Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-18

THE Rr6HT HON c. J. GOSCHEN. n. p.
the attention Of my democratic friends.
The genial ''Charlie" not long ago fled from
political cares and for time became unit
in the population of this wonderful world
of London. He visited the house of commons
and told a reporter and consequently the world
what he thought about it. Did he drop any
United States treasury secrets or system plans
In that sacreC chamber or tell the occupants Of
the treasury benches how to do it? Or was there
some subtle telepathv between our Secretary and
the Right Honorable George Joachim Goschen,
member Of parliament. privy councillor and
chancellor Of the exchequer? Or is it merely
the case that the American political text book
has been carefully studied in the preparation of
the liberal and radical plan of attack? What
ever be the reason. it is fact that there is
unmistakable family resemblance between the
democratic picture Of Mr.. Fosters financial
methods and the charges now made against
the system Of finance adopted by the financial
officer of Lord Salibury cabinet. And Ii must
not be forgotten that Mr.. Goschen's budget
statement was made subsequent to Mr.. Fosters
London pilgrimage.
GoscHESs CRITICISMS OF NoHTHcoTE.
When Sir Stafford Northcote. who. in his
declining days, became Baron Iddesleigh, was
Beaconfeld's chancellor Of the exchequer, Mr..
Goschen, then liberal. described his finance
as shabby, fabby and Inadequate" At that
time England was making large war expen-
ditures, but now. without the excuse of a mill
tant government 10 Offer, Mr.. Goschen. accord
Ing TO his critics. has -inned did Sir Stafford,
and fnds his own budget described a. shabby,
fabby and inadequate." He Is accused of attempt
Ing TO conceal a serious increase in expenditure
by "a change in the method Of bookkeeping
and Of transforming an increase in Imperial
taxation with a decrease by ian alteration in
the form Of account at is rather a Joke"
says one editorial writer, ''to find credit being
classed for the surpluses," and he adds that in
he hG zeal INIT Of
and expenditure each year cannot be
found in any one place, but has to
be carefully hunted up-" Another one
says that Mr.. Goschen has confused the ma
tonal bookkeeping so that IL IL difficult TO tell
how much is received or expended in any year.
Ard still another puts IL this way: IF man
who IL paying of his creditors in annual in
stalments becomes richer by diminishing
The sum act apart each year for the purpose,
then Mr.. Goschens SURPRISES imply an increase
Of national prosperity. But il the contrary be
the case. IL liabilities are q source Of poverty
and not Of wealth. then the present chancellor
Of the e1chequer has been trading on popular
ignorance and obtaining credit by means of
false pretenses." He appears TO think a fic-
ti-ious surplus il quite a. good as a genuine
one" Mr.. Goschen il blamed more for his sins
OF omission than for his sins Of commission
He il accused Of having left his liberalism at
the door Of tory cabinet and having FILTERED
away exceptional opportunities for good. With
his great career liberal before he differed
from Mr.. Gladstone and as a liberal unionist in
IN tory cabinet il is believed that with the
support Of MIR. Gladstone and the liberal party,
he could have carried the greatest fiscal re-
form since the grand old mans famous
budgets az chancellor OF the exeheouer TO
Lord PIlnerstcn; that he could have
swept awav those taxes which press so
hardly on The poor and hardly press upon The
rich. the tories not daring TO oppose him.
While some Of Mr.. G0schen's budgets are adj
United 70 have been rpgH n -. obs rxal
with not having pursued any consistent policy
and Ms new wav OF paving old debts il is
pointed out, would lead to bankruptcy in the
long run.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
The chancellor OF the exehequer is now near
ing his six:y-frst year. lie is the son of a
London merchant of German extraction. His
education received NJ Rugby and at Oriel
College. Oxford. where he was graduated B. A.
and TOOK first class in classics in 1858 After
leaving college he became a merchant in part
nership with Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen of
Austin friars and director Of the Bank of Eng
land. but he retired from the partnership on
taking Office in the Russell-Ci ladstone ministry
In NAY. 1858. the city of London elected him in
the liberal interest and he became distinguished
in parliament for the determined part he took
in the movement for throwing open the
universities TO dls-enters from the established
church and the abolition Of religious tests
His constituents returned him at the head
Of 30 phi in the general election of 1865 and
toward the close Of that year he became vice
president Of the board of trade and was sworn
IN as privy councillor. In January, 1885, he
was made chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster
and cabinet minister retiring with the Russell
ministry in June Of that year.
Mr. Gladstone came into power in December
1865. and he appointed MIR. GOschen president
Of the poor law board. He continued in this
ONCE till March ISL when he was elevated tn
h. uafft r.zrt l..f shs
ing out of Office with his party in February
1874. At the general election which followed
he was the only liberal candidate returned for
the city of London.
In 1876 Mr.. Gosehen and NJ. Joubert went to
Egypt as delegates respectively of the British
and french holders of the Egyptian debts and
effected an agreement for the reorganization of
the finances OF Cleopatras country. On the
ground that his votes the question OF fran
chse in the counties had not been in accord
with the views generally entertained by his
party Mr. Gosehen, in July, 1875, issued an
address declining 10 run for the city Of London
~ the next general election.
DIPLOMATIC ExPFRIENCE
Immediately after Mr.. Gladstone's reacces-
sion to power in lss0 he prevailed upon Mr..
Goschen 10 undertake the special duties Of am
bassador extraordinary at Constantinople. Be
fore proceeding TO the sultans capital, however,
Mr.. Gosehen visited the most important polit-
ieal eenters in Europe and this was the first
step toward the formation Of European con-
cert for the execution Of the unperformed parts
of the treaty Of Berlin. tina. famous affair in
which q lot of diplomats disseeted the maps Of
Europe and carried out the doctrine of ''they
NAV take who have the power and they may
keep who can" In 1881 the ambassadors Of
the great powers in the conference of Constan-
tinople joined in . note to the Greek govern
ment recommending the acceptance Of the
utmost that Turkey could be brought
to Weld The new frontier line left the
greater part Of Epirus with JaniI1a and
Metzovo to Turkey, giving Greece possession of
slmossaI Thessaly and the command of the
Gulf of Arta- The cabinet Of Athens was forced
under pressure TO agree to this frontier line,
which deprived Greece Of nearly one-third of
the territory promised her at Berlin. Mr.. Cos