The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-04
IN JOHN BRIGHT's MEMORY.
Eloquent and Impressive Tribute
From William Il. GIadstone-L2rd
EartingtOn's Fitting WOrds-Justin
Mccarthy Sneak KS TOR Ire,h


From William Il. GIadstone-L2rd
Eartington's Fitting W0rds-Justin
Mccarthy Speaks tor Ireland.
LONDON, March 29,-The sessions of the
house OF commons this evening was devoted
to eulOgies of the late John Bright, When The
Right Hon. William Henry Smith, who was the
first speaker, rose to address the house all the
members dotted their hats. Mr.. Smith, in Il
short speech, described Mr.. Bright as a man
of thorough honesty Of purpose and great
energy of cha:act Mr.. Gladstone, upon
rising. WIS received with cheers. He said:
Mr.. Bright has been, to a very remarkable de-
gree, happy in the moment OF his removal from
among He lived to the triumph Of
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 political life
by marked concurrence with them upon the
prOminen: and dominant question Of the hour
While he has i'll that way opened the minds and
hearts of those with whom he differed to appre-
citation of his merits, he has lost nothing by that
concord with them on The particular subject we
so much represent. Though Mr.. Bright came to
lie separated from the great bulk Of the Liberals
on the Irish question, on no single occasion has
there been any word of dispara cement. l ac
knowledge that have not through my whole
political life fully embraced the character OF
Mr.. Bright, and the value of that character tC
the country. | say this because it was at the
particular epoch of the CrimeaQ war that came
more o understand than before the position held
by him and some OF his friends and the hold
thew had laid upon the confidence OF the people,
was olc OF those VINO did not agree with the
particular views he took Of the Crlmean contest.
but felt profoundly and never ceased to think
wha: must have been the moral elevation of men
who, nurtnred all their lives in the temple OF
popular approval could at q moments notice
consent to part with the whole Of that favor
they enjoyed, which opponents might think tie
very breath of their nOstrils. They accepted IN
doubted appropriately, for that war commanded
the enormous approval OF the people. 1t was at
that time that, although we had known much Of
Mr.. Bright, we learned more. We had known OF
his great mental gifts, his courage, his consist.
ency and his splendid elOQuence. We had not
known how high was the moral tone of those
popular leaders, and what splendid examples
they could set their contemporaries. Amongst
other gifts, MIR. Bright delegated to be one
OF the chief guardians of the purity OF
THE ENGLISH TONGUE.
He knew how tn character of a nation is asso-
GATED with its language He was enabled. al
Englishman profoundly attached to his country
the tongue OF the people being to turn almost
an object of worship, to preserve the purity OF
the language of Shakespeare and Milton. An
other circumstance Of his career IS better known
to me than to any other person present. Every
body is aware that ttice had attractions fol
him. But few can be aware what extra efforts
were required to induce him to become servant
OF the crown 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
!
cult task. From II o'clock at night until l
o'clock in the morning we steadily debated the
subject. 1t was only ut the last moment that
he found 1t possible to set aside the repugnaMce
he felt at doing anything that might in
the eye OF any one. even OF the more
jgnofant class of his eounItryymen' ap-
gree from that lofty independence of chara ctel
which | have mentioned, and which nev,l
throughout his career was held in doubt. 1t was
q happy lot 10 unite SO many attractive quail
| dwell them ! ShOul1
present dazzling picture to the world. 1t was
happier lot to teach moral lessons by simple
ity, consistency, unfaiIing courage and con-
stancv Of life, thus presenting combination OF
qualities that carried us to higher atmosphere.
His sympathics were not strong only, but active:
not sympathics awaiting calls to be made upon
them but sympathies of man seeking objects
upon which to bestOw the inestimable advan-
tages of eloquence and courage. In Ireland.
when support of the Irish cause was rare; in In
dia, when support of the native cause was rareI
still; in America, at the time when Mr.. Bright,
foreseeing the ultimate issue of the great strug-
gle of 1861, stood as the representative of an
exceedingly small portion of the educated COM
| lnunity Of the country, although undoubtedly
representing large part of the natlUnll Senti-
ment-ln all these cases MI. Bright went tar out
side the necessities of his ca ling. Whatever
touched him as
A MAN OF THE GREAT ANGLO-SAXON RACE,
whatever touched him as a subject, obtained
una>ked his sincere earnest and enthusiastic
aid. All causes having his powerful advocacy
made distinct advance IN the estimation of he
world and distinct progress toward triumphant
success. Thus it has come about that he is en-
titled to higher c!olgy than is due to success.
OF mele success, indeed, he was a conspicuous
example In intellect he might claim most
distinguished place. But his character lies
deeper than in elect, deeper than eloquence,
deeuer than ANYTHING that be described or
that be seen upon the surface. The SUI
premc eulogy that is his due is that he elevated
political Life to the highest point-to a loftier
standard than it had ever reached.
He has bequeathed to his coun-
try a character that cannot only be
made a subject for admiration ard gratitude;
bul--anG do not exaggcrate when l say it
that can become an object of reverential con-
temptation. In the enCOmiums that come from
every quarter there j. not a nO;e of dissOnance.
do not know of any statesman of my time who
had the ha piness OF eceiving, on removal from
this passing world, the honor of approval at
once 50 enthusiastic, so universal, and so I'M
broken Yet none could better dispense with
the tributes Of the moment, because the triumphs
of his life triumphs recorded in the advance
of his country and If its people. His name Is
indeliby written in the annals of time and on
the hearts of the or, at and Oyerspreading race
to which he belonged. whose wide extension he
rejoced to sdc and whose power and prOm-
nence he believed to lie full of promise and
glory for the best interests of mankind
Mr.. Gladstone resumed his seat amid muc0
spbdued cheering: