New-York tribune., 1908-01-25
co.,our ard His Share an the Unfit
cation of Italy.

- has long taken A place among departed
,-rhies of rernoter ages, and yet he came into
-, world some months later than such very
,,5e-n personares as Gladstone and Leo XIII
,p5 Tcnuyson and Or. Holmes The present
bior-a~71y is ased upon the belief that ample
material exists IN published sources, and no
--e-e-ce is made Of recourse 10 unpublished
socr-7erts Mr.. CadoEan's task mas been made
1e+ere- hy tile fact that the public life of his
srhiert was directed and controlled by one
dominating thought. which fired every ambition
and furnished the impulse and the motive for
erery political step Cato was not more in
sistently devoted TO the downfall Of Carthage
than CavoUr TO Italian unity. further ad-
vantage 20 his biograDher les in the fact that
TIE tremendous changes he wrought were ac-
conplished in few brief years So ripe was
the time. so opportune the hour and events fol-
lowed one another with such rapidity that
period Of little more than ten years covers The
public career OF the father of modern Italy.
A compact. well arranged. readable biography
is The result of the study Of that career-a biog-
rsphy IN which the public and political activities
O. The subject are dwel1 HDon 10 the practical
exclusion OF purely personal and ephemeral mat
;c-s- and one which presents to the student in
broad telling strokes a bird 's-eye view Of one
Of the most important and interesting national
movements Of modern times II is worth while
n glance al the Italy into which Cavour was
born.
Before the French Revolution Italy was dir3dfed
I.' number q petty states ruled & otei ] ~ IIle
r7euts that the world has ever known The Repuo-
i'll name. Genoa was only rominally an indepen-
cent state. The Grand DUchy Of Milan was was an an
IIahaE4 ~ The f1a3snlL- o-LoMl. - IN ne ~ Two
s.ril.es vere = warning TO thc whole Of Europe
and constituted a very fair example Of the petty
seTfsrtles lnto winch me 2"lifE nm Ey,,3 q p6Te-
rrerr IN Naples even IN 1880 nothing hut on
sT2s- ana n@sTsn1 e3-lt- The whole country in
deed was debaseI SO sqrh i, = I.l5 t b-t
artificial divisions. 80 distracted pE io,t! eel7
re said 70 exist
Then r1uder Napoleon. a dawning sense Of na-
-sararfrv was fostered and encouraged. but for
decades French and Austrian bayonets told the
-ae of foreign domination while the exercise of
TEMPORAL power by spiritual masters repressed !
The national longings II such q distracted and
divided country Cavour was born, OF patr1clan |
7a-erraEe. in 1910. a younger sen he was des- |
-+-a7 fa~ the army. and also for q season was /
mage in the royal household Of Charles Albert, |
<s-re- a. Victor Emmanuel. But such employ |
-,s--s were little 10 his taste and at twenty
---r he -Han6-7e5 q profession for which he was I
-at suited - the great unhappiness Of his couT- |
Ter father. r the body polite was sorely in |
need Of medicine II those days there was no /
r.r- ~ doctors. and foremost among them were /
-He advanced revolutiouaries who recognized /
-rrf- leader and spokesman in the republican I
vszz.-t Ru- II was no part % Cavour's policy 1
-- DESTROY a -r-rhy foundation IN order TO re-
-.=rr a -g--an slperstruCru-e- Moderation, bal
a-rs -.o.ze. these formed the keynote Of his
-rs-s--e-. and he early conceived an ideal con-
s+z----- e7ra-Llng as i grew toward fulflment
NJ 2 united country. governed on the English
model +.v q constitutional monarchy, with MS
own sovereign upon the throne
Ws--5-avr from the army. he lived a coun-
~ lie engaged in farming, travelled eXten-
sfselv and busted himself il the contemplation
and discussion of political problems he was
al home f- the salons or Paris and observed the
workings ~ rha English constitution through
contact with heightened public men and study
o. advanced literature
les .. - -- - - No. s7tI,o,lgb in a general |
He vas greeted ass one wio was capable OF con
:, 5-s .- e- s-@sabI and intelligent nanne-
-aa br-~5n- Questions of the hour In society
szCh r-- ri Piedmont on the brink ol Iacl;ai
c-auEs- such character as taF"ur was als-
---Jt asset social circles He owed everything
E-orl hs .s-. -r daily contact rested not on the
n = -5-e -as5a- wishes 10 fo-7n in his
-lrf l.ra-- picture q the man. let him TlTSI
F-s-'-s a.-.sr- -sszv with a jesc. OF contagious
coCG ----- and r-enrearted snirth- The basis of
rs character Ss-s Tte Il Rive was ineNhaustibe
lior7es~ 7E-1"l nE -hc aEreeable turn Willch ne
esrs tg c1-re~sagn. 10y rs pleasant smile by his
,oc-. 7E certain original wa Of putting things.
= -l5 -a.-- vr-. which ne accommodated him
a. 70 other people and 10 every circumstance
tts rer-a. a-..-z was astounding His converse
sI vas carrie. r1 ID Q loud tone Ever ready
- flt.--a--.l-E and q graluInatlc coucet1s- he
was f's UelngS 10 whom obviously
ts-'-- j's.r.-- and petty spite were completely
s-z '.- - ne N-.o m Spl5e ol rs I-.s c-heeItn -
=. s-~ar- NJ H.- @o"d nature and lively spirits
~ character ana lilGofllIa-
re WI fore -5ar could brook no 1rifing-one who
was '1l- n. T-H-.la-l- not 70 serve.
Endowed also with inexorabIe moral courage.
/ Tas o7-y matter Of time when he would
cone 70 t5@ front in land that had such need
q nm Ia conjunction with political friends
ls founded ro7spaper and acted as the editor
y q public meeting he formulated a demand fo-
e'1s'i-u-.7r. and in due course was elected 20
Esrisrne1t Events moved rapidly IN 1878, but
II; rapidly enough for the rev0utionists who
.le1cef Ca.r.- rs d reactionary. The lesson he
.4-i-e2 t-cEa lie events Of the year vas that
--0y could never IL free without foreign aid }
M ne oelf al thoughts and energies 10 secur-
= NE assistance i not Of England, At least Of
--e-'e 1e vas now man Of Cabinet rank
eI -a lN"l gaE0ur received his first portfolio
t-e t--f-s ~ The new sovereign. Victor En-
ols Possa..a5 =, 2.f @ IRIS rise to power were obyj
.ars. a--.. -fl..rol fle oesrlnies of his native I
s,re T--a rse accogtreInents Of crea-
- - g--er1. and of action were equally bal !
-o-- -Ee lenlarle.3le activity. practical
tte ..- I' --.D.es Of the philosopher by ,
cayo.- r-,-- --e b-sat The personality OF 4
i1itl-a, ss.s-.aa--T i7 es7el'1"i 10
-7' ~ i.s single purpose he led his coun-
= -i'1 10 take part ia the Crimean war. with
-. -s--l Thar bee stands out as the one poll ,