Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-03-09

Mr.. Gladstone career has been G4 years in
length and has comprised all the stirring
movements since lSi2. II" has lrit friends
and acquaintanrcS, aud IN the end has seen
them come back t. him. His deN"tolltn the
cause Of oppressed people ia his early life has
been uc1entuatcd hy hi- position on th" qu"~-
tlon Of home rul" for ireland The history
Of the last session OF parliamcn, is fresh, and
the disappointment of Gladstone 10y the Re-
lection OF the homc rulr hIl 10y the HOUSE IL
| Lords must have been great. int Ii" wa- ~tih
/ willing to make new trial. since lNNh hr
had taken tn" stan THAI ireland should haN"
home rule and the history uI the man show
that his ideas have always been predominant
in English politics.
At the time Of his birth Sir Arthur WrIlr~-
ley, afterwards the Duk" of Wellington. and
the premier uf Great Britain. wa- lighting the
battles OF the Spanish peninsula. Mr.. Glnl-
stone was born N Liverpool on Dee. 90, lN09.
he was a son ul Sir John Gladstone, Il pr"ni-
nent merchant of Lancashire The family
was OF Scottish descent, and, according tu
Burke. has an ilIu~trluuS pedigree.
George Canning was the controlling in
Guence of Grcnt Britain during Gladstone" =
boyhood, and the boy NJ one" accepted III"
strongest OF conservative ,was His hoy
hood was passed during tn" year IN which
Wellington won Waterloo and Napoleon hr-
decade OF the century was aS II student at
Eton. Napoleon died in the same N"nr lS2l.
| For six wears he remained at the preparatory
| school, and then became a pupil under pr.
| Turner, who ilnally hecamr the c"lehra'td
| bishop Of Calcutta.
In 1929 he entered Christ Church college.
Oxford as II junior, and was graduated in
| 1881 with the highest hOnors, takin II double
first class. After graduating he to an cN-
4, l.,.I Nf tIa. ..,t, nan
Italy was part of his material OF attnck ON
King BJmba twenty wears later Daniel
O'COnuell was then engaged in the great fight
that brought about the passage OF the reform
act Of 1892. and when Gladstone returned
, from the continent he was asked 10y the Duke
of Newcastle to stand for parliament for New
ark. In the light Of Gladstone's career this
act on the part of the Duke of Newcastle
seems to be irony personiiled.
After amOst vigorous campaign, In which
he met a Liberal an a Raiieal. Gladstone was
elected. A. soon a. parliament convened in
| 1893 It was known that the young man Glad
stone was to be a force. Orr Of the first acts
| presented was the abolition OF slavery
throughout the British empire. Gladstone
took the ground that he was not opposed To
freedom. but he was against indiscriminalc
emancipation. In one session he estahllShcl
his power ~ a debater.
MDen Ietl fllllt " pONcl III i'pf w 49,
ogn2ed this new force in British politics.
Gladstone was only 20 years old, but he was
! made hnior lord Of the treasury. His new
honor Ind hardly been known before the Tory
marty went out of power. and his political ca
reer as an active participant was interrupted
for eight years. In the meantime Gladstone
had engaged in controversy in which Dis
raell. Newman. Golden, John Stuart Mill and
other leaders Of thought took part
..,.l .I...u fhn GAin FiN al
of this man. and in his last years us novel
lat pictured Gladstone as the sanguine and
hopeful young man In "Endymion. While
| Disrael and Gladstone remained rivals for
| 40 wears cnrh respected the other, AMI both
| changcd their politics. When Peel resumed
nower In 1871 ho made Gladstone the vice
president of the board Of trade and master OF
| The mint. In lS+2 Peel proposed the begin
| ming Of the great fiscal reforms Tho revision
| of the tariff duties wa' the work of Gladstone,
| and resulted In the practical abolition oi
duties on 750 articles.
In ISi9 Gladstone succeeded the Earl OF
pinon MS president Of the board OF trade.
| One of his first moves was to force through
| tbe Commons and the House OF Lords bill
nrovIdipp that thereafter there should hc NJ
| restriction on the eXportutlon OF English ma
| ebinery. This was the real beginning or the
free trade policy Of England. Cobden and
Mil we're waiting for the final results, while
| Gladstone brought about details. Al the ses.
slon of 1874 he carried tho bills compelling
| tbe new railroad to run cheap trains and IN.
serted the provision that has never beer
| acted upon that after 1850 tho government
/ hnd an option in the English railways. Ii
the same bill he provided for the erection o
telegraphIc lines.
| In 1915 he resigned, "a he was opposed tc
! the goyernmer policy in regard TO Maynooti
island. His dignity was hurt, ~ he had op
posed the endowment policy, later he sup
ported the Maynooth btll and the scheme fol
| The extension Of aralemicnl instruction ii
| Ireland. Peel returned to power In 1916 witt
, the avowed purpose OF bringing about reNe
nue reforr, aud the abolition Of the corn laws
! Gladstone was made colonial secretary HI