Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-18
NE nusY MAKE PEACE.
Eloquent Besrks ceekran's BrilIiast Career
Is Nev Ia jeopardy.

Among the senators who managed TO EN-
brace the opportunity offered by the great
struggle over the repeal bill is Mr.. Dubois
of Idaho. Though one Of the younger sen
ators, being now barely 10 years of age, Mr..
Dubois has had good deal of legislative
experience and is well fitted by tempera-
ment and physique for battle such as
that which RACED in the senate last week.
IL is not often that the opportunity TO make
ones reputation so rapidly comes to .
young man in political life. 1t was indeed
the chance of a lifetime, and Mr. Dubois
did well TO accept it and make the most Of
it. He has been put forward by Mr.. Teller,
the real leader of the silver forces. to take
the brunt of the fighting at critical mo-
ments, and in these elimaxes he has han
died himself admirably. Though not a
great orator he is an effective speaker, and
is at his best when it comes to throwing a
few rocks Of sarcasm at the other side. The
silver fight has brought Mr.. Dubois TO the
front and made him one of the most prom
inent men Of the body. He wears his hon
ors meekly and is one Of the most ap-
proachable and companionable men in con-
gress.
Cochran and Croker.
The newspapers appeared to have stirred
up quite a storm Of comment about the
relations existing between Congressman
Cochran and Mr.. Croker of Tammany Hall.
This subject was brought forward by your
correspondent some 10 days ago, and now
the metropolitan papers are following suit.
Men who are familiar with the inside
workings of Tammany Hall say Mr..
Cochran will be utterly destroyed politi
cally if he does not make his peace with
Croker 1t is further said he could make
his peace by simply saying Il pleasant
Good morning" or How are you, Crokers"
on meeting the grand sachem. All that
Croker wants is to have the Tammany
Hall orator show some signs of submission
to his rule. 1t would not be necessary for
Mr. Cochran to abase himself to the Tam
many leader, but merely to acknowledge
his allegiance.
If Tammany and Croker drive Cochran
out of congress, they will break up one of
the most prominent careers which we now
have in the national statehouse. Cochran
lives in an expensive house, entertains
handsomely is popular in society and in
tensely ambitious in politics. But without
the support Of Tammany he will have to
go back to the practice of law. although it
is not improbable Mr.. Cleveland would for
give him that terrible philippe uttered at
Chicago and appoint him to some diplo-
matte post Oddly enough, Cleveland real
ly likes Cochran.
How Cochran Grew Rich.
Just now the eloquent Mr. Cochran is
said to he putting in good deal of his time
abusing Mr.. Croker and Mr.. Whitney. 1t
is remarkable fact that while Cochran
i,,., I,ts Mi n
last year he was in the employ of Mr..
Whitney's firm of street railway builders
as an attorney and was getting for his serv-
ices one of the largest fees known in the
history of the American bar Your CORE
spondent is informed by New York con-
gresham that Mr.. Cochran received from
Mr. Whitney In one case the sum of Sl5O,
600. and that Mr.. Cochran is now worth
well on toward 81 100000, the greater part
of which has been thrown in his way by
Mr.. Whitney and his friends. And yet
Mr. Cochran has permitted his great am
bition to be senator from New York to in
terfere with his friendship and with his
gratitude lie charges Whitney with as
piring to the senatorship and endeayoring
to poison Croker's mind against him.
Cockran's career is u striking illustration
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