Before that period neither Belfast nor any part of Ulster could have been truthfully described as remarkable for its sobriety.

But by the universal testimony of those qualified to judge in such matters--police, clergy of all denominations, and workers for social welfare--the political movement had a sobering and steadying influence on the people, which became more and more noticeable as the movement developed, and especially as the volunteers grew in numbers and discipline.

The "man in the street" gained a sense of responsibility from the feeling that he formed one of a great company whom it was his wish not to discredit, and he found occupation for mind and body which diminished the temptations of idle hours.
From the Reform Club Carson, Londonderry, Beresford, and F.E.Smith went to the Ulster Club, just across the street, where they dined as the guests of Lord Mayor McMordie before leaving for Liverpool; and it was outside that dingy building that the enthusiasm of the people reached a climax.

None who witnessed it can ever forget the scene, which the English newspaper correspondents required all their superlatives to describe for London readers next day.

Those superlatives need not be served up again here.