Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-17
Mr., Bright on the London Times--The Cob
den and DsInne Controversy.

Mr., Bright on the London Times--Tke Cob
den and DsInne Controversy.
In one of his recent speeches at Birm-
ingbam, John Bright thus alluded to the
controversy between Mr.. Golden and the
London Times, which it will be remember
ed, was provoked by the Times's misre-
presentations Of Mr.. Brights remarks con-
cerning the land question. In the course
of Birmingham speech, Mr.. Bright said:
"Why, fthere are two men in England,
will undertake to say, who have more
constantly and honestly for twenty-five
years preached doctrines of absolute hon
estJ with regard to legislation, those two
men are Mr.. Golden and myself. TAp-
plause1 But Mr.. Golden came forward
to assail Mr.. Delsne with regard to this
charge against me. He found q man in a
mask endesvoring to stab me in the back,
for he had not seen that the same man
hsd been, in q previous article, also stab
bing him laughter and he came for
ward and he dragged his mask from him,
and he showed him. with whatever Inca
ments he is distinguished, to the gaze Of
the nation and the whole world, and after
denial and equlvocatIon 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 anonymous, which
suits him better. Cheers and laughter.
az will tell you how it is. Neither Mr..
Cobden nor have ever said anything to
show that we thought it desirable to abol-
ish by force Of law anonymous writing in
our Newspaper, but Mr.. Golden laments,
as do, and as you all do, that the anOny-
nous system inevitably is a shelter for a
man who has no sense of honor. APP
plause l recollect q description which
will suit Mr.. Delane admirably. 1t was
published some time ago in the city Of New
York, describing a notorious politician
there, who, if am not mistaken, has been
al the elbow of the New York CORES pom
dent Of the Times for the last twelYemonth,
with what happy success to the honesty Of
that paper we all know. II was said of
him, He was just man and a righteous,
and he walked upright before the world,
but when be was not before the world his
walk was slantindieulsr.' [Cheers and
laughter.
The Times newspaper, notwithstanding
all this, is power in this country, and a
power in Europe. No man lsments more
than 1 do that so much power should be
associated with what cali goddess intel
lect and, a practical atheism. (Hear hear
No one laments more than do that pa
per that was once great in independence
has become so what 1 shall ssy-domesti-
Gated; for the editor Of the Times is now
domesticated in the houses of cabinet min
listers and members Of high families in
London. He has learnt now in this day,
when that paper might have been more
useful than ever, to fetch and carry for
Cambridge House daughter and applause;) y
and for aught know, looking to what he
said in the clubs Of London Of the dispen-
sation Of patronage to men who have been
writers in that journal, l am not sure (un-
less what may say now may make it diff
fcult) that some day or other Mr.. Walter,
the chief proprietor of that paper, may not
find himself placed in the House Of Peers
as compensation for the services offered to
the present Prime Minister Of England
[Applsuse.]