The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-19

He now brought In reform bin out
doing Gladstone. Gladstone countcrcd
him by attacking the Established church
in Ireland. A general election was or.
dered in 1883. and Gladstone was sus-
tanned, but he had to leave South I.an-
cashire and be elected for Greenwich.
Disrasli retired, having given his wife
peerage, and in the fifty-ninth year Of his
age, after he had been In tho house OF
commons nearly 35 years, Gladstone be-
came prime minister Of England Dec.
8. 1868.
English patience gave way when ths
Alabama commission In 1879 awarded
$4,000, 900 damages TO the United States.
He INTRODUCED the ballo. into England.
He was defeated by the anti -Romanish
cry in an attempt TO give civil equality
OF faiths in the Irish universities by thrs<
votes in 1878. Disraeli refused 10 form
a cabinet. and after brief trial, with tbs
church, the dissenters and the publican.
against him, Gladstone had the parliG
ment dissolved. He was beaten ia 1874
by the people by SO votes. and Disraeh
came to power, introducing the Marquis
of Salisbury as secretary for India. The
Marquis OF Harrington took the leader
ship of Gladstone's minority. Tho latS
premier wrote books attacking both rit.
ualism and Catholicism. A book crit
cising the Vatican philosophy he'd sale
of 100000 copies. Hawarden became ~
active literary factory.
Disraeli meantime followed Gladstons
in liberal legislation and introduced
brilliant foreign policy. making the queer
empress of India" Disraeli In l87(
was made Earl Of Beaconsfield. He seems
to have been the favorite of the queer
and not Gladstone
The latter now published "Bulgariar
Horrors and countered Disraeli and hil
Turkish agent, Salisbury. on the Rus
sian war against Turkey. Disraeli had
the English pulse, and several Liberals
abandoned Gladstone. Disraeli prepared
for war, sent Indian troops to Malta and
affect to the Dardanelles. while Russi0
invested Constantinople. Disraeli de-
feated the objects Of Russia by tho Bar.
lin conference of 1878 aud kept power
nearly seven years, the full limit. Atfhs
general election of 1880 Gladstone stood
for Midlothian. or Edinburgh. and beat
the Duke of Buccleugh's son. and Leeds
also elected him, but substituted his son.
Herbert Gladstone. The clear majority
for Gladstone's Liberals was 49, The
queen hesitated to call Gladstone to the
head of the cabinet and preferred Hart.
ington. The old man Of 20 became ~
once premier, chief parliamentarian and
secretary of the treasury and then took
to his bed amid great sympathy
He admitted John Bradlaugh. who
would not swear nor believe. The Irish
land and eviction questions gave Glad
stone great trouble, and the business Of
parliament was nearly stopped. He sbol-
ished the malt tax.
In 1882 Gladstone had an Irish coercion
bill and an Irish land bill. and set on foot
the measures which are to this day In
abeyance. Disraeli now lied after hav.
ing given depletion Of Gladstone that
stung. Gladstone moved monument
for him in Westminster abbey. He ar
rested Parnell and appointed CAvendish
secretary for Ireland, who In May. 1852,
was murdered in Phoenix park, with Mr..
Burke. The assassins we're discovered
and executed, but the settlement Of Irish
affairs had to be prolonged for II years.
Gladstone crushed q revolt in Egypt
and banished its leader. Arab Bey. he
abandoned tho Soudan after the mAhdi
had defeated the Egypto- English. Chi
nese Gordon was killed. A Russian war
was narrowly avoided. In 1884 the ex-
penses went up to $500. 900, 900. The pub
lie house keepers resented moro tax on
beer, and the Parnellites joining the OPP
position Gladstone's ministry was beaten
by the aid Of the anti-Irish Wings. and
Lord Salisbury became prime minister
the descendant Of Elizabeth's and King
James Cecils, In 1885 he was hack In
power again and made overtures to ths
Parnellites. Upon the prospect Of home
rule the Wings bolted and Gladstone
was beaten. and heavy defeat followed
at the polls. AT the age of n he WIS ont
of Office. In July. 1883. he celebrated his
golden wedding
Mr.. Gladstone had barely returned to
power with feeble majority. having
survived John Bright and most Of his
deserters. when be gave the house OF
commons his Irish bill. measure Of iss.
tonishing boldness when we consider
what departure it was from English
methods since the time of Henry II. The
old mans personal power iu the night
scenes of parliament was wonderful!
The Irish question. the last IN Gtsd-
stones career, might long ngo havs
been settled but for the moment to ar
rive when some English minister and
some pope should put down their ban.
nerets of rival dogma and infsllibility.
The man who would wink ut the break-
ing up of the American Union infalliblel
The man who could not see with Galilei
the blazing stars infallible! Each OF these
might be taught Oh simple things BY =
little child.
The world saw that Ireland had not
prospered: that it's population had de-
clincd that its members Of parliament
were not doing any good 10 themselves
OF Great Britain in the parliament by
the Thames. and that the same Irish race,
in other lands and in less constrained
parliaments, werc prosperous and obedi-
ent and sent money to "A common purs