The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-19
Replying to Bryan's Effort of
a Week Ago.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FULL
A Aasferly Presentation of the Case
Against Free Silver.
Alliance of the Populfst and the rx-
STAKEHOLDER Against the Working
man-The BLOW Would FaIl Hardest
on the Wage Farmer - No silver
scourge Upon the Back OF Labor.

A4sison square 6arien. New York Aug
e---TAe Second notable demons tration in
the political campaign in New York city
Vas hel1 tonight under the a1snices Of
1he Democrats Honest Money League OF
Anaerlca. IA Madison Square Garden. where
w Boarke Cochran addressed an immense
aa3lence with speech entitled IN or po-
si'ioa % Reputation" Mr. CocSran rad
been selected 20 answer Candidate Bryan's :
speech because OF his opposition 10 the
tntcaga Platform and because Of his rep&i-
sation as an orator. when he naa earned
~ his participation in the tariff cchagas
of two Congresses and by his famous pro-
test against the nomination sf Mr.. Cleve-
land. delivered in the convention tour
years ago.
The elements were kinder TO Mr.. ceekraa
than they had been TO Mr. Bryan. sor an
afternoon shower had cooled tho air ard
made the night an ideal one. In pleasant
contrast to the sweltering atmosphere
which oppressed the Bryan shoa.ars At
o'clock the doors were opened, two hours
and half before The meeting vas 10 be-
gin. and as the people filed IN { WAS nc
ticeahle that ladies composed large pro-
portion OF the crowd. They founi the hall
deliberately decorated with banners and
bunting OF the national tri-color. In place
or the small platform from which Mr..
Bryan had spoken was erected Dig stage.
wherein were seated many Of The vice
presidents OF the meeting. whose rames
made a list 500 strong. and In whose ranks
Were Included many nf the most prominent
business men. financiers. bankers and rail-
road presidents OF New York ana other
cities. Among them we're Charles :. Fair
child and William l.. Trenholm. cffieers OF
tha first Cleveland administration. and
Congressman John Cowan, or Baltimore.
receiver OF the Baltimore d Ohio railroad,
ex-tsov Flower. Senator Gray. of Della
ware: ex-Congressmen John r. Warner. of
New York city: oathwaiie. OF Ohio; Ira
cey. OF Albany and Everett. OF Nassa-
chusetts. Carl Schurz. Abram ;. Hewitt.
James G. Carter. President NJ. 4. ingalls,,
OF the Big Four railroad; William Singer
~, 4. n. Mcclure. +. l. Godkin. 81. Clair
Nckeiway and Oswald Ottendorfer.
Eighteen thousand seats had been set
aside In the garden, and all OF them were
filed when Mr. Cochran advanced 10 the
front of the platform and was greeted
by a tremendous cheer. men climbing
upon their seats and waving little Amer
lean flags which could be seen throughout
tho hall. Hearty cheers were given for
Mckinney and there were Kisses when a
gallery god yelled What's the matter
| with Bryan"
J. John Byrne. the president OF the
league, called the meeting TO order and
addressed his hearers as Democrats who
love their country above party" and ex-
horted them 10 saga that party from re-
pudiation. anarchy and socialism. and
then presented Perry Belmont. who made
a short speech by way of overture TO Mr..
Cockran's efforts.
MIR. Belmont's speech.
Mr. Belmont asserted his belief that the
thousands who were gathered in the great
building were there 10 raise the banner
- hat Ia 1.sf
than a hundred years Of honorable politi-
cal warfare" He said they were Demo-
Gratis who refused TO surrender the hon
ored name OF their party TO the Populists.
Pnpullsm he defined as IAN aggravated
form of furious Renuhl3canism or green
back federalism gone mad" 4 Repub-
ilcan untainted BY such doctrines. the
speaker ayerrei. was infinitely 70 be pre-
ferred 10 a Democrat who forswears his
allegiance 20 Democratic principles and
''countenances the betrayal of his party
TO the Populists.'
Belmont declared his belief that the
opening OF the mint 10 the free coinage
OF ''fiat silver dollars" would Le but an In
termedlate step to the issue Of fiat paper
money. as proposed by The Popuists in
their Omaha platform. Mr. Bryan. the
speaker asserted. in8orstd the specialists
IDEAS and has been and Is Popnlst."
Mr. Belmont added: He has himself an
nouuced that be Is not a Democrat" Con-
tfnt,inx. the speaker declared that party
organization had always appealed 20 him
with the greatest possible force. but that
party principles were necessary TO its
recognition and vitality. lie trusted that
In this crisis the Democratic party in the
state OF New York would hold faithfully
10 the attitude Il assumed at the national
convention. Stripped Of ell veroizge. soph-
isfry and prejudice, the issue was one of
morals and honesty. In conclusion Mr..
Belmont introduced Bourke Cochran.
There was second outbgrst Of cheering
when. Mr.. Cochran Wa introduced. which
lasted several minutes, and while Il WAS
in progress sixty singers. chosen from
among the eftys banks and entitled the
BANKERS Glee Club sang f"The Star Span
gled Banner" the vast audience swelling
the chorus with thuuderous effort.
Mr.. Cochran was smooth shaven when
he confronted the audience. and his first
words rolled 10 the further ends % the
hall. Frequent outbreaks of cheers fol-
lowed his periods. He said:
Mr.. Cockran's speech.
Mr. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen.
F4laov Democrats All. VITA che inspiring
strains of that national song still ringing
IN oar ears. afro cau do8nt the issae os
this eausnaizus Stripped og al verbal dis
s11sse. II l. an issue OF common honesty.
fha dishonest repudiatiou or paDlis and
rrtvata obligations II - a question as 70
vhethar the powers of this government
shsll ee used 70 protect honest Industry
~ "a tsroag the citizen 70 dishonesty. On
thEa question honest men cannot differ Il
= one OF morals and justice. IL inrolves
tns exisfenes of social order. II fs ths
contest for civilization Itself A Demo
craft. convention may renounee the DEM
c~ratEr faStn, bat the Democracy renaasns
faithful 10 Democratic principles Demo
-ratts leaders may hetrsy a eoaven son 70
,sA FnoeIlefs bat they cannot seduce the
faa+sfess ~ Democratic voters from The
rx.hwst, ~ honor ard of tasties. A eaa-
slaat@ bearing the mandate ~ a Nerae-
7~at5r convention nay in this hall onsn =
~snvaxz ieveles against fhs foundations -
soslat order, nat Be benol6s ne Democratic
srszs sses confronting rim orgz .xe3 Tor tns
defense.
-rFssiox Democrats, Set - rot Disguise
from ourselves tae fact that we bear n
shss contest a seTiouE ard grave nad
sosersa harasn Of 8ssy. Ns n1gsi raise our
hands against she Honines % our party.
.rs ~ ruszt do IL - preserve taa f4tGrs
- thaf party. We aa8st oppose tfle nosla-
80 ~ ita tshasago convention. aa8 we
ss-,xy fs1I wslI that the ssceess % cur oT-
-..st.ter wa mean car nwn exclusion from
,,-esfte Hse hst we ell 5@ ecntsnted and
-~asfsa~g ~ ere rejection thai = VII pgoFs
ssas tse srserfc4n paoats cannot De divides
Snto nzrsses On question of sssngls morals
ar os common honesty
kuafvsi. Of Bryan'< Address.
we should !ock u yaia shsousn tas