The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-20
His Conservative Youth.

Lecky and the historian Froude.
His Conservative Youth.
His father, John Gladstone, was prom
inent merchant, and his mother was OF
Scotch royal descent The family was OF
the old conservative kind, and the father
held Office as Tory at Liverpool, where
William Ewart Gladstone was born Dec.
80, 1903. After the usual course at Elton
he entered at Christ's Church, Oxford, and
apparently absorbed all the conservatism of
that intensely conservative old Tory strong
hold. He passed through the excitement
then prevailing on church affairs-it soon
after produced the so called 'Tractarian
movement" and the conversion of John
Henry Newman, late cardinal-and was
not even shaken; he witnessed the frantic
war against Sir Robert Peel, member for
Oxford, on account of his advocacy of Cath
Ole emancipation, and yet was not moved
to liberal views; he listened to the elo-
quence of the young reformers and as far
as can be judged regarded it with contempt.
In short, the youth was almost unnaturally
conservative
Gladstone and the United States.
As is well known, Mr.. Gladstone's sym
pathies were with the south during the
civil war. During the later years of his life
his views concerning America, like his views
on almost everythirs but Homer, under
went decided change, and for many years
he was an ardent admirer of the United
States, its people and its government.
America has a magnificent future" he
once said to an American friend, IF the
people are only true to their possibilities
Before the close of the Goth century the
vast continent embraced within the limits
of the United States, stretching from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Gulf
of Mexico to the great lakes of the north
will be the home of 300, 600 of freemen
representing every nation upon earth, vaster
in extent and population than the Roman
empire in its palmiest days, but free from
the danger that attended the extension of
that mpire among baEbarous peoples, which
was the primary and potent cause of the
decline and fall of the greatness of Rome.
Every true Engllshman should be proud OF
the progress of the United States, for the
Americans are our kith and kin, having
the same literature, the same language
and the same sturdy love of political indie
pendence. The wrestling of Magma Charta
FROM King John prepared the way for the
battle of Bunker Hill and the Declaration
of independence.
His Political Career Summarized.
In 1881 he was graduated with a brilliant
triumph, and the next year entered parlia-
ment in the good old Tory way-'accept-
ing the seat for Newark by the grace of the
Duke Of Newcastle" He continued to rep
resent that borough till 1876, but as Glad
stone then showed signs of becoming lib
eral the duke gave the seat TO another,
claiming, as he said, the right TO do what
he would with his own" In 1884 Glad
stone first took Office" as under secretary
for the colonies, Sir Robert Peel being pre-
mier. Being thrown out" as the English
phrase Is, by the defeat OF Peel in 1885, he
employed his leisure in literary work and
published the once celebrated-perhaps one
should say Church and State.
1t is now remembered chiefly because of
Macaulay's savage criticism of it in the
Edinburgh Review.
In 1910 lie put forth another peculiar work
on church affairs In 1871 he again took
place in the cabinet and soon became emf
nent as q fiuancier. In lS45 he signed be
cause the government favored the Catholic
college in Ireland, but soon came In again.
In ls47 he was chosen 10 represent Oxford,
and then, for the first time, began 10 advo
cate liberal measures, the first being the
bill for removing the disabilities of the
Jews, which he had opposed in lS4l. In
1872 he became a leader of the Liberals
and entered on that long contest with Dis
raeli, which continued without truce till
1875. when Disrseli became Beaconsfeld
and entered the house OF lords
Mr. Gladstone was four times prime min
lister OF England. first taking Office In 1885.
In 1873 his ministry was defeated by a coai-
tion Of Tories and home rulers on the edU-
cation question, but a. the opposition could
not organize be was restored only 20 be
again defeated the next year. SIX years
later, in 1880. having during his retirement
conducted a vigorous canpai- IN against the
govern n3cnt both on the platform ard by
means Ct pamphlets. directing lis attScl.S
mainly against the policy which resulted
in tie treaty OF Berlin, under which the
TURKS were left ralers of millions Il or
pressed Christians. lie was again raised 70
power. This time his ministry endured
until lSS5 by ! com biaRtiun Of Tories aod
PanelliJes on the budget In 1Ss5 be re
gained the relus. but held them for s short
time only. the home rule problem proving
fatal 10 his continuance II power. Lord
Salisbury was tlen chosen prime minister,
and Gladstone w.zs ont until ISQ2. when.
after az exciting general election. p4riis-
ment showed q Ila- oE1ty q ~ against the
Conservative goyera.n=@L
The s1obbIn< OF c iadstoEe-
Gladstone IN danger from e mob Ee
takes refuge N a hallway