The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-19

Mr.. Gladstone was one of the best financiers
ana one or the most practical statesmen the
rather failed as a leader on the floor of the
House because he was too exctable. had
no wit, showed his feelings and indignation
TOO much, jumped up to contradict too
often. 1t was seen that he was both sensi-
tive and irritable, and could not act nor con-
ceal MS emotions. His great forte was set
budget, in 1864, crowded the House of Com
mons and at O'Clock in the afternoon
there were five hundred members present
He began listlessly. stood awkwardly,
leaned on something, but as he advanced
INTO INTO MS statement he became upright;
looked at the audience and everything about
him seemed lucid.
HIS FINAL BREAK WITH THE TORIES.
Growing more and more liberal, Oxford,
which had so long elected him to Parlia-
ment, rejected him. Mr.. Gladstone went to
Manchester among the cotton spinners and
operatives and announced to them that he
stood unmuzzled; that the university had
snapped the tie that had bound him to il
Tor eighteen years. and the cause of their
hostility was his now advocating the dis
establishment of the Irish Church, Oxford
being the center of English orthodoxy He
was elected from Lancashire, and his statue
was ordered for ST. Georges Hall, Liver
pool, and was put up in 1870. Palmerston
died in 1866 and Gladstone became the lead
er or the House Of Commons. The franchise
Dut which Mr.. Gladstone introduced into
TIE commons, was so imperfect that Mr..
government was defeated and had to re-
sign, whereupon, Mr.. Gladstone uttered
these words: Il have been driven into the
Liberal ranks from my old Tory standpoint
by no arbitrary act. but by the slow and
resistless forces of conviction. You cannot
fight against the future. Time is on our
side. The great social forces which move
onward in their might and majesty and
which the tumult of our debates does not
mn ont fTr1K. do f1t-f1tn
great social forces are against you. They
are marshaled on our side, and the banner
which we now carry in this fight, though,
perhaps, at some moment it may droop over
our sinking heads, yet soon again will float
in the heaven and will be borne by the firm
hands of the united people of the three
kingdoms, perhaps not TO an easy. but to
certain and not far distant victory"
RE was right. The question of extending
in London and great demonstrations
throughout the country forced the incoming
Derby Ministry, of which Mr.. Disraeh was
the leading spirit. to deal with the question.
They failed to frame a satisfactory measure
and the sweeping extension of the suffrage
that finally passed was made up almost
entirely of amendments introduced in the
House by Mr.. Gladstone. In February, 1868,
Mr. Disraeli became prime minister on the
retirement of the Earl of Derby. In the
session of that year the work of suffrage
reform was completed by the passing of the
Scotch and Irish reform bills, boundary
bill, an election petitions and corrupt praex
tees prevention bill, and the registration
of voters bill. The acceptance of Mr.. Glad
stones compulsory church rates abolition
bill, introduced this session, led to the set
Element of long -agitated question
On the 10Th of March Mr.. Gladstone
struck the first blow in that struggle which
was to end in the disestablishment of the
Irish Church During the debate on a mo-
ton by Mr.. Mcguire. he made the impor-
tant declaration that religious equality must
be established in Ireland. difficult as the
operation might be. This resolve became
the basis of action for the Liberal party.
and the country speedily took up the cry
of disesta blishment. Following up the pol
icy he had indicated, Mr. Gladstone brought
in a series of resolutions affirming that in
the opinion of the House. the time had
come when the Church of Ireland should
cease TO exist as an establishment, and
moving that an address be presented to
her Majesty praying her TO place at the
DISPOSAL of Parliament her interest in the
temperatures of the Irish Church. After
one of the most memorable debates that
ever occurred in Parliament, in which
Messrs. Gladstone and Disraeh were the
lions were carried by majority of ffty-siX.
The Queen having replied to the address
stand, in the way of any measure contem-
plated by Parliament, Mr. Gladstone
brought in his Irish Church suspensory bill,
rejected by the lords The question was
now RENTED to the constituencies, the
general election in the following November
being mainly fought out upon this queS-
ton. A great Liberal majority was re-
turned, which was placed at lis; but sew
efdl Sl&ndl lnulFluudl DEFEATS were SuS-
tanned. Mr.. Gladstone himself was re-
jected by South Lancashire, but found
a refuge in Greenwich, being warm
ly received by tae electors and
returned by them with large ma
jority over his Conservative opponents.
Seeing the strength of the national verdict,
Mr.. Disraeli resigned office. and Mr.. Glad
stone succeeded to the premiership.
Now began a remarkable era inN,legisla-
ton Mr.. Gladstone in 1870 brought IN and
passed his famous Irish land bill, released
the Fenian prisoners introduced 1-cent pos
tai cards, abolished purchase in the army,
and carried oEt the Washington treaty,
by which the British government paid $l5-
OOO 900 to the United States. The Irish men,
bers true to their Instincts of always be-