.. Platt, the senator elect and |
leader OF the Republican rarty in New |
York, has q candidate for ambassador at |
London in the person OF Cz Governor Nor |
ton. Mr.. Platt seems to be in earnest about |
IL. He has made his wishes known at |
Canton, and MIR Platt is gentleman who |
will be treated Ly tho president elect with |
a good deal of consideration. Then there
Is Whitelaw Reid. He also is q candidate
for the mission - the court of St. James. |
He has no particular backer, but does not |
need one. l hear upon Pretty good au-
thority that tho man who was originally |
picked ont for tho London mis7ion-Colonel
John Hay of this city-told Major McKin-
ley ho would gladly step aside for Mr.. Reid
Reid and Hay have been friends for years
A snaG In the Way.
This Is what is likely TO happen: Depew
and Morton will become such warm rivals
that the president will not dare give the
to any New Yorker Mr.
Reid, on the principle that ono good turn
deserves another, will resign his chances
N favor of his friend Hay and Mr. Hay
Will get the prize At least this il my
guess. 1t will be n pity TO deprive London
If the bliss of having DIR. Dcpow for it's
orlzo after dinner talkcr hut If Mr. Hay
becomes the successor 10 Mr.. Bayard this
,ountry will get first class diplomatist.
Mr.. Hay las had n great deal of experience
N the diplomatic world He has been nj
Paris, at Berlin, at Madrid, in diplomatic
oles. He knows the ropes.
In Washington Colonel Hay Is one of
he best known and most popular Of men.
ic is still young in appearance although
10 was President Lincoln's secretary. lie
ives I'm beautiful house here and enter
aims a great deal Colonel Hay, IA cvcry
me knows, has genius for literature
lis Pike county ballads arc famous
throughout the world. His and Colonel
Sicolay's life OF Lincoln is notable pro-
uction. / wish Colonel iIay were not SO
ndolent III no were not rich and had 10
york for living, he would produce moro
hings which would reflect credit upon
imsolf and his country. 1t is in him, but
c is TOO lazy 10 bring IL ont.
Senator Allen OF Nebraska is gaining
eputation as the hector Of the senate. lie
early loves to take UP the political record
his fellow senator's, Co put them on the
ridiron, blow up n slow fire and toast
hem. He Is an adept Mt this business.
he worst Of 10 is, from tho victims point |
view, that he has such a qrict smooth,
nctuous way. Hc looks up bcniPnly from
chind his spcctnclcs, apparently rs limo
mt ~ a lamb and NJ harmless ns cooling |
owe and then .rrOcccds 60 makc gaping
ounds in thc n,t,os of his ndvcrmrics and
, POUR Yirt Fir .nto thcni. Even Mr..
handler H. nftuia0f him. ard he is a very
ad ii;fn b,fl,s' sTNain thc New iiamf shlrc