Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-24
SOME WESTERN DEMOCRATS TELL
WHAT THEY THINK OF 1T.
THOMAS P. FENLoN's OPINION.
CALLS IT AN ELOQUENT DEFENSE OF
TRUE DEMOCRACY.
Edward Carroll n Firm Supporter of
Mr. Cockran's vfcws-StronS Sound
Money Talk From Leavcn-
worth and st. Joseph
Democrats.

Leavenworth. kaS., Aug 23.-(Specfal) To
get an expression on the speech of Bourke
Cochran, recently delivered in Madison
Square garden. New York, a number of
we'll known Democrats We're interviewed by
Journal correspondent Colonel Thomas
P. Fenlon. who has spoken for Democracy
in every county in Kansas, being better
known. perhaps. than any other Democrat
IN the state, said: Il think the speech
was complete and eloquent defense of
true Democratic principles Having been
Democrat all my manhood days. and
having advocated Democratic principles
from my early manhood in Kansas from
the Missouri river to the mountains. and
having voted for every Democratic ma
tiona! candidate from Buchanan to Cleve-
land, it is with sorrow l say it, yet can
not support the platform recently adopted
at Chicago, nor the candidates thereon.
THE denunciation of the executive and
judicial branches of the government by
that convention, it seems to me, cannot be
upheld by any intelligent lover of his coun-
try.
Il believe that the 1s to silver doctrine
tends to class legislation. which has ever
been opposed by the Democratic party. and
its direct effect, if adopted in the legisla-
ton of the country, would simply make
the owners of silver mines richer without
in any way benefiting the Industrial or
la boring classes. In other words, it is
protection to class in its most offensive
features.
The whole tendency of the Chicago plat
form and the speeches made by its advo-
Gates seems to be to array one class of
my judgment. is dangerous to the perma-
nency of our form of government, and
tenes non to an;a anarchy mistrust and disorder" !"
lIGa National 81
Democrat-''It was great speech. ] be-
lieve in Mr.. Cockran's views. 1t will have
a steadyng effect on the country and tend
and integrity
Mr.. John Wilson. president of the Great
western Manufacturing Company-'I care
fully read the speech. and think it was an
extraordinary one. Its influence in coun-
teracting the fallacies put forth by Mr..
lieve the. masses will realize the serious
ness of the country's situation before cleo
ton day and overwhelmingly repudiate the
silver craze
Mr.. p. G.. Lowe-'It was a great speech.
and represents the sentiments of the true
Democrats of this country. / wish that
every American would read the speech.
Its influence will be far-reaching."
Mr.. ]. W. Crancer-"It was a great
speech by great man, and heartily con-
cur IN Mr.. Cockran,s views. n was full of
patriotism, and will be of great service to
the country. / cannot, and Will not. sup
Iort the platform and ticket made by the
Populists in the Chicago convention"
begin to reply TO Mr.. Bryan's speech which
| understand it was intended to answer.
|. was good speech. but l have read it
| twice. and. in my Judgment there is not
much argument on the silver question; but
l look upon Mr. Cochran as the greatest
orator in this country. am hard money
ley and Hobart. as i believe that to be the
only true way to defeat the Popocrats."