The Portland daily press., 1864-02-19
Mr.. Bright on The London Times 49, The
Golden and DeIane Controversy.

In one Of his recent speeches at Birmingham.
John Bright thus alluded to the controversy
between Mr. Golden and the London Times,
which, it viii be remembered, was provoked
by the Times misrepresentation of Mr..
Bright's remarks concerning the land ques-
ton. In the course ofhs Birmingham speech,
Mr.. Bright said
Why, if there be two men in England, will
undertake to say, who have more constantly
and honestly for twenty-five years preached
doctrines Of absolute honesty with regard to
legislation, those two men are Mr.. Golden
and myself. Applause. But Mr.. Golden
came forward to assail Mr.. Delane with regard
to this charge against me. He found a man
in mask endeavoring TO stab me in the back,
for he had not seen that the same man had
been, in previous article, also stabbing him
i laughter and he came forward and he
dragged his mask from him, and he showed
him, with whatever lineaments he is dstin-
gushed, to the gaze of the nation and of the
whole world; and after denial and equiyoca-
tion of every kind, this unmasked editor OF
this great journal was Obliged to retire from
the personal part of this controversy
laughter and skulked back into the anony-
nous which suits him better. Cheers and
laughter.
will tell you how il is. Neither Mr. Cob
den nor ! have ever said anything to show
that we thought it desirable to abolish by law
anonymous writing in our newspapers but
Mr.. Golden laments as | do, and as you all do,
that the anonymous system inevitably is a
shelter for a man who has no sense of honor
Applause. ! recollect description which
will suit Mr. Deane admirably. 1t was pub
lished some time ago in the city of New York,
describing notorious politician there, who,
If am not mistaken, has been at the elbow of
the New 4 ork correspondent Of the Times for
the lasttwelyemonth, with what happy success
TO the honesty of that paper We all know. 1t
was said of him: "He was a just man and
righteous, and he walked uprightly before the
world, but when he was not before the world,
his walk was slantindicular." Cheers and
laughter.
The Times newspaper, notwithstanding all
this, is power in this country and power in
Europe. No man laments more than do that
so much power should be associated with what
call goddess intellect and a practical athe-
ism. Hear, hear. No one laments more than
| do that a paper that was once great in its
Independence has become now--what shall
say p domesticated; for the editor Of the
Times is now domestcated in the houses of
cabinet ministers and members of high fami-
lies in London. lie has learnt now, in this
day, when that paper might have been more
useful than ever, to fetch and carry for Cam
bridge House laughter and applausel; and
Tor aught know, looking TO what he said in
the clubs OF London, of the dispensation of
patronage to men who have been writers in
that journal, am not sure unless what | say
now may make it difficult that some day or
other Mr.. Walter, the chief proprietor Of that
paper, may not find himself in the House OF
Peers, as compensation for the services offered
to the present Prime Minister of England.
Applause.