The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-08-08
SAYS HE WILL FIGHT IT
COCHRAN HAS A PLAN TO DEFEAT
SILVER COINAGE.
form Which VIII Declare for
sound Money.

lean politics during his trip. and he has
evolved a plan by which he thinks the
defeat of the Chicago candidate may be
cncompassed.
Speaking of the situation, he said: II
, regret ii 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 coun-
try between two governments, each of
them designed to protect property within
the limits of its jurisdiction. The move
ment launched at Chicago is an attempt
to paralyze industry by using all the
powers of the government to
take property from the hands
OF those who created 1t and
place it in the hands of those who covet
it. 4nis is a question of morals, as well
as politics. No political convention can
issue a valid license to commit offenses
against morality, and decline to follow
Mr.. Bryan in crusade against honesty
and the rights of labor"
do you mean that you will actively
oppose the Democratic party or abstain
from active support of it?"
"In contest for the existence of civ
| ilization no man can remain neutral.
Whoever does not support the forces of
can do anything to thwart a movement,
the success of which 1 should regard as
an irreparable calamity not only to this
country. but to civilized society every
where, L shall certainly do it,
What do you think of Tammany's &C
ton in endorsing the ticket?"
II simply can not understand 1t. They
strongly opposed the platform at Chicago
on the ground that 1t was an assault On
the integrity of the nation. They de-
cline to ratify even now, which sh )vs
that they have not changed their opinion
of it. Yet they have endorsed the candi-
date who stands upon it and whose cleo
ton will mean that the platform which
they have denounced as singular com
bination OF lunacy and villainy. shall be
Incorporated into the statute laws of this
country"
win you support Major Mckinley out
right, or do you favor the nomination Of
another Democratic ticket?"
81 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
| OF party, should meet in convention for
| the purpose of considering the former
method, during which they can give rhe
| greatest efficiency to the opposition. For
my part, 1 do not believe that the nom
! ination Of other candidates Tor president
and vice president, however eminent and
deserving they might be, personally CT
politically. would serve any useful pur-
pose. Nobody believes that they could
be elected, and any Democrat whose
hostility to populism and republicansm
would not allow him to support either
EQy~xro MoI( fpIa I,sc
position to both by remaining at home
on election day quite as well as voting
for a third ticket. 1t would be more
convenient to himself individually and
would not create visible separation be-
tween himself and his party organlza-
ton"
But how can men, rupturing party
ties, be sustained by some sense of asso-
citation among themselves?'
THAT end can be attained by the adop-
ton of a platform, declaring for sound
money against extravagant appropria-
tons, in favor of economical administra-
ton in every department of the govern
ment, in favor of the tariff for revenue
only and ample for the purpose, against
the paternalism of the Republican parry
and the populistic socialism of both the
Chicago and st. Louis conventions, in IA
vor of that American liberty which can
be maintained by so limiting the party
of the government that 1t can never in
terfere with the daily concerns of law
abiding citizens. The plank of pressing
Importance in such apt form is, of course,
the currency plank. Now, the mere cleo
ton Of Mckinley will be the defeat OF
the silver movement"
Your obvious policy, then. would be
TO endorse the Mckinley electors?"
Precisely. The democrats who will
have achieved the success of their finan-
cial plank by the election OF Mckinley
will yet constitute an opposition to the
republican party the day after election,
based on principles which are certain to
be ultimately adopted by the American
people. What is needed. therefore, Is not
a new ticket, but a new platform, which
will declare in unmistakable language
the cardinal features of the party 'aith
and which, while endorsing Mckinley
electors, will provide for really demo-
cratic opposition to the Mckinley admin
istration during the period of its exist
ence."
What is your opinion Of the ultimate
outlook?"
Everything depends on the manner in
which it is waged. To my mind there is
but one test of prosperity which can he
APPLIED to the country, and that is the rate
of wages paid to laborers. There can be
no prosperity where low wages are paid.
There can be no distress where the rate
of wages is high. 1t can be easily DEM
onstrated that this whole free silver
movement is a conspiracy against wages
and If the campaign is fought on this
line, have no doubt that every northern