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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29
A GREAT ORATOR
ANALYSIS OF GLADsToNE's ELoQUBNCT BY A
FELLOW STATESMAN.

From Sir William IIarcourt's speech In the House
OF Commons
He came into this famous arena with MIND
stored with various knowledge ancient ana modern:
sacred a nd profane literary and political a finished
intellect inspired by its native genius. and TO the
iost he wns ever accommodating fresh materials for
his inuuiring mind In every department or human
thought. He had never 10 exclalm;
II would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise In me. .
Those thoughts clothed IN words tnat
burned and all who have been witnesses OF the dis
plays OF those and splendid gifts OF which the
Resolution speaks will remember how he was en-
dowcd with the natural eloquence to which the
right honorable gentleman has justly referred-a
natural eloquence which was tho most potent IN
strunent by which in free countries the popular
mind was stirred Who that has ever stened TO II
voice which had a charm almost OF physical per,
suasion? who would have forgotten the disnined
nresence the lucid statement the resources OF rea-
sonng the high tone OF passionate convlcuon' 'he
vehement appeals to conscience and 10 truth! .
All the recollections to which the right honoraDie
gentleman has eloquenty referred recall 70 memory
Pho famous extempore translation or fitt OF tne
massage from Tacitus on oratory when ne SAID u,
|. with eloouence With flame II requires iue
/, h,rns" That is not an inaccurate description or
Tho eioauence OF Mr. Gladstone which transfused
into others the enthusiasm by which he was himself
,nsoired which delighted the cultivated by Its UNI
conscious art and which carried away the people in
,ts stream Sir as tho right honorable gentleman
ma said, he equally master OF the lighter
mood ..., , ~,
Aurnor played Ike the summer lightning around his
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TRIBUTES N THE COMMONS
HOW MR. BALFOrR AND SIR WILLIAM HAIR
COURT SPOKE.

From The Standard.
Mr. Nalfour who is said II be suffering from
affection Of tho heart. ross" tnsulay from mr. "a
and placed some large sheets OF nahuscti i 81,
the desk before him Ever 'ye was 1rtaed "i ,S
chamber Throughout his whole address ne spoke
with unusual slowness and d"Hberauon, ana from
laborue under some mental or physical emharrass-
mont. HIS spec IN suffered gri"youSiy from the
s SAM T. t,R,"I coNIr,y Of his hought and in
every other sentence D. was compelled 10 nave re,
course to his manuscript SoneiiU's u" s.ovP,'
dc wn 70 PICK up e"icn"9Fa or 49,, 'boldlv and
rad only two or three times - there ne sllsi.-
c't scsticua'on and thcro WA VERY noSo SOL
There was not a single cry o, "Icar' Hear in the
co,irs. ~ lls s,eCh or ~ SIR William Harcourts
there WAS not a sound when he at down 20 urcak
Was e f.in, and nn,iled 1Icar, Hear from several
Liberals wncn Str William closed his address
Otherwise. throughout both speeches d"an SUI
ness impressive and solemn, prevailed Throughout,
nn audience listening with strained intensity 80, 10
rucnkorA ,lr BAlfour's sp".ch concluded WIN a
motion Of some length for an address to Hsr MA,
jesty. praying her 20 % gra'lorsiy pIedsu ~ 81 81,
directions that Nr. Glatstones remains pe ~
nn IN erccted In thr Abbey With an inscription
expressive q the public admiration an1 a., nstnSr.
mrnt and ~ The high ernsc 'ptertun"d or 10 ~
and splendid gifts and his devoted IaOofS III fHf
liamen, ,,-. g.. s..,,,,,, %. resolution.
rposc throughout a twenty minutes speech win
siriking lmpressiveness Of manner. HIS language
command Of his materials which Mr.. nhIlour
lacked. His speech. written out on sps or no.
uape- and not. Tho NJ Bakour's. on larsr SQUARE
shccis az letter ste. lay IN full view on mo TWO
thlck volumes no had brought with him INTO me
House lie was greatly troubled with Ms ego
rlasse conatanty taking them or ana Wphs
then. and putting them on again. only 70 rep.n'
tho process bat allowing tho operation 20 IN
rcdo Tho flow ~ his utierance or 20 mar te III.
ires4iveress O, hls manner. At the same time. ne
kept hts eye closely upon tho manuscflp'; anu
r,s,cI slip after sip aside as he nnlsned win j.,
To spe..ch Was q rich and generous tribute or
rre,so - MIS- deceased chief !, was fun OF eio-
1t.nce and pa thos and possessed all inc best cnar-
acter1stics IN matter and manner. OK OBITUARY i~'
toward the close Sir William quite broke down.
lie was quoting "A passage from the lie o, ~,
hy a man who knew him from youth upward, e,l
his voice gave way lie tried 70 read on, but the
fel,.ring and sOhb!ng voice failed 10 MAKO NO
,vor1s quite intelligibe. Pausing for few mo-
,n.nts iii he recovered himself. he then went on.
and still under tho influence OF deep emotion. no
S-onoht his orntion 10 n close As already stated,
some Of his friends the benches behh1 MN
ysrc able TO resist tho spell OF his conc
sentences and n restrained hear rom; tio' II a
Few OF them Endorsed tho noble p'iegyr'' 10 "''A
f.ffy .r.I
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HOW HE MASTERED FIGURES.

