New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-08
Nv CONTENTION AXD on THE STUNT.

| NIX COCKKAN'S GREATEST SPEECH AND HIS
| OTHER SPEECHES.
Democratic voters are listening with Interest these
DAYS 10 Mr. Bourkc Cockrans eloquent appeals in be-
| half Of Mr. Cleveland. We commend to their attcn
ton Also Mr. Cock-an's srent speech 60 the Chicago
Convcnon declaring What ke and his fellow Delegates
from New York knew ind felt concerning hr. CIcve-
hand and the men who we're alont TO s"ceeed W ho"'
mating ir ard tine for President. Here. for cx-
aInrle. some OF NJ. Coekrsn's most suggestive
observations:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Convention
Our State being Threatened WITH a Invasion ana The
invading fo,cc icing Il orr political household my
associates In tie dccs!tion havc asked me 10 present.
TO tbs convention bforc II proceeds I" take hnu
action nlnn The crest question now before H. plain.
quiet. fiiudy statement OF The political conditions
Of cur state.
VI Chairman let me say t. s co ,.g. !" o.
Ipndly :" d r p' whicG hop" to contlnc and
Cotci'tc. tia; !: Is not surprising 70 me- t"t hr.
mt rye sm H n 10 we. a%cSc a hat he sGonId be
popular in Ecrublc:n states.
Mr Cleveland is popular In pub lean states lie
ca!s: his DEM Grey IS n"t ocnsive TO kepnlcnnn
II ' on every GaJ Of ihc year except one. ana that
election day. Il is popularity which nay be 80.
pio!mce votes u Is calculated TO produce cntm.asm
Tor 'oug months before the convention, ana d'ap
trintnicnt for four years after
II seems 10 me- that the spirit In which this con
vcntiOu has approached this subject Is the profession
" the belief hat Ncw-IOrk Democrats will be Loyal
anyhow and because they viii be loyal they must be
OUTRAGED by the parry which depends on their loyalty
Va have come here TO this convention nnd, not
eltlsiarding that fate 20 which We are at0nt To .c
Id we state to- sou that II 10 he decided TO cast asac
The prec,dents 81 i century. violate every nol"n OF
7afr rights Us these notions should he entertained
md cherished and articles o. the Democratic ialth
Z II be determined 20 thrust down onr thr1ntS NOM
nation against which protest: " VI Dc determined
ty ibis convention TINT connTcy Safl Re lraIcd upon
the heads Uf loyal soldiers. those 50 oilers must SUI, De
loyaI no matter what outraccs may lie perpeira'cd
against them by the party or the cause wEich 'h'y
serve.
We IRE told that sir. Clcvelard carried tho state IN
1880. We tod hrt he was ~ncces~fui Al IN" ppIs
tut do rot the C"uti, men m0mbcr That thc Nrto't
was due 20 Bur rather than 10 his amazing pop
bllriiy which appears 10 DO great bc'o W" eye III
az irgiimc. ard imPaIpablc in the coll r1htH OF
November. Is no; the denial OF ".lrc
20 Uurcbnrd enough 10 make b. homes turn
IN their re-ting rloce' Is th"rc greater PROOF Oh
ngra,i.n1c OF republic. than thi' occcflnes OF tho
gentleman from Pennsylvania OF the trsdit TO the mem
ory Of The pTccrycr and savior Of thc Democracy 81
the ycaT 1884
II We 60 back and tell them dhe regular Demo
cxpoilon;s Of Democratic fath that the DcmoerIiic
convention has accepted nomination from th'ir hands
and rejected le advice Of thc Democratic party. on" or
Two results will follow. In my judgment. Either
these people will doubt sincerity and refuse 10
suupo% the ticket o. clSo they viii coDc"dc orr in
ccitv but thcv will visit us With their contempt. and
tn both events the ticket will b. nensccd with disaster