The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-21
JOHN BRIGHT AT HOME.
FACTS ABOUT HIS LIFE WITH HIS
MEN AND MILLS.

casiOnally Preach1ng-HlS skill as
Salmon Fisher-The Secret of His
Eloquence and Power.
From the PHILADELPHIA Press.
LONDON, March S.-"What Lancashire
thinks to-day, England thinks tomorrow"
This remarkable tribute to the strong COM
mon sense of Lancashire lads" and ''Man-
chester men" heard Lord Salisbury pay to
the assembled merchants in Manchester.
IT need not be retold how John Bright, with
Golden, created, championed and conclud-
eli in triumph, the crusade against the Corn
laws that starved the poor, nor how he
God almost alone in his grandeur of prin-
ciple and eloquence as the protester against
me popular Crimean war, nor how he led
the battle of reform that was won in 1867.
He was the pride of his native Lancashire;
Manchester honored itself by electing him
TO Parliament: his voice was the clarion
call that could rouse the country to action
or soothe it by exquisite melody. Yet Man
chester rejected John Bright in fit of bad
temper in 1857 since when Birming-
ham has priced the distinction of calling
him her p. n. And LancaShire-like, Bright
paid unfaithful Manchester back by keep
INC out of her way for nine long years. 1t
was only when the great wave of agitation
for reform arose in 1866 that he relented for
the good of the cause and agreed to make a
speech That memorable scene is never to
be obliterated More than hundred thou
sand men had held open air meetings that
afternoon. At night the Free Trade Hall
held two or three thousands more than its
seating capacity-5,00 0-and when Bright's
noble figure was seen the pent up enthusi-
asm of those nine cold years burst out in
torrents of cheering and found vent in the
singing over and over again of ''Auld Lang
Syne," while hard visaged men were moved
to tears 1t was odd that his title of Fright
Hon" was gained by his acceptance of q
seat in Gladstone's cabinet, which made
him, the opponent of the State Church. a
patron of forty-one church livings. He
soon gave it up.
A GLANCE AT HIS HOME.
His home has always been in his own
country, near his mills and among his
friends the working people He is typi-
cal Lancashire lad" himself, plus Quaker
training and taste, which has smoothed
down much of the rugged uncouthness
characteristic of the species. Rochdale is a
typical Lancashire town, irregular, up and
down, more dirty than clean, its air pene-
trated with as rank a dialect as now re-
mains in England. Near by, just across the
wild moor that begins back of John Brigbt's
house, is Todmorden, whose people explain
its queer design, as the "Rachda fowk"
might say OF their town, God made tn
earth but forgot Tordmudden cos it he'd
gotten under is thoombn The Rochdale
Cooperative Pioneers are the largest trad
ing concern on that system in the world.
Through one of its long snake-like Streets
out toward the moor, past large family of
huge factories, we come to a PLAIN, old
fashioned but stately red brick house. stand
ding on well kept lawn, edged with flow
er beds and shrubs.
This is lone Ash" the home of John
Bright, Quaker and man of the people No
showiness, yet unmistakable dignity; no
trace of wealth display. yet there is refine
ment in the surroundings which tells of
highly cultivated taste The home proclaims
the man. A maid servant opens the door, a
favorite scotch collie gives a much more
home-like welcome than a liveried footman,
aud the simple etceteras that interest the
visitor in the drawing are thoroughly
in keeping with the unostenta tious charac-
ter of the host. Busts of Golden, Cheva-
ler, Miner Gibson, and engraved portraits
OF others of his eminent comrades in the
old campaigns are the principal works of
art A handsome oaken cabinet holds
collection of the finest specimens of Stafford
shire pottery and other manufactures, pre-
sented to Mr.. Bright by the people of that
him plenty of work with that fine small
hand pen which he so courteously and con-
scientiously Yields
He is simplicity itself in his habits. John
Bright never was society man. Since
his wdowhood he has done more reading.
Fol several years he had charming resi-
dence in Piccadilly, overlooking Green
parA, with the leading people of title as his
neigkbOrS on either hand. His relations
withhis work people are those of a con-
BclendouS employer, who pays market
wages and expects full tale of work. The
local Institute has benefited considerably by
Mr.. Bight's gifts of books and his kindly
interes in whatever helps the progress of
the people. AS carpet makers, the firm of
which John Bright is senior partner, have
worldwide reputation, and have made an
1mmens fortune. The business has been
under tle management of Mr.. Benjamin
Bright and is now chiefly controlled by
John Bright, Jr., of whom something may
yet be herd in the polit cal world, though
he has lot his fathers eloquence. Mr..
Jacob Bright, younger brother, though
now about60, is one of the members for
Manchester, weak man physically and
politically the champion of the woman's
rights movement which big brother John
stoutly opposes.
BSIGHrS FISHING HOBBY.
DllEuu plOpCl III ulCoS.
He does not wear the Quaker garb, though
he attends meeting and occasionally
breaches. Youalways find him in supertiue
black broadcbth, old-fashioned stand-up
collar, black Iecktie and a tall hat. But if
you follow hin away North to the banks of
the Tweed, yh will see him ''dress the
part" in honr of the lordly salmon he will
soon persuad to accompany him home to
dinner. JON Bright is a stalwart fisher
man, orthodox in extolling the rod and exc
Grating the spear, and he will discourse
more eloquntly-and veraciously-upon
the haunts and habits of the king of the
fishes than any in the throng of bis Parlia-
ment brothrs in the art. who love to gather
round and ear of his hauls. This fishing
hobby is jan Brights only vice, except his
merciless singing of his political foes. He
drinks no ltoxicants; | think he never be-
gan to try am not sure if he smokes,
but knoy he fumes, and that right hear
thy.
Hear hin when he harangues the throng.
Look at Inn as he marches to his place with
an air IMPERIAL as that of Roman emperor.
Every Oh, surely, knows by some photo
graph hit leonine head, the profile of lofty
forehead the straight, clear-cut nose, the
broad putting mouth, the bold chin and
Srong NICK, and the graceful flow of abund-
ant WHIP hair like lions name. He is
typical Anglo-SaXon, a true Briton Of the