The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-09-24

,..-EmpIOyers and Employed
MARCH side by side, with Reso-
,.,. Fuces Against the Nations
ro.x-Bourkc Cochran Addresses
A., Multitude ut the EN-
...t,;ou building. Pleading with
All the EerVOr and
p,r,estness of the Highest Or
orx on Behalf of Sound Money,
NATIONAL Honor and Prosperity
Law and order
cate wide in the manifestation OF inter
=, non-partisan in its character, ana mag
.teat in it's proportions was the demon
tan for sound money and an honest
rg,r IN Minneapolis last night. Fifteen
s,,sand voters paraded, and ten thousand
Z .bem crowded into Exposition hall to
la, as eloquent, Instructive and convincing
comments for tAe cause, whose importance
la the life of the nation was typitied in the
..,,es, enthusiasm which characterized the
amounting of patriotic men, as have In
'sr ~campalgn been laid down for the con-
Iteration Of those who shall determine the
ksue.
Cochran Speaks.
The speech Of the distinguished ora
TOR is as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, Fcllow-CitiZens: The gen
|aeman who opened the proceedings tonight
that this demonstration was II
lair sample Of what Minneapolis can do
fr sound money at shor notice. II Is a
stronger proof OF what Minneapolis can do
q. gnt,pI ,,pn = nj "a rnnIlAnf'E nnfiTp NIX
friends, when we say that this question Of
morals that dominates this campaign. we
DO rot desire TO be understood as casting
lny reflection upon those OF our fcllow-citi-
pns who have been miSlei into Il riotouS
sAd diSOrderly attack upon tn" constltu-
tional methods of government which nave
prevailed in this country for over a cen
fury. We believe that if Mr.. Bryan under
stood precisely the character of the issue
which he represents he would himself be the
active and perhaps most enthusiastic
Of the opponents, who would he raised up
among the American people against doc
trReS which are hostile To the Integrity or
institutions. We stand here to-
light TO take counsel with each other in a
.raye crisis, in my Judgment n GraVer
than that which confronted the peo-
Pc Of the United States when the gun or
had beer trained on the American
and at Fort Sumpter we became con-
TtaCed that secession had taken the nela
that the American republic must nght
br It's existence.
The struggle of 1851 was a mere question
Is 10 how far the jurisdiction Of the United
States gov should extend. No one
that the government where IL
should not be used and exercised
for the defense OF property and for the
anpoura pprpnnt nf Industry The issue
which now confronts US Is not whether
he stars and stripes shall wave over every
tpt OF territory Of which the Union Is
but whether the flag OF the
tNn shall stand for sound morals, for COM
na honesty, for the faithful discharge OF
'pAic and private obligations wherever 1t
ng wave and wherever its influence may
Be felt. Now. this issue has not been made
by those Democrats who, like myself.
compelled TO defend the ancient prin-
aples Of our party by opposing the nomi-
bee Of our party convention. The issue has
been made up by that convention itself.
! has been rendered TO the American peo-
Ne; Ii has been declared In a platform OF
Singular HOLINESS;
I has been repeated In a hundred speeches
aade throughout this country by the nomi-
zee, and II presents to the American people
ne naked question as 10 whether there Is
honesty to maintain the repub-
which has been founded on American
and preserved by American
aior, until this day the type of American
ilrtue everywhere. Now, upon this issue
ae Democrats who have always been
1yai to their party faith have taken Issue
MN the Populistic gentlemen who have
managed to capture their convention, and
stand before the American people to de
sna our principles by asking them to defeat
ne candidate who bears our party name,
W VINO misrepresents the party faith,
now what Is this ancient faith OF ours?
NAT does the Democratic party represent?
! l were asked TO define Democracy l
'ouid say 1t was faith In the people-faith
! thelr capacity o manage their own at
ars' taith in their business to hold the
Ndies or administration even between all
OF the community; faith In their
oiity to recognize their own true interests;
IN their courage to accept and defend
Wheneve- they are attacked by what
force from without or from whatever
ource OF disorder from within. That has
the Democratic faith from the begin,
nAs OF the GO .ntry. Unless that be De-
Tree Institutions are impossible.
\" IN me Chicago convention, throughout
~ VI Mr.. Bryan's speeches. we have the
.eiaratlor I.tde again and again that the
eminent OF this country has become cor
mat It's monetary system has been
m~loiIed by e agents Of foreign money
snues, that the intere its of the American
re nave be II sold by faithless repre-
no 'au'es to foreign rooney lenders; that
~ monetary affairs OF this country have
nominated by n set of foreign usurers.
'aphclots than those whom the Savior
m"hAihd 'cOurged fro,r the temple at
auS"iein' and IL thu statement be true,
.nIS government of the people Is no
government for the people; 1t Is
n touser administered In the interests
: ! those who compose the citizenship of
country. 1t has peep ieveIed against
eros vi OF the laborer and against the In
OF The producer. 1t is a scheme for