The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-08-06

bOurke COckran tue brilliant demo-
cratic orator and cx-congrsssman re-
turned last Saturday from Europe by
the steamer Paris. Mr.. Cochran did
not forget American politics during his
trip and he has evolved plan byswhich
he thinks the defeat Of the Chicago
candidates may be encompa ssed. Speak
ing of the situation he said:
II regard It as the gravest In the his
tory Of the country, exceeding in :mpor-
tance the crisis OF 1860. The secession
.movement was but an attempt to divide
this country between two governments,
each OF them designed to protect pro-
perty within the limits of its jurisdiction.
The movement launched at Chicago is
an attempt to paralyze industry by
using all the powers OF government to
take it from the hands ut those who
created it and place it in the hands of
those who coyet IT, This is a question
of morals as well as politics.
"No political convention can issue a
valid license to commit oifenses against
morality and decline to follow Mr.
Bryan IN crusade against honesty and
the rights OF labor"
do you mean that you will actively
oppose the democratic party or abstain
from active support of it?"
lin contest tor the ext stence Of civil
ization no man can remain neutral.
Whoever does not support the forces of
order, aids the forces OF disorder. III
can do anything to thwart movement,
the SUCCESS of which shonld regard as
an irreparable calamity not only to this
country but to civilized society every
where shall certainly do it,
what do you think of Tamm any's
action IN indorsing the ticket
II simply CAN'T understand it. They
strongly opposed the platform at Chi
cago on the ground that it was an
assault on the integrity of the nation.
They decline to ratify it even now, which
shows that they have not changed their
opinion Of it.. Yet they; have Endorsed
the candidate who stands upon it and
whose election will mean that the plat
form which they have themselves de-
nounced as singular com bination Of
lunacv and v;llainy shall be incorpora-
ted into the statute laws of this coun-
try"
will you support Major Mckinley
outright, or do you favor the nomina-
ton Of another democratic ticket?"
II believe that all democrats who are
SO thoroughly in favor Of sound money
that they place the defeat Of Bryan
above the interests OF any organization
or party, should meet in convention for
the purpose Of considering the former
method by which they can give the
greatest efficiency to their opposition.
For my part, I do not believe that the
nomination Of other candidates for
president and vice president. however
eminent and deserving they might be.
personally or politically, would serve
any useful purpose.
"Youf obvious policy, then, would be
to endorse the Mckinley electors?"
Precisely. The democrats who will
have achieved the success of their fnan-
cial plank BY the election Of Mckinley
will yet constitute an opposition to the
republican party the day after election.
based on principles which are certain 60
be alternately adopted bv the American
people. What is needed. therefore is not
a new ticket, but new platform which
will declare in unmistakable language
the cardinal features Of the party faith,
and which. while endorsing Mckinley
electors will provide for q really demo-.
cratic opposition to the Mckinley adj
m,nistration during the period Of its
existence. ~ sa
d What i your opinion Of the ultimate,
outlook" rsas IS ISL 81 $780, &
- .Every thing depends on the manner
in which it 10 wsged. To my mind
there Is but one test Of prosperity which
can be applied to q country and that 10
the rate Of wages paid to labor. There
can be no prosperity where lowt wages
are paid. there can be no distress
where the rate OF wages 10 high. II can.
be easily demonstra ted that this whole
free silver movement is a conspiracy
against wages. and II the campaign Is
fought on this line, 1haye no, doubt