Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
Dourke Cochran. the GoId-Tongued
Orator.


TO the Editor o. the Dispatch:
Tie $1,000 speech q Hon. Bourke
Cochran at Nadison-Sluars Garden last
night Is fun OF interest and importance
hr. Cochran ostsrsloly spoke - Demo-
cratic meeting. bgt IN reality % a con-
unselt % god Nor ,u.e -a4lists. who have
determined % deiss; The Democratic
party. and % elect Mckinley r. order 10
preserve and perpctuats the unfair rnan-
cal and Industrial advantage which
New York. Pennsylvania. a-8 the New
England states have enjoyed FOR many
years. and his speech is a fair index 70
Tho campaign which Mckinley managers
expect 70 make
NJ Cochran vel SAID the issue was
one o. common honesty" and that u
Involved the existence OF social order"
but be entirely misstates CT misco1ceiyes
the relations which he and those he rep
resents bear % the question al issue.
Ths most narrow minded and most
prejudice gold uoucme tal.lsts IN tlis
country. y re IS at al intelligent. knows
that outside Of possible eislt or
zine Northeastern states ths REP
resentatives CT the gold standard
are men % large means who favor
that system OF national finance be-
cause u Is greatly to their immediate
financial interests % 90 20, while the
great mass % the people n TIE remain
ing States OF the Union. and probably
more than . majority CT those in the
eight O. nine States already excepted.
favored the restoration Of silver - the
sane position % constitutional unlimlte1
6ebt-paying money which l. occupied
prior 70 lS73. 70 the great benefit C the
whole country.
while this fact. say. e. vel known.
ard % none better than % the Hon. W.
B1urke Cochran himself that god
tonE-el orator handy tells his audience
that the masses ~ the people are en-
gzEei .u Z struggle which Isl based upo1
dishonesty ard dlst-uctiye1ess, even 20
the imper-lirg OF social order that ire
well-1igh universal attempt being low
made b. the people @ this country 70
throw OF the present destructive British
system q finance AMOUNTS % con-
spiracy.
From these astounding propositions
II. Cochran goes on % proclaim him
self ana his c0adtut5rs the champion q
t1s labori1g man. bearing q heavy burden
o. sorrow on their hearts, for fear the
laborsr vii Re paid his wages Ia cheap
money In this bI-. Cochran has taken
his cue from Mark Hanna and Others,
who are TIE most heartless and tyrannl-
cal employers az labor in this country
have many times. been brought close
% ire pcir- @; believing that there was
conspiracy on the part % the
principal bankers o. this country
and England 20 50 control or
financial system as 20 gradually
create or aristocTacy o. wealth. and 20
gradually e1s,ave the less intelligent and
less fortunate q this country; % make
the sphcf small and ths sheckel great
The acts ard utteTances q this class %
in1ividul-s now seem % De in accordance
With a carefully prec0rceive4 plan. and
% tend steadily % the end mentioned;
but 70 charge dishonesty and conspiracy
% the great unorganlze1 masses IS TOO
preDoster0us 20 admit q moments
consideration, ana betrays the weakness
and peurll.ry both q the speaker and the
ca uss Re represents.
TIE dep interest," which he rre.sn1s %
feel 90 the cause q the iaDor1g man IS
equally absurd. The love which Bourks
Cochran and his kind have for the labor
Ing man g that q the hungry wolf
for the spring lambs. lie. tie hired
attorney q the corporation c9rr-ptionlst,
Jake slarD. ard Tho political cr-u're e,
VITO E-ccessfllly urL .rt- * 20 overthrow
the in-ome--aE law. .s as % % plead the
cause OF the WCrsi1 oman re General
Wsyier IS 10 protect the Liberties O. the
citizens % Cuba
Yes The issue IS one - honesty against
dishonesty. Of the friends of social order.
against tire enemies O. social order; but
Bourks Cochran and tis crowd ars op-
posed % the great common people who
are vitality interested u national as well
IS individual honesty and the absolute
stability of Social order.
Not Tor the last quarter o. q century
has the Democrats party had such good
cause 20 be proud o. frs platform o't is
candidates. J. -. a