Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-03
a LIFE WELL SPENT.

Death a John Bright, the Great English
Statesman, and One Of the Most Noted
Men of Modern Times-SIketch Of His
Career.
| LONDON, March % Mr.. John Bright died
ut $3.50 O'Clock yesterday morning. His end
| was peaceful and painless He had lain
! In colnatose condition since Tuesday.
! All of his family were present at his death
| bed.
| In the House of Commons Right Hon,
William H. Smith, the Government leader,
with much emotion, referred to the death
Of Mr.. John Bright. He said that he
would postpone his remarks on
Mr.. Bright until Friday, when Mr..
Gladstone would be present Mr.. Morley
thanked Mr. Smith for his consideration in
regard to Mr.. Gladstone. Mr.. Bright repre-
| sented the central division of Birmingham
| In the House. -. ~
LONDON March 28-The funeral Of John
Bright will take place at Rochdale on Sat-
urday. 1t will be conducted as privately as
possible and the body will be Inferred In
the Quaker burying ground
DUBLIN, March 2S-United Ireland in its
obituary notice Of John Bright says: s're-
land forgets all her grievances against him
at the open grave and remembers only his
priceless services of old days. The real
John Bright was born near Rochdale, En-
gland, November l6, 1911. About ls4Oh became
| personal and.politcal friend of Richard Cob
den, and gained distinction as an orator OF
the Ant-Corn Law League, In advocacy OF
which he addressed many public meetings. He
was elected a member of Parliament for the
city of Durham in 1843, and was returned
for Manchester in 1877. Golden and Bright
became the principal leaders OF the Manches-
ter school, or party, which was not identified
with either OF the great political parties, but
advocated pacific foreign policy and cleo
toral reform. MI. Bright was defeated in the
election OF 1857 because he had opposed the
Crimean war, but he was elected the same year
by the Liberal voters OF Birmingham, which
city he continued to represent for many years.
During the great civil war in the United States
he expressed his sympathy for the Unions
cause in several eloquent speeches. After the
Reform bill OF Russell and Gladstone had been
| rejected by the House OF Commons in 1866 Mr.
Bright advocated the cause OF electoral reform
oy vehement speeches at immense public meet
ings in London, Manchester, Birmingham and
other places. Referring to these speeches the
European Times remarked: sin all OF Mr..
BrIght's previous career he has never put forth
such exit aordinary power, such floods OF the
very highest order OF eloquence on the great
cues ton OF the day as during the last four
| months"
In 1867 the friends Of reform triumphed, and
| right OF suffrage 10 every householder in
| borough. MI. Bright entered the Cabinet
formed by Mr.. Gladstone in 1868 as president
OF the Board OF Trade, and resigned the Office
on account OF il-health in May, 1871.
When Gladstone returned to power
in 1890 Mr.. Bright became Chancellor of the
Duchy OF Lancaster, but resigned in 1882
when the Government began war in Egypt. His
separation from the bulk OF the Liberal party
on the Irish question is the only incident
In his career which really dimmed it's
splendor. He had always been an uncom-
promising champion OF Irish wrongs and JUS
tilted Irish turbulence and disorder in view
OF the treatment OF the nation by the Govern
ment until the franchise bill brought eighty
SIX Irish members into the House, when he
became completely alienated from the cause
and proved one of the most powerful oppo-
nents to Mr.. Gladstone's scheme OF home
rule. Mr. Bright was married in 1899 10
Elizabeth Freshman, OF Newcastle His wife
died in 1871, and he was afterward married. in
ls49, to Margaret Leatt am, daughter OF
banker OF Wakefield. He leaves four sons and
three daughters.