Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

HIS SPEECH sEFoRs eoLo STANDARD
pRnooRAVs or NEW YORK.

AepN 'S~"A Ne"'oo" VI
Aoesptasos-ffsf ssa n Great Demon
strntion Of she Presidential Campaign.
NEW YoRR, Aug 19.-The second nota
bic demonstration Of she political cam
paign in New York olty was held last
night under the auspices Of the Democrat
70 Honest Money League Of America In
Madison 9uuaFe Garden, where Hon. W.
Bourke Cochran addressed an immense
audience with a speech entitled "In Oppo
sition to Reputation. Mr.. Cochran had
been selected 70 answer Candidate Bryan's
speech because he was bolting Democrat
and because Of the reputation rs an orator
which he had earned by his participation |
IN the tariff debates Of two ccneresses and
by his famous protest against the nominn-
tion Of Cleveland delivered at daybreak In
the Chicago convention Of four years ago
Eighteen thousand sents had Boen placed
in the Garden, and all Of them were filled
when Mr.. Cochran advanced TO the front
Of the platform and was greeted by tre-
mendous oheor men climbing upon their 1
ohairs and waving little American flags
which had been strewn through the hall.
Three hearty cheers were given for Mo
Kinley. Major John Byrne, the president |
of the League, called the meeting 70 order,
addressing BIS henrers as Democrats who /
hoFtibe them 10 save that party irom re-
pudiation, anarchy and socialism," aud |
then presented Hon. Perry belmont, who |
made short speech by way OF overture to |
Mr. CoekFan's effort.
Following Mr.. BeImonVs speech, 90 |
singers, chosen from among this city's |
banks and titled the New York Banks |
Glee club, sang "The Star SpaDgied Ban
ner," the vast andiehce swelling the cho-
rus with thunderous EFFORT Mr.. Cochran |
Oald:
nv. CsohrAnfs speech.
afn. CHAInMAn. LADIES AND GErTLEarEN, |
FELLOW DKMocRATe ALL~-with the inspiring |
nkFains Of that national song still ringing IN |
oar ears. who can doubt the issue OF this cam. |
pfiRni Stripped Of ell verbal disguise, " " an
inue Of common honesty, an issue between |
Shs honest discharge and the dishonest repu |
diation Of public and private obligations II is |
q question a. to whether the powers Of this |
government shall be used 10 protect honest In |
dustry or 90 tempt the citizen 70 dishonesty.
On tails question honest mep cannot differ. II
Il one Of morals and Of Justice. II involves the
existence Of social order. IL is the contest for
civilization itself. A Democratic convention
may fenounce Democratic faith, but the De-
H1uofecy remains faithful 70 Democratic prin. |
eipleA Democratic leaders may betrAy CON
ventien 70 the Populisbs. bot they cannot se'
duoe be footsteps Of Democratio voters from |
fhs paahway Of honor and of Justice. A candi
d0t8 E0afinR NDe mAnoace OF DenOofabio con-
Ventitn may In this hall open q canvass level |
ed aesinst the foundations Of social order, and
he benolds the Democratic masses confronting
him oaEanized for the defense. Fellow Dem
ocFata, Jet us not disguise from ourselves the
fact th1t we bear In this contest a serious and
grave hd solemn burden Of duty. We must
Vaisc Cur hands against the nominee Of our
party, and we must do u 70 preserve the fu.
ture Of that party itself. We must oppose the
nominee Of the Chicago convention, and we
-f.afl kiak -
zion VIII mean our own exclusion from public
hfe, but we viii be consoled and gPatihed by
tho reflection that IL viii prove that the Amer
tchn people cannot be divided into parties on
question Of simple morals or OF common
honeaty. We would look In vain through the
speech delivered here ono week ago 10 hnd
true statement Of the issue involved In this
eanvasa Indeed. believe il Is doubtful II the
candidate himself quite understands the ma
ture Of the faith which he professes / say this
not IN criticism of his ability, but In justice 70
his morality. believe that II be himself un-
teFstood the inevitable consequences of the
doctrines, which he breaches that his own
hands would be the very first 70 tear down
che platform on which he stands. We all must
remember that lurid rhetoric, which glowed
- hercely In the western skies that sun.
