The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-08-03
HON. BOURKE COCHRAN
IMPALES THE POPOCRATS ON THE
SHARP SWORD OF TRUTH.

NiuStNS against IfOuesby anu thS
Rights of Lnbor-Cannot Understand
Tammany's Course-Will Vote for Nc
Kinley-Thinks Campaign Should be
Fought Along the Line That Free Silver
is "a Conspiracy Against Worlsingmen.
New York Aug. 2.-The Sun to-mor-
row will publish the following inter-
view with Hon. Bourke Cochran, who
returned from Europe on Saturday:
Q.-What is your opinion of the po-
litical situation?
Al regard it as the gravest in the
history os the country, exceeding in
Importance the crisis of 1860. The Sc
cession movement was but an attempt
to divide this country between two gov
ernments, each of them designed to
protect property within the limits of its
jurisdiction. The movement launched
at Chicago is an attempt to paralyze
industry by using all the powers of
government to take, property from the
hand of those who created it and place
it in the hands of those who
covet it. This is question Of
morals as well as of politics.
No political convention can issue
valid license to commit offences
against morality, and decline to fol-
low Mr.. Bryan in a crusade against
honesty and the rights of labor.
Q.-Do you mean you will oppose the
democratic party or abstain from ac-
tive support of it?
Ain a contest for the existence of
civilization no man can remain neutral.
Whoever does not support the forces
of order aids the forces of disorder
II can do anything to thwart move
ment the success of which would re-
gard as an irreparable calamity, not
only in this country, but to civilized
society everywhere, I shall certainly
do it.
Q.-What do you think of Tammany's
action in endorsing the ticket?
Al simply cannot understand it.
They strongly opposed the platform at
Chicago on the ground that it was an
assault on the integrity Of the nation.
They decline to ratify it even now,
which shows they have not changed
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dorsed the candidate who stands upon
it and whose election will mean that
the platform which they have them
selves denounced as a singular COM
bination Of lunacy and villany shall
be Incorporated into the statute law
of this country.
OWL you support Major McKin-
ley outright or do you favor the nomi-
80 a 4io
Al believe 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 to their opposition.
For my part, I do not believe that the
nomination Of any other candidates for
president and vice president, however
eminent and deserving they might be,
personally or politically, would serve
any useful purpose. Nobody believes
they could be elected and any demo-
crat whose hostility to populism and
republicanism would not allow him to
support either Bryan orMcKinley could
show his opposition by remaining home
on election day as we'll as by voting for
a third ticket. 1t would be more con-
venient to himself individually, and
would not create visible separation
between himself and his party organi-
zation Nevertheless, 1t Is very inpor-
tant In movement Of this character
that men intending to rupture the par
ty ties of lifetime should be sustained
by sense Of association among them
selves. That end could be attained by
the adoption of a platform declaring for
sound money, against extravagant ap-
propriations; in favor of economical
administration in every department of
government; in favor of tariff for
revenue only and ample for that pur-
pose; against the paternalism of the
republican party and the populistic So
cialism of the Chicago and st. Louis
conventions, and in favor of that Amer
ican liberty which can be maintained
only by so limiting the power of the
government that it can never interfere
with the concerns Of law w-abidtng citi-
zens. The plank of pressing impor-
tance in such a platform is, of course,
the currency plank Now, the mere
election of Mckinley will be the defeat
of the free silver movement. The obvi-
GUS policy, then, would be to endorse
the Mckinley electors and thus secure
the immediate success of the main fea-
ture of the platform. The democrats
who will have achieved the success OF
their financial plank by the election OF
Mckinley will yet constitute an oppi-
sition to the republican party the day
after election, based on principles
which are certain to be ultimately
adopted by the people. What is need
ed. therefore, is not new ticket, but
new platform which will declare in un-
mistakable language the cardinal fea-
lures of the party faith, and when,
while endorsing Mckinley electors, Will
provide for a really democratic opposl-
tion to the Mckinley administrator
during the period of its existence.
Q.-What is your opinion of the uit1-
mate outlook?
A-Everything depends on the man.
ner in which this campaign is waged.
There is but one test of prosperity
which can be applied to a country. and
that is the rate of wages paid to labor.
There can be no prosperity where low
wages are paid. There can be no dis
tress where the rate of wages is high.
1t can easily be demonstrated that this
whole free silver movement is con-
spiracy against wages, and if the cam
naiey, is fought on this line l have no