The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-10
|Will Be Cast for Mckinley
and Sound Money.
He Cannot. However, Accept
Republican Nomination.
Bryan Will Make a Long Trip TO the
South and New England.

New York. Sept. 10.-Thurlow w.
Barnes Republican leader in the Twelfth
congressional district OF this city. re-
Gently wrote to Bourke Cochran. prac-
tically rendering him the Republican
nomination for congress from that dis
trict, saying that "as no pronounced
sound money Republicans, equipped &c
make a vigorous campaign, has de
Veloped In the Twelfth district as q cam
didate for congress. II has been sug.
sested that you, whose safe and conserv.
ative views on the great issne now be-
Tore the people are well known, and
which would ensure your election, might
De willing 10 accept the nomination from
the republican convention, and stand I'm
the district substantially ON the platform
adopted by the Republican national
convention"
Mr.. Cochran replied TO Mr.. Barnes, de.
Ginning, as follows:
New York. Sept o, 1896
NY Dear Sir--i beg TO acknowledge tho
receipt or your lettef, and To explain
that the delay ia acknowledging IL has
DTen caused ny absence from the city. 1
aIn deeply sensible OF the 'compliment
winch you have paid me, in asking me
10 become candidate for congress in
the IWeltth district / have not the
sushtest douo. tnat any person who may
De nominated by the Republican conVen-
tlon, ana endorsed by the sound money
democrats. VIII. be elected by decisive
majority, but / am nevertheless con-
strained 10 decline the invitation with
Bhlcn YOU have honored me.
The assault. led by William Bryan, on
american honor ana industry is fraught
hnh f..w
MAJOR Mckinley, this the most effective
method 10y which CAM I'D In preventing
Its success
coud not, however, accept any nomi-
nation during the campaign, or an cleo
uon or appointment after the campaign
10 any ONCE, however exalted, for which
would be Indebted TO the political or
ganization whose candidate / am COM
Pelied 10 support by the exigencies OF a
grave national peril, but 10 whose dis
nnctiYe principles / am opposed.
While the democratic organization re-
mains a party 10 the fopulastic con-
splracy against wages l snail labor un-
tiringly Tor its defeat. but 1 win not con-
sent 10 profit by its overthrow.
The faltnless leaders, who have be-
trayed the Democratic convention to the
fopulists, deserve a crushing rebuke at
the polls, ana j am anxious 70 join i'm adj
ministering 1t to them, but am resolved
10 share the exclusion from Office which
i shail urge the people TO impose on my
party Il snail continue 10 maintain an
uncompromising opposition 10 Tillman-
ism and Organism until the end OF the
campaign, but 1 can accept no other re-
ward for such course than the feeling
that VIII be eSpiating, in some degree.
the follies aGd e9cesses of the party TO
whose success 4 have contributed in
the past, but whose strength has become
a menace to the peace and prosperity OF
the country.
With expressions OF gratitude for the
nattering terms In which you speak of
my services In congress, and with as
surances Of the highest personal regard,
am, my dear sir, your obedient servant,
w. Bourke Cochran