The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

~ York city was held Tonight unuer
nv auspices of the Democratic Honest
Money League Of America in Madison
ma" m : garden, where Hon. w. Bourke
squara a., addressed an immense audience
I'm q speech entitled "In Opposition to
NNn,aiotIon." Mr.. Cochran had been Sc
ND y 70 answer Candidate Bryan's speech
,saousa of his opposition to the Chicago
U,atform and because of the reputation as
pn,stor which he had earned by his par
a',.,Oation in the tariff debates OF two CON
u.asses and by his famous protest against
~ nomination OF Mr.. Cleveland. Delivered
whayhreak In the convention OF four years
sw Nc n second outburst OF cheering
iov,np Of flags when Mr.. Cochran was
.oJnced. which lasted several minutes
.nd while 1t was in progress, sixty singers
noson from among the city's banks ana
eu.,,Iad the New York Banks Glee CLUB.
sang 0The Star Spangled Banner the vast
susience swelling the chorus with thunder
ams aefort. Mr.. Cochran was smooth shaven
man no confronted the audience. His hrst
"ards rolled to the further ends OF the nan.
r.oorent outbursts of cheers followed his
periods, He spoke as follows: .,
with the inspiring strains of that national
eng still ringing in our ears, VINO can
Soubt the issue of this campaign! strlppeo
NJ ALI verbal disguise, IT is an Issue OF conl-
NM hnnPSIN. All iSSut 80
discharge and the dishonest reputation or
OnhlIc and private obligh ions. 1t is a ques-
,lon a. TO whether the powers or TINS gov
eminent shall be used to protect honest
industry or TO tempt the citizen 10 aishoh-
ostv on this question, honest men cannot
| differ. II is one of morals ana OF JuStIce'
II involves the existence OF soclal oruer'
II Is the contest for civilization ltself. "A
| democratic convention may rcnounce the
pnmorratIc faith. but the Democracy re-
mains faithful to Democratic principles.
Democratic leaders may betray a cohNeh-
| tion TO the populiSts. but they cannot Sc
duce the footsteps of Democratic voters
from the pathway of honor ana justice n
| candidate bearing the mandate or Il Demo-
cratic convention may in this hall open Il
canvass leveled against the foundations or
soriaI order. and he beholds the Democratic
masses confronting him. organized for de-
fense. Fellow Democrats, let us not us
ruise from ourselves the fact that we pear
in this contest a serious and grave and sol
emn burden Of duty. We must raise our
hands against the nominee or our party,
and we must do II to preserve the future OF
that party itself. We must oppose the noml-
nee OF the Chicago convention, and we know
furl we'll that the success of our opposition
will mean our own exclusion from pupllc
life, but we will be consoled ma grained
By the reflection that 1t VIII prove that the
American people cannot be diVtdeu INTO
parties on a question OF simple morais OF Oh
1 common honesty. We would look In vain
| through the speech delivered here one week
ago TO find n true statement of the issue
Involved In his canvass. Indeed. l believe
IL Is doubtful II the candidate himself quite
understands the nature OF the faith when
he processes. ! say this not In criticism OF
his ability, but In justice 10 his moraltty. 1
believe that IL he himself understood the
pnr,tnlI. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nf tho doctrines
which he breaches. that his own hands
would be the very first to tear down the
platform on which he stands. We all must
remember that lurid rhetoric which glowed
as fercely In the Western skies as that sun
light which through the past week foretold
OF the torrid heat Of the ensuing day, and
here upon this platform we find that same
Of the stagnant pool. He Is a candidate
who was swept into the nomination by a
wave OF popular enthusiasm. awakened by
Appeals to Prejudice and Greed.
He Is a candidate who, declaring that this
was a revolutionary movement. no sooner
found himself face to face with the Amer
lean feeling than he realized that this soil
is not propitious to revolution; that the
people Of this country will not change the
Institutions which have stood the tests and
experiences of a century, for institutions
based upon the fantastic dreams OF Popu-
list agitators; that the American nation
VIII never consent to substitute for the
Republic Of Washington. of Jefferson and
OF Jackson, the republic Of an Altgeld. a
Illlman or n Bryan.
Whatever change may have come over
MS manner as a candidate, however much
the of his eloQuence may have
oeen reduced, two things for which ne
stands remain upaltered. On this platform
ne defended the most revolutionary plank
OF the Chicago convention In speeches We
hement but not less earnest than that in
which he supported their adoption. On this
Platform he defended the Populistic pro-
sramme OF overthrowing the integrity of the
supreme court. If there be any fruit which
Is grown for the benefit of all mankind
Out or the establishment OF our republic IL
us been the demonstration that IL Is pos
sble by the organization of an independent
tribunal to safeguard the rights Of every
utizen and protect those natural privileges
against any invasion from whatever source
~ however powerful might be the an-
eagonizing elements.
Inc very existence OF that power pre-
opposes the existence of an Independent
uiounal, yet we have this Populist con-
.ehtion. because a Populist measure was
sonuemned as unconstitutional, proposing
nl TO amend the constitution in the ordi.
nary way prescribed by that instrument
,I".n' put proposing to pack the court so
mat II VIII pronounce those laws to be
aonstltutional which the constitution Itself
,,onuemns; a proposal to make the courts of
-" instruments of law~lessness; to violate
s sacred pact between the states on
nmeh the security Of this nation rests
~ proiane the temple erected for It's pro.
thhoioh by the hands of false priests who,
n Vasn sworn to defend II, will be appointed
70 destroy II.
~. Free silver Fallacy.
ss,s tne time to which l must confine my
,ha, tonight, l can do nothing but examine
S one question which Mr.. Bryan himself
th,s Ies 10 be the Overshadowing issue OF
raa, canpaign. ! am a little puzzled when ]
Rrv 'his speech to decide just what Mr..
o,'aan himself imagines will be the fruit
fb,a change In the standard of value
thu, 'snout this country. l do not believe
snesos any man can follow wholly with the