The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-17
COCHRAN ANSWERED.
CLEVELAND DENOUNCED IN JUNE AND
EULooIzep IN SEPTEMBER.

Tammany Hall Orator State the Truth
Extracts from Both speeches-Coeh
| ran's Present Ungratefui Task.
The Hon. Bourke Cochran formal,
opened the Democratic campaign in th'
interior Of the state by speech at AL
bany. With somo Of the assertions re
garding the issues of the campaign
| which Mr.. Cochran impetuously mad,
before an excited crowd Of Democrat,
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 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 Mr.. Cochran, speaking on
Sept. 10, Grover Cleveland is a most re-
markable and exalted parsonage. He
said:
The people of this country believe
that he typities today the highest form
OF development which American citizen
ship has reached, because in all his
life and all his career there is not
single act which needs explanation,
and though enemies may criticise him
the whole people admire and respect
him."
This is fine, very fine. II 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 few
of his statements regarding Mr.. Cleve-
land in that famous and thrilling speech
which lie made in the hall of the
Chicago convention:
IL believe that Mr.. Cleveland is a very
popular man, ,st popular man.
have said that .iieve that he is most
popular man-let me say 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 reducible
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
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 in 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
llarity entertained by Mr.. Cochran in
June differs widely from the opinion ex-
pressed by him in September. AtAlbany
Mr.. Cochran declared that "we enter
5onight on canvass which must be pros
scuted upon lines laid down by hin
five years ago." What were
Mr.. Cockran's views at Chicago regard
ng the chances of Democratic success
ipon the Lines laid down five years
lgo?" Here they are:
IL oppose him (Cleveland) in this con.
'ention because he comes between my
'arty and the light Of success at the
'olls. l oppose him in this convention
because his candidacy imperils the suc-
ess Of party which is now visited with
right and alluring prospects.
III warn this convention, from the ex.
erience of every Democrat who has
arried the state Of New York-ard
one has failed to do it in nine years ex-
ept Mr.. Cleveland-that you cannot get
ne Mugwump vote without driving
way hundred Democratic votes.
1--WE have a homogeneous party now.
or Gods sake, leave it to us. II we be
OF accorded the nomination that we
SIX for from tho state of New York,
i've us any citizen in this United States
ho is q Democrat. Give us some man :
no will no. raise up against us any
,tive hostile force within our own
lnks.
II believe it was the distinguished
ilitary hero from Massachusetts,, Gen
al Collins, who declared there was no
emocrat in this Union that would vote
yainst that ticket, but there sit behind 1