The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-04
BOURkE 9OGkRAN's BOLT.
He Does Not Favor disqualified In
dor~emenr of Mckf-iey.

00FSEment Oh nchiicsr
New York, Aug. 3-Bourke Cochran
Was asked today II he would suppoSt
third ticket IL one were nominated. not
wE;hstandsng the views expressed IN sis
Interview published yesterday. lie said;
III a convention can be held AZ which
al Democrats can De represented. VINO.
believing that the party has been De-
tFayed at Chicago. are determined that
It's principles shall not perish for lack OF
efficient organization and II free inter
change OF opinion can be had among It's
members, / should De strongly inclined
to accept It's decision. I think it more
important that the Democratic opponents
Of Mr.. Bryan should be united In one
movement than that any particular form
OF co-opposition should be adopted
by the way" said Mr.. Cochran. "in
the comments on my interview published
this morning / noticed a singular appre-
henslon on the part of some newspapers
II is assumed that the plan suggested by
me contemplated merely the assembling
of q convention which would adopt q
genuinely Democratic platform, nominate
Mckinley electors and Stop there. When
l said thar Democrats meeting in such a
convention as ! suggested. while nominst-
Ing Mckinley electors, would provide for
a really Democratic opposition 20 the
Mckinley administration during the
period OF its existence. I thought II would
be clear that / meant substantial and
effective opposition. Such an opposition
could find an expression nowhere but In
congress, and X could therefore be main
talned only by bringing these Democrats
who, In the face Of treason and coward!ce
remain unylelding AID un;err!hed, into a
new organization which would nominate
candidates for state officers. for congress
and for thu state legislature in every state
where the existing organization had de-
nounced the ancient creed OF the party
by indorsing the Populistic platform and
candidate. Every Democrat who refuses
to support the Chicago platform regards
the defeat Of the absurd propositions for
which Mr. Bryan stands as the paramount
issue OF the campaign and since the sim
plest and most effective method OF ac-
compIshing that result IL TO nominate
Mckinley electors. i believe In following
that course. In contest of this char
acter believe the people would prefer a
direct 10 an indirect method of express
Ing their abhorrencs OF communism.
Popuiism and anarchy. With Mr. BRYAN
and his Soclalsstic programme disposed
OF. opposition to Mckinley and McKin-
ieyfsm would become the duty OF the
Democratic party. No organization which
had Endorsed Bryan could ever be con-
sidered Democratic. II We are TO have a
Democratic party in the future. those
who cherish its principles must be or
ganized 10 take up the defense OF them
In city. state and nation. the moment
the so-calied regular organizations Join
the Populistic forces.
These are my individual views and I
have seen no reason to modify them:
nevertheless. / have no doubt that II a
representative Democratic convention be
assembled, whatever course IL may de-
eide 10 adopt VIII prove TO be the wisest
and best method OF dealing with this
crisis"