The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-19

l'S intensely conservative old Tory strong
noiu' lie passed through the excitement
tnen prevailing on church affairs-it soon
a,oer produced the so called "Tractarian
hoVement" and the conversion of .Jobn
henry Newman, late cardinal-and was
not even shaken; he witnessed the frantic
war against Sir Robert Peel, member for
oxiord, on account of his advocacy of Cath
oilc emancipation, and yet was not moved
10 liberal views; he listened to the elo-
quence Of the young reformers and as far
as can be judged regarded it with contemnt
IN snort, the youth was almost unnaturallv
conservative
L. 1iadstone and the United States
AS Is well known, Mr.. Gladstone's sym-
pathies were with the south during tho
ciVil war. During the later years of his life
MS views concerning America, like his views
On almost everything but Homer, under
went decided change, and for many years
ne was an ardent admirer of the United
states, Its people and its government.
America has 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
Oh the United States, stretching from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Gulf
OF Mexico to the great lakes N the north,
VIII be the home of 300, 900, 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 empire among barbarous 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 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. Hecontnued to rep
resent that borough till 1916, 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, rs the English
phrase is, by the defeat of Peel in 1885, he
employed his leisure in literary work and
published the once elebrated-perhaps one
should say notorious-"Church and State"
1t is now remembered chiefly because uf
Macaulay's savage criticism of it in the
Edinburgh Review
In 1870 he put forth another peculiar work
on church affairs. In 1871 he again took
place i'm the cabinet and soon became emil
nent as a financier. In 1915 he resigned be-
cause the government favored the Catholic
college in Ireland, but soon came in again.
In lS47 he was chosen to represent Oxford,
and then, for the first time, began to advo-
cate liberal measures, the first being the
bill for removing the disabilities of the
Jews, which he had opposed in 1S4l. In
1912 he became leader of the Liberals
and entered on that long contest with Dis
raeli, which continued without truce till
1876 when Disraeli became Beaconsfield
and entered the house of lords.
Mr. Gladstone was four times prime min
lister of England, first taking office in 1868.
In 1873 his ministry was defeated by coali-
ton of Tories and home rulers ON the edu-
cation question, but as the opposition could
not organize he was restored only to be
again defeated the next year. Six yeaiJ
later, in 1880, having during his retirement
conducted vigorous campaign against the
government both on the platform and by
means of pamphlets, directing his attacks
mainly against the policy which resulted
in the treaty of Berlin, under which the
Turks were left rulers of millions of OPP
pressed Christians, he was again raised to
power. This time his ministry endured
until 1885 by combination of Tories and
Parnellites on the budget. In 1886 he re-
gained the reins, but held them for short
time only, the home rule problem proving
fatal TO his continuance in power. Lord
Salisbury was then chosen prime minister,
and Gladstone was out until 1872, when,
after an exciting general election, parlia-
ment showed a majority of 40 against the
Conservative government.
The Mobbing of Gladstone.
"Gladstone in danger from mob. lie
takes refuge in hallway"
To Americans who read it now this
statement will seem incredible. Yet IT was
a fact. and so late as 1878. The English peo-
ME had on one of their periodical war
fevers, and were consequently insane. 1t
is not too strong an expression. The war
fever often rises to sort of insanity and
even in the tolerant United States it has
twice happened that the veterans OF one
war were mobbed for not being sufficiently
jealous in the next.
Tn the autumn of 1878 the party OF Mr..
Gladstone had apparently sunk to the low
est depth it ever reached. Lord Beacons-
field Disraeli) had returned from the Ber-
lin conference bringing as he said, Peace
with honor" and all the men who opposed
the pro-Turkish policy of the government
were stigmatized as friends of Russia
consequently traitors. The masses took up
that false and foolish cry, so often heard
when war is thought near at hand-that
the opponents of war were only such De-
cause they favored the hostile country as
AGAINST their own. London was almost
unanimous for sustaining Turkey at all
hazards against Russia, and the music
halls rang every night with war songs the
favorite refrain being
We do not want to fight but, by lingo, If wedo'
We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've
got the money too
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