Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-22
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL %, 1881.

The memorable words 81 am not at all |
surprised, sir, at the reception | have met |
with. ] have begun several times many
things and have often succeeded AT last. |
Ay, sir, | will sit down now, but the time
will come when you will hear me" How
the prediction has been fulfilled is matter
of history. From that day forward Disraoli
has been name in English politics and
literature.
In 1889 he married Mary Anne, the itch
widow of Wyndham Lewis, who was created
Baroness Of Beaconsfeld in 1868, Disraeli
declining peersge in his wife's favor She
died in 1872. In 1874 C0niags'4, or
The Netc Generation, was published, politi-
cal novel. 1t was very successful, and is all
invaluable picture of its era. The book is
the exponent Of new party, the party of
Young England, which the striking story
fairly organized
Ona memorable day in 1876 Sir Robert
Peel rose in Parliament, and honestly con
fessed his alteration of opinion about the
corn laws. He had observed, he said o.
that wages do not vary with the price of
food, and that with high prices you do not
ncce ssarily have high wages CD that en-
ploymcnt, high prices, and abundance con-
tribute directly to the diminution of crime;
80 that by the gradual removal of protec-
ton, industry has been promoted, crime
has been diminished, and morality improv
ed. He was followed by Disraeli; who, eX-
pressing the feelings of the protectionist
country gentlemen, violently assailed him.
At Al Gin 1852 Disraeli came into the gov
eminent with Lord Derby's first ministry, as
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and six years
later appeared again in the same capacity
with his chief and planned the Reform Bill
of 1857, which pleased nobody, and broke
up the Tory administration. 1t gave the
franchise TO number of different classes
without putting it on any broad or comprc-
hensive Lasis. But Disraeli could be taught
his party, and weaned them from their most
fragrant errors. ''Ile has taught them, said
the London Times, ito profess and proba-
bly, to feel d sympathy with the great body
of their countrymen." He opposed Glad
stones Reform Bill of 1866 and when, in
consequence, the liberal government resign
ed and Derby and himself came again TO the
front, he made a surprising change of base,
and forthwith supported much more radi-
cal bill than that he had just opposed. In
March, 1867, he expounded his measure.
The proposed franchise was founded on
rating, and not on rental. The franchise
in boroughs was given to all houscholders
paving rates in counties it was given to
occupiers of property rated at fl5 year.
Besides this the franchise was given 10 al
men of a certain education, or who had
saved certain sum of money. In some
cases voters were allowed double vote by
possessing double qualification. Liberal
as it was, it was passed, Disrael marshal
ling in support of the bill the same party he
had successfully led against it.
At So, on the 35th of February, ISIS
Disraeli became premier of England bul
he was at once opposed by one of Glad
stones measures, defeated, and it was sup
posed he would resign. But, after visiting
the queen at Osborne, he and his colleague
made the simple statement TO the country
that they would neither resign nor dissolve
Parliament This was most unusual posi-
tion but the liberal party gained DECISIVE
victory in the autumn elections, and tn
Tory ministry was obliged to resign in De
cember, 1868.
In 1874, Disraeli now Lord Beaconsiield
became again premier, and for six year
guided the counsels of England. All through
the Eastern War lie played on the prejudice
of his countrymen as on so many keys, am
reached the summit Of his ambition in III
Treaty of Berlin, from which he returne'
with a theatrical ecldt that is well remember
ed. Not always, however, was he so sue
ccssful He is responsible for the doubtful
wars of Afghanistan and Africa, undertake
to .'rectify frontiers" and establish ''idea
boundaries" and 10 generally signalize hi
administration by an attempted return
, the DAYS of Give and Warren Tasting.
Last year he appealed TO the country an
was defeated by IN overwhelming majority
His retirement from office and til
circumstances that led to it are too recent an
. too familiar to require mention.
Such is an outline of Lord Beaconsied
l political life Closely allied to it is his lite
airy career for he looked at literature as NJ
, an end but q means His earlier books wei
; written to help him in politics, and in h
| later ones there is the same obiec
The keynote of his principal move
r was struck by the first "Ni'
: ian Grey" This is, briefly. ii
history of IN ambitious young man of RAM
who by dint of talent, personal advantage
and audacity becomes the dictator of certai
circles in high life. This idea is repeatc
again and again in the later novels and is Il
: basis on which they rest. The followin!
, though perhaps not complete list, CIV
Lord Beaconsfelds principal works and IL
r year of their publication: Vivian Gre
B. 1896; Voyage OF Captain Popanilla, lses
r Young Duke, 1881 England and Franc
D Contarini Fleming, Alroy. and the Rise
: Islander, 1898 Revolutionary Epic, Girls
o Examined, Vindication OF the English Co
$ stitution, 1884 Letters Of Runnymed
+ Henrietta Temple, 1886 Nenetia, 1887
e Alcaros, a tragedy, 1889; Coningsby, Isl
$ Sibyl 1915; Ixon in Heaven Tancre
f 1S47; Lord George Bentinck, polite
n biography, 1852; Lothian, 1871 Endymio
Il 1880. Lord Beaconsfeld also published &C
It lections of his public addresses in 1866, lS6
1867 and 1870. This is hardly the place II
p an elaborate criticism of his literary work
# 1t may be briefly said that they are not sui
. as to stand the test of time in their pure
A literary relations, though they will undoul
Il edly long be read as curiosities OF htcratu
, and as illustrating the career OF wonderi
l. man.
f Lord Beaconshelds peerage patent OF n
h gust, 1876, gives his title 10 his own CHI
d, dren. As Beaconstield never had any Oh
a dren, the patent expires with him, unless
has made some such arrangement as Lo
u Brougham made, and has the title divert
his brother. lie has a little known brothe
- Ralph Disraeli, living, who holds subC
!, dinate Office under the Government. kail
:, has II son, Coningsby Disraeli, named alt
d. the hero of one of Beaconstlcld's novels
- the transfer is made, Ralph will succeed
y the Hughcnden estate, with the earidom a
!; other property of the Earl OF BeaconsieI
Of Lord Beaconsheld's personal appc'
ance the late n. Z. Willis's description
, familiar and there is u filty-years-old pr
of him, in which he appears as smart you
- dandy, with tasseled cane, fancy run
and slippers and a love-lock carefully