7 -NVWs
I, 4. not generally known that n MI. GLADSTONE
had not Ae1n sWayed b. very strong sense OF nIia
duty no would never have entered Parliament ms
own strorR predspOsit.on being TO take orders anu
20 into the Church. Another incident which Is 10Y
Generally known IS that II was the same principe
OF flia obedience which first brought 70 Iisht tnai
extraordinary aptitude for figures when ehapi.d
Mr. Gladstone 10 become the greatest Chahcsuor
~ the ExcheGuer that England has ever hau
When no was at oxford he wrote home, saying
that he didn't caro- for mathematics. ana intehq1Sl
~ concentrate his attention upon classics. ms
father wrote back that he heard with much erie,
his sons decision He did not think a man was, was
man unless he knew mathematics. MI tr!acstone
on receiving this ntimaton OF his fathers wishes
abandoned his plan. and applied hiinseLL "s,h
81 ,isual concentration 10 the study or maine
mates Much to his surprise; he came out double e
1r.t He often said IN after life that he had done
4, IN niesse his father and that he would never
have been Chancellor Of tho Exchequer nag II not
bean FOR the bent given his mind by his com
nlancc with his fathers wish that he should pur-
sue mathematical studies
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syNPATHY FOR HIGH AND LOW.

FROM rlIB woRKHoUsE TO THD ARisTocRAcf'
From the Earl OF Rosebery's speech IN tho House
The first and most obvious feature or M G!aG-
.,cnc'e character was tho univerfnty ana HuIhhi,
IT, ri hls sympathy. | do not now inenH AZ "o d
NOV that he sympnthzed with great cause, hn1
,,h 'on,,ressed nations and with what he believed
20 to Tho cause OF liberty all over the woriu ou.
d. moan hfs synlpathy with all classes OF human
henrs from the highest TO tho lowest ana thhl
h.rve WAS one OF the secrets or ms almost u'-
narnlleled power over his fellowmen = ,,
May | give TWO instances or what mean no
away from / think his first meeting, and we were
followed by II shouting crowd as long AZ tnsir
,,r,roth would permit. There was ono man WHO
h,lJ ON much longer than any Of thein-who ran
,houM think for two miles. and who evoentiy
bad some word he was anxious 20 say. Nnen ne
dropped away, listened 10 what IL Hsht pe.
II was this: II wished TO thank you. sir, Tor inc
sn.cch YOU made to the workhouse people. dare
saw no; many OF Your Lordships recolect mat
sneech For my purpose Il does not particularly
rnntter what Its terms may have been we ShouIo
think II however, almost overwhelming task
10 sneak TO "A workhouse audience, ana 10 au-
minister words OF consolation and sympathy to a
mass who, after all represent. IN the m'n' eN-
hnustion failure and dos,tuton.
That is the lowest class. Let me take another
instance from the highest. believe me last
note Mr. Gladstone wrote with his own hand was
written TO Lady Salisbury TO ask her AFTER car,
rlage accident in which the noble Marquess had
been involved I think IL highly charac er'stic
OF tho man that In the hour OF his sore distress:
have written that note Of sympathy TO tho wire OF
his most prominent and not the least generous OF
his political opponents My Lords. sympathy was
ono great feature OF Mr. Gladstone's character
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AT HOME IN HAWARDEN.
A PLACE OF PEACE AND coMPosURE-A POWER
TO SLEEP

