El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21


dice. One of the first acts of the young
monarch was the knighting of a Jew,
Moses Montefiore, this being the first
honor ever conferred by British royal
| ty upon a member of the race.
| Upon the marriage of Victoria to her
, cousin. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-
| Gotha. in 1S4J. she was forced to go
through a trying period, during which
the consort was firmly establishing
himself in the place that belonged to
him. Through the many little eddies
and big whirlpools of precedent and
and popular jealousy, Albert, with his
girl wife. carried himself so graciously
as to win for his personality what his
position as consort of the queen could
not have secured for him. He created
new Offices for himself, and was con-
to the queen, devoting his time almost
exclusively to pressing measures for
the true lettering of the condition o.
the people. The marriage was truly
one of affection.
The prince was graceful, affable,
handsome, scientific, literary, and mus
ical, gifted, brilliant young man. He
was conscientious, fond and true in
his relations to his queen and their
children, and patriotic in his services
to England.
With the accession of Victoria the
regime of what was known as per
sonal government" came to an end.
Even William w sometimes forgo. the
constitutional limitations, which had
been gradually growing more binding
through the operation of the public
mind. Victoria, while retaining all her
nevertheless became a true
monarch, and the people
came to regard her as their own rep
her accession she was looked upon by
a part of the tories or established
church party as being inimical to their
interests, and as being inclined to fav-
or liberalism in politics and dissent
and Cathoncism in religious matters.
1t took many years to convince the ex-
that the queen had no SIMS
ter motives. :
The queens prime ministers have
included such men as Sir Robert Peel.
Palmerston, Disraeli. and Gladstone.
Her advisers have also been at times
he advised. The queen has taken the
most. intimate interest in all public
Affairs, and every detail of the policy
If her ministry was always mastered
~ her before she would afi1x her sig
nature to any documents of state.
Her mind was capable of grasping and
the great questions of state.
md her influence had weight in coun'
Ill.
The Prince of Wales-at the mention
If this name the thought of most
Americans turns to baccarat, horse
.acing, and fashion notes. The prince
s popular in England, at least among
certain class of the people. In the
english heart the idea of a hereditary
uling house is firmly imbedded. The
,eople make themselves respect royal
y. The princes popularity may be
ather negative than positive, but :,
here is no such feeling against him
s some americans are ready to assert.
t is true that he has not distinguished
himself in any way that counts for
much. Unlike the prince consort, AL
ert. who devoted mis- life to public
ervice and patronage of art, music,
and literature. the Prince of |
Wales has apparently led an entirely
seless and meaningless life, so far as 1
he interests of the people are con-
erned.
There is a Prince of Wales party" {
made up of men who feel that the {
rince has not been given a chance to
make anything of himself. These men
ssert that the queen has been selfish
y holding on to the reigns of govern
nent long after she should have abdi-
ated in favor of her son. Albert Ed
ward, Prince of Wales, is now fifty
line years old. He married, in 1868,
Princess Alexandra, daughter of the
ting of Denmark. The princess is
dolized by the English people. She
las been a patron of the arts and
of charities and amusements.
But the prince does not inspire either
aspect or hope.
1t was said of Louis Napoleon that
lie twice surprised the world. once
when he deceived it into thinking he
vas an idiot, and once when he de-