New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-15
Browns plurality .
po,,pKr COCHRAN oN THE ELECTIONS.

,,or-pyr COCHRAN OE THE ELECTloNS.
49,. s.vs THE INCOME TAX WAS LARGELY RE-
spoXsIBrE FOR TIL DEMOCRATIC DEFEAT
c.r,.r.ssr,on ". Hourke Cochran talked y"s'er-
d,v about the overwhelming defeat Of inc H,'''
cratic marty and OF ia" causes WHl'h p'o"R"' 81
.hout Mr. Cochran said he wa not one "i "''
ho ,.rc sururisod at the result for every on" VINO
nad the slightest attention TO tho course oil event"
l,,r,,,, the last eighteen months must nav" seen
urbaf was coming But. in his opinion u WIS t''
men who have betrayed Democratic principles '"'''
49, ,,,,.l "Geuuine Democracy was not
1ofo,ted ne said: "dissulsed Porulsm Wa '"''
,,,,u,. crushed The Popull-is hal captured con
.''. and tho shin which went down before the
storm Of popular indignation on TUESDAY ,"''e'
a.. ooote6 the Democratic Nag, was none III" l'sS
a Populist craft. - ,h
Mr. Cockran thinks that II the Democrats IN inc
Senate had passed the Wilson bill a. il came 'i''"
,bo House the Disaster might not have come "h'h
,bo Senate substituted for the wilson "l'i ""''
Mr. Cochran calls "a system Of intermittent pr"
,,io, " n was hopod that the House would si"hn
-, I'D, ,,,,s hut instead Of that "~hcn cn"ll'If'n
-. The senate the House fed panic -strick"n from
the contest under the influence OF " threat "''
eoir.e Of which was never dlscl's'I
tut Mr. Cochran places tn mann CAUSE "' Wv
,, ,,,on the action of the House in ENGRAVING
, the tariff bin "thc ropulistic Income uN'
when this measure was suggested ne says "' ~
,e , member Of the Committee Of ways ana "''''
,,..rnod thc Democratic members OF t'-t '"'''''''
,o ,b,t the income tax would be- constru'' Il" Il"
..,It unon property and IA predicted mat II il
,,,s .,,opt.d NJ. would expect 10 See Ne"-forh cry
rser become Republican.
..rbe chief advocates OF this attempt to lhi"''
,ss le,lslailon" said Mr.. Cochran. have b''
,,,l,, uunishcd wherever they could De r'''n''
-, ,ho Lallots of the electors The verdict oi the
.,, was not a rejection Of Dcmocrauc prh-
P's Inn q verdict Of incomp 'itnrN "S'lI.' 80
I 'r,,rrsrutatives Of the D-mocra,r parry
,, rrs v,ith II a salutary lesson when D''tN
IN ~. Of lasting benefit 10 IN" people oi 'n NJ
VIZ II proves that power gamer ny un"p'H
oVtn,,r,,s IL an injury rather than dement, 10 any
"',,",t',I rrp:,nzatiOn II proves mat SoihrtHiHS
io tr, than a party name H. necessary 10 lhsut'
'''v. iovalts II proves that Siibsthhu'i pun
P,oS ~ iher Than snadowy d"nominat9hs are IN"
cll' ont of which duraD" political plai prihS
ild'e -' constrictcG when the party snail niN'
SG.d mai IL Is better TO be IN minority whnh
ir"I n,n,nocratic than majority which Is hrtr,o
~ oo"s m cordant, irrcconciahc ana lncalapir'
Re.o ~ eacriticc Of ancient and funddmental pFn
M M ,o The oxigcncies Of "A poiical canptiBh
.,!r.rnn,ab HE as well as unpr!Hcplcl, Whrh II lIl
~, proved that II possesses convictions h',i W.
ma, IA assert them. IL viii be called To power
coi ~ reouie Of the United States whenever th.y
10y ul' ~ opulcation OF Democratic principe. 10
desiI ttsIativ, and executive branches Of the Gov
eminent