Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

THOS. e. HEENAN,
40t3 Secretary.
The county Commissioners and the
County Auditor meet as a Board OF
Equalization on Monday next and
will probably be session for several
days.
The assessed valuation of this Coun-
ty has increased nearly three hundred
thousand over last years valuation.
The next regular meeting of the
County Commissioners will be on
Monday July 2S
We have been favored with English
papers neutrality-suspicious. reports OF
the speeches recently delivered by
Mr.. Bright in connection with the
commemoration of his SEVENTEEN
birth day. His statements are so re-
markable that we quote a few ofthem.
Opinions of England's greatest living
statesman-Gladsto eXcepted-are
certainly of interest. He says Per
haps though / am speaking here to
this vast ASSEMBLY ofmy own country
men, l may be permitted to address a
o word to the artisan classes of the
United States ofAmerica. l will say
this to the working men and artisans
of the United States, that centuries of
legislation in this country has not
done so much and conferred so great
benefits upon the labOur of England
as have been conferred by the great
minister of 40 years ago, Sir Robert
Peel and by Mr.. Gladstone. believe
that the question with the United
States as between a protective tariff
and simple revenue tariff is weaving
it's solution. Mr.. Bright thinks the
question will be fought out between
the parties over the election of Presi-
dent and that we shall as a people go
down to a sensible revenue tariff.
There are many who are interested in
the financial and commercial result of
his future dream, should it ever be
realized which of course is very doubt
full. Mr.. Bright then adds: May I
ask you what at this moment are the
two curses of Europe The one is
the system of high tariffs, and the
other is the war of arms and of armies.
The one is burdensome, in fact both
of them are burdensome at all
times. The war of armies, at times
more burdensome, is employed in de-
struction and slaughter. II you were
to destroy the tariffs of Europe you
would destroy the pretence for the
maintenance of the great armies OF
Europe. ('Hear, hear" and cheers
AS I discuss it, and consider it, the
vision seems to grow upon me, the
nations would become one in interests,
and their jealousies would vanish as
theirignorance of each other vanished
The fact is that neither Emperors, nor
Kings, nor statesmen, nor public press
will be able to bring nations into wal
when these nations are united in their
interests by perfect freedom OF in
dustry between them, then the pre-
tence for armies will be gone. [ do
not mean the pretence for armies
which may be necessary for the preser-
Walton of internal peace, in some cases,
and in some degree police-force, but
those vast armies of Europe, now four
millions ofmen-four millions of men
will not say eating their own heads
-1aughter) but eating other
peoples heads Misunderstanding
on the industry of others-(cheers)-
when they might be living honestly
and happily at home upon their own
industry. When that time does come,
and I think it will come, the taxes
upon all these people will be greatly
lessened, their comfort will be in
creased, education,you may rely upon
it, will be more general, and the bar
barity and cruelty which distinguish
Governments and people too much
will be discouraged and denounced.
In fact. if one may allow one'simagin-
alton little play, I should say that
we should have, not a new heaven,
but a new earth. (Cheers.) Itwould
not be geographically greater than it
is at present, but it would be greater
in wealth, in comfort, and in human
happiness. (Cheers.) Forgive me il
I dream of it. 1t may be so but /
will believe in better time. IfChris-
tianity be not fable-(hear, hear
and believe, as you believe, that it is
not heers)- better time must
come. Great cheers.)-
"Earth's kindness shall not always sleep
The nations shall not always weep"