The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
oLADsTcNE's CAREER.
Ovcr sixty Years of service In the British
Parliament.


The Rt. Hon. William Ewart Glad
stone, four times prime minister of
Great Britain and Ireland, was born In
Liverpool, December 20, 1902 being the
fourth son of Sir John Gladstone, of
Kincardineshire, Scotland. lie was
educated ut Elton college and Christ
church. Oxford, was graduated, taking
a double first class, in 1881. He entered
the house of commons at the general
election of 1882 as member for Newark,
Young Gladstone began political life
rs tory. He entered ut Lincoln's Inn,
but never practiced at the bar. He
had been less than year in the house
of commons when Sir Robert Peel APP
pointed him Junior lord of the treas
ury, and three months later he became
under secretary for colonial affairs. He
left office with his chief in April, 1885
and remained in opposition until PeePs
recurn to power in 1S41. In September
of that year Mr.. Gladstone was sworn
of the privy council and was made
master of the mint and vice president
of the board of trade. From 1S43 to
lS45 he was president of the board OF
trade.
Meantime Mr. Gladstone had obtained
cabinet office, his position being. that
of secretary of state for the colonies
In 1S47 Oxford university elected him
it's representative and this position he
retained for eighteen years. Mr.. Glad
stone broke away from the tory party
in 1851, the occasion being his conver-
sion to the necessity of university re-
form and the removal of the political
disabilities of Hebrews. He entered
the Aberdeen coalition" ministry De-
cembcr. 1869, as chancellor of the eX-
chequer, a position which he frequently
held and in which he made his mark as
the master of financial problems. In
the early part of 1868 Mr.. Gladstone
brought in a series of resolutions for
the disestablishment and disendow-
ment of the Anglican church in Ire
land. The Irish church suspensory act,
based on these resolutions. was adopt
ed, but was thrown out by the house
of lords At the exciting general cleo
tion which followed Mr.. Gladstone con-
tested southwest Lancashire, but was
, defeated by territorial influence. In
the meantime the great metropolitan
borough of Greenwich had returned
him by n large majority.
Mr.. Disraeli resigned and Mr.. Glad
stone became prime minister in De-
cember, 1868. The principal events OF
his administration were the passing OF
the Irish church disestablishment act,
1859; of the Irish land act, 1870; and of
the elementary educational act, 1890;
the abolition of purchase in the army
by the exercise of the royal preroga-
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by the house of lords on the army reg
ulation bill, 1871; the negotiation OF
the treaty of Washington respecting
the Alabama claims, 1871; the passing
of the ballot act, 1872; and the judica-
ture act, 1878. In August, 1878, imme.
diately after the close of the session,
the cabinet was considerably re-
modelled, Mr.. Gladstone assuming the
chancellorship of the exchequer, in ad.
) dition to his office of first lord of the
treasury.
January "a, 1874, fortnight before
both houses were to have met, Mr..
Gladstone took everybody by surprise
by announcing the Immediate dissolu
ton of parliament, and issuing his ad
dress to his constituents at Greenwich
, in which he promised to abolish the
income tax. At the general election
which ensued the votes were, for the
, first time, taken by secret ballot. The
result proved most disastrous to the
, liberal party, 351 conservatives being
, elected, and 3O2 liberals.
$ Mr.. Gladstone at once resigned and
: Mr.. Disraali became prime minister
, In 1875 Mr.. Gladstone, then in his six
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$ ton to retire from the leadership ot
t the liberal party on account of ole
r age. But Mr.. Gladstone, April 23, 1880
: for the second time became premier
. He acted for three years as chancellor
S of the eXchequer also, but in 1885,
e turned the financial work over to Mr.
: Childers. The Irish, Egyptian ant
s franchise questions filed the time o
I the ministry. After long and stormy
i, debates the Gladstone government wa
t overthrown in June, 1885, on bulge
o vote and the Marquis of Salisbury tool
2 office.
e In November following genera
Q election was hehl, and the liberals
s found themselves with a voting forc'
about equal to that OF the tories ane
8 the Parnellites combined. The Sails
!. bury ministry was turned out by ,
: snap vote on an agrarian measure ant
9 Mr.. Gladstone again took Office. This
his third premiership, is known as tn
J. "home rule administration, for Mr.
It Gladstone announced tkat the tim
x had come when justice should be don
4 to Ireland. He appealed to the coun
9 try and was beaten by combination
g of tories and renegade liberals, tn
# latter led by Chamberlain, Harrington
s and Sir Henry James. Mr.. Gladston
9 resigned, and Lord Salisbury assumes
d office for the second time August {
), 1885, Since that date Mr.. Gladston
l. was in opposition, until August II
1892, when, as result of the libera
g victory in the general elections, h
a once more became premier minister
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