The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-10
WIN. EWART GLADSTONE.
INTEEEsrINc sKErcH or ms nIrr
By Hon. y. T.. VI. Curry. LIN succlnct
History OF Public Questions Associated
With the Great 'olnnoner's Career.


republic. And SO pervssye and subtle is the
influence Of prejudice that his knowledge is
confused and his CONGRATULATIONS are often
IN 'ust aud grote- ne. Racial character
istic-. homogeniety OF language and common
ancestral history have. however, reserved TO
each milton q general knowledge Oh and in
terest ia the other
10 is the meas ures Of a government that
give TO the publicist his most philosophic sug-
sestions. 20 the hist rian his most interesting
and enduring subject matter and u the
statesman bis lasting fame And the por-
iyayal of these measures was maniiestly the
author chic. purpose in writing th4a BOOK.
for thereby lie Is the better enabled 20 pre-
sent that phase OF the lie OF one who la'
Teen for SO long q time the most cons pruOu-
figure 10 the arena ot operations 20 stupen
COus. Ia eed. tuls small DO0k is mainly
lite o. Gladstone Juiva found 10 a succnct
lstOry OF The great public questions with
which that lie was and ls associated. Iu TINS
book the politics 81 England lOW-
bY us Hs a great stream nd one clearly sees
Gladstone either upon 70 surface or IN us
depths In one li.-e ho stems tie de of
popular di-apprOyal only o. ind farther IN
the " I'm current of tie worlds admiration
and appreciation. Here he eXeris lis pro-
Cigous energies On clearing some cnanne.
chOked with etc policies and principles.
and there o employs similar lanors DID iiaa-
ing a new channel ot progress aud reform
deep and wde. ln one place be turow- over,
board cargo which Dee has ma-sed anu
pilOted for years when conscious ald cour
age0u- intelligence dlscl0ses bis mi-take. ana
ia another bee reload. and takes ueW ur-e
that be may he more benefit The thousands
that shal partase of bis new fre.-htage.
And discrm natil-ly nd delightfully."- mas
Ir. Curry made this portrayal Nature ahd
training have ADM ably ulpped him for
such work. Himself "a co srcuou5 STATES
man. he D. quick % dlscerua master 0I hi7 hIt
The author has emphasized tw1 facts "a tie
private life of Glad tone. ono is That De was
born from tie great middle c.ass, WAirn 10y
"l0rc light. pluck. honesty and energy has
coutr buted so much To- tng'aha rnoWn
and pros Gritty and the er ~ his ein a.
tiOnal career and especially that career at
Oxford Here his course was stu dy AID
brilliant Yet his inherited and early pre- u-
dices for Iory.sm and " High O. d ch eXeu-
siy.sm were well nigh lnrraiicaby nNrd Dy
the training OF this institution lilo auth
pertiuenty quotes Macauay n Saying
that the glory of being further ie-
hind tie age than am other class OF
british people is one which the niver5lly Of
Oxford acquired early and has never lost
clad tone himself sad that he traced 10 Jhis
school one great defect IN his character,
and tlat was that for long time he dld not
set a due value upon the inrershaDie ana
iu-st mable prime PIES OF human liberty.
.ut Dr. urry traces with clearues- the path
v OF Gladstone AS his great powers OF Tea
son AMI Investigate lei hin ont ana up
from these hereditary and educhtl"nai en-
vlroumsuts until. after tie lapse 81 man
wears be tends buoyaut amid tie quicken
Ing -ymp times and longing of truly modern
and advancing world. Earelt. If ever. has a
lIe kept such q step with progress
one is accustomed 10 think Oh ENGLAND rs
staid and conservative. ct she has Teen
swept time and ag IN by the great tidal
wave, OF ref rm WAS "a one OF these r
i rms that Gladstone hogan bis legislative
career. IN the 2 th of JanuarF, ] 30. there an
sen b ed Of @ iiT-t Parliament under the he
form Act" 1w reform measures We're then
passed the all lition OF the I'D iy ~ the
last uda Conn any. and tine aO lit
of slavery in the british colony tae slave
holders eng pad t.e. O1,t-j -or tAci A"i-
united pro erty. IL was upon a su Get. in-
cideut the latter measure that Gladstone
made his maiden speech. lie spoke three
other occasions during the se-s.oI. Ills
speeches at once gained TOR b M efeai rtpllA-
ton. and Sir Robert eel soon rendered nun
the position Of iun.Or ord of the treasury.
from which po- ition he rapidly rose 20 tne IL
der Secretaryship % the Colonies.
