New-York tribune., 1906-05-20


acter of Lord Granville
Meanwhile in the upper house, he had applied
his talents with remarkable skill, and though
always in the minority was able TO meet the
most redOubtable of his foes in fair combat
A contest between Lord Granville and Lord
tiariIs and the nirTniIIO. when the former. armed
with net. sought 70 battle the foTrnda5e onset
would have been the last person TO claim the rer-
stately exor1iIm the fierce attack the passonate
nvectjve and the moving Peroratonl l, OF ms eI.i{
rival. which. if they thrilled with slightly waSlei
power through the comparatively chill atInosph-re
stirnted an appeal even when only read next day,
almost formidable as il they had been addfeseI
when nobody had yet thought Of comparing de-
men by torchi ght Never in the whole of his long
career did Lord Granville in these respects court
powers Of exposition and statement were eons't-
eTa5le AID he had the art OF IfPI0dpGlns aa er
Above all. he possessed tact. good humor and
6 eSts Vbicb nrscticc onIv rendered more per
Tect and If was with them that he faced Lord
Derby and Lord ElIenbOrOugh. neither despondent
ity. and master ''of an the eourresies OF eob-
and subtleties Of defence You could L4t M Ial- 90
he saIuted his antagonist before engaging him.
t6e S% ease nSPofS Of Lord BePSy it was uhfoTtu
TO do sO-how smilingly he came up ti 10 inc en-
and how easy the anecdote & or an 1od bi I
OF the discussion
The rivalry between the Liberal leaders. Palm
erston and John Russell. continued 70 be so
keen that when the Derby Ministry fell in 1S59
it was TO neither of them that the Queen looked
for a Premier, but to the much younger Gran
Vile. whose activity as everybOdy's friend
brought him to the front at this junctUre- His
efforts to form cabinet however. were rem
dered futile by the jealousy Of the two chief
tains, neither of whom was willing to be third
person Of the state. But whatever his actual
position Lord Granville always the one
whose tact and judgment and generosity We're
appealed to all sides to throw light on darA
places TO unravel tangled skeins, TO smooth
over little difficulties. to solve the Puzzng prob
lens that are often the introduction 70 serious
differences. Prince Albert writes to ask what IS
going on in the Cabinet. the Queen turns to hin
for light on the Schleswig- -HOlstein affair. the
Prime Minister RusselD sends him to asceT-
tain Robert loves views and to offer a seat in
the Cabinet if they are acceptabe-these are
everyday experiences in the life Of one who was
In the thick Of the fight without making an
enemy.
"a well known supporter complaint Lord Gran
Vile wrote 10 Mr. Gladstone, who was accused oi
being rather lacking in the arts that induce prose
ytSs; to & enter TT the fold that you %i " s zen nm b
| is hurt at you not communicating with him. Il Is
I and then tell him that ne is a fool. and that he
smells disagTeeaby. or any other not very secret
fact. it would have a good effect on him and might
possibly affect his vote.
Numerous are the illustrations Of that in
genuity of management which made him use
| full to his colleague Once Lord Russell who
had retired. wanted to give a Parliamentary din
ner at a time when it universally felt that
that step could only be taken by Gladstone. as
leader Of the Opposition How TO dissuade the
old warrior from trying to appear the leader
of the party without hurting his feelings was the
question. So Granville suggests that if there jS
a dinner for the Opposition lords there must, of
course. be for the Opposition cOmmOners
Then he discovered that GIadstones house was
/ being painted. and therefore unavailable. ard
that both dinners ought To be given up. Lord
Russell then rather Obtusely suggested a meet
ing of all hands at his house. which was Just
what the others wanted to avoid. 1t was how
ever, mildly intimated that the others were
the Russell dinner was off. Then Russell who
could see through a milestone when it was ap-
piled to his optic, caught on. and replied: I had
understood from Gladstone that he could not
give a Parliamentary dinner as his house was
painting, and l concluded (rashly it appears}
that as paint would not agree with guests
at dinner it would be bad for friends in council
But unless the smell of paint is very bad 1 shall
of course, so to his house" Thus was the
dynasty OF Gladstone set in indisputabIe posses
sion of the throne. and from the first his right
hand man and principal lieutenant was Lord
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