Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-01
dE IS CARNEGIES
PARTICULAR CRONY
n,s Morley Whom the Great
rouodcr Of Libraries Has Per-
suadcd to Visit Us
AS PLACE IN PUBLIC OPINION.
,.,,a and Bloerapbcr of Gladstone
Mrir.t a Dismal Failure in Poll
ties His Bad Spelling

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e.,,sl correspondence
oypoY Sept. 2o-At last Andre"
csrnoeie has succeeded In getting
Al. norticular crony John Morley
- noloubtcdly the most Intimate OF
t4sn5s. and also the man who OF
~. mas mad most Influence over HIM
%, o,omIss to go with him to America
AM. interesting pair viii set forth
IA few DAYS. after having talked it all
sklbo castle for the last two
weeks an
And the Right Hon. John Morley VIII
M worth seeing. He comes nearer lhan
any one else to being the successor OF
Mo old friend Gladstone as Englmd's
most distinguished plain citizen, part
/, because of his great name as man
NJ letters and partly because of the
b,ish aud general remotoness OF the
political pinnacle on which he sits'look-
me down rather sadly on the squab-
Linz and mu1dlng that goes Oh below
hm u..,t.
picture OF John Morley In Israel Fang
vnls novel "The Mantle Of Elijah, OF
which the statesman who Is about to
yslt The United states for the first time
was undoubtedly the hero. Therein
,ou can get some idea Of the only man
n POLITICAL HE on whom the king has
Conferred the recently invented order
q Mert-an order worth considerably
more to John Morley than the peeragc
M could have had II he had cared for
th tawdry things AZ coronots.
Osrcgies personal devotion to John
Morley Is SO pronounced az 10 have be-
cone proveshlal. Whenever the stntes-
man speaks, either I'm the commons or
on me stump, there-lf he can get there
is the Plttsburg-skibo millionaire
ofinklug Va every word as II II were
gospel and applaudng like a schoolboy
every lime he gets a chance. When-
ever Carnegie comes 10 London, these
two queerly assorted pals are sure 10
be together most " the time, and
whenever the Laird Of SkIbo Is In the
Highlands the latch-strlng Is always
out for his dearest friend.
HONEST JOHN"
i Is not to Morleys profound schol-
ership, his rare intellectual gifts, his
brilliant literary achievements or his
craftsmanship that he owes the unique
position which he occupies In public
esteem here. People may differ from
pm on matters Of oplnion-the majorl-
y have generally done so but political
friends and fees ankle are all one IN
Their belief In his bedrock honesty Of
purpose, i Is this which has won for
6lm me familiar sobriquet OF Honest
dohn' in the house Of commons. Not
even Tor the advantage Of his party
ana for party ends many good men
ave done some shady things and found
10 dlftculty In quIeting their consolen-
set-wIll John Morley stray by hairs
gtadlh from what he believes to be the
right course
VI TINS implacable recttude he fur
hsned a striking example early I'm hin
Hlulalnentary career. In the general
gsouon OF lS65-he had then been only
w w years IN the house-he stood FOR
s;ssoaslle. Organized labor had there
.ulateu M favor Of the eight-hour day.
anl insisted that their parliamentary
representative should adopt the same
Wv Bot Mr. Morley believed that
whpusory limitation of the hours of
=, rV VI py legislative action wis inlmlcal
~ W. interests OF the worklngman. He
S wy. 70 obey the mandate even II n
Si' MN his seat-and It very nearly
.t1Geeptlns office IN Gladstone's nav
sans'ty as chief secretary for Ireland
~ vas laced with the necessity. In 40.
.o.uahce with English law. IN again
nor '''', u.s. 10 ms constituency for cleo.
NJ sSD, opposition to him on account OF
n.y., aulllde ON the eight hour ouestion
tss aI oneer than ever The tempta-
ts,,,It, flnporIae would have been ir-
M y ny, WIN most men now In public
,.,o, ms defeat would have admits.
vo. oa a staggering blow TO Gladstone's
ls olpent and might have involved
lions 90 p S, apart from AN considera-
ssam,san~ own political future ON
mlrS ,,''sy nigh patriotic grounds ne
unns, 1--we found plausible reasons for
mar ! with hIs convictions. Rut
r,,s.s course never seemed n baVe
sesIed Itself TO his mind W ""'0
M vent down 10 Newcastle nouoa
tssssV,, O y, With hrmer hand TO tbe mset
1nl me light over again ava , niaS
Shoe tb.r d greatly increased majority
% ps, sa.ll' as proofs Of his indlGerense
scc, yr,0g,al and worldly success havs
has c'alea' respect for his ebarsctor
tlon "a. u even stronger than admirs.
.Hs /, - nh great intellectual nowers
us,n kSo,nmonIy regarded. NOT as n na '''
sIvs'Ssu as sage among gtatesnopp 1 W,
IA ~ Vi the nation In time ~ do,It
h III wv whose Christening IL soc rOUoS;
" umes o. trouble 'e 10 accepted
son ~ nv ny Me way. Gladstone's selec.
trr o. Sol,sy as Irish secretary which
batvss.' 49,, 80 personal estranrsmsr,
ch,ubs. we grand old man ard NJ
IA, m,e ' az, producing a rlft with,n
n. ~ ~ mat quickly WIDENING " ,,l
ru,hgri a. o. their ftiendshin mic i M
pse,ss ., cunningham member bnS ,ne
hln.S \, we Office himself uad w. ~
y N ts ~ ors history OF the Liberal mar.
vsy dlnero, years might have been /,
ference IN ,hs one. But IL made no an.
Morley Ana H, ". cordial relations between
have "a ion : namberain. Though thev
remain te ,.ss oeen political foes ibey
= n .. s"Sa lri.ends. When parIlamen,
John offer onr joe and Honest
gsthsr snS qTlye down to tho house. ,o'
to Who KIN indulge IN friendly aSbt as es
W. ~ 'lau pay the cabby 's"' as
i, Not .. 50 COLD as HE SEEMS.
ntiklprlv AZ respects the two man sr0