Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-08
lTALYS GREAT MAN.
cRIsPI WAS AT ONE TIME A REV
oLUrIoNIsT.
Many HardshIps and Perils in the
~ Political Career of the Emf
nent Italian.


ckleago Herald
The action Of King Humbert in calling
Crispi to form cabinet brings once more
into the foreground the greatest of mod
ern Italians. Only n few years ago 1t
tccined that the day of Garibaldls most
famous colleague was over. Today the
+. uncertain current of politics carries this
Old man to the top wave of power aud
makes the self-willed, far.seeng Sicilian
again the arbiter of 1taly's fortunes. 1t
IL well for Italy that Crispi has been
called to power. \ cabinet under any
other man would not be likely to last long
AMI might be dangerous to tie tranquility
Of the country which is weary of uncer-
fnih measures and demands a strong gov
erninent. That Italy will get such COY
erninent Is the conclusion Of every one
who Las studied the life Of the great
Frnnceseo
a FIGHTER FROM THE START
Crispi was born iu 1919, and in lSis
be was the leader of the revolutionary
movement at Palermo advocating the to-
tai separation of Sicily from the Kingdom
OF Naples. His agsressiyencsS made him
a lnarked man, and his .counlrymen
Showed their confidence in Kim by elect
Ing him one Of thelr deputies in the Sicil-
ian insurrectiOuary parliament and sub
seQuently secretary Of war in the provis-
lonnl government. This confidence he did
not betray.
Indeed, when the history of this sicilan
revolution Is written 1t will be seen that
the two years resistance Of the revO u
tionists was largely due TO this Sicilinn
LAWYERS wise policy and widespread in-
tluencc-1mOng his cOuntrymcn. The revo-
luton failed, however, and Crispi He'd to
Paris. There he remained for several
years, 15sOcinting almost exclusively with
his fellow cxiles and avoiding, as n rule.
all Intimacy with even tle most advanced
native liberals. He spent most Of his
dino in the society of Mannin. the Nene-
TIM, and in keeping up q constant CORE
spondence with Mazzini, in London. Dur
iug this period lie supported himself by
tenching law and by giving Italian les
sons. Previous TO this period-from 1919
u I'd 1S52--he had earned his bren1 by
working for the newspapers of Turin,
most of his articles appearing IN the Pro-
gresso, an influential journal founded
notnb,e fact about the PrOgressO is that
1pur members of its staff nfterward be-
chne cabinet ministers and two Of them
primo ministers of Italy. They were &c.
enre Correnu, one Of the greatest masters
Of modern style, who before his death
? tllirtv years later, was several times
Minister; Depretis, Seismit-Dodn and
fnncesco Crispi As q journalist the
EXPERIMENTATION WLlcn lheSe three able men
obtained from the Progrcsso was by no
mems in accordance with their deserts.
COfrenu, who wrote most of the leading
Articles, received SIS month: Depretis.
who reviewed the doings IN the cham
hers, received a like sum- while Crigni
wEo was younger and Of less standing.
Ntpie artic es upon all kinds Of subjects
ana attended TO the administration Of
Ihr paper for the magnificent salary OF
~ per month. Naturally he could not
irc upon this and therefore he cOllabor-
tlfT win other papers and, IN short,
took any work he could get He was true
70 his republican, principles. however. and
rrfnsed with great batenr to work for the
l'lsprE mento. moderate Liberal organ
fnnhded by Count Cavour, a born consplr-
CAUSED UNEASINEss.
Crispi, though in Paris caused much
uneasiness to the Italian authorities
1 and the consequence was that after
I few domcillary visits the police of Ma
poleon III politely gave him notice 10
quit lie went 10 London with - in
Ills pocket. and there, with AInZzlni
ccneocted the plot that eventually ra
suited in the liberation Of Italy. In this
work he had the sympathy Of many
pqr4ons who knew how tyrannical was
N'nr Ferdinand, the "Bombn" of popular
1riestaton. These persons knew thnt.
p4tn suppressed by an army Of Swiss
and other foreign mcrcenarips, n
rMnber of the most respected members
r g ne senate and chamber among them
q rtNk Baron Peorio, irofs, Lcttembrini
n enr .Snaventa and others well known 10
l'l*gsh society, had been imprisoned ~
me dungeons Of Ischia and prOcida on1
npd been confined there for Years In
sp'se OF the fact that Mr.. Gladstone
N Lnrl Aberdeen ami Lord pnlmprstnn
release 'V'u'V 'ie''
HIS RETURN FROM EXILEAs
a Brighter day. however, soon dawned.
Garibaldl led his famous expedition 10
Sicily in 1888 and Crispi accompanied il
A as simple volunteer, landing nj pois-,,o
!" In May, 1850. Many had II
fe'ih upon Cnspi In this enterprise. tho
snccfSs Of which Is eeneraiiv III ''''
What enormously attributed TO the pres
ti<e. and the red shirt Of the Lion ~
the Anpenlnes" Courageous as t;afibsili
% WAS his courage would hardly have
CARED the day. In order 10 insnra src.
caas the brains Of mar. iike Crisnd
we're necessary. There were two Swiss
IN tezinents at Palermo. quite ready 10
= lie Tor the king who paid them rernlarl-
and their officers told Crispl that they
nfant 10 stand by their eoors. Crispl's
reply was characteristic. "lovnIfy bla
!, nlofs merits It's reward" be sala "and
N you VIII send In a petition for an In
ffeose OF pay as soon as yonr term Of
crllf expires, uy friends at conrt
viii see that II Is granted The Swiss
tf|i into the trap; the petition was sent
mi was pigeon-holcd; 10 answer canr
y ind the two regiments marched out Of
t4lfrmo in anger Had they remained
ne red shirts would hardly have con
qnet,A The city. The red shirts con
ntefAd. however. aud Crisii was soon 80
nrH'ly engaged In recognizing q govern
mrNl al Palermo that he found Il i'm
y POSI- Die "a nrqofifuauv ftaribaldf 10 81