The bee., 1896-10-22
w. Bourko Cochran on the Crime
of "a.

on his own person the bruises, the
marks OF injury, that he suffered
from the perpetration of the crime,
now 23 years old. daughter and
applause. 1t might fairly be said
that a crime 20 years old is barred
by the statutes OF limitation.
Laughter. But have no dlsposi-
ton to take advantage of techni-
cality in discussing the question
with the Populist, because, in
point of fact, the Populist is moth
ing il he is not himself a technical
ity. Laughter
But whenever ] have tried to
find out just what person has suf-
fered, | have invariably found that
the crime Of 70 has left no trace
behind it. Has it benefited or in
jured ST. Louis1 Now, my friends,
| desire to give you this advice
II is a common economic rule that
is laid down for your guidance.
Don't mind any man who reads
you extracts from other authors.
II he is Populis., he either mis-
understands what he reads, or he
misstates it. daughter.
have never known a Populist
who quoted from any standard au-
thority that upon examining it /
have not found that he quoted it
without any reference to the text,
and that he invariably reached a
different conclusion from that which
the writer sought 10 establish.
(Someone shouted in the gallery
something that was not understood
on the platform. You observe
that mana He is losing his voice
as he has long since lost his wits.
daughter and applause
say, | have been endeavorins
to find out how the crime OF '73
affected the interests OF the City of
St. Louis and its laboring classes.
The laboring men of the City of 81.
Louis are deeply interested in their
condition of life; deeply interested
in the character of their streets;
deeply interested in the character
Of the street cars that play such an
Important part in their daily lives;
deeply interested in the character
of the parks in which they spend
their few hours OF recreation;
deeply interested IN the rates OF
wages paid to labor; deeply iuter-
ested in the purchasing power OF
each dollar which forms that vol
ume of labor. (Applause.)
Now, let us see just how St.
Louis has come out since 1873.
Let us see how it has suffered from
this monumental crime, about
which the Populist lis every day
declaiming, and about which he
knows absolutely nothing
EFFECT ON ST. LOUIS.
In 1873 the population of St.
Louis was 22o, 600; in 1896 it was
Gao, 900. (Cheers.) In 1873 the
assessed valuation of property in
ST. LOUIS was SOS, 900, 900; in 1 500
it was s34o, 900, 900. CHEERS, and
a voice, "We know that.D My
friends, if you know that you have
the whole refutation of the Populist
propaganda. (Applause,l This
city has grown from an area of
eighteen miles to an area of sixty
one square miles. The street rail
way mileage has grown from eighty
miles TO goo miles (applause); and,
my friends, if ever there was a per
feet, convenient railway system in
the world you've got it here in the
City Of st. Louis, according to my
observations. CHEERS
! am informed that a man can
ride twenty miles for SC IN the City
of st. Louis; twenty miles IN a well
lighted car, Ga voice, "Thirty
miles. "); thirty miles, stand cor,
rected by my friend in the audience,
in well-lighted car, car in which
he can read a newspaper after
nightfall. BY a system of trans
fers he can go for single fare from
one end OF the city 10 the ether
Contrast that service with the ser
vice of i873-with few street car.
drawn by mules Qaughter), witt
the street cars lit with smoky
lamp that destroyed the eyes o
anybody that tried to read by it,
Contrast your streets, paved as
they are today, with the street,
paved as they were thirty years ago
Look vt the parks opened TO-DAY
for your conveniencei consider tn,
means Of access to them which yol
enjoy today, and tell me If IN poin