The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-30
nouRKE cocKRAN's EFFORT.
II Proves TO he Something of n
Disappointment.

II w -
DisappoIntment.
At p. m. Mr. Bourke Cochran Of
New York took the floor and addressed
the house.
Mr.. Cochran said. in opening that
after listening 10 the speech of the gem
tleman who had just taken his seat
every one would admit that the argu-
ments I'm favor Of the free coinage Of
silver were picturesque rather than con-
vincing lie agreed with the gentleman
from Michigan that when congress ad-
iourned last March the country was
prosperous in every respect, while now
the gaunt specter Of starvation was
stalking abroad through the land The
remedy for this condition of things
ought To be sought for, free from any
spirit of partisanship. lie could not
agree with the gentleman from Maine
that these periods Of depression were
inseparable from the advancement Of
civilization. but that each was due to a
specific cause which might be readily
discovered. Mr. Cochran said that the
platform OF the democratic party did not
declare for free coinage OF silver; that
an attempt was made in the convention
DN a uGitEalG from 1oioIduo ~ tOAiAiiAiA
the party To that principle, but he failed
TO secure ten votes on the floor of the
convention in support of the proposition.
we are being told" said Mr.. Cochran,
"by Colorado and Nevada that we are
in this matter departing from the plat
form. If that is the case why did those
states take 10 the woods in the election
of 1922 1t was because those states
of
cratic platform that the gentleman from
Colorado C1r. PENCE, who had so often
entertained his associates on the floor,
was added TO the membership of the
house" Mr.. Cochran said that in re-
gard to this question he stood upon the
democratic platform with both feet, and
1t was those who differed from him that
were trying to push him off.
Il took part in the deliberations or
the democratic convention" said he,
whereupon a good-natured laugh went
over thar house land the good humor
observe that / know with what en-
phasis the democratic party sits upon any
person who attempts to interfere with
its operations.
Mr.. Cochran devoted himself to an his
torfcaI resume of financial legislation
and asserted that there was no instance
in the history of civilization where gold
and silver ever circulated side by side
at any ratio. 1t was impossible that
they should do so, and he defied the gem
tleman from Missouri (Mr. Bland) to
name an exception. The fluctuations of
the values of the two coins were suffi-
cient to constantly drive out the dearer
metal and this, said Mr.. Cochran, was
the inevitable result, France was COM
PEELED TO import 100000 of gold TO
maintain the parity of the silver which
she had coined. That was what the
United States would have to do If 1t
was desired to maintain the parity OF
the silver we have coined.
Referring to the assertion in the re-
cent speech of the gentleman from Ne
braska (Ir. Bryan that silver was still
the basis of value Of the farmer s
products. Mr.. Cochran inquired: IF
that be so, why do you not give him
the full value of It? You could give the
farmer Bin grains Of pure silver, while
I should give him 651H grains. Do these
gentlemen fear that silver will have