A PLACE OF PEACE AND CONfOSURE-A POWER
TO SLEEP.
From The St Jamess Gazette.
At Hawarden he was the devoted and conscien-
tious parshioner the benevolent squire. the be-
loved husband and father the master whom all
the servants worshipped Though there used 10
come over him IN Hawarden peace or expression
and n composure Of mind which were not possible
In his tumultuOus .ife In London. he was az the
same time Just as hard at work there as elsewhere
He was an early riser. Seven hours sleep was the
amount he permitted himself; but he frankly con-
fessed that he would have liked great deal more
he hated to get up early and he hated To 90 II
every morning. but. nevertheless, ne adhered 10
his rule Every morning. wet or hne; until )ust
toward tho close Of his NE he attended prayers IN
the parish church and usually, up to snort time ,
ago ne read tho lessons on Sundays-a sight whlch
attracted always immense congregation 70 inc
small village church. lie spent most OF the day IN
his library. answering every letter with the most
scrupulOus cXactitude.
Mr.. Gladstonc's gift of sleep was one OF the Sc
crcts OF his success II was said that he was capd-
nle Of sitting down IN chair. covering MS race
with a handkerchief. and going 70 sleep IN thirty
seconds: and. after sleeping for thirty minutes or
an hour. a. tae case might De-. waking up as Drleh.
~ ever. all drowslncss disappearing me fnotnent
he opened ha eyes During AL Mr. 1'iads tvie :
official career ne never. u Is said. suffered rom
any serious loss Of sleep except once. = ma, Wa
during Tho troubles that arose about hSyp' anu
General Gordon.
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THE CHINESE AMBASSADORS TRIBUTE.

From The Daily News
one OF the most remarkable tributes yer pa,u ~
NJ Gladstone was that Of the Chinese Ambassador
at the Civil Service dinner, presided over by MI
e,harnberlaIn last night. His Excellency made d
s,atnment which for once united Eastern and
Western civilization. He said that Mr GIaas'onse
md discussed with him his Homerfc theories ana
h;s estimate OF Bishop Butler. 1t Will sur the
most sluggish imagination TO hear OF tnls strange
and sing7arly Interesting form OF intellectual IN
tercoIrse That the representative or an ancient
civization which WAS old when modern Snris,en-
ancient OF poets with tho Prime Minister OF INC
Queen and should have exchanged opinions WIN
~ ,,ron an Anglican divine OF the eighteenth
centurv ia an event In the history OF the word
The Chinese Ambassador himself Is one OF me
,,net learned and accomplished men OF his time.
He spsaks English with measured and stately
dow which excites the universal admiratIon =, Oh
EEDg,shmen He has translated the CONNIE taries
~ eRIackstone into his native tongue Certainly
Mr. Gladstone could have paid the Anoassndor no
;,ner complment than to discuss these erudite SUD-
tects with him
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PRECEDENrs FOR THE ACTION OF THn
HOUSE.
From The ST. James's Gazette.

