The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-06-30

HARMON Y!
Bourke Cochran Flags the
''Stuffed Prophet in the
Chicago Convention.
Grover Popular Every Day in
the Year Save Election
Day.
Gallant Gen. Sickles Declares Gro
yer Cannot Get the Demo-

yer Cannot Get the Demo-
cratic Soldier Vote.
The following is an extract from Hon.
Bourke Cockran's speech in the Chi
cago convention protesting against
Grover Cleveland s nomination: -:
If I might go behind the glowing
periods of the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania whose poetical fervor undoubt-
edly betrayed him into extravaganza of
expression, if he will even permit that
degree of criticism, we will find the
explanation for this extraordinary &C
tivity. in the belief that this particular
nomination may increase chances in
senatorial districts of the State:
chances OF candidate for county clerk;
chances, perhaps, for candidates in the
few Democratic districts to be found in
these Republican strongholds, and
right here, gentlemen, is the kernel of
our objection to Mr.. .Cleveland's avail
ability. Ibelieve that Mr.. Cleveland
is very popular man, most popular
man. 1.-THE speaker was here inter-
rupted by wild cheers and yells for
Cleveland. I have said that I believe
he is most popular man. Renewed
cheers Let me add now, man of ex-
traordinary popularity every day in
the year except one, and that is cleo
ton day. [Cheers.] 1t is a popularity
which he might describe as tumultuous,
but not reducible to votes. Laughter
and applause. It is the popularity
based upon the fact that his opponents
speak we'll of him but will not vote for
him and so it is delusive, so it is cal
culated to arouse enthusiasm four
months before election and produce
disappointment for four years after
election. My fellow citizens, don't we
remember four years ago in st. Louis?
l will venture to say that there are
now right in this body a few gentlemen
whose memories are tinged with sad
ness as they reflect upon the enthusi-
asm and confidence with which they
laid wagers of three and four to one
that Cleveland would be elected after
the nomination of 1883. In the city
of New York the Democratic party
was seriously impoverished and the
Republicans raised to degree of
wealth which they never enjoyed be-
fore even through the operation of the
robber tariff. We were misled by the
fictitious popularity which comes from
the forbearance of the enemy. We in
New York will never be misled in that
way again. [Applause.] The man
that we consider strong, the man in
whose leadership we have faith, is the
one who bears upon his bosom the
marks of the weapons of the Republic
can party. The man who bleeds for
the cause in the front of the army is
the man that knows no laggards in the
rear. We have a homogeneous party.
For Gods sake leave it to US. If we be
not accorded the nomination that we ask
for from the State of New York, give
us any citizen in these United States,
[cheers] any citizen who is a Democrat.
[Cheers.] Give us some man who will
not raise up against us any hostile
force within our own ranks. CHEERS.
| believe it was the distinguished gen
tleman from Massachusetts, Gen.
Collins, who declared there was no
Democrat in this Union that would
vote against that ticket; but there sit
behind him two heroes whose deeds
have not escaped the attention of
history; two heroes who have led the
Union forces to victory; who have
never made faces at the vanquished
foe, and they will tell you here are
comrades who fought with them,
heroes who sustained them and heroes
who fell by their side; they will tell
you that the soldier vote of the State
of New York, of whom there are 25,-
600 at least Democratic, will not sup
port the nomination OF Mr.. Cleveland
and did not support him in 1888. (Gen.
Sickles arose in his place among the
New York delegation and said mo, no;
never" There we're cheers and Kisses
heard about the hall and in the
galleries.)
BURCHARD ENTITLED TO THE CREDIT.
-, -E. .e.G= 81.
[ have heard it stated here, l think,
by the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
that in 1884 the State of New York
protested against the nomination of
Mr.. Cleveland, foretold his imminent
defeat. The gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania is mistaken in his history. The
State OF New York voted for Mr.. Cleve-
land in 1884. The State by an OYER