Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-24

went decided change, and for many years
he was an ardent admirer OF the United
States, its people and its government.
America has magnificent future" he
,nce said to an American friend, III the
people are only true to their possibilities.
Before the close of the 2Oth century the
vast continent embraced within the limits
Of the United States, stretching from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Gulf
Of Mexico to the great lakes OF tho north,
will be the home Of 800, 100000 of freemen,
representing every nation upon earth, vaster
In extent and population than the Roman
empire in its palmiest days, but free from
the danger that attended the extension OF
that empire among barbarous peoples, which
was the primary and potent cause OF the
decline and fall of the greatness OF Rome.
Every true Engllshman should be proud OF
the progress Of the United States, for the
Americans are our kith and kin, having
the same literature, the same language
and the same sturdy love Of political indie
pendence. The wrestling of Magma Charta
from King John prepared the way for the
battle of Bunker Hill and the Declaration
Of independence"
His Political Career Summarized.
In 1881 he was graduated with a brilliant
triumph, and the next year entered parllar
ment in the good old Tory way-"accept
ing the seat for Newark by the grace OF the
Duke of Newcastle" He continued to rep.
resent that borough till 1916, but as Glad
stone then showed signs Of becoming lib
eral the duke gave the seat to another,
claiming, as he said, 1.-The right to do what
he would with his own" In 1884 Glad
stone first took Office" as under secretary
for the colonies, Sir Robert Peel being pre-
mier. Being Thrown out" as the English
phrase ia, by the defeat Of Peel In 1885, he
employed his leisure in literary work and
published the once elebrated-perhaps one
should Say notorious and State."
II ii now remembered chiefly because OF
Macaulay's savage criticism OF 1t in the
Edinburgh Review.
In 1910 he put forth another peculiar work
on church affairs. In 1871 he again took q
place in the cabinet and soon became emf
nent as a financier. In 1916 he resigned b.
cause the government favored the Catholic
college in Ireland, but soon came in again.
In 1847 he was chosen to represent Oxford,
and then, for the first time, began to advo-
cate liberal measures, the first being the
bill for removing the disabilities OF the
Jews, which he had opposed In 1S41. In
1879 he became leader of the Liberals
and entered on that long contest with Dis
raeli, which continued without truce till
1879, when Disraeli became Beaconsfield
and entered the house Of lords.
Mr.. Gladstone was four times prime min
lister Of England, first taking Office in 1868
In 1873 his ministry was defeated by coali-
ton of Tories and home rulers on the edu-
cation question, but as the opposition could
not organize he was restored only to be
again defeated the next year. Six years
later, in 1880, having during his retirement
conducted & vigorous campaign against the
government both on the platform and by
means of pamphlets, directing his attacks
mainly against the policy which resulted
in the treaty of Berlin, under which the
Turks were left rulers of millions OF OPP
pressed Christians, he was again raised to
power. This time his ministry endured
until 1885 by a combination Of Tories and
Parnellites on the budget. In 1885 he re-
gained the reins, but held them for short
time only, the home rule problem proving
fatal to his continuance In power. Lord
Salisbury was then chosen prime minister,
and Gladstone was out until 1892, when,
after an exciting general election, parliar
ment showed majority Of 40 against the
Conservative government.
Tho Mobbing Of Gladstone.
"Gladstone in danger from a mob. he
takes refuge in hallwayr'
To Americans who read 1t now this
statement will seem incredible. Yet it was
q fact, and so late as 1878. The English peo-
pie had on one of their periodical war
levers, and were consequently insane. It
is not too strong an expression. The war
fever often rises to q sort of insanity. and
even in the tolerant United States It has
twice happened that the veteranaof one
war were mobbed for not being sufficiently
jealous in the next.
In the autumn of 1873 the party Of Mr..
Gladstone had apparently sunk to the low
est depth it ever reached. Lord Beacons'
field DisraelD had returned from the Ber-
lin conference bringing, as he said, peace
with honor" and all the men who opposed
the pro Turkish policy of the government
were stigmatized as friends Of Russia
consequently traitors The masses took up
that false and foolish cry, so often heard
when war is thought near at hand-that
the opponents of war were only such be-
cause they favored the hostile country as
against their own London was almost
unanimous for sustaining Turkey at all
hazards against Russia, and the music
halls rang every night with war songs, the
favorite refrain being
We do not want to fight but, by lingo, If we do,
We've got the ships we've got the men, we've
got the money too.
So the war party came to be called the
"Jingoes." The Turks had perpetrated
most atrocious massacres in Bulgaria, and
Russia had marched her armies toward
Constantinople. Beaconsfeld a. prime
minister ordered the British fleet to that
city and began to concentrate troops at
Cyprus, while Mr.. Gladstone denounced
the Turks and declared that the time was
past when England could honorably sus-
tain them. Beaconsfeld excited the popu-
lar hatred against Russia and carried tho
day. The Russians were restrained when
within sight of Constantinoplc, and on tho
invitation of Bismarck the powers con.
vened at Berlin and patched up an arrange
ment which gave Turkey little longer
lease of life.
The people were pleased to see England
appear once more as a sort Of dictator In
European affairs. All the morning papers
Of London except The News took part with
Beaeonsfield and denounced Gladstone Tn