The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-16
c0CkRAN'S ADDRESS.
Boston Business Men Listen to an
Able Argument.
Annual Banquet of Merchants
Association.
One Of Many Memorable Meetings Of Great
Interest 10 Public.

Boston. Jan. 16.-W. Bourke Cockra,
was the central figure Of the Bostol
Merchants associations annual Dime
last night at the Vendome. Gathered
about the New Yorker were many of tn,
leading men OF New England.
The banquets OF the association hav,
always been memorable, and the sub.
,ects discussed have been of character
of great public interest. The movement
toward the Improvement of Boston har-
bor, which was taken up last year. has
since been pushed vigorously, and last
night Mayor Quincy announced that the
making of Broad sound the principal
entrance to the harbor was in fair way
Of becoming a fact.
Interest last night, however centered
In the great speech OF Hon. w. Bourke
Cochran OF New York, and II is safe to say
that a more eloquent address has not
been heard in this city for years. The
association also entertained as guest
William c. Cornwell, president of the
City bank, Buffalo, who made an inter-
esting address on the currency ques-
tion.
President j. r. Leeson presided, and
after a few preliminary remarks Of q
congratulatory nature introduced Gov.
ernor Wolcott. His excellency extended
q cordial welcome to the guests of the
association from out of the state Mayor
Quincy spoke Particularly on the pro-
cess OF the work in the Improvement of
the harbor. with special reference to the
recent report Of the commission on docks
and terminal facilities. The mayor
pledged himself to use every means in
his power to make the harbor of Boston
pne of the finest in the world.
Mr.. Cornwell received cordial well
kome.
The entire association rose as Mr..
Cochran was introduced, and he was re-
ceived with tremendous applause
Mr.. CockraR spoke particularly on the
moral and material welfare of the coun-
try. He said i'm part:
Prosperity must be moral as well as
material, and the law Of economy itself
Is but feature of moral law.
Let us not therefore be deceived by
the Issues and results of the last cleo
tlon. The last great struggle decided
that the country will never tolerate con-
hscation OF property for pretense of a
change in values.
The election was an uprising against |
the elements which would destroy law, |
justice, honor and morality.
Now what is prosperity? 1t does not |
mean an abundance of moey, but an |
abundance of commodity.
The wealth of every nation is the sum
Of the property Of the individuals which
compose IL. We must have more corn,
more wheat, more maEufactured goods,
more lines OF railroads 10 carry them.
That is prosperity
neither does PROSPERITY or wealth con-
Est IN what legislation can create.
No legislature can create nor make |
money for community.
Mr.. Cochran here illustrated the |
money question by taking his watch
from his pocket and saying:
i can take this watch case and melt IL
down into coin. shall have more money
than have now, but 1 shall be less
wealthy, for j have destroyed the value I
bf the labor on the watch.
The road TO wealth lies in the obedi-
tnce Of the laws Of God.
Taking up the tariff question he said |
that what the country needs more than |
anything Is some fixed policy regarding |
the tariff. Trade will never revive un- |
I'll trades know what Is exacted Of them. |
Mr.. Cochran announced himself q free |
trader, believing that protection exacts |
/ tax which is unjust. He denounced,
however, the tariff legislation of 1894,
and said that the party that betrayed
the tariff then betrayed the constitution
In 1896.
With eyes open we who for years have
been free traders voted for q protec-
ZIONIST, and doing so we should be willing
how to stand by such policy. We have
no right to demand that the party we
supported should make a modification of
the tariff on our lines. but we can ad-
wise. and we ask that some fixed policy
be adopted. When such a policy Is es-
tablished then we will see prosperity.
greater and wider than this or any other
country ever saw.
During the last campaign we did not
promise a magical revival Of trade, but
we did say that Ii would take an upward
start and IL has; and now industry and
prosperity are in process OF creation.
And with the increase In prosperity
the country will go on to success, for il
is easier to hold together the forces OF
common sense than to keep united the
hosts OF dishonor
i have no apprehension of the future
pf our country. The government must
continue. because the truth upon which
is based Is eternal We may have sud- |
uen storms, but they will pass away; |
We may have flurries, but they will SUBJ |
lide, out Whatever disturbance may |
thfeaten, truth, justice and law must |
Triumph because they are based upon |
The one word, and that IL Is God
The one word, and that is God
YANKEE O'Neii Interviewed.
Greenfield, Mass. Jan. 16.-Jack O'Neu.
who Is charged with the murder of Mrs
Hattie +. McCloud at Shelburne Falls
last Friday, was interviewed In Jail yes-
terday. He talked freely. but declined
70 tell where he got his money or TO ac |
count Tor his time on the night OF the
murder He protested his innocence os |
ha
HcCloud that night. He said he ha1 |
been drinking freely on that and previ- |
Gus days but was not drunk. He said
he and others were drinking with Jimmy
Wood, who had money. and they were
helping him 10 spend IL He said ha Log.