Evening journal., 1898-03-31

CONSERVATIVE, DlUterly regretted the
withdrawal OF one OF its principal or
naments. II did not seem, at the mo
ment, how the House was to get on at
all without Mr.. Disraeli and It was
natural, under the circumstances, to
suggest that he had made mistake
which he would always rue.
Very soon ii became apparent that
Lord Beaconsfield was getting on very
we'll indeed with the lords. II is true
that in the first session there was
some inclination on the part of barons
OF newest creation TO stare with we'll
affected bewilderment when Lord Bea-
ccnsheld raised his voice TO oratorical
pitch, or when he attempted to crack a
little joke. But in process of time he
educated the peers as he had earlier
educated his party. He had several
phases of oratorical manner, one Of
which seemed admirably suited to the
new atmosphere Nobody could as
sumo a grander, vaguer or more sol
emn style than Lord Beaconsfleld when
occasion appeared to demand It. The
demand was recurrent either when he
did not want to convey particular in
formation, or when he desired to con-
ceal a particular movement OF policy.
AS these emergencies frequently arose
during the exciting times concurrent
with the flourish of spirited foreign
policy, Lord Beaconsfield early had
recourse to this style, which admirably
suited the chamber and the audience.
In the House of Commons, when Mr..
Dlsraeh, literally putting out his
cheeks, speaking in deep chest notes
and waving his right arm as III lead
ing the charge OF the Light Brigade,
was wont 10 declaim grandiloquent
passages in which "The Empire" forum
ed a leading note, he was not alto
gether unconscious of the fact that
some people below tine gangway oppo-
site were laughing at him, and that
presently some man with sharp incl
sive speech would rise and prick the
bladder of his inflated oratiOn.. In the
House of Lords he was free from this
danger Lord Granville, 1t is true, was
accustomed on these occasions to per-
NIT playful smile to cross his genial
countenance, and when he arose ne
would, with lightest sarcasm, suggest
that the noble earl's sentences we're a
trife too rotund. But the majority of
the House liked this style. 1t had
about it the ring OF true patriotism
and justly glOrifed the state, the HON
ored apex OF which was the British
peerage. In course of time Lord Bea-
consfield ventured upon epigrams, and
that particular style of audacious per-
sOnal humor for which he was so IA
nous in the Commons. Before he died
he had obtained an ascendency in the
/ House of Lords even exceeding that
hardly won in the House of Commons,
and when it was known that he in
tended to speak, noble lords crowded
in to hear him with as much eager Gu
riosity as If they were ordinary Conn
mOners.
But il is with the House of Commons
| that the fame of Mr.. Disraeli is asso-
| ciated and in connection with which
| he would rest his fame. In some re-
/ spects he was a far more successful
| parliamentary speaker than Mr.. Glad
| stone. If it came to a weighty and ex-
| haustive argument of a great question,
| Mr.. Disraeli had no chance with Mr..
| Gladstone. Mr. Gladstone can. and Of
ten does, speak for two or three hours,
| maintaining the attention of his audi
| ence throughout the whole Of that
space. Mr. Disrael, whether in the
| Commons or the Lords, always failed
when he laid himself out to deliver q
speech that extended beyond the space
OF an hour His great triumphs werC
in his briefest speeches. spurts OF twen.
ty minutes length, full OF point anc
sparkle. In order to make a speech o
two hours in length, a man must have
certain proportion OF facts to worf
upon. Mr.. Disraeh never displayed Z
constitutional liking for facts, anr
when, OF occasional necessity, he came
to handle them, it was not with mas
ter-hand In proportion as he was per
mftted 10 disregard facts, or even u
distOrt them, so was he successful II
J dealing with them. But If he could ge
away altogether from this hard ground
giving full run to his fancy and wit
he was at his best and was the caus
Of the greatest happiness in Others.
Mr.. Gladstone will live longer in th'
estimation Of the world than any o
his contemporaries. He has built hi
fame upon solid foundations and en-
, deared himself to all lovers Of politica
and religious liberty. He has don
more to make a great democracy o
Great Britain than any other man, an
that, too, without resorting to tn
tricks of the demagogue. The peopl
had faith in his honesty Of purpose an
reliance in his great wisdom, and i
: their hearts they will cherish him fC
! all time to come.