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a ff7-ata at court, and no doubt theLiberal Leaguers would find it easier to acceptoffice under Earl Spencer than under Sir HenryCampbell-Bannerman. And, lastly. Earl Spenceris an Englishman, and no doubt many good Eng-lishmen think that what with Mr. Gladstone,Mr. Balfour, and Lord Rosebery the Scotchwould have no reason to complain if the Liber-als, for the first time in forty years, should pre-fer an Englishman to a Scot as their primeminister. QUALIFICATIONS OF EARL SPENCER. Earl Spen9er is a typical English gentleman.by heredity, by training, and by achievement THREE OF THE LEADERS OF THE NEXT BR/T/SH PARLIAMENT. im
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SIR HENRY CAMPBKLL-BANNERMAN. marked out for a high position. J. PoyntzSpencer, Fifth Earl, Knight of the Garter, PrivyCouncilor, D.C.L., LL.D., Baron Spencer, Vis-count Althorp, Lord Lieutenant of Northamp-tonshire since 1872, and Keeper of the PrivySeal of the Duke of Cornwall since 1901, is anEnglish grandee of the first rank. He ownsabout twenty-seven thousand acres of land, partin London and part in Northamptonshire. In liis seventieth year, he is the leader of the liand-ful of Liberal peers who still survive in theHouse of Lords. Earl Spencer is no orator. It is said that hisspeeches are dull and dreary. But his politicalgifts and capacity for work are unlimited. Heentered the administration in 1868, under Mr.Gladstone. In that year, when only thirty-three,he was appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland, hold- 589 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REyiE)V OF REyiE)^S. ing the post luitil 1S71, when the Gladstone min-istry fell. In the second Gladstone cabinet, EarlSpencer was minister of agricul

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