The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-03
Successor of Balfour IS a Ca.
nadian-SCOtch Business
Man.

Special Cable 10 The Tribune.
LONDON, Dec 2.-Wheu anyone asks
a Conservative at Westminster what sore
81 chIcftaln the new opposition leader,
Bonar Law, will be. he usually replies In
tho words OF Premier Asquith. wait
and See,''
For though i'm the inner councils of the
party and in Scotland this Canadian-Scot
is looked upon as an expert political war
more than dark horse till tho other
day He has set TO show his metue on
the higher plane on which he now nnos
himself Yet his persistent advance ,,!,., mp.
augurs well for his success.
4 1.-THE, slim figure Of man, standing
feet 10 in his stockings. he looks young
al SIS Evidently the Scottish fare OF his
youth and the Woodland air OF New
Brunswick built him on hard wearing
lines. Leaving Canada at twelve years
old he had his education in Hamilton
and Glasgow.
May Become Premier,
For thirty-two years he lived at Hell
ensburgh. scotland, before migrating two
years ago 10 London. AS Sunday school
teacher at the Presbyterian church there.
as LECTURER mp and down Scotland ana as
a champion OF the doctrine that tariffs
protect industries he has steadily won
his way. DR.. Lciich, a well known Scot
tish minister. long ago predicted that
in politics. Today he is In a fair way
10 become premier when the political
pendulum swings far enough TO upset the
Liberals. for, the Conservatives have raj
He'd round Tim TO man.
Round headed and dark. with a bris-
tling mustacho and bright, active eyes,
hc is typical example of the clear
headed Scottish business man. lie is
all that-as A successful ironmastcr-but
he j. much more. in that he has the gift
Of eloquent. persuasive oratory- Some
times n shade too bitter in his attacks
he is nevertheless the doughticst debater
on the Conservative side after Arthur
Balfour and when IL comes 10 figures
he alone is Il match for Chancellor Lloyd
George. with whom, out OF politics he Is
on friendly terms.
A Keen Golfer,
Like his predecessor and almost every
prominent politician In the house. ne is
n keen golfer and may be seen any spare
day. pipe In mouth. shifting the ball in
ever part OF the land nc may be. Like
Joseph Chamberlain, he m1do money and
developed political Ideas I'LL his hoard
was modastly ample and then ho took 10
powers OF expression This is no case
Of a product OF E,ton and oxford being
called to lead the aristocratic party OF
England. But he was trained first in the
fine Scottish schools. then had course
of moral philosophy at Glasgow univer-
sity and after that he had the full
course OF the commercial college OF the
| world.
Nobody has ever accused him OF being
| TN politics for personal profit or notoricty.
In fact. he is shy and reserved except in
debate. and when he received an ova-
,ion I'm tho house on commencing bis
| leadership he blushed ike girl The
Conservatives need him badly, though
the churchmen among them would rather
| he was not a Presbyterian.
The Irlslmen are glad he takes Mr.
| Balfour's place. for Ralfour was exactly
| in his clement as dangerous critic OF
| Irish demands, whereas Bonar TsLw is
| best equipped on tariff Arguments. His
selection as Conservative chief definitely
| commits tho party 10 tho protective plank
step lively in defense OF free trade. Some
! times thoy interrupt him. in challenge of
| his statements. He stops. unbuttons hts
| coat and produces from his pocket llttIe
| diary with all the facts and figures mar
| shsled as neatly as YOU please. Sharp,
| sarcastic. rasping cy"n at times. his
speech comes In A torrent and his repair
ltee is as q Stiletto thrust.
! Not Equal TO Balfour.
Far and away Mr.. Eslfours inferior w
! culture no Is nevertheless "A notable
leader for the rouserva7ives2 CONNER
cial brain at the service of the party
| of gentlemen" Ns business man h<
I speaks and sometimes his utteraucc is
| apt to give z handle 10 the sentimental
lists. When lie said that just as tho
| lrish famin" brought success 10 tho free
trad leader Golden. two bad winters
| would bring triumph TO the tariff party
| he spoke IN that way. ou the facts. Bui
| IL war a hard saying and now his oppn-
| neuts speak Of him rs IN" TIA rd times
| leader. lie u too strong a man FOR
that IN harm him long. and the indica-
! iions are all In favor oi his reputation
rising higher s,i1 in tho niE battles that
are To hc fought al Westminster ncAl
| year.
|. llir Canadian origin affords vet auntbr,
| s.f al n. g..r
IN the home parliament. England used
Ia send mon 20 the different parts of 'h,
empire 10 lead the administration Vow
LII would seem that 1t Is the empire thai