Evening journal., 1897-08-09
sketch Of Senior oanovas.

Sketch of Senior CanOvas.
r Antonio Canovas del Castillo, |
ing to The Dictionnaire Univer-
IS Contemporaries, was born at |
a on Feb. s, 1928. He took the |
M in philosophy and law at the |
rsity Of Madrid and began his I
as a journalist. In 1851 he made |
but under the patronage Of Seniors !
Rosas and Pacheco as chief editor
e Patria, In which he defended
rvatiye ideas. About this time
bllshed a volume Of lyric poems
series of historical papers. He
doubt whether to follow a lit
.5 or political career, but soon
himself turned to politics by the
: of events.
1852 he was named deputy for
"a, and from that time TO his death
d never ceased to occupy a seat
cortes. In 1856 he was charge
Tres at Rome and prepared the
ical memoranda on the relations
ain with the holy see. which serv-
a basis for the concordant.
ter serving the crown as governor
tdiz in 1855, director general Of the
nistration from 1858 to 1861 and
In that same year as undersec-
of state for the interior the queen
/ him to the ministry as a menu
Z the Mon cabinet. In 1865 he held
ortfolio of finance and the colonies
lie O'Donnell cabinet. and it de-
ed upon him to draw up the law
ne abolition OF the slave trade.
)rtly before the revolution of 1868
became especially conspicuous as
Of the last to defend with energy
le eortes the principle of blending
al and conciliatory ideas with the
titutiOnal monarchy, when all the
es that had supported this political
rlne had deserted the parliament.
was banished a short time before
revolution occurred and took no
in it.
Became President of the Council.
the face Of the triumphant revo-
IN after his return from exile and
ne full constituent assembly of 1868,
ported by Senors Elduayem, Bugal-
and two others, he hoisted the
.dard of legitimate and constitu-
al monarchy. This is his greatest
to fame. His fidelity and ability
f. lily secured for him the supreme di-
ion of the Alfonsist party. and on
proclamation of Alfonso II as king
Dec. 81, 1874, Senior Canovas del Cas-
became president of the council
chief of the new cabinet, called the
met of conciliation.
retired in September. 1875. be-
Sc of the demands Of the Extreme
.lservative party, but he was called
k to the presidency Of the council
Dec. 2 Of the same year and charged
tioularly with the direction of the
/ legislative elections Of the new re-
he. He was himself elected to the
ties from the city of Madrid in Janu-
4. 1876. It devolved upon him then
repress the second attempt of the
rlists to bring on a civil war and to
II with the first insurrection in Cuba.
With the exception of an interval of
ew months he continued to hold the
amiership down to 1879. when, on the
urn of Marshal Martinez Campos
m Cuba, he retired from the premier
ip and was succeeded by Campos,
10 accepted as his colleagues the
ncipal associates Of Senor Canovas.
Ie opposition raised to- the policy OF
mpos soon forced him to retire.
senior Canovas skilfully resisted, de-
yed and finally defeated the free trade
d emancipation projects of Campos
4 the reassembling of the cortes in
acember. 1879. Campos gave up the at
mpt to conduct the government, and
nor Canovas formed a new cabinet
Dec 10, with a second Cuban insur-
ction to be dealt with.
He charged General Blanco with this
SIX. but the reactionary tendencies OF
S home policy became more and more
arked until the financial projects IN
hich he wished to embark drew upor
i'm the bitter attacks not only oi
astelar and the Republicans, but alsC
lose OF Campos and of Sagasta. and HI
as compelled to resign. In 1881 he re-
lrned again to power, but his conserv
i've cabinet was speedily overthrown
nd q coalition government, with Sa
lsta and Campos at its head, took TIT
,ins of affairs.
At the general elections of the saml
ear he was returned to the cortes from
Iadrid and became the chief anC
Dokesman of the intermediate party
nown as the party of Conservative
LIBERALS. On Jan. is. 1884. he was call
J upon to form a Conservative min
try.
In order to secure a majority devot
4. like himself. ~ ideas Of order an
{ liberty in harmony with the mon
rchical principle he dissolved IN
ortes, and the new elections resulte
avorably. But on Nov. 26, 1885. on tn
uestion of the occupation OF the Car
line Islands hy Germany. he was agai