The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-08-19
cLADsTONE S PLACE AMONG
BRITISH STA fEsMEN Or gpE
PRESENT CENTURY.


he was laudcd almost adOred, especially
In provincial Eng. by tens OF thousands
Of his fellow-coantrynen. Once az least.
IN London. be aud Mrs. Gladstone were
obliged TO seek refuge, IN the doorway OF
4 friendly house from The insults and
threatened violence OF some dsorderly
medical students whom they met march
ing down The street
lie Wa often called 10 study anxiously
the political trnnsfofmat ion-scenes enact
on the other side OF the channel: The down
fall OF the Bourbons and the family OF
Orleans; the struggle between Hungary
and Austria; the inauguration Of the sec
ond Napoleonc empire; the utilization
Of Italy; the ch isiiscment Of Austria at
Sadowa; the rise Of united Germany;
the humiliation and dismem berment OF
France, and the birth OF her republic
the cmcrgencc OF Russia. under a sue
cesslon Of great Tsars. from state OF
scmi-barbarism into the light OF modern
civilization; and, lastly The dying strug-
gle OF the Turk. abhorrcd for bis crimes,
TO vindicate his continued claim to
place In the sisterhood Of modern nations
Through the diplomatic complications
and pcrlls occasloned By these changes
he and his colleagues safely steered the
ship Of state
Three words peace, rotrenohpe0t, and
reform express those features OF ms poll
icy, foreign and domestic, on which his
claim To enduring renown mainly rests
These words regard him simply as
Spokesman. and entirely exclude all con-
sidcraiion Of the value and significance
Of his work in che departments OF theol-
ogy, polemics, literature, and classic re-
search.
|. lie stood for iuicrnationl amity and
goodwill Wars were waged by The ad
ministrotlons OF which he was the chief
or Il lending member; but tor the bloody
arbitrsment Of the sword ia the settle
mrnt Of international difficulties. lie was
known to have fixed disiaslc He had
nothing in common with the lingo section
Of his fellow-countrymcn One OF The
most powerful OF his Parliamentary cf,
forts was his severe criticism and con-
demnaiion OF Lord Palmerston's rash
aud prccipitate action in sending the
British ilcct TO the Pirwus, TO compel
Greece TO pay an eXorbitant indemnity
Tor the wrecking Of the house OF Don
Pacinco, naturalizcd British subject
resident in Athens. lie insisted that The
aim OF the nations should be to concil-
late peace with dignity" Aud bis FRANK
apology to the Northern States of the
Oulon. through New York correspond
ent for having rashly asserted at New
castle, ia the first years OF the Civil War
that jefferson ravis had " created an
army, navy, and nation. " and his
subsequent procedure IA settlement OF
the Alabama claims. demonstrate the
sincerity Of his pacific disposition
and principles
2 III stood Tor retrenchment in the pub
tic expenditure a comparatively poor
man himself. he sought TO tighten the
burdens of the poor. and secure Tor them
improved Industrial opportunities. ana
an equitable share in the prosperity OF
the nation. Bud2ct-nght. when he was
chancellor OF the exchequer was the
great occasion OF The Parliamentary year
Every body expected well-dlgesled and
economical plan Of national housckeep-
ing. Ills superb oratorl, though often
speaking Tor five hours, impart,da charm
and even music, OF which no one before
his advent believed them to be capable.
And though providing for revenue aud
Expenditure amounting at the time 10
from three hundred TO three hundred hl-
IS millions Of dollars, he has been known
To make income and outgo coincide 10
within seven hundred iiity dollars
B. He was the champion OF reform at
home aud abroad. A winters residence
In Naples, ia 1850 1851. Tor the benefit
OF the health of a beloved ohild, resulted
in the exposure and suppression Of one Of
The worst forms Of political persecution
and Tyranny that ever existed
He willingly sacrificed power. personal
ease. the esteem ui his sovereign. and the
confidence OF valued friends. 10 right the
wrongs OF Ireland He used his great
Midlothian victory ia 1850 10 double the
British electorate. Had he been in power
IN 1898 he would have taken cffec,ual
steps 70 arrest The remorselcss crueltics OF
the great assassin" as he called the
Sultan. 10 Armenia. Only once or twice
IN century does the world see his like
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