The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18
to their wishes today by casting by vote


to me and said that the republicans would
vote for me if would accept the position
If elected. replied that l would under no
consideration accept seat in the U. S.
senate unless it was rendered me by the
will of the people; that felt was not
their choice, and for that reason l could
not accept the honor that would be con-
ferred by the casting of the republican
votes for me-"
II have been an independent since
1876" said Mr.. Cockrell. 81 am just as
much of an independent now as l ever
have been. In voting for Palmer, have
not gone into the democratic party, as
many seem to think. The people last fall
only elected three of us independents.
When first met Dr. Moore, after the cleo
ton last fall, before either of US came to
Springfield, he and / agreed to make
struggle in the coming senatorial fight for
the election of a straight independent for
U. 5. senator; we determined to try and
secure the election of a man who stood
only on the platform of the independent
party. We concluded, as the republican
party was in the minority, its members In
order to beat the democrats, would assist
us in the election of our man, and made
up our minds that if they would not do it,
but insisted on trying to elect a
man who voiced the sentiments
OF the republican party, after having been
defeated at the polls in November and
practically condemned by the people, then
they should not have U. S. senator. 1t
was agreed between DR.. Moore and my
self from the beginning that as Palmer
had made his fight before the people and
had been Endorsed by his party's conven-
ton, and as the democrats had conducted
49, 80 al 4f1r,
of U. S. senators by the direct vote of the
people, we would vote for Palmer after we
had demonstrated the fact that we could
not elect a straight independent man.
That had been the understanding between
us from that day to this. The first time
we all three-Moore, Taubeneck and N.Y.
self-met here was at the beginning OF the
session. We talked over the question of
the U. S. senatorship and DIR. Moore
and / then decided that Taubeneck
was a raRht out and out republican.
We have believed ever since that any day
his vote would have elected a republican,
the republicans could have had it. But
DR.. Moore and myself, acting upon the
principle on which we started, have made
an independent fight. although we later
became satisfied that the republic party
would never assist in the election OF an
lnueptDuenI. OuElIB the lhsL lew udNS
we became afraid that scheme was being
worked bv which a break would be made
in the democratic ranks. We feared that
this break would result in the sending of q
certain hicago millionaire to the U. s.
senate by means of Doodle, and we under
stood that in that event not only We, but
the people Of the state, would be de-
feated. We determined to head off any
such scheme. We have now done il and
are wiling to stand the cons 'quences. In
voting for Gen. Palmer, have not gone
back to the democratic party. / do not
think the independent party can get the
reforms it demands from either OF the par
ties. i think these demands will only be
gained by new party"
In regard TO the action OF the republi-
cans in not allowing him to explain his
vote, Mr.. Cockrell said: 81 don't know
why the republicans have treated me as
they did. They need not have been afraid
OF anything l was goingto say about tn elm.
l would have said in my speech that, while
differing with them politically, l had, in
all my dealings with them, found them TO
be perfect gentlemen and had nothing if
not good opinion of them"
at is really too early to predict what
our party will think of the result" said
Representative Taubeneck. eff the
democrat part of the organization
sustains the action of Moore and
Cockrell then it will break the organ
ization all to pieces. If, however the
action Of these two men is condemned by
the democratic members OF our party, then
it will show that the organization is on a
sounder footing than ever and will
also show that the party, as a
party, does not want anything to
do with either one OF the old parties. II
the democratic portion of our party con-
dennis the actions of Moore and Cockrell,
| am satisfied the republicans will also.
They will stand by the independent move
ment and by the organization. l regard
the election Of Gen. Palmer today as no
democratic victory as far az the state is
concerned in the future. There were in
this state on 4th of last November $4,000
+. NJ. b. A. members. A number of
new organizations have been added since
| that time, and there are now in all proba-
] bility fully $4,000. Politically speaking,
/ there are more democratic than republican
/ members of the L. NJ. b. A., because the
order is more thoroughly organized in the
democratic or southern part of the
state. And l say that in my
/ opinion the election of today is not a
forecast OF democratic victories in the flu
| ture, but will tend to make the state more
strongly republican than ever. There
will be thousands and thousands of re-
publicans who voted Independently last
fall, who will become disguised with the
mann-r IN which Palmer was elected and
will gradual y gravitate back to the re-
pub lean party. / am satisfied, however.
3 that the actions of Moore and Cockrell
/ will not be indorsed, and base my opin-
! ion on the resolutions which the +. NJ,
b. A. members adopted in the past. No
: sir, | am sure they will not approve
their actions. / have no complaint TO
make OF any democratic member of this
legislature, or any one else except Moore
and Cockrell. They have not treated me
right. They have played the traitor. In
the last few days they would not agree to
anything. They were not willing to take
up any other candidate and would not
even have any conferences. In regard to
myself, am perfectly satisfied with my
course. 1t was the only thing / could do.
wish to say, in conclusion, that from
I now on / wish the people and the press
/ would not call US the Big Three any
more. II the people are satisfied with the
actions of Moore and Cockrell let them be
J called the Big Two and let them call me
I the Little 0ne.'"
The defeated F. M. B. A. candidate,
! Streeter, said: THE manifesto issued by
. Nfco~o 81 -. .,o~., u; a. a.