The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-20
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T-ha Prince o. Wales as heir 10 IRE
.nrt,ne Is OF course. the most wildly
kno4n ard talked about o; Queen We
,o~faas nine children. II IL { matter of
regret that few OF his critics distinguish
IN nsrn any os those sterling qualities
WHICH zisos1la be found in future ruler
OF hundreds Of rniiileng OF people. fS0w-
ever his rzeist severe critics have never
failed 20 admit that the Prince .. Wales
has q great deal OF tact, and thai he
thoroughly understands the temper Of the
Esgfssn peopIe They Ike him better than
they would Z. bsfter Ran
He ~ a splendid politician. He has the
rare quality OF never forgetting name
or fact. There Is 10 man Ia Europe
vic has a more remarkable memory Tor
names ard faces thar he THIS has been
tested over and ever again. People
whom as mas met casually and with
~lIDr1 be has excha nged bat O few WORDS
nave been very much s9rIrsgfd 10 De re-
eosnszsd by him several years after
ward. This f. undoubtedly very strong
element ia his character. 20 far as po2G-
iarity IL concerned.
One Of tne racst successful qualities OF
the primers character Is his ability 20
make good public address lie Is not
an eloquent man. None Of his spsseh hes
arc az all Gut OF the ordinary way. You
.rlgsat read them all through aid you
would got 6fa sn them g single sentence
remarkable for It's beauty or originality.
Bat these speeches are always short, sim
pie plain, and gnpreteDEioas.
~aie. as a social sfratsgist-
The Prince % Wales takes no part In
politics. lie has never voted but once in
,be house Of peers. and this WAS upon the
act for the blil authorizing marriages be-
teen a rsan and hlg dead xife's sister.
1aS.f la r t.s4fF
ils strengths 20 It's ocn1pytDs uensrai po-
slt.1a. and that IL would las soon ena&n-
psreG IL IL We're 10 De eTnbroile& with poll
teal actions. lie does not express op'nlens
u9o. political subjects. even amongst his
sssosE Intimate associates. Some years
$50 ne gave a dinner at Marlborough
House which 90 other English gentleman
could iiagS succeeded IN giving. He took
particular dsiigia, in this dinner. be-
cause hs rad brought there The leaders
OF factions who hasi been fighting each
other xith tho greatest intensity and bit
tesacss for years The extreme Tory and
The N.ost Vigorous home ruler, the repre-
ssntassvss af III. lizaest aristocracy ard
the most extreme radical hi2h church
dtgaisar!es and eioaaeut 6isxenteTs, the
legal profession and even tne city were
taken into HE gathering. The prince. in
fas seating Of hts guests. placed the cp-
posing elsaseuts side hy side. AIR. Glad
ss0nt whe var ar hcnored guest at this
dinner ysa< seated between TWO of tire
most furious Teries Ia Great Britain. one
of them a high church 7lgnitarS, who had
often said thsf he would be reconcileG II
q thunderhois from ocd struck Gladstone
down. The arrangement Of these guests
aTose q striking illustration OF one IF
gle utost prominent elements In the
princes character. He hates factions and
e always Seel' * 70 harmonic IL Civ
iue this dlngf r &c practically said Gen
iiemcu. differ as you will as 90 the method
Of conducting the public AFFAIRS of Eng
land. blt O. net let these differences