Moreover, he was a man of high integrity, who alone among those who had attached themselves to the destinies of the Empire Maker had never taken part in the financial schemes of a doubtful nature which marked the wonderful career of Rhodes.
This declaration opened the eyes of many persons who, to that day, had denied the political intrigues which had been going on at Cotswold Chambers.

Afterwards it became relatively easy for Sir Alfred Milner to clear the atmosphere in South Africa and to establish public life on sounder principles than the pure love of gain.

It cannot be sufficiently regretted that he should not have done so before Rhodes' death and thus have given Rhodes--and, incidentally, the country for which Rhodes had done so much in the way of material development--the opportunity to shake off his parasites and become a real factor in solidifying the great area in which he was such an outstanding personality..