. Life and public services of Hon. Wm. E. Gladstone . ade a gallant effort to abolish corporal punishment in thearmy; but the Government, so rapidly losing prestige outside,was still strong in the House; and they were not successful. Nor was the financial policy such as the great financier couldapprove. The course of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, insubmitting two budgets a year, was subversive of the principlethat the Government should be immediately dependent uponParliament for a ratification of its plans in this, respect, Mr. In Opposition. 351 Gladstones denunciations of the Government h
. Life and public services of Hon. Wm. E. Gladstone . ade a gallant effort to abolish corporal punishment in thearmy; but the Government, so rapidly losing prestige outside,was still strong in the House; and they were not successful. Nor was the financial policy such as the great financier couldapprove. The course of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, insubmitting two budgets a year, was subversive of the principlethat the Government should be immediately dependent uponParliament for a ratification of its plans in this, respect, Mr. In Opposition. 351 Gladstones denunciations of the Government have been calledunmeasured and unwarrantable ; but surely he whose own ex-cellence in this department of the Administration has never beenquestioned was entitled to judge of the success which others hadattained, and the measure of praise or censure which justly be-longed to them. He had done the work well; the present Gov-ernment was not content until it had reversed every point of hisdomestic policy. The future pointed out which was the John Stuart Mill. It would seem, indeed, that the Conservative party has neverpossessed the wisdom of the Liberals, in dealing with questionswhich affect the domestic policy of the Government. The Torieshave never led in such matters, but have been content to follow, atlong distances in some cases, in the footsteps of their rivals onthe path of reform. Part of this disposition is doubtless due tothe composition of the party, which includes many timid andfearful souls. Some there are, as Mr. Gladstone once pointed outin speaking of Sir Robert Peel and other leaders, who have beenas far advanced as the Liberal leaders themselves ; but there is
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