The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-19

/ ars in a conspiracy to reduce the wages pa id to
! rho 1sborer that he might have larger pro-
nortion of his own products and they are will
i ING TO cut down the wages OF every man who
/ worKs I'm cities, who tolls on the bench, who
dies in the mines, who manages the trains in
| the hope that they can rae into power on a
wave Of cupidity and greed awakened in the
! breast of the voter.
pnt nv friends 1t is a triumphant vindica-
a., ~ American citizenship that this attempt
| n anlist the farming and agricultural mem
] hars nj this community in this conspiracy has
saiIed miserably. utterly, absolutely. Every
! western State which IN 1890 and 1892 fell into
4 the hands OF the Populists went into the Farm
/ ore, Alliance before their real purpose was
! executed, were purified ana Fopuis NC FORCES
/ sos,tarsd ont Of existence when the farmers of
Us conntrv understood precisely that what
49, ponnIists meant for his welfare was really
for his ruin.
He said the Democratic electors who
stood boldly and firmly for the gold stand
ard at Chicago we're submerged by wave
Of PonuIism from the South. There has
been, he declared, great change IN Inc
Democratic organization of the Southern
! States. and declared:
/ The men who from mistaken sense OF 10Y
atty followed their States out OF the unlon'
! whose gallantry in war, whose lorutuue IL
! defeat won the admiration OF the civlnzeo
world the men whose virtues commanded the
support of Northern public opinion In the at
! tenn pt to overturn carpet-bag governments IN
the Southern States; the men who leo tnen
| people through all their troubled period OF re-
! construction back into full Union Wlen
the sister States. these men, like Hampton
| in North Carolina aud Caffery IN Loulslana'
have been swept from power, a new set mas
| infr hos at leaders.
| Tinman is the exponent, who boldly unturled
/ the occasional flag at Chicago, and declares
| that this Populist movement is direct move
ment against the prosperity of the East. Men
oil New York, toilers of America, guardians OF
| your own homes, will you allow your rate OF
wages to be affected [Cries of "Neverp
Neverr'l by any man who never had paid
wages at all if he could get out of Will
| you submit to this conspiracy between the
professional farmers, the farmers who Guilt
/ vate the quarrels of their neighbors, farmers
who abor with their jaws, Populist ag1tators
OF the West and the unreconciled shareholders
of the South. [Applause.l
| This is a conspiracy between professional
farmers who want to pay low wages and the
| unrecon ciled STAKEHOLDER who would like to
! pay no wages. [Applause.l Here is the real
/ root OF this conspiracy. Here is the explana-
ton of this Populist movement. Mr.. Bryan
| did not create it. No man can create move
|
active and have been working in thousand
different directions. Mr.. Bryan, representing
this theory is but like drop of water on the
i crest of the wave, more conspicuous, but no
more important than the millions of drops
that form its base. The Populistic movement
is the attempt of these professional farmers, of
i these men who are unwilling to share with
the laborer, to appeal TO his greed in support
of their doctrine. He is an enemy of public
/ H. &c o1.o facin IN He iS a
conspirator against the peace and prosperity
of the indust trial classes Of the country.
| The underlying trouble with all Populists is
| that they have fundamental conception of
! the principle which civilized society is con-
structed. All through Mr.. Bryan's speech, all
through Mr.. Tillmans utterances in the con-
yentiou wherever you find Populists assem-
bled, you will find discussions proceeding
upon the theory that men are hostile to each
other in their interests; that the condition OF
life is one of cuntest. At Chicago Mr.. Bryan
declared: "When you come before us and tell
us that we shall disturb your business inter-
ests, we reply that you have disturbed our
business interests.
ssWe have petitioned and our petitions have
been scorned. We have entreated and our en-
treaties have been disregarded. We have
begged and they have Knocked, and our
calamity came. We beg no longer; we en-
treat no more; we petition no more. We DEFY
them" a voice That's right."] lie was, my
friend, he was quite right When man
loses all sense he has q right to defy those that
possess any. [Laughterl
In concluding, Mr.. Cochran said be was
glad this issue had arisen. The time has
come when the people of this country will
show their capacity for self-government.
When this tide of agitation shall have re-
coded, the foundations of this republic
will remain undsturbed. This Govern
ment will still shelter people indis-
solubly welded to liberty and order;
justly forbidding any distinction of bur-
den or of privilege, conserving property.
maintaining morality, resting forever
upon the broad basis of American patriot
ism and American intelligence. lap
: pIause.
MIR. Cockran's speech was well received.
After talking fer one hour and twenty
minutes, Mr.. Cochran concluded, AMI
amid wild outburst OF cheering the audi
ence dispersed.