New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-04
w. BOURKE COCKRAN'S VIEWS.

NE HAS MORE TO SAY ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC
REvoLr-Hrs REASONS FOR SUPPORT
ING MKINLEy.
w Rourke Cochran was in his Office at NO.
Broad-st yesterday, and was asked II ne "ouiu
support third ticket II one were nominated no'-
withstanding the views expressed IN his interV'e"
yesterday morning.
IF convention be held replied MT. Oochia'i'
Eat which all Democrats can be represented who'
he,ievine that the party has been betrayed at
Chicago are determined that It's princlpies shaii
not perish for lack of efficient organization anu
If a free interchange Of opinion be had among i's
members I should be strongly inclined 10 ACCEPT
its decision, whatever IT might De tiliiih II
mora important that the Democratic opponents
=, NJ Rrvan should be united in one movement
tban that any particular form of opposition should
be adopted. ..
by the way. In the comments on my h'erVie"
published this morning notice singular msap-
prehenson on the part OF some newspapers II Is
assumed that the plan suggested by me contem-
mated merely the assembling Of a convention
which would adopt genuinely Democratic plat
form nominate Mckinley electors and stop there
When l said that Democrats meeting IN such d
convention as l suggested while nominating NC
Kinley electors, would provide for reah! Deiho-
cratic onposition TO the Mckinley administration
during the period Of its existence, thought II
would be clear that l meant substantial and
orec,ivo onnosition Such an opposition could find
exnression nowhere but in Congress, end it could,
therefore be maintained only by bringing thos"
Democrats who in face of treason and cowardlce'
remain unyielding and unterrihed into new or
panizatio, which would nominate candidates lot
state officers. for Congress and for the state
LEGISLATURE in every State where the existing or
SANITATION had renounced the ancient creed or
the nartv by indorsng the Populistic platform and
candidate. Every Democrat who refuses 10 sup
port the Chicago platform regards the de1eat OF
the absurd propositions for which MI toryai'
altar DIS as the paramount issue or the campaign,
and since the simplest and most effective metnou
Of accommodating that result is to nominate NC
Knley electors / believe In following that course.
In contest of this character believe the peoPIe
would prefer direct to an indrect meth0u vi
expressing their adherence OF communism, fopu-
ism and Anarchy. With Mr. Bryan ana MS so
cialistic programme disposed Of opposition TO NC
Kinley and McKinleysm would become the DUTY
of the Democratic party. NO organization when
had indoreed Mr. Bryan could ever after De con-
sidered Democratic. II we are 10 have Demo
cratic party in the future. those VINO cherish us
principles must be organized 10 take up the de-
fence of them in city. State and Nation the mo
ment the so-caed regular organizations JOIN the
o.Tbese are my individual views. and have
seen no reason to modify them: nevertheless, L
have no doubt that II representative Demo
cratic Convention be assembled. whatever course
I, NAV decide to adopt will be the wisest and best
method of dealing with this crisis"