The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-16

centuries and law Of the land absolutely
prohibiting ANY mtn of Tint religion from
holding seat In Parliament, II became nee.
csfOry for young DsNoli to either positively
dOny tho faith of bis fathers or TO announce
no had mono ut nl lilo chose th' hitter aud
between 1881 and 1897 no stood for Par.
lament three times and was elected in 1897
That ycar VA, notpd for Victoria, Duchess of
Kent, ascending the throne rs successor to
hor uncle, George ~. She opened
Parliament in person and read the
address in a girlish tone. Sir
Robert Pool was then Premier, with
such great names rs Russell, Derby O'Con-
mol aud Granville on the rolls, As Disraei
appeared upon that occasion, he is describe d
rs youthful looking, n slender person, dark
curling hair, complexion us fair MS II wo-
man, aud dressed with toppish display. That
no had ambition was soon shown. There was
thon pending before the Commons the Irish
election petition, with no loss a person than
0'Conncll, tho grandcst orator Ireland over
produced rs its champion. On tho night of
tho tn of December, 1887, Just after
tho grcnt Irish Webster hOd closed one of his
matchcss efforts, during the delivery of
which the very walls shook add echoed until
they echoed again, and while the great ex-
ctemont prevailed all over the room with
every one momentorily expecting Peel 10
take tho floor, Disraeli rose aud asked the
attention Of the House. AS it was his first
effort courtesy from the older members was
accorded for few moments, but no sooner
had he entered upon an attempt TO reply to
O'Connell than storm of groans and Misses
broke out from all quarters. He did his best
to brave them, but they finally got
him so confused no cxchimcl, II will sit
down now, but the time will come when you
will hear me-" and retired. How well no
kept his word the world knows well, for not
only the House of Commons but the civil
izod and savage world have listened to him
since, and we'll weighed his every word
Pee replied and 0'Connell, to both, 1t was
upon that occasion O'Uonnell uttered the
bitter remark about Disraeli, 50 often
quoted since; al think no is jew and
lineal dcseendent of the unrepent-
ant thief who died upon the
cross" He seldom spoke after
that nights experience until ten years had
elapsed, and did not make what even his
enemies acknowledged to be great effort
until 1917, the occasion being the corn law
discussion and tho desertion of Peel from
HIS party. Disraeli then made speech OF
great power, and rose to the truest eloouenrc
in his denunciation of Peel. From that
hour he WAS regarded rs one Of the giants of
his party and ono Of tho leading statesmen
Of England. We think it was in 1874 his
party returned u majority to the House of
Commons and Disraeli became Premier
In 1877, Queen Victoria, after twelve years
of seclusion, spent in mourning for her dead
husband, reappeared at the opening of her
Parliament. Forty years had flown since she
first sat upon that golden dais with the curly
haired youth among the benches. She now,
an old woman, surrounded by the great per-
scnages of her realm, keeps her seat and
hands her manuscript to her Prime Minister,
an old man, but So covered over with the
great glit,ering robes of State his eyes can
hardly be seen, and Disraeli proceeds 10 read
it. AS he wrote it he can ana does perform
the task quite easily. lilo has fallen from his
high office, yet hc, while in power, not only
maintained the honor of his country TO the
letter. but pushed its flag farther into lands
of barbarian than it had gone In forty years,
Had it not been for this man Oonst lntinople
would to-day be under the domisation of the
Gar of Russia, and the Turkish Empire not
in existence, even in name. He braved the
Christian sentiment of the world which de-
manded the final destruction OF Mohamedsn
power, and was ready to defend SIAM
boul with ships and men, fighting under the
banner of the cross. The opposition, under
tho leadership of the Right Honorable Sir
William Il. Gladstone, fought the ministry
desperately upon this move and, like the bal
ance of Europe and the United States,
would have gladly hailed the annihila,ion of
Turkey. Disraeli succeeded in giving It a
now lease of life, though it will be short.
The next blow struck will be final. So far as
his policy towards this country is concerned,
ii has always been very friendly and concili-
atory. lie even allowed US to wrong
Epgland cut of five million dollars in
the settlement Of the Alabama claims.
and paid the money without grumbling, and
although we have since often acknowledged
that the greater portion of the amount was
obtained by forgery and lying. He has not
asked that II be refunded, and has treated us
as If we were an honest people. The foreign