The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-20

tho sad condition u tho Roman state
from 1918 b 1850. The riatter came up
Ia parliament. where Il was shown that
a prime minister u Italy was kept IN
dungeon. Palmcrston t0olsf - ntage u
the discussion 20 increase the sssis Of his
support In England by refusing 10 circu-
late the king ~ Nll's reply. This
work Of Gladstone undoubtedly had an J
influence 20 emboldcn Garibaldi 10 make
his descent upon Sicily and Naples nine \
years later and achieve a complete tri- |
umph. The king Of Naples was driven |
out Of both his kingdoms, and they were /
annexed 10 the kingdom Of Italy.
In 1852 Benjamin Disraeli passed ahead
Of Gladstone In the cabinet Of Lord Der.
by, becoming chancellor Of the excheq-
uer. Gladstone buckled against him.
supporting FREQ trade doctrines Disraeli
boldly declared his financial policy 20 be
30 increase the area Of direct taxation.
Whether there was a rivalry Of principle
or Of personality between him and Glad.
stone viii always be an open question
Disraeli attacked Sir Robert Peel and
bristlod with fno invectiye. Gladstone
took the ultra respectable side, and
combed Disraeli over for his freedom Of
Characterization, rs when no said that
"he regarded a certain nobleman, but did
not respecthim." lie described Disraelis
financial proposals as unsound and de-
lusive and condemned tho principle Of
general direct taxation.
The ministry was beaten, and Dis
raelis nose was ont Of joint. When Alb
erdeen formed a cabinet, Gladstone took
Disraeli's place as chancellor of the OK
chequer. Russell. however, was the
chief man on the floor oxford sent
Gladstone 10 parliament again, and he
opposed free trade In foreign manufac-
tured articles, Disraeh taking the other
side. In bringing forward his budget"
a. tho scheme of revenue Is named IA
England, Gladstone showed particular
skill In managing the bonds and settled
finances Of England. lie was very
Scotchy and trimming. lie extended the
income tax, the legacy duty. and adj
yanced the tax on personal property and
made several remissions which brought
him adherents IN many branches Of trade.
Tho Radicals especially took Gladstone
into their regard.
This, indeed, was the main difference
between Gladstone and Disraeli-that
the former understood finance aud the
latter was bold foreign minister. Mr.
Disraeli's descent from Jewish fore
fathers should have assured q contrary
discrimination. But the Scotchman, II
has been well remarked, isquite a match
IN finances for the jew.
Disraeli's fame In England Is associ-
ated with his brilliant oratory bis Ell.
cicnt foreign policy and his literary 70
maniicism. Ho was particularly acute
IN sketching human character and was
probably the best obituary culoNst in
the world at this time. Gladstone sub.
siitutod sentiment for imagination and
was persoyoring In details. There wa'
a slight element. Of the interruptions and
tho adyenturer Ia Disraeli The circum
stances Of bis marriage and bis peerag'
convey the insinuation Of one whose patti
was personal one. Gladstone, on th'
, other hand. with less genius was NOR
canny aud lasting, Gladstone reduce,
the national debt In a little while nearly
500. 600 900, and this fact seemed mo
mentous in England. where the public
debt Ia hardly ever decreased.
! What especially struck Englishmen II
: Gladstone as their secretary Of the treas
ury was his facility Ia discussing ever,
, detail. He could portray statistics rs
they were romance In 1854, nj 4jyear
, Of age. Gladstone was just ~ loquacious
: continuous and perspcuous ~ yester
I day. Among those who opfnsed his bud
get was Bulwer Lytton, the novelist
- IN 1854 came on the Crimean wa
j. through Palmcrslons connection wit
4 Louis Napoleon's empire IN France. i
. cement this alliance Napoleon was viii
ing TO second Enl and In checking th
IN aggressions Of Russia toward Turkey
! In the same cabinet Of Aberdeen, whoI
I, Gladstone handled the finances, Palmer
% ston was ON important secretary. Pa
IL. merston was determined upon q famin
foreign policy The war brought Eng
r.. land but little glory, and the exposure {
- things In the army by Russell, the col
!. respondent, Kinglake and others on
!. ragged Great Britain The ministry WI
{. driven from power, and Palmerston ros
= to tho head Of affairs, still retainin
n Gladstone IN the cxchequer
n. Gladstonc's speeches at this time wei
curiously filled with religion, a. we ma
Of see IN this sentence; IF we now fgl
" merely for military success, let the houl
4. look ut this sentiment with the eye I
ri lsason and II would appear immoral, Il
10 human aud un-C Christian. 1.-THE war we
er continued In order 20 obtain militai
he Tlory, we would tempt the justice Of hi
40 In whose hands was the fate Of armies
be launch upon us his wrath"
he Gladstone now got In some fine wo
IN against the maintenance Of q Mohai
M medan power In Europe. He kept rath
m independent Of the ministry, ruling i
no own department efficiently. Lord Derl
n. put Disraei In Gladstones place Al
A also had the literary Bulwer Lytton
nj his cabinet in 1858.
Gladstone now went In pursuit Of q
~ Greeks and visited the lonian island
!" When he came back, q critic rcmarkc
4. "Some give the palm Of public spcakil
- 10 Disraeli, some TO palmorston aud OF
!, crs 10 Bright, but II the object Of spca
!" ing Is 10 convince an audience then 81
ho Gladstone right subject, and there Is
~ one can come near him. The extent o
a accuracy Of his knowledge ON almost ,
w. cry subject, his dextority In using q
A. knowledge aud his exhaustive power
ro reasoning are truly surprising while
wv command Of the English language
-. quite mexamplcd."
h, Parliamentary reform now came I
~. and Disracli adopted H. especially co
~ PEELED thereto by the outory Of Jo