From The St Jamcs's Gazette.
Precedents FOR such honor as the tribute paid
10 Sfr Gadstone's memory by the immediate ad.
tournment of the House of Commons upon It's ~.
sembling yesterday afternoon are not many. but
they are very various. During the civil war ooth
Houses adjourned TO mark their sense or the loss
Of the Earl OF Essex and the Commons did the
like In 1880 suitable mode OF expressing its
grief at the death OF Sir Robert Peea motion Sec
onded By Mr.. Gladstone. similar tribute was
paid in lse3 10 the memory OF Str George Corne.
wall Lewis who died while Secretary FOR war. put
the propriety Of this proceeding. II was recorded
by the Speaker Of the day was questioned In pri-
vate by eminent statesmen. as invidious dtstinc-
lions uight be drawn between the claims 70 such
honor The consequence that when Golden
died two years later, the precedent was not fol-
lowed but Il was so In 1882. when the commons
adjourned without transact.ng any public business
on account OF tho assassination OF Lord Frederick
Cayendish. Lord Palmerston, In 1870, ana lDru
Beaconsfed In ISL died during recess, a. did
also ". II Smith, IN 1891. who passed away
while leading the House, and therefore no ad.
tournment was moved In these cases. out IN tnat
Of Lord Beaconshed the House met some nours
la ter than usual in order TO allow members 70 al.
tend the funeral and this precedent was followed
the next year, when Lord Frederick Cavendisn wa
buried.
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NEWS OF HIS DEATH AT OXFORD.
~sBADowED" FOR PROTECTION.
HIS DISLIKE OF THE POLICE nEAsuHEs AND
HOW HE FRUSTRATED THEM
From The London Globe.

From The London Globe.
Mr. Gladstone dearly loved to walk ABOUT uh hnn
Parliament square and adjacent thorcughfares were
crnuSed with "demonstrationsts' and excited pom
ttc,"ns Mr. Gladstone went up into Bridge-st alone
by way Of the railway 'to 10 n on a ns
William Saunders NJ. p, who happened TO be pres
ent to be risky thing to do and that Sentiem an;
Honorable gentleman In case protection shouIu le
needed But protection was unnecessary as no on
recognized the Premier, though ne iooKeo w"
about him az he walked along: ,
Nothing delighted Mr. Gladstone so Uuoh as ruh I'm.
uagtne In Wardour-st. and In other haunts OF the
bric.a,brac lover and tho rare book hunters Sna.
sv.r irisure permitted That he could move about
SSnnot;as6 sosmsd remarkable, but th3s Va due to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29
GLADSTONIANA.
MEMORIES OF THE STATESMAN
GLADSTONE IN THE HOUSE.
HIS FIRST SPEECH. AND A PREDICTION TT
CALLED OUT.

From The London Globe.
His first speech was delivered on May II. 1893
Just siXty-hve years ago ard Il l. well known that
thu subject the slave trade OF the West
Indies. Among the auditors in the gallery while
that speech being delivered was Sir EardIey
Wilmot. and later 81 the evening relative OF MS
then q member OF the House came TO him. and SAID.
y Dung man. I'D you hear that sptt en- maze d!
that new member named Gladstone II that young
lives hen be Prime Minister some day.
More than hair n century after that eventfui day
Sir Earlley Wmot. then member OF Parliament
told that story across the floor OF the House 10
Mr. Gladstone he sat on the Treasury Bench:
and Mr.. Gladstone received II with good-hufnoreu
laugh The late statesman Is the hrst man IN far-
namentary history who has been four times Prime
N<afc % mol.
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DROWNED NAN COURT sTENoGRAPHER

