Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-19
1ELEGRAPHIC.
COCHRAN REPLIES.
s,,srd Eolablo Political DsmOnSlra-
lion 10 New York.
- OPPOSITION 10 REPUTATION.
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pemecraiic iIonts, Atn'y
Lefgue.

NV Yoms, AuE. ls.-rho seoe1d
..,,bls denomination In the political
nralcn In New York city was held
,..i,bt under tho auspices Of the DEM
',,,tle honest money league Of Amor.
h., in Madison square garden, where
uon. W. Bourke Cochran addressed
:, ,umcnso audience with n speech
,ntl,led "In Opposition to Repudla'
usp."
Eighteen thousand seats had been
laced In tho garden, and all Of them
gere filed whom Nit. Cochran adj
,,seed TO the front OF the platform md
10 greeted by tremendous cheer,
men ollmbing apon their erats sni
v,vlng little American npgs which
lad been slfcwn through the nall.
i. John Byrno, the president Il The
hague, called tins meeting TO order and
sddf,s1od his hearers NJ "Democrhts
mo love their country above party"
,thofting them 10 cave that party
rom reputation, anarchy and social
In. ana then presented Hon. Perry
Rslmont, who made n short speech by
way Of overture 10 Aif Cockfan's Of
ioH.
The thousands who were gathered In
tbe great auditorium were thofe TO
talss tue banner OF Democracy, "battlt-
,eaffed by more than q hundred years
Il honorable political warfare"
In CONCLUSION, he introduced Mt.
Boufko Cochran.
Cochran was smooth.shAven when
he confronted the audience, and his
nnI words rolled TO the further ends oi
the hall. Frequent outbreaks Of cheers
allowed his periods.
COCKRAN'B SPEECH.
The speaker commenced by stating
hist the issue OF this campaign IL an
inue Of common honesty, an issue he.
tween the honest discharge nnd the
dishonest Repatriation OF public and
tnvate obligations. IL 10 n question as
70 whether tue powers OF THIS governs
ment shall be used 10 protect honest
Industry or 10 tempt the oitizpn TO dis.
honesty. On this question honest
men nan not differ.
1--WE would look IN vain through the
ipesch delivered her0 one week ago
10 ind atfuo statement OF the Issues
Involved In this canvass. indeed, /
telleve II Il doubtful II tho candidate
himself quite understands the nature
dthe faith which ho profeesos. l say
lAls not In criticism OF his ability, but
Injustice to his morality"
On sound money Mt. Cochran said;
"Ibe basis Of sound trade IL sound
nsney. Money which II intrinsicnily
valuable, money which, like tho gold
coinage OF this country. tho govern
msnt cannot affect n II tried TO. can
hko ten.dollar gold piece and defy
All tho governments Of this earth TO
take i've cents OF Its value from II.
Having earned II by tue sweat Of my
brow, having earned II by tho ext rclse
VI my brain, having earaed IL by
the exchange OF my commodities
lean 20 to tho ultermost ends OF the
earth. and wherever I present II, It's
value will DO unquontloned ana un.
challenged. That gold dollar, this
meeting, tho Democratic party, the
honest masfes OF this country, without
Gillnction of party divisions, demand
shall be paid 60 the lAboTer when he
tsrns IL, aud that no power on earth
shall cheat him OF the sweat OF hii
tfnW,b
The speaker underworld to show that
The silver movement was sol on foot
iot tho purpose OF changing values and
cheat the creditors, ana that this
change would affect the labororp, VINO
ATE creditors. and then continued;
"Hnfu 10 the real roog OF this con.
lnifaoy. MIR. Bryan did not create II,
No man can create n movement like
lhls. Tho forces that created II are
active and have been working In 0