The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-03
HE WILL SUPPORT M'KINLEY
AND OPPOSES NOMINATION OF GOLD
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
He Declines to Follow Mr.. Bryan ssin
Crusade Against Honesty and
Rights of Labor"

steamer Par1S.t Mr. Cochran did not forget
American politics during his trip. and he
has evolved a plan by which he thinks the
defeat of the Chicago candidates may be
compassed. Speaking of the situation he
said:
II regard it as the gravest in the history
Of the country. exceeding in Importance
the crisis of 1860. The secession movement
was but an attempt to divide this country
between two governments. each of them
designed to protect property within the
limits of its jurisdiction. The movement
launched at Chicago is an attempt to par
alize industry by using all the powers of
government TO take property from the
hands of those who created it and place it
in the hands of those who covet it. This
is a question of morals as we'll of poll
tics. No political convention can issue
valid license to commit offenses against
mora lity and decline to follow Mr. Bryan
in crusade against honesty and the rights
of la bor'
"Do you mean that you will actively op-
pose the Democratic party. or abstain from
active support of it?''
I'm contest for the existence of civiliza-
ton man remain neutral Whoever
does not support the forces of order, aids
thing to thwart a movement. the success
of which should regard irreparable
calamity not only to this country but to
civilized society everywhere, I shall GER
tainly do it,
What do you think of Tammany's action
in indorsing the ticket?"
II simply cannot understand IT. They
strongly opposed the platform at Chicago
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integrity of the Nation. They decline to
ratify it even now, which shows that they
have not changed their opinion of it. Yet
they have indorsed the candidate who
stands on it. and whose election will mean
that the platform which they have them
selves denounced as a singular combination
of lunacy and villainy shall be incorporated
into the statute laws of this country"
will you support Major Mckinley out
right, or Go you favor the nomination of
another Democratic ticket?'
II believe that all Democrats who are so
thoroughly in favor of sound money that
they place the defeat of Bryan above the
interests of any organization or party
should meet in convention for the purpose
of considering the form and method by
which they can give the greatest efficiency
believe that the nomination of other can
didates for President and Vice Presi-
dent. however eminent and de-
serving they might be person
ally or politically, would serve any use
full purpose. Nobody believes that they
could be elected, and any Democrat whose
hostility 10 Populism and Republicanism
would not allow him to support either
T.Iy ytx,l1. cha 1, &c @-f
ton to both by remaining at home on cleo
ton day quite as well as by voting for
third ticket 1t would be more convenient
TO himself individually and would not Gre
ate a visible separation between himself
and his party organization"
But how can men. rupturing party ties,
be sustained by some sense of association
among themselves
THAT end could be attained by the adop-
ton of a platform declaring for sound mon
ey: against extravagent appropriations; in
favor of economical administration in every
department. of the government: in favor of
a tariff for revenue only. ample for the
purpose; against the paternalism OF the
Republican party and the Populistic social
ism of both the Chicago and st. Louis con-
ventions; in favor of that American liberty
which can be maintained by so limiting
the power of the government that it can
never interfere with the daily concerns of
laW-abiding citizens. Inc plank OF pressing
importance in such platform is. of course
the currency plank. Now the mere cleo
tion of Mckinley will be the defeat of the
silver movement.
''Your obvious policy. then. would be to
indorse the Mckinley electors?"
Precisely. The Democrats. Who will
have achieved the success of their financial
plank by the election of Mckinley, will yet
constitute an opposition TO the Republican
party the day after election. based on prin-
ciples which certain to be ultimately
adopted by the American. people. What is
needed. therefore. is not a new ticket, but
a platform which will declare in un-
mjstakatle language the cardinal features
of the party faith and which, while indors-
Mig Mckinley electors. will provide for a
really Democratic opposition to the Nc
Kinley administration during the period of
its existence.
What is your opinion of the ultimate
outlook"
Everything depends on the manner in
which 1t is waged. To my mind there is but
one test of prosperity which can be APP
piled to a country. and that is the rate of
perity where low wages are paid. There
can be no distress where the rate of wages
is high. II can be easily demonstrated that
this whole free-silver movement is a con-
spiracy against wages and IL the campaign
is fought on this line have no doubt that
every Northern State-that is to say. every
State in the Union in which IL is practical
BILE to hold a free election-will be carried
by the intelligence and morality of the
American people against the monstrous
propositions submitted to them by the con-
vention which nominated Mr.. Bryan for
the presidency"