Evening journal., 1892-11-01
COCHRAN ON HIGGINS.
Delaware's Senator Denounced
as the Infamy of the Union.
TAMMANY ORATOR IN THE RINK

nOunces high frotcction as Rohpefy'
The Force Bill AN Attempt to Emascu-
late The National Electorate -Bayard
the Statesman of Reconstruction.
Congressman Bourke Cochran, the sill
YER -tongued orator of Tammany Hail.
addressed the biggest meeting of the
campaign in the Madison street rink last
evening. The Mcclure and Mckinley
meetings were regarded as mammoth af-
fairs, but the Cochran meeting surpassed
them in many particulars.
The stage was decorated with bunting
and portraits of Grover Cleveland and
Hon Thomas f. Bayard The whole
house was brilliantly Illuminated with
arc lights and decorated with national
colors every seat was occupied and hun
dreds Of persons were compelled to stand
up. Many OF the hearers Of the man Of
eloquence and argument were women.
Democratic street Parade.
Willie the rink was rapidly filing the
Democratic organizations which were TO
attend were gathering at stated places.
The central point was at the rooms of the
Young Mems Democratic club where the
First Voters Cleveland club gathered.
Shortly before s o'clock the parade Of
organized Democrats started for the
rink amid the blare Of trumpets and the
blaze of red lights. The procession was
headed by the First Regiment band, fol-
lowed by the first voters. The Wecca-
coe band escorted the west side clubs,
which were largely represented.
The line of march was up Market 20
Eleventh streets and out Eleventh 10
the rink. The procession was loudly
applauded when it entered the hall.
Some minutes later Mr. Cochran enter.
ed the room accompanied by Hon.
Thomas f. Bayard. Senator George Gray,
Attorney. General John r. Nicholson. ex
United States District Attorney Alexan
der B. Cooper and others. This was the
signal for another outburst Of applause
which lasted for several minutes
Among the well known Democrats or
and around the stage were Judges Cul
len, Grubb and Ball Attorney Gen
eral John Biggs, II. c. Carpenter, Deputy
Attorney General Giles. Chairman vii
lard Salisbury, ex-City Solicitor William
T. Lyman, ex City Solicitor Henry G
Turner, Magistrate Bertolette, vii
liam Cooch. Register of Wills j. Wilkin
Cooch, ex-Deputy Attorney. Genera
: Thomas Davis, Prothonotary Peter A. Hor
". Frank d. Carpenter, Chairman Victor h
Woolley, General J. Parke Postles, Ed
Z ward H. Brennan, Thomas r. Lally
Labor Commissioner Groves, ex.Post
master Taylor, John f Callahan and
: G. Montgomery. president of the Youn
7 Mems Democratic club.
The Honorable T. +. Bayard.
The First Voters gave their campaig
.f.Ht. IaaHl
man Salisbury, of the Democratic Count
, Executive committee, arose to announc
the permanent chairman AS soon as i
, subsidized he introduced, as the presidin
officer. Thomas f. Bayard as zone who
through all the exigencies OF politics la
been known as the Honorable Thomas L
Bayard." prolonged cheers)
IreIand's Loss, Americas Gain.
/. Mr. Bayard introduced Me-. Coclra
as a man who had stood in the halls q
i, congress and fought nobly for a SCUM
financial legislation. He said that Ire
lands loss was Americas gain whe
+ Cochran came to this country.
Three Cheers for Cochran.
As Cochran arose somebody prop ose
three cheers for him and they wei
e given with a will II was some second
j. before he could make himself heard. bu
a when the clamor quieted he began a
Grafton which absorbed the attention
d his audience for two hours. and the T,
e membrance Of which wi in be for man
IS years fresh IN the memories of thos
II who heard him. He said, in part:
"MR CHAIRMAN The encomiun
l. which have been passed upon me b
e your presiding officer would embaras
it me if did not find pleasure in thinkin
that can rely upon the generous ell
D. thusiasm Of this audience. The caui
le which we are now fighting is one whic
goes to the very existence of the Repul
lican institutions of this country. HC
are face to face with a conspiracy again
r, the liberties of the people Today v
:. are confronted with the proposition
If subvert the representative institution
is of this country. If it be successf
3 now it will take generations
r emancipate the people The Democrat
l. party declares that the FEEDER
le Government has no constitutional righ
IF to exact any taxes except for the suppo
)f of the government economically admir-
J. istered. II this be 50 radically wrong
s. then the exact opposite must necessari
be the truth and the Republican par
must stand on platform of this cha
acter;-that the government has a COZ
II stitutional and equitable right an
Y. exact from the people more money tina
ST is necessary for the administration
~ the government The Democratic part
ly appeals to the sound sense of the peopl
" IL believes that the American electora
Is returns enough intelligence to set il
s. seal of condemnation upon such
o. proposition as the Republicans advanC
n Free Trade is Impossible.
"The Democrats are not for free trad
no party is for free trad
imports must be levied for the suppC
IS of the government. The Democrat
OF party believes that when the governme
th exercises the power of taxation it q
rs ercises a sacred trust for all the peopI
III the Republican party surrenders IL
t., power into the hands of classes for {
OF oppression of the masses.
u, "Under this system Of protection t
" surplus rolled up to 800, 100000 und
'9 an economic Democratic administratic
There was danger OF stringency in {
money market. When the Republica
resumed power their sole idea was TO