Lord Beaconsfield
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Excerpt from Lord Beaconsfield: A Paper Read by T. T. Hayes, Junr;, Before the Members of the Leigh Liberal Club In criticising the life of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beacons-field, and in endeavouring to place before you the different characters which this great actor has assumed before the British public, I know I shall be met by some such answer as this - "Well, whatever you may say about Mr. Disraeli´s inconsistencies, you know the same charge can be brought against your great oracle, William Ewart Gladstone; he started life as a Tory of the Tories, and to-day he may be considered a Radical among Radicals." I admit that Mr. Gladstone has withdrawn from the party with which he was connected in his youth. He has often frankly confessed that his views have undergone considerable changes upon many subjects, and it is all to his credit that he has not been ashamed to confess his change of opinion. Mr. Disraeli, on the contrary, has never admitted that his views have undergone any change, he proclaims himself to be now what he always has been, and whatever views he may be advocating, he does not scruple to declare them "part of his original policy." To-day, no doubt, as when in 1835 he was contesting Taunton as a Tory, he would say, "Gentlemen, if there be anything on which I pique myself, it is my consistency." Another difference which is worth observing in the lives of Mr. Disraeli and Mr. Gladstone is, that whereas Mr. Disraeli has never changed his opinions except when he could benefit himself, Mr. Gladstone´s changes of opinion have always been in the interest of truth and for the benefit of his country. Mr. Disraeli as a Radical, could never obtain a seat in Parliament, but on turning Tory he was returned. Mr. Gladstone was not only in Parliament, but also held office in a Tory Government before he espoused Liberal principles. Mr. Disraeli had nothing to regret and no ties to bind him to his early opinions, whilst Mr. Gladstone, in surrendering his old notions, had to brave the hostility of early associates and friends, to leave a party of which he was already a leading member, and to throw in his lot with men whom he had been taught in his early life to regard as political heretics. It has, I think, been well said, that "You may change a man´s opinions but his character never," and it may be interesting just to compare the points of contrast between Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Disraeli. Both are idealists. Disraeli´s idealism is unreal; the product, so to speak, of fancy without feeling. Gladstone´s idealism is full of deep sympathy and massive thought. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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