The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-16
JOHN BRlaHT's POSITION.


speech of tho Great Reform Leader at Roch-
dale-A Comprehensive Popular Platform
and How to Snstain IL, Grc.
[From the London Times jan 81
was held on wednesday in the Theatre Royal Rochdals
which was densey crowded for the purpose of
ing an address e him and testfyng their respect and
admiration OF his public and private character
the address was adopted and presented 70 Mr. Bright
Mr. BRian.. when the cheering had subsidized sa,d IL
an - ougnt % &C. very grateful to for the address
tions which have been made in nv favor n Va Wers
xou nsre no. N .ns tonight mus. that
which has been said in my praise but grateful y .naf
confess 70 you honestly that the address and the %
for that have small Claim % the SonaF mich
townsmen have seen dt to show me- ana would, II Il
had been possible have ESCAPED this
and Is you know 1t has been driven almost the last
moments-to the meeting Of Parliament partly in the
expectation and the hope that night have been for
ness in this way-that you have observed that have
boon assaulted in the most unusual manner by public
speaking and writing in many parts OF the Kingdom;
and doubtless you have to the conclusion which
out from headquarters that all the miserable writer's
and speakers Of the miserable and hateful faction
should sndeavor In the interval between the session Of
a. possible, in the hope Of injuring In degree
whatever influence may have in favor Of the
great question of the extension OF the franchise;
and, seeing all this you thought it but fair
and right that you, my neighbors and townsmen
and friends, should give me such support as was
in your power the hope that placed as am by some
accident which cannot explain partly in the forefront
Of this great conflict might perhaps derive, as shall
these various continued assaults have just cast
have lived. and have asked myself how happens that
that is done in political life which is not done in any
h:ar) may be very active and in the forefront
Of religious CONTROVERSY he may hold the same posi-
ton In some literary controversy or in some scientific dis
nm would think OF pursuing him with that rancorous
spirit which,, unfortunately, Is introduced into
me with an unrelenting luminosity, not for
months only, but for years past loud cries OF Hear
far my mental eye could detect that my path had
been straightforward not varying, SO far a. know 10
the right hand OF to the le from any unworthy motive
had acted well defined were distinctly avowed and
were easily comprehendsd and thcse principles were
simply theschat the law and the administration Of tho
country should regard with just and equal eye
all classes Of the people-(cheers-and that ali ques
should bring se sssps at e a pn sSs ss h S
Ssrvs :. s"y y p Re. rssay which We
50 far a. know found NO dvergence from the prin
ciples with which nrss ~ sut but unfortunately IN
Pc s e. nss tn sse Ct mis-
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A9ps o rsesi.s sny friendly Support from etAv y tAs
another ound am You oo know member 81
small, but somewhat remarkable religious Sect . n.
iigous body which had remarkable origin and which,
in its early days at least had somewhat remarkable his
tory OF Ill the religious sscts which have appeared IN
the world certainly srcs As ooyyspow Of &c CA.ssss~
~ that i l. rs%srkabis for another sSiss-
ns E .aa IL m ss
practically unknown (Hsax. hearl think that many
sscevsS il that body ss e a. :ai
sssrs .ssss,, s Ss."~s.s s sss s" s.s
sympathy wstk Ne grsct body Of ne pscpis Loud
form . nation In the social rank they may Be called
q the lowly they labor more, me- sansr more more
than sns ranks above s0e% ssy nsy have ss 2. ~na
compensations which give to US who are better OIL
the many charms Of life. and have learned from my
10 feel for them sympathy which have never able
express words, and for which can nnd no proper
towards shem NY belief Is that the condition OF this
vast body Of the people might be immensely improved
:.a raised a believe they NIGH e., sss 1s S icy
worth HAVING lHearl Well, with this sympathy Il was
not wonderful that twenty i've years should md
myself called out into active political life.
You who now can get for penny as good neNspsper
idea q the trammok in which, suppose almost from
the days OF Queen Anne until within the last few years.
the the country was c M The paper maker
big enough TO print the Manchester 5dmner upon for
example, he had to pay an excise duty Of thirty per
and out Of his works just with equal authority with
himself; hut when he had paid his thirty per cent and
he Editor could not print until be GOT stamp put
upou The corner OF IT, which stamp cost him mach
the whole value Of the paper The stamp was one hun
Sessp 70 g print his and 10 the
those things which, pexspaper propretors 50 much IKE
two Hoes S6y-a houssmsd wanting situation, gar
dor5f wanting employment, clerk wanting new en-
Assmsns an esssis for sale tina. ;ock eoles 70 a.
,~rf pad Isd IN tAe shape Of tasaos b. he oors7,
The result Sss .hs; yGG had vs, q And they
Nov, ~Sss nsas6i5si il ih's country iS r..
~S.dsm v I.riss every nsssspcpsv was n ~ Aands
4 Ia the ssss YOU'D ss: s often ' e mad.
vehicle q Islander and hs FOR dnusng error
among .hs people ss - nsa ~: q, : ~ and
paper world viii sn.liy prevail 5es aeuss vh.shsI
your school system, which yssy osd one Or 70 W
ySs. S.o so.S *Ssh sssns: :s .ds% i III.
sIsc: s s:s $9:.~s1 ~ i
wssn s 3. s :ss % u esca
Cheers, But eli tAE vss being knnsisd g
nsss taxes and sss - "a g. 70. s.s ssyss,
light, = yos pss5bss, sbsss he papse duty: When
the House q Commons, carrying The Budget q -
Gladstone repealed The pap duty, ~ xoaes o. Loss1
foIlo.s Che - seYn;s 5 M rsssssses n en-
seIys. into psrell coilon vi1A Ne S6lN r
snd e on, = sa ye< f uhsr rear N
y T. ~. ~, they knew Il wers mer
PAW nav W .son d thsse taxss than the tor
!. .; f ever. = i %a " ~ a. ssas!
N ev~ aid that the repeal Of The corn laws W. isI
thes.S hamlet and In every family, say the
sspeal Of the taxes on newspapers has been len
very part Of the country, and there ID not single w
lsge in the United Kingdom in which the average nte
Of the people has mot been raised By that great &C
Of Legislation There 10 another subject on which WI
touch for momsnt remote from this, but still OF gee
post~nos ~ the interests and character OF the nation
You know that Great Britain and Ireland rather sh
cwn q sness reeims holds sway over = very iarg
empire n ne East Indies an empire 20 large that y
population - probably than double the population
Of the most popuous Of the other empires Of the world
excepting only that Of China took great interest Il
the government Of India. objected 70 an empire Q
900 or more being connded 70 twenty four dec
| tors or an antiQuated commercial company sitting
Leadennai street. and who were mostfy elected BY
system OF corruption at least equal 70 that BY which
| large number 81 members Of the House OF Common
got their qeas was against the company and insiss
hat ~ s~S<1 49,