Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-03

had never left him since he was stricken
with paralysis seven wears ago. and his
son. Austin Chamberlain. were with him
IA the time.
Joseph Chamberlain was the pioneer
i'm Great Britain Of tariff reform. and
the great advocate of Imperialism. For
~thirty-cight wears. with n brief intrrreg-
mum. represented birmingham i'm Par
Lament. In 1906 his career Of stormy
activities was ended by a stroke Of par
alysis. The blow fell when he was in
the midst of a strenuous campaign for
the establishment of a protective tariff
with preference for the British colonies.
and just after his constituents hal eel
chrated the thirtieth anniversary Of his
first election.
Since that day the strong fighter had
been an invalid. 4 pathetic o~n-lorker at
the political game. pictured always with
his loyal wife. daughter of w. q. Endi
colt az Massachusetts. who was President
Clevcland'S Secretary of War. beside him
His chief consultations were The growing
political prominence If hiS son Austen
Chamberlain. and the ioyaits ~ his con
sritucntS. Birmingham would nor de-
pose her leader. although be was no lon
ger able 10 represent her upon the floor
81 the House ~ Commons. In each clec-
ton he was returned TO his old eat. and
appeared afterward In The house. but
once. where amid respectful silence. h.
made his way so the speaker desk on
the arm Of his 80: and took the oaIn Of
office. January , 1913. Mr.. Chamber
lain wrote Il his constituents. assigning
his seal. ahd saving:
Il cannot hope again "a 10 my work
III parliament. and I feel that our city
and the constituency need the services
Of 4 Younger man"
While his greatest claim 10 fame was
hfS determined and brilliant ai,ocacv
for wears Of 4 protectiv" policy for Great
Britain. the citadel Of free trade. he will
also be- remembered a. the bittcreSt and
most forrcful opponent of Gladstone IN
that statesman's efforts for Home Huie
for Ireland: a. one 81 the founders of
the Liberal TnioniSt party; and as the
Minister whose policy in South Africa In.
yolved his country in the greatest war il
had experienced since the Crimean con.
tlict. but blotted out the two Bocr re-
3ublicS and made South Africa all red.
From the day he left University Col
lege. London. 60 enter his fathers screw
factory at Birmingham. Joseph Cham
bcrlain devoted his best energies "a eth,
principles If constructive reform II
was in 1865. just - wears after his brit
IN London. that he received his baptism
Of public life. aS town councillor Of Bir
~mingham. later serving ~ mayor foi
successive terms. lie gave his Who'll,
time to the cause Of municipal reform
and what had been previously one of IN,
worst governed cities i'm England. be
same a model for municipal rcforacr~.
In 1876 he entered Parliament. helm,
elected without opposition as a Liberia
from Birmingham. I'm his early wears il
the Commons he sat among the Hom'
Rule Liberals with whose aspirations IN
was supposed e. svmpathize. hut a few
wears later he cmphatically diSabuSe'
his associates in the House ~ any ne
ton they may have had Of his belief il
separate government for Ireland.
I'M less than four wears he was a cab
met minister. entering Gladstone's GOV
ernment in 1850 a. president Of the Boar
of Trade. and i'm less than a decade hi
hold al popular opinion was almost "A
great ~ Gladstone's.
After the general election Of 1885 h
became President Of the local Govcrnmcn
Board. but by the spring Of 1856 his an
GladStone'S relations on the ~latter'S Iris
| policy. had become 50 strained that h
! brake with the great premier. reSignc
7 hi. place IN the cabinet and left the Lii
eral party never 60 return 90 il.
J He. Lord Harrington afterwards IN
II Duke Of DevonShire). q. j tioschcn an
: others high in the Liberal party VII
saw in their former leaders home rul
I proposals aud propaganda a menace I
: the integrity of the empire. formed a ne
4 party to resist them. They called then
= selves Liberal TnioniSts and anti-hon
= rule was. IN the beginning. their mai
2 tenet. Lord Harrington was the fir,
! leader. but when Ne was elevated "a n
Y peerage through the death ~ hi fathe
Mr.. Chamberlain was chosen the party
: chief.
Meanwhile Mr.. Chamberlain had visi
/ ed the United States. November 1857 |
2 February ISIS. a. the head Of the Bri
ish Representatives upon the American
= British joint high commission which va
10 negotiate a treaty for the settlemer
Of che long standing fisheries dispute.
!, A treaty was signed but the Unite
J. States Senate refused No ratifv II.
Late in lsSs Mr.. Chamberlain return
= "a "a the United States this time ID 1
married. Having been twice n widowe
he took as his third wife Miss Mary +,