Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-19

ton of the Peoples Case Still
Stands, Unmoved, and Stronger
than Before.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
August 1S.-The second notable dem
onsration of the political campaign in
New York was held tonight under the
auspices of the Democratic Honest
Money League of America, in Madison
Square Garden, where Hon. w B0urke
Cochran addressed an immense audience
with speech entitled In Opposition TO
Reputation"
Mr.. Cochran had been selected to
answer Candidate Bryan's speech be-
cause of his opposition to the Chica-
go platform. and because Of the repuJa-
ton as an orator which he had earned
by his participation n the tariff debates
of two Congresses and by his famous
protests against the nomination Of Mr..
Cleveland. delivered a daybreak n the
Chicgo convention of four years ago.
Eighteen thousand seats had been
placed n the Garden and all Of them
were filed when Mr.. Cochran advanced
to the front of the platform and was
greeted by a tremendous cheer. men
climbing upon their chairs and waiv-
ing little American flags which had
been strewn through the hall Three
cheers were given for Mckinley eeart,y
cod yelled: whats the matter with
Bryan"
Major John Byrne. the president of
the League, called the meeting to order.
addressing his hearers as Democrats
who love their country above Their
party" and exhorting hem to save that
party from reputation, anarchy and
socialism. and then presented Hon. Per-
~ Belmont. who made 4 short speech
by way of overtures 10 Mr.. Cockrau'S
effort.
There was second on burst Of cheer
ing and of flags when Mr.. Cochran was
g
u,es and while it was in progress, sixty
singers, chosen from among the city's
banks and entitled the New York
Banks Glee Club" sang "The Star
Spangled Banner" the vast audience
swelling the chorus with thunderoIs
effort. Mr.. Cochran was smoo;h-sha-
ven when be confronted the audience,
and his first words rolled to the further
end of the hall. Frequent outbursts Of
applause and cheers followed his per-
iods.
COCKRAN'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men, Fellow Democrats All applause:
With the inspiring strains of that ma
tional song still ringing in our ears. who
can doubt the issue of this campaign?
(Applause) Stripped of all verbal dis
guise, it is an issue of common honesty,
an issue between the honest discharge
and the dishonest repudiation of public
and private obligations. On this ques=
ton honest men cannot differ. Ii in
wolves the existence of social order 1t
is the contest for civilization Itself. A
Democratic convention may renounce
The Democratic faith, but the Democracy
remains faithful 10 Democratic pr.ncl-
pies. Democratic leaders may beCray a
convention TO the POpulists, but they
cannot seduce the footsteps OF Demo-
cratic voters from the pathway OF honor
and of justice.
Fellow Democrats, let us not disguise
from ourselves the fact that we bear IN
this contest a serious and grave ana
solsmn burden of duty. We must raise
our hands against the nominee OF our
party and we must do it 10 preserve the
fu-ure of that party itself. We must
Oppose the nominee o. tbs Chicago con-
vention. and we know full well that the
success of our opposition will mean our
own exclusion from public life. but we
will be consoled and graJifi-d by the re-
Election that it will prove that the
American people cannot be divided into
part.es on a question OF simple morals
or of common honesty
We all must remember that lurld
rhetoric which glowed as tiercely in the
Western States as that sunlight which
through the past week foretold the tor
rid heat of the ensuing day, and here
upon his platform we find that same
rhetoric as mild. as ins.pid as the waters
of s.agnanJ pool.
Whatever changes may have come
over his manner as candidate, now
ever the vehemence of his eloquence
may have been reduced. two things Tor
which he stands remain unaltered. On
This nlatform he defended the Populs-
20 rrooranme of overthrowing the n
tegritv of the supreme court,
can do nothing but examine that
one ouestion which Mr.. Bryan himse.t
declares to be the overshadoWlng issue
of his campaign. If Mr.. Bryan could
show me that by any means wages coulu
he increased I WI be ready TO support
him because I know OF no test Cl pros
nari.v absolutely infallible except the
20 of wages paid 10 laborers. NO
-, can teT how or where or when the
,I-aoas Of the workingmen are TO be IN
onaesed but any one can see that the
;,,e,.;,able consequence OF a debasement
IL - - Standard of value must be re-
duction n wages.
Ou<',4 N-atbing s more common than the
- that money and property are
identical. They are not IneFe ma!
bs le' q very large volume OF cireulatIng
o'oSi,,,o Ds 4 and very great poverty. The
ilSTt tllTIl Of Of naper money simply is no more
.>Sue Is ;ncreose y, of wealth than the issue
~ On .yidual of his promlsory note
r.o,,I5 show an increase Of his proper
-. A. matter of fact an increase IN
- oo;nSee is no proof Of an increase
- ~ nronerfv o,,e- but may be a strong proof
- decrease in wealth. 1t is not a
I.o.,r,a - . of money but the activity Of
money that counts