The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-19

cation to his studies and TO his political
duties. He was rather silent In his am
hitions, but he pressed forward, slowly.
1t Is true. but surely, TO eminence. In 1884
he was junior lord OF the treasury under
Sir Robert Peel. then, in September. is4l.
no was vice president OF the Board OF
Trade; then. In 1s4s. he was president OF
that body and had seat in the cabinet OF
Sir Robert. Two years afterward he re-
signed from the ministry fmirabile dictu)
On question of conscience. In the same
year however. he became secretary OF
state for the colonies. Gladstone belonged
TO the faction known as the Peelites but
he was not extreme, and 1t was easy to
see that he would presently affiliate with
one OF the dominant parties in the state.
lie did not. therefore. make himself con-
spicuous as n member OF the AduIlamite
faction. He gradually veered over, be-
tween 1916 ard Isl. 10 progressive and
moderate radica, politics. BY doing so no
offended Oxford. oxford renounced him,
most courageous Passages of his life.
Meanwhile. in 1852. Gladstone became
chancellor OF the exeheauer under the Earl
OF Aberdeen. In this office Ii deyolved
upon him 10 manage the finances OF the
British empire during the Crimean war
Aberdeen, on account Of inefiicieney. was
soon overthrown. but Gladstone was car
rsed over 70 the cabinet of Paimerston
This was In February OF fs55 Resignlng
from office. he WAS seat, in is5s. as a spe-
c}al commissioner 10 the Ionian islands
Returning in the following year. he be-
came for the second time chancellor OF the
eNchequer under Lord Palmerston and
Earl Russell. He now rose 10 the place OF
leader OF the houses OF commons Eut be-
fore this he had broken with oxford His
literal tendencies had gone 50 far that he
could no longer wear with patience the
cloak of the past. He threw eff all the cid
traditions with considerable auaaclty and
appealed 10 South Lancashire He left
The theologians and vert 10 the n,er-
chants, He abandoned the philosophers
and sought comfort With the gaanufactur-
era Sir John Gladstone revived In his
sen. He now became a leader Of the nler-
camille and half democratic growing party
OF Liberals in Great Britain
tt was In this relation THAT Gladstone
WAS brought into contact and fierce an
iagontsm with his brilliant rival, Benja-
min pisraeh. The latter VAS four years
Gladstons's senior. In learning ana Wit
and aaroitness he Was greatly the superior
The character Of Disraeli was spylghtiy
versatile. penetrating as an electrical
fash, fertile In resources. with Il talent
Tor combination and strategy which
amounted 20 genius. In all Of these re-
speeis he was a head above hts rival. bu.
sse latter had more momentum. and IN
the long run he ha1 the better ~ the
h9ttles For period Of more than twenty
years the two leaders were set against
each other in the contea;ion for the pre-
niiershtp OF Great Britain. This position
Is. K We except the presidency Of the
United States. the greatest political prize
- tae world. For this Gladstone and
t'sSs&el! hsti,sd- Three tines in the asht
enc latter Was successful. and four tines
fffe former. II vas IN the Vicassstudes IT
ms ecntesS. extending from about tho
m.i3le - toe century ta 1876. that tne
pal3.eS} policy % Great Britain MAS chef
y SHAPED and determined.
u sas I'm this contest tass Gladstone rose
20 STATURE which has given him a Sasi
IireeeS .asHce ~ tae history OF his axe.
tsis arS; great refoTraayosy measure was
Wlsa respect 70 the suffrage IN Great Brit
Ain. Il. 1851 he ospoa<ed the cause q suf-
sfsage reform he took ghe graasf that
vita Respect TO the sgssrags England
should be moderately revalisfes.txe,i 80
fssas a much larger proportion ~ as,r cift-
sens m.sat he admitted TO the governing
body II his policy was not democratic
X vas AZ least liberal. and tended 70 de-
fnoSTacy. Ga this issue Gladstone rose to