light which through the past week foretold
the torPid heat Of the ensuing day, and here
upon this platform we find that same rhetoric
as mild, as ihsipid as the waters Of n stagnant
. pool. He is q candidate who was swept into
The nomiAatiou BY wave Of popular enthusi-
asyn awafenod by appeals to prejudice and
greed. b is candidate who, declaring that
This was revoiutionary movement, no sooner
found hiitgslf face 70 face with the American
SsslApg tran be FealiEed that thia soil 10 NOT
propstfQus to revolution; that the people Of
Z this dahtry viii not change the institutions
w,hlohl i,kvb stood the tests and experiences of
. etttury tor institutions based upon the fan
tAatio droe1ns Of Populist agitators; that the
American Aaticn will never consent to substi.
tute for the republic Of Washington, Of JeffeF-
s0n and Of jackson for the republic Of an Alt
:. geld. q T1llan or Bryan.
: ~ calIs ths PsatEorm RsvolutIonArv.
whatevsf change may have come over his
snsnner as y candidate. however much the ve-
hsmehoS q his elo0uenos may have been re-
duccd, two things for which he stands remain
unaitered. On this platform he defended the
most revolutionary plank Of the Chicago con.
vontiOn IN speeches vehement but not less ear
nest than that m which he supported their
adoption. oD this platform he defended the
Poppitst programme OF overthrowing the in
tagritg Of the supreme court. II there be any
fruit which has grown for the benefit Of all
mankind out Of the establishment Of our re-
public. n hes been the demonstration that Il
is possible By Ne organization of an independ.
ent tEtbunal ssAfeguard the rights Of every
cttisBn and nfotect those natural privileges
eBatnat nry iafaaion fron whatever source or
hovsyes pe~etfui might be the AntAsOniHing
The very existence Of that power presup-
poaes The ezdalanoe OF an independent tri-
bunai yss We have this PoDuisst convention.
beoauss Populist measure was condemned
- uncSnstitutional, proposing not 20 amend
the constitution IN shs ordinary way pre-
soFtbod By that instrument Itself hut propos-
ing TO pack the oourt so that u will pronounce
ahOes laws 70 be constitutional which the oon-
oeitutcn itself oondemDsi . proposal TO make
she courts OF law instruments OF lEwlessness;
- vioisee thet scored eomDsot between the
states oa which the security Of this nation
rests; 70 psofane she tsmpie erected for it,
protection by the hands Of false priests who.
though sworn y defend a, viii be appointed
70 destroy %. 2 q. ~
n the time TO which must conhns myself
] can do aothing but examins thet one cues.
tiOn which Nr. bryen himself declares - b
tho opeEdllsdo-sing1 sasos % this campaign.
an . little puzzled when read this speech 70
decide lust what Mr.. Bryan himself imagines
Viii be the fruit 81 = change IN the standard
OF value throughout thia country. do not ba-
ieve that any maa can follow wholly with
'dhe gps6oh. heoauso II he dlsssnts from one SGT
ef conclusions he has got 20 read but few
paragraphs aud hs viii hnd another. II Mr.
Bryan an show me that by any uasens
known 70 hsaYen % On earth wagea could be
Increased. I Wiil b ready 10 support him. be-
Gauss know q no test Of prosperity absolute
" iafaliibis except the rate Of wages paid TO
lRbonaRa. ne
VIA 1ss oome b find how Mr. bryan er-
Pers y ine1saee ths wagss ~ labor We fnd
eaaaelFes loat II 3 aaze,of oontFadiotion. No
man eau llrRoW or where or when the wages
any ona Who examines the sohsme can see that
,the tnsVitahlo tonfanoy, tie in6yitabie conae-
qashoo Of = d0hasemsnt IN the standard Of
Qaine mat - \ roduotion Ia the rate Of Waaea