Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-06-01
The Gra,d ora Man.

lie understood his time, but he was In
advance of it.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
What seemed to him tn injustice any
where was personal afliiction TO him.
New York Times.
If Mr.. Gladstone was inconsistent the
history of his time is inconsistent
dianapolis Journal.
He was equally at home in religion,
science, statesmanship and literature
Ohio State Journal.
Gladstone made a great place in history
as an exemplar of conscience in states
manship.-Kansas City Star.
His goodness was the essential part of
his greatness. He was a man for the
people.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Probably there never was famous
career more distinctly foreshadowed from
the start.-Philadelphia Ledger.
AS a statesman he was bold and un-
compromising, and yet in social life he
was as tender and considerable as wom-
an.-St Louis Republic.
In everything that goes to the making
up of statecra'ft Gladstone is to be ranked
with the greatest products Of this or past
ages.-Baltimore Herald.
He impressed his marvellous and benef-
cent personality upon the laws, the insti-
tutions upon the politico-moral sense of
mankind.-Boston Advertiser.
His life offers complete refutation 10
the oft-repeated charge that n man can
net enter and continue in public life with
out damage to his character. .-Burlington
Hawkeye.
The range and scope of his labors, the
breadth and growth OF his ideals and be
liefs and the variety and character Of his
knowledge and his aYocations, are alike
wonderful TO contemplate.-Clev
Leader.
Among the great figures Of English
craftsmanship in our day his is the lofti-
est, in that he was always calling on the
people Of England to rise above their ira
ditions and prepossessions.-Spr
Mass, Republican.
In craftsmanship, in the domestic vir-
tues, In broad humanity, and in that force
of character which impresses the qualities
of its possessor upon the age in which he
lives, Glads one was one Of the worlds
greatest men.-Boston Post.
Americans believed in hi sincerity.
they came to regard him with good will,
and he is mourned by them to-day, no less
than by his own countryn.en, as one OF
the majestic figures in the history Of the
Anglo-Saxon race.-New York Sun.
John Bulls New Plan.
1t doesn't appear that the Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain is constant reader of the
St James Gazette.-Nashville American.
But the trend of events for the last few
months certainly seems TO have inclined
this people to regard such an alliance with
greater favor than ever before.-New
York Tribune.
We want no "entangling alliance" with
Great Britain or any other country. The
United States is amply able to take care
Of itself in any legitimate undertaking
and we should engage in no other kind
Springfield Register.
Nothing can be said as the alliance Is
to be based on conditions not yet exist
ent The shadow OF the alliance stretch
ing over Europe will undoubtedly prevent
the development of the conditions-Roch-
ester Democrat and Chronicle.
Let US properly recognize and acknowl.
edge every evidence Of English good will
and friendship, but we must not lose
sight Of the adslonitiOn of Washington to
avoid alliances with European nations
which might entangle Us In their compli-
cations.-Omah. Bee.
Is it possible that we have been swift
ly swept into this tempestuous sea OF
world politics? Chamberlain assumes that
we have and rejoiees because OF II. Mr..
Chamberlain counts on too much. We
are not ready to enter into foreign alli-
ances. But the future may force us be-
yond our traditional poIicy.-St. Louis
Republic.
We cannot favor an alliance with Great
Britain which would involve us in that
nations worldwide contentious, but we
can but be grateful for the great service
Great Britain has rendered us in letting
the powers understand that In the event
Of any interference with us by them that
Government, with its powerful navy,
would be found the ally Of the United
Indianapolis Journal.