New-York tribune., 1901-08-12
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER

SKETCH OF HIS CAREER
francesca CrispL sometimes called the Grand
Old Man OF Italy" probably the greatest
statesman that troubled country has had since
CavOur. He was a revolutionary statesman born
and bred 10 cOnspiracies Cavour excelled him as
parlamentarian bur after him Crispi had the
greatest political abilities among the makers of
the usual form OF political activity Crispis career
From The point OF view of Italy he was al once
the best loved and the most hated Of her states
from the point Of view of general European
politics he was. after the death of Gladstone and
Bisnarck, rs most interesting hgure save only
Born a Il Ri6era. q little town the southern
family he studied in the Greek-Al loanian seminary
city. There he took his degree of Doctor Of Laws
at the age Of eighteen He called the bar r
only nominal occupation m T He eStsbShed Ta
newspaper called the 'Oreteo, for which he wrote
nOunced tyranny in the abstract. At this period
in the university he married the daughter OF his
landlord, against his fathers commands. She
after her mother From that day 1ntil the decara-
non OF Italian unity IN 1856, with rare intervals
erty, having occupation which interfered with
He bracrsed law al PALERMO an he WAS tIenFy
three when he removed 10 Naples, and after sew
finally admitted TO the bar in that place without
examinaJon- Here also his activities not
conhned 70 the prosecution OF legal business. He
threw himself into the national movement, which
spiracies which led to the overthrow OF the King
dom OF the Two siciIes IN 1855 and was one Of
He a Deputy in the Siciian Parliament. and
SOU Of The resistance which was oeTed ' for two
years AGAINST The Meapotans and their allies
April, 1873 amnesty was proclaimed TO all Scilians
soon embarked for Marseilles whence he proceeded
10 Turin. There ne obtained his support from
Despit re 5rabie income Which he geneS rom
N
fully refused more liberal terms from Count Cavour
opinions But the desperate condition Of his cir
cumstances was shown by the fact that he was
secretary Of a little Piedmontese village. In the
rection in L0rnbardy. II failed and while Mazzini
escaped Crisp arrested fOr suspected COM
founded and conducted a newspaper. Driven also
from Nata he vent 10 London on British man man,
had never met Forced to abandon the hopeless
Paris after year. III fortune followed him there,
at the request Of the Italian authorities. London
again afforded him an asylum until the events OF
London when Cayour made his treaty with Napo--
the manifesto against it which Mazzini drew up.
ITALY AND VICTOR EMMANUEL"
In 1853 he returned TO Italy disguise, and after
numerous wander1ngs he made alliance with
Garibaldi, with the programme Of ITALY and Victor
Emmanuel" He organized the new Sicilian revo-
sand" Cavour and his moderate associates would
do nothing this time. they wished TO stand
Palermo with Garibaidi and his volunteers and
when The Bourbon Government was oYerthroWn
his secreafy %S of staSe The plan Of GaTDaid
and likewise that Of Crispi was 10 make sicily
base for operations against Naples, then from
Naples against the States Of the Church retaining
each province under his own authority until the
whole were free when by a general movement
ita!y was 10 be united under the King OF Sar-
onia as King Of Italy The plan Of Cavour was
probably. rather 10 annex it part by part, lb-
Grated, 10 Piedmont The liberal monarchists in
SSs.So on atlheGatlon ana me popular Nole an
naples and II Sicily was almost unanimous FOR
vailed When aribaid pictstoP @ Of Southern Itaiy
transferred his authority TO Victor Emmanuel II II
dated October % 1860
BY thus accepting the monarchy Crispi alienated
Grew upon himself the hostility of Mazzini and
donneBf ~ NE ii SEcIu 4l Ier STEM of the
way leading 10 the union OF the Two sicilies with
WIN The bitterest opposition from Cavour and
ps Creatures Al The elections 10 the first Italian
ss ssNaSSlenI N l9l, they brought about his defeat
Ts a. Deputy from Palermo. But friend had caused
10y INTO the politics Of the nation AT first
ne mad no money TO take him TO Turin, the capital
and esuIae I, ms Place IN The Chamber Of Deputies
bar sda ae az once took prominent and influential
TsseAQon He took his seat with the Extreme
49, Nhere he always remained when not in tho
and The old Piedmontese third party which ied
c,s ne formation OF the Ratazzi Ministry. The
49, aIucles OF the new national policy tho
er..94uoh LOT the armament Of the nation, the lib
frs-oh OF Rome and Venice and universal suf-
AZ -. he always opposed the government policy
tbs seelerence toward France and sought 10 stiTen
Ae 10 uphold the temporal power of the Pope
LEADER OF OPPOSITION
~ The end Of 1856 was founded the ''Fiforna,"
~ o'san OF the Left In the end it became Cris-
=. personal property, and was constant source
vh', 'ssSuilary loss 10 him. Among the things for
a. - stood was universal suffrage payment
spuues, absolute religious liberty and the
~ sNeuon OF Church and State. During the next
hrlssTsaats ne hsttled for his principles both IN
disco5,,.l- ana IN ms newspaper. Once. 4 tTno
as fnsssal practice, he resigned s a Deputy but
ig7s LLoso 70 remain IN the Chamber. Finally
raic .t.SS Lett came into power. Though demo-
vale sla radical, that party had allied Itself 10
a ahd since the alliance has tended more
athe &c 20 become absolutist Instead Of C.risnjs
sen 1870 10 form Ministry as would haze
flsu al The plant Depretis was chosen
hafnber % llefeupon named President Of the
ttriy IN ~ deputies by large ma tority. As the
sscl,reN eNoihlarchy, he took semi-offcial JOURNEYS
l&ly Saliles against the Republic and was cor
Coon sfslsSp IN London, Berlin and Vienna
Isefl0r ir :. 4ih return ne became Minister of the
,fereo IN NC ieorgsnized Depretis Ministry but
iyh q sa.sIch, lse, after a groundless accusa-
nH@ Ehiote 1IDuy. IN the following ten years dur
iasg Se5sfeils was intermittently ia power
~ he deit,,.ea nc leader OF the Left on Nav IS
hk part,-slveIed address IA which he o,.,i;raS
ff-nNs oil