A body found in the North River at sixty-ssvs
enth-st on Friday morning was identihen yesses'
49,, ,,orr,ng as that OF Thomas r. Were. formerly
. prooklvn court stenograph OF No. 3f9 0atos-
ave. Brooklyn The Identification was made by
his son, Thomas Il. Were. jr. The son said that
his father was a wiiower. and after the death OF
hts wife worried a great deal, and seemed to get
,rnrso Instead OF better He went out hunting
about n year ago with one OF his sons and his son
accidentally blew his head OF with shotgun.
This Increased his fathers melancholy, and In
March OF this year ne disappeared Mr. Were was
n weil-educated man, and was well known "a
Brooklyn. lie took prominent part IN Snusss
Weyk
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MR. GLADSTONE AND THE CHARwoMAN's
SON
From The St. Janes's Gazette.

pretty story is told at Hawardcn resard,ns MI
Gia6stone's interest In young men some TIME sso
an aged charwoman at Hawarden Castle had
refractory son. who had long given her great
trouble In her desperation she begged 20 De per
n,,ted TO see Mr. Gladstone. She poured her tale
Of sorrow into the ears OF the venerable states,
snerial messenger in pursuit OF the youth, ana ne
was brought 20 Hawarden Castle and placed IN
H. lhrory There Mr.. Gladstone had long Qulet
tnik With him. pointing out the path OF rectitude
and melting him to tears. The youth rose 10 S e.,
whorouDon Mr. Gladstone. placing his hand on NE
shoulder said. I'VE must have word or PRAYER on;h
The venerable gentleman and the reoeliious youth
kne,t together In prayer. with the result tnat ,me
mother's heart was re oiced In the complete recam-
Of her
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THE SCOTCH SUPPORTER AND THE PRE-
MIER'S HEAD.
- r,,a q, James's Gazette

From The st. Jamess GaLette.
Mr. Gladstone's size changed with the advance
of years and he himself wrote once that he had
in.t Two inches OF his original stature. In other
spects he experienced growth. not dminution. A
Scotch supporter. with somewhat blunt tongue
once told him that when he first saw HINT was
forty years before the conversation-he had not
been much Impressed by his appearance and that no
was especially disappointed In the size OF his head
M Giadstones eyes beamed with delight and,
calling his interlocutor over to corner. ne said
that the observation was quite correct; his head
was small then II had increased some inches In
circumference and the hats OF his middle age no
nttel him.
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II IS The duty OF the leader o. the House % Com
mons - Wrlte frequent letters 20 Her Majesty Civ
irg MS ifsuressioils OF tho business OF the Hods"
Thee iett,rs Mr Gladstone often wrote on tho
Treasury Bench generally after the dinner hour
and sometimes this work appeared 20 tax his men
tai resources. He wrote IN small and not very
leglbe hand and the composition Of these letter |.
- ,,,i.~ a sIou rrocess Sometimes ne wouli
pause ,o~ q mlnute or Two before Nnlshns ha'i-
written sentence. and be has sometimes been seen
after A considerable pause. 90 delete wore or TWO
q, what DO had already written Ho rarely showed
.ucn palrsiak!ng care and premed!,Riion rs In TIE
conloos'ion of thcs, letiars leading keen obrcrvers
10 remark how much easily no could deliver IL
speech THAN write to Her Majesty
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Eighteenth Street Nineteenth Street and Sixth Avenue

pied his seat on the front benches. have often
which he Invariably wore across his hand II was
in the winter Of 1875 that the accident occurred.
Mr. Gladstone was fond OF shooting. as he " as
fond Of nearly all outdoor sports. One day his
gun suddenly exploded at the moment he was los d
ing IL and so Injured his finger that Il had TO be
cut off Hence the black ribbon which was worn
over the amputated stump. This was the only
countered He was. indeed. only few years ago
attacked by a In the grounds at Hawarden. but
unhurf.
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THE STORY OF AN AUTOGRAPH.
Sir Edwin Arnold In The Daily Telef

can vouch for the truth OF most ,, %
sirng an autograph, addressed letter to Mr.:
Gladstone. representing himself as suusssn nS
student OF Homer In hardly earned leisure. ana
begged his opinion on a point OF grammar Mr.
Cladstone was at the time Prime Minister ne
MA 20 the lad but not content with that he
wrote TO the vicar OF the parish and arranged with
him 10 undertake the lads instruction III Hreeh'
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HIS KNOWLEDGE OF FINANCE.

