New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25

Parliament did not cause him some sieePieSS nis'
Mr. Bradlaugh--No. l lie awake only when uh-
certain of what I am going TO do. slept on the
night of my arrest [ lay awake on the night OF my
release IA it was entirely unexpected, never
dreamed of so short struggle, and therefore had
made no preparations for it. OF course my excess
sive egotism helps me great deal. Judging iroin
my past feel that am match for them
MIR. BRADLAUGH's GREAT SPEECH.
Previously Mr. r. A. TAYLOR, NJ. F.. bad told me
that Mr.. Bradlaugh, when addressing the House OF
Commons, had preserved wonderful self-control
though speaking with an eloquence that wi'hereu
the House and extorted from cool reporters inc
exclamation, Here is second Bright ana o'au-
stone y Curious to know what Mr. Bradiaughs
sensations were on this historic OCCASION asked
him. 1" Why should have been agitated : was
not in the wrong. Remember my life and remem-
Der that | have gone through far worse ordeais.
confess. however, that l was touched when' IL,
going ont of the House. Mr.. Taylor and several
others shook hands with Kindness moves me
far more than anything else, and very
nearly broke down completely when, I'd 'no
lobby. Mrs. Ernestine i. Rose kissed me.
II is ouite possible for an atheist to have
feelings and to tell the truth therefore believe
me when assure you it is utterly false that went
ont of nv way or made any fuss in the House on tine
occasion of nv demand to AFFIRM The fuss was
made by my antagonists. The facts are given ~
the second Parliamentary committees report anu l
have been deliberately misrepresen;ed. AS TO inc
oath, | did not say word In the House"
"Onlv wear ago. Mr.. Bradaugh. when society
was deeply engaged in discussing Mr.. Labouchere
in connection with several amusing lawsuits which
he has since gained, l said to party OF tories,
what fun it would be to see Mr.. Laoouchere anu
Mr.. Bradlaugh in the House of Commons There
are two men who would make Parliamentary de-
hates worth reading, and predict that such things
will come to pass The Tories cried Never! ana
were greatly shocked. 1 lite dreamed that my
prediction would so soon be fulfilled, and that you
two Bogies would represent tho same town, What
| do you think of your coleaGueT
| MR.. pRApIAUGH's OPINION or Mr.. LABoUCHERE
| AND OF THE PREMIER.
81 have found him one of the most stralghtfor-
| ward, honorable gentlemen i ever met IN my llfe'
| met him with prejudices against him. had never
| seen him until the election at Northampton and
while of course, as my colleague. should nave ex
pecred him to have claimed fair representation OF
| Northampton he has done much more than eIther
expected or had a right to ask. lie has fought ior
me lust as one intelligent friend ought to tight Tor
another and his perfect tact has made my battle
| far easier than IL otherwise would have been. A
weaker man than he would have been constantly
|
other subjects Mr.. Labouchere has recognized my
right to hold nv own opinions, and has refused to
allow them to be a matter of debate. shall never
FORGET the manliness of his attitude lie Is man
of great resource doing and saying the right thing
| at the right time"
| "Some wears ago. if I am not mistaken, Mr.. Brad
| laugh. the present Prime Minister helped to defeat
your election. What do you think OF him now =
"I think he stan Is out in this country full head
md shoulders above everybody else. he is the only
statesman we've got among varied assortment OF
small pottery manufacturers"
There are persons who call him mad"
"Lunatics think everybody mad but themselves"
| "And some call him man of quirks."
| SOS Bismarck"
"Do you compare liberal Gladstone with Bis
marcki"
"No; if l were German or lived in Germany,
| Bismarck would either hang me Or"
"Well, why don't you finish your sentence y
| Mr. Bradlaugh laughed and added, "Pd hate
Bismarck or overthrow him." Perhaps it is just as
well for the great Chancellors peace of mind that
the Kaiser has one turbulent subject the less.
"Where do you find time to edit The National Re
| former ~ incurred after we had rambled up and
| down the universe.
| 81 don't. Mrs. Besant does most of the work, and
we'll she does it. The World states that my daughters
assist me in editing the paper This is incorrect.
| | think all women should be employed, SO my
daughters do the summary Of news amounting to
| al out two columns every week. for which pay
| them a regular salary"
| By this time the clock hands pointed to $40
o'clock The hour and ton minutes had elapsed, the
| obnoxious NJ p. was wanted by the Liberal
"whio" and after inviting me to his lecture on
John Wilkes to be given three nights afterward Mt
South Place APPEL. Finsbury, the scene of NJ d.
CoDways clever preaching, Mr. Bra1laugh rushed
down stairs jumped into hanson and drove of to
! St Stephens. Just before the door shut L asked
Mr.. Bradlaugh whether he could not sum up the
House of Commons IN an epgramnsatic sentence
lie retorted laughingy The House OF Commons Is
hardly big enough to go into one"
TIE LECTURE ON WILKES.
Last evening drove three miles into the city to
hear Mr. Bradlaugh lecture John Wilkes
Although arrived threequarters of an hour before
the exercises began the chapel was crowded with
well. behaved workingmen-a fact which made me
recall the statement of one of the ceverest men IN
the present British Cabinet Bradlaugh" he said
several years ago. is the only man in EnglandiwhC
has a following And this led me to remember Brad
laughs once saying that people had only TO try t.
collect an audience to discover its difficulty
He has no such difficulty. The applause which
greeted his appearance testified to his popularity
, among class unknown at dinner-partles, yet no
TO DO despised by those who want votes Mr. Brad
laughs address on Wilkes was always effective
often humorous. and at all times attained heights
of impassioned eoquence that made the chapel re
sound with tremendous applause. 1t was extern
| poraneons as arc all his addresses; it was strunl
| upon that thread of satire which is Of his mos
powerful weapons. The subject lent itself to TIN
, issues of the day. and every reference to tn
sneakers position excited enthusiastic response
There was very little to attract in Wilkes's private
history" said Bradlaugh but We should remem
, Der how unfrendly history was to him. Judge hin
by myself. Take the literature of the past few
weeks for example, and write my history by 1t
{ VIII IL be Truthful Some OF the artists who hay