The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-24
WILLIAM EwART GLADSTONE,

An outline of Mr. Gladstone's public career is
soon given, although he has assisted in the max
ing of history for nearly haf a century, and Is,
in some respects, the most remarkable, II not the
greatest, man in Europe. He was born December
but Scotch In blood His father was merchant
of considerable emreDce and wealth. Great
pains were taken in the education of a lad singn-
the age OF twenty-five the future statesman
graduated at the University of 0xfcrd double
nSstcaass SIS man Ihls was In the year ISL pre-
public life as member of Parliament COR Newark
On.Trent, OneOf The historic towns OF Noting
hamshire.
sentative until 1915. During the thiEteen years
this Association hopeful h0n0Ts had fellen on the
head of the youthful Comm0ner, handsome Gl01.
five when Sir Robert Peel made hin a inior LORD
Of the Treasury. Three months later ne was pro-
NOTED to be an Under Secretary Tor the Colonies,
which position he held until April. lS95, when
Peel went out Of Office 3PGn the he, return 4TI
Gladstone was made Vice PRESIDENT OF the
Council sad Master of the Aint.. In ls4S he
order 10 assume that of Presooat of the ROaIi of
Trade. Two yeaTS afterWarcs ne was made Secre-
tary 70, the Colonies soon AIR which he reslgned
of Oxforf returned him As = a Tner2ber of the
House of Commons in ls.Eya connection which
was maintained Tor many sssIs NOTWITHSTANDING
widely fnorn his party in opinion that he was no
longer numbered in the Conservative ranks he
was l1tElcI VI tic CDtJl1uu uhlActis VI AOAN
Aberdeen formed in the .year iS52
The Aberdeen Ministry resigned in 500 In con-
sequence of the clam asised against It's manage
ment of the CrimeSr War, and a reconstructed
Ministry, with Lord Pa,NerSon at tAe head, ana
N which Mr.. GlaGA'Gons had pla9e proved 70 be
short lived In 1855 an3 1859 the subject OF this
sketch was sent On sFs0al mission 10 the Ionlan
islands, and In s1sIe, k59, again Serrea as CDan-
cellor o< the Ex-ef .eqCar unces Lord tAlmerSpon,
the Premier, ulss9a whose death ana the succeed
ing Premiership of kRTl Russell Ae continued 10
hold the same ~ JSittCn, and alS9 1ed as leader
of the HOUSE of Commons. His rejection as
representative c the University iGr 0ztO1d in 1868
was eeeedeS 10y hselecti01 in South Lancashire.
In 1856 tne Russell -GlSaStOne M n1stry,
as it vas called. resigned IN
consequence of An adverse vote on the
question of reioEn in FarAan sntaTy representa-
ton, and 8 Conservative 6over1ment assumed
Office. Wf1a l. izshe election OF 1853 south Lam
eashlre rex cte1 her representative. be was tn
uInphantly retn-3ed by the borough OF Green
wien, ana Mr. DiSFaelis Government retlrlng be
earSe OF N elsQtion Of Liberal majority TO the
Commons Mr.. Gladstone asS1aed the PREMIER
ship for ne arst time. His great measures the
disestafJ shr7ent and Olsen aownlent of the Irish
Church, nd the Irish Land HH were passed by
the year lS5D. In 1sIS his Government was de.
feated. n thsIrish University EGaeati0n Bill, anc
he resSf ned but was persuaded BY his Sovereign
to resu me efiee. lie servsE UTftA after the gen.
eral leoslon OF 1874 which resulted in TIT
triuD oh Of the Conservatives. The magnilcen
triun .ph of the Liberals in the election of 1850
| wheTI Nj. Gladstone was elected by MID l-otniai
and the borough Of Leeds, virtually compelled nn
| ASST lsion Of power as the f1rst Iord OF tne
TIE aSO-g, to which he 6dded the functions OF
| Cd anralJOr of the ExcheQuer.