The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-19

Trade u Souuu iloncy-bryRn Dentd To
show How Labor would he TIene entted.
4 Large Volume or Money No Sign OF
Pru,perity-Gold uo Only Safe and In
detructlbIe standard - A Convincing
Argument.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
NEW YORK. Aug. 1S.-The second no.
table demonstration OF the political
campaign In New York city was held
tonight under the auspices OF the DEM
ocratIc Honest Money League OF
America, In Madison Square Garden,
where Hon. Bourke Cochran addressed
an Immense audience, with speech en-
titled In Opposition to Reputation"
Mr.. Cochran had been selected 10 an
swer Candidate Bryan's speech because
OF his opposition TO the Chicago plat
form, and because OF the reputation as
Ell orator which he had earned by his
participation In the tariff debates OF two
Congresses and by his famous protest
against the nomination OF Mr.. Cleve-
land. delivered OF daybrcak in the Chi
caSo convention OF four years ago.
Eighteen thousand seats had been
nlaced in the garden and nll OF them
were filled when Mr.. Cochran ad-
vanccd 10 the front OF the platform and
was sreetd by tremendous cheer, men
climbing upon their chairs and waving
little American flags which had been
strewn through the hall Three cheers
were given for Mckinley heartily and
there were hieses when n gallery god
u. N
Bryan?"
Major John Bryne, the president Of
the League, called the meeting to order.
addressing his hearers us Democrats
who love their country above party"
and eShorting them to save that party
from Reputation, anarchy and social
Ism, and then presented Hon. Perry Bel
mont, who made q short speech by way
OF overture to Mr.. Cockran's effort.
There was q second outburSt Of cheer
ing and waving OF flags when Mr. Cock
ran weS introduced. which lasted several
minutes. and while It was i'm progress
sixty singers, chosen from the cIty's
banks. and entitled the New York banka'
gIee club, sang THE Star Spangled Ban
ner," the vast audience swelling the
chorus with thunderous effort. Mr..
Cochran WA smooth sharen when he
confronted the audience, and his first
words rolled to the further ends OF the
hall. Frequent outburSts OF applause
and cheers followed his perl0d3.h
Abstract OF Coeisran's SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen.
with the inspiring strains OF that ma
tIonal song stiIl ringing in our ears. who
can doubt the issue of this campaign?
tApplause). Stripped OF nll verbal dis
guISe, It Is an Issue OF common honesty,
an issue between the honest discharge
and che dishonest reputation Of pub
lie and private obligations. II ls n ques-
,on as to whether the powers OF this
government shall be used 10 protect
honest industry or To tempt the citizens
to dishonesty. On this question. honest
men cannot differ. II Is one of morals
and OF Justice. Il Involves tho existence
OF social order II Is the contest. for CIV
'lzatlon Itself. \ Democratic cOnven
ton may renOunce the Democratic faith,
but the Democracy remains faithful to
Democratic principles. Democratic
leaders may b-tray convention to the
Populistg, but they cannot Seduce the
footsteps OF Democratic voters from the
pathway OF honor and Of Justice.
A candidate bearing the mandate OF n
GuINFIlAlOil 4Il Atil1 nun
open canvass levelled against the fOUn-
dn,ions OF social order and he beholds the
Democratic masses confronting him or
Eanizcd IN his defense. Fellow Demo-
Gratis. let us not disguise from ourselves
the fact that we bear IN this contest n
Herlnus and grave and solemn burden OF
duty. We must raigc our hands ngdinst
the nominee OF our party and we must do
Il 10 preserve the future or that party IL
self
We must oppose the nominee OF the
Chicago convention, and We know full
well that the success or our opposition
will mean our own exclusion from public
Ne. hut we will be cOnsoled md gratiflcd
bY the reflection that It will prove that
the American people cannot he divided
into partics on n question of simple NOR
mir or common honesty. We would look
in vain through the speech delivered
hrre one week ago 10 nnd true state
mrntOf The issue Involved In this canvass.
Indeed, believe II rs doubtful II the
candidate himself quite understands the
nature OF the faith which he processes.
say this not In criticism Of his ability,
but In Justice TO his morality. ! be-
l'cyr that Il he himself understood the
Inevitable consequences OF the doctrines
which he breaches that his own hands
WNNli DC INC very llTSl 10 t'uE- E-uuM u NV
platform on which he stands.
A Conira.t.
We all must remember TINT lurld rhct-
wlc which glowcd as Hereby In the
Western states na that sunlight which
through the past week rorctold the tur-
Tii heat Of the ensuing day, and here
Tupn thIR platform we find that same
rhetoric as mild and Insipld ns the wa
tors 0r a gtagnnnt pool. lie Is cnndl-
date who wnE swept into the nomination
by a wave OF popular enthusiasm hwak-
"a.d by appeals TO prejudice and greed,
II" Is . candidate who, declaring that
ihls was Il revolutionary movement, no
r0Oncr found himself fac" 10 race with
thr American people than lie rehllIcu
that this coil " not prnpltlouy 10 revoIu.
'.rn. that the people al this country, VIII
~ change the institutions WhiCh nave
r'nhd the ttEtJ and experiences OF CEN
iury for Institutions based upon u" ian-
'rstir drenulH Of PoIullst ASliathrf--
IbAt the American nation viii never con .
sent N substitute for the rcpnnlc OF
Warrington, of jefferson mud OF Jackson
;!U rcuMblic Of nm Ailgcld, II Tiliman or
J'FyJiI
Whalcycr change may have come over
ip manner M n candidate, however, hS
III" Y"cmencc % lid 'lOnuCliec llhy
have hEru reduced, twO.thrdA OF tli'lt
FOR whIch he stands rcmulncd tihnltcrca.
I'm :, kIu ,,tn farm In InfnplaI HE MOST