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cation to his studies and to his political
duties. He was rather silent in his am
billions. but he pressed forward, slowly,
III Is true. but surely, 10 eminence. In 1884
hs vas junior lord OF the treasury under
Sir Robert Peel. then, In September. lS4i,
he was vice president OF the Board OF
Trade. then. In lSis he was president ct
that body and had a seat In the cabinet OF
Sir Robert. Two years afterward he re-
signed from the ministry tmrablle dlctu)
on question OF conscience! In the same
year, however. he became secretary OF
state for the colonies. Gladstone belonged
10 the faction known as the Peelites. bat
he was not extreme. and II was easy TO
see that he would presently affiliate with
one OF the dominant parties In the state.
lie did not. therefore. make himself con-
spicuous as, a member of the Adullamite
faction. He gradually veered over. be-
tween 1876 and is5s, to progressive and
moderate radical politics. BY doing so he
offended Oxford. Oxford renowned him.
and he renouneed Oxford in one OF the
most courageous passages OF his life.
Meanwhile. In iSse. Gladstone became
chancellor OF the exchequer under the Earl
OF Aberdeen. In this office IL devoiveA
npon him to manage the finances OF tho
British empire during the CriDsau war,
Aberdeen. on account OF inetficiency. was
soon overthrown. but Gladstone was car
ried over to the cabinet OF Paiinersion.
This was in February OF 1854 Resigning
from office. no was sent. In 1853 as n spe-
ciaf commissioner TO the Ionian islands.
Returning In the following year, he be-
came for the second time chancellor OF the
eseheauer under Lord Palmerston and
Earl Russell He now rose 10 the place 81
header OF the house OF commons But be-
fore this he had broken with Oxford. Ills
liberal tendencies had gone so far that he
tnf-p ..,A.f
cloak OF the past. He threw or all the obi
traditions with considerable audaclty and
appealed 10 South Lancashire He left
the theologians and went to the rner-
chants. He abandoned the philosophers
ard sought comfort with the manufactur-
eEs Sir John Gtaastone revived IN his
sor- lie now became n leader OF the sf,er-
camille and half aenocratic growing party
OF Liberals in Great Britain.
IL was Ia this relation tina. Gladstone
mas brought Into contact and fierce an
sagonism with his brilliant rival. Benja-
msn Disraell. The latter was four wears
Gladstcne's senior In learning ard Wi,
and adroltness he Was greatly the superior.
The character 81 Dssraed was snrfghtfy
versatile. penetrating as an electrical
fash. fertile in resources. with il talen.
for combination and strategy which
amounted 10 genius. IN ali OF these re-
spects he was q head above his rival l,,.
the latter had more momentum, ana in
the loax run he had tho better of the
battle. Fer a period Of mere than twenty
wears the TWO leaders were set against
each other In the contention for the pre-
misrship OF Great Britain. This position
-, II Ne except the presidency az the
United States, the greatest political prizs
IN tire world. Fer this Gladstone and
AsSraea hAtusd Three tines in the slgh,
TIE latter Was successful. and foar times
the former. IL w9s in the vicissitudes Of
THIS contest. extending from about the
middle ~ The century 10 fsSs. that the
political policy 90 Great Britain WAS chief
~ shaped and determined
II was IN this contest that Gladstone rose
10 stature which has given him iuss
prominence II the history OF his age
His nrst great refermSfory measure was
~ata respect 70 the suffrage In Great Brit
am. IL isSs he esnousexs the cause OF SUI
frsge reform. lie took the ground that
~ia respect 20 the sarrage England
should DC moderately rcvolutiortaed so
that nlurh larger proportion OF her citi-
rrFts sasght Re admitted TO the governing
body IL his policy Vas not Democratic.
IL WAS a. least liberal. ara tended 70 de-
Eaocraey. Ga this Issue Gladstone rosa 10