The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-21
His Fame Will Be Like a Masquerade of the
Carnival, With Its Trumpeting Of Fools.
BY Q CIDA.

4 few Years ago at the omen whn Mr. Chamberlain, having r' the Liberal
party. was being adoned by the Conservatives, I me- him in one Of the palaces OF
Besrve square He was s,andn surrounded by the NEST beautiful and elegant, Of
the ladies' Of the aHstOcray." ho offered their homage to lin as the greatest of
men 1t was a rather strange spectacle. AM 1 inashec Chamberlain. conscious Thy 1t
vas given, did not enjoy immensely. and laughed ot a little HIS physognomy
betrayed his character; it IS not distinguished. but It IS fun Of energy. Intelligence
md oientaton Il is the "" OF a mereAan' not H = statesman Of a prudent per-
tOn not O. an intellectual one The eternal monoae at his eye serves to haet the
fbnt h,a' soa and mt. 80 sal, 70 ;. 1o 70 tho t-nerro ~ r. and Dsrae,,
Chamberlain always dresses well, too well" a former vtcny. a friend of mme
whispered in ny ear and he is nwrW without an orchid in his b"tOnhOh. lower
brought from his famous hnhouses
1t Is said and probably truly tina, Chamberlain ln the Liberal party out of
Jealousy II Gladstone and acunel by irritation at Galstones rule. md also be-
cause Lord EosoTy vas then in the Liberal party, with III his promise of owe
rs ws Vernon fiaroun- while IN the Home Rule party was that great genius Charles
t- -m - 49, 49, r,mas n.r - 800. amm,, m, -. -
nent Some DISTINGUISHED men have acei as Minister for the colonies. but none CT
these has made this ccoDiary position supreme like Joseph Chamberlain Whose
fault is It? Let Us TT , saue It. for the problem Is sufficiently Interesting and Oo
OF te most lnter~ttnrof phenomena Is tn sight IF Robert Cecil. Marquis Of Sails
bury. completely subjected to the rule of hi Birmingham merchant At tho present
ome there is apparently no me Who Stho equal OF Chamberlain a force of
character and Intelligence The only person IN the Conservative party OF any In
nume is lord Salisbury but as the facts show. Chamberlain is already sreOt his
ability to persuade and rule the hll%Fioas head Of the Tories as he mas Per"aded
It +, prfo1e hat Chamberlain holds the same ertnpsn Of him and has mnnenvem
that senane cannon Of heavy canber. 1t Is a fact that when Chamberlain re
nounccd tho Liberal party lie aimed at this. very present triumph. If poHerhy blame
nd condemn him I believe they will ind him of little Importance %erhns little" in
huenoea after his death His fame viii be ike a masqaerad of thee carnival with it
numpetng Of fools.
When Napoleon the Grea' was engaged his Egyptian campaign he said: 81
I were die tomorrow shall have jumped into a Ps In a universal dictionary"
r h srv v. s.Itn uo,s ne ra .ncamos, : a. rn ,hk 60 The sn,rM.
men of the first fifty Years of this century were possessed of qualities quite diff:
semnt from his But at tho PRESENT. me he qualities hat he las are moro
fortunate mo " this I intend no compnm entu him OF to his time In In epoch
Of greater courage. integrity and nobility han this Great pmy ike the Con-
would have shown greater respect for the cause that created it 1t re
cdved him with open rms and will enthusiasm; nor would the victory CT the
Tories in the election of 1885 have been possible had not Chamberlain allowed IT on
the condition that he be included in the Ministry
But Chamberlain declares he has not hanged anything that was not nrced upon
him by events; the Conservative party has come to lin and econded al his wishes
md IN this statement lies a certain ruth not ali the truth. As Two negatives make
an ffmatve perhaps to deserhons make fidelity! The Conservative party, md
especially its central organization. the Primrose League received the Liberal former
Minister with hystercl Joy. All ahst@rauc society vas on isk knees before hn
Here Imperialism gained there home rlec certainly lost but one perceived which, Of
them tho arsocrauo party would attack ike a troop Of draft horses hfhed to tho
ntuHphaI car Ct the Deputy from birmingham, and it has waited for the attack
unit now. 1t is a singular spectacle and. as has bens said, hardly a NOBLE one Tie
history Of England is increased a chapter Of little honor maie even worse as it
closes in an unjust war and the apotheoss of Chamberlain. And it's he who has
persuaded and urged the nation on TO this war garst the TrausvaaL He may call
1t his war, as the Empress Eugene called that of 1870 ma gurre a mol" Had
Chamberlain only remahed Mayor Of Birmingham. with the sole ambition Of earn
ing a livelihood and ruHng in the Municipal Council, this comhatw with the Trans
wal would never have been necessary.
The war was conceived. desired and brought about. by the Minister for the Colo
MES Lord Salisbury, Somewhat tardny after a long silence accepted the rsmns-
denied the accusation Of the President of the French Commercial Chamber butt who
ever hast FOLLOWED ateruveyt the acts Of Chamberlain before and after the period of
the Royal Commission abot Rhodes and the Janeon raid ho te Trmvaal could
not for AZ instant doubt ue intimacy Oft the relation between Rhodes and Chamber
lain and he stopped the work Of that commission lest some light be shed upon tho
details Of their ompac At the very point Of danger tep president Of the commits
SIGN interviewed and stopped the mouths OF the Witnesses We have zen srnar Meth
II nervous but treasured. he recovered ii Of his stoId Indifference These arc
neither suspicious nor mere idle chatter, bat the truth thata appear sceary from the
report CT that comedy Of a commission or Committee OF Inquiry OF E.
a little later. onIya month"; or So the Chartered Company Of Africa, which fmnd
lain IS one Of the most influential members Everybody knows very well that
Cbs-tJa, on4o n a .rrr. IF ~ -Ls os ,a oo,aryo and q, tmr,,,-
ton on this matter vast nIdly rde in tho House of ormCn
But Chamberlain replied conHkeIy that he had not negotiated the. sale to the Gov
eminent and that he himself was not present Whn that matter was vel upon
and the state and nation was arIeased byr very boidnesso of hsd denial.
Never in all the political life Of England had any statesman Jared Sc openly
to favor a private company for his OWL rain.
Chamberlain is a knav. but. hsk navey does not wear the elegant and smiling