The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-10-22
COCHRAN ANSWERED.
CLEVELAND DENOUNCED IN JUNE ANC
EULOGIzED IN SEPTEMBER,

Tammany Hall Orator State the Truth!
Extracts from Both Speeches-Cock.
rams Present Ungrateful Task.
The Hon. Bourke Cochran formally
opened the Democratic campaign in the
interior of the state by a speech at Al.
bany. With some of the assertions re-
garding the issues of the campaign
which Mr. Cochran impetuously made
before an excited crowd of Democrats
on that occasion The Press proposes tc
deal later. At present we will only
discuss the portion of the eloquent Tam.
many orators remarks directly con
cerned with the personality and pros.
poets Of Grover Cleveland. 1t is a char
acteristic of Mr.. Cochran to do with all
his might what he undertakes. Hence
his panegyric of the perennial candidate
was fervid, not to say famboyant. Ac'
cording to MI. Cochran, speaking on
Sept. Is, Grover Cleveland is a most re-
markable and exalted parsonage. He
said:
The people of this country believe
that he typifies today the highest form
of development which American citizen
ship has reached, because in all his
life and all his career there is not a
single act which needs explanation,
and though enemies may criticise him
the whole people admire and respect
him."
This is fine, very fine. 1t is the nat
ural language of enthusiastic oratory in
which Mr.. Cochran is an adept. The
Press will not attempt to answer Mr..
Cochran. We will allow him to answer
himself. Here, for instance, are a few
of his statements regarding Mr.. Cleve-
land in that famous and thrilling speech
which he made in the hall of the
Chicago convention:
Il believe that Mr.. Cleveland is a very
popular man, a most popular man. l
have said that | believe that he is a most
popular man-let me say a man OF ex-
traordinary popularity every day in the
year except one, and that is election
day-a popularity which l might de-
scribe as tumultuOus, but not reduclble
to votes. 1t is delusive. So it is calcu-
lated to arouse enthusiasm four months
before election and to produce disap-
pointment for four years after election.
ii have heard it stated here, | think
by the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
that in 1884 the state Of New York pro-
tested against the nomination Of Mr..
Cleveland, and foretold his probable de-
feat. The gentleman from Pennsylvania
is mistaken in his history. The state of
New York voted for Mr.. Cleveland in
1884. The state of New York, by an
overwhelming majority, presented his
name to this convention. A minority OF
the delegation protested in the hearing
of the nominating body against the
great folly Of imperiling prospects that
looked as fair as any that dawned over
the Democracy. Now, the prophecy
was not carried out or realized. But
why? We are told that Cleveland car
ried the state. We are told that he was
successful at the polls, but do not the
gentlemen remember that the victory
was due to Burchard rather than to
this amazing popularity, which appears
to be so great before the eye i'll spring
time and so impalpable in the colder
lights of November"
These sentences are taken directly
from the version Of the Chicago speech
revised by Mr.. Cochran personally. They
show that the opinion of Cleveland's pop
ularity entertained by Mr.. Cochran in
June differs widely from the opinion ex-
pressed by him in September. AtAlbany
Mr.. Cochran declared that "we enter
tonight on acanvass which must be pros
ecuted upon lines laid down by him
(Cleveland} five years ago" What were
Mr.. Cockran's views at Chicago regard.
ing the chances of Democratic success
upon the Lines laid down five years
ago?' Here they are:
II oppose him (Cleveland) in this con.
vention because he comes between my
party and the light of success at the
polls. | oppose him in this convention
because his candidacy imperils the sue.
cess Of Il party which is now visited with
bright and alluring prospects.
81 warn this convention, from the eX
perience of every Democrat who has
carried the state of New York-arG
none has failed to do it in nine years ex
cept Mr.. Cleveland-that you cannot get
one Mugwump vote without driving
away Il hundred Democratic votes.
We have a homogeneous party now
For Gods sake, leave it to us. If We bt
not accorded the nomination that we
ask for from the state Of New York
give US any citizen in this United States
who is a Democrat. Give US some MAJ
who will not raise up against us any
active hostile force within our own
ranks.
Il believe it was the distinguished
military hero from Massachusetts, Gen
eral Collins, who declared there was ne
Democrat in this Union that would vote
against that ticket, but there sit behind
him two soldiers whose deeds have moi
escaped the attention of history, two
heroes who have led the Union armies
to victory, but who have never made
faces at the vanquished foe, and they
will tell you here, comrades who fought
with them, heroes who sustained
them and heroes who lowered theil
swords to them ON the field of bat
tle-they will tell you that the soldier
vote of New York-of whom there are
5000 at least Democratic-will not sup.
port the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland,
Gentlemen, l submit to you, is it wise
to antagonize that vote, to antagonize it
without reason, to antagonize it blindly'
detiantly, recklessly?'
The Press tenders to Mr.. Cochran the
assurance of its sympathy. The task OF
acting as eulogist to the candidate whom
he denounced so mercilessly in the Chi
cago convention must be highly migrate
full to him. And we have his own
word to show that he expects from his
present efforts nothing but disaster and
defeat.-New York Press.