The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-19
THE ISSUE OF
COMMON HONESTY
Bonrke Cochran Addresses Eighteen
thousand People in Madison
Square Garden.
DEMOCRATS CHEER MKINLEY
Love Of cOuatry Above rirty-"Star Span-
gIed Baaaer" Sung BY the Vast Aud
ieaee - COekran's EIoqaeace--
Rate Of Wages the Test.

Madison Square Garden, New YORK,
August Is.-The second notable demon
stration in the political campaign In
New York city was held tonight under
the auspices OF the Democratic Honest
Money League Of America, in Madison
Square Garden, where the Hon. W.
Bourke Cochran addressed an immense
audience with a speech entitled I'm OPP
position OF Reputation" Cochran had
been selected TO answer Candidate Bry-
ans speech because OF his opposition to
the Chicago platform and because OF
his reputation as an orator which he
has earned by his participation In the
life-battles Of two congresses, and BY
mis- famous protest against the nominal
ton Of Cleveland, delivered in the con-
vention OF four years ago.
Eighteen thousand seats had been
set aside in the garden, and all Of
them were filled when Mr.. Cochran
advanced to the front Of the platform
and was greeted by tremendous cheers.
men climbing upon their seats and
waving little American flags. Hearty
cheers were given for Mckinley and
there were Kisses when a gallery god
yelled whats the matter with Bry-
an?'
]. John Bryne, president Of the
league. called the meeting to order and
addressed his hearers as Democrats
who love their country above party"
and exhorting them to save that party
from reputation, anarchy and social
ism. and then presented Hon. Perry
Belmont. who made a short speech by
way Of overture to cockran's effort
There was a second outburst OF
cheering when Cochran was introduced
which laster several minutes. and while
it was in progl ess sixty singers, chosen
from among the city's banks and en-
titled Banks Glee Club" sang the
star Spangled Banner" the vast au-
dience swelling the chorus with thun-
derous effect. Cochran said;
with the inspiring strains Of that
national song still ringing in our ears
who can doubt the issue OF this cam
paign? (Applause) Stripped Of all
verbal disguise, it is an issue OF COM
mon honesty. an issue between the
honest discharge and the dishonest re-
pudiation of all public and private OBJ
legations. Fellow Democrats. we must
raise our hands against the nominee of
our party and We must do ii to pre-
serve the future Of that party. We
must oppose the nominee of the Chi
cago convention. and we know full well
that the success of our opposition win
mean our own exclusion from public
life; but we will be contented and
gratified by the reflection that it win
prove that the American people cannot
be divided into parties on the question
of simple morals or of common honesty.
We would look in vain through the
speeches delivered here one week ago
to find a true statement of the issue
in volved in this canvass. Indeed,
believe it is doubtful if the candidate
himself quite understands the nature
of the faith which he processes. say
this, not in criticism Of his ability,
but in justice to his morality. I be-
lieve that if he himself understood the
inevitable consequences Of the doctrines
which he breaches that his own hands
would be the very first to tear down
the platform on which he stands. If
Mr.. Bryan could show me that by any
means known to heaven or on earth
wages could be increased 1 win be
ready to support him, because know
of no test of prosperity absolutely in
fallible except the rate of wages paid
to laborers. No man can tell how.
or when, or where the wages of the
workingman are to be increased; but
anyone who examines the scheme can
see that the inevitable tendency, the
inevitable debasement in the standard
of value, must be a reduction in the
rate of wages-and that is the con-
spiracy in which the Popullst is en-
gagged. 1t is not the volume of money
but the activity of money that counts.
The basis Of sound trade is sound
money. Money which is intrinsicalIy
valuable, money which like the gold
coinage of this country, the govern
ment cannot affect If it tried to- II
Bryan is going to enrich somebody the
thing which he means to bestow on
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