The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-30
IN JOHN BRIGHTS HONOR
TRIBUTES PAID TO HIS MEMORY
IN THE COMMONS.

AIlcl NluNSbNnSs
LONDON, March 29-The session Of the
House of Commons this evening was de-
voted to eulogies Of the late John Bright.
When Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith,
who was the first speaker, rose to address
the house all the members doffed their
hats Mr. Smith in a short speech
described Mr.. Bright as man OF
thorough honesty OF purpose and great
energy OF character. If there was any de
feet in his character it was the intensity Of
his advocacy Of the principles that he had
adopted. Although warmly attached to
the liberal party he could not sacrifice
his personal convictions for any OF those
considerations which have great weight
with most men. II for time he parted
from his old associates under strong sense
of duty, there was no trace Of anger or of
personal animosity left. His memory
would live long in the hearts Of men. He
W uld go down to the grave followed by
the affection and sorrow OF the country.
GLADsToNE's TRIBUTE.
Mr.. Gladstone, upon rising. was received
with cheers. He said:
Mr. Bright has been, TO very remarkable
degree, happy in the moment Of bis removal
from among us. He lived TO see the triumph or
almost every great cause TO which he specially
devoted his heart and mind He has established
| a special claim to the admiration of those from
whom he differed through his long politl-
cal life by marked concurrence with
them upon the prominent and domi.
nant question of the hour. Hear! Hearll
While he has in that wav opened the minds an
hearts of those with whom he differed to APP
pr,c alton OF bis merits, he has lost nothing by
that concord with tn m on particular subject
we so much repr sent Though Mr.. Bright
came to be separated from the great bulk Of
| the liberals on the Irish question on no single
occasion has there been a word OF disparage-
ment.
LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND HIM.
| ! acknowledge that l have not through my
| whole political life fully embraced th- character
of MIR. Bright and the value of that character to
| the country | say this because 1t was at a par
| ticular epoch that came more to underSta I'd
| tha before the position held by hun aud some
of his friends and the hold they had laid upon
the confidence of the people. | was one of those
! who did not agree with the particular views he
took OF the Crimeau contest but felt profoundly,
and never ceased TO think what mus have been
| the moral elevation of men who, nurture all
| their lives in the temple of popular approval,
| could at moments notice consent to part with
| the whole of that favor. which opponents
might think the very breath of their nostrils.
| Hear, hear.l They accepted undoubted popu.
| larity, for that has commended the approval of
| people. Il was at that time that although we
had known much of Mr.. Bright, we learned
more.
HIS HIGH MORAL TONE.
| we ndu huOWu Vi ulh kTedb iltllat Rllbos his
courage, his consistency and his splendid elo
| quence. We had not known how high was the
| moral tone Of those popular leaders, and what
| splendid examples they could get their contem-
| poraries Amongst other gifts, Mr.. Bright was
| delighted to be one OF tire chief guardians OF
| the purity of the English tongue. Heart
Heart He knew how the character OF
| nation Is associated with itg language. He was
| enabled as an e glis lman profoundly attached
/ to his country, the tongue of the people being
| to him almost an object of worship, to preserve
Milton. ICleers.l Another circumstance of
| his career is better known TO me than to any
other person present. Everybody is aware
that office had no attractions for him.
| and but few can bs aware what efforts we're
| required to induce him to become n servant Of
| the crown.
THE CRISIS OF 1868.
| In the crisis Of 1868 when the fate of the Irish
| church hung in the balance, IL was my duty to
| propose to Mr. Bright that he become minis
| ter. / never undertook such a din cult task
| From II O'Clock at night until o'clock In the
/ morning we steadily debated the subject. 1t
was only at the last moment that he found it
| possible to set aside the repugnance
be felt at doing anything that
| might, In the eyes OF any one, even of the most
immoral class Of his countrymen, appear to
| detract in the slightest degree from that lofty
| independence OF character which have men
| toned, and which never throughout his
| happy lot TO unite 50 many attractive qualities
| II had 60 dwell upon them alone should
| present dazzling picture to the world. II was
| a happier lot TO teach moral lessons by sim
| pli ity, consistency, unfailing courage and con
| stancy Of life, thus presenting a combination
| OF qualities that rried us TO a higher atmos-
pbere. Hear Hear1
| ACTIVE sYMPATHIEs.
| His sympathies were not strong only, but
actve-not sympathes awaiting call TO be
made upon them-but the sympathies Of man
| seeking objects upon which to estow the ines
| timable advantages Of eloquence and courage.
| In Ireland when guDDOFb of the Irish
| cause was rare, In India when support
| Of the native cause was rarer TIL In America
| at a time when Mr. Bright, foreseelng the ulti-
mate outcome OF tho great struggle OF 1851,
| stood as be representative Of an exceedingly
small por ion Of the educated community of
| the country, although undoubtedly represent
| ing a large part OF the national sentiment
| Heart Heart In all these cases Mr..
| Brig b went far outside Of the necessit es
| Of his calling. Whatever touched him as a man
| of the great Anglo-SaXon race. Whatever
| touched him az a subject obtained unasked his
| sincere, earnest and enthusiastic aid. lHta
HearI All causes having his powerful adyo-
| cacy made distinct advance in the
| estimation Of the world, and distinct prog
| ress toward phant success. Thus 10 has
| come about that he is entitled TO higher
| euology than Is due 10 SUCCESS. OF mere sue
| cess in eed he was conspicuous example. In
| intellect he might claim most dis ingushed
place. But his character lies deeper than In
| tellect. deeper than eloguence, deeper than
| anything that can be described or that can be
| seen upon the surface, Toe supreme euoloRy
that is his due is that he elevated political life
| to the highest point-to a loftier standard than
| IL had ever reached.
REyERENrIAL CONTEMPLATION
| He has bequeathed 10 his country character
| that can not only be made the subject for ad-
miration and graft ude, but do not exaggerate
when I say II, that can become an obi ct OF
| reverential coniem plation. IL tho encomiu Ms
| I at come from every quarter there is not
/ note OF discordance. / do not know OF any
| statesman OF my time VINO had the happiness
| Of receiving, on removal from this passing
world, the honor OF approval at once so en-
| thusastc, so universal and so unbroken
| Hear, hear.l Yet none could better dispense
| with the tributes of the moment because the
| trumphs Of his life were triumpbs recorded ia
| the advance Of bis country and Of It's people.
| His name Is indeibly written Ia the annals OF
| time. and on the hearts Of the great and over
| spreading race 10 which he belonged, whose
| wide extension he rejoiced to see, and whose
power and prominence he believed TO be full Of
| promise and glory for the best interests Of man
/ kind
Mr.. Gladstone resumed his seat amid
much subdued cheering.
LORD BARTIN0ToE's SPEECH.
Lord Hart nQtou referred to the noble
words of Mr.. Gladstone as fully expressive
| Of the veneration OF the country for the
memory Of Mr. Bright. He said that Mr..
| Bright was not statesman versed Ia the
arts OF government, and capable of con-
ducti < the complicated afr Il OF a great
nation. IL was the high standard OF his
public conduct and the intensity OF his