The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-27

member fer HEREFORD which constituency
he represented until 1ss5. since which time
ne has sal for East Manchester BY MS
xork entitled "A Defense Of Philosophical
Douh~" ds7se. Mr. Baltou- gave ssTosnise OF
abilities which could hardly have tailed 20
win recognition by the Conservative party
even IL ne had not been a nephew or Lord
Salisbury. He acted as private secretary
10 his uncse during the critical perao1 OF
fs7s-sa. when the Berlin treaty was neEo-
ftated. Mr.. Bsl.our became prominent n
1ss5. when ~ was made president or the
local governments board IN Lord Sasfsourys
first ministry hoIsing THAI Office from
July 7sB, to January. fsss On the return
OF Lord Salisbury 20 power. in July. 1sss.
Mr. BsEfour was male secretary for Scot
land He reiinqufxheS that post IN March.
Ig77 10 become chief secretary for Ireland,
and in the November following he was
given a seat in the cabinet He introduced
the crimes act % 1sSs. and after its adop-
ton he geographically devoted himself 70
the enforcement OF IT'S provisions His
reputation as a parliamentary deba-er
rose considerably during the animated de-
bates which preceded ard followed the
enactment OF THAT measure. The Irish
nscknamed him Bloody Balfour. Mr.. Ball
four was elected lord rector Of 81. An
crew's University IN November. 1856 He
was keeper OF the privy seal. Ireland, in
1856. chancellor OF the Order OF St. Patrick
In 1887, and was chairman OF the commits
sion on bI-metaIiism in 1871. He has
served as vice president OF the committee
of council on education for Scotland He
is a fellow OF the Royal Society
and member of the senate OF
the University OF London. and In
1883 the freedom OF the city of Lon
don was conferred upon him He has
written magazine articles on golf, music
and other subjects, He Is a privy coun-
cillor. Edinburgh university gave him
the degree OF LII. D.. and St. Andrews
did the same in 1876 and Cambridge IN 1852.
He IL deputy lieutenant for East Lothian
and Ross-shire. The increase OF Mr. Bal
four's fame Of late has not been as a de-
batter or party leader. but as a literary
man and advocate of bi-metallisn- At
critical times in the house Chamberlain is
looked to as the rsaa leader of the Tory
eide.
Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. secre-
tary OF state for the colonies. Is a re-
markable person. Up to 1886 he was looked
upon by the Tories as the very anti-Christ,
the enemy OF the church and Of law and
order He was almost a socialist in his
radicailsn. and had an enormous fo.lov-
ing among the common people. But he
quarrelled with Gladstone over the Lib
eral programme. and because he could not
dictate TO the party he left II. Thereafter
he was as bitter against Gladstone as ne
formerly was jealous in his service. The
Liberals reciprocated the sentiment.
and when Chamberlain rises 70
speak in the house ne Is often
greeted with cries OF Judas.
This hostility of the Liberals toward him
has made him a full Tory at last. In 1875
he might have been member OF the Sails
bury ministry. but. like Harrington. he
he'd aloof, hoping that the LIoeral-u nion-
fist wing might absorb the Gladstonian
wing, as would probably have been the
case had Gladstone died. For nine years.
and until within q few weeks. the Liberair
Unionists have maintained a separa te
party organization, though voting with
the Tories That Chamberlain has ac-
espted office as a Tory minister shows
that the Liberal Unionist party Is extinct
Joseph Chamberlain has an unpleasant,