The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-28
Mr.. Bourke Cockran's Consistency

The rich and virile utterance of the Hon.
BoURKE COCHRAN, published on Sunday,
with regard to the coming campaign In
New York, is the natural expression Of an
honest and a logical mind. Mr.. COCHRAN
is not beating about the bush to see how he
can preserve an appearance of consistency
in supporting this year a party which he
rejected with scorn last year, though tho
distinguishing doctrine against which he
revolted so Indignantly is still held fast in
its political creed.
In all this republic there was no other
citizen who rendered greater service to the
national honor and integrity last year than
BoURKE COCHRAN. 1t was the more potent
because it was undeniably disinterestcd
and performed purely as q patriotic obliga-
tion. Mr.. COCHRAN did not turn half
around; he turned around squarely and
denounced from the beginning, and with all
the power Of his persuasive and convincing
eloquencc, the degradation of his party to
the service Of Reputation and destructive
socialism.
Mr.. COCHRAN stands now exactly where
he stood then. He is a Democrat by the
old J~effersonian standard. but he Is not a
Democrat by the new Bryanite standard.
He refuses to have any part or parcel with
the Democratic party or any Of it's organ.
i~Zations until the new standard Is torn
down and cast away and the Did STANDARD
restored positively and emphatically. A
merely negative course, a simple evasion Of
the Chicago platform will not be tolerated
by him. 1t must be rejected positively and
contemptuously.
Nobody can regard this attitude of Mr..
COCHRAN with other han profound re-
spect. Democrats protesting the same
principles and convictions are prepar-
ing to surrender ANONYMOUSLY to Bry-
anism on the plea of temporary ex-
pediency, but he stands bravely by his
guns. The National Democrats so.
called, have even approved the candidacy
for Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals in
this State of a Judge of the Supreme Court
who seeks Bryanite support by the degrad.
ing confession that he voted for BRYAN
last year! He voted to bring ruin on the
people of this State and to subvert the au.
thority Of the greatest tribunal on earth,
the Supreme Court of the United States,
yet those Democrats, protesting last year
to regard such a vote as morally criminal
now turn about and promise to assist him
in his infamous attempt to become Chief
Justice of the Court of Appeals!
Mr.. COCHRAN disdains association with
such politicians. He will train only in
the company Of those who fight against
the Organized Democratic party; forhe sees
clearly that whatever assistance is now
rendcrcd to any Democratic organization
which does not repudiate the Chicago plat.
form squarely contributes directly to the
strength of that odious political revolution
in 1898 and 1900.
Mr.. CoCKRAN's references to SETH Low
express he feeling which the ~latter's wab,
bling and dishonorable course arouses in
every man of honesty and true discernment.
Lows intellectual b%arrenness is too appar
ent to make it's discovery evidence of re-
markablc insight, but Mr.. COCHRAN deals
with it in a way that is fresh, and with the
contempt which such a character awakens
in a man of a strong and fertile mind