New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-28

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govsrnment which he considered sound. iIc becaus
President Of the Board OF Trade. In explaining h's
conduct to bis constituents no remarked MARY q
you win reccilect thai the prophet joprneyinz % ana
no. was very Hospitality eEe:tained By what y terInoa
| IN the bible shuIammite woman In return acf
her hospitality no wished 10 mako her some amends.
and he called her to him and ssked her what fhes
was that 10 could do for her shall speak for thee
to the King, he said sor to the csptsjuof The bcstp
Now, It has always appeard TO that the shunan1
mite woman returned grcat answer. She REPLIED
IN declining the prophets OFFER i dwell among mins
| own pcopIePS The application was obvious hf.
Bright's answer when asked 20 become cscinos
Minister, was that he preferred 10 dwell among pug
own people. 10 made, however. most sAeacious
member Of tho Cabinet being largely Responsible for
Mr.. gladstone's irish measures. as he had hefu pr
the Reform bills OF 1860 and 1857. The purchase
clauses which no added the Land bin were known -
the Bright causes although their eject was vtateu
by amendments offered IN tae House OF Lords MT
Bright served under Mr. Gladstone In The Ministry
formed In 1850, receiving the appointments o.
Chancellor Of the Exchequer BE voted for the
Coercion bills with great reluctance, snd only on tie
ground thct the Land bill accompanied them. He
resigned when the British feet bonbanied Alexandra
and the Ministry entered upon campaign ia Egypt.
10 considered the Of force ndefensbie on moral
grounds. For forty years. he said. IT have soid
my countYymen that morals we're the true basis 81
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been false to my principles had become party to
war which was begun without necessity He was
wen satisfied to retire His vpIce was already breaks
inc under tho weight Of advancing years Resides, no
was weary Of public c, and with ouakers fnsffnct
yearned for pence and quiet Ones age" he once
said should be Tranquil ones childhood should
be playful: hard work oher extremity OF existence
seems to be out OF place. During the closing wears
OF hts life he anagonlzed Mr. Giadstone's Home Rule
policy and became one OF tho stanchest suppof5srs c
seldom dS appesred s on the the piasta and the letters
written by him were brief, albeit vigorous The
unionists, however, prohed greatly BY hts name ana
One q Mr. Dighss stronges. characteristics As an
but at times grim and sardonic. nc once described
NJ Drs s s s s nan e. q ss "a n9 IL
mons gentleman writing about the ses s1 lmlnss
other things, That there was . man down IL the
same comty-I don't know whether y was IN sa Eo
he st up @ and offered g the soans peo
Snases The as%snt would have
sS ss cS o.e s1 a e y
Ca1sss S what Hi P ps tb 1srsy was IN
Mr. pisrseis ingenious Reform, bill, In like manner.
his famous reference 10 Mr.. Love's followers gave
inaicontents to David and his friends n tho cave
OF Adullam whom no called every one that was in
SocaS Sd Ge m Lowe neSer
nom that sarcasm sIr Bright once ridlcuisd L3sd
sort Of feast that a spanish host sets before his
guests consisting Of as s meat ss, aa s re1ar de
that I'm the Wilderness the Tories woad have coni-
gaRsd 81 oS Ten bs stock
that Il certain measure passed y would inevitably
s' i. nes So &c n
rous old gentleman, who objected ysy mucn e "a
onssr than S ana pe One e q bis nsse
ives at ST. Charles Adderlcy's exponse: II hoge
rather a dun man, and is Liable to make biunderSs
AN IDEAL ENGLISH ORATOR
Mr. Bright,s humor was only ono Of many quail
ties Of head and heart that made him the
ideal English orator Of modern times. II is doubt
ful,s says Mr. Justin Mccarthy, whether English
public life ever produced man who possessed more
of the qualifications Of great orator than Mr..
Bright. He bad commanding presence, massive
figure large head a handsome and expressive face.
His voice was powerful resonant, clear. With pc
euiar vibration in Il which lent indispensable effect
TO IN passage Of pathos or Of scorn. His style
of speaking was pure TO austerisy It was stripped
of all suporiuous ornament 1t never gnshci or
foamed 1t never allowed Itself to be mastered b.
passion The first popularity that struck the ilssncr
was its superb seltrcstrsint lie never. under. Tie
fhe fire Of his eloouence was white heat intense,
but SsaS 0Sr s sgas ss w 81 Ss
lnunlned with poetic glow the profound thoughts
TO Ss ~ac axa ne EaS 81 h Style II
suppose stood at the foot Of vesuyias Or Etna,
slope sald to the dweers In that hamlet or in that
homestead You see that vapor which ascends from
a dense block smoke that win obscure the sky. Yea
that rckng Of lava from the crevices or fssures
may become a river of fre. You hear that muitersng
In the bowels of the mountain; that muttering may
ws may shss s az soss Ga
know that at your feet Is the grave OF great css ef
which there Is resurrection, as history tells Us thai
dynssties and aristoeraolcs have passed away, ana
say this 70 tho dweers upon the slope Of the noun
that cafastrophei I did not build the mountain or
MI with explosive mat snas 81 me ne n Il not tn
who am stimulating men to the violent pursuit Of
their acknowledged constitutional rights s., We are
citizens country that calls itself free; yet you are
citizens 10 whom IS denied the greatest and tho first
II the truth must be told the Tory party is tho turba-
lent party of this Nation.
lovable man His first wife was the daughter Of Jon.
athan Priestman, of Newcastle upon Tyne. who made
one His hrst marriage occurred in 1892 and his
second marriage in ls49, when the daughter OF Will
Iie was most tender and devoted father bis children
numbering eight His home was one oil the Least
ostentso1 yet ,Ss N mns naaIog ns
* pert angler and very fond of horses and dogs
0PDsR Es% Ws b sP t e sc ss
all was inspired by the shsggiest Of his pets at One
ASH Mr.. Bnght's library was his fayorite room.
,ircle OF children and grandchildren within call. he
vas one Of the most contented men in England. Wis
GTs SaS Sf ma With high fosesd full Saxon
ACE, keen blue eyes overhuns WITH dars, ncsvy eye
ssea a. once o ana sFS ad sn nS
This was John Bright