What continually surprised the closest observers
OF Parliamentary life was his minute ana lnuHa'.
knowledge OF all departments OF Government ana
OF political history. notable instance OF TINS o.
CURED when he last IN Office. one evening
while the budget resolutions were under dscusslo'
a question arose to the way the income TAX -
levied in Ireland Arthur Balfour then leader 0i
the Opposition and explained Tor Mt. 'Hu,
stones Information ihnt the Income AK was ieFeu
in ireland In Il different way from the method en-.
ployed in England giving details OF tho Irish
method Thrfeupon up got Mr.. Gladstone ana VI
an carncet erac' ous manor thanked MI. fSalloui
for his Information. observing mat no DOUBT INC
right honorable gentleman mad had lAier opi'oi,
tunties OF 'crug Irish finance than he enjoyed
but Il so happens. he added. that 1t was VINO
introduced that method OF levying the income tax
IN ireland forty years ago MT baIivui
who was then only forty five years Oh; iookri
crcsfralion whiio Sir william HarcoIri, joan MOT
ley and Mr.. Asquith were radiant WIN elatlo'
Apropos the fact may - recalled that IN "tei
years he declared that when H. was hrsi AZ IN,
Treasury b" never worked harder az any slb!eci
than AT scheme 20 impose graduated ln,oin'
iicabie Nov by ingenious system OF @ua''-
nenis Income tax has become pra1''9""!
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on wax which always that OF man with rn,,t an
object ahead At the time of the serious troupie
win Ireland and the activity of the Invlncbles Mt
Gladstone. like other Cabinet Ministers was shn as
owed for protection by the police out IL WIS
characteristic Of him. OF all brave men una. ne
never believed that the least danger 10 MS own pei
son existed. He resented his shadoWs; anu az
last took to frustrati them. he usually en'ere',
his Downlnz-st residence by the front Goor, anu
he would leave his hat in the hail; ana SO IoHe az
this hat remained there the detectives conCluueu
that the right honorable ent.eman WAS az hoins
But Mr. Gladstone rcsorted to utility nat, anu
letting himself out by the garden gate was , soon
visiting his friends stridng across the Green
only by an accident that the detectives discoN
cred the
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HIS LAST SPEECH.
From TIE London Glcbe.

From TIE London GlpS~.
The last fpeech which Nj Gladstone delivered IN
the House Of Commons was pregnant o. farewell
!, was o-cafioned by the amendment os the House
OF Lords TO tho Parish Counci!a III. and the beauty
OF it's peroration rs eth remembered as among tho
great orators most brilliant and lmprcaelye ororts
lie hen LEFT the Chamber and vanished from II Tor
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HOW HE LOOKED IN THE SIXTIES.

Those who recall Mr.. Gladstone during the last
ten or fifteen years. and know nothing or him per
sonally prior 10 that time. can form but slgh,
idea OF his figure thirty years ago. The writer met
him for the FIRST time at the opening or the new
docks at Barrow III 1851. and any one who wondered
al the slight figure of the man who took 10 tree
telling would have in the sixties much evidence
q personal strength. The depth OK the shoulders
and the clear run OF tho back and the breadth OF
tho chest. with the abnormal length OF arm, were
altogether suggestive Of power OF body quite In
keeping with the power OF mind.
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theme And no man can say that these divine gus
were ever emp Dyed FOR mean or vulgar uses lhey
were exercised on high matters and for noD!e enus
Il gave him a power over the hearts OK the british
people which. ! believe. no other orator mas ever