The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-05-19
AN AUSTRALIANS STATESMAN.

The career o. Sir Henry HsrSes az
se76S 8 view q some % the greatest
contrasts that have ever occurred in the
lsss q n&n- He seemed born in such a
position and with Ssseh lack % sdySnt-
ages that there was little hope for him
70 attain the heighIhs did, and having
/ strained il. who would have thought
that his last years would he PASSED in
: constant battle with the hsri-hsarssi
creditor. even 90 the sxteat Of being
sArs2tsnsI with being cut OF frou the
very neesSsSriss o. life.
ne late Sir Henry PsrSss was born
N England in 1915 His parents were
80 poor that he hS6 70 80 TO work when
As was eight years Of Sse. Snd in con-
sequence he never had any education.
lis knowledge WAS picked Up labor
IouSly IS he went through life, and it is
re22rkGass Bow. in spite o. his busy
career, ne scssd his mind with iufor-
nation he went TO Australia in 1889.
Vas employed first as : gardener. rsxt
in a hardware store. and finally ser up
L business for himself rs an ivory
Turner and deSlsr in toys
His first enty into public life was in
IStS when he Was one OF the sscre-
sSrSss for returning Robert Lowe for
The city Of Sidney, He took an active
psrt IN the agitation TO stop the trans
portsCion Of criminals to the colony.
which led very nearly TO armed resist
snee TO the mother country. During
( the wears when s constitution was be
ing framed for the colony OF New South
Wales he conducted the Empire
newspaper and smashed the scheme for
creating colonial hereditary pesrage.
With an upper house in which the peo-
pie would have no voice. He may there
tors Dc regarded as the founder of the
present system of government in New
South Wales
Sir He1ry'S legislative career com
nsncsd in 1854 In 1856 he first took
O1cs as Colonial Secretary. and in 1872
be formed his first ministry. The main
work done vas q new fiscal policy. In
ISL he VAS made knight Commander
o. the Order Of St Michael and ST.
Georss- In 1881. being then again Pre-
ulier, his health broke down and he
passed through Honolulu in the s. s
Australia On his way TO the United
States and England In the forther
country he wanted s mail subsidy and
I reduction in the wool tariff. He was
successful il neither effort During the
years 1857 and 1sSs. having carried
through & free trade policy in the teeth
Of great opposition. he was the most
popular man in the colony. The last
great scheme Of his life was the feder-
axiom OF the Australian colonies. but
ais nth ministry was defeated before
The scheme could be realized From
1SS1 70 lSs5 Sir Henry Parkes was in
opposition. and finally could not secure
reelection. and 50 dropped into private
life
HIS pecunizry affairs we're in a very
involved condition, and the last few
years Of his life he had barely 81 600
a year 20 support himself and his fam
NY This SUN Vas the interest upon
= 900 subscribed for him by his friends
and placed in the name OF his second
Eife, Lady Pzrkes- Upon her death his
creditors prepared 10 sweep down upon
hin but he got the better OF them by
marrying his domestic servant and pro-
riding another Lady Parkes
There Is 10 doubt that not only New
South Wales but Australia generally.
owes much 10 SIR Henry PsrkeS He
E9s man OF great natural ability,
much shTeEdnsSs. and had Oratorical
powers He was an intense lover OF the
liberty Of the subject and q firm be
lever il free trade His reputation was
not local, IL vas worldwide