Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-01-11
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THE FOLLOWERS

0S S
As published in these columns
few days ago, the year that has just
closed heralded the departure OF
many prominent-many great men
from the worlds stage for that un-
discovered country across whoee
bourne none return; but there yet
remain among us greater than
those who have gone; although long
since past the allotted span of name
years on earth.
Notably among these are Glad.
stone, the great English statesman,
Who began tho s5th year Of bic
long and wonderful life on Dec. 80
He 10 one, and among the greatest,
Of . remarkable group of old men
who have played or are playing
mo nentous parts in the world's
drama.
Loo XIII. at eighty-four not only
sways the Catholic world with
matchless wisdom and energy, but
he 10 choeen arbiter of peace among
nations which are mainly Profess
sant, like England and Germany
inhdel like France, or of the Greek
Church, like Russia. From the SUBJ
lime Porte to S.. Petersburg the
Vicar Of the Prince Of Peace is ac>l
cepted az the herald of peace on q
continent bristling with bayonets'
and groaning under the weight q
fortreases.
Bismarck at seventy-eight and
Kossuth at nlnetyatwo represent, in
= vastly inferior degree, forces
which once influenced the destinies,
of empires. The retirement of both
from active life is not to be re>
GREETED. Esch fulfilled his mission
for good or i'll, but the mission was
one of war. The world to-day
cries for peace, being weary not
only OF war but of that which is
worse than war. the eternal increase
of armies and multiplication OF
international strife.
nv. Gladstone il the first states
man Ct his county who has ever
sought to destroy the evil plant Of
racial and national discussions by
attacking it at the root instead of at
the head.
He began his political life as an
extreme conservative; full Of the
political prejudices against the
Irish people which obtained
among the bulk of the English PEG
pie.
Hs was an aged man before be
became convinced of the justice Of
the Irish Home Rule cause; but his
conversion, though late. was
thorough. Within the past seven
years. he has devoted to Irish af-
fairs the experience and sagacity Of
veteran Statesman; and the en-
thusissm Of . youth, apparently
providentially renewed that it may
hasten the triumph of Justice and
peace. +.
M. Gladstone has advocated
Irish Hone, Rue with an eye single
TO justice. Dissensions in the irish
ranks themselves which for d time
threatened more disaster to Ire.
lands cause than the fercest Eng.
nd opposition, and which with 9
mere politician would have served
90 plausible pretext tor abandoning
the struggle, meyer swerved a hair'i
breadth from bis course
Thanks to his courage and stead
faAtness, the bulk of the English
people are now in solid phalan1
behind him, and nothing stand,
between ireland ard her rights cut
The opposition of a few hundred
hereditary Legislators who cannor
ong Withstand the rising tide O
Democratic feeling in the British
Empire.
Thoguh Q few years may JET, ~
by before Ireland can appropriat.
The frnits Of The. victory, JET, Of
certainty, the Home Rule battle
was won under Glsdetone's leader
ship last August.