The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-09-17
GREAT SPEECH OF HON. BOURKE
COCHRAN.

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| tire aisle.
| MANY of his leutenants approached him and
| spoke to him about his dinner with Mr. Cleveland
| Thursday evening. They were anxious to know II
the candidate felt confident of victory. Mr Croker
gave them TO understand that Mr.. Cleveland ap-
peared to be very much encouraged regarding the
outlook, and that he had every confidence in Tam
many Hall rolling up an immense majority for him
| in this county.
The meeting after the transaction of some routine
business. resolved into regular mass meeting
for Cleveland and Stevenson
"The campaign for the national ticket begins in
this city tonight said Chairman Ne son smith,
and the Tigers yelled. They also gave enthusiastic
cheers whenever the speakers mentioned the name
of Cleveland.
THE RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions strongly endorsing Cleveland and
Stevenson and the Democratic platform and con-
demning Protection and the Force bill were passed
and Hon Bourke Cochran, who so eloquently present
cd Hills name at the Chicago convention made
speech of great power and force.
BouRKE cocKRAN's SPEECH.
| After reading the resolutions Mr.. Cochran said
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the General
Committee of Tammany Hail. was very forcibly
impressed by the opening address of the chairman
this evening. He told us that the great mission o.
the Democratic party was TO educate the people.
am not quite so sure that agree with him. think
the great mission of the Democratic party today the
great mission for the eiector of today is to educate
the politicians applause and to teach those of the
Republican stripe that when the Government is
committed to political party that party must re-
speet and jealousy guard the constitutional founda-
tions of our Government.
81 have already received gratifying news within
the last few days that indicates popular awaken
ing to the merits OF the two political organizations
The news from Vermont which was fla shed across
the wires within the last three days constitutes
glorious sign in the political horizon, which, like
the portent that bazed before the armies of Con-
stantine indicates that before the goes down
the battle which is now opened the heather will be
dispersed, routed and annihilated.
''In this assemblage and in this presence, assem-
bled as we are around fireside. l may speak
you, feel. with degree of frankness concern
ing certain subjects which perhaps at one time fill
ed our minds with apprehension. speak with all
2 the more confidence because this is an hour of
scattered apprehensions of dispelled doubt, of
broadened confidence, of certainty in Democratic
r victory. (Appause)
, | CLEVELAND THE CANDIDATE OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
81 confess that when this canvass first began l
was apprehensive lest there might be some lack OF
Democratic ervor some disposition to put this stall
!. wart Democratic faith in the background, some
tendency to modify the earnest outspoken advocacy
of the old Democratic faith. These apprehensions
have been dispelled and they have been removed
by the letters of fGrover Cleveland. (Applause,)
Now, have heard these letters criticised by our
political opponents. 1 have heard men say that
they came too frequently; that they embraced too
f many subjects that our Presidential candidate
. welded too facie pen. But believe l speak en-
= tirely within the limits of strict accuracy and
il | moderate expression when / say that no letter.
# ever penned in political canvass brought more
clearly before the minds of the people one pregnant
and consoing fact, that is, that Grover Cleveland
stands today as the candidate of the Democratic
- party. tApplauseJ
In every letter which he has penned you will
search in vain for one word that indicates ap-
peal 10 the people for support on any personal
ground peculiar to himself. His letters are ap-
peals for the of the Democratic party and all
that it stands for the Democratic party of the past
of the present and of the future the hopes and the
aspirations the Democracy of this nation of the
+, Democracy of Tammany Hall, whose representa-
b tive he is. tApplause.)
h ABIDING FAITH IN THE OUTCOME.
d 1T is then with abiding faith in the outcome
"a faith horn in my belief in the capacity and in
e telligence of the Democratic masses-that at the
very outset OF this campaign am proud to declare
, that We recognize in the standard which is unfured
before us the banner of Jackson and of Jefferson;
the banner that waved over this country when the
+ Constitution was framed. the gospel which was
: preached when the system of government was first
put into operation the faith which inspired the
American people to strike back and beat from our
shores the invading feet of hostile force; faith
that has spread the suffrage and made this nation
and this country point towards which the eyes OF
b. every man who seeks liberty and the Improvement
of his condition turned from every country OF
the globe today. (Applause.)
with a harmonious Democracy, therefore,
marshalled for the fray, it is with confidence that
= we turn to the questions which are before the
American people, the issues that enter into this
canvass.
s "Now it seems that we have two sources to which
t we must look for Republican inspiration and Re-
publican faith. One is the candidate of the Repub
lican party whose message has fallen fiat upon the
public attention. and the other is the rejected of the
: Republican Convention, whose message has awak-
e ened large degree of interest throughout this
: country.
= MR.. BLAINEs ADVICE DECLINED
"Mr Blaine in his letter, urges us. and urges his
party to conne the discussion to three great politi
cal questions In our resolutions tonight we decline
f to follow his advice accept his dictaton. We
claim that the whole record of the Republican
party is before the people for adjudication and de-
csion but on the three issues which Mr.. Blaine has
rendered no Democrat need fear to meet him in
frank and free discussion. (Applausel
Il am willing to take these three questions he has
submitted and to meet the Republican party with
r these and when we have dispensed with them then
there lies behind all the black record of admins
tratiye defects of violation of the Constitution and
attempted invasion of the rights of the States to
control their suffrage. And we promise Mr.
Blaine that these will be discussed in the Demo
cratic party whether it be agreeable to him dis
l. agreeable to him. (Applause)
@ "Let consider for moment the questions he
has rendered to us for discussion and f take them
up rather in their inverse order it is because be-
leve he has LEFT the least important 10 be discussed
{ the last
TAX THAT SHOULD BE WIPED OUT
Now Mr.. Blaine processes great fear lest we re-
turn system of wildcat currency, and this fear
is based upon the Democratic platform of the con-
Yention. Now, perhaps some of you may have for
gotten that time in the history of this country
there no national bank note whatever in circu-
lation. You may have forgotten that the State.
chartered their banks and under the laws of these
States the banks issued their own currency.
# Sometimes when these banks were solvent, the
i currency circulated freely as the national cur
}, rency, and sometimes, when the soundness of the
i bank was suspected, the currency was refused
d and Mr. Blaine claims that a repeal OF the
: 10 per cent tax would invite this Now this 10 pei
e cent. tax tax. II never was intended as
n measure to secure financial system whatever. II
:, was law based upon condition which has filed
its mission and ought be wiped ont. applause
e ITO come down TO practical discussion of Mr..
= Blaines theory: As a matter of fact the national
bank system notes issued under our national bank
ing system are secured By bonds of the United
e States which deposited with the Treasury Now
s we hold that the Democratic Administration in
1907 with an Overfowing surplus will be able tc
pay OFF the last Of the United States bonds that may
be outstanding and when these bonds are paid out
how can the system of currency ssned by national
banks be maintained
MUST THERE BE DEBT To SECURE THE CUR
RENCY?
= Does Mr. Blaine pretend that we should plunge
this country into debt and maintain a standing in
debtedness in order to secure the currency? Has
n any fnancier that breathed advocated, in his
sober mnments nnlicY Of exlraYagan exnend tn rs