Evening journal., 1896-08-19
MR COCHRAN S GRAFTON
Address Before Gold Standard
Democrats Of New York.
MADISON sQUARBGA MEETING


The Distinguished Metropolitan Orators
Reply to Candidate Bryan's Address of |
Acceptance-The Second Great Demon
stratlon of the Presidential Campaign.
NEW YORK, Aug. l9-The second nota-
BILE demonstration of the political cam
paign In New York city was held last |
night under the auspices of the Democrat
lc Honest Money League of America in
Madison Square Garden, where Hon. W.
Bourke Cochran addressed an immense
audience with a speech entitled 81 In Oppo-
bition to Repudiation. Mr.. Cochran had
been selected 80 answer Candidate BryaD's
speech because he was bolting Democrat
and because Of the reputation as an orator
which he had earned by his participation
III the tariff debates Of two congresses and
by his famous protest against the nomina-
tion of Cleveland delivered at daybreak in
TIE Chicago convention of four years ago.
kghteon thousand seats had been placed
ia the Garden, and all Of them were filed
when Mr.. CockraR advanced TO Che front
of the platform and was greeted by a tre-
4 mondous cheer, mon climbing upon their
h chairs and waving little American flags
& which had been strewn through the hall.
Three hearty cheers were given for Nc
kipley. Major John Byrne, the president
4 Of the League, called the meeting to order,
VI addressing his hearers as democrats who
& love their country above party and ex-
horting them TO save that party from re-
a pudiation. anarchy and socialism, and
& then presented Hon. Perry Belmont, who
made a short speech by way OF overture to
3 Mr. Cockran's 3 effort
81 Following Mr.. Belmont's speech, 80
4 singers chosen from among the city's
s. banks and titled the New York Banks
81 Cleo club sang ''The Star Spangled Ban
81 ner, . the vast audience swelling the oho-
6 rus with thunderous effort. Mr. Cochran
said
MT. Cockran's speech.
# Mr. CUAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
E FELLOW DEnoCRATs. AxL.-With the inspiring
# strains Of that national song still ringing in
s our ears who can doubt the issue of this cam
E paign2 Stripped OF all verbal disguise, il Is an
e Issue of common honesty. an issue between
# the honest discharge and the dishonest repu-
& iiaton Of public and private obligations. 1t is
s. Question as to whether the powers Of this
S yoyernment shall be used 20 protect honest in
s@ lustry or TO tempt the citizen to dishonesty.
<# IN this question honest men cannot differ. II
S one OF morals and of justice 1t involves the
\ xisteHce OF social order. It is the contest for
u civilization itself. A Democratic convention
'4# nocracy remains faithful 10 Democratic prin-
iples Democratic leaders may ketray con
,z fentiOn 10 the Populists. but they oRnn0t Sc
M luce the footsteps of Democratic voters from
& he pathway of honor and Of Justice. candi-
H late bearing the mandate Of q Democratic oOn-
'eHtion moy IN this hau open q c0nvass level
d against ths foundations Of social order, and
le e6holds the Democratic masses confronting
iizn organized for ths defense Fellow Dem
'erats. let VI not Disguise from ourselves the
& aot that We bear IA this contest a serious and
rave and solorpa burden Of duty. We must
& also our hands agaiast the nominee Of our
arp, and We must do "a So preserve the fu-
81 uro Of that partS itself. Va mast oppose the
0Inines OF chs Chicago convention, ssnd we
Aow fAn wsll that the success OF our spposi-
len VIII neeateur own eSdieston from pnblic
10. but We w3ll bs sonsslad aSd grati1ed by
as reesstisn that IL win prove that the Amer
ian PeVzlo saFnot b dividsd into parties on
E Qu0Stisn Of simple ularalb or Of common
enesty Ne would look iR vain through the
1auch deliYered here 0ae week aRb 10 ind :
rzs statemsnt AZ the isaus involved In this
snvass Indesd, believe il is doubtful IL the
andiGate himself quite understands thu ma
lrs sf tho faitA whtah ho prsfsssss say thi.
ct iR criticism OF bh ability, but in justice 70
is morality. / behsve that II be himself un-
arstO0a sire iRsvitabis consequences. OF tho
sotrines YNeA lac preaohes that his own
1s ands wesld be the very nrst 10 tear down
sa platforH On whish he stands. We all must
IA sReaber that lurid rhetoric, which Rlowed
hercely In the western skies that sun
ght which through ths past week foretold
is t0rrid hest of tho ensuing day, and here
Pon this pfndorn W. find that same rhetoric
wild, a inspid a. the waters Of a stagnani
sol Re Is candidsta who was swept inte
81 nomination by wave Of popular epthusi
~ awakened by Sppesls 70 prejudice and
s. heed. Ne is candidate Who declaring thai
Ms WAS revolutionary movement, no.soonel
,und hipseif face 10 face with the American
seling than no realized that this soil is no
rQpitious to revolution; that the people o
ns country win not change the institution.
bieh have stood the tests aud experiences O
century for institutions based upon the fan
lstic dreams ~ Pcpulist agitators; that tn
o Dorican natioa will never consent TO substi
lte Ter tlae republic OF Washington, OF Jeffer
,n and od Jackson for the republic Of an Alt
s Id. Tilnan OF Bryan.
Cars the Platform Revolutionary.
Whatever change may have come over hi
amor as candidate, however much the va
lmence OF his eloquence msy have been re
aced. two things for which be stands remai'
ALTERED. ON this platform he defended th
ost revolutionary plank Of the Chicago con
lation ina speeches vehement but notless ear
lst than that IN which he supported thei
!option. On this platform no defended tn
)pUlist Drogramue Of overthrowing the IN
gritty Of the supreme court. Ifthere be an.
ait which has grown for tbs benefit Of al
anlIind out OF the establishment of our re
iblic il has been the demonstration that
possible by the organization Of an independ
{ tribunal TO safeguard the rights Of ever
tizen and protect those natural privilege
ainst any invasion from whatever source o
& ,wever powerful might be the antagonizin
ements.
M The very existence Of that power presur
acs the existence OF an independent tr
NAL. yet we have this Populist convention
Hcause a Populist measure was condemne
unconstitutional, proposing not to amen
7'.<: constitution IN the ordinary way pr,
ribcd by that instrument itself, but propo.
70 pack the court so that it will pronounc
1ose laws 10 be constitutional which the COZ
tuition itself condemns; a proposal to max
courts Of law instruments Of lawlessness
<5 violate that sacred compact between tn
{z&4 ites on which the security Of this nRtio
sts TO profane the temple erected for II
e otection By the hands Of false priests, VIII,
zz ough sworn to defend it, will be appointe
Is destroy it.
|s n the time to which must confne myse
i<Yz an do nothing but examine that one que
/:1125< m which Mr.. Bryan himself declares to b