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

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ing "agin the government" united with the
Conservatives and defeated his Ministry on
the Irish university bill. Mr. Gladstone
thereupon. resigned, but Mr.. Disraeli being
then unwilling to take office, the late pre-
mfer consented to resume the government.
The recess did not see the Ministry at all
and in January 1874. Mr.. Gladstone issued
a manifesto dissolving Parliament. He de-
tailed the reasons for this step, the chief OF
which was that the welfare of the country
could never be effectually promoted by a
government which was not invested with
adequate authority. He was able to lay
before the country a distinguished record Of
Liberal services and measures, but at the
polling booths the Conservatives were
triumphant and gained a clear majority of
or wrongly, had taken umbrage with the
Liberal government during its later years of
power. AS soon as the verdict of the consttr-
his resignation to the Queen. Mr.. Disraeli
attacked him by saying that ''for five years
he had harrassed every trade, worried every
profession and assailed or menaced every
class, institution and species of property in
the country"
GLADSTONE IN DEFEAT
Mr.. Disraeli now came into Office with
substantial working majority, while his old
rival temporarily retired from the leader
ship of the Liberal party He appeared in
the House. however, and gave his strong
opposition to the church patronage Scotland
bill and the public worship regulation bill.
His opposition, nevertheless, was of no
avail, and those measures were placed upon
the statute book. In January. 1875. the ex-
premier formally and definitely resigned the
Liberal leadership, and was succeeded by
Lord Harrington. Mr. Gladstone now oc-
cupled himself with ecclesiastical cOntro-
versy. His essay on ritualism his pamphlet
on the Vatican DEGREES and other cognate
publications excited widespread interest and
controversy. But the Eastern question again
brought him into the domain of politics, and
the country thrilled with his fiery condem-
nation of the Bulgarian massacres. At
Blackheath and at St. Jamess Hall he re-
viewed with severity the government policy
the Russo-Turkish war the foreign policy
of Lord BeaconSfield found in Mr.. Glad
stone a sleepless critic; but while the
strength and vehemence of TIE oratory was
with the latter the votes of the House of
Commons were with the former. The men,
Der for Greenwich condemned the dispatch
cf Indian troops to Malta as unconstitu-
tional, pointed out the dangers Of the min
lsfer1al policy, described the Anglo Turkish
treaty as AN insane covenant" denounced
the new responsibilities in Asiatic Turkey.
adversely criticised the proposed scientific
frontier in India, and strongly condemned
the Afghan war. He also attacked the
financial policy of the government, and he
had no difficulty in planting many serious
and well-directed blows. But Lord Beacons-
perturbability, pursued his imperial policy
unabashed.
At last Mr.. Gladstone resolved upon an
important step In the autumn of 1879 he
determined to contest Mid Lothian, the
great Tory stronghold, of which Edinburgh
is the center. He accordingly went north
i'll December and accomplished an ora
torical and intellectual feat unparalleled in
the history of any statesman who had at
tanned his SEVENTEEN year. In the course
of a fortnight he addressed audiences num-
bering $4,000 people, while a quarter of a
million persons took part in the demonstra-
tons evoked by his visit. In March, $780,
Parliament was dissolved, and Mr.. Glad
stone again went to Mid Lothian, where he
again made a second campaign as remark
able as his first. He was in Scotland at
Lord Rosebery's place, seven miles west
of Edinburgh, when the news came that
der Mr.. Gladstoae's labor, had become
Liberal, and he the member for Par
lament for Edinburgh. He, said in his
speech: ITO arrest mischief has been my
only object. We can we'll dispense with ex-
ultation in the hour of victory"
The election had been another extraordi-
nary revolution of the political wheel Con-
trary to general expectation, the elections
gave great majority to the Liberal party,
far greater than that which the Conserva-
tives enjoyed in 1874. Lord Beaconsfield re-
signed, and Mr.. Gladstone again took Of
flee as prime minister, after the fruitless
negotiations of Lords Granville and Hart
ington. The first session of the new Parlia-
fnent was chiefly occupied with discussions
on Irish affairs and the Bradlaugh case.
called forth universal expressions of re-
greet, but cruise around Great Britain
proved very beneficial, and he soon recov-
cred his accustomed health. A coercion act
for Ireland was passed in 1881, on account
of the insecurity of life and property; but
Mr.. Gladstone covered this by great and
beneficial measure, second Irish land bill
These measures became law. In April Lord
Beaconsfield died. and, on the motion of his
distinguished political antagonist, a monu-
ment was erected in Westminster Abbey to
his memory. In the following autumn Mr.
Gladstone delivered a series of important
political addresses at Leeds, dealing with
free trade. Ireland, etc
The session of 1882 was a memorable one.
The assassination of Lord Frederick CaVen-
of prevention of crime BILL all classes of
the community having been overwhelmed
with horror at the infamous deed The
premier however. also succeeded in carry
ing this session the arrears act valuable
measure framed in the interests of the Irish
tenant farmers. During this year Mr..
Gladstone reorganized his Cabinet, and here
became apparent the first surface indica-
lions of the Liberal split, which a few years
later eliminated in the Liberal-U nonist bolt
and coalition with the Tories During 1888
he Irish troubles grew thicker and England
was convulsed with series of dynamite
plots, and the energies of the administration
were largely absorbed in the efforts to de-
tect and convict the ''terrorists."
In the next year its difficulties were great
ly increased by the Egyptian question,
which began to loom up in gigantic proper
tons The opposition. led by Sir Stafford
Northcote, was particularly savage in it's
attack upon the governments conduct of
the war in the Soudan. and it had two or
three very narrow escapes from votes of
censure. The Independent Liberals grew
to be considerable of power during this
session and their votes were almost in
variably with the opposition. AS subter-
fuge to shift popular attention from the
disasters in Egypt the government intro
duced a new franchise bill, but had to con-
cede reapportionment bill in order to get
the measure through the Lords. But the
opposition seized the opportunity afforded
by Gordon's critical position at Saukim to
return to the charge with redoubled vigor,
and when the budget was introduced. with
the increased taxation made necessary by
the war. they attacked it with such success
that the government was defeated in the
House. AT the same time a division had
arisen in the Cabinet on the continuance of