02868cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500230014726400510017030000470022133600260026833700260029433800360032050000310035650503100038750802080069752013180090553400760222365300580229965300350235785600760239285600430246899900190251165915UtSlPG20260610134524.0mcr n260607r20211905utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aChesterton, Cecil,d1879-191810aGladstonian Ghosts 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-07-240 aDedication — Liberalism and the zeitgeist — "What portion have we in David?" — National Penrhynism — "Militarism and aggression" — The fetish of free trade — Towards anarchism — Our British Moslems — "Retrenchment and reform" — Social reconstruction — Some materials and a possibility.  aBenjamin Fluehr, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)  a"Gladstonian Ghosts" by Cecil Chesterton is a political critique written in the early 20th century. This work examines the decline of Liberalism in Britain, particularly through the lens of the political landscape shaped by figures like William Ewart Gladstone. Chesterton critiques the Liberal party's failures and its inability to address pressing social and economic reforms, arguing that its foundations have become outdated and ineffective in addressing the needs of contemporary society.  At the start of the work, Chesterton sets the stage by addressing a dedication to a friend, Edgar Jepson, and outlining his intentions regarding the political critique. He discusses key issues, emphasizing the burden of Liberal policies that have historically favored the upper classes while leaving serious social concerns, such as poverty and industrial abuses, unaddressed. Through various references to political events and ideologies, Chesterton encapsulates his argument that the party has lost its philosophical grounding, leading to consequences detrimental to the overall cause of social progress. This opening establishes a strong political stance, urging readers to reconsider the historical significance and current relevance of Liberalism in British politics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited Kingdom: S. C. Brown, Langham & Co., 1905  aGreat Britain -- Politics and government -- 1901-1910  aEnglish essays -- 20th century4 uhttps://archive.org/details/gladstonianghost00chesuoft/page/n5/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65915  c106737d106737