The Portland daily press., 1896-08-19
(DragOn.)

There is another portion of it which is
singularly free from any obsourity, and
that may De comprised within the two
initial paragraphs where he talks logi-
cally, consistently and plainly the Ian
guage of revolution. Whatever change
may have come over his manner as a can
didate, however, much the vehemence of
his eloquence may have been reduced,
two things for which he stands remain
unaltered.
On this platform he defended the most
revolutionary planks of the Chicago con-
vention, in a speech less vehement, but
not less earnest than that in which he
form he defended the populistic pro-
gramme of ogerthrowing the integrity of
the Supreme court. If there be any fruit
which has grown for the benefit of all
mankind, out of the establishment of our
republic, it has been demonstrated that
it Is impossible except by the organizat ton
III an independents tri bunal, to safe guard
the rights of every citizen and protect
ose national privileges against any in
yasion, from whatever source, or however
powerful might be the antagnnizing ele-
ments. (Applapse.)
The very existence of that power pre-
supposes the existence of an independent
tribunal. Iu the time to which | must
confine myself tonight, L can do nothing
but examine that one question which
Mr.. Bryan himself declares to be the
oVershadoWing issue of this campaign.
I Inn little puzzled when read this
speech to decide just what MIR. Brayn
himself imagines will be the fruit of a
change in the standard of value Though
out this country. For my part I anu
willing to state here, that if Mr.. Bryan
could show me that by any means known
to heaven or known on earth, any means
revealed to the comprehension of man
how wages could be increased, I would
be ready to support him. (Great APP
plause.)
But in searching through his speech,
and. searching through the whole Popu-
list literature with which the COUNTRY has
been flooded for the last four years, I
have never yet found one syllable which
showed how Populist expected to in
crease the rate of wages. daughter and
applause.)
Now when We can't find out just how
Mr.. Bryan expects to increase the wages
of the laborer, we find ours elves lost in
a maze of contradiction and in haze of
obscure expressions. No man can tell
how or where or when the wages of
working men are to be increased, ut any
one who examines the scheme, cHn see
money has been the cause of the hard
times through which this country is
passing and from which it will not es-
cape, until the heel of popular condem-
nation ia placed upon the Populist agi-
tation which undermines the foundation
OF credit.
The basis of sound trade is sound mon
ey, monsy which is intrinsioally valu-
able, money which like the gold coin of
this country the government cannot
affect if they tried. That gold dollar,
this meeting, the Democratlc party, the
honest masses of this country, without
distinction of party divisions, demand
shall be paid the laborer when he earns
1t, and that no power on earth shall
cheat him of the sweat Of his brow.
Mr.. Cockran's speech was we'll received.
While many of those in the upper gallery
deserted their seats long before the speech
had concluded, those in the lower tiers.
and those in the main auditorium re-
manned attentive throughout the dis
course.
The audience took advantage of every
opportunity to manifest approval. At the
particular telling points the cheering
from all quarters Of the hall was Of
tumultuous nature. After talking for
one hour and twenty minutes Mr..
Cochran concluded amid another wild
outbreak of cheering