The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-07

chen and others high in the LIBERIA
party who snw In their former lead
er's home rule proposals and pro
paganda a menace to the integrity q,
the empire; formed a new party, {.
resist them. They called themselve,
Liberia! uniepists and anti-homo rule
was. in the beginning. their main
tenet. Lord Harrington was the first
Leader, but when he was elevated tc
the peerage through the death of his
father. Mr.. Chamberlain was chosen
the party's chief.
Meanwhile Mr. Chamberlain lind
visited the United States, Novembe,
1887 to Febrdafy 1888. as the head OF
the British Representatives upon thf
American-Britfsh joint high commits.
sion which was to negotiate a treaty
for the settlement of the long STANDING
fisheries dispute.
A treaty was signed but the United
States Senate refused to ratify Il
Late in 1883 Mr.. Chamberlain re.
turned to the United States, this time
TO be married. Having been twice q
w1dower he took as his third wife
Miss Mary Endicotte, daughter Of VIII.
liam C. Endicotte, President Cleye.
lands secretary OF war.
During the campaign of 1892 Mfr
CnamDerlain worried with great ef.
1ect' and subsequently in the Com.
mons he was to the forefront In ali
the assaults on the Irish Government
Bill, and clashed frequently with Mr.
Gladstone. The Home Rulers con-
stdered him a renegade and this rank.
ing he aggravated by his rasping tac-
tics. During debate on the bill. one
night In July, 1893. Mr.. Gladstone
tartly compared him with "the DEVILS
advocate" The next night, in debate
Mr.. ChamIt rlain retorted so caustical-
~ that r.. ?. O'Connor yelled at him
Judas! Judas!" followed presently
by u free fight ON the floor between
severri members-a rare outbreak in
probably the most staid Legislative
body ip the world-accompan BY
vigorous higsipg by the galleries.
The Birmingham man with the
monocle and long Rquiline nose (both
the delight nf the English carIcatur-
ists) the.keen head and the forceful
tongue; the faultiessly fashionable
attire topped. OF invariably with q
white orchid. in THE coat lapel was
now q commanding figure at West
minister, On the, formation Of the
coalition conservative and Union
ist ministry int 1886 he took office
under Lord Salisbury, ss Colonial Sec
retary. In, this position his remark
able powers were severely tested by
South Africa a-thss chain, of strenuous
events ..begipninEs with Jameson's
haretbreined raid, and ending, wien
Lord iKitchanar had worn. down the
stubborn, Boon Resistance. with the
Treaty OF vereenigipg but he stood
the teBts Hisf enemies. too. savagely
assailed him as being the. adroit, tool
of the Rand gold mine owners and
his SourseAtowaril lathe. Il Afrilandere
was o. aileading4 isspas in ithes scampaign
OF 1900 0sahd during ds0l..; But he was
the objentrof great popular 4. demont
strations besors;his .gisit to South Az
rica late In 1902 ON mission OF con-
Citation and obseryatien and also on
his return early ins1a0S.
= The war and the elections over he
set himself the !:task OF fostering the
relations betweenA tho mother .coun-
try and the colonies. The, constitu-
tion for the " &C. Z.
was one or his productions.
Just before his 9th birthday Cham
,berlain launched his scheme fiscal
reforn.. which + partly succeeded In
splitting the Un1ouist party. 1t was
In May and at Birmingham that he
announced his new policy, and find
ing In September that his party was
not ready for so. radical 4 change. he
resigned to devote himself to popn-
.iarlzing his doctrines. He: fought the
cause with q genius. eloQuence, en-
ergy and organizations, never elualled
in any previous moment In his career,
but his party wavered and went down
to defeatin the election OF 1905. The
one bright. spot for. the Unionist party
during those dark days, was Birming-
ham and vicinity. where Chamberlain
carried his candidate to. victor;,.