The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-19

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Hawarden. May 19.-Mr. Gladstone
died at 5 O'Clock this morning. He did
not rally during the closing hours of
his life from the condition of uncon-
sciousness In which he had fingered
many hours and he passed peacefully
away. the members of his family and
OF the household hardly realizing the
when dissolution came.
"You n fight against the future.
Time is on u side. The great social
forces which nov onward in their
might and majesty, and which the tu-
multi of our debates does not for a
ONE impede or disturb, those great
social forces are against you. They are
marshaled on our side, and the banner
which we now carry in this fight,
though perhaps at this it may
droop over our sinking heads, yet soon
again will float in the eye of heaven,
and 1t will be borne by the firm hands
of the united people Of the three king
doms. perhaps not to an easy. but to
a certain, and a not far distant vic
tory."-From Gladstone's speech, in
1866. on the eve Of the defeat of a re-
form bill he had eloquently advocated
In the house of commons.
Gladstone was h son of a promi-
nent merchant. his mother was of
Scotch descent. The family was of the
old conservative kind and the father
held ONCE as a tory, at Liverpool.
where William Ewart Gladstone was
born, Dec. 20. 1909. MI. Gladstone was
educated at Elton, and at Christ
Church college, Oxford QS29-31), clos
ing his brilliant college course with
graduation as a double first-class, hav-
ing also distinguished himself as a
speaker and debafer. He then made
an extended continental tour. In 1889
he married Catherine, sister of Sir
stephen Glynne, NJ. p. His eldest son,
who died in July. 1891, sat in parlia-
ment for East Worcestershire; his Sec
ond son., stephen, is rector of Hawar-
den, Mr.. Gladstone's first residence, in
Flint county, North Wales: his third
son, Herbert, has sat in parliament for
Leeds since 1880. and was made under
secretary of the home office in 1892.
hoAo "a
reer began in December. 1882. with his
election in the tory or conservative in
terest for Newark. His conservatism,
at the age of %, showed the same deep
sincerity, with the impetuous rush of
sympathy, and the %unfiinching move
ment of Enthusiastically limited for
the time within certain departments
which have been prominent features of
his subsequent liberalism. 1t is inter-
esting to note that before entering par
lament this great liberal of later days
was known as a stout opponent of the
three leading measures Of political
progress-the great parliamentary re-
fcSn bill. the relief of Roman Catholics
from their political disabilities. and the
emancipation of slaves in the British
West Indies. In the session of parlia-
ment preceding Gladstone's entrance.
the reform bill had been passed, men,
acing aristocracy and privilege with
the rising power of the great middle
classes, who had now become winners
OF one point in the mighty struggle.
In this new era. full of unknown perils
to the ancient social order of the Brit
tsh isles, the conservative party were
eager to avail themselves of the serv-
ices of one like Gladstone, of whom
Macaulay wrote seven years later, that
he was "a young man Of unblemished
character, h rising hope of the
stern ~unbending tories" In 1888
Gladstone entered Lincoln's Inn, but,
after a membership of six years, asked
the withdrawal of his name, having
abandoned his intention Of being called
to the bar. In the house Of commons
he early became an attached and de-
voted supporter Of Sir Robert Peel,
with whose character Of conscientious
seriousness, almost devoutness, in both
political m private life. his own had
much in common.
Peel, in December. 1884, appointed
him junior lord Of the treasury, and in
February, 1885. under secretary for
colonial affairs. Two months later,
with Peel. he went out Of Office, re-
turning with him in lS41 as vice presi-
lent of the board of trade and master
of the mint, and being made a menu
Der of the privy council. In 1S43 he
succeeded the Earl Of Ripon as presi- |
dent of the board of trade. He was
Peel's most prominent helper in pre- |
pairing for the revision Of the tariff
and reduction of import duties. He
resigned office In February. 1S45. on a
point of honor touching his relation to
the governments policy of increasing
the Maynooth college endowments;
but, lei the end of the year, was
again in the ministry as colonial secre- !
lary in place of Earl Derby. He stood
With Peel for annulment of the corn
laws; but. before the great struggle