Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-06-25
JOHN BRIGHTs LITTLE SPEECH

The history of all great movements for
the advancement of humanity, is replete
with instances of the most startling
breaches OF faith on the part of leading
men in the movements, and proves how
really hollow and hypocritical are the
mouthings OF men whom chance or for
tune have brought into notoriety. MIR.
John Bright, the great friend OF the poor
man and savior of the rights OF the lowly,
as he loves to be called, is now arrayed
in opposition to his own teachings OF the
past thirty years, and is ranting to his
people on the impossibility OF granting
Home Rule to Ireland In his manifesto
to the people of Central Birmingham
yesterday, he says:
do not oppose the views of the Govern
ment on account of England more than on
account of Ireland. No Irish Parliament
can be so powerful or just as the United Inn
perial Parliament at Westminster. can
not entrust the peace and interests OF Ire
land, North or South, to the Irish Parlia-
mentary party, to whom the Government
now proposes to make general surrender.
My six years experience of them and their
language in the House of Commons, and
their deeds in Ireland, makes 1t impossible
for me to hand over to them the industry,
prosperity and rights of five millions of the
Queens subjects. Our countrymen in Ire
land, leastways two millions, are as loyal as
the people of Birmingham. | will be no
party to the measure thrusting them from
the generosity and justice of the United I'm.
perial Parliament. 1t is because am still
friend of Ireland that refuse to give her
up to those whom the recently defeated bill
would have subjected her. If you re-elect
me, shall to the utmost of my capacity do
only what consider to be for the perman-
ent and true welfare of our country.
al will be no party to the measure
thrusting them from the generosity and
justice OF the United Imperial Parlia.
ment," he says. What hollow mock.
cry in this blatant plea. Who ever heard
OF generosity in connection with Eng
lands rule over Ireland? Who evel
heard OF justice being considered in rela
ton to Ireland's wrongs in the past sever
hundred years? How Il professed lover
OF humanity, and one who abhors blood
shed and strife, can thus bring himself tc
preach for continuance OF those centur
les OF rapine, murder and anarchy forcet
upon this people by his fellow-partisan,
under the name Of coercion, it is Difficult
on record as the steadfast friend of tn,
poor man, having brought defeat upol
his most cherished plans by advocating
measures that were disple asing to al
arist5eratic ministry, and now, at th'
bidding of''ihhese same aristocrats, hi
gives up the protfiGG' title of the "Grea
Commoner," and permits himself to b'
leashed with men who have antaassonizet
him for lifetime, and only to assume
position of prominence before his people
which his erratic course in the past ha,
denied him. In fact, he tries to boos
himself into notoriety and office, in hi
declining years, by stultifying his life
long course, and turning hypocrite in hi
attempt "No parliament can be s,
powerful or just as the United Imperia
Parliament at Westminster" he says
Looking back at his terrible arraignment
OF this same "just" parliament for years
that expression seems to be Il lie on hi
venerable lips, and it serves t.
teach the unhappy people nov
struggling for national existenc
that their task is harder than they knew
and that they not only have to meet an,
fight the prejudices OF an aristocracy VIII
despise them and their aims, but tina
they are called upon to meet and over
come the false teachings OF men VIII
have paraded their love OF the common
people, only as a means to obtain publ
recognition and power. Ii John Brigh
had passed away from this world befor
that manifesto was made public, ther
are millions OF men who would pro
nounce it a forgery and PROCLAMATION c
what the wo,l id deemed great name
but coming as it does, hot from his lips
and willing from his heart, it stamps hir
as the great political humbug OF tn
nineteenth century. When the battl
shall have been fought and won by tn
Irish people and they shall receive tn
glad acclaims OF all mankind, the nam
OF John Bright will be placed besid
those OF the men who, preaching justic
and humanity, practiced the mos
heinous methods to subjugate their ow
countrymen.