The American, q i've % our great tarl QleS-
ton which ia nothing Int the question as 70
whether OF not { e Legislative q. n ~ the
Government Is 70 be co utlnue oe used TO
BALD aud en- reuch selfish pr vile te ami arr1-
cant wealth at the cost of the prosperly and
liberty AMI happiness OF the great boiy oi
the people must md as In )st help MI the
authors treatment nj the .neish hrit tae
G. tn laws Tie corn laws or Enel nd ana
the manufacturers law, obi America possess
TOO many substantive Identities not tO De
demarogi shrek ns tire lauN er ia or OF
.nulaud can neither relax e i-eXOra le APP
picution of these priucu les nor impede but
little their ultimate end. Ola ones cuu-
sD,cuOus part ~ this great measure u set
forth m matter and style most impressive.
and bis prediction. and tne zee ut- oi hN ia-
bors are shown by statistics rev but demon
Astne corn law fight exhibited the intel
lerfual and moral powers ca Gladstone. 20
did the Neap0iitan controversy present us
aiiectonal and III raj powers lne cruelty 81
the KING Of Naples 70 banishlng aud imprson-
ing so many of the opposition ~ the Cham
Der of equities and IN throwiu- into dun
ceOrs not less than 10000 political PRISONERS,
aroused the Indignation on ola stone. AMI
with heroic courage ne set % WORK % checN
TINS onslaught up ln CIVILIZATION. Ills TWO
letters upon this sue cot. addressed 10 tie
AT of Aberdeen demonstrate the sweep OF
his LOFTY 0ti0n and tn lpltuae OF bis
patriot sm They stirred the civ liIrd world
and materially coutri uted 20 q duAtOry but
final redress. and m doing TINS he ailed
largely though niire tly u achieving the
greatest mn,ter-stroke ot tho ltrt max
century tue unincntfOu Of lta.y.
ery engaging is the aut or upon what he
ter tho LA $50 ou ell 3D.. ol .la stone
I'm. C angse opinions aud part as fh -
retlu, cable man have sub ected ilm 20 posi-
tons a arentY nc0ugruous. d 10 AM
ma liver ions brilliant but eXa-prrtilg to a
less patient and Droad-mlnded mai. J. Flars
no great man ever made r. visa $50 radlf Il
~ on "0r e~tiOns oil u de and finance aid
pnpular / rrty. ut the aelislge CIV o1
c an,e and inconsistency cou q not tri1hten
IRON the lie OF du,y and progress clarac-
ter 50 literal and heroic. 90 am sa Cd
be- accused OF want Cf ~ unity I'D
mr opinions / have been I'D my "a
len r and am so SUI. a an be
iu~d away from D nlOa power u.y en-
pressed ID nd REQUIRED the removal ot
t..,..e w sh disabilt rs and the GisesiaOilsh-
ment q lie ,llsA hurcn. tld from tue
rising houe of the ster md unue ding
Tories be became the eadeI and str n1 arm
of the Liberals. tbs present COW ci ons may
aud DO staud ID sharp utrast w.fn couy'c
lions he'd dpOu the same sub ects Years b OK.
and thew have mf tur-i at PERIODS OF Varying
durati u. yet each change has invariably been
in the line o. hole and uE 9.
PERHAPS the ablest portions OF this book
are Il a states nlaullse observations upon q
n.ttire and operation of the several depart
meuts of the rtish Government. The long
career OF Gladstone in Parliament IL the