Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-09
SENIOR CAN0VAS' CAREER.
Has Been Premier Many Times ana
often OVcrthrOWn-A Poet
When Young.

MADRID Aug o-f9tIOT AillOlltO Ns'AAONfA'
del Castillo. according to the Dictionaire
Universal Des Contemporaries, was born
at Malaga, February s. 1S2S. He took the
course in philosophy and law in the Uni
vcrsity of Madrid and began his career as
| a Journalist.
In 1871 he made his debut, under the
patronage Of Seners Rios. ROsas and
Pacheco. as chief editor OF the Patria, in
which he defended conservative ideas.
About this time ne published a volume
| OF lyric poems and a series of historical
| papers. He was in doubt whether TO fol-
| low a literary or a political career, but
| soon found himself turned TO politics by
the course of events. In 1882 he was named
! deputy for Malaga. and from that time TO
| his death had never ceased TO occupy
seat in the cortes. In 1884, he was charge
! IaffaiTeS at Rome and prepared tne MS
tCriCal memorandum on the relations oil
Spain with the holy see which served as a
| basis for the concrada: After serving me
| crown as governor Of CadiZ in 1870. director
general of the administration from lSaS to
| 1861 and lastly, in that same year as
| under secretary of state for the INTERIOR
| the queen called him to the ministry as a
member of the cabinet. In 1860 he heId
| the portfolio of finance and the colonies
in the O'DonneI abinet and II deVolEed
upon him TO draw up the law for the abo-
| ltion of the slave trade. Shortly before
| the revolution Of 1868, he became especial
| " conspicuous as one of the last to de
I fend with energy in the cortes the prin-
| ciple of blending liberal and concihatory
| ideas with the constitutional monarchy;
! when all the parties that had supported
| this political doctrine had deserted the par
| lament. He was banished short time
before the revolution occurred and took
| no part in il.
In the face Of the triumphant revolution:
| after his return from exile. and in the fun
| constituent assembly Of lS5S, supporte49 4 Dy
| SenOrs Elduayem, Bugallel anc two others;
! he hoisted the standard of legitimate ana
| constitutional monarchy. This is his great
| est title TO fame. His fidelity and ability
| finally secured for him the supreme direc-
| tion of the Alfonsist party; and on the
| proclamation of Alfonso XII. as KING; on
| December 81 1874 Senior CanoVas del CAS-
| tillO became president of the council ana
| chief of the new cabinet. called the cabinet
of Cancellation. He retired In September
| 1873. because of the demands OF the eX-
| treme Conservative party, but ne was called
| back to the presidency of the council on
| December of the same year and charged
] particularly with the direction of the first
| legislative elections of the new regime nc
| was himself elected TO the corteS from the
| city of Madrid in January, 1876. II deVolVed
| upon him then TO repress the second at
| tempt of the, Carlists to bring on a civil war
| and to deal with the first insurrection In
With the exception OF an interval of
| few months he continued to hold the pre-
micrship down TO 1879. when, on the return
of Marshal Martinez Campos from Cuba,
he retired from the premiership ana was
| succeeded by CampOs, who accepted as MS
| colleagues the principal associates OF SenOr
Canovas The opposition raised to the
policy of Campos soon forced him to retire;
SenoT Canovas skillfully resisted delayei
| and finally defeated the free trade ana
| emancipation projects of Campos. on the
| reassembling of the coTtes in December.
1874. CampOs gave up the attempt TO con-
| duct the government and SenOr CanONdS
formed a new cabinet on December 10.
| with a second Cuban insurrecton. 10 be
dealt with.
| task but the reactionary tendency OF MS
| home policy became more and more marked
until the financial projects in which he
] Oh cd IN arnbark drew him the bitter
| attacks not only of CASTELAR, and the repub-
Leans, but also those of Campos and Sa-
| gasta, and he was compelled TO resign. In
1881 he returned again to power; but ms
| Conservative cabinet was speedily over
thrown and a coalition government. with
| Sagasta and Campos at Its head, TOOK the
Al the general election OF the same year
he was returned to the cortes from Madrid
| and Eecame the chief spokesman of the in
| terlnediate party. known as the ConSerNa'
tive Liberals. on January II, lSs4. he was
! called upon to form Conservative minis
try. In order to secure a majority deXot-
ell like himself to ideas of order and OF
| liberty. in harmony with the monarchlca
principle he dissolved the Cortes, and Tho
| new elections resulted fdVorably; but or
,,aiior N9ygm9iET ~ ~ tSe Caroine @ Islands by Ger
MANY. ne was again compelled to resign
being succeeded by Senor Sagasta- Th'
p | chamber by 900 votes against ll2 cast fol
SCncr Romero Robledo. and he signalizcC
! his entrance upon his new functions by,
. fr,n,raI euIogv of King Alfonso MI, VII,
had died the previous d;iy
In 1890 another reversal 6rought nm bacl
1 into power and on July > he took the pres
. idCrCv of a Conservative cabinet. replac
/ ing the Liberal ministry OF Sagasta. Tw'
wears later the pendulum swung to tn
Gruosite extreme. aud the Liberals. unde
! Seror Sagasta, won the general clecIioh
and retained p3weT until lSS a,ncI W9eh Iad piS i5
queen regent 10 summon CanoNas again 4
| tho premiership.
Canovas came last into power on Feb
| ruarv : 1875 A number OF oihcers ha'
| broken and pillaged the offices OF variou
/ navsnanors which had made insinuatiOn
nis,irast tbe conduct of officers engaged il
, ! suppressnE the Cuban revolt The wa
! minister seemed 10 support Ihe oHlcers
, / "a, berpos tho premier. Senior SeEaSta, or
/ derCd the journalists to be protected. Thi
{ ! led 10 the retirement of the ministry. Mar
A shal Campos was temporarl,y iiiane cal
tain general of Madrid ana inc Ereates
- excitement prevailed. Finally senior can
!. / oy3s formed "a ministry aItnouEh ne iacke
T the support Of a section OF the 'onserEatN
:. The government was defeated on vot
T Of Censure on June < lN". Dut u.a y, npt ~, ~
returned an Overwhelming majority to tn
n ,ortes in favor of the policy oi the CanoNa
I tbat tbs rniuisterialists carried many of th
n { election districts by gross frauds On Jun
n . last. Senior Canoyas tendereI thg ~ reSlt ~,
/, nation of the cabinet, owing 10 the dl
= ! f,rlty ministers experienced in carving o
% the government. in view OF the parllamen
r. ! arv situation caused by thy refusal OF IN
n liberals to take part in the dehberatlor
- Z uf the COrtcS
~ / This attitude of the liberals was du
p / TO a personal encounter between the Duh
Ia of Tstuan minister of foreign affairs. an
n | Professor CornaS. a distinguished l.iber'
IN senator on MAY p. when the duke slappe
Is the face OF the professor after heate
* debate on the Morgan resolution, adopte
hy the United States senate. After tol
davS Of conference with the leaders OF 4
1- polfticaI parties. the queen regent reques
,s ed him to withdraw the resignation
Is the cabinet and he did SO. being col
In 6rmed by the crown in his minister's
N nowers with the personnel and policy
,s fbe cabinet unchanged.
- 'Soror Canovas was the author Of hume
ous works in moral and political scienc
and OF a History of the House of Au
-, tria which is in high repute: and Hi
II to,,,. of the Decline OF Spain From Il
le Accession OF Phillip III. 20 the Death
70 Charles IL which ranks favorably amor
III tbp works Of its class from Spanish wri
L srs Under the title of FL SolitariO."
W niIbIished a monograph dedicated to OF
III ! ~ his 1Incles. Estebanes Calderon. of h
ne literary studies. the one of most gener
er ! interest T. a volume on the contemporal
Snanish theater, which appeared in 1856
He had received the insignia Of the q
p der Of the Red Eagle from the emperor
TO | Germany the Grand Cross of the Order
sh | the Tower and Sword from the king
an Portugal and the Golden Fleece from q
sc king Of Spain