New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-20

vOved the policy Of special favortisn'. ana 'n t
was no defence for IT, II would operate To CIV
nrnsnerlv suddenly to the lines OF Industry IL pro-
too.nd and I, oppress other lines Of industry. so
that the Republican would find new arguments
for protection in the results nat would now Lro'"
its massage What caused this sudden se.f-apase-
men,? The Democratic hosts had marched up
the hill and without waiting for the enemy ~
appear becoming alarmed at the soltpde atoui'u
them. they had turned pale and fled. declarlns
that never again would they enter on so peflIous
a tourney For his part. before he surrendered
his sword he wished 10 look into the faces 81
those to whom he gave 1t. Rather than surrender
70 4 foe that dared not show his face. n" "ouid
break his sword across his knee.
The Republicans unnecessarily and unwisely
applauded Mr. Cochran throughout the delivery
If his brilliant and audacious speech Ihelr
motive was not 50 much to commend what he
said as 10 express their admiration of his courage
and ability. and the sympathy which the Repnp-
lican side Of the House always has FOR the isoia
ton Of New-York city Democrats. The truth
IS that between the Southern and Western Demo-
Gratis who control the party here and those VINO
come from the North, and especially from New
York City. there is deep and irreconcilable ds.
trust and ill-fecling II Is shown In a thousand
ways but more especially when New-fork City
wants an appropriation. II was shown wheh
the Southern and Western Democrats voted 10 q
man against giving New-York the paltry sum OF
$50 900 10 keep the typhoid fever out OF the New
Pork Postofice 1t has been shown in the IN
effectual struggle OF the New-York delegation 10
obtain a hearing for their bill permitting me
completion Of the new building for the pubic
stores and II wa. perfectly expressed In the cN-
traordinary attack which the Speaker of IN"
House proceeded. Mt the conclusion Of Mr.. Cock
rams address. 10 make upon the brilnant New
Yorker shall not dwell upon that incident for
IL did Mr.. Crisp too little justice Mr. Cochran
reply that The Speakers assault was IAN evil
denr. o: the growth of Georgia chvalry since
Alexander H. Stevens was replaced In the states
manship of the country by the present speaker
Of the House" delivered amid indescribabi "
disorder. the meanest bart Of the whole diScrcdt-
able affair being the effort to prevent him from
making any reply AT all.
With this scene although there We're other
speeches from lesser people. the main proceeding
Of the day fi;t!ngly concluded. Mr.. Crisp. who
only one week before had declared IN the first
Democratic caucus for himself and for his coll
leagues mat they were ready 10 stay there thirty
days sixty days. ninety days. # necessary before
they would Yield their principles. described II
truthfully when h. now said that he ana MS
friends only plain. practical business mon.
who thought when they couldn't get what they
wanted that they'd better take what they could
get The German bill was passed line for line
letter for letter. trusts. transportation companies
crazy Inconsistencies. antiquities. bad grammar
and all. without the change If figure or a pune
tuatiOn mark. Then came the popRuns- free
sugar. free coal free iron and free barbed wire
for the Populists. the cheapest two-for-a-ccnt
humbug that ever small and hardly besct states
mansh!p invented No one imagined. OF course.
tfat any II them would become law. Few
wished them TO- II there had been any danger
Of their becoming a law. the vote would have
been entirely different They were passed under
the same impulse that moves the frightened
ostrich 10 stick his head In the sand
And now for week there has been lull.
Everybody is looking NJ everybody clse. each
wondering what the other thinks. How can We
face the people" asked Mr.. Cleveland In his
famous letter 10 Mr. Wilson. after making such
outrageous DETERMINATIONS" And they all have
their ears 70 the ground. strainlng - make ont
the answer. which Il IL left for him to supply.
from The waves as they break on the shore at
Buzzard's Bay l.. f. O.