The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10

Strong men were crying in the streets and in
Parliament Turin was silent and mourning
as II the plague had rHssed over the city In
the prime Of life he was only ~ years old. and
was born one year after Gladstone his Euidin-
hand was taken away when his country mos,
needed him Mr King deems IL impossible TO
calculate from how much trouble his firm wise
leadership would have saved his county had
he remained ut the helm another twenty years
When a nation sails in smooth waters IL NAV
be well that single man should have such
prc.emiucncc as Cayuur attained. But in a
time OF crisis and organic change. II one gren,
man has arisen to control a nations destinics
her welfare must only too much hang on tho
single Lie. At the moment Of ltuly's triumph,
destiny dealt her a staggering blow.
Cavour went to his grave with his work half
done No fair criticism would charge TO his
account the back wash that came after him liz
made Italy; the inception. the inspiration vero
not his but his were tho consum mi ate statesman
ship. tho unbcndng activity. the rcsnurceiul
daring that accomplished the seemingly in,pos.
siblc The stain Of dishonorable means furnishes
his memory, but he never played double game
except when II seemed an unavoidable necessity
II he were to compass his great goal. Though
he sometimes sacrificed to his political ends tho
bigger ends Of tfuthiulncss and honest dealing
he helped 10 create national environment wherein
shnms throvc less. and robuacr virtue wefo
possible Dcspo,ism, whether in a state OF a
village, is ever the most fruitful parent Of dis
honesty aud Cavour made truth and straight
fofwcfdncsS cSsicr in Italy to oil time. Neither
can anything obscure tho tolerant humane spirit
which had no room for phdc or pcttiness which
hardly ever allowed personal rancor TO guide
II, and which, through all its devotion to Italy,
~ no lar lfafe nj n m
'hvoui has been often compared to Bismarck,
but tho author ~ this book points thnt however
similar their work. their methods had nothing
IN common save in q common readiness TO liz
when lying served their ends Where Cavour's
lies came singly however, Dismorck's came in
baitaliUns CayUuf's mind was bigger broader,
custer, full Of faith IN humanity. OF hate
I for tyranny and intolerance. II had noas
OF Bismarck's soon for others rights, mono
oi the cyncism which. in the name of lawless-
ness, might build upon tho wreck Of justice ca
your brought Italy into being without ono crime
toward n sister nation: and, had he lived, he
might have done much 10 save Europe from tho
evil which Bismetcks contagious influence has
wrought
III.
, About Gnrbaldi We read, Of course. q great
deal. in the second volume. on page 81 will DO
found an attempt to portray in a few words bis
character and 10 indicate The part which he played
, in the unilca'ion Of his country lie had been
banish'- from Piedmont by D'AZegio in 1919:
four years later he was allowed TO return, and he
settled down at Caprera rocky islet of Sar-
dInii, 10 the solitary farmers life he loved 10
dearly lie was Sill Republican, with con-
Stunning hatred Of Austria and still more Of the
Pop, bI' everything cOnspired to draw him to-
ward the school 81 pl'ripis His old dis
like ~ MlLLn was sill strong; he had nothing
81 the conspiraipr, for the forlorn enter
prses Of the great agitator. Though supremely
brave, he was no would be martyr but soldier
with strong liking for victory. Like many
another Republican, he had come TO believe in
Victor Emmanuel and more less in Cavour.
and, though somewhat suspicious hat the Gov
eminent did not mean business he that The
for ,hc war Tor which he frcr'ci lie was ready
e. hight Austria with any ally. even the deyn
brraruer,d by It's agents he Joined The National
Society m IN" summer II 1856; this the
, and Ind for It's Sllr aim the unity and ndcpcnd-
s na S OF ag b Rfpa6GsEf howeysI did
he signed the s"cietys manifesto. The society
nr'dc i,r It's standard benTct popular hero,
If his valrr IN Monl"viieo end a, Rome his gem
eIous straightforward nature, in which mingled
his supreme courage and genius OF generalship.
male him the idol of his countrymrn. His clear
in his face his ptricct grace and s,r"neth Of bSdy
Gayer him he magnetism that made men ready
Rive @ 81 his s Rrrn Snd S"e ,S Rqs
vision not Ma2;ns high ideolism and long,
,arihaldis herosm had won. In private lie.
he WAS NJ. saint His ncllcc,ual POWER WAS
hu, tn. brains Of Hno1" Ills political conceptions
wrr" elementary, his mind was chaos Of noble
times to die away quickly. srmrtimcs to s,sv
With s'unhrnn"Ss that took no account Of tina
phciiy and direc,ncss, bu! had no mark Of bal
ancr or deep outlook; lie came with difficulty
brought To- bear him Iii wasa nature that
honorable a bai"n, he would Vet break promises
liGhly. ar s'"riticc truth To passion: personal
iin'm,s , Er-%iH1i hate always weighed much
however, he was decisive, rard, rcsplu,c. His
instinct was 90 so straight to his point, no,
10 him Of fncss", 'hr sriuous work Of rrepaIa-
No. ana dclri, WIS niwaES trksome !" him; he
dirrr,ness, m" haired y 'ricE,ry and dIl6nacy
His inlcrsc sympathy with every fora Of suf,r.
ing HIS rag"rnces TO srccor the OPP res,sed. his
hand II hnnd with a tan,iical haired II PRESS
made him The knight GRANT Of forlrrn causes
fine, n tremendous, hu' uncov-rne,i force. capable
Of epoch M, ing hcrosrls, capable. too oi i'm
mcnsc mischief
".
Mr. Kings narrative closes, not with the occu-
patton Of the Eternal City by the Italian army
on Sept, 90 1870 hui, with the more formal and
definite proofs Of political change which were
exhibited on July 2. 1871 when King Victor
Emmanuel took up his residence at Rome and
again on Nov. ~, when lie opened Parliament
IN the new captal The only reference to tie
future of the monarchy, which then and thus
completed the work If consolidation. will br found
on pages So $50 81 the second volume Ii Is
pointed out that Italian unity was completed
bv the capture III Rome, and that with the ras-
sage ot the so.cacd Law 81 Papal Guarantees
The first act Of the struggle with the Papacy Was
finished That struggle still runs It's course
AMI WORK : iis daily I iSrEiri: wkHt NAV re iS
ultimate issues, can DC hut dinly foTcseen II
me rapacy sun tries 10 drag down Italy in
common ruin, II may succeed In part al 4 for
time. our author, for his part, is convinced
TINT IihlN hl,nrl in MniI Enssa nhrnu ha,a