The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19


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MIR. Glalstones eyesight having boon In
jured bv tho hard reading incident to the pre-.
pnration of his book. lie was advised to
spend the winter in Rome 1t happened that
among tho soiourners In the Eternal City that
winter. were the widow and daughters OF Sir
Stephen Richard Glynne Of Hawarden Castle.
Flintshire. MIR. Gladstone was already &C.
1uaintsl with these ladies'. having been a
friend OF Lady Glynne's eldest son at Oxford
and having visited him Mt Hawarden in
1885. At I,ome he was thrown much In
their society and he became engaged to the
elder Miss GIynns. On July 25. 1889. he was
married Mt Hnwarden TO Miss Catherine
Glynne, sister, and in her issue. heir to Sir
Stephen Glynne ninth nnd last bnronet OF that
name. by this marriage Mr.. Gladstone be-
came allied with tho House of Grenville. q
fam ly OF statesmen which directly. or in its
qualifications. had already supplied England
with four Prime Ministers. During the earlier
part OF their married life Mr. and Mrs. Glad
stons lived with Sir Thomas Gladstone at 6
Carlton Gardens. In 1856. Mr.. Gladstone hav-
ing succeeded to his parimony some five years
before he bought IL Carlton House terrace
which was his London house for twenty years.
During tho Parliamentary recess Mr. and Mrs.
Gladstone divided their time between Fas1us
Sir John Gladstonc's scat In Kincardineshirs.
and Hawarden Castle. which they shared with
Mrs Gladstone's brother. Sir Stephen Glynne
until, on his DEATH 1t passed into their s.ls
possession.
When Sir Robert Peel resumed office In 1S4l.
hn Mar forN old he
came Vice. President OF tho Board of Trade
and Master OF the Mint. md was sworn oil the
Priv Council. He was at this time protec-
Zionist. although few years lator he was. like
his official chief. to become convert 10 free
trade. Speaking from the hustinIs at his re-
election on taking office. he proclaimed that
the British farmer might rely on protection for
his industry. md that this protection was to be
secured By a sliding scale. The duties were 10
be reduced and the system was to be improved
but tho principle was to be mnintaiued. Mr..
Russell points out how from this time change
may b. traced In tho topics OF Mr.. Gladstone's
Parlinmsn tsry speaking. Instead Of discourse
ing on the corporate conscience OF the
State and the endownents OF the Church.
the importance OF Christian education.
and the theological uutitness OF the
Jews to sit in Parliament, he is solving
businesslike problems about foreign tariffs
and the expectation Of machinery: waxing
eloquent over the regulation OF railroads. or a
graduated tax on grain subtle on tho mon
etary merits Of half farthtngs. and great in
the mysterious lore OF Quassia and cocculus
ind!cus He amazed tho House by his mas
terry OF detail; it was evident tina. great com.
merciai Minister had appeared, and as early
as March. 1912. Grevlils writes: "Gladst one
has already display cd capacity which makes
his admission into tho Cabinet indispen nj BILE I"
The following year witnessed the predicted
advance in Mr. Gladstone's progress toward
the front rauk Of stalesmanship. He sue
ceeled Lord Ripon as President OF the Board
OF Trade and became a member OF tho Cab.
met. Eighteen months later he took ouix-
otto step which many conte mporary obsery ers
believed likely to be fatal to his political
career He resigned oflce on the ground that
It would DO inconsistent in him as q Min.
lister to support proposed grant to
MAMMOTH College, although he admitted
that his views had recently changed: as pri-
yate member he defended the grant in q long
and vigorous speech This exhibition OF su.
| pern atural virtue was not calculated to make
Mr.. Gladstone popula ar with party hacks and
tho slaves OF the whip. His performance was too
eccentric to be Ineligible. 1t argued fastidi-
Gus sen sitivens ss OF conscience and nice sense
of POLITICAL propriety that were almost offensive
to the ordinary place hunter. The opinion Of
mon Of the world was expressed by Charles
Greville: "Gladstorss explanation was udi.
crous: everybody said that he had only sue
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