Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19

ga up mis- intention of being called to
the bar In the House Of Commons
his mercantile origin, the success If his
univel sity career. his habits Of bust
mass, ana his high character recon-
n.ended him to the notice Of Sir Robert
Peel who in December, 1891. appointed
him - a Junior lnrlship Of the treas
NY. and in February, 1893, under sec
f-tary for colonial affairs. Mr.. Glad
Stone retired from office, with his min
is5erlal leader, in April, and remained
Ia opposition until Sir Robert Peel 5 re-
turn to power in September. 1S41. on
accepting office under Sir Robert Peel
il lS41. as vice president of he board Of
trade and master OF the mint, MI. Glad
stone was sworn a member of The
privy council. In his new position he
had to explain and defend in the Low
er House Of Parliament the commercial
policy of the government: and in the
discharge OF this duty he had whatever
advantage his mercantile origin ana
connection could give him, The reVis-
ion of the tariff in 1872 was almost en-
tirely the result Of his energy and in
dustry When this lab0riOus work was
brought before the House Of Commons,
it was found to he as admirably exc
cuted in its details as it was complete
in it's mastery of general principles,
and it received the sanction of botn
Houses With scarcely an alteration. III
1913. Mi. Gladstone succeeded the Earl
Of Ripon as president of the board ol
trade. but resigned that Office early IN
1915. In January. 1876. Sir Robert Peel
announced his intention of proposing
= modification of the corn laws. Mr..
Gladstone. who had succeeded Lord
Stanley Ghc late Earl of Derhy) III the
post Of secretary IF state for the colo
MES. adhered to the leader under whom
i.c had entered upon ministerial life
but. POSSIBLY, unwilling to remain uh-
der obligations to the late Duke OF
Newcastle. who sympathized strongly
| With the opposition party, resigned his
seat for Newark. and remained for
some time out Of Parliament. Al the
General election in August. l847, he was.
with the late Sir Robert Harry lngIiS,
elected for the University Of oxford.
In the Parliament of 1$41-32. the queS-
lions of university reform and the re-
uoval of Jewish disabilities were re
,uently and earnestly agitated IN the
Lower House. Though Nj. Gladstone
carly sylnpatflieS no doubt bound him
strongly 10 the high church ana rory
na,tx vet he felt that on both these
points the exigencies cf the tunes re
alired that some concessions should ne
made He consequently found himself
frequently opposed to his 1Hfmef
friends, and eventually separated NM
self from the great body OF the Conser-
vative party in February. 1851. At the
general election in July following Mr.
Gladstone was reelected for the Uni
yarsj:v of oxford. but not without Il
severe contest. On thu formation %
what is generally known a. the C'aH-
| tion'' ministry, under the Fart OF
| Aberdeen. in December. 49,. MI
| Gladstone was appointed To the chah-
| cal1nrqfip Of the eXchoquer, in when
| office the thorough knowledge OF I'M
ance which he had acquired, ana NAG
tested by practical experience a. the
hoard of trade proved of the Creates
assistance to the ministry. After the
| breaking up of the Aberdeen adluIiil9-
E, traticn. or rather. on it's reconstruction
under Lord PalmeIston at the begin
ming Of 1865. Mr.. Gladstone at first con-
timed to occupy the same post, qua ne
resigned in the course Of few Weeks
on finding that it was not the lhleh-
finn of the ministry collectively to OPP
nose the vote of consure implied in the
resolution of MI Roebuck. in favor OF