The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-09
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SKETCH OF his CAREER.
Il Was One Full of Important
EvantS.

Events
Senior Antonio Capovas Del, Castillo,
according to the Dictionaire Universal
des Contemporaries, was born at Ma
laga Feb. s. 1928. He took the course
III philosophy and law in the unlver-
sity Of Madrid, and began his career
as a journalist In 1851 he made ms
debut under the patronage OF Senors
Rios, Rcsas and Pacheco, as chief Ell
tor of Patria. in which he defended
conservative ideas. About this tllEe he
published a volume of lyric poems and
a series of historical papers BE was
in doubt whether to follow hterary
or political career, but soon found
himself turned to politics by the course
of events. In 1852 he was named dep
uty for Malaga, and from that time TO
mis- death had never ceased TO Occur Y
a seat in the corIes. IN 1884 ne was
charge d'affaires at Rome, and pre-
pared the historical memorandum or
the relations of Spain with the hoy see
which served as a basis for the con-
crada After serving the crown as gov
ernor OF Cadiz in 1855, director general
Of the administration, 1858 to 1861, ard
lastly, in that same year, as under sec
retary of state Cor the interior, the
queen called him 10 the ministry IS
member Of the ca binet. In 500 he he'd
the portfolios of finance and the colo
MES in the O'Donnell cabinet. and it
devolyed upon him to draw up the law
Cor the abolition of the slave tride
Shortly before the revolution of 1868, he
became especially conspicuous as one
of the last to defend with energy in
the cortes the people of blending lin
eral and eonciliatorY ideas with the
constitutional monarchy, when all the
parties that had supported this polit-
ical doctrine had deserted the parlia =
To no nj 4
time before the revolution occurred,
and took no part in it,
In the face of triumphant revolution
after his return from exile and the full
constituent assembly Of 1868, supported
by Seniors Elduayem. Bugallel and
others, he hoisted the standard of le-
climate and constitutional monarchy.
This is his greatest title to fame. His
fidelity and ability finally secured for
him the supreme direction of the Al
fonsist party, and on the proclamation
of Alfonso XIII as king, in 1874, Senior
Canovas del Castillo became president
of the council and chief of the new
cabinet, called the cabinet of concilia-
ton. He retired in September, 1875,
because of the demands of the ex-
IRENE Conservative party, but he was
called back TO the presidency of the
council on Dec 2 of the same year and
charged particularly with the direction
OF the first legislative elections of the
new regime.
He was elected to the cortes from
the city of Madrid in January, 1876.
It devOlved upon him then to repress
the second attempt of the Carlists to
bring on a civil war and to deal with
the first Instruction in Cuba.
With the exception of an interval of
a few months, he continued to hold the
premiership down to 1879 when. on the
Of h-J
from Cuba, he retired from the pre-
miership and was succeeded by Cam
pos, who accepted as his colleague the
principal associates of Senior Canovas
The opposition raised to the policy of
Campos soon forced him to retire. Sc
nor Canovas skilfully resisted. delayed
and finally defeated the free trade and
emancipation projects of Campos. On
the reassembling of the cortes in De-
cember, 1879. CampOs gave up the at
tempt to conduct the government and
Senior Canovas formed a new cabinet
IN Dec. 10 with a second Cuban in
surrection to be dealt with
He charged General Blanco with this
task, but the reactionary tendency of
his home policy became more and more
marked until the financial projects in
which he wished to embark drew upon
him the bitter attacks not only OF
CASTELAR, and the Republicans, but also
those of Campos and Sagssta, and he
was compelled to resign In 1881 he
returned again to power, but his Con-
servative cabinet was speedily over
thrown and a coalition government
with Sagasta and Campos at its head
took the reigns of affairs.
AT the general election Of the same
wear, he was returned 10 the cortes
from Madrid and became the chief
spokesman of the intermediate partv
known as the party of conservative
Liberals. On Jan. is. 1884. he was
called upon TO form a conservative
ministry. In order to secure a ma
jOrity devoted like himself to ideas of
order and of liberty. in harmony with
the mOnarchial principle, he dissolved
the cortes and the new elections re-
suited favorably. But on Nov. &c. 1883
on the question of the occupation of
the Caroline Islands by Germany ne
was again compelled to resign. being
succeeded by Senior Sagasta The same
day he was elected president of the
chamber by 222 votes against 10 cast
Tor senior Romero RcbledO. and he
slgnaIlzed his entrance upon his new
functions by funeral eulogy of King
Alfonso XIII, who had died the previ-
Gus day, and in 1890 another revulsion
brought him into power and he took
the head of conservative cabinet re-
placing the Liberal ministry OF Sagasta
Two years Ia ter the pendulum swung
10 the opposite extreme and the
Liberals, under Senior Sagasta won the
general elections and retained power
until 1895, when disa greements led the
queen regent 10 summon Canovas
again TO the premiership. Canovas
came last into power on Feb. I. 1895. A
number Of officers had broken and
pillaged the offices of various news
papers which had made insinuations
against the conduct of officers engaged
IN suppressing the Cuban revolution.
The war minister seemed TO support
the officers, whereas the premier. Senior
SaSaSta- ordered the journalists to he
protected. This led to the retirement
OF the ministry. Marshal Campos was
temporarily made captain general of
Madrid and the greatest excitement
prevailed. Finally. Senior Canovas
formed ministry although he lacked
the support of a section Of the Con
servative party. The government was
defeated on vote OF censure on June
B. 1895, but did not resign. The general
elections Of April. 1896. returned an
overwhelming majority to the cortes in
favor OF the policy of the Canovas
cabinet, though the opposition charged
that the ministerialists carried MANY
of the election districts by gross frauds.
On June ? last. Senior Canovas
rendered the resignation of the cabinet.
owing to the difficulty ministers ex
perienced in carrying on the govern
nent in favor of the parIiamentarv
situation, caused by the refusal of the
Liberals to take part in the delibe~a-
TORS OF the cortes.
This attitude Of the Liberals was due |