New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
Anglo American Memories
THE eoscHEN-A VERY INDIVIDUAL ANcLo.cs,
Copyright, 1911. George w. smailey3

JUST perceptiDle stoop. his head bent
as often happens to men who have
weight OF brains to carry. The feature,
were largely moulded, and he had sucb
a look of the Jew in him that he Thought
II desirable to deny that he was Of lew
ish descent. Hebraic he was not but
: Ieutonic. His abrupt manner showed
mat. Plainly a parsonage; but more i'm
pressive than sympathetic. His near
sightedness took from his appearance
ana put him at disadvantage. The
steadfast gaze was lacking. He peered
out upon the world. But he bore this
misfortune, as he bore other things, with
philosophy which strove to master an
impatient temper, and sometimes sue
ceeded. In country house known as
South Hill Park. where l sometimes met
him. was an oak staircase. the oak steps
polished and uncarpeted treacherous
even to good eyes. Goschen chung to the
hand rail as we went down and at the
bottom said:
Every time / descend these stairs
safely it strengthens my firm belief in an
overruling and beneflcent Providence"
Not without reason was he grateful.
but spice of danger was welcome in a
house of peaceful beauty. where attrac-
tons of many.kinds abounded: Lord and
Lady Haversham being most attractive
of all
As a speaker Lord Goschen had two
physical defects. He was extremely
7 nc Itch .aI III ,.Dfn hDy
An orator-which he never was, though
a good debater-needs TO be able to
watch the faces Of those to whom he is
talking. If he cannot do that. he cannot
judge of the effect he is producing; the
expression of the features being far more
significant than applause or audible dis
sent. AS he could not see these express
siCns. he could not vary his speech to
suit the mood of his audience, as all
great orators do since oratory is an ap-
peal and by no means a spoken essay.
His voice was so thin and raucous that
YOU had TO forget it in order to open
your mind TO what he was saying; nor
was his bearing good. or his manner.
He seemed never TO care to persuade,
but only 10 convince; which is fine from
the moral point Of view, but inehectlVe
on the platform. or even In the House
Of Commons. In neither place do YOU
get a fair hearing for your arguments
unless you first win the sympathies OF
your hearers.
The same defects impaired the effect
of his conversation, though perhaps In
a less degree. AS he talked the eyes
narrowed in the attempts to see clearly;
the brows knitted: the features were dis
torted and the voice was rasplhs.
Charm Of manner he had none, though l
believe when you knew him well DIS
character had the charm which springs
from sincerity and from unusual mental
movers: If indeed that be charm. All
the same. you felt you were in the
presence Of masterful personality with
abilities equal TO any post; with rec
ord OF great and various services
eoualled by few men Of his time he
had been First Lord Of the Admiralty
as well as Chancellor OF the EXchequer'
and Special Ambassador to Constantine
clined the STANDARDIZATION he would
have been out of place-and the vice
ROYALTY of India. The flowing tide OF
Democracy was not strong enough 10
carry Goschen with II. He STOOD on the
hank and watched the surglng OF the
torrent seaWard. bearing. Is he thought
destruction with II. Because he adhered
r Gladstone
had abandoned he was not asked 10
ioin Mr.. Gladstone's Cabinet IN lo''
All honor to him. Mr.. Ellot, WHOSE
rather mechanical and almost lnper-
sonai Life Of Goschen has just appeared
ouotes from a talk between Palmerston
and Goschen a sentence of fire. Palmer
e+on had told his young colleague ne
need not trouble his head at present
about domestic reforms. The DOCK WIS
closed-for Palmerston.
"Rut YOU will soon have Gladstone ana
then Won will see strange things.
1ro did GOO them. We all saw them.
and il was Mr.. Goschens high task 10
lead the Liberal revolt against Mr. CLAD
stones Home Rule policy OF 1896 Whie
Mr.. Chamberlain was still weighing
chances and considering compromise ana
while Lord Harrington was making UP
his mind: always with him slow proc
ess
And when Mr. GOschen, because Lord
Randolph Churchill forgot him, became
! chancellor of the Exchequer In Loru
Salisbury's government he had already
founded the Unionist party and had be-
come as Mr.. Garvin we'll describes him.
"a sort of living link between the con-
servatives and their new allies and an
inspiring agent in giving moral unity TO
tho coalition" II Lord Randolph Tor
GOT Goschen" Il is certain that Mr.. Glad
stone never forgave Goschen; no, nor
anv Of the other great. true Liberals VINO
eorsook their leader rather than forsake
,hair principles. In the Grand Old Man
how that phrase. once in all mouths has
naesed ont of use!-was also vindictive
ia man You opposed him at your peril
Dat moi for one moment did Goschen
acetate II all else be forgotten. that
cot of wise courage will preserve his
G.. w. S.
RARE MADE KLEIN HURRY