Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-01

across the hills or solitary medltatlonA
I'M country lanes Stll more does he
enjoy q good hook ana a shady seat
I'm some quiet garden He seldom goes
to theator. Ills one relaxation Is mu-
sic. Of which Ike Mr.. Balfour he IL
passonately fond But from the house
Of commons on the platform he delights
most Of all to retreat to his library,
where, with some well thumbed WORK
IN his band, he forgets the intrgucs or
the Hobbies and the hercsles and yaga-
rios Of his political associates.
While To- the world at large he APP
pears as the embodiment OF hard, cold
Intellect, he is as tender with animals
as II he were a believer In metempHy-
Ghosts, At one time when living Ia the
country some distance from London, az
the top Of what is called the Hogs
Back he INDUCED i'm the luxury Of
keeping a horse, and the noble animal
used to be- sent TO the station 20 meet
him, But he could never bear to ride
behind the horse except when on a
tolerahy easy gradient The horse
used to walk down the hill to meet him,
ANA II was not until he reached the
summit Of the hill that he entered the
vehicle While most men can't abide
cats, he ls very partial 10 them, pre-
fcrrlng them to dogs II is perhaps be-
cause they are more addicted 10 HE
Of quiet contemplation. and are not
eternally ON the go.
SPELLED GOD WITH A LITTLE g."
1t israthcr curious to recall that John
Morley who, when he first sought 90
enter public life. was fletcely assaled
as an atheist, and denounced from the
pulpit bocaus he once spelled Cod,
Christ and the Holy Ghost without the
initial capital. was designed by his
father. a Blackburn surgeon. FOR the
church. But In his oxford days he fell
under the influence Of John Stuart
MINIS teachings, and for him there.
after the church was impossible. IL
was from MINIS worlSg he imblbed that
passion for justice which has always
distinguished him
Coming TO London In the early six
ties when Just over 20, he sought 10
make living by his pen and went
through the usual Grub street eXper-
fence OF young literary aspirants, at one
time having to sell come Of his beloved
books 10 keep the wolf from the door.
But hard times did not last long with
him, His powers Of logical reasoning,
combined with the charm of his liter
airy style, soon gained him recognition.
and he was invited to join the band OF
brilliant young men who were fighting
the early battles Of the Saturday Re-
view. The late Lord Salisbury SIR
William Harcourt and other men who
subsequently helped make history were
among his associates ON the Saturday
Reyller, as Il soon came to be called.
In 1867, when only 20, he was made edi-
tor Of the Fortnightly Review. posi-
ton which has been called the blue
ribbon of the literary world For IS
years he controlled its destinIes, aud
meanwhile wrote some OF his best
known books. Then he entered the
realm Of daily Journalism and for three
years was editor Of the Pail Mall Ga.
zetle, with w. 7. Stead as his assist
ant.
Now Mr.. Stead Is q frst-class Jour
nallst, though he has made several
frlghtfully bad breaks. lie has a pro-
found admiration for Mr.. Morley, but
editing philosophical magazine Is a
very different thing from running q
daily paper and Mr.. Stead has frankly
stated his opinion that as a newspaper
editor Mr.. Morley was not success.
Mr., Morley's mental characteristic"
he says In one OF his character sketch
es, rs not agility, but solidity. This
lack OF nimbleness of mind was a.
drawback to him ms an editor Of daily
paper lie was not a born journalist.
He was deficient In the range of his
sympathies. No power on earth could
command Mr. Morley's attention I'm
three.f0urths OF the matter that fills
the papers, He Ia IN intellect an arts.
tocrat. He looked down with infinite
contempt on most OF the trhes that In
terest the British tOmfool as the gem
eral reader used sometimes to be play
fully designated when considerations OF
arrangements FLASHED with editorial
aspirations He had no eye for news
and he was totally devoid of the Jour
nalstic instinct To him newspaper
WAS simply a pulpit from which he
could preach, and ms a preacher, like an
OF us who are absorbed IN our own
Ideas. he was apt at times to be lit
tie monotonous'
II was rather hard ON Stead 10 have
TO submit 20 Morleys blue pencil and Ia
fnd his articles returned to him, as he
records. with all the most telling pas
sages struck out for Morley was a
great sticker for severity Of style and
restraint and sohrlety Of expression.
But" writes Mr. stead. there was
never any trouble I'm the office He be-
lieved IN authority and | believed ms
implicitly In obedience. No one ever
took liberties with Mr. Morley. Every
one went more or lees IN awe Uf him.
When the thundercloud gathered I'm his
eyes or the govt was proving about
his extremltles. we all minded our p's
aud as at the Pail Mall Gazette Hut
we all liked him. and, for my part, |
had never worked with any one before
with whom comradship was at once
such pleasure and such stimulant"
HIS MAIDEN SPEECH A FAILURE.
Morley was only q when he nrst tried
10 enter parllament-and met with
crushing defeat. Many years he walt
cd before trying again. and Il was not
untIl he was l6 that he found con-
stlmency with sufficient faith in him
10 elect him His career IN The house
OF commons has furnished striking |
exception 10 the rule that only those
who enter Il IN their young manhood |
can achieve high parliamentary re-
nown. But his maiden speech was a
failure, It was carefully prepared. fun |
OF welghty matter and read beautiful !
" but as he painfully Stun |
bled through II. with parched |
tongue and blanched face, II fei nat.
u seemed 10 his friends that the dlsoi- |
Ole Vaa destined To reneat the racio |