The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-10
COCHRAN ANSWERED.
CLEVELAND DENOUNCED iNJuNE AND
EuLoelZEo IN SEPTEMBER.

Extracts from Both speeohes-Cock-
rams Present Ungrateful Task.
The Hon. Bourke Cochran formally
opened the Democratic campaign in the
interior Of tic state by 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 to
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. It is char
acteristio 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. IS, Grover Cleveland is most re-
markable and exalted Parsonage. He
said:
"Ths people of this country believe
that he typifes 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 few
of his statements regarding Mr.. Cleve-
land in that famous and thrilling speech
which he made in the hall of the
Chicago convention: .-.......
II believe that Mr.. Cleveland is very
popular man, most popular man.
have said that believe 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 ! might de-
scribe as tumultuous, but not reducible
to votes. 1t is delusive. So it is caleb
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 furetold his probable de-
.eat. The gentleman from Pennsylvania
Is mistaken III his history. The state Of
New York voted for Mr.. Cleveland in
1884. The state of New York, by nm
| az bpl ,t,i1,sr 1,,uSAr.it,r tal
name to this convention. A minority of
the delegation protested in the hearing
If the nominating body against the
great folly of imperiling prospects that
looked us fair as any that dawned over
the Democracy Now, the prophecy
was not carried ont or realized. But
why2 We are told that Cleveland car
RED 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
20 bo so great before the eye in spring
time and so impalpable in the colder
nights of November!"
These sentences arc taken directly
from the version of the Chicago speech
lFf loNA Wy +Ai wv l'Il SblttlAl. Lhty
show that the opinion Of Cleveland'a pop
ularity entertained by Mr.. Cochran il
June differs widely from the opinion ex.
pressed by him in September. AtAlbany
Mr.. Cochran declared that 1--WE enter
tonight on n canvass which must be pros
ccuted upon lines laid down by him
tCleveland) five years ago" What were
MIR. Coclsrans views Mt Chicago regard
ing the chances of Democratic success
upon the Zines laid down five years
ago2 Here they are:
Il oppose him tCleveland) in this con
vention because he comes between M
party and the light of success at til,
, polls. oppose him in this convention
because his candidacy imperils the sue
cess of IA party which is now visited will
bright and alluring prospects.
II warn this convention, from the ex
perience of every Democrat who ha
carried the state of New York-a'l,
: none has failed to do it in nine years ex
cept Mr.. Cleveland-that you cannot ge
| one Mugwump vote without driving
away IA hundred Democratic votes.
We have II homogeneous party now
For Gods sake, leave it to us. If we b
not accorded the nomination that W
ask for from the state of New York
give us any citizen in this United State
who is IL Democrat. Give us some ma
who will not raise up against us an
active hostile force within our ow
ranks.
! Il believe it was the distinguish
}. military hero from Massachusetts,, Ger
!! eral Collins, who declared there was n
l. Democrat in this Union that would vot
= against that ticket, but there sit benin
I. him two soldiers whose deeds have NJ
y escaped tho attention Of history, tw
heroes who have led the Union arnit
u to victory, but who have never mad
faces at tho vanquished foe, and the
= will tell you here, comrades who fougl
with them, heroes who sustaine
them and heroes who lowered the
swords to them ON tho field of ba
- tle-they will tell you that the soldit
vote of New York-of whom there ~
"a. 900 at least Democratio-willn not SUI
port the nomination of Mr.. Clevelan,
Gentlemen, submit 10 you, is it Wi
lG to antagonize that vote. to antagonize
IN without REASON, to untagoni8e it blindl,
81 detiantly, rechlesslyf'
w The Press tenders to Mr.. Cochran ii
assurance Of its sympathy. The task
acting as eulogist TO the candidate who
he denounced so mercilessly in the CT
es cago convention must be highly ungrat
,d full to him. And we have his oN
II, word to show that lie expects from h
3r present efforts nothing but disaster al
defeas. New Ycrl; Pr -.