The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

life more than thirty years. His father,
Lord Dalmeney, died when the son was
in Elton and he succeeded 10 the title.
When ne was 81 his grandfather the
fourth Earl of Rosebery, died, and the
young man took his seat among the peers
He confded his three youthful ambitions
to marry a very rich woman, to be prime
minister and 10 win the Derby-to an in
discreet schoolmate, who divulged them
to the world.
How the young Earl astonished his fell
low peers by going to work as if it was
as much the business of a peer as of a
member of the lower house to represent
his constituents; now before he was out
of the twenties, he had attracted Glad
stones attention. how, at 81, he married
Hannah Rothschild, thereby acquiring a
fortune of millions in pounds sterling; how
at 80 he was made Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs now, following Glad
stone when the split came over home rule,
he left national politics and became chair
man of the London County Council; how
he was made Prime Minister in 1894 and
how, after dissensions inside the Liberal
party had driven him out, in 1895, he won
the Derby-these are well known points
in his ever lucky career.
Since then, vowing that he knows poll
tics no more, he has made speech ATTIC
speech of which no word has been missed
by political reporters of ell complexions
NllHOul OIlcS betTdylnS NNlcn way he was
gong TO jump next He is now the most
brilliant orator in England and it is a
striking fact that his speeches read even
| better than they sound, When printed
they become sparkling essays carrying
with them no suspicion of The platform.
Every speech has added 10 his popular
lty until there is no telling what the
"common people" would do IL they had a
chance TO vote on the subject If the
conditions here were like those in the
United states the chances are that Rose
berry would be selected president of the
English republic at the earliest opp0rtu-
nifty, The common people" have never
forgotten his work as pre- sident Of the
London County Council and better Vet
his work as chairman Of the board whicG
brought the great strike of 100000 coal
miners to an end in 1892.
In the meantime Lord Rosebery appears
In London only rarely spending the most
or his time at Mentmore, his stately home
in Buckinghams hire, bequeaihed 20 him,
along with millions of money, by his wife
who died in 1890, at the cosier Epson home
called the Durdans or at the great grim
mansion at Dalmeney, that looks out on
the bride across the Firth or again az
Battle Abbey, the historic home of his
mother, the Duchess of Cleveland. liveli-
est and most energetic of all English
young ladies of so.
Perhaps his most intimate chum, next
to his son, Albert Edward Harry Meyer
Archibald Primrose. Lord Dalmenev
who celebrated his eighteenth birthday on
the Sth of this month"; is his rich and
handsome son-in-law. Lord Crewe. for
mer lord lieutenant of Ireland, who mar
ried Lady Peggy Primrose last Apr |.
But you may be sure Lord Crewe knows
as little of the inner workings of this
mysterious mans mind any one.
Is Lord Rosebery coming or going pOlit-
tcaly? Although he has such extraerdi-
nary popularity with the people. the po-
litical leaders are not over fond Of him.
Under solemn promise not to reveal names,
I have talked with members of Parliament
of widely varying views concerning tn $
brilliant and lucky man. one of the most
prominent of them-and II is eXasperating
that his name cannot be given. for every
newspapers reader in the United States
would recognize it-said:
British Views of ROsebcry.
1T might almost be remarked that Lord
| Rosebery's future or his immediate Cu-
| ture, anyway, is in the hands of Lord
Roberts, although perhaps that distin-
| guished General would be rather surprs-
ed If he realized it. The explanation is
! this: although the tide is beginning to set
| toward the Liberal party. there are two
branches of that party which are widely
| divergent Rosebery is an imperialist, al
| most a lingo. The opposing branch is
of Lord Roberts in South Africa should be
| quickly and completely effective, the i'm
/ peralistic idea might yet be triumphant,
| despite the present strong current OF pop
ular feeling against the government OF
| course. if the conservatives lose and yet
| the imperialistic idea remains popular.
when the next appeal is made 20 the coun-
| try. ord Rosebery can have whatever he
| wants
"But the longer the war drags on the
| less is the prestige Of imperialism, and the
more wlll the British public count the cost
| of eXpamion. So the longer il takes Lord
| Roberts IL whip the Beers, the worse il IS
| for Lord R)sebery.
but you must understand" coutnu d
| this veteran commoner. that such fore
! casts as This must he taken with an low
| ance for the unexpected. We can only
say such and such things will happen uu-
! less something unforeseen happens to in
terfere.' Lord Rosebery says he is out of
! politics and may not want to be premier
again unless he has an almost unanimous
call from the Liberal party. but at any
rate, you may be sure Of one thing. ard
that Is that he enjoys political power quite
as much as any one else, ana that IL the
rest OF the country spends an hour a day
! on It's knees in prayer for Lord Roberts
speedy success, Lord Rosebery spends two
| hours"
And here is what a tory of the tories