The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-06
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WOMfIy IN POLITICS.
The Interesting influence of tho Late Lady
salisbury.

From n, London Spectator.
II Is not often that the death Of o lady spreads
,dismay through tho political world. but un-
doubleday dlsmay was tho first feeling created
by the tidings Of the death OF Lady Salisbury.
What. said every one instinctlvely. would be
the effect OF the calamity on her husband?
Men recalled the old romnnce-how Lord
Rob"rt Cecil had fought for his choice; how the
young couple, left for time without means.
set themselves to live by work like any other
struggling professionals: how they succeeded
In keeping the wolf from the door and how.
when the blind Lord Cranborne passed I'M
expectcdly away. Lord Robert and his vito
elided into their new position az heirs Of Hat
field as II II had always been theirs. Tho
strueElIng period was amply paid for. Lady
Salisbury Inherited from her father q man OF
rare abilities. partly hidden from the world BY
his lack seli-assertion. ths kind OF efficiency
always needed In great houses. though not
always found, and for the thirty years OF her
reign at Hatfield she lifted from her husband
the burden OF domestic cares. becoming the
gentle ruler and pivot Of the large family which
grew m around her and rema nod. thanks to
her Influence. ways united and content.
feared 4 great misfortune for England. the
withLrawhi oi Lord Salisbury into the library
ave ave- tG IN ri TO Ts for hs 1c
DANGER Of ,ha tnuw Those who have watched
Lord sal sbnry closely know that there Is in
ana nervous. a quality OF patience in the pr-s-
ence Of facts he cannot alter. which is. II there
from u elect and he will iaht on in sd.
NJ a. u" has fought on N content. With n
great a.s var, ar on hand, and al Europe watching
the he m. ar refuse to Tighten the bur Ell OF,
The Queen. and he will 90 forward n before.
around hun. but hnding in him c'f and his col.
leagues resource enough to meet each dni-
vfrSe. When n" E SG 'nn sr tn% resource
IN. history of England ha, been remarkable
lard i've 1S ~ Iq hs NJ The I1a
Duchess. sarah Jennings. Our mnnnors. and
possibly something too in Fin Hi~h feminine
nature. hay" compelled hem. even when ann
hltou~. TO rrnA IN the shade, "r content
Themselves with Il social 'i-tnrt'on which, I'M
about ilty families. has lost much Of Us mean
ing now that ultimate uOw"r resi- les with
srhrc"lH know the great Ia Ics'' names
/ The queen Of "sore'y'7 is to-day for political
purnoscS Iu.en Of a very small country. Mud
! "i dramatic how much our no les would he
seen 10 hnNc owed 10 women Hat our stntes-
women al q, them and their counsel Men.
and especially men Of action. are not made hv
their wives. but they are nrofNundly modified
hy them; AMI MANY man whom the world
thinks great has been saved from rashneSs 10y
7 his wi'e,s sense. or lnspircd with nrmnrss by
her decisi.n that there must he no change Of
course We have a inncy-it needs tile eXrer-
! i"nce ct a thousand men e. he sure-thRt
women IN politics are rather flrmrr than most
mon that they have. In act, more difficulty in
Mnclosng their villa VIII u they are once shut
They IN NIX clearly. but take short views and
! ar" rare IS cklicd DER" with that "psle cast
| Of thought" Witch Wy Inducing mon to look too
lhr forward inti-i4s"s tn"n for act ion. Thu
| political Queens Isabella Of Castle. Mary
! Tudor. Eli7nha'h Tudor. Mary ~ Scots tho
Empr"Ss Ca'hcrnc. and Louisa OF Prussia.
, who ruled hourh she did not reign have been
very r"solut' women. and thNre IL no reason
thnt we kn"w ~